BOTANY 358
Biology of Lower Fungi
FALL, 1998
I. TEXTBOOKS
II. Lecture Schedule
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TH |
27 |
Aug. |
Introduction Techniques, Procedures, Classification |
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TH |
3 |
Sep. |
Baits, Collection Material for variety of fungi |
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TH |
10 |
Sep. |
"Phycomycetes"- chytrids and other water molds; their organization and the use of chemistry in systematics of water molds. |
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TH |
17 |
Sep. |
Oomycetes: Life cycle and features |
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TH |
24 |
Sep. |
Oomycetes: Hormonal control of development |
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TH |
1 |
Oct. |
Zygomycetes: Life cycles and features |
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TH |
8 |
Oct. |
Zygomycetes: Hormonal control of development |
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TH |
15 |
Oct. |
Lecture Examination |
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TH |
22 |
Oct. |
Imperfect Fungi: Morphology |
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TH |
29 |
Oct. |
Imperfect Fungi: Systems of Classification; QUIZ |
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TH |
5 |
Nov. |
Parasexuality and Heterokaryosis |
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TH |
12 |
Nov. |
Fungi and Man: Parasites of Man; |
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TH |
19 |
Nov. |
uses of fungi; fungally fermented food products |
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TH |
26 |
Nov. |
Holiday |
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TH |
3 |
Dec. |
Lecture Examination |
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TH |
10 |
Dec. |
Laboratory Final |
III. Laboratory Schedule
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TH |
27 |
Aug. |
Classification and Phylogeny of 'Fungi'; continuation of lecture |
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TH |
3 |
Sep. |
Introduction to techniques and baiting; continuation of lecture |
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TH |
10 |
Sep. |
Acrasiomycetes and Myxomycetes; Physarium polycephalum |
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TH |
17 |
Sep. |
Oomycetes; begin isolation of water molds; study Saprolegnia, Pythium |
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TH |
24 |
Sep. |
Oomycetes: prepared slides |
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TH |
1 |
Oct. |
Zygomycetes: Syncelphalastrum or Piptocephalis, Rhizopus, Gilbertella, Zygorhynchus (homothallic). Absidia, Mucor, Thamnidium, Phycomyces, Pilobolus; lecture on other genera |
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TH |
8 |
Oct. |
Laboratory Examination |
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TH |
15 |
Oct. |
Introduction of Techniques; Aspergillus fischeri, flavus, nidulans, niger, candidus, clavatus; Penicillium chrysogenum, roquefortii, frequetans, claviforme, camembertii, italicum, notatum, purpureogenum, sp. |
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TH |
22 |
Oct. |
Phialophora, Gliocladium, Trichoderma, Geotrichum, Paecilomyces, Arthrobotrys, Acremonium |
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TH |
29 |
Oct. |
Humicola or Nigrospora, Epicoccum, Scopulariopsis, Sepedonium, Chrysosporium |
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TH |
5 |
Nov. |
Alternaria or Stemphylium or Helminthosporium, Botrytis, Pestalotia, Phoma, Cladosporium, Fusarium, Verticillium, Botryosporium |
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TH |
12 |
Nov. |
Aureobasidum, Candida, Oidiodendron, Rhodotorula, Monilia |
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TH |
19 |
Nov |
Fungi and Man; Fungal Fermented Food Products |
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TH |
26 |
Nov. |
Holiday |
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TH |
3 |
Dec. |
Lecture Examination; review; sterile technique test |
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TH |
10 |
Dec. |
Laboratory Final |
IV. Requirements
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Examinations |
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Laboratory Examination |
8 Oct |
100 |
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Lecture Examination: |
15 Oct |
100 |
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Lecture Examination |
3 Dec |
100 |
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Laboratory Final |
10 Dec |
200 |
V. Grading
A. Total points possible= 500
B. Grades:
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Percentage of the total points |
Grades |
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100-93 |
A |
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92-90 |
A- |
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89-88 |
B+ |
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87-83 |
B |
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82-80 |
B- |
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79-78 |
C+ |
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77-73 |
C |
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72-70 |
C- |
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69-68 |
D+ |
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67-60 |
D |
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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.
VII. COLLECTION (maximum points available: 100; can be substituted for 1-100 pt examination)
Requirements: except for water molds, the collections have to correctly identified to genus; all cultures must be pure, I. e. with no contaminants
For Zygomycetes, you do not get credit for collecting and culturing the same genus.
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slime molds collection |
water molds culture |
Zygomycetes culture |
Zygomycetes collection |
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5 points each |
25 points each |
10 points each (Rhizopus not acceptable) |
5 points each (Rhizopus not acceptable) |
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(i.d. to genus) |
first not I. d. |
All I. d. to genus |
all I. d. to genus |
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Plasmodium from nature (5 points each) |
others to genus |
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Organisms Studied: You will have more organisms than those listed in the laboratory schedule.
Lectures
Lecture, schedule, examinations, molds, chytrids, oomycota, zygomycota, slime molds