Supplement to Mycologia Vol. 53(5) October 2002 Newsletter of the Mycological Society of America
-- In This Issue -- Myxo Blitz 2002 by Anita Phillips Myxo Blitz 2002 ...... 1-2 Questions or comments should be sent to Anita Phillips at ATCC Mycology Slime Molds in Puerto Rico ...... 2-5 Laboratory, 10801 University Blvd., Manassas, VA 20110-2209 or MSA Official Business email < [email protected] >. From the President ...... 5 On July 26th, approximately two dozen scientists, students and MSA Email Express ...... 5-6 volunteers gathered at the Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont, Annual Council Meeting Minutes ...... 6-9 located in the northwestern corner of the Great Smoky Mountains Annual Business Meeting Minutes .. 10-11 National Park. Their purpose was to participate in a “Myxo Blitz” being Forms carried out under the auspices of the All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory Change of Address ...... 11 (ATBI) that has been ongoing in the Park since 1998. The objectives of Endowment & Contributions ...... 21 the Blitz were to add to the already astonishing list of species of Gift Membership ...... 23 myxomycetes known from the Park, while also increasing public Society Membership ...... 24 awareness of just what is involved in a biological inventory of a little- Mycological News ...... 12-14 known groups of organisms. Cellacious Interests (NEW) ...... 12-13 The Blitz began Friday evening with dinner and an introductory Images from MSA 2002 ...... 14 session on the myxomycetes. Dinner began with a brief summary of the Mycologist’s Bookshelf ...... 15-18 ethics and regulations to be followed when working or collecting in the Mycological Classifieds ...... 18-19 Park. Before dinner we all took part in the traditional verbal recitation of Positions, Goods & Services, Books for a carefully and thoughtfully selected reading, followed by a moment of Sale silence. The meal was tasty and filling, with an extra effort made to Calendar of Events ...... 20 satisfy both the omnivores and the herbivores of the group. Following Mycology On-Line ...... 20 dinner and a brief break, an entertaining yet comprehensive presentation Sustaining Members ...... 22-23 on the myxomycetes was presented by Dr. Steve Stephenson from ~ Important Dates ~ Fairmont State College in West Virginia. Details of myxomycete biology, October 15: Deadline: Inoculum 53(6) taxonomy, morphology and ecology, along with numerous puns and anecdotes, were accompanied by slides of various types of fruiting October 10-13: NAMA Annual Foray bodies, students collecting in the field or working in the lab, features of July 27-31, 2003: MSA-BMS, Alilomar, CA the myxomycete life cycle, and other myxomycetologists who have July 18-21, 2004: MSA-NAMA, Asheville, NC July 30-Aug. 5, 2005: MSA-MSJ, Hilo, HI
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Jeanie Hilten and Kevin Fitz Patrick attempt to photograph a myxomycete in the field. collected in the Park. Following the presen- data on taxa ranging from snails to tation attendees were encouraged to visit protists to moths to bats to fungi. the laboratory set up for examination of a However, except for a few groups, wide range of Myxomycetes both micro- relatively little progress has been made in scopically and with the naked eye. A large mycology. The decrease in mycological number of dried specimens from Steve collection efforts can be attributed, at Stephenson’s herbarium and several live least in part, to the limited schedules cultures in Petri dishes, donated by the available to experts for identifying the ATCC, were available for viewing. The large number of specimens collected in audience was captivated and eager for the such a short period of time each year; the following day’s trek into the woods. extended maintenance of cultures prior to identification is at times a difficult task. Morning began with a breakfast as Jeanie Hilten examines a myxomycete collection in the laboratory. Also, issues such as the lack of a central tasty and satisfying as dinner had been repository and limited access to adequate the night before (the biscuits were to die uncommon. Randy Darrah and Adam data management tools by mycologists for!). We put together our lunches from Rollins, both former students of Steve who collect in the Park have been an assortment of breads, meats, cheeses, Stephenson at Fairmont State College, communicated to organizers. The chips, crackers, and fruit and planned our used a digital camera mounted on a American Type Culture Collection is now attack. One group was to collect in the stereomicroscope to capture more than working towards initiating a collaborative northern end of the Park, another group 150 images of various specimens of partnership with the Great Smoky in the eastern end, a third group in the myxomycetes collected during the Blitz. Mountains National Park. If this Cades Cove region of the Park, a fourth partnership is established, the ATCC will Since its inception, scientists, students, one along the mountain ridges near serve as a collection repository and and volunteers working with the ATBI Clingmans Dome, and a fifth group along assist with collection efforts, data project have gathered species inventory hiking trails in and around Tremont itself. record maintenance, and the preserva- The plan was to return to Tremont by tion of selected cultures (to be determined 5:00 p.m. and then examine, identify, by the mycologists). The biologists of the photograph, box and label the specimens Mycology Laboratory at the ATCC will collected as a result of the day’s efforts. contribute their unique knowledge, The collecting carried out on Saturday resources, and skills toward the yielded a total of approximately 200 collection, preservation, and accurate specimens of myxomycetes representing inventory documentation of the Park’s about 50 different species. Two of the fungi and commonly associated taxa. I species collected were new records for encourage and welcome your questions the Park, and several others that turned Steve Stephenson lectures to some of the or comments. ( Further Studies of Slime Molds in Puerto Rico by Ángel M. Nieves-Rivera and Randy G. Darrah Questions or comments should be sent to Mr Randy G Darrah at the Department of Biology, Fairmont College, Fairmont, West Virginia 26554 or Email From The President’s Corner . . . Dear Friends and Colleagues, This is my first chance to address the MSA from the President’s Corner of Inoculum, and it could not have come during a better year for mycology. We all owe sincere thanks to this year’s officers of the MSA, and Past-President Tim Baroni most of all, for their efforts to make 2002 a banner year. First, we had two international meetings, the Mycological Congress of the International Union of Microbiological Societies in Paris (IUMS), and the International Mycological Congress of the International Mycological Association (IMC) in Oslo. I can attest that the IUMS meeting in Paris was a success, and all reports are equally positive from those fortunate enough to attend the IMC VII meeting in Oslo. Again, thanks are due to the organizers of both events, Rob Szaro Tim Samson, Patrick Boiron, Carol Shearer (MSA President - Elect) and colleagues of IUMS and Leif Ryvarden, Trond John Taylor, MSA President 2002-2003. Schumacher, Meredith Blackwell, Jim Anderson and colleagues of IMC. It will be three or four years until the next international meetings, when IUMS holds their congress in MSA Council Email Express San Francisco in 2005 and IMC holds theirs in Cairns, Australia in 2006. The IUMS meeting in San Francisco in 2005 is timed to August 2002 just precede the joint MSA/Mycological Society of Japan Since June 25, Executive Council and Council have taken meeting to be held in Hawaii, so plan early to attend both. the following actions: Electronic publication of Mycologia is another milestone of 2002. If you have not visited the Mycologia website, I urge Email Council Poll 2001b-01 – On July 12, Council you to do so immediately at < http://www.mycologia.org >. approved inclusion of the Hawaii Tourism Authority logo in the “upcoming MSA meetings” brochure (to be disseminated Sincerely, at the Paris IUMS and Oslo IMC 2002 congresses) in recogni- -- John Taylor tion of a $500 contribution toward brochure preparation. President (2002-2003) (continued next page) 5 MSA BUSINESS con’t Email Council Poll 2001b-02 – On their applications. During July, the August 26, Council approved placing following five people applied for MSA on the MSA 2003 ballot consideration first-time membership: United States – of the following By-laws change: