Over the past weeks, Morel mushrooms have been popping up in local woods. The distinctive and tasty mushrooms are prized among wild food gatherers but are rare. According to information online, they are very difficult to cultivate, making them even more prized. People who look for them regularly say there is no real pattern for where they will be found though they are consistent on when the edible caps will make their once a year appearance - spring. They typically come in during a short span of days and last about a week. The cap of the mushroom is often described as being like the bloom of a flower, with most of the mushroom being fibers underground. The Wikipedia entry on morels highlights the difficulty in identifying promising spots
In this lab, the organism that we have been working with is the bacterium, Serratia marcescens. S. marcescens is a member of the Enterobacteriaceae family, and tends to grow in damp environments. S. marcescens is an ideal bacterium to work with in the lab because it reproduces quicker than other bacterium. This bacterium produces a special pigment called prodigiosin, which is red in color. The prodigiosin pigment is intensified when S. marcescens is grown at higher densities. During our experiment, temperature, pH, salinity concentration and oxygen requirements were tested on S. marcescens to measure their optimal growth and prodigiosin production.
The author Cheryl Bardoe of “looking at Mushrooms”, has more of a descriptive variety on fungi then the passage, “Talented fungi”. The reasoning is, the author, Charlene Brusso of “Talented fungi”, only talks about the discovered fungi rather than putting more effort in how they function and live. The better passage talks also about who study them (fungi) and how they lived, meanwhile the other passage only talks about what fungi use is for. Charlene Brusso put a lot of effort in her information about how fungi was used before, but she didn’t talk about the 1.5 million fungi that are used today.
The toxin alpha-amanitin is responsible for the toxicity of the Death Cap Mushroom. This toxin inhibits RNA polymerase II, which is necessary for DNA transcription. RNA polymerase II is crucial to the replication of cells because it is needed for the synthesis of messenger RNA (mRNA). Genes are made up of DNA which is contained within the nucleus of the cell. DNA is necessary for cell replication. However, DNA is unable to leave the nucleus of the cell. During transcription, RNA polymerase II makes a copy of DNA called messenger RNA (mRNA) which is able to leave the cell nucleus. Alpha‐amanitin, the poison found in the Death Cap Mushroom, disrupts mRNA transcription because it slows down the transcription rate. With the inhibition
Tyrosinase is an enzyme found in Portabella mushrooms. Tyrosinase is the enzyme most responsible for the brown color of Portabella mushrooms, as it is found in larger amounts than other pigmentations. Tyrosinase is also found in Tyrosinase vesicles in the cell wall of Portabella mushrooms. Tyrosinase plays a huge role in Portabella mushrooms in that it is active in most chemical reactions including oxidation, phosphorylation and other important mechanisms within the cell. The journal article examines the biochemical characteristics of Tyrosinase in Portabella mushrooms by specifically extracting it from the gill tissue. In order to effectively examine Tyrosinase, purification of this enzyme was to be extracted which
If I had lived during the Holocaust, the hardships would include lack of shelter, starvation, and survival. To start, people struggled to find a safe shelter. The book Milkweed is about a boy who has to change the locations of his shelter to be able to survive. I know that during this time period a lot of people who were jewish were taken to concentration camps were they were forced to work and were treated harshly. Because of this people had to change the location of their shelter to escape getting caught. Additionally, people also had to face the struggles of starvation. Since hitler and his nazis were killing off a lot of people, the people who owned food stores could no longer sell food. This meant that people couldn’t get the same amount
As mentioned, one of the most common edible mushrooms that people look forward to hunting is the morel. Not only are they one of the most hunted mushrooms here in Michigan, they are also one of the most easiest mushrooms to correctly identify. Before we discuss the description of the morel it is important to know when to go searching for this delicious mushroom. Here in Michigan, the best time to spot morels is early spring. They can be pretty unpredictable as to where they will pop up and you may not find them in the same spot the next year. I’ve seen them along trails, in fields, along paved roads or even in a pile of old wood mulch. You will find them alone or in a group with others on the ground. A
Citrobacter Freundii is a species of bacteria that can be potentially harmful to humans. It is known to cause meningitis by protruding into the brain and replicating itself (1). The Citrobacter species has also been found as a cause of some urinary tract infections, diarrhea, and even gastrointestinal diseases and symptoms (3). C. Freundii can be located in a wide variety of soils and water (3). Lastly, it is also the cause of many nosocomial infections due to its presence in water (1).
How does UV radiation affect prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells? In this experiment, saccharomyces cerevisiae, a type of yeast, and the K-12 strain of E.coli will be exposed to UV radiation. In order to conduct this experiment, one must understand what yeast, saccharomyces cerevisiae, E.coli, and UV radiation are, and how UV radiation affects a cell. This report introduces yeast then goes over the description, importance, and structure of saccharomyces cerevisiae, a certain species of yeast, and E.coli, a species of bacteria. In addition, this report goes over the definition and types of UV radiation as well as how it affects a cell.
It is just the perfect day to gorge on the yummy mushrooms that are stuffed with almost anything. Be it the cheesy jalapeno stuffed mushrooms or the bacon stuffed one, you have all the reason to try making stuffed mushrooms at home or ordering some while you dine out.
The article that I have chosen is called “Furniture Of The Future May Be Grown From Mushrooms” by Sarah Benton Feitlinger. The article states that our future furniture may be made out of mushrooms. This all started when an Ecovative team in New York, was making an eco-friendly wrapping for a package, out of mushrooms in 2009. Now the company wants to make the wrapping material into furniture. They are thinking to make furniture out of mushrooms. I was reading the article and I think that this will negatively affect the environment and us humans because some people don't like the fact that mushrooms are in there furniture. Why I think this, is because some people might be allergic to mushrooms, mushrooms
Once upon a time in New Zuri, Teagarella was hosting a ball for her becoming a princess. This was happening because her mom and the King were soon to be married. She was most excited about Prince Zeke coming to the ball. Teagarella thought that Zeke was the cutest prince in all of New Zuri and she wanted to have a dance with him.
Music is a beautiful piece of art work. It can send messages about politics, it can soothe a broken heart, or it can bring a family closer together. Music is such an important aspect in a household because it could very well be the only thing a family can connect on. The Father and Mother share their taste of music with their kin just as their parents did for them and along with their parents. The music being passed down receives a change along the way. My Father showed me Heavy Metal, Hair Metal, and Rock ‘n’ Roll, whereas my Mother showed me 80s pop, some country, and other various genres. Some of the music passed down from generation to generation may be derived from where our ancestors lived. I have recently found out, through my Mother
The inequalities of race, social class, and age is a major theme demonstrated in the book To Kill a Mockingbird, written by Harper Lee as well as in modern day society. The segregation of African Americans is a obvious problem in the text. The African Americans were always in different places than the whites and this is still happening in places like schools today. Social class has become a big problem in modern day society and in the text. Each person or family is put into a social class and that behavior is relevant in modern society.
fungal pneumonia is a lung infection caused by a fungus. Death in cases of fungal pneumonia reached 90% in immunocompromised patients, though immunocompetent patients generally respond well to anti-fungal therapy.
Although their spores may be invisible when floating around, when they land on a wet surface and begin to grow, they're hard to miss. Spores, while ranging in size, shape, and color, always look dirty and unhealthy. Because they need moisture to survive,