Obligate symbionts (or Primary symbionts) are essential for their hosts’ survival and reproduction. They tend to supplement the hosts’ diet with amino acids or vitamins that are rare or absent in the food source. –Source There has been research to find Bacterial Obligate Symbionts in Insects, and there are also findings for Obligate symbionts in …
The Podcast Science Knights, where Scientists are dubbed knights for their work in the battle and pursuit of knowledge, has a nice episode on fungi. They touch base on the Mycelial Networks in Forests and Desert environments and mention about rock erosion and breakdown through Lichen. “Join the knights as they explore the otherworldly universe …
In terms of fungi, Epigeous means that the fruiting body fruits above the ground, think traditional mushrooms with mushrooms that grow above the ground. The Prefix ‘Epi-‘ means ‘above’ and the suffix ‘geous’ relates to ‘geo’ meaning ‘earth’. So ‘Epi-geos’ is ‘Above the earth’. Hypogeous means that the fruiting body fruits below the ground, this …
Myco Wizards You can find them on Youtube, Spotify, and their website, buzzsprout and Cap N’ Stem’s website. Eric Lowen of Maine Cap N’ Stem talks some sweet jazz with other interesting people well connected in the fungi farming industry from all over. This is a great podcast for looking into the Business-2-Business, learning some …
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Inonotus obliquus, or Chaga is a type of mushroom that is eaten for both sustinance and health properties. The word ‘Chaga’ is a Russian loan word of ‘чага’ that directly translates to ‘Mushrooms’. So saying ‘Chaga mushrooms’ is actually saying ‘Mushroom Mushrooms’. There is a good online resource about Fool’s Chaga (things that look like …
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Mushroom Culture based in the UK -has a great article that talks about different benefits and bioactive ingredients from Mycelium and the Fruiting Body. For instance, Lion’s Mane’s Fruiting body has hericenones that can stimulate the Brain’s Nerve Growth Factor (NGF). At the same time, Lion’s Mane Mycelium has erinacines which are not found in …
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Whiskey fungus — sometimes called distillery fungus, rum fungus or warehouse-staining fungus — is a black fungus with the scientific name Baudoinia compniacensis. Though the fungus is literally black in color, it is not the same as black mold, Stachybotrys, which can cause significant health issues and infrastructure damage. –Source Long story short, Alcohol storage of predominantly whiskey has …
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This was some interesting content pulled from Myth of Progress on Substack, with permission and credit- here are some interesting things about Valley Fever, Coccidioidomycosis, or Valley fever, is the infectious fungal disease associated with Cocci. Transmitted through the inhalation of Cocci spores, it can affect humans, livestock, pets (dogs and cats), and other wild mammalian …
To know how to manage mold, one must know about mold. Mold is in the air, all around you, spores are constantly everywhere and settle everywhere. Sometimes you breath it in, and in very bad scenarios you might get a respiratory infection. Mold spores among other things lay dormant and collect in the dust. In …
Lichens are a complex life form that is a symbiotic partnership of two separate organisms, a fungus and an alga. Lichens are fungi and algae (alga) or Fungi and Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae). Lichen’s Alga and Fungi work in a symbiotic partnership which means they help each other. The Fungi help algae by providing protection and acts …
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