Suzanne S. Blevins, Mo-Mei Chen, henceforth the MSA Fellow awards will Ezekiel M Dang, Richard Knight, and be administered by the Honorary Allan R. Rudison. Membership Committee, to be renamed -- Lorelei Norvell the Honorary Awards Committee. MSA Secretary Welcome, New Members! Although candidates for MSA membership may not vote until formally approved at the annual general business meeting, they do receive Mycologia and Inoculum Ron Exeter immediately after Allen Press processes Lorelei Norvell, MSA Secretary. Mycological Society of America Annual Council Meeting Minutes Saturday, June 22, 2002 Conference Room in the CH2M Hill Alumni Center, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR The annual MSA Council meeting was Michelle Momany (Councilor, Genetics/ MOTION (approved unanimously): John called to order on Saturday, June 22, in the Molecular Biology), Faye Murrin (Coun- Taylor moved, and Jean Lodge seconded, that conference room in the CH2M Hill Alumni cilor, Cell Biology/Physiology), and David Council accept the choice of the 2002 Karling Center, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Rizzo (Councilor, Ecology/Pathology). All Lecture Committee for 2003. Oregon at 8:17 am by President Timothy J five By-laws amendments were approved. Carol Shearer, as MSA representative to Baroni. Also present were President-elect Vice-President Shearer noted that members the International Union of Microbiological John Taylor, Vice-President Carol Shearer, who are interested should be encouraged to Societies, announced the IUMS, which has Secretary Lorelei Norvell, Treasurer Jim let others know of their desire to serve the not met in the USA since 1982, would be Worrall, Past-President Orson Miller, and Society at the executive level. holding its 2005 meeting in San Francisco and Councilors Gerard Adams, Iris Charvat, MOTION (approved unanimously): Karen noted that it is traditional that the host Karen Hughes, Richard Kerrigan, D Jean Hughes moved, and Jean Lodge seconded, country organizes the congress. She asked Lodge, and Robert W Roberson. Due to that the minutes of the 2001 Council meeting for the names of suitable candidates who delayed flights, Councilor David Hibbett be approved as published in Inoculum. might serve as Vice Chair and Secretary- joined Council in session at noon during the Chair Jim Ginns, reporting for the Treasurer of the IUMS Mycology Division, lunch break, and Past-President Linda Kohn which were given to her. Council also recom- arrived late in the afternoon session. Honorary Membership Committee, asked Council to approve of and to submit for a mended that John Taylor serve as overall Councilor Wendy Untereiner had previ- Program Chair for the Mycology Congress. ously informed the Secretary that she would vote by the membership the name of Dr Ove be unable to attend. Guests attending the Eriksson of Sweden as an MSA Honorary Council next considered the status of the daylong session included Managing Editor Member. Dr Eriksson is a leading expert in 2002 ad hoc MSA Fellow Award Committee, Jim Ginns, Editor-in-Chief Joan Bennett, the phylogeny and systematics of the which this year administered the award Webmaster Roy Halling, newly elected Vice- Ascomycota and was elected Professor at designed to recognize a core group (eventu- President David McLaughlin, and newly Umea University in 1999. Ginns also urged ally ~60) of mid-career mycological achievers elected Councilor Faye Murrin. Allen MSA members to honor their colleagues in and outstanding MSA volunteers. After Marketing & Management (AMM) other countries by nominating them for revisiting the guidelines approved by Council Association Manager Linda Hardwick, and honorary membership. during an Email poll earlier in the year, AMM Sales Representative Martha Chapin MOTION (approved unanimously): discussion was tabled until the arrival of were present from 2:00-3:00 pm during the Gerard Adams moved, and Karen Hughes Committee Chair Linda Kohn to clarify afternoon session. seconded, that the name of Dr. Ove Eriksson certain wording. The possibility of instituting be submitted for honorary membership to a a permanent MSA Fellow award rotating Vice-President Shearer reported the committee had previously been considered, results of the 2002 MSA election. On June 3 vote by the membership at the annual business meeting. but Chair Kohn agreed that Jim Worrall’s Shearer (with fellow MSA members Jenni suggestion that administration of the MSA Anderson, Jinx Campbell, Huzefa Raja, Council then considered the Karling Lecture Fellow award be handled by the Honorary and John-Paul Schmit) counted the 370 Committee’s recommendation of the Membership (now an Honorary Award) ballots. Elected were David McLaughlin prospective speaker for the MSA 2003 Committee was an excellent one. Linda also (Vice President), Sabine Huhndorf Karling Lecture as reported by Chair David noted that as it is vital that nominations come (Councilor, Systematics/Evolution), Geiser. 6 MSA BUSINESS -- Council Meeting Minutes con’t from many members, the nomination expenses for both the August 2001 Salt donate (generously! and often!) to the process should be streamlined so that each Lake meeting and the June 2002 Corvallis endowment funds, noted that smaller funds nominator need only forward a one-page meeting, to which are added deposits for the may need to be either eliminated entirely or overview of a candidate’s qualifications to July 2003 Asilomar MSA-BMS meeting. permanently “hyphenated” together so as the committee handling the award. Nonetheless, while the financial outlook to generate enough award revenue. Council MOTION (approved unanimously): was somewhat gloomy at this February’s then considered the Endowment Lorelei Norvell moved, and Jean Lodge Executive Council meeting, Jim added Committee’s request that a Rogerson seconded, that administration of the MSA happier late-breaking financial news: the Endowment Fund be instituted. Fellow award be incorporated into the Society has received a donation of ~$20,000 ACTION TO BE TAKEN: Council, Honorary Committee. resulting from Gary Samuels’ auction of the which needs more input regarding the focus Rogerson library, MSA membership is up Council then discussed Program Chair of such a fund (e.g. whether to provide slightly, more authors are paying page research or travel support) before voting Keith Egger’s request that Council appoint charges, and the Society membership someone to assume responsibility for the formally, noted that it is very amenable to overwhelmingly voted to increase dues and instituting such a fund. The Secretary was maintenance and upkeep of an abstract subscription rates. Council, observing that submission site. For the past two years, directed to contact the Endowment Mycologia offers among the lowest Committee, Gary Samuels, and Amy Jim Anderson (MSA 2001 Program institutional subscriber fees for scholarly Chairman) has handled these duties. Rossman to see how they would prefer the research journals, noted a need to administer proposed new Rogerson endowment fund ACTION TO BE TAKEN: Council a gradual but steady increase in institutional be administered (e.g. travel, award, or recommended that the membership be subscriber fees. Treasurer Worrall finally research oriented). Council also would like polled at the business meeting to see noted that although Council has approved to hear what the committee, Gary, and Amy whether a web-savvy volunteer would be raising the bankcard limit to $25,000, the think Clark Rogerson would have preferred. willing to act as an overseer of relocating the bank currently administering our current current submission site to a new server and card sets a limit of $5,000, which is too low Council next considered the savings to be maintaining that site for subsequent for costs associated with the annual gained by the Society by either offering Program chairs. Council also asked that Jim meeting. Accordingly, he is investigating members the option of not receiving Anderson be solicited for information on other bankcard options. Inoculum hard-copy or by eliminating Inoculum entirely as an online-only how the current site functions and that the MOTION (approved unanimously): possibility of having the site handled by publication. Savings would accrue primarily Orson Miller moved, and John Taylor from lowered materials, handling, and Allen Marketing and Management be seconded, that Council accept the investigated. postage costs. Inoculum is currently Treasurer’s Report as given. available to anyone logging onto the MSA Having disposed of brief items, Council Finance Committee Chair Orson Miller