Questions tagged [mycology]
The scientific study of fungi.
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Fungivore that feeds specifically on spores
I'm wondering if anyone has knowledge of an organism that specifically feeds on the spores of fungi. When I attempt to research this the results are flooded with numerous examples of fungivores but I'...
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Why is it that once mould is growing, and it releases spores, it can grow in or on materials that are not damp?
My home had some flooding recently (from a burst hose connected to a tap, but I'm not sure that's relevant), and in the process of rectifying the situation, a few things were told to me. I'd like some ...
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What is this color on mycelium?
i cloned yellow plearotus ostreatus to an agar petri dish, i used potato solution to make the agar.
the first 5 days the mycelium was growing in a tomentose growth and everything was right, the 6th ...
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Can anyone identify a fungus with a tiny fruiting body that I found in a plant pot
I recently found what I think are fungi in the growing medium in a 30 cm pot that contains an epiphyllum 'orchid' (cactus). There are several that appear new and more that look old or are decaying. I'...
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Trying to identify a mushroom found in my backyard
I'm new at trying to describe mushrooms though I will try my best.
subtract from growth : grass
color : light grey/brown then a faded orange at the top
gill color is also light brown
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Booger like things growing on my walls
Can someone help me dealing with this? They're constantly growing on my walls whether I clean them or not. They're very solid.
I live in Yerevan, Armenia. The place where these creatures are, is my ...
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Mushroom identification in in a balcony planter in Bavaria
I've seen the following mushroom pop up in a balkoney planter in Bavaria (Germany) in June. They were growing pretty quickly (just in a few days)
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Preservation of citrus fruit
A decade ago [1] the possibility of using Cas9 systems to impart desirable properties to oranges seemed within reach [1]. Antifungals like Imazalil can increase shelf life of citrus but are known to ...
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Are psilocybin/psilocyn the only psychoactive compounds in psychoactive mushrooms?
Psilocybe cubensis is the most common psychedelic mushroom, and its active ingredients are psilocin and psilocybin (which is converted to psilocin in the body).
There are other psychedelic mushrooms, ...
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Why is mold able to survive inside LCD screens?
A week ago i was cleaning and refurbishing an old laptop and i noticed it had spots on the screen. I was able to clean off some of the spots but others were impossible to remove. For a moment i ...
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What is this fungus in my plant growth medium?
I am growing S. lycopersicum on 1x Gamborgs medium and have been getting some fungal like contamination. The media contains 0.2% sucrose and Bacto-Agar. Plants are grown at a 21 c - 20 c day, night ...
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Can these things be done at home on a hobbyist budget?
I've toyed with getting into microscopy as a hobby for fun and potentially practical reasons. Can anyone tell me whether or not these are doable at home in 2023 with a \$500 to \$1000 budget?
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Tiny black mushrooms growing from veggies? [duplicate]
I've found these tiny black mushrooms sprouting from my scallions. I'm in Salt Lake, UT, but the scallions are store-bought, so I'm not sure where they're from or where they've been. Anyone know what ...
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Does the current phylogenetic system classify only Algae as Thallophytes?
I am studying the current system of division of plants.
While studying Thallophytes, I came across some sources which said that Thallophytes consist of Fungi, Algae, and Lichens. Some others (https://...
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Do the neurogenic chemicals in mushrooms get transmitted to milk?
In a recent video by SciShow they discussed several studies showing that several compounds in lion's mane mushrooms encourage neuron growth. Do we know if these chemicals get passed into milk if a ...
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Mushroom identification, Hungary
I've found these growing on regular lawn, near some pine trees. In Europe, Hungary, Szada, near the end of October. Could you please help identify it?
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What are these mushrooms growing in my garden?
I live in Southern California. Over the last couple weeks, these two different kinds of mushroom have manifested in my garden. They seem to grow rapidly overnight, only to wither and show up somewhere ...
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What is this mushroom in Illinois?
I live in the Northwest suburbs of Illinois and we moved into this house last year. I noticed these mushrooms popping up in one corner of my yard and I’ve never seen this type before. They don’t seem ...
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Where in the biological realm is vitamin B5 chiefly produced?
Can yeast produce pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)?
Do bacteria efficiently produce it?
Or does it only come from plants?
The Wikipedia page for pantothenic acid doesn’t seem to answer the question (...
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help with mushrooms identification
I know that mushrooms identification is a difficult process. but I would like to ask for help in the identification of this one.
It growth over the grass in a backyard on Toronto, Canada.
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Beneficial effects of the fungi of a termite mound on the diseases suffered by the termites
My motivation to join this Biology Stack Exchange is the article by David Pride that I've read from the Spanish edition of Scientific American, that's Investigación y Ciencia. The article is [1], and ...
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Is this bear excreta on trees?
We were hiking lately in Canadian Rockies (the Kananaskis country) and kept encountering branches of conifers near ground covered in brown substance similar to mud or excreta.
It didn't have any ...
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Bolete (?) mushroom identification
I'm attempting to identify a gorgeous set of mushrooms. I'm not anything resembling a mycologist, and I have no intention on consuming these... But for my own curiosity, I'm trying to identify these ...
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Does refrigerating (but not freezing) bread inhibit mycelium growth?
During COVID, supermarkets struggled to keep things in stock. Bread seemed to be hard to come by for a time. As a result, when I came across the brand I liked, I grabbed a couple extra loaves. I didn'...
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Identification of Mold / Fungus
I am working with some old plaster powder, and a few days after it set (mixed with water), I found that pink mold / fungus appears to be growing on it. See attached photo.
