Twenty-second Fungal Genetics Conference - Asilomar, 2003

Conference · Mon Jun 30 04:00:00 EDT 2003

OSTI ID:822360

Walton, Jonathan D ^[1]

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1. Michigan State University

The purpose of the Twenty Second Fungal Genetics Conference is to bring together scientists and students who are interested in genetic approaches to studying the biology of filamentous fungi. It is intended to stimulate thinking and discussion in an atmosphere that supports interactions between scientists at different levels and in different disciplines. Topics range from the basic to the applied. Filamentous fungi impact human affairs in many ways. In the environment they are the most important agents of decay and nutrient turnover. They are used extensively in the food industry for the production of food enzymes such as pectinase and food additives such as citric acid. They are used in the production of fermented foods such as alcoholic drinks, bread, cheese, and soy sauce. More than a dozen species of mushrooms are used as foods directly. Many of our most important antibiotics, such as penicillin, cyclosporin, and lovastatin, come from fungi. Fungi also have many negative impacts on human health and economics. Fungi are serious pathogens in immuno-compromised patients. Fungi are the single largest group of plant pathogens and thus a serious limit on crop productivity throughout the world. Many fungi are allergenic, and mold contamination of residences and commercial buildings is now recognized as a serious public health threat. As decomposers, fungi cause extensive damage to just about all natural and synthetic materials.

• Research Organization: Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI (US)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Science (SC) (US)
• DOE Contract Number: FG02-02ER15348
• OSTI ID: 822360
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
ANTIBIOTICS
BIOLOGY
BIOMASS CONVERSION
CELL WALL BIOSYNTHESIS
CITRIC ACID
COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS
CONTAMINATION
CROPS
DELIGNIFICATION
FOOD ADDITIVES
FOOD INDUSTRY
GENETICS
PATHOGENS
PENICILLIN
PLANT DISEASE
POLLUTANT BIOREMEDIATION
PUBLIC HEALTH
SYNTHETIC MATERIALS