website, and some of those present then turned its attention to financial reprised items covered in his January report indicated that they use the online version considerations. delivered to the Executive Council. Council more than the hard-copy. discussed separating the endowment and Treasurer Jim Worrall delivered his MOTION (approved unanimously): operating funds but generally agreed with report (to be published in Inoculum). He Orson Miller moved, and Iris Charvat Orson that more interest is accrued by noted that Mycologia is both the Society’s seconded, that Council institute a survey to separating various funds on paper but main source of income and its main expense. poll the full membership regarding future maintaining all Society monies in a common Income to the Society comes from (in order) delivery options for Inoculum (the Society pool. To a query regarding whether the Mycologia institutional subscriptions, newsletter). Incoming Vice-President David Society owns stock in Sustaining Member annual dues, page charges, and meeting McLaughlin agreed to formulate options corporations, Orson replied that the Society income overflow (including auction items, t- regarding the future of Inoculum [digital uses only funds and bond-ladders and that it shirt sales, and other miscellaneous items). availability through email/web-access, is this conservative stance that has probably The Society’s highest expenses originate (in elimination of hard copy in part or entirely] protected Society investments during the order) from Allen Press, the Editorial office, and place those options on the MSA recent economic downturn and ensuing grants and awards, and online publication of website and in Inoculum to elicit member “Enron” type scandals. Mycologia. The Society currently faces a feed-back to see whether to consider challenging financial situation because MSA President Baroni then directed Council’s implementing a policy change on the MSA must pay both HighWire and Allen Press to attention to Chair Judi Ellzey’s Endow- 2003 ballot. [NOTE: A show of hands at prepare online text in addition to the high ment Committee Report. Jim Worrall the Annual Business meeting on June 25 online start-up costs distributed over the noted a better method of tracking endow- indicated that the membership does NOT next few years. At the same time Council ment funds should be implemented to wish to eliminate hard-copy of Inoculum must budget for implementation of a much- ensure that treasurer and endowment entirely at this time.]” needed new online manuscript tracking committee numbers match. Council revisited system. During 2002 the Society also is the need for each Mentor Student Travel Councilor Richard Kerrigan then asked disbursing new foreign travel awards to Award fund to contain at least $10,000 so whether MSA should continue to index students and young investigators to attend that awards can be administered from the current Mycologia volumes now that the foreign meetings of affiliated societies. interest without decreasing the capital. journal is accessible online. An opinion was Finally, the 2001-2002 fiscal year covers Council, who encourages the membership to expressed that the search feature does not 7 MSA BUSINESS -- Council Meeting Minutes con’t appear to be global on the HighWire site, online membership directory (currently Hardwick said that including the accounting but Jim Worrall noted that we could save handled by Online Directory Manager code omitted in the changeover will render over $5200 annually by not indexing future David Farr), online membership mainte- the database much more user friendly. She issues. Background is needed, but a show of nance, electronic renewals (including auto- also suggested that Council consider hands indicated that most of Council still renewals), electronic reporting, online including membership cards in the new finds current hard text indices indispensable. ordering, list service/electronic messaging, member packets, which are “pretty thin” ACTION TO BE TAKEN: Council and online balloting. She also presented since MSA has run out of the Careers in directed Editor-in-Chief Joan Bennett to see Council with an introductory offer where no Mycology brochure. Council also discussed how many other scientific journals with fees would be charged during the July- Hardwick’s recommendation that MSA online versions still supply annual indices. December 2002 implementation, after which institute a members-only online directory, $5,000 would be charged for January-June, eventually agreeing with President-elect MSA IUMS representative Carol 2003 enhanced option service. Thereafter, Taylor’s assessment that having an “open- Shearer proposed sponsoring an MSA annual fees would follow a sliding scale to-all” membership directory is a desirable member at the upcoming IUMS-affiliated (estimated annual charges = ~$19,000) feature for MSA. Council thanked Chapin Cuba microbiology meeting designed to based on numbers of MSA members. and Hardwick for their presentations and build much-needed bridges with Cuban Council objected that AMM was incorrect resumed deliberations. research colleagues. Council was favorably in counting ~800 institutional subscribers as Managing Editor Jim Ginns presented disposed toward supporting a mycologist to members (bringing the “membership” total attend the workshop, and Councilor Gerry his report, adding that the April 2002 to just over 2,000 and into a higher rate) launch of Mycologia online by HighWire Adams suggested that the Society represen- because since such subscribers are not tative should probably be able to speak proceeded fairly smoothly. He noted that members, they would not be utilizing any of currently we have a “bare bones” site and Spanish. Council also noted that a US the enhanced option features. Chapin noted citizen might face difficulties in obtaining a that Council must anticipate the cost needed that she would relay Council’s concern back to pay for HighWire’s placing Volumes 91- visa in time for the November IUMS to her manager. She also fielded questions meeting. [After the meeting, Shearer noted 93 (MSA does not hold the copyright to regarding two other packages (i) Meeting volumes published before 1999). Council that all microbiologists now sponsored to management (that would handle onsite attend the meeting are US citizens and that considered the wisdom of restricting access meeting accommodations) and (ii) Meeting to past volumes to members only; Rick the NAS Committee will facilitate obtaining ASSYSTant, AMM’s “interactive web- the visas for US citizens.] Kerrigan noted that if lapsed members were based system designed to collect, edit, and barred from the site, they would then not ACTION TO BE TAKEN: The review meeting proposals and abstracts, have access to issues that they had Secretary and Shearer were directed to organize them into a customizable program essentially “paid” for while members. contact the Environmental Health / Medical and schedule, and publish abstracts and program Mycology and International Advisory in print and/or online simultaneously.” Council next deliberated over the AMM Committees for suggestions. Anyone enhanced membership management package After the review of AMM’s new database offer. As MSA currently is experiencing interested in attending the congress should offerings and online costs, Association contact Carol Shearer immediately. continual problems with the Online Manager Linda Hardwick answered Membership Directory (currently overseen Carol Shearer then asked Council whether outstanding Council questions. Responding by an MSA volunteer) and has no online MSA wished to be included in any to the hope that the Society might save membership applications, renewal, or auto- proposals that the NAS IUMS Committee considerable money by offering an online- renewal options, or online voting potential, sends to NSF regarding funds for sponsor- only option for Mycologia, she cited the package is very tempting. The high cost ing experts to present workshops in foreign Councilor Kerrigan’s observation that as the (in part resulting from inclusion of institu- countries (e.g. taxonomic, disease-oriented). number of issues printed decreases, costs tional subscribers in the “member” count MSA has held such workshops in the past per individual issue actually go up slightly used to determine the package rates) and the (the Basidiomycete and Ascomycete due to non-reducible fixed set-up costs. possibility of bugs present in a new package workshops at ALM 2000), the most recent Agreeing that MSA would not see any were noted, and Council agreed that MSA being one held by