Fungi Syllabus
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Date | Lecture Topics | Text |
Laboratory |
Lab Readings |
Assign- |
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1 |
Jan. 22 |
Introduction to Fungi | Chap. 1 |
Lab 1 | Fungal Overview & Introduction to Microscopy | 2-13, 100-101, 105-106 |
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| Jan. 24 | Z: Zygomycota | 7.1-7.5, 7.7 |
Lab 2 | Z: Mucorales; Entomophthorales | 14-17, 104 |
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2 |
Jan. 29 |
G: Glomeromycota; Fungal Isolation & Culture |
Lab 3 * |
Culturing Fungi I: Isolating Fungi from the Environment | 18-21, 102-103 |
Lab Quiz 1 |
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| Jan. 31 | C: Chytridiomycota | 6 |
Lab 4 | G: Glomales; C: Chytrids |
23-27 |
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3 |
Feb. 5 | Mating Systems; Introduction to Fungal Systematics |
Lab 5 | Culturing Fungi II: Single Organism Cultures |
28-30 |
Lab Quiz 2 |
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| Feb. 7 | A: Ascomycete Overview; Ascomycete Yeasts |
8-10 |
Lab 6 | A: Yeasts; Apothecial Ascomycetes I |
31-34 |
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Feb. 12 | A: Apothecial Ascomycetes (Discomycetes) |
14 & 15 |
Lab 7 | A: Apothecial Ascomycetes II | 35-37 |
Lab Quiz 3 |
| Feb. 14 | Fungal Symbioses: Lichens | 16 |
Lab 8 | A: Lichens | 38-43 |
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5 |
Feb. 19 | Exam I | Lab 9 | A: Cleistothecial Ascomycetes: Erysiphales; Eurotiales I |
44-46 |
No Lab Quiz Lab ntbk due |
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Feb. 21 |
A: Cleistothecial Ascomycetes (Plectomycetes); Deuteromycetes |
11 & 13 |
Lab 10 | A: Cleistothecial Ascomycetes: Eurotiales II |
47-50 |
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6 |
Feb. 26 |
A: Perithecial Ascomycetes (Pyrenomycetes) |
12 |
Lab 11 | A:Perithecial Ascomycetes I | 51-54 |
Lab Quiz 4 |
Feb. 28 |
A: Pseudothecial Ascomycetes (Loculo-ascomycetes); Asco Review |
17 |
Lab 12 | A:Perithecial Ascomycetes II; Pseudothecial Ascomycetes |
55-58 |
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7 |
Mar. 4 | Medical Mycology (Joanne Weber, guest lecturer) |
Handout |
Lab 13 | Medical Mycology Microbial Sciences Building | 59, Handout |
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| Mar. 6 | Ascomycete Review; B: Introduction to Basidiomycetes; Jellies |
18 & 21 |
Lab 14 | B: Jelly Fungi | 60-62 |
Lab Quiz 5 |
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8 |
Mar. 11 | B: Smut Fungi (Ustilaginales); Rust Fungi (Uredinales) |
22 & 23 |
Lab 15 | B: Smuts; Rusts | 63-68 |
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| Mar. 13 | Isolation of DNA from Fungi | Lab 16 | DNA Isolation | 69 |
Coll. 1-5 due! |
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| SPRING BREAK MARCH 15 – MARCH 23 | |||||||
9 |
Mar. 25 | B: Agaricoid Fungi I (Agaricales) | 19.1-19.4 |
Lab 17 | B: Agaric Anatomy & Families with Light-colored Spores |
70-72 |
Lab Quiz 6 |
| Mar. 27 | B: Agaricoid Fungi II (Agaricales) | Lab 18 | B: Agaric Families with Dark-colored Spores |
73-74 |
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10 |
Apr. 1 | EXAM II | Lab 19* | Field Trip | No Lab Quiz |
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| Apr. 3 | Fungal Ecology & Molecular Identification of Fungi |
Lab 20 | DNA Identification & Systematics Software | Handout |
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11 |
Apr. 8 |
B: Russuloid and Boletoid Basidiomycetes |
19.5, 19.7 |
Lab 21 | B: Russuloid & Boletoid Fungi; Ectomycorrhizae |
77-78 |
DNA Report Due! |
| Apr. 10 | B: Aphyllophoroid Fungi I (Aphyllophorales) |
19.6, 19.8-19.11 |
Lab 22 | B: Polyporoid & Hydnoid Fungi | 79-81 |
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12 |
Apr. 15 |
B: Aphyllophoroid Fungi II (Aphyllophorales) |
19.6, 19.8-19.11 |
Lab 23 | B: Corticioid, Cantharelloid & Clavarioid Fungi |
82-83 |
Lab Quiz 7 |
| Apr. 17 | Field Trip* | Lab 24* | Field Trip | ||||
13 |
Apr. 22 | B: Gasteroid Fungi (Gasteromycetes) | 20 |
Lab 25 | B: Stink Horns, Birds Nests & Puffballs |
85-87 |
Lab Quiz 8 |
| Apr. 24 | B: Basidiomycota Review; Introduction to Oomycota |
5.1, 5.4 |
Lab 26 | Oomycota: Peronosporales | 88-91 |
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14 |
Apr. 29 |
Oomycota; Introduction to Slime Molds |
5.2, 5.3, 2.1-2.4 |
Lab 27 | Oomycota: Saprolegniales; Slime Molds I: Dictyostelids |
92-94 |
Lab Quiz 9 |
| May 1 | Slime Molds | 2.5, 3 |
Lab 28 | Slime Molds II: Myxomycota; Plasmodiophoro-mycota |
95-99 |
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15 |
May 6 | Student Presentations | Student Presentations | Lab Quiz 10 |
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| May 8 |
Review | Student Presentations; Hand in Lab Notebook! |
Coll. 6-10 due! |
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Final Exam: May 14th (Wednesday), 2:45PM
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Fungi: C: Chytrids, Z: Zygomycota, G: Glomeromycota, A: Ascomycota, B: Basidiomycota; |
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