PEET: Monographic research in higher fungi (Agaricales and Aphyllophorales)

9978011Ronald H.作者声明：Karen W. Hughes在继续他们的高生产力的合作伙伴关系下的先前赠款增强专业知识在分类学（PEET），专注于担子菌真菌，研究人员将强调属和其他群体需要注意的广泛背景下的形态，分子和交配系统的研究。每个项目中的分类群数量是有限的，因此可以使用各种技术对每个组进行检查。这些方法包括形态学研究;更新命名法和物种名称的类型化;交配相容性测试;分子指纹（使用各种DNA方法）;以及使用DNA序列数据重建生殖系统。具体项目可能包括：A.多孔菌属Polyporus ss.（实习生Dirk Krueger，与Leif Ryvarden博士作为PEET合伙人）; B.哥斯达黎加的Collybioid真菌（实习生Juan Luis Mata，与Roy Halling博士合作）;系统的研究在Melanotus（学员A.大卫西姆;已经在与斯科特红发博士作为合作伙伴进行）; D。Clavicorona的系统发育研究（实习生埃德加Lickey）;新世界香菇的系统研究（身份不明的实习生，由D. N. Pegler）; F. Baeospora和Strobilurus的系统研究（身份不明的实习生，Redhead作为合作伙伴）; G.描述性材料在Ramaria亚属Laeticolora和Lentoramaria（PI）中。PEET的合作伙伴代表了国内和国外的机构，他们都是各自群体的形态分类学专家。大部分研究将采用计算机辅助，项目和出版物的摘要将作为田纳西大学当前网页的一部分提供。真菌标本和培养数据库（TENN-Fu; CULTENN）将作为互动网站安装，供外部工作人员搜索。一个新的数据库的模式收集在田纳西州真菌标本馆将被添加，沿着广泛收集的照片代表标本馆的棒状真菌标本。学生“培训专家”将完成专题研究项目作为他们的研究生学位要求的一部分，与PEET合作伙伴的投入。合作伙伴将访问他们的研究生委员会的成员，并在可能的情况下将参加论文答辩。所有受训人员将接受分类学工具（即命名法、分子技术、地理学）、数据处理（即DELTA、表型分析、PAUP、GCG等）、标本馆管理（包括数据库）以及实地后勤和技术。 没有分子技能的新生将在Co-PI的实验室完成1学期的实验室轮换培训。 学生还将完成命名法，分子系统学和植物地理学的课程，作为他们学习的核心要求。 其余的技能由PI和PEET合作伙伴单独教授。

9978011Ronald H. Petersen and Karen W. HughesIn a continuation of their highly productive prior grant under the Partnerships for Enhancing Expertise in Taxonomy (PEET), focusing on basidiomycete fungi, the researchers will emphasize genera and other groups needing attention in the broad context of morphological, molecular, and mating system studies. The number of taxa in each project is limited so that each group can be examined using a variety of techniques. These methods include morphological study; updating of nomenclature and typification of species names; mating compatibility tests; molecular fingerprinting (using various DNA methods); and phylogeny reconstruction using DNA sequence data. Specific projects likely will include: A. Systematic studies in Polyporus ss. str. (trainee Dirk Krueger, with Dr. Leif Ryvarden as PEET partner); B. Collybioid fungi of Costa Rica (trainee Juan Luis Mata, with Dr. Roy Halling as partner); C. systematic studies in Melanotus (trainee A. David Sime; already in progress with Dr. Scott Redhead as partner); D. phylogenetic studies in Clavicorona (trainee Edgar Lickey); E. systematic studies in New World Lentinus (unidentified trainee, with advice from Dr. D.N. Pegler); F. systematic studies in Baeospora and Strobilurus (unidentified trainee, with Redhead as partner); G. descriptive material in Ramaria subgenera Laeticolora and Lentoramaria (PI). The PEET partners represent domestic and foreign institutions, and all are experts in morphological taxonomy of their respective groups.Large portions of research will be computer-aided, and abstracts of projects and publications will be made available as part of current web pages maintained at the University of Tennessee. Fungus herbarium and culture databases (TENN-Fu; CULTENN) will be mounted as interactive sites for search by outside workers. A new database of type collections in the Tennessee Fungal Herbarium will be added, along with an extensive collection of photographs representing specimens of clavarioid fungi in the herbarium. Student "experts in training" will complete monographic research projects as part of their graduate degree requirements, with input from PEET partners. Partners will be visiting members of their graduate committees and when possible will attend the defense of dissertation. All trainees will receive instruction with taxonomic tools (i.e. nomenclature, molecular techniques, biogeography), data-handling (i.e. DELTA, phenetic analyses, PAUP, GCG, etc.), herbarium management (including databasing), and field logistics and techniques. Incoming students without molecular skills will complete a 1-semester lab rotation in the Co-PI's lab for training. Students will also complete coursework in nomenclature, molecular systematics and biogeography as a core requirement for their studies. Remaining skills are taught on an individual basis by the PIs and PEET partners.