MAKE IT FUN(GI)!!! by Prof. Nishla Sobers N. https://padlet.com/nisoscience/mqop8s3j8chl6t9f Benefits and harm of Fungi en-us 2020-10-26 18:55:34 UTC 2023-05-14 01:35:49 UTC hello@padlet.com Mycorrhiza Youssef Hachem https://padlet.com/nisoscience/mqop8s3j8chl6t9f/wish/863370780 The partnership between mycorrhizae and plants makes a crucial contribution to the health of Earth’s plants. The pres­ence of mycorrhizae increases the overall productivity of Earth’s plant communities, enhancing their ability to sup­port the animals and other organisms that depend on them. ]]> 2020-10-26 19:39:21 UTC https://padlet.com/nisoscience/mqop8s3j8chl6t9f/wish/863370780 Corn 🤬 https://padlet.com/nisoscience/mqop8s3j8chl6t9f/wish/863371709 Dominic Gonzalez
Corn 🤬 is a plant disease caused by the pathogenic fungus Ustilago maydis that causes on maize and teosinte. The fungus forms galls on all above-ground parts of corn species. . It is edible, and is known in Mexico as the delicacy huitlacoche; which is eaten, usually as a filling, in quesadillas and other tortilla-based foods, and soups.


]]> 2020-10-26 19:39:36 UTC https://padlet.com/nisoscience/mqop8s3j8chl6t9f/wish/863371709 Yeast and Baking Layla Dakroub https://padlet.com/nisoscience/mqop8s3j8chl6t9f/wish/863378694 In fungus there are many kinds of yeasts. You use one type to make breads, another to brew beer. Yeast keeps your digestive system healthy and in balance.In food manufacture, yeast is used to cause fermentation and leavening. The fungi feed on sugars, producing alcohol and carbon dioxide; in beer and wine manufacture the former is the desired product, in baking it is the latter. 

]]> 2020-10-26 19:41:36 UTC https://padlet.com/nisoscience/mqop8s3j8chl6t9f/wish/863378694 Ergot- Li hao Wu https://padlet.com/nisoscience/mqop8s3j8chl6t9f/wish/863382225 One infamous toxin-producing fungus is the ascomycete Claviceps purpurea, which infects rye plants and causes a disease known as ergot. This fungus produces several toxins, which can affect humans if infected rye is ground into flour and consumed.
 
Today, new agricultural techniques have effectively eliminated ergot poisoning, but the hallucinogenic drug LSD, which is derived from a component of the ergot toxins, remains as a legacy of this disease.

]]> 2020-10-26 19:42:42 UTC https://padlet.com/nisoscience/mqop8s3j8chl6t9f/wish/863382225 Athlete's Foot Rafael Aboulafia https://padlet.com/nisoscience/mqop8s3j8chl6t9f/wish/863382780 Athlete's foot, is a contagious fungal infection that affects the feet's skin. It's also called athlete's food because its seen mainly on athletes. 

It is a harmful fungi and some of the symptoms this fungi present are: 

a) blisters on the feet skin that itch.
b) raw skin on your feet 
c) discolored,  thick, and crumbly toenails

This fungi is caused by the same type of fungus that causes ringworm which is by a variety of fungi all belonging to the group dermatophytes. It is also caused by wet socks and warm shoes.

 
]]> 2020-10-26 19:42:53 UTC https://padlet.com/nisoscience/mqop8s3j8chl6t9f/wish/863382780 Lichens - David Qiu https://padlet.com/nisoscience/mqop8s3j8chl6t9f/wish/863383143 Lichens are symbiotic associations between fungi and single­celled green algae or cyanobacteria. Fungal member of the partnership “tends” the photosynthetic algal or bacterial partner by pro­ viding shelter and protection from harsh conditions.]]> 2020-10-26 19:43:00 UTC https://padlet.com/nisoscience/mqop8s3j8chl6t9f/wish/863383143 Yeast and baking - Carlos Córdoba https://padlet.com/nisoscience/mqop8s3j8chl6t9f/wish/863383307 Yeast not only leavens dough and gives it a light, sponge-like texture, and provides flavor. A natural and proven source of essential vitamins and minerals, including Vitamin D.


