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Introduction to Mycology
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I've found the National Center for Biotechnology Information's Introduction to Mycology. Figured I'd post the link and the introduction for all interested parties. Enjoy!

Introduction:
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Fungi are eukaryotic microorganisms. Fungi can occur as yeasts, molds, or as a combination of both forms. Some fungi are capable of causing superficial, cutaneous, subcutaneous, systemic or allergic diseases. Yeasts are microscopic fungi consisting of solitary cells that reproduce by budding. Molds, in contrast, occur in long filaments known as hyphae, which grow by apical extension. Hyphae can be sparsely septate to regularly septate and possess a variable number of nuclei. Regardless of their shape or size, fungi are all heterotrophic and digest their food externally by releasing hydrolytic enzymes into their immediate surroundings (absorptive nutrition). Other characteristics of fungi are the ability to synthesize lysine by the L-α-adipic acid biosynthetic pathway and possession of a chitinous cell wall, plasma membranes containing the sterol ergosterol, 80S rRNA, and microtubules composed of tubulin.



Full Text Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK8125/


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Re: Introduction to Mycology [Re: Jcoonan]
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:freshwtf::lookoverthere::whippedcreamhead:

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Re: Introduction to Mycology [Re: reachforthestars]
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Re: Introduction to Mycology [Re: Hellyen]
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Not sure what those responses are supposed to mean, but if you hit the next button you also get 'Basic Biology of Fungi' which details a lot of information about how fungi work.

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Macroscopic fungi such as morels, mushrooms, puffballs, and the cultivated agarics available in grocery stores represent only a small fraction of the diversity in the kingdom Fungi. The molds, for example, are a large group of microscopic fungi that include many of the economically important plant parasites, allergenic species, and opportunistic pathogens of humans and other animals. They are characterized by filamentous, vegetative cells called hyphae. A mass of hyphae forms the thallus (vegetative body) of the fungus, composed of mycelium. The more phylogenetically primitive molds (e.g., water molds, bread molds, and other sporangial—saclike—forms) produce cenocytic filaments (multinucleate cells without cross-walls), while the more advanced forms produce hyphae with cross-walls (septa) that subdivide the filament into uninucleate and multinucleate compartments. The septum, however, still provides for cytoplasmic communication, including intercellular migration of nuclei. Many fungi occur not as hyphae but as unicellular forms called yeasts, which reproduce vegetatively by budding. Some of the opportunistic fungal pathogens of humans are dimorphic, growing as a mycelium in nature and as a vegetatively reproducing yeast in the body. Candida is an example of such a dimorphic fungus (Fig. 73-1). It can undergo rapid transformation from the yeast to the hyphal phase in vivo, which partly contributes to its success in invading host tissue.
The true fungi obtain their carbon compounds from nonliving organic substrates (saprophytes) or living organic material (parasites) by absorption of nutrients through their cell wall. Small molecules (e.g., simple sugars and amino acids) accumulate in a watery film surrounding the hyphae or yeast and simply diffuse through the cell wall. Macromolecules and insoluble polymers (e.g., proteins, glycogen, starch, and cellulose), on the other hand, must undergo preliminary digestion before they can be absorbed by the fungal cell. This process involves release of specific proteolytic, glycolytic, or lipolytic enzymes from the hypha or yeast, extracellular breakdown of the substrate(s), and diffusion of the products of digestion through the fungal cell envelope (Fig. 73-2). Fungal pathogens rely on these digestive enzymes to penetrate natural host barriers.



Full Text Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK8099/


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Re: Introduction to Mycology [Re: Jcoonan]
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Directed at the shit you're quoting. Not you OP.


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Re: Introduction to Mycology [Re: Hellyen]
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A mass of hyphae forms the thallus (vegetative body) of the fungus, composed of mycelium.



Fascinating stuff! Hence, hyphal knots. I find that a true understanding of mushrooms is only attained through extensive research of the fungal kingdom.

A book you may be interested in reading is "In the Company of Mushrooms".
It was actually one of the first books I picked while growing my first batch. It gives you some really good fundamentals of fungal nature, then moves into more specifically mushroom nature. Also, its super easy to read, not like some textbook.


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The five tones deafen the ear,
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Re: Introduction to Mycology [Re: The Alaskan Dude]
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And complexity is only determined by how interested you are in the subject. The more information I can find about fungus, the better! :smile:


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The five colors blind the eye,
The five tones deafen the ear,
The five flavors dull the taste.

Racing and hunting madden the mind,
Precious things lead one astray.

Therefore the sage is guided by what he feels and not what he sees.
He lets go of this and chooses that.

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