Newsletter of the Mycological Society of America Fungal

Mycological Society of America Newsletter

Newsletter of the Mycological Society of America About this lssue

In This lssue MSA Official Business .......... 2 .......... Addition to Abstracts 2 ................... Mycology Online 2 ................. Mycological News 3 News of Herbaria ................. 3 ........... News of Mycologists 3 Deaths .................................. 3 ................. Calendar of Events 4 Letters and Commentary ......... 5 Mycological Classifieds ......... 6 Change of Add...

Newsletter of the Mycological Society of America The Chytrid Epidemic Revisited

submission: The deadline for abstract submission is April 15, 2008, for contributed presentations and posters. We look forward to seeing you at Penn State. Please check the MSA website for continually updated meeting and foray information and for links to our meeting registration, housing, and abstract submission sites.submission sites.

Brief history of mycology in Iran

The history of mycology in Iran is presented in five periods. In the first period (until 1860) there is no sign of Iranian fungi in scientific literature. In the second period (1860–1941) the study of Iranian fungi was started by foreign mycologists who did not visit Iran but worked on plant material collected by botanists. In the third period (1941–1963) the study of Iranian fungi was started ...

Diagnosis of Allergic Fungal Rhinosinusitis

Background: Allergic fungal sinusitis is a non-invasive disease, and accounts for approximately 6-8% of all chronic sinusitis requiring surgical intervention. As the treatment and prognosis of these disorders vary significantly, it is extremely important to recognize allergic fugal sinusitis and differentiate it from chronic sinusitis of bacterial and fungal origin. This prospective study evalu...