Maren Klich and Michael dramatic savings in the immediate future by members might suffer acting as possible McGinnis in Salt Lake a month ago. offering an online-only option to Mycologia “guinea pigs.” Council felt that annual ACTION TO BE TAKEN: Carol subscribers and MSA members, Hardwick enhanced management costs should be held Shearer agreed to write an article alerting added that there would be eventual savings at ~$5/member. to the Society after many members MSA members to the possibility of NSF ACTION TO BE TAKEN: Council funding for publication in the Inoculum. converted to online only copy. She also noted that as there are fewer personal recommended that Orson Miller, John Council interrupted deliberations at 2:00 computers available overseas, most foreign Taylor, Jim Worrall, Jim Ginns, and David for presentation and reports from AMM subscribers would probably continue to Hibbett investigate the feasibility of Sales representative Martha Chapin and request hard copy, with any reduction in adopting the Enhanced Option package AMM Association Manager Linda hard copy subscriptions seen first in the US outlined above and be charged with the Hardwick. Chapin presented a demonstra- and Canada. In response to Worrall’s responsibility of negotiating via conference tion of enhanced online association observation that the new database he call with AMM Manager Theresa Pickel to management services that would cover an recently received is a giant step backward, elicit more information and negotiate fees. 8 MSA BUSINESS -- Council Meeting Minutes concl’d This is to be completed and Council to vote interested in serving the Society in that generally submitted the manuscript to the online before September 1 to make capacity to notify her immediately. EIC Editor-in-Chief after the annual meeting in maximum use of the lowered incentive cost Bennett added that problems with misinfor- time for publication on the first page of the should Council decide to proceed. mation on the inside covers partly resulted January-February issue of Mycologia, a Discussion next moved to the web from staggered terms for Associate Editors; tradition the Society would like to resume. interface content accompanying Mycologia this has now been changed so that hence- Kohn also noted that the NSCA (National Online, and the problems with the masthead forth Associate Editor turn-over coincides Science Collections Alliance) needs information on the inside covers were with the first issue of each new volume on interaction from the Society. addressed. January 1. She thanked the Editorial (4) Council briefly considered the recent Advisory Committee for suggesting suggested revised FDA code that would MOTION (approved unanimously): potential new editors and advising her how Karen Hughes moved, and Iris Charvat institute pre-market expert inspection of to cope with editors who do not return mushrooms, but agreed generally that the seconded, that MSA appoint someone to reviews in a timely fashion. coordinate and check for accuracy masthead Society should not be involved with information displayed on Mycologia Online The editorial office’s greatest need certification of mushroom experts. David web interface and Mycologia front and back continues to be an up-to-date manuscript Hibbett noted that the FDA should, inside covers. Jim Worrall volunteered to tracking system. The current system, however, be encouraged to develop serve in this capacity. MOP guidelines will introduced >8 years ago by then-EIC David molecular protocols for mushroom need to be revised accordingly by incoming McLaughlin, is showing its age. EIC identification for use in poisonings and President-elect Shearer. The Secretary will Bennett invited Council to attend the other problems arising from mushroom be in charge of information flow to Editorial Meeting on Monday during which ingestion. Mycologia EIC and Editorial Assistant AMM would present a demonstration of (5) Councilor Kerrigan observed that (now Joan Bennett and Mary Langlois), their electronic tracking, submission and MSA, which appears to have entered an era Allen Press (now Beverly Prescott), review offerings for consideration by the of deficits, must choose carefully how to Inoculum Editor (now Don Ruch), MSA editorial staff. Council thanked EIC Bennett spend its money and noted that the money Webmaster (now Roy Halling), as well as for her report. paid to AMM for marketing activities was the new Information Quality Control Final agenda items were considered briefly: not cost-effective. Overseer (Jim Worrall). (1) A show of hands indicated unanimous (6) Treasurer Worrall noted that Council Council briefly considered the advisability Council support for permitting headhunters to should discuss support for a full-time of instituting small “agent” discounts to post job positions on the MSA Bulletin Board. editorial assistant, as the current contract encourage subscription agents to promote (2) MOTION (approved unanimously): expires after 2003. Mycologia. Councilor Gerry Adams noted John Taylor moved, and Jim Worrall MOTION (approved unanimously): that if annual meeting registration fees were seconded, that the MSA pay up to $500 to Secretary Norvell exhaustedly moved, and higher for non-members than members, we develop and print a pictorial brochure entire Council enthusiastically seconded, to could provide an incentive to garner more publicizing MSA-BMS 2003 in Asilomar, adjourn. members. No action on either item was California, MSA 2004 in Asheville, North suggested at this time. President Baroni adjourned the meeting at Carolina, and MSA-MSJ 2005 in Hilo, 6:05 pm. Mycologia Editor-in-chief Joan Hawaii, at the upcoming 2002 IUMS Bennett then gave her report (to be printed meeting in Paris and IMC in Oslo. in an upcoming Inoculum). She thanked Jean Lodge, who will be attending Council for funding her way to the annual both congresses, volunteered to be a meeting and Editorial Assistant Mary distributor. Langlois, Secretary Norvell, AMM ACTION TO BE TAKEN: The Association Manager Hardwick, Allen Secretary is to send a reminder and a Press Editorial Director Beverly request for gorgeous photos to Prescott, and former Mycologia Editor-in- upcoming Program Chairs Susan Chief David McLaughlin for support and Kaminskyj, Jessie Micales, and Jean advice. She noted that she had not foreseen Lodge and local coordinators Tom that the amount of time she would be Bruns, Dennis Drehmel, and Don devoting to Mycologia would be so great Hemmes. and that administration of the publication has become a daily concern for her and that (3) Public Policy Officer Linda three-time proofing of papers and corre- Kohn recommended that the Editor- spondence with authors, editors, and in-Chief and Editorial Advisory reviewers has become a full-time job for committee set January 1 as deadline Editorial Assistant Langlois. She thanked for publication of the presidential Tim Baroni, 2001-2002 MSA President Council for agreeing to raise the number of addresses from the previous year and Associate Editors to 18 and asked anyone the MOP guidelines be modified accord- knowing of qualified potential editors ingly. Until recently, the out-going president 9 MSA BUSINESS -- Annual Business Meeting Minutes Minutes of the Mycological Society of America Annual Business Meeting Tuesday, June 25, 2002 -- 8:00 am Ballroom , CH2M Hill Alumni Center, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 1. President Timothy J Baroni, called the 2002 5. Treasurer Worrall presented an overview of Fajun Chen, David W Clark, Geoffrey A annual MSA business meeting to order at the Society’s financial status to accompany Clark, Jennifer Harkness, Georg Hausner, 8:03 am. After welcoming members and the Treasurer’s report he delivered at the Seong Kim, Jackson N. Kungu, Jean-Marc guests, he thanked the hard-working 2002 Annual Council Meeting (see Inoculum Moncalvo, Kimberley Nugent, Andrew Program Committee (Chair Keith Egger, 54(5), this issue). He noted that while MSA Schurko; China — Guo Liang Dong, Prof Susan Kaminskyj, Jessie Micales, Jean has assets worth half a million dollars, Keqin Zhang; Colombia – Miguel A Lodge), Local Organizers Jeff Stone Society expenditures come to $300,000 and Gamboa, Ana Esperanza Franco Molano; (absent from Corvallis due to the conflict the Society has entered a challenging period. Germany – Ralf Lindemuth; Italy — Luca with the USDI – Invasive Species Advisory Most of the Society expenses are dedicated Baldazzi, Paola Davoli; Japan — Isshin Committee Council meeting) and Joey to publication of its journal, Mycologia, Tanaka; Mexico – Rebeca Martinez Flores, Spatafora, and