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8th International Mycological Congress
(August 20-25, 2006, Cairns, Australia) |
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FOREWORD
It has been a challenge to design and
bring to fruition a congress that can meet the high standards set by
previous International Mycological Congresses. We hope that we provided
you with a congress experience that was stimulating, rewarding and
enjoyable.
We have endeavoured to develop an
outstanding program, thanks to our national and international scientific
program organising committee, and your scientific input and
participation. There are nine pre-congress workshops to choose from, and
within the congress program, there is an internationally recognised
invited plenary speaker each day. The daily scientific program
encompassed 56 symposia and 4 proffered sessions, which included a
combination of invited speakers and presenters chosen from submitted
abstracts, and an extensive range of scientific poster presentations. We
trust that there was something of interest to all mycologists in our
large and varied scientific program.
It is our pleasure to bring you
summaries of a selection of oral and poster presentations presented at
the Eighth International Mycological Congress (IMC8) of the
International Mycological Association from 20–25 August 2006 in Cairns,
Australia, which was hosted by the Australasian Mycological Society. On
behalf of the Organizing Committee we would like to thank everybody who
has taken an active part in this unique international event that tried
to promotes all aspects of Mycology.
IMC8 in Cairns has been welcomed every
contribution from those devoted to the progress of Mycology. There has
never been a more exciting time in Mycology. The enormous expansion,
which has taken place in our understanding of mycological diversity over
recent years, has been accompanied by the development of new
technologies. These include fungal genomics and proteomics as well as
ever increasing efforts to assemble the fungal tree of life. This will
bring a better knowledge of the evolution of and biodiversity in the
fungal kingdom, safer treatment of fungal diseases and provide better
ways to harness fungi for positive uses in agricultural, food and
medical sciences.
IMC8 was the first International
Mycological Congress, which was held in the Southern Hemisphere, an area
of the world whose scientists have made great contributions to many
fields of Mycology.
Cairns as an international gateway to
Australia, and enjoys close ties with the Asia Pacific region. With its
combined World Heritage listed attractions of the Great Barrier Reef and
the Wet Tropic Rainforests, Cairns offered a uniquely tropical
experience to visiting mycologists from around the world. We hope that
the warm hospitality of Queensland, the tropical north-east of Australia
and, in particular the pleasant atmosphere of Cairns, will stay in the
memory of many Mycologists from around the World including students,
researchers, academics, practitioners, industry representatives and all
those who deal with fungi.
Thank you for coming and we trust you
found your visit enjoyable and rewarding.
With our very best wishes,
Associate Prof. Wieland Meyer
Chair IMC8 Organizing Committee
Dr. Ceri Pearce
Vice-Chair IMC8 Organizing Committee
INDEX
Invited Speakers
Dispersal in Aquatic Hyphomycetes
F. Bärlocher
The Diversity of Oomycete Pathogens of Nematodes and
its Implications to Our Understanding of Oomycete Phylogeny
G.W. Beakes, S.L. Glockling and T.Y. James
Mycelial Foraging Strategies of Saprotrophic
Cord-Forming Basidiomycetes
L. Boddy, G.M. Tordoff, J. Wood, J. Hynes,
D. Bebber, T.H. Jones and M.D. Fricker
RNA Interference Machinery: Use and Function in the
Genus Aspergillus
E. Bolterstein, T. Hammond and N. Keller
Microfungi of the Brazilian Cerrado: Example of
Neotropical Mycodiversity
R.C.P. Carvalho and J.C. Dianese
Diversity and Phylogeny of Chytrids in Taiwan
S.-F. Chen, H.-D. Lin, T.-Y. Chiang and C.-Y.
Chien
Diversity of Ecto-Mycorrhizal Fungi in Nepal -
Relation to Forest Type and Management
M. Christensen
Differential Display, Expressed Sequence Tags and
Serial Analysis of Gene Expression (SAGE) Reveal Gene Expression
Profiles of Shiitake Mushroom Lentinula edodes Development
W.W.Y. Chum, I.S.W. Kwok, X.L. Bian, K.T.P.
Ng, R.S.M. Shih and H.S. Kwan
TrichOKEY v. 2 - A DNA Oligonucliotide BarCode
Program for the Identification of Multiple Sequences of Hypocrea and
Trichoderma
I.S. Druzhinina and A.G. Kopchinskiy
Acquisition and Long-distance Translocation of
Phosphorus in the Symbiotic Phase of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi
T. Ezawa, C. Tani, Y. Kuga and R. Ohtomo
Mycology and Mycologist
D.L. Hawksworth
Wood Inhabiting Fungi on Decomposing Logs in Three
Venezuelan Forests
T. Iturriaga and L. Ryvarden
Screening of Biocontrol Agents Against Fungal Leaf
Diseases
J. Köhl
Global Diversity of Cellular Slime Molds
J. Landolt
Expression of a Shark Antibody Using Trichoderma
reesei as a Heterologous Host
S. Mohammed, V. Te’o, S. Nuttall and H.
Nevalainen
Two Dicer-like Proteins in Magnaporthe oryzae
H. Nakayashiki and N. Kadotani
Ectomycorrhizal Symbioses and Vegetation Development
in the Primary Successional Volcanic Desert on Mount Fuji
K. Nara
Fungal Decomposition of Lignin in Leaf Litter:
Comparison Between Tropical and Temperate Forests
T. Osono
The Saprolegniaceae: New Species Concepts
D.E. Padgett and J.C. Bailey
Survival of Lichens to Space Conditions Inside the
BIOPAN-5 Experiment
L.G. Sancho, R. de la Torre, G. Horneck, C.
