FOSS FUNGUS SLIDESHOW
description
Transcript of FOSS FUNGUS SLIDESHOW
![Page 1: FOSS FUNGUS SLIDESHOW](https://reader036.fdocuments.in/reader036/viewer/2022062302/56816682550346895dda2687/html5/thumbnails/1.jpg)
FOSSFUNGUS SLIDESHOWThe Diversity of the Fungal World
DOL National Trials, Winter 2013
![Page 2: FOSS FUNGUS SLIDESHOW](https://reader036.fdocuments.in/reader036/viewer/2022062302/56816682550346895dda2687/html5/thumbnails/2.jpg)
Fungal Diversity Yeast Mold Mushrooms Mildew Lichens
![Page 3: FOSS FUNGUS SLIDESHOW](https://reader036.fdocuments.in/reader036/viewer/2022062302/56816682550346895dda2687/html5/thumbnails/3.jpg)
Beneficial FungiWhat do you know about penicillin?
Penicillin is an antibiotic made from the mold, Penicillium crysogenum. It was discovered in 1929 by Alexander Fleming. The mold releases a chemical that keeps bacteria from forming new cell walls when they divide, effectively killing them.
![Page 4: FOSS FUNGUS SLIDESHOW](https://reader036.fdocuments.in/reader036/viewer/2022062302/56816682550346895dda2687/html5/thumbnails/4.jpg)
Beneficial FungiWhat are some other ways in which fungi are beneficial?Other Penicillium molds are used to make camembert, brie and gorgonzola cheeses!
![Page 5: FOSS FUNGUS SLIDESHOW](https://reader036.fdocuments.in/reader036/viewer/2022062302/56816682550346895dda2687/html5/thumbnails/5.jpg)
Beneficial FungiWe eat mushrooms and use yeast to make bread.
90% of all mushrooms grown for food in the U.S. and Europe are button mushrooms, Agaricus bisporus. When this mushroom matures, it is called the portobello mushroom.
![Page 6: FOSS FUNGUS SLIDESHOW](https://reader036.fdocuments.in/reader036/viewer/2022062302/56816682550346895dda2687/html5/thumbnails/6.jpg)
Beneficial Fungi
Fungi are important decomposers. They break down dead stuff and return the nutrients to the soil.
![Page 7: FOSS FUNGUS SLIDESHOW](https://reader036.fdocuments.in/reader036/viewer/2022062302/56816682550346895dda2687/html5/thumbnails/7.jpg)
Potentially Harmful FungiWhat are some ways in which fungi can be dangerous?Some fungi are poisonous. The destroying angel mushroom looks harmless enough, but eating just one can kill a person. These fungi cause more than 90% of mushroom-related deaths.
![Page 8: FOSS FUNGUS SLIDESHOW](https://reader036.fdocuments.in/reader036/viewer/2022062302/56816682550346895dda2687/html5/thumbnails/8.jpg)
Potentially Harmful FungiSpores from molds and mildew that grow in damp houses can cause respiratory problems, asthma attacks, and irritations in the eyes, nose, and throat.
![Page 9: FOSS FUNGUS SLIDESHOW](https://reader036.fdocuments.in/reader036/viewer/2022062302/56816682550346895dda2687/html5/thumbnails/9.jpg)
LichensWhat are lichens and where can you find them?A fungus teams up with a photosynthetic algae to form a partnership called a lichen.Lichens are commonly found on trees in the forest, but have been observed in many places, including on rocks, in the Arctic and in deserts.
![Page 10: FOSS FUNGUS SLIDESHOW](https://reader036.fdocuments.in/reader036/viewer/2022062302/56816682550346895dda2687/html5/thumbnails/10.jpg)
Some Fun Fungi FactsFungi don’t need light to grow.Fungal spores have lasted
hundreds of years. In a cubic centimeter of soil,
there may be 8 miles of hyphae (mycelium)!!!
Some fungi have proven effective in killing viruses like the flu.
Fungi were the first organisms to come to land over 1.3 billion years ago!
![Page 11: FOSS FUNGUS SLIDESHOW](https://reader036.fdocuments.in/reader036/viewer/2022062302/56816682550346895dda2687/html5/thumbnails/11.jpg)
On a final note…The largest living organism in the world may be a fungus. It covers a space about the size of 1,665 football fields! It grows in a forest in Oregon and spreads underground by intertwining threads of hyphae, the mycelium. Honey mushrooms spring up.