members of the OSU which includes the start-up costs associated Susana Lozano, Cristina Reynaga-Pena, String Quartet, who added an air of with the March launch of Mycologia Online Jose Ruiz-Herrera; Netherlands – SMMP soothing elegance to Sunday’s post-foray by MSA & HighWire Press. Additionally, Verheesen; Norway — Kaare Homble; salmon dinner and opening reception. MSA has committed to paying Allen Press Philippines – Noel Perpetua; Portugal – Urging all members to visit the new an additional amount for online text Dr Nelson Lima, Maria Cristina Lopes, Mycologia Online website preparation, has set-aside funds for Isabel Machado Dos Santos; South Africa [www.mycologia.org] manned by HighWire installing and activating a new on-line – Irene Barnes, Karin Jacobs, Seonju Lee; Press, President Baroni thanked Chair editorial tracking system, is considering Slovenia – Nina Gunde-Cimerman, Gregor David Geiser and Ad Hoc Mycologia On- adoption of an electronic manuscript Podgornik; United Kingdom — Henry J line Marketing Committee members Tom processing system for Mycologia, and Beker, Beatrice Henricot, Prof Bruce Ing, Volk, Martin Coetzee, and Annette Kretzer continues to budget expenditures for a full Maria Ramirez, Luis Villarreal-Ruiz; United for developing the informational poster time editorial assistant to handle an States – Gloria Abad, Bonnie Alexander, publicizing the new website on such short increased editorial load. Treasurer Worrall Larysa Andriychuk, Peter G Avis, Richard notice. He then introduced those sitting at also noted that the Society supports costly Baird, David Baker, Jason S. Barker, Amy the head table, which included Past award programs, including the recently Barth, Louis Battaglia, Sherri D Baucum, President Orson Miller, President-Elect instituted undergraduate research award and Amanda C. Brimer, Douglas D Brown , V John Taylor, Vice-President Carol the 2002 Foreign Travel Support awards. Brown, Donald M. Campanella, Jinx Shearer, Secretary Lorelei Norvell, He urged members to support the award Campbell, Chester R. Cooper, Cindy K Treasurer Jim Worrall, and Program programs by adopting a great “giving” Cordery, Diana Davis, Mike Davis, Bryn C Committee Chair Keith Egger. mentality to accompany their great Dentinger, Javier Dieguez, Leslie Eddington, 2. The membership approved Secretary volunteer mentality. He also noted that for Ivan P Edwards, EMSL Analytical Norvell’s minutes of the 2001 MSA Annual the most part, grants and awards are far in (Sustaining), Fungal & Decay Diagnostics Business meeting as printed in Inoculum excess over the amounts remaining in the (Sustaining), Austen Ganley, Robert 52(6):17-18. endowment funds. George Carroll, who Garrison, Peter Gay, Jozsef Geml, Nicole moved that the members accept the Gerardo, Dean Glawe, Denise Gregory, 3. Vice-President Shearer presented the ballot Treasurer’s report (granted unanimously), Steven D. Harris, Niles J. Hasselquist, results (from 370 votes cast). Those elected commended Treasurer Worrall for providing Joseph Heitman, Phillis Hickey, Lisa E. were: David J McLaughlin, Vice-President; such an articulate, comprehensible summary Hoffman, Craig Huntzinger, Antonio Izzo, Faye Murrin, Councilor for Cell Biology/ of the Society’s money flow. Rosiland James, Suzanne L Joneson, Stacie Physiology; David Rizzo, Councilor for 6. Secretary Norvell read the minutes from the A Kageyama, Wittaya Kaonongbua, Shelby Ecology/Pathology; Michelle Momany, R. Kenney, Michael Kuo, Frank C Landis, Councilor for Genetics/Molecular Biology; June 23 MSA 2002 Annual Council meeting (see Inoculum 54(5), this issue). Carrie LaPaire, Todd R Leftwich, Chris R. Sabine M Huhndorf, Councilor for Little, Erin MacDonald, Jon Magnuson, Systematics/Evolution. All proposed By- 7. The membership voted unanimously to grant Brenda E. McCracken,Kathy McLean, F. Laws amendments passed, including those Emeritus Membership status to Donald Ameena Nalim, Don Natvig, Melissa D. supporting dues increases. Vice-President Ahearn, Joseph Butler, Gwendolyn Neighbors, Claudia Nischwitz, Eun-Sung Shearer urged all MSA members to support Caldwell, Ralph Kurtzman, David Oh, Dennis Oliver, Laura N. Penman, Jeff their Society by nominating qualified fellow Largent, Anthony Liberta, Larry Don Piotrowski, Amy Powell, Mike T. Reid, members or notifying the Nominations Robertson, Ian Ross, and Robert Ulrich. Kurt O Reinhart, David Rivkind, committee or other MSA officers if they are 8. The membership voted unanimously to Christopher Schadt, Conrad Schoch, John interested in serving MSA in some elected accept all new (and returning) member Shane, Alexandra Shapiro, Won-Bo Shim, or appointed capacity. candidates: Australia — Bernie Dell, Nicholas B. Simpson, Mani Skaria, Yuri P. 4. Lorelei Norvell presented highlights from the Robert Coveny, Dr Caroline Mohammed, Springer, Larry St Clair, Eric C. Swann, Secretary’s annual report (see Inoculum Mark Tibbett; Canada — Carolyn Andrew Swanson, Mariusz Tadych, Dennis 53(4): 5-6). Babcock, James Bedard, Stephan C Briere, Tyburski, Andrew Wilson, Stephen Wilson, 10 MSA BUSINESS -- Annual Business Meeting Minutes concl’d Michael Wood, Chunfa Wu, Chang-Lin countries – the Latin American Congress recipients made brief comments Xiao, Rebecca Yahr. (Jalapa, Mexico), the International Union of acknowledging their mentors and colleagues 9. Awards & Presentations: Microbiological Societies (Paris, France), and thanking the Society for the awards. and the International Mycological Congress 10. New Business. President Baroni thanked all The membership unanimously approved VII (Oslo, Norway) – to apply for support. selection of Dr. Øve Eriksson (Professor, MSA volunteers for helping to make MSA President Baroni, speaking for the Ad Hoc 2002 in Corvallis such an enjoyable, Umeå University, Sweden) as the Society’s 2002 Special Foreign Travel Awards new MSA Honorary Member. memorable “stand-alone” meeting and Committee (Wendy Untereiner, Chair; invited all present to attend what promises President Baroni presented Nicholas Dennis Desjardin, Rytas Vilgalys), to be an exciting series of future joint Zitomer, winner of the 2001 MSA announced the eight recipients of $500 meetings: MSA-BMS 2003 (July 27-31) in Undergraduate Award. travel awards: Student – Patrik Inderbitzin Asilomar, California, with the British Student Mentor Travel Award Committee (IMC), Tim James (IMC), Andrew Mycological Society; MSA-NAMA 2004 Chair José Herrera presented the 2002 Miller (IMC), and Valerie Reeb (IMC) (July 18-21) in Asheville, North Carolina, Mentor Travel Awards: Alexopoulos — and Post-doctoral – Sharon Cantrell with the North American Mycological Nicholas Zitomer, Bigelow — Amanda (ALM), Karin Jacobs (IMC), Jolanta Association; and MSA-MSJ 2005 (July Brimer & Nicholas B Simpson, Butler — Miadlikowska (IMC), and Brian Shaw 30-August 5) in Hilo, Hawaii, with the Sean E Westmoreland, Denison — (IMC). Mycological Society of Japan. Shelbey R Kenney, and Fitzpatrick — President Baroni, acting for Research 11. Outgoing President Tim Baroni turned over Cindy K Cordery. He thanked fellow Awards Committee Co-Chairs Arthur the presidential gavel to 2002-2003 MSA committee members Rosalind Lowen, Welden and Kerry O’Donnell, announced President John W Taylor, who presented Greg Thorn, and Charles Bacon for their Dr Ari Jumponnen as winner of the 2002 him with a certificate of appreciation in efficiency during the selection process. Martin-Baker Research Award and Joshua recognition of his tenure as 2001-2002 Student Awards Committee Chair Joey Herrer as recipient of the 2002 Alexander MSA President. The meeting was adjourned Spatafora acknowledged his fellow H & Helen V Smith Award. by President Taylor at 8:44 am. committee members (Wendy Untereiner, President Baroni, speaking for the MSA Respectfully submitted, Jamie Platt, François Lutzoni) and Fellows Award Ad Hoc Committee (Linda -- Lorelei Norvell presented the following 2002 Graduate Kohn, Meredith Blackwell, Mary Palm- Student Awards: 2002 MSA Graduate Hernandez), announced five 2002 MSA Fellowships — Christine Baker, Tim Midcareer Fellows: Tom Bruns, Tom James; 2002 NAMA Memorial Fellowship Harringon, David McLaughlin, Gary — Admir Giachini; 2002 Myron Backus Samuels, and Rytas Vilgalys. Award — Yuri Springer. He noted that the Jack Rogers, chair of the MSA winners of the oral and poster presentation Distinctions awards committee (Greg awards would be announced at the Mueller, Brent Heath, Ronald Petersen, Wednesday night MSA Social and Auction Scott Redhead), announced recipients of the and encouraged all students to apply for three MSA Distinctions awards: