In the 21st century, it is becoming increasingly important for students to be aware of and understand basic biotechnological and microbiological concepts. As always, these scientific concepts are most effectively conveyed through hands-on laboratory experiences. However, laboratory exercises are challenging because of the potential risk of student exposure to harmful microbes and chemicals, challenges in maintaining sterility of cultures, cost of scientific materials, and length of time required for preparation and laboratory experiments. Because of the urgent need to improve and expand the biotechnology and microbiology component of curricula using novel, safe, and effective approaches, we have developed this web site. As the centerpiece of this project, we have utilized the halophilic microbe, Halobacterium species NRC-1, which has been extensively studied in our laboratory for the last 20 years, as an ideal teaching vehicle. ... [Information of the supplier]
Das Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung fördert im Rahmen der Öffentlichkeitsarbeit des Deutschen Pflanzengenom-Forschungsprogramm GABI die Onlineplattform Pflanzenforschung.de. Diese soll als zentrales Modul neben anderen Elementen wie z.B. Fachforen der informativen Aufklärung über Themen der Pflanzenforschung dienen. Ziel dieses Internetportals ist es, die Bedeutung und die Faszination der Pflanzenforschung einer interessierten Öffentlichkeit zu vermitteln. Aktuelle Forschungsergebnisse, Hintergrundinformationen, gesellschaftlich relevante Informationen im Zusammenhang mit der „Pflanze“ sowie allgemeinpolitische Debatten im Kontext zu Pflanzenforschung und Pflanzenzüchtung werden populärwissenschaftlich, informativ und im fachlichen Kontext aufbereitet. Interdisziplinäre Verknüpfungen zwischen Themen aus Forschung, Landwirtschaft, Ökonomie, Ökologie und Gesellschaft finden neben spezifischen Projektinformationen und fokussierten Themen über die Pflanzenforschung hinaus eine gemeinsame Plattform. Das Internetportal zeigt, dass die Möglichkeiten eines Studiums in der Pflanzenforschung weit über den Studienhorizont klassischer Fächer wie Biologie, Agrar- oder Ernährungswissenschaften hinausgehen. Denn selbst Bereiche wie Informatik, Elektronik oder Sensorik finden sich in den verschiedensten Studiengängen wider. Berufsbilder, die heute in der Gesellschaft aufgrund ihrer Spezifizierung kaum wahrgenommen werden, werden demnach exemplarisch vorgestellt und sichtbar. ... [Information des Anbieters]
The German Mycological Society (DGfM) is a representation of interests of German professional and amateur mycologists, mushroom pickers and nature conservationists. DGfM supports the investigation of fungal relationships and ecology, the conservation of nature and of biotopes, promotes national and international exchange of knowledge and scientific discussion by the publication of the German-language journal Zeitschrift für Mykologie and the English-language journal Mycological Progress. The German Mycological Society trains Pilzsachverständige-DGfM ('Specialists in Fungi') and is responsible for the education of Fachberater für Mykologie ('Consultants for Mycology'). ... [Information of the supplier]
Die DMykG setzt sich sowohl national wie international für die wissenschaftliche Entwicklung der medizinischen und veterinärmedizinischen Mykologie ein. Pilzinfektionen haben einen wachsenden Stellenwert im Behandlungsalltag von Ärzten und Tierärzten. Auf diesen Seiten werden allgemeine Informationen und konkrete Hinweise zu aktuellen Forschungsergebnissen sowie entsprechenden Fortbildungen gleichermaßen angeboten. ... [Redaktion vifabio]
The Society for Mycotoxin Research (Gesellschaft für Mykotoxinforschung e.V.) was founded in Munich in 1997. The aim of this registered, non-profit association is to promote research on all scientific fields of mycotoxinology including: mycotoxins and human health, animal health, food and feed safety; toxigenic fungi and production of mycotoxins; toxicology of mycotoxins and occurrence and analyses of mycotoxins. One of our core ideas was to create bridges between the different scientific disciplines working on the field of toxigenic fungi and mycotoxins. ... [Information of the supplier, modified]
The Fungi of California is an expanded version of the former "Fungi of the San Francisco Bay Area". The Fungi of California contains photographs over 560 species of fungi found in California, with over 450 of the species with descriptions. There are currently over 3700 total photographs of the mushrooms. Included are links to other online descriptions and photos of the species treated plus references to common field guides. Also included is a Glossary of mycological terms and a Bibliography of useful mycological references. ... [Information of the supplier]