Ascaso, A. de los Rios, A. Pintado and J. Wierzchos
Inter- and Intra- Species Diversity of
Ballistoconidium-forming Yeasts and Related Taxa
M. Takashima
Free Papers
Fungal Ligninolytic Enzymes in the Forest Soil
Environment: Occurrence, Distribution and Role in Soil Organic Matter
Transformation
P. Baldrian, J. Šnajdr and V. Valášková
An Aflatoxin-Like Gene Cluster in Pieces?
R.E. Bradshaw and S. Zhang
An Investigation on Tea Garden Air Fungal Pollution
in the North of Iran, Gilan Province Estern Region
Arash Chaichi, Leila Modiri and Mohammad
Fayezi
Fungal Diversity on Leaf Litter
R.K. Chalannavar and CH. Ramesh
Studies On Litter Fungi: Fungal Colonization of Ficus
benjamina L. and Gliricidia maculataHBK
R..K. Chalannavar and CH. Ramesh
Transcriptome of Sporulation in Lentinula edodes
W.W.Y. Chum, I.S.W. Kwok, K.T.P. Ng, X.L.
Bian and H.S. Kwan
Fungal Endophytes in Australian Myco-heterotrophic
Orchids
J.D.W. Dearnaley
Epiphytes on Gorse and Associated Insects
A.K.W. Hee, K.S.H. Boyd-Wilson, D.M.
Suckling, E. Yamoah, E.E. Jones, R. Weld, A. Stewart, N.W. Waipara and
M. Walter
Patch Canker Disease of Rubber Trees on Hainan Island,
China Caused by Pythium vexans
H.H. Ho, H.C. Zeng and H.C. Zeng
Role of Siderophores in Grass-endophyte Symbioses
L. Johnson, A. Koulman, M. Christensen, R.
Johnson, G. Bryan and S. Rasmussen
Aspergillus ibericus: A New Species of Section Nigri
Characterised by MALDI-TOF MS
W. Kallow, I. Santos, M. Erhard, R. Serra,
A. Venâncio and N. Lima
First Report of Candida dubliniensis in Iran Using
Specific Primers
Farzad Katiraee, Minoo Soltani, Majid
Esmaeilzadeh, Shahla Roodbar Mohammadi and Ali Reza Khosravi
Fungal Diversity of the Islands on the Yellow Sea of
Korea
C.M. Kim and H.S. Jung
Interactions of Fungi and Tree Killing Bark Beetles:
Geographic Variation and Interspecific Competition
K. Klepzig, R. Hofstetter, M. Ayres and S.
Taerum
Genes Expressed in Lignocellulose Grown Lentinula
edodes
I.S.W. Kwok, W.W.Y. Chum and H.S. Kwan
Inhibitory effects of Geranium (Pelargonium) Oil on
Growth and Aflatoxin Production by Asperigillus flavus
Mehdi Mansoori, Arash Chaichi and Leila
Modiri
Immunomodulating Action of Edible Mushrooms,
Pleurotus cornucopiae var. citrinopileatus and Pholiota nameko
K. Minato and S. Kasahara
An Investigation on Tea Processing Houses Air Fungal
Pollution in the North of Iran, Gilan Province Estern Region
L. Modiri, A. Chaichi and M. Fayezi
Microorganisms Section of the NIAS Genebank
T. Nagai, T. Sato, K. Tomioka, T. Aoki and
H. Sawada
Presence of Fungi in the Ear, Nose, and Throat of
Kurdish Refugees in Southern Italy
C. Napoli, R. Iatta, D. Tatň, G. Da Molin
and M.T. Montagna
Irpex lacteus: Selection and Application to
Bioremediation of Contaminated Water
Č.
Novotný, K. Svobodová, P. Erbanová, N. Kováčová,
W. Fuchs, P. Schoeberl, M. Tavčar,
A. Rehorek and A. Pavko
Mycological Examination and Biofilm Formation in
Drinking Water
R. Paterson, A. Gonçalves and N. Lima
A New Species of the Genus Aplosporella Parasitic on
Cymbidium kanran
T. Sato and K. Tomioka
A New Species of the Genus Pseudocercospora Isolated
from Dendrobium phalaenopsis
T. Sato and K. Tomioka
Pathogenicity of Ramularia pratensis to Rumex
japonicus and Methods of Its Artificial Reproduction and Long Term
Preservation
T. Sato and K. Tomioka
Stagonospora curtisii Causing Red Leafspot on Crinum
T. Sato and K. Tomioka
Early Toxin Biosynthesis in a Forest Pathogen
A. Schwelm and R.E. Bradshaw
Phaeocryptopus gaeumannii and Swiss Needle Cast in
New Zealand
J.K. Stone, I.A. Hood, T. Ramsfield, J.
Kerrigan and D. Kriticos
Improved Method of Long Term Preservation of
Oomycetes in Liquid Nitrogen
K. Takeuchi, M. Iida, K. Tomioka, N.
Toshirou and T. Sato
Do F-actin Rearrangements Accompany Invasive Tip
Growth?
S. Walker, K. Chitcholtan, S. Suei and A.
Garrill
Phyllosphere Fungi of Perennial Pastures Associated
with Ill Thrift Syndrome of Livestock in New Zealand
M. Walter, A.J. Litherland, T. Fraser, T.
Knight, D.L. Deighton, C.J. Boom, M. Hyslop, M.G. Lambert, C. Hide and
N.W. Waipara
Macrofungal Diversity in the Cryptomeria japonica
Plantations in Taiwan
P.-H. Wang, W.-R. Lin, Y.-T. Wang and I.-F.
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