For this assignment, do the following, using any RECENT resource, i.e., news abo

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For this assignment, do the following, using any RECENT resource, i.e., news about Fungi published within the last year:

1) Find an account of new information about any type of fungus that is somehow BENEFITING a species other than humans;

2)Find an account of new information about any type of fungus that is somehow HARMING a species other than humans. Harm can mean anything from mild to lethal, but always is a negative effect;.

3) Find an account of new information about any type of fungus that is somehow BENEFITING humans, and;

4) Find an account of new information about any type of fungus that is somehow HARMING humans.

BE SURE to list the fungal species, the phylum to which it belongs, the specific type of effect it has, and, for the species other than human, name the species. The fungal species that you report do not have to be symbiotes, but it is perfectly acceptable to include symbiotes. Thus, each one of these four categories should be about a paragraph in length.

please DO NOT report on ANY of the folloeing fungal relationship: cheese, wine, beer making, soy sauce, bread, Mushrooms, morels, truffles or penicillin, lysergic acid, psilocybin, Ergotism  or  Diseases - In humans, athlete’s foot, “ringworm”, thrush, “yeast infection”, Histoplasmosis, and thses diseases in plants Dutch Elm disease, Chestnut Blight, corn smut, leaf rust.

Please include URL’s or relevant sources for all four postings, I would expect each will be a different article, so you should have at least four sources.

Explanation / Answer

1) Symbiotic relationship exists between fungi and many animals. The beneficial effects of fungus is seen in Ambrosia beetles. These beetles burrow through the wood of a freshly fallen tree and create extensive network of tunnels. The beetles then inoculate these tunnels with the specific fungus called Ambrosia. The beetles then lay their eggs in these tunnels and the developing larvae feed on this Ambrosia.

Reference: website.nbm-mnb.ca/mycologywebpages/NaturalHistoryofFungi/AnimalMutualisms.html.

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