Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi are being disrupted by warmer winters and reduced snowpack, leaving plants less able to absorb nutrients. The result is Colorado's Rocky Mountain ecosystem is shifting from grassland to scrubland.
You might think water turns to ice the moment the temperature drops below freezing. You haven’t been lied to it’s more like you’ve been told only half the story. Prepare to meet the real master of the freeze.
They can pose a threat to human health — yeast infections are but one example. Scientists say not enough attention is paid to their ability to develop resistance to medications that treat them. n.pr/4sEdj9w
This presentation will focus on how Mortierellomycotina fungi may navigate sexual interactions, using Linnemannia elongata as a model organism for Mortierellomycotina at large, but will not focus heavily on bacterial influence of mating biology.
For example, the genetic basis for sexual identity and partner-partner compatibility, the enzymes responsible for producing sexual pheromones (trisporic acids) and pheromone receptors, and germination of zygospores remain unreported.
Despite sexual compatibility being published since at least the 1970s, major aspects of Mortierellomycotina sexual biology remain unknown.
Critically, bacterial presence is also associated with no sexual spore (zygospore) production, potentially directing the evolutionary trajectory of Mortierellaceae fungi.
This symbiotic lifestyle has strong impacts on fungal physiology, and isolates associated with bacterial endosymbionts typically have reduced growth and differential culture morphology from bacteria-free isolates.
Interestingly, approximately 10%-30% of naturally-occurring isolates harbor bacteria that live as obligate endosymbionts within fungal cells.
The Mortierellomycotina (Mucoromycota) are soil-associated fungi that have been isolated from all continents on Earth. These fungi play a role in rescuing plants from stress-associated growth reduction, and are thought to be key recyclers of chitin biomass in the soil.
Wednesday, April 15, 2026, at 7pm: It is always exciting to have a local PHD student reveal how they are working to bring a greater understanding of the fungal world.
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Phenomenal film! Bravo!
We track regulations for mushroom picking on nearby State and Federal forest lands cascademyco.org/mushroom-inf...
🍄 USFS reminder: Personal mushroom picking is free & permit-free under 1 gal (OR) / 5 gal (WA). Commercial harvesting requires a permit ($40 for 10 days or $100/yr).
Article links to burn areas. Cautions always ID before you eat, when in doubt, throw it out!
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Space is still available rec.eugene-or.gov/OR/city-of-e...
Thank you Mycophiles, we Sold Out! ♥️🍄
Half-free morel mushroom hiding in the duff. Sp. Morchella populiphila
Morel mushroom in the grass. I think it’s a Sp. Morchella importuna
Morel mushroom in the grass. I think it’s a Sp. Morchella importuna
First morels of the season near the Columbia River in Oregon.
Not bad for an early morning walk with only a few snags on blackberry bushes.
#mushroomforager 🍄🟫
We had fun partnering with the Oregon Stater magazine to share a little bit about Mycology at OSU!! Each fall our Mycology class has a fantastic time collecting and identifying fungi on our field trips 🍄 🍄 🍄
"Fauna, flora and fungi go hand in hand, and without each other, we would not exist. I think that's really the biggest thing behind this awakening."
Oregon On The Record talked to two documentary film makers who'll debut their latest - Follow The Rain - at the Eugene Art House on April 12. The film explores the amazingly beautiful world of fungi.
#mushrooms #fungi #klcc #documentaryfilm
Join us on Sunday for the Eugene premier of Follow the Rain.
@klccoregon.bsky.social 's Michael Dunne interviewed the producers and will air the interview today at 2pm.
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What people are saying about Follow the Rain - 30 seconds
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CMS Presents "Follow the Rain" on April 12. Matinee at 1:30 – $10, Evening show at 6:30 – $12.
Presale tickets available! #Eugene #Mushrooms #Fungi #Movie #Oregon
Oregon mushroom foragers are warned against the so-called “false morels” that grow in local forests.
Electrical signal transfer across fungal mycelia in forest floor is a fascinating idea in ecology but not fully explored yet.
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May 8, 2026 (7-9 pm) – Cooking with Wild Mushrooms – $13 – Amazon Community Center.
Five seats left for this delicious class and tasting experience.
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This study provides the first clear evidence that edible mushrooms, such as Lentinula edodes (shiitake), Pleurotus ostreatus and Pleurotus eryngii, can generate carbon monoxide (CO) as part of their metabolic activity.
Have you seen the posters around town? Now is the time to buy your tickets, this is one awesome documentary you do not want to miss.
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