BOTANY
358
Biology of
Lower Fungi
SPRING,
2001
I. TEXTBOOKS
A.
Required:
Moore-Landecker: Fundamentals of the
Fungi
B.
Recommended:
Alexopoulos and Mims: Introductory
Mycology
C.
Recommended:
Xerox copies of Malloch. Handouts.
D.
Handouts from
Ross, Biology of Fungi
E.
II. Lecture Schedule
|
TU |
23 |
Jan |
Introduction; Procedures, Classification |
|
TH |
25 |
Jan |
Classification
and Phylogeny of slime molds, water molds and molds (continued in lab.) |
|
TU |
30 |
Jan |
Chytridiomycota:
importance; features including zoospore characteristics; classification ;
Blastocladiales: life cycle of Allomyces. Hormonal control in life cycle of Allomyces; discussion
of sirenin and the function of SBC; Life cycle of Coelomomyces;
Monoblepharidales; Chytridiales continued in lab.) |
|
TH |
1 |
Feb |
Kingdom Stramenopila; features; Oomycota:
importance; features; classification including use of biochemistry;
Saprolegniales: diversity in encystment; Typical life cycle of Saprolegnia
; hormonal control of sexual reproduction in Achlya. GUEST LECTURE |
|
TU |
6 |
Feb |
Oomycota: Peronosporales including life
cycle of Phytophthora with discussion of important species;
Leptomitales; Lagenidiales; Plasmodiophoromycota; Hyphochytridiomycota;
Labyrinthulomycota. GUEST LECTURE |
|
TH |
8 |
Feb |
Zygomycota: features; Trichomycetes; Zygomycetes:
Mucorales features, classification; features; life cycle of Rhizopus
including hormonal control in Mucor GUEST LECTURE |
|
TU |
13 |
Feb |
dicussion of Pilobolus; Zygomycota:
Entomophthorales: importance; life
cycle of Entomophthora; Zoopagales; Dimargaritales Kickxellales; Glomales;
Endogonales |
|
TH |
15 |
Feb |
Zygomycetes cont’d; Lecture Review |
|
TU |
20 |
Feb |
Lecture
Examination |
|
TH |
22 |
Feb |
Imperfect Fungi: Morphology |
|
TU |
27 |
Feb |
Imperfect Fungi: Systems of Classification |
|
TH |
1 |
Mar |
Parasexuality and Heterokaryosis |
|
TU |
6 |
Mar |
Fungi and Man: Parasites of Man; |
|
TH |
8 |
Mar |
uses of fungi; fungally fermented food
products |
|
TU |
13 |
Mar |
Lecture
Examination |
|
TH |
15 |
Mar |
Laboratory
Final |
III. Laboratory Schedule
|
TU |
23 |
Jan |
Introduction of Techniques and review of web
pages on all molds |
|
TH |
25 |
Jan |
Acrasiomycetes and Myxomycetes; Physarium polycephalum |
|
TU |
30 |
Jan |
Oomycetes; study Saprolegnia, Pythium |
|
TH |
1 |
Feb |
Oomycetes: prepared slides |
|
TU |
6 |
Feb |
Zygomycetes:
Syncelphalastrum or Piptocephalis,
Rhizopus, Gilbertella, Zygorhynchus
(homothallic). Absidia, Mucor, Thamnidium, Phycomyces, Pilobolus; lecture on other genera |
|
TH |
8 |
Feb |
Review for Laboratory Examination |
|
TU |
13 |
Feb |
Laboratory
Examination |
|
TH |
15 |
Feb |
Introduction
of Techniques; Aspergillus fischeri,
flavus, nidulans, niger, candidus,
clavatus; Penicillium chrysogenum, roquefortii,
frequetans, claviforme, camembertii, italicum, notatum, purpureogenum, sp. |
|
TU |
20 |
Feb |
Phialophora, Gliocladium, Trichoderma, Geotrichum, Paecilomyces, Arthrobotrys, Acremonium |
|
TH |
22 |
Feb |
Humicola
or Nigrospora, Epicoccum, Scopulariopsis, Sepedonium, Chrysosporium |
|
TU |
27 |
Feb |
Alternaria or Stemphylium or Helminthosporium, Botrytis, Pestalotia, Phoma, Cladosporium, Fusarium, Verticillium, Botryosporium |
|
TH |
1 |
Mar |
Aureobasidum,
Candida, Oidiodendron, Rhodotorula, Monilia |
|
TU |
6 |
Mar |
Fungi and Man; Fungal Fermented Food
Products |
|
TH |
8 |
Mar |
Review |
|
TU |
13 |
Mar |
Lecture
Examination; review; sterile technique test |
|
TH |
15 |
Mar |
Laboratory Final |
IV. Requirements
|
Examinations |
|
|
|
|
|
Laboratory Examination |
8 Feb |
100 |
|
|
Lecture Examination: |
15 Feb |
100 |
|
|
Lecture Examination |
8 Mar |
100 |
|
|
Laboratory Final |
13 Mar |
200 |
V. Grading
A.
Total points possible= 500
B.
Grades:
|
Percentage of the total points |
Grades |
|
100-93 |
A |
|
92-90 |
A- |
|
89-88 |
B+ |
|
87-83 |
B |
|
82-80 |
B- |
|
79-78 |
C+ |
|
77-73 |
C |
|
72-70 |
C- |
|
69-68 |
D+ |
|
67-60 |
D |
|
59- 0 |
F |
VI. PASS/FAIL Technique Test
Each
student will take a 5-15 minute technique test given during the last week of
the course. The test is devised so that the laboratory procedures mastered
throughout the course will be demonstrated to the instructor while he is
watching. During the course of the
test, the errors will be divided into major ones (= 3 pts) and minor ones (1
pt). You have to pass this test to be given a grade in the course; if you fail
the test twice, you will receive a F as a grade. Passing is based on 4 or less
points on the test.