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MycologyMycology is the study of fungi, their genetic and biochemical properties, their taxonomy, and their use to humans as a source for medicinals (see penicillin) and food (beer, wine, cheese, edible mushrooms), as well as their dangers, such as poisoning or infection. Mycology is closely related to phytopathology: the study of plant diseases. Historically, mycology was a branch of Botany. Pioneer mycologists were Elias Magnus Fries, Christian Hendrik Persoon, and Anton de Bary.
Today, the most comprehensively studied and understood fungi are the eukaryotic model organisms Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Schizosaccharomyces pombe. Many other fungi are economically and socially important as they are responsible for diseases like Potato blight.
Field expeditions to find interesting types of fungi (often edible mushrooms) are known as fungus forays, and are typically led by an expert mycologist.
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Medical Mycology Online
Contains lots of information on the fungi that cause human infections. Descriptions of the organisms and the diseases they cause. Complete with excellent images.
http://www.mycology.adelaide.edu.au/
Fun Facts About Fungi
Contains fact sheets with photos and fun activities for kids.
http://www.herb.lsa.umich.edu/kidpage/factindx.htm
MykoWeb
Information on mushrooms, fungi, mycophagy, and mycology primarily for the amateur. Includes photographs, descriptions, and recipes.
http://www.mykoweb.com/
Fungi and mushrooms of the Czech republic
Over 500 images of fungi including Latin to Czech fungi name translations, list of mycologists, and events.
http://www.idsystem.cz/mushrooms
FungiBank
Information about Australia's native fungi with a focus on restoration of landscapes. Includes glossary, information on collecting and keeping records, and links.
http://www.fungibank.csiro.au
Mushroom Research Center, Thailand
Promotes the study of fungal diversity throughout the Asian region by training students. Includes student profiles, fees, and related links.
http://www.mushroomresearchcentre.net
Center for Research in Fungal Diversity
Promotes research excellence and facilitate training in fungal diversity in the Asian region. Includes staff and student profiles, publications list, and related links. University of Hong Kong.
http://www.hku.hk/ecology/mycology
The World of Mushrooms
Information about fungi, edible and poisonous mushrooms, and photos.
http://www.mushrooms.150m.com/
Fungi of New South Wales, Australia
Photographs of indigenous macro fungi by Jamie Derkenne.
http://gallery.blueswami.com/fungi
Mushroom and Fungus Photography
Photographs of over 200 mushroom and fungus species from California and Florida.
http://musicalpeace.org/Rattlebox/gallery/view_album.php?set_albumName=fungus
New Zealand Fungi
Images, photos, keys and lots of information on mushrooms in New Zealand
http://www.fungi.co.nz/
Forest Fungi Of New Zealand
Photographs and information on New Zealand Fungi now also including slime moulds
http://fungi.co.nz/forest
The Ones That Stain Blue
Psilocybe mushrooms: studies in ethnomycology
http://www.stainblue.com
Morel Mushroom Biology and Evolution
Presents information about morels, along with unorthodox hypotheses about their evolution.
http://nov55.com/mr/index.html
Fungi in Wales
Pictures, descriptions, habitat details of mushrooms, toadstools and other fungi of Wales, UK. Thumbnails and photographs of 100 edible & poisonous species.
http://www.fishing-in-wales.com/wildlife/fungi
Truffle.org
Site aimed at promoting research on truffles and mycorrhizae. Includes a truffle image gallery, directory of truffle and mycorrhizal researchers and companies, and information for molecular analysis and identification of truffles.
http://www.truffle.org/
Simply Fungi
Informative, easy to understand and colourful website about mushrooms and other fungi, including photos.
http://www.geocities.com/rainforest/andes/8046
Mycokey
A synoptic key for determination of fungal genera. This first version includes 180 genera and about 750 illustrated species. Covers the genera of basidiomycota with stem and cap (Agarics, and Boletes) from Northern Europe.
http://www.mycokey.com/
Maitake Science
Maitake mushroom informational site with latest studies on the medicinal benrfits of maitake mushroom, focusing on HIV and cancer.
http://www.maitakescience.org
Links to sites with mushrooms
More than 100 links to the best sites about mushrooms.
http://paddestoelen.pagina.nl
Tom Volk's Fungi
Information on mushrooms and mycology, forays and workshop information, images for teaching, and related resources.
http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/
Canadian Mycological Resource
A Canadian focus on mushrooms, fungi, and mycology resources.
http://www.fungi.ca/
Mushroom Growing Supplies & Spore Bank
Over 600 Mushroom / Fungus species available in beautiful colors, scents and flavors.. Kits, spores, live cultures, growing supplies, equipment, 1,000 photographs and directions.
http://www.mushroomsporebank.org
Fungi mailinglist and archive
Belgian mailinglist for mycology. Share your questions and answers; outdoor-activities; determinations about fungi with others who are also interested in Mycology. Or search the archive for some information.
http://listserv.cc.kuleuven.ac.be/cgi-bin/wa?S1=fungi
Penn State Mycological Herbarium
Includes a searchable catalog of specimens of Pennsylvania fungi.
http://www.ma.psu.edu/~pacma/
Mycology Resources
Links to internet resources of interest to mycologists.
http://mycology.cornell.edu/
University of Oslo Mycological Herbarium
Collections database, images, fact sheets, red list, list of taxon names and synonyms. In Norwegian and English.
http://www.nhm.uio.no/botanisk/sopp/
Duke Mycology
Information on Rytas Vilgalys's research group, evolutionary biology of mushrooms, and mushrooms of North Carolina.
http://www.biology.duke.edu/fungi/
Mycological Resources on the Internet
This virtual library of mycology sites is a place to start looking for information about fungi.
http://biodiversity.uno.edu/~fungi/
Fungal Biodiversity Center - Utrecht, The Netherlands
Includes extensive databases for many types of fungi.
http://www.cbs.knaw.nl/
Resupinate Aphyllophorales
Descriptions, images, bibliography of resupinate wood inhabiting fungi collected in southern Switzerland. Also in Italian and French.
http://aphyllo.com/default.asp?lg=EN
Myco Photography
This site is dedicated to the ART of mushroom photography. It is updated often with new photographs and tips on getting the best mushroom photos possible.
http://www.mycophotography.com
Mycology.net
Internet portal for scientists presenting information about diversity of fungi including email directories, societies, identification, collections, and resources.
http://www.mycology.net/
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