]]> 2020-10-26 19:43:03 UTC https://padlet.com/nisoscience/mqop8s3j8chl6t9f/wish/863383307 Poisonous fungi in Humans / Mohamed Saab https://padlet.com/nisoscience/mqop8s3j8chl6t9f/wish/863389054 Although only a few of the 70-80 species of poisonous mushrooms are actually fatal when ingested, many of these deadly fungi bear an unfortunate resemblance to edible species and are thus especially dangerous.]]> 2020-10-26 19:44:49 UTC https://padlet.com/nisoscience/mqop8s3j8chl6t9f/wish/863389054 Corn 🤬 - krish chablani https://padlet.com/nisoscience/mqop8s3j8chl6t9f/wish/863389738 The fungus is exceptionally well-suited for genetic modification

The availability of the entire genome

Uses
is used to study plant genetics.

used to study plant disease]]> 2020-10-26 19:45:00 UTC https://padlet.com/nisoscience/mqop8s3j8chl6t9f/wish/863389738 Mushrooms as food- Samir Elneser samelneser11 https://padlet.com/nisoscience/mqop8s3j8chl6t9f/wish/863391026 Some  mushrooms are dangerous to eat; a few can even kill you, but most of them can get you pretty sick. Mushrooms with white gills, with a ring around the stem, or with a volva are often poisonous Mushrooms with a red color on the cap or stem are also either poisonous or strongly hallucinogenic.]]> 2020-10-26 19:45:24 UTC https://padlet.com/nisoscience/mqop8s3j8chl6t9f/wish/863391026 Ergot- Kenneth Wong kennethwl2003 https://padlet.com/nisoscience/mqop8s3j8chl6t9f/wish/863391493 In the Middle Ages , ergot poisoning on Northern Europe was typically fatal, and victims experienced terrible symptoms before dying. One ergot toxin constricts blood vessels and reduces blood flow. The effect can be so extreme that gangrene develops and limbs shrivel and fall off. Other ergot toxins cause symptoms that include a burning sensation, vomiting, convulsive twitching, and vivid hallucinations.

]]> 2020-10-26 19:45:32 UTC https://padlet.com/nisoscience/mqop8s3j8chl6t9f/wish/863391493 Pestalotiopsis microspora - Raunak Sreedharan https://padlet.com/nisoscience/mqop8s3j8chl6t9f/wish/863393579 2020-10-26 19:46:10 UTC https://padlet.com/nisoscience/mqop8s3j8chl6t9f/wish/863393579 Mushroom as food/Raywan Farhat https://padlet.com/nisoscience/mqop8s3j8chl6t9f/wish/863396586 Mushrooms are fat-free, low-sodium, low-calorie, and cholesterol-free. They’re also packed with fiber, vitamins, and minerals. Potassium can help regulate blood pressure, and this may decrease the risk of hypertension and cardiovascular disease. But overall, they are a good source of the following nutrients: 
Antioxidant
Potassium
Beta glucan
B vitamins

]]> 2020-10-26 19:47:07 UTC https://padlet.com/nisoscience/mqop8s3j8chl6t9f/wish/863396586 Mitanshu Kanurkar- Penicillin (antibiotic made of fungi) https://padlet.com/nisoscience/mqop8s3j8chl6t9f/wish/863411520 Penicillin prevents the bacteria from synthesizing peptidoglycan, a molecule in the cell wall that provides the wall with the strength it needs to survive in the human body. The drug greatly weakens the cell wall and causes bacteria to die, allowing a person to recover from a bacterial infection.]]> 2020-10-26 19:51:36 UTC https://padlet.com/nisoscience/mqop8s3j8chl6t9f/wish/863411520 Lichens - Andrea https://padlet.com/nisoscience/mqop8s3j8chl6t9f/wish/863419854 Lichens are also known as "reindeeer moss" which are their main source of food during winter.]]> 2020-10-26 19:54:00 UTC https://padlet.com/nisoscience/mqop8s3j8chl6t9f/wish/863419854 Poisonous Fungi in Humans ( Alberto Segebre 11ºB ) https://padlet.com/nisoscience/mqop8s3j8chl6t9f/wish/863421116 Fungi are increasingly linked to myriad human ailments, such as allergic and asthmatic diseases that affect millions of people. Fungi cause over a million eye infections every year, many of which result in blindness.]]> 2020-10-26 19:54:22 UTC https://padlet.com/nisoscience/mqop8s3j8chl6t9f/wish/863421116 Yeast and baking - Carlos Córdoba https://padlet.com/nisoscience/mqop8s3j8chl6t9f/wish/863426910 Too much amount of yeast can cause infections and other health problems. If you take antibiotics too often or use oral birth control, your body might start to grow too much yeast. This often leads to gas, bloating, mouth sores, bad breath, a coating on your tongue, or itchy rashes.]]> 2020-10-26 19:56:06 UTC https://padlet.com/nisoscience/mqop8s3j8chl6t9f/wish/863426910 Yeast and Baking Layla Dakroub https://padlet.com/nisoscience/mqop8s3j8chl6t9f/wish/863427526 Although it's fine to eat baked bread, never eat raw active yeast because these fungi are still alive and will continue to ferment in your digestive system, where they will eat your body's B-vitamins and produce gas.]]> 2020-10-26 19:56:18 UTC https://padlet.com/nisoscience/mqop8s3j8chl6t9f/wish/863427526 Poisonous fungi in humans benefits Mohamed Saab https://padlet.com/nisoscience/mqop8s3j8chl6t9f/wish/863431396 From the glycosides of foxglove, used as heart medicines, to the alkaloids of ipecac, used as an emetic to treat poisoning, toxic compounds and poisonous plants applied in appropriate doses provide us with many important medicines. For 80 percent of the world's people, plants are the primary source of medicine, and even in modern industrial societies, over one-quarter of prescriptions are derived at least in part from plants, many of which are potentially toxic.]]> 2020-10-26 19:57:30 UTC https://padlet.com/nisoscience/mqop8s3j8chl6t9f/wish/863431396 Akram Hachem - Micafungin https://padlet.com/nisoscience/mqop8s3j8chl6t9f/wish/863431407 Micafungin is a vaccine made up of fungi with too many harmful side-effects.

