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8thInternational Mycological Congress - Preliminary ProgramCairns Convention Centre, Cairns, Queensland, Australia

August 20 - 25, 2006

Wednesday 16th Friday 18thAugust

0900-1800

Workshop 1 (by Invitation only): Ceratocystis and OphistomaMoreton Bay Research Station, Brisbane

Chair:Mike Wingfield (South Africa) / Keith Seifert (Canada)

Friday 18thAugust

0730-1800

Cairns Hinterland Lichen Tour to book see registration formFriday 18 August to Saturday 19 August 2006, and Sunday 20th August at James Cook University

Spend two days exploring the Cairns hinterland for local lichens, followed by one day at a James Cook Universitylaboratory to identify your finds. Experience the different vegetation types from coastal to highland tropical rainforests,and the dryer sclerophyl forests and woodlands of the Atherton Tablelands. The tour guides are two local botanists withdecades of experience in the wet and dry tropics with their local and botanical knowledge they will lead a flexible tourwith the groups lichen interests dictating the length of time at stops.

0730-1800

Daintree Rainforest Photo Tour to book see registration formThe bus will pick up from major Cairns central hotels. After spending the early morning touring along one of Australiasmost scenic coastal roads, we cross the Daintree River on the car ferry to reach the World Heritage-listed Daintree rainforest. The Daintree is one of the few places on Earth to meet all four criteria for World Heritage listing, that is,outstanding examples of the major stages of Earths evolutionary history, continuing biological evolution, exceptionalbeauty, and habitat for threatened species.

0900-1800

Workshop 2: Filamentous Fungi in the Clinical LaboratoryJames Cook University, Cairns

Chairs:Richard Summerbell (The Netherlands)

This workshop will feature medical mycologist Richard Summerbell (co-author of books such as the LaboratoryHandbook of Dermatophytes, Identifying Filamentous Fungi and Genera of Hyphomycetes with Lynne Sigler) giving thelatest perspectives on emerging and classic filamentous fungal medical pathogens and their practical identification. In

the context of specific, practical examples, topics will be discussed such as: 1) improved morphological identificationmade possible by recent molecular research; 2) if and when molecular identification itself is necessary or practical in theclinical laboratory and 3) how to improve diagnosis and therapy through understanding the phylogenetic relationships ofpathogenic fungi. Due to the strong overlap between fungi of medical and veterinary significance, this workshop will alsobe of interest to those who work with fungal diseases of animals.

0900-1800

Workshop 3: Insect Pathogens in the TropicsJames Cook University

Chair:Nigel Hywel-Jones (Thailand)

The tropical rainforests of south-east Asia, including north Queensland, have been shown to harbor a rich diversity offungi that parasitise insects. This Workshop provides the opportunity to examine a range of specimens of insectpathogens and learn more about their ecology, evolution and taxonomy.

Saturday 19thAugust

0730-1800

Cairns Hinterland Lichen Tour details aboveFriday 18 August to Saturday 19 August 2006, and Sunday 20th August at James Cook University

0900-1800

Workshop 4: Food Mycology and MycotoxinsCairns Convention Centre

Chairs:John Pitt (Australia) / Ailsa Hocking (Australia) / Brett Summerell (Australia)

This Workshop will focus on developments in the two related fields, food mycology and mycotoxins. The food mycologysection will focus on the latest developments in media and methods, including the potential for using moleculartechniques, improved detection of mycotoxigenic fungi and rapid methods. The mycotoxin component will have anemphasis on southern hemisphere problems, and the major world problems of ochratoxin A and Fusarium toxins.


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0900-1800

Workshop 5: Rust TaxonomyJames Cook University

Chair:Yoshitaka Ono (Japan)

This Workshop aims to introduce participants to the fascinating realm of the rust fungi. These fungi are important plantpathogens but their biology has been described as intricate and incomprehensible. The Workshop will provide theopportunity to examine representative specimens of many genera of rusts and acquire basic skills and knowledge aboutthis group of interesting fungi.