Please help me identify what ...
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What is this mushroom attached to the terrarium with transparent cap and black strips?
I have a terrarium with something black attached to the glass with a whitish green stem. Can someone please help identifying this?
The terrarium is outside in the backyard and receives only direct ...
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Is this a Enoki aka. velvet shank aka. Flammulina velutipes?
In December in southern Germany I found the following mushroom on a some remains of a tree. From what I read, saw and felt (sticky cap when wet), I am very sure it is a velvet shank, especially ...
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What is the effect of anti-fungal soap?
As I understand, most popular anti fungal soap/shampoo has Ketoconazole as an active ingredient. Ketoconazole stops the growth of fungi, but as it does not kill it, but halts division, how can soap/...
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What are marine fungi like?
Particularly, what is their mycelium like and where exactly do they grow it?
I imagine that their spores travel though water same as terrestrial fungi travel through air until they stumble upon solid ...
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What organism is this? Repetitive, long thread, double spikes, ... (from a human sputum sample) [closed]
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Collected in Portugal.
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Can antibiotic resistance cause problems for the microorganisms producing them? [duplicate]
My understanding is that antibiotics are naturally produced by microorganisms as a defensive measure against certain kinds of bacteria. For example, some Penicillium molds produce penicillin.
Clearly, ...
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Is there species of mushrooms that grow in the wild in Mediterranean environment?
I'm looking for species of mushrooms which can grow wild (or with minimal human intervention) in Mediterranean environment (which is characterized by dry summers and mild, wet winters.), specifically ...
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Doubts about what is growing in my bacteriological cultivation
Foreword: I don't belong to the field at all, I am a high school student with a passion for science so I apologise in advance if I formulate the question incorrectly or make some mistakes.
Out of ...
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How to reduce the quantity of (carcinogenic) mycotoxins in oatmeal?
Like all cereals, oat is commonly (nearly systematically) contaminated by several types of mycotoxin (produced by molds) known to cause cancer{1}. Oat is one of the most infected cereals{2}. Unless ...
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Asexual reproduction by secondary mycelium in basidiomycetes
I'm studying in class 11 and the the following line was mentioned in my textbook: "Dikaryophase or secondary mycelium may multiply by different types of spores - chlamydospores aecidiospores, ...
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Species ID of this giant brain-shaped mushroom? How do its spores escape, there's no "puff" for this puffball!
After several days of rain then a few warm sunny days in northern Taiwan in August, I came across this giant mushroom growing in an open field that's only occasionally mowed.
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In lichen, do the fungi consume the oxygen produced by algae?
Is the oxygen produced by algae in photosynthesis consumed by the fungi, specifically in marine lichens where oxygen is less abundant? I am wondering this because of a speculative evolution project.
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Sabouraud dextrose agar breaking?
I recently started growing some Geotrichum Candidum (GC) on Sabouraud dextrose agar (SDA) beds. The SDA was poured into sterilized petri dishes. After setting the plates in a cooler (20 C) for a day, ...
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Mushroom Identification: Brown gilled mushroom in Ohio lawn near rotting stump roots
Even though I ID a lot on this site, I'm rather unqualified to ID mushrooms (even with the help of sites like urbanmushrooms.com).
Can anyone help me ID this mushroom species?
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What is the interchange of nutrients between plants called?
I've heard about how fungi is the nutrient super highway of the plant web. What is this interchange between plants and the fungi called?
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What is the effect of an acidic solution on hydrolytic enzymes?
I'm working on a school research project and my research question is "What is the effect of increasing concentrations of Acid X on hydrolytic enzymes, measured through the loss of mass of leaf ...
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What is causing these lichen patterns on a tree in Scotland?
I recently saw these lichens growing on a tree in Scotland. What is causing the pattern of dark lines? Are these the boundaries between individual lichens? Or could it be something to do with the ...
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Safety in Liposomal Amphotericin B
From reading about Amphotericin B antifungal, I understand it is quite a toxic medicine for kidney, but I am not able to find any details as to how Liposomal version of same medication is so safe, in ...
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What can we expect when we culture a mould in a liquid?
I am currently running a short project in my school, where I am trying to look into the biodegradation of dyes from textile effluents using Fursarium sp. Most of the articles that I have read uses a ...
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The wood wide web strengthening/expanding the heartwood of damaged pines
My grandfather told me about a practice: girdling/ring-barking (not sure which was employed) of pine trees in order to make the wood stronger. Now, he didn't give too many details, so I had to do some ...
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What disease / parasite / fungi has affected the mango in the picture?
The mango is found to have some kind of fungi / worm on it's surface . This has affected a huge number of mangoes in the same tree . It can be described as white and fibrous / weblike structure near ...
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Growing Penicillium Digitatum Mold
I left a cup of tea with Lemmon on my desk and after a while green mold start growing on the water. From my understating this is Penicillium digitatum. I gave it some sugar and after one day black ...
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Can the fungal form of Malassezia morph into the fungal form of Candidia when feeling threatened? Resistance Mechanisms
Malassezia feeds on oils in the carbon chain 11-24 and Candida feeds on sugars. I recall learning that when these types of fungus feel they are under attack, they can morph. Does this mean they can ...
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A word that includes plants and fungi, but not animals [closed]
Hello biologists and biology enthusiasts!
I am working on a project which includes information about plants and fungi. It would be very helpful for me if there a word that means plants-and-fungi, but ...
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