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This course is a survey of fungal diversity, completely covering the Kingdom Fungi,
in addition to other eukaryotic organisms traditionally placed
within the realm of mycology (water molds, slime molds). The course is designed to be of interest to
students both of basic and applied biology in the medical and agricultural sciences. The course is
taught in an evolutionary framework, with emphases on biological diversity and importance to human
affairs. Topics covered
include evolution, ecology, genetics, population
biology, biochemistry, ethnomycology, mycotoxicology, pharmaceuticals, plant
pathology, medical mycology, symbioses, and
morphology. The course will
include three field trips: two
to nearby forests to observe and collect fungi in their natural
environments, and a tour of
the Penn State Mushroom Test Demonstration Facility to show commercial
production of edible mushrooms. There
will be at least one all-day Saturday field trip. The laboratory portion of the
course will be highly interactive, consisting of isolating and observing fungi, concentrating on
freshly collected and living specimens.
Instructor: Dr. David Geiser,
Assistant Professor of Plant Pathology and Director of the Fusarium Research Center
at Penn State.
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