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Textbook Page |
| I.
MOLDS,
MILDEWS, MUSHROOMS, & MAN
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| Introduction
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3 |
| A. What are Fungi?
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3 |
| B. How do Fungi Differ from
Other Organisms? |
4 |
| C.
The Roles of Fungi on our
Planet |
5 |
| D. Common Groups of Fungi
: Mycetozoa, Chitidiomycota, Oomycota |
6 |
| D. (cont.) Common
Groups of Fungi: Zygomycota, Ascomycota |
7 |
| D. (cont.) Common
Groups of Fungi: Basidiomycota. Deuteromycota |
7, 8 |
| II. FUNGI AS SAPROBES |
8 |
| A. Beneficial Activities of Saprobic
Fungi |
8 |
| 1.
Decomposition of Organic Matter and Waste |
8 |
| 2.
Industrial production of Drugs and Organic Compounds |
11 |
| 3.
Production of Food and Beverages |
14 |
| 4.
Cultivated Mushrooms for Food |
21 |
| 5.
Medicinal Uses of Mushrooms |
25 |
| 6.
Non-Cultivated Edible Fleshy
Fungi |
27 |
| 7.
Recreational Uses of Mushrooms |
30 |
| B. Destructive Activities of
Saprobic Fungi |
34 |
| 1.
Destruction of Wood and
Wood Products |
35 |
| 2.
Deterioration & Contamination of Foods |
35 |
| 3.
Indoor Air Pollution (the sick house syndrome) |
36 |
| 4.
Allergens and Opportunistic Human Pathogens |
40 |
| 5.
Mycotoxins and Poisonous Fungi |
40 |
| 6.
Poisonous Mushrooms & Other Fleshy Fungi |
41 |
| III. FUNGI AS PARASITES |
45 |
| A. Beneficial Fungal
Parasites |
45 |
| 1.
Fungi as Biocontrol Agents |
45 |
| 2.
Prevention of Herbivory |
49 |
| B. Destructive Fungal Parasites |
50 |
| 1.
Fungal Diseases of Plants |
50 |
| 2.
Fungal Diseases of Man |
53 |
| 3.
Fungal Diseases of
Domesticated Animals |
56 |
| 4.
Fungal Diseases of
Fish, Shellfish and Amphibians |
57 |
| 5.
Ergotism |
57 |
| IV. FUNGI AS SYMBIONTS AND COMMENSALS |
58 |
| A. Symbionts of Plants |
58 |
| 1. Mycorrhizae |
58 |
| 2.
Lichens |
59 |
| 3. Symbiosis
and Evolution of Land Plants |
60 |
| B. Fungal/Insect Symbiosis &
Commensalism |
60 |
| 1.Trichomycetes |
60 |
| 2. Ambrosia
Fungi |
61 |
| 3. The
Felt Fungi |
61 |
| 4. Fungus
Culturing Ants |
62 |
| 5. Fungus
Culturing Termites |
62 |
| V. THE
IMPACT OF FUNGI ON HUMAN POPULATIONS |
62 |
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