Blooms of Neurospora in Australia

Microbial Load and Keeping Quality of Kunu under Various Preservative Regimes

“…Although Neurospora sitophila was found in the edible preparation, this fungus, usually encountered in its anamorphic form, is generally regarded as 'safe' because it has not been implicated in mycotoxin production. Neurospora is regarded as benign and in fact been put to use in food and beverages industries [12][13][14][15]. Aspergillus niger is capable of producing mycotoxins like malformins which are toxic, killing chicks and mice after being fed moldy soybeans and wheat.…”

Neurospora from Natural Populations: A Global Study

“…Shaw (1990aShaw ( , 1998 has documented individually all Neurospora cultures collected in Australia. (See also Table 3.…”

“…Some of these cultures were also included in the summary tables of Perkins and Turner, 1988). One N. sitophila strain and 18 N. intermedia strains were obtained from the pollen-collecting baskets of bees in conjunction with Shaw's ongoing study (Shaw and Robertson, 1980;Shaw, 1990aShaw, ,b, 1993Shaw, , 1998. Conidia harvested by the bees came from colonies on filter mud from sugar refineries (Fig.…”

Circadian rhythm in the pink-orange bread mould Neurospora crassa: for what?

“…The implication of sexual reproduction occurring inside the tissue pocket and the analysis of the interaction between the fungus and the microfauna in the fi re-scorched plant suggest that the interacting partners need to synchronize their activities. Shaw (1990Shaw ( , 1998 in Australia observed foraging activity of honey bees in the early morning hours on fi lter mud -a byproduct of sugar manufacture -and reported that honey bees prefer Neurospora conidia to pollen. Protoperithecia or microconidiophores were not sighted; as explained above, it is unlikely that sexual reproductive structures would have been formed as long as Neurospora blooms were visible (http://www.fgsc.net/Neurospora/sectionB4.htm).…”