basidiomycetes

Genetics and Cell Biology of Basidiomycetes VII

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(If you submitted an abstract and have not received notice of our decision, please email the conference immediately).  

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Registration deadline April 25.

May 28 - June 1, 2008
Southeast Missouri St. U.
Cape Girardeau, MO

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The phylum basidiomycota consists of fungi that produce spores that are formed outside a pedestal-like structure, the basidium.  The members of this phylum, known as basidiomycetes, include all the fungi with gills or pores, including the familiar mushrooms and bracket fungi.  

 

In addition to the commercial and culinary importance of edible basidiomycetes such as Agaricus bisporus, the common "pizza" mushroom, and Lentinula edodes, the Shiitake mushroom, basidiomycetes are important as plant and human pathogens.  Cryptococcus neoformans is a human pathogen of considerable importance, especially in individuals with AIDS or other conditions that reduce the effectiveness of the immune response.  Ustilago maydis or corn smut is a significant agricultural pathogen.  

The genomes of two model organisms in the group, Coprinus cinereus and Phanerochaete chrysosporium,  have been sequenced and are in the process of annotation.  See the genome link below for the status of these and other basidiomycete genome projects, and links to sites with data.

 

We have attempted here to provide an index of important basidiomycete species and the labs that are actively engaged in research involving them. 

 

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