(4 Credit hours)
Mycology is taught during the fall semester in odd years. The class meets from 9:45 to 11:05 on Tuesday and Thursday with the laboratory meeting on Thursdays from 3:45 to 5:05. Mycology is an elective in both the Microbiology and Medical Technology concentrations in the B. S. in Health Sciences program. Students should complete General Biology, General Chemistry and General Microbiology prior to registering for Mycology.
Lecture Topics
Day/Topic
1/ Introduction to the Fungi
2/ Introduction to the Fungi (cont.)
3/ Cellular organization
4/ Fungal reproduction
5/ Fungal reproduction (cont.)
6/ Questionable forms- Slime Moulds
7/ Questionable forms- Mastigomycota
8/ Exam I
9/ True Fungi- Zygomycetes
10/ True Fungi- Ascomycetes
11/ True Fungi- Basidiomycetes
12/ True Fungi- Duteromycetes
13 Fungal growth and metabolism
14/ Fungal growth and metabolism (cont.)
15/ Fungal growth and metabolism (cont.)
16/ Exam II
17/ Spores and sporulation
18/ Fungal symbionts
19/ Fungal symbionts (cont.)
20/ Macrofungi (the mushrooms)
21/ Mushrooms (cont.)
22/ Mycotoxins
23/ Yeast and man
24/ Exam III
25/ Introduction to Medical Mycology
26/ Medical Mycology
27/ Medical Mycology
28/ Medical Mycology
29/ Medical Mycology
30/ Medical Mycology
31/ Medical Mycology
32/ Medical Mycology
Final Exam
Text and Instructor
Text- Recommended texts will be discussed in class
Instructor- Michael T. Gallagher Ph.D. 439-7664, gallaghe@etsu.edu
Sample Exam