awards next year. Alexopolous Prize — Joey Spatafora, This year MSA invited students and young Weston Excellence in Teaching Award — investigators wishing to attend one of three David L Largent, and Distinguished affiliated society meetings in foreign Mycologist — James Trappe. All three Lorelei Norvell, MSA Secretary Change of Address Send all corrections of directory information, including e-mail addresses, directly to Allen Press Mycological Society of America Vox 800.627.0629 (US and Canada) Attn: Linda Hardwick, Association Manager or 785.843.1221 PO Box 1897 [810 E 10thSt] Fax 785.843.1274 Lawrence, KS 66044-8897 Email [email protected] Note: Members may also submit directory corrections via the form included in the MSA directory via the MSA Home Page: http://www.msafungi.org 11 MSA BUSINESS concl’d MEMORIAL A donation has been received for the uncommitted endowment funds in memory of Chester Ray Benjamin, given by Marie L. Farr. MYCOLOGICAL NEWS Cellacious Interests Cellacious Interests is intended to highlight exciting developments in fungal molecular and cellular biology and to give enough information for the interested reader to find out more. I hope this will be the first installment in a regular column and welcome contributions and suggestions for future topics. Fungally yours, -- Michelle Momany Councilor, Genetics/ Molecular Biology [email protected] Actin Anchor in the Spitzenkörper? Eukaryotic cells use actin to shape areas of growth. So it is no surprise that A SepA-GFP fusion protein actin filaments are found in fungi at growing localizes to the hyphal tip and tips and septa. But, until recently it was a a small spot just behind the mystery how actin filaments associated tip in A. nidulans. Hyphal profile has been outlined for with areas of growth in fungi. People easier viewing. Photo assumed that there was an anchor courtesy of Steve Harris and attaching actin monomers to the membrane Kathy Sharpless. and that filaments would be assembled from this anchor, akin to the nucleation of microtubules by microtubule organizing centers. Recent work shows that proteins dichotomously. Especially interesting for important for maintaining tip integrity in known as formins appear to be the mycologists, a bright spot of SepA is filamentous fungi. anchors needed for assembly of actin seen just behind a cap of SepA at the To find out more… filaments in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. hyphal tip (see photo). This is the position 1. Evangelista M, Pruyne D, Amberg DC, Loss of the formins Bnr1 and Bni1 occupied by the Spitzenkörper, a dense Boone C, Bretscher A: Formins direct eliminates actin filaments in S. cerevisiae. collection of vesicles, actin, and microtu- Arp2/3-independent actin filament Overexpression of Bni1 causes extra actin bules in tips of actively growing fungi [5]. assembly to polarize cell growth in filaments to form [1]. Bni1 can even The Spitzenkörper is thought to direct polar yeast. Nat Cell Biol 2002, 4:32-41. nucleate actin filament assembly in growth by organizing vesicles bound for vitro [2,3]. fusion with the membrane at the hyphal 2. Chang F, Peter M: Cell biology. Formins set the record straight. The Aspergillus nidulans sepA gene tip [6]. Exactly how the SepA formin Science 2002, 297:531-532. encodes the homologue of Bni1. SepA is interacts with actin in hyphal tips is not found where the germ tube will emerge yet clear. Unlike S. cerevisiae, SepA is 3. Pruyne D, Evangelista M, Yang C, Bi from the conidium, at septa and at hyphal not needed for actin filament localization E, Zigmond S, Bretscher A, Boone C: tips [4]. Deletion of the sepA gene results in at growing tips. But, the SepA spot and Role of formins in actin assembly: hyphae that do not form septa and branch the dichotomous branching of sepA nucleation and barbed-end associa- mutants suggests that this formin is tion. Science 2002, 297:612-615. 12 MYCOLOGICAL NEWS con’t Cellacious Interests concl’d 4. Sharpless KE, Harris SD: Functional 5. Howard RJ: Ultrastructural analysis 6. Bartnicki-Garcia S, Bartnicki DD, Gierz characterization and localization of of hyphal tip growth in fungi: G, Lopez-Franco R, Bracker CE: the Aspergillus nidulans formin Spitzenkorper, cytoskeleton and Evidence that Spitzenkorper SEPA. Mol Biol Cell 2002, 13:469- endomembranes after freeze- behavior determines the shape of a 479. substitution. Journal of Cell Science fungal hypha: a test of the hyphoid 1981, 48:89-103. model. Exp Mycol 1995, 19:153-159. Ancient Starch Research Group Requests Assistance George Carroll Donates His Personal Herbarium to I am an ethnobotanist studying the history of food and agriculture and am a Oregon State University member of the Ancient Starch Research Group (see 13 MYCOLOGICAL NEWS concl’d Images from MSA 2002, Oregon State Univerity, Corvalis, OR Images supplied by Lorelei Norvell, MSA Secretary Opening reception: Salmon dinner plus OSU String Quartet. Judy Ellzey, outgoing endowment chair, and Hope Miller Joey Spatafora, Local Arrangements Coordinator (left); Roy Halling, MSA Webmaster (center); Keith Egger, 2002 Program Chair (right). Big “Puff Daddy” flaunting his ticket in Oregon after his car was apprehended for illegal activities. Shortly after this mugshot was taken, he escaped from the Portland airport disguised as the immediate past-MSA- president and accompa- nied by former MSA first lady, Lynda Baroni. Last seen in the vicinity of the Volkesmuseeum in Oslo, Norway in mid-August. New York residents living near rivers and lakes populated by fish are warned to lock Tim and Lorelei after Council meeting, June 23. their doors and report suspicious activities to their local law enforcement agencies. [Come back, Tim. The fine was paid!] 14 THE MYCOLOGIST’S BOOKSHELF In this issue feature books received from June through August 2002, and list previously featured books received since October 2001. Reviews are still needed for several books if you have the time over the next several months. Please check the list, send me an Email at john.zak@ ttu.edu and I will try to accommodate your request as soon as possible. Please note that my e-mail has changed. John Zak, BOOK REVIEW EDITOR BOOKS AND PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED JUNE THROUGH AUGUST 2002 § Fusarium: Paul Nelson Memorial Symposium. 2001. BA [email protected], 608 pp. $195 US. Book requested Summerell, JF Leslie, D Backhouse, WL Bryden, and LW Burgess from publisher. (eds.), APS Press, 3340 Pilot Knob Road, St. Paul MN 55121-2097, § www.shopapspress.org, 408 pp. $59 US. Review needed. Stem Rust of Wheat: From Ancient Enemy to Modern Foe. 2001. PD Peterson, APS Press, 3340 Pilot Knob Road, St. § Leptographium Species: Tree Pathogens, Insect Associ- Paul MN 55121-2097, www.shopapspress.org, 168 pp. $69 ates, and Agents of Blue-Stain. 2002. K Jacobs and MJ Wingfield, US. Review needed. APS Press, 3340 Pilot Knob Road, St. Paul MN 55121-2097, www.shopapspress.org, 224 pp. $69 US. Review needed. § Taxonomy and Pathology of Cylindrocladium § Molecular Biology of Fungal Development. (Mycology (Calonectria) and Allied Genera. 2002. PW Crous. APS Series/15). 2002. HD Osiewacz, Marcel Dekker, Inc. Cimarron Press, 3340 Pilot Knob Road, St. Paul MN 55121-2097, Road, PO Box 5005, Monticello, NY 12701-5185, www.shopapspress.org, 294 pp. $69 US. Review needed. PREVIOUSLY LISTED BOOKS FROM OCTOBER 2001 § A Laboratory Guide To Common Penillium Species, 3rd § Cell Biology of Plant and Fungal Tip Growth. 2001. A ed. 2000. JI Pitt, Copies available from Dr. JI Pitt, Food Science Geitmann, M Cresti, and I B Heath (eds). NATO Science Australia, 16 Julius Avenue, Riverside Corporate Park, Delhi Series I. Life and Behavioural Sciences, IOS Press, Nieuwe Road, PO Box 52, North Ryde NSW, 1670 Australia, Hemweg 6B, 1013 BG Amsterdam, Netherlands, [email protected], 197 pp. Price: $65 US www.iospress.nl, 241pp. Price: unknown. Review needed. including shipping. Review in Inoculum 53 (2):19-20. § Check List of Hong Kong Fungi. 2000. BS Lu, KD Hyde, WH § Advances in Verticillium: Research and Disease Manage- Ho, JE Taylor, KM Tsui, MKM Wong, Y Zhou and DQ Zhou ment. 2000. EC Tjamos, RC Rowe, JB Heale, DR Fravel (eds.), (eds.), Fungal Diversity Press, The center for Research in Fungal APS Press, 3340 Pilot Knob Road, St. Paul, MN 55121-2097, Diversity, Department of Ecology & Biodiversity, Kadoorie [email protected], 376 pp. Price: $54 US. Requested from publisher. Biological Sciences Building, The University of Hong Kong, § The Amanita caesarea-Complex. Bibliotecheca Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong SAR, China, [email protected], Mycologica No 187. 