0900-1800

Workshop 9: Hypogeous FungiJames Cook University

Chairs:Teresa Lebel (Australia) / Sandra Abell (Australia)

This workshop will describe the collection, identification and taxonomy of hypogeous fungi. Application to dietary studiesof small mammals will also be discussed. The workshop will include short lectures on the ecology and collection ofhypogeous fungi with the main focus of the day on hands-on identification from sporocarps and small mammal faecalpellets. Participants will use the a test version of TRUFFKEY a Lucid based key for the identification of hypogeous fungi,developed by Tom May and Teresa Lebel. The workshop cost includes a booklet of useful material on hypogeous fungi.Participants are encouraged to bring along their own slides and/or specimens for assistance with identification. Theworkshop will conclude with a nocturnal fieldtrip to the Atherton tablelands for a rare chance to see the endangerednorthern bettong, Bettongia tropica, a tropical mycophagist.

Sunday 20th

August

0900-1700

Cairns Hinterland Lichen Tour details aboveJames Cook University

Pick up from your hotels and transfer to James Cook University.

0900-1800

Workshop 4: Food Mycology and Mycotoxins contCairns Convention Centre

Chairs: John Pitt (Australia) / Ailsa Hocking (Australia) / Brett Summerell (Australia)

0900-1800

Workshop 6: Smut Taxonomy WorkshopJames Cook University

Chairs:Klmn Vnky (Germany) / Roger Shivas (Australia)

The smut fungi include some of the worlds most important plant pathogens. This Workshop provides the opportunity toexamine specimens of Australian smut fungi under instruction from Dr Klmn Vnky (Illustrated Genera of Smut Fungi)who is one of the most active taxonomists in this field.

0900-1800

Workshop 7: AnaSat2: From Spore to CultureCairns Convention Centre

Chairs:Pedro Crous (The Netherlands) / Keith Seifert (Canada)

With the present interest in environmental DNA and so-called unculturable fungi, it is important to remember that thereare many available culturing techniques that yield unique fungi. A sequel to the successful AnaSat workshop held atIMC-5 in Vancouver, this one day workshop will focus on methods for culturing fungi, especially microfungi. Theworkshop will consist of several informal invited presentations, followed by shorter presentations from interestedparticipants, and extended discussions of techniques. This will be an interactive workshop with a focus on sharing ideasand techniques among all participants, rather than a strict schedule of formal presentations. AnaSat is a satellite meetingof the Ananet network, representing mycologists involved with anamorph taxonomy.

0900-1800

Workshop 8: Compendium of Rust FungiCairns Convention Centre

Chairs:Reinhard Berndt (Switzerland) / Yoshitaka Ono (Japan)The participants of this workshop will discuss possibilities how to compile a collection of data-sheets for a compendiumof the rust fungi of the world. Main issues will be the standardization of data collection, data management, and devisingan outline of the project.

1800-2000

Welcome ReceptionCairns Convention Centre Hall 2 & Outside Patio


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Monday 21stAugust

0830-0915

Opening Ceremony

0915-1015 - 0995

Plenary 1: Fungal Tree of LifeFungal Tree of Life

Franz Oberwinkler (Germany)

1045-1245

Symposium 1: Phylogenetic biology of fungal and fungal-like phylaChairs: Rytas Vilgalys (USA) / Joseph W. Spatafora (USA)This symposium summarizes just a few recent advances in phylogenetic studies across fungal (and fungal-like) phyla.The talks here represent current research on diverse lineages including Ascomycota, Basidiomycota, basal fungallineages, and also Myxomycota and Oomycota. For each phylum, speakers will present new results, and discuss thetransformative effects of phylogenetic studies on the field of mycology.

1045-1105 IS1 - 0678

The Saprolegniaceae -- new species conceptsDavid E. Padgett (USA)

1105-1125 IS2 - 0178

Trichomycetes: major taxonomic revisions based on molelcular phylogeniesRobert Lichtwardt (USA)

1125-1145 IS3 - 0293

An up to date assessment of the place of the Mycetozoans among the EukaryotesFrederick W. Spiegel (USA)

1145-1205 IS4 - 0296

Molecular systematics and evolution of BoletalesAndrew Wilson (USA) Author: M Binder

1205-1225 IS5 - 0433

Assembling the fungal tree of life: evolution of the AscomycotaJoseph W. Spatafora (USA)

1225-1245 IS6 - 0748

Evolution of basal lineages in Fungi: deconstructing Chytridiomycota and Zygomycota

Rytas. Vilgalys (USA)

1045-1245

Symposium 2: Do Plant Pathogens have a Specific Armory?Chairs: Barbara Howlett(Australia)/ Thierry Rouxel (France)Fungi use a diverse range of strategies to invade and colonize plants. The five speakers in this symposium describesome of these strategies, focusing on the initial stages of the interaction between fungus andplant.