Micafungin side-effects: 
nausea
vomiting
stomach
pain
indigestion
diarrhea
constipation
headache
insomnia
flushing 
itching or skin rash
pain, swelling, or tenderness.
    

]]> 2020-10-26 19:57:30 UTC https://padlet.com/nisoscience/mqop8s3j8chl6t9f/wish/863431407 Pestalotiopsis Microspora Nayid Villarreal https://padlet.com/nisoscience/mqop8s3j8chl6t9f/wish/863442369 - Pestalotiopsis microspora  is a species of endophytic fungus capable of breaking down and digesting polyurethane and all that’s left of the plastic waste is organic matter. 

- Can do all without oxygen giving mankind great hope for the reduction of landfills worldwide.

-It can remove pollutants from soils, help the conversion of waste, and the byproduct of their plastics consumption can be used to create building materials.

- It can remove pollutants from soils, help the conversion of waste, and the byproduct of their plastics consumption can be used to create building materials.


]]> 2020-10-26 20:00:59 UTC https://padlet.com/nisoscience/mqop8s3j8chl6t9f/wish/863442369 Athlete’s foot - Jenny Cen https://padlet.com/nisoscience/mqop8s3j8chl6t9f/wish/863443394 is a common skin infection of the feet caused by fungus. It is harmful, can be dangerous most times and causes other diseases.The symptoms can be itching, redness and cracking.
- Common places where the fungi can survive are around swimming pools and in locker rooms.The fungus that causes athlete's foot can easily spread to the environment. 
- Fungi are shed from bare feet and toes, but they also spread on dead skin cells that are constantly shed. 

- Athlete's foot fungi particles and scales from affected skin can spread to socks, shoes, clothing, other people, pets, sheets, bathtubs, showers, sinks, countertops, towels, rugs, floors.]]> 2020-10-26 20:01:20 UTC https://padlet.com/nisoscience/mqop8s3j8chl6t9f/wish/863443394 Pestalotiopsis Microspora Nayid Villarreal https://padlet.com/nisoscience/mqop8s3j8chl6t9f/wish/863448614 - Pestalotiopsis microspora  can cause disease in some plants.

- If it grows 10 times faster, we might damage new species of plants, leading to potentially a brand new crop pathogen, with potentially devastating consequences.

 

]]> 2020-10-26 20:03:05 UTC https://padlet.com/nisoscience/mqop8s3j8chl6t9f/wish/863448614 Poisonous Fungi in Humans ( Alberto Segebre 11ºB ) https://padlet.com/nisoscience/mqop8s3j8chl6t9f/wish/863450952 Many secondary metabolites of fungi are of great commercial importance. Funginaturally produce antibiotics to kill or inhibit the growth of bacteria, limiting their competition in the natural environment. Important antibiotics, such as penicillin and the cephalosporins, can be isolated from fungi.]]> 2020-10-26 20:03:48 UTC https://padlet.com/nisoscience/mqop8s3j8chl6t9f/wish/863450952 Lichens - David Qiu https://padlet.com/nisoscience/mqop8s3j8chl6t9f/wish/863454862 A few species have been eaten by humans, however. Many species are believed to be mildly toxic, at least a few are poisonous, and most are indigestible in their raw form.]]> 2020-10-26 20:04:58 UTC https://padlet.com/nisoscience/mqop8s3j8chl6t9f/wish/863454862