2001. G Guzman and F Ramirez-Guillen. J 376 pp. Price: $20 US. + $8 for air mail. Requested from publisher. Cramer in der Gebruder Borntraeger Verlagsbuchhandlung, D- § Common Florida Mushrooms. 2000. J Kimbrough. 14129, Berlin, Germany, 66pp. Price: Unknown. Reviewer needed. University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural § Atlas of Clinical Fungi, 2nd edition. 2000. GS de Hoog, J. Sciences (IFAS), Building 116, PO Box 110810, Gainesville, Guarro, J. Gené and MJ Figueras. Centraalbureay voor FL 32611-0810, [email protected], 342 pp. Price: $20 US Schimmelcultures, Padualaan *, Utrecht, NL-3584 CT, The + shipping. Review needed. Netherlands, 1126 pp. Price: $95.00 Euro. Review in Inocu- § Colletotrichum: Host Specificity, Pathology, and Host- lum 53(3):63 -64. Pathogen Interaction. 2000. D Prusky, S Freeman, and M Dickman § Basic Biotechnology, 2nd edition. 2001. C Ratledge and B (eds.). APS Press, 3340 Pilot Knob Road, St. Paul MN 55121-2097. Kristiansen (eds.), Cambridge University Press, The [email protected], or APS Press Europe Branch Office, Brokestraat Eddinburgh Building, Cambridge CB2 2RU, UK, 568 pp. Price: 47, B-3001, Heverlee, Belgium, [email protected], 448 $45 US. Review needed. pp. Price: $99 US. Requested from publisher. § § Bio-Exploitation of Filamentous Fungi. 2000. SB Pointing and Current Advances in Mycorrhizae Research. 2000. GK KD Hyde (eds.), Fungal Diversity Press, The center for Research in Podilla and DD Douds, Jr (eds). APS Press, 3340 Pilot Knob Fungal Diversity, Department of Ecology & Biodiversity, Kadoorie Road, St. Paul, MN 55121. 214 pp. [email protected]. Price: $38. Biological Sciences Building, The University of Hong Kong, Book requested from publisher. Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong SAR, China, [email protected], § The Deuteromycetes: Mitosporic Fungi Classification Price: $100 US. + $16 for air mail. Requested from publisher. and Generic Key. 2000. E Kiffer and M Morlet. Science § Candida and Candidiasis. 2001. RA Calderone (ed). ASM Publishers Inc. PO Box 699, Enfield, NH 03748. The book is a Press. PO Box 605, Herdon, VA 2017, [email protected], 472 translation of: Les Deuteromycetes Classification et Cles pp. Price: $100 US. Review needed. d’Identification Generique. 1997. Text updated by the 15 THE MYCOLOGIST’S BOOKSHELF con’t authors for the English edition in 1999. § Fungal Pathogenesis: Principles § Hemp Diseases and Pests: Manage- 273 pp. Price: $85 US. Reviewed in and Clinical Applications. 2002. RA ment and Biological Control. 2000. JM Inoculum vol 52(6):33. Calderone, and RL Cihlar (eds.). Marcel McPartland, RC Clarke, DP Watson. CABI § Dictionary of the Fungi, 9th edition. Dekker, Inc., 270n Madison Ave., New Publishing: Wallingford, Oxon, OX10 8DE, 2001. PM Kirk, PF Cannon, JC David, and York, NY. 10016, http://www.dekker.com, UK. 251 pp. Price: Hardback - $90 US. JA Stalpers (eds.). CABI Bioscience, 762 pp. Price: $195 US. Review in progress. Reviewed in Inoculum 52(1):15-16. Bakeham Lane, Egham, Surrey, TW20 § Fungal Protoplasts: A Biotechno- § Illustrated Dictionary of Mycology. 9TY, UK, www.cabi.org, 655 pp. Price not logical Tool. 2000. D Lalithakumari, 2000. M Ulloa and RT Hanlin. APS Press, confirmed. Review in progress. Science Publishers, Inc, PO Box 699, 3340 Pilot Knob Road, St. Paul MN § Dictyostelium: Evolution, Cell Enfield NH 03748, [email protected], 184 55121-2097. [email protected], or APS Bioilogy, and the Development of pp. Price: $50 US. Review needed. Press Europe Branch Office, Brokestraat Multicellularity. 2001. RH Kessin and J § Fungal Strategies of Wood Decay 47, B-3001, Heverlee, Belgium, Franke, Cambridge University Press, in Trees. 2000. FWMR Schwarze , J [email protected], 448 pp. The Edinburgh Building, Cambridge Engels, and C Mattheck. Springer- Price: $99 US. Requested from publisher. CB2 2RU, UK. Price : $90.00 US. Verlag New York Inc, 175 Fifth Ave., § Illustrated Genera of Trichomyces: Review in Inoculum 53(2): 18-19. New York, NY 10010, link@springer- Fungal Symbionts of Insects and Other § A Dictionary of Plant Pathology 2nd ny.com, 220 pp. Price: $54 US. Book Arthropods. 2000. JK Misra and RW edition. 2001. P Holliday. Cambridge requested from publisher. Lichtwardt. Science Publishers, Inc., PO Box University Press, The Edinburgh § Funghi Ipogei d’Europa. 2000. A 699, Enfield, NH 03748, [email protected]. Building, Cambridge CB2 2RU, UK, Montechhhi and M sarasini. Fondazione 155 pp. Price: $30 US. Review needed. www.cambridge.org, 536pp. Price: centro Studi Micrologici dall’ Associazione § Les Champignons Forestiers, Hardback - $120 US, Paperback - $45 Micologica Bresadola, PO Box 296, 36100 Recolte, Commercialisation et Conser- US. Review needed. Vicenza, Italy, 714 pp. Price: unknown. vation de la Resource (Conference § Dimorphism in Human Pathogenic Review in progresss. proceedings, articles in French and and Apathogenic Yeasts. 2000. JF Ernst § Funghi Ipogei d’Europa. 2000. English). 2000. JA Fortin and Y Piche (eds.), and A Schmidt (eds.). S Karger Publish- Associazione Micologica Bresadola , CRBF, Universite Laval, Quebec, Canada, ers, Inc., 26 West Avon Road, POBox Via A. Volta, 46 - 38100 Trento, Italia G1K 7P4. 119 pp. Review needed. 529, Farmington, CT 06085, 246pp. Price: Book requested from publisher. § Lichens. W. Purvis. 2000. $109 US. Review needed. § Fungi as Biocontrol Agents: Smithsonian Institution Press, Wash- § Flora Agaricina Neerlandica: Progress, Problems, and Potential. ington, DC. 112 pp. Price: $14.95 US. Volume 4. Strophariaceae, 2001. T Butt, C Jackson, and N Magan Available through the Smithsonian Tricholomataceae. 2000. C Bas, THW (eds.). CABI Bioscience, Bakeham Lane, Institution Press Warehouse at 1-800-782- Kuyper, NE Noordeloos, and EC Vellinga Egham, Surrey, TW20 9TY, UK. 416 pp. 4612 or at amazon.com or borders.com. (eds.). AA Balkema Uitgevers B.V., Price not confirmed. Review in progress. Reviewed in Inoculum 52 (3):72. § Postbus 1867, NL-3000 BR Rotterdam, § Fungi in Bioremediation. 2001. GM Lichens of Antarctica and South Nederlands, [email protected], 191 pp. Gadd (ed.), Cambridge University Press, Georgia: A Guide to their Identification Price: Hfl 2.2. Review in progress. The Edinburgh Building, Cambridge and Ecology. Studies in Polar Research. § Fungal Associations, The Mycota CB2 2RU, UK, www.cambridge.org. 2001. DO Ovstedal and RL Lewis-Smith. Vol 9. 2000. B Hock (ed). Springer-Verlag Price: $120 US. Review in process. Cambridge University Press, The Edinburgh Building, Cambridge CB2 2RU, UK, New York, Inc, 175 Fifth Avenue, New § Genera of Ascomycetes from Palms. York, NY 10010, textbooks@springer- www.cambridge.org, 411pp. Price: $100 US. 2000. KD Hyde, JE Taylor,J Frohlich Reviewed in Inoculum 53(4):20 – 21. ny.com, 250 pp. Price: $159 US. (Hard- (eds.). Fungal Diversity Press, The center § cover). Requested from publisher. for Research in Fungal Diversity, Lichens of North America. 2001. § Fungal Conservation: Issues and Department of Ecology & Biodiversity, IM Brodo, SD Sharnoff, and S Sharnoff. Solutions. 2001. D More, MM Nauta, Kadoorie Biological Sciences Building, Yale University Press, P.O.Box 209040, SE Evans, and M Rotheroe (eds.), The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam New Haven, CT 06520, 795pp. Price: $70 Cambridge University Press, The Road, Hong Kong SAR, China, US. Review in progress. Edinburgh Building, Cambridge CB2 [email protected], Price: $100 US. § Marine Mycology – A Practical 2RU, UK, www.cambridge.org, 262pp. + $16 for air mail. Requested from Approach. 2000. KD Hyde and SP Price: $95 US. Review in progress. publisher. Pointing (eds.). Fungal Diversity Press, The center for Research in Fungal 16 THE MYCOLOGIST’S BOOKSHELF con’t Diversity, Department of Ecology & § Mushrooms of CapCod and the Diversity, Department of Ecology & Biodiversity, Kadoorie Biological National Seashore. 2001. AR Bessette, Biodiversity, Kadoorie Biological Sciences Sciences Building, The University of AE Bessette, and WJ Neill. Syracuse Building, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong University Press, 621 Skytop Rd, Suite Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong SAR, China, SAR, China, [email protected], 110, Syracuse, NY 13244-5290, [email protected], Price: $100 US. + 376 pp. Price: $100 US. + $16 for air mail. sumweb.syr.edu/su_press/, 174pp. $16 for air mail. Requested from publisher. Requested from publisher. Price: Hardback - $60 US, Paper - $27 § The Rainbow Beneath my Feet: A § Microbial Endophytes. 2000. CW US. Review needed. Mushroom Dyer’s Field Guide. 