1045-1115 IS1 - 0682

The establishment of biotrophy in the Ustilago maydis/maize pathosystem"Regine Kahmann (Germany)

1115-1145 IS2 0999

A secondary metabolite is involved in recognition of the blast fungus Magnaporthe grisea byresistant rice cultivars

Marc-Henri Lebrun (France)

1145-1215 IS3 - 0705

Are A+T-rich isochores niches for pathogenicity genes in the genome of Leptosphaeria maculans ?Marie-Hlne Balesdent (France)

1215-1230 PS1 - 0459

Early onset of toxin biosynthesis in a forest pathogen"Arne Schwelm (New Zealand)

1230-1245 PS2 - 0519

Defining the role of the Avr3a avirulence gene in Phytophthora infestans potato interactions"Steve Whisson (UK)


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1045-1245

Symposium 3: Insect Associated Fungi

Chairs: Diana Six (USA) / Meredith Blackwell (USA)Fungi and insects live together in many habitats, and this closeness fosters a variety of intimate interactions. Thespeakers in this symposium will discuss the systematics and community and population level aspects of associationsbetween fungi and insects in ligno-cellulosic substrates.

1045-1115 IS1 - 1005

Microbial communities in the gut of wood-ingesting beetles

Meredith Blackwell (USA)1115-1145 IS2 - 0659

Temperature driven symbiont shifting in a bark beetle-fungus ectosymbiosis: a mechanism ofstability?Diana Six (USA)

1145-1215 IS3 - 0665

Comparing molecular ecological patterns in populations of different fungal mutualists of woodwaspsBernardSlippers (South Africa)

1215-1230 PS1 - 0582

A new phylogenetic lineage of Ophiostoma spp., discovered on termites and termite combs in SouthAfricaWilhelm de Beer (South Africa)

1230-1245 PS2 - 0018

Interactions of fungi and tree killing bark beetles: Geographic variation and interspecific competitionKier Klepzig (USA)

1045-1245

Symposium 4: Fungal Cell BiologyChairs: Reinhard Fischer (Germany)Fungal cells have a long history as model organisms to understand how eukaryotic cells function. The filamentousfungusAspergillus nidulansin particular has been used to investigate the regulation of development, cell cycle control,nuclear division, the organization and dynamics of the cytoskeleton and nuclear migration. The session on Fungal CellBiology will be introduced by three invited talks on the role of nuclear pore complexes in A. nidulans, the regulation ofsexual and asexual development inA. nidulans,and the control of dimorphic switching in Penicillium marneffei.

10450-1115 IS1 - 0677

New insights into the mitotic regulation of the nuclear pore complex during the partially open mitosisof Aspergillus nidulansStephen Osmani (USA)

1115-1145 IS2 - 0752

The COP9 signalosome links protein turnover and oxidative stress responseduring fungal developmentGerhard Braus (Germany)

1145-1215 IS3 - 0997

Transcriptional regulation of morphogenesis in the human fungal pathogen Penicillium marneffeiAlex Andrianopoulos (Australia)

1215-1230 PS1 - 0189

Fission yeast cytokinesis: two paths to one destination

Volker Wachtler (Singapore)1230-1245 PS2 - 0740

Localization and traffic of secretory vesicles in living hyphae of Neurospora crassa by laserscanning confocal microscopyMeritxell Riquelme (Mexico)

1045-1245

Symposium 5: Ecology and Diversity of Penicillium and Aspergillus in AustraliaChairs: John Pitt (Australia) / Ailsa Hocking (Australia)

Australia is known as a megadiverse continent because of its great diversity in fauna and fauna, much of it unique. Highdiversity in macrofungi, with many endemic genera and species, was established in the 20th Century. However only inthe past few years have we realised that great diversity also exists in some microfungi. This symposium focuses on the


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Trichocomaceae, looking at diversity in geography, ecology and secondary metabolite production, especially inAspergillusandPenicillium.

