Unit 5 applied mycology

Fungi negative impact on humans

• Plant Crop pathogens

• Food Toxins and Mycetismus

• Structural damage

• Animal pathogens

• Human pathogens

Positibve impact fungi have on humans

• Mycorrhiza

• Foodstuffs

• Useful secondary products

• Biological control agents

• Agents of decomposition

Soft rot fungi

Affect damp wood e.g. fence posts
Degrade Cellulose
E.g. Chaetomium

Brown rot fungi

Affects drier strutural timber

Degrades cellulose and hemicellulose

E.g. Serpula (dry rot fungus)

White rot fungi

Affects drier wood
Degrades cellulose and lignin

E.g. Coriolus and Armillaria

Mycorrhizae benefits

Agriculture
Horticulture
Forestry

may not have long-term effects

Fungi foodstuffs

Yeasts, Mushrooms, Mycoprotein, Tempeh, Cheeze

Edible mushrooms

Agricus, shiitake, pleurotus

magic mushrooms bind through what

seratonin receptors

Citric acid producer

aspergillus niger

ciclosporin

immunosuppresion

rh arth and psoriasis

Do fungi make enzymes

yes, mostly used for food