2001. AR Bacon, JF White, Jr (eds). Marcel Dekker, § Mushrooms of Hawai‘I: An Identifi- Bessette and AE Bessette. Syracuse Inc, New York. 487 pp. Review in process. cation Guide. 2002. DE Hemmes and DE University Press, 621 Skytop Rd, Suite § Microorganisms in Home and Desjardin, Ten Speed Press, Berkeley, 110, Syracuse, NY 13244-5290, Indoor Work Environments. 2001. B CA 94707, [email protected], 224 sumweb.syr.edu/su_press/, 176pp. Flannigan, RA Samson, and JD Miller pp. Price: $40 US. Review needed. Price: Unknown. Review needed. (eds.), Taylor& Francis, 11 New Fetter § The Mycota Vol VII A & B, System- § Slayers, Saviors, Servants, and Lane, London EC4P 4EE, 490 pp. Price: atics and Evolution. 2001. DJ Sex: An Expose of the Kingdom Fungi. Unknown. Review needed. McLaughlin, EG McLaughlin, and PA 2001. D Moore. Springer Verlag Cus- § Molecules, Morphology and Lempke (eds.). Springer-Verlag New tomer Service, PO Box 2485, Secaucus, Classification: Towards Monophyletic York, Inc., PO Box 19386, Newark, NJ NJ 07096, [email protected]. Genera in the Ascomycetes. Studies in 07195-9386, [email protected], Price not confirmed. Book requested Mycology 45. 2000. KA Seifert, W Gams, Part A 366 pp, Part B 259 pp. Price: Part A is from publishers. P W Crous, GJ Samuels. Centraalbureau $215 US, Part B is $159 US. Review needed. § Symbiosis: An Introduction to voor Schimmelcultures: Baarn/Delft, The § Mycotoxin Protocols. Methods in Biological Associations, 2nd edition. 2000. Netherlands. 230 pp. Price: 100 HLG. Molecular Biology Vol. 157. 2000. MW S Paracer and V Ahmadjian, Oxford Reviewed in Inoculum 52(5):27-28. Truckess, AE Pohland (eds.). Humana Press University Press, 2001 Evans Road, Cary, § Molecular and Cellular Biology of Inc: 999 Riverview Drive, Suite 208, Totowa, NC 27513, 304 pp. Price: $35 US (Softcover). Filamentous Fungi. 2001. N Talbot (ed). NJ 07512 USA. 244 pp. Review needed. Book requested from publisher. Oxford University Press, Great Claredon § Myxomycetes: A Handbook of § Synopsis of Fossil Fungal Spores, Street, Oxford OX2 6DP, UK. Slime Molds, paperback edition, 2000. Mycelia and Fructification. 2000. RM www.oup.co.uk.pas, see Practical Ap- SS Stephenson, H Stempen. Timber Katgutkar and J Jansonius. Order from: proaches Series for additional information, Press, Inc, 133 SW Second Avenue, Vaughn M Bryant, Jr., Secretary AASP 267pp. price: $115 US. Review needed. Suite 450, Portland OR 97204, Foundation, c/o Palynology Laboratory, § A Monograph of Bionectria [email protected], 183 pp. Price: Texas A&M University, College Station, (Ascomycota, Hypocreales, Bionectriaceae) $19.95 US. Review in progress. TX 77843-4352, [email protected], and its Clonostachys Anamorphs, (Studies § The Neurospora Compendium. 423pp. Price: $33 US. Reviewed in in Mycology 46). 2001. H-J Schroers, 2000. DD Perkins, A Radford, and MS Inoculum 52 (3):74-75. Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures, PO Sachs. Academic Press, 6277 Sea harbor § Tropical Mycology: Volume 1. Box 85167,Fungal Biodiversity Center, Drive, Orlando FL 32887, or 24-28 Oval Macromycetes. 2001. R Watling (ed). Utrecht, The Netherlands, www.cbs.knaw.nl. Road, London NW1 7DX, UK, CABI Bioscience, Bakeham Lane, Price: 20,000 Euro. Review needed. [email protected]. 350pp. Price: $85 US. Egham, Surrey, TW20 9TY, UK. 208 pp. § Mushroom Science XV, Science Requested from publisher. Price not confirmed. Review needed. and Cultivation of Edible Fungi. 2000. § North American Boletes: A Color § Yeasts: Characteristics and LJLD. Van Griensven (ed). AA Balkema, Guide to the Fleshy Pored Mushrooms. Identification. 3rd edition. 2000. JA PO Box 1675, 3000 BR Rotterdam, 2000. AE Bessette, WC Roody, AR Barnett, RW Payne, D Yarrow. 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Review in progress. topic as diverse as “Molecular systematics and evolution of cultivated plants”, “Biodiversity and conservation of corals”, and the “World and regional diversity of mushrooms.” Contact Book Review Editor if interested in this book. MYCOLOGICAL CLASSIFIEDS Read the Classifieds for announcements of courses, employment, positions available, and mycological goods and services offered or neeed. MSA Brief Cases and T-shirts Postdoctoral Associate in Fungal Cell Biology Still Available and Nanobiotechnology The Society has a few brief cases and Cornell University t-shirts remaining from this year’s A position will be available beginning Desired qualifications for the position meeting. If you would like to purchase 1/2003 to investigate fungal cell growth include skills and knowledge of general some official MSA gear, contact Jeff and development using nanofabrication cell biology, fungal cell biology Stone. The brief cases, which are black technologies. 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Kleine fungi) New York State Museum, If interested, contact: Kryptogamenflora; Band Iia- Education Dept. Bul. 122, 175 p. John L. Maas Ascomyceten (Schlauchpilze). Gustav plus plates. Soft cover. Fischer Verlag, Stuttgart. 147 p. Hard 4650 Solomons Island Rd. Shear, C.L. and A.K. Wood. 1913. cover. Huntingtown, MD 20639 Studies of fungous parasites belonging 301-504-7653 Grove, W.B. 1935. British stem- and to the genus Glomerella. US Dept. All would be shipping paid by purchaser. leaf-fungi; Coelomycetes. Vol. I (488 Agr., Bureau of Plantd Industry Bull. p.) & Vol. II (406 p.). Cambridge 252. 110 p., plus plates. Soft cover. Ames, L.M. 1961. A monograph of the Univ. Press. Hard cover. With C.L. Shear autograph. Chaetomiaceae. The United States Army Research and Development Ingold, C.T. 1960. Dispersal in fungi. Slipp, A.W. and W.H. Snell. 1944. Series, No. 125 p. hard cover. Oxford University Press. 206 p. Hard Taxonomic-ecologic studies of the cover. Boletaceae in northern Idaho and Barnes, C.R. 1897. Analytic keys to the adjacent Washington. Lloydia 7:1-66. Large, E.C. 1940. The advance of the genera and species of North Ameri- Soft cover. can mosses. University of Wisconsin, fungi. Henry Holt & Co., New York. Madison. 368 p. Soft cover. 488 p. hard cover. Smith, A.H. 1963. The mushroom hunter’s field guide; revised and Lange, M. 1948. The Agarics of Burt, E.A. 1966. The Thelephoraceae enlarged. University of Michigan Maglemose; a study in the ecology of of North America I-XV. Hafner pub. Press, Ann Arbor. 264 p., 187 color the Agarics. Dansk Botanisk Arkiv 354 p. hard cover. plates. Hard cover. 13(1):1-141. Soft cover. Christiansen, M.P. 1959. Danish Smith, E.F. 1929. Fifty years of pathol- Lloyd’s Photogravures of American resupinate fungi, Part I; Ascomycetes ogy. Proc. Intl. Cong. Plant Sci. 1:13- Fungi, 32 plates, unbound. Smithsonian and Heterobasidiomycetes. Dansk 46. With 32 plates of pathologists. Botanisk Arkiv 19(1):1-388. Ejnar Institution, 1890’s. Tulasne, L.R. and C. Tulasne. 1931. Munksgaard, Copenhagen. Soft cover. Morris, E.F. 1963. The Synnematous Selecta fungorum carpologia of the genera of the Fungi Imperfecti. Chupp, C. 1953. A monograph of the brothers L.R. and C. Tulasne. English Eastern Illinois Univ., Macomb. fungus genus Cercospora. Privately trans. by W.B. Grove. Volumes I (247 Biological Sciences Ser. 3, 140 p. Soft pub. 667 p. hard cover. p, 5 pl), II (206 p., 22 pl.), and III (302 cover. Dennis, R.W.G. 1978. British Asco- p., 34 pl.). Oxford Univ. Press. mycetes, revised ed. J. Cramer, pub. Nannfeldt, J.A. 1932. Studien Über Custom bound with leatherette hard 585 p. Hard cover. die Morphologie und Systematik cover. (Minimum $200) der Nicht-Lichenisierten von Arx, J.A. 1970. A revision of the Ellis, J.B. and B.M. Everhart. 1892. The Inoperculaten Discomyceten. fungi classified as Gloeosporium, North American Pyrenomycetes. Nova Acta Regiae Soc. Scient. second edition. Biblioth. Mycol. band Privately pub. 793 p., 41 plates. Hard Upsaliensis, Ser. IV, Vol. 8, No. 2. 24, 203 p. J.Cramer, pub. Soft cover. cover. 368 p. + plates. Soft cover. Signed Ellis, J.B. and B.M. Everhardt. 1900. by S.M. Zeller. Von Schrenk, H. and P. Spaulding. 1903. The bitter rot of apples. US Dept. The North American Phyllosticas. Overholts, L.O. 1953. The Agr., Bureau of Plant Industry Bull. Privately published. 75 p. Soft cover. Polyporaceae of the United 44. 54p., plus plates. Soft cover. Signed by S.M. Zeller. States, Alaska, and Canada. Univ. Friedrich, K. 1940. Untersuchungen zur Mich. Press. 466 p. hard cover. Zahl, P.A. 1965. Bizarre world of the fungi. National Geographic Magazine Ökologie der höheren Pilze. Gustdav Peck, C.H. 1908. Report of the 128(4):502-527. Fischer Verlag, Jena. 52 p. Soft cover. State Botanist (New York species -- John L. Maas Signed by D.E. 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