So far we know more than 160 fungus species that live on Nematodes partially or entirely (DOWE 1987). Nematophagous fungi are found in almost every natural soil and aditionally in a number of other substrates. They play an important role as antagonists of nematodes. Therefore there is great interest in research of possibilities to use them in biological plant protection. ... [Information of the supplier]
These pages give you information on the 2347 species of Ascomycetes, Basidiomycetes and Myxomycetes recorded so far in Northern Ireland including distribution maps. If you click any of the dots on the maps, you will get a species list for that 10km square. There will be gaps in the list, for example the Myxomycetes, but these records however should be on the British Mycological Society Database. If you have records for Northern Ireland that are not shown here, please use the online recording form or print out the recording sheet and send to me on the address given. ... [Information of the supplier]
This page provides basic information about the European Mycological Association (EMA). If you live in Europe and you're interested in fungi, or if you live outside Europe and are interested in European fungi, then this Association is for you. The Association was set up in September 2003 at the XIV Congress of European Mycologists, Katsiveli, Crimea, Ukraine - and its scope is broad, embracing all aspects of European mycology. Amateur and professional mycologists are equally welcome. It's also possible for organizations to join, and these can be, for example, national or local mycological societies, or companies working with fungi. The EMA evolved from Congresses of European Mycologists and has inherited their functions. Under its Constitution, future Congresses of European Mycologists will be orgainzed under its auspices. The EMA is recognized by the International Mycological Association (International Union of Biological Sciences, Section for General Mycology), and the Governing Committee of the EMA serves as the Committee for Fungi in Europe within the International Mycological Association. For the purposes of the EMA, Europe means countries of continental Europe and the Atlantic, Arctic and Mediterranean islands traditionally associated with continental Europe (including all of the Russian Federation as far east as the Urals, the Caucasus, Turkey, Cyprus, Malta, the Canary Islands, Madeira, the Azores, the British Isles, the Faroe Islands, Iceland, Spitzbergen and Novaya Zemlya), and mycology is defined as the study of fungi, with fungi encompassing all organisms of the kingdom Fungi, plus those other fungus-like organisms (downy mildews, slime moulds etc.) traditionally studied by mycologists. The language used by the EMA is English. In case of difficulties, communications may be made in any other European language, provided that an English abstract or translation is made available. E-mail and fax are recognised as valid media for communication with Members who have access to those technologies. ... [Information of the supplier]
The project “Austrian fungi Database“ has the aim to document extensively presence and distribution of fungi in Austria as well as to present and analyse the available data. It is an Austrian-wide cooperation of numerous professional and amateur mycologists and institutions collecting distribution data or maintaining fungal collections. Coordination is done by the Austrian Mycological Society. The online-version of the database offers the possibility to view distribution maps of over 7.800 fungal taxa and to retrieve the active data status of over 310.000 records coming from more than 7.000 different localities throughout Austria. Besides data on locality and date of collection as exact as possible, each data set comprises important information on habitat and substrate of the records, on determination and scientific documentation of the finds as well as on origin and source of the data stored viz. presently over 5 million single data. Further, on these web pages there are data summaries and graphical displays of the parameters covered by the database for single fungal species ("Profile") as well as for administrative and geographic units (provinces, districts, communities, regions, mapping grid squares) or for the total data set. All data lists and diagrams, as well as distribution maps and distribution data are directly generated out of the database. Project collaboration, especially communication of new records, is highly welcome. ... [Information of the supplier]