Biology 4040 Mycology
Course Description
The fundamentals of mycology with an emphasis on the diversity, cell biology and ecology of a broad range of fungi, including plant, animal and human pathogens and mutualists. Practical experience with yeasts, mushrooms and molds.Three hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisites: Biology 2060 and 3050.Note:Credit may not be obtained for both Biology 4040 and the former Biology 3020.For students registered in the course, course materials can be accessed via Web CT.
Personnel
Dr. Faye Murrin SN4109
fmurrin@mun.ca 709-864-8018
Gary Collins, Lab Supervisor SN3126B
garyc@mun.ca 864-4004
Laboratory Teaching Assistant TBA
Texts
1) Kendrick, B. 2001. The Fifth Kingdom (recommended)
2) Arora, D. 1986. Mushrooms Demystified
Marking Scheme
Class Presentation | 20 |
Midterm Exam | 15 |
Laboratory reports | 35 |
Final Exam | 30 |
100% |
Course Outline and Schedule 2006
Topics in italics are based on student presentations
Schedule will be updated for 2007
Lecture SN4038 | Lab SN 3116 |
Yeasts (10%) | |
1. Introduction | 1-1. Fermentation |
Part I: Fungal diversity | |
2. What are fungi? | |
3. Chytridiomycota | 1-2. Life cycle and Genetics |
4. Zygomycota | |
5. Ascomycota | 1-3. Unknown yeast id |
| 6. Basidiomycota | Mushrooms (10%) |
| 7. Mushroom identification | 2-1. Mushroom field trip |
8. Genetics | |
9. Glomeromyota: a new phylum | 2-2. Microscopy of Mushrooms |
MIDTERM BREAK | |
(1-4. Brewery Tour) | |
Part II: Cells & Development | |
10. Fungal cells and hyphal growth | |
11. Fungal Metabolism | |
12. Beadle & Tatum win Nobel | 2-3. Mushroom id cont |
13. Industrial Mycology | |
14. Budding Yeast Model | 2-4. Mushroom id cont |
15. MIDTERM (15%) | |
Part III: Fungal Ecology | House Molds (10%) |
16. Introduction | 3-1. Dilutions, plating |
17. Mutualisms | |
18. Mutualisms cont. | 3-2. Counts and isolations |
19. Pathogens | |
20 Chytridiomycosis & behaviour | 3-3. Mold Identifications |
21. Pathogens cont. | |
22. Candida metabolism | 3-4. Mold identifications cont. |
23. Pneumocyctis infection | |
24. Human health cont. | 4. Fine Fungal Dining (5%) |