1045-1115 IS1 - 0872

Biogeography and ecology of Aspergillus in AustraliaAilsa Hocking (Australia)

1115-1145 IS2 - 0883

The astonishing biodiversity of Penicillium in AustraliaJohn Pitt (Australia)

1145-1215 IS3 - #

Is the novelty of morphological species in Trichocomaceae reflected in metabolic diversity?Ernest Lacey (Australia)

1215-1230 PS1 - 0291

Using GCPSR to resolve synonymies in Penicillium toxicariumStephen Peterson (USA)

1230-1245 PS2 - 0418

Aspergillus and Penicillium Teleomorphs from Thailand and Application of Talaromyces flavus against PlantPathogenic Fungi in vitroLeka Manoch (Thailand)

1330-1500

Poster Session 1: Phylogeny, Systematics & EvolutionPoster Session 9: Mycorrhizae

1530-1730

Symposium 6: Molecular Taxonomy of YeastChairs: Cletus Kurtzman (USA) / Andre Lachance (Canada)Speakers will discuss use of molecular phylogenetic studies for determining species relationships among ascomycetousand basidiomycetous yeasts, and the application of this information for advancing ecological research.

1530-1600 IS1 - 0179

Phylogeny and Molecular Systematics of the Pichia Species ComplexCletus Kurtzman (USA)

1600-1630 IS2 - 0066

Sex, endemism, and gene flow in natural yeast populationsAndre Lachance (Canada)

1630-1700 IS3 - 0771

Molecular Systematics and Ecology of Trichosporon and MalasseziaTakashi Sugita (Japan)

1700-1715 PS1 - 0407

Multi-locus sequence typing of the Cryptococcus neoformans Cryptococcus gattii species complexMarjan Bovers (The Netherlands)

1715-1730 PS2 - 0506

Diversity of yeasts from gastropods in Gunung Halimun National Park, West Java, IndonesiaWellyzar Sjamsuridzal (Indonesia)

1530-1730

Symposium 7: Transcriptome Analyses of Fungal Pathogens during InfectionChairs: Yue Wang (Singapore) / Marc-Henri Lebrun (France)Genome wide transcriptome analysis is powerful approach to gain both qualitative and quantitative data on fungaltranscripts under defined physiological or environmental conditions, including infection of hosts. This symposium isfocused on transcriptome analysis of fungal infection in both plants and animals fungal. Theses expression studiesreveal which cellular functions are expressed during infection and should highlight mechanisms involved in pathogenicity.

1530-1555 IS1 - #

DNA microarray analysis of signal interference of the dimorphic transition of Candida albicansHaibao Zhang (Singapore)

1555-1620 IS2 - #


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Transcriptome study of C. albicans genes important for infection and virulence?Yue Wang (Singapore)

1620-1645 IS3 - 0862

Transcriptome dynamics in barley powdery mildew: insights into development and pathogenicity ofan obligate biotrophic fungusPietro Spanu (UK)

1645-1710 IS4 - 0763

Microarrays meet pathogenicity: gene regulation during the early infection phase of Ustilago maydis

Regine Kahmann (Germany)

1710-1730 PS1 - 0523

Transient gene silencing in the oomycete, Phytophthora infestans, for determination of genefunction

Anna Avrova (UK)


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1530-1730

Symposium 8: Diversity of Microfungi in NeotropicaChairs: Jos Carmine Dianese (Brasil) / Jos Hernandez (Argentina)Taxonomists working with microfungi in the Neotropics will be discussing the diversity of different groups of fungiincluding anamorphic fungi, ascomycetes, rust and smut fungi. The presentations and discussions are supposed toreveal the recent advances in Latin American Mycology in what concerns taxonomy and fungal diversity. It is alsoexpected that the discussions will lead to further cooperation among mycologists from different countries.

1530-1600 IS1 - 0898

Diversity of microfungi of the Brazilan semi-arid Northeast region.Luiz Pascholati Gusmo (Brasil)

1600-1630 IS2 - 0983

Rust fungi from Northern ArgentinaJos Hernandez (Argentina)

1630-1700 IS3 - 0992

Diversity of Discomycetes in VenezuelaTeresa Iturriaga (Venezuela)

1700-1730 IS4 - 0757

Microfungi of the Brazilian Cerrado: example of Neotropical mycodiversity and need for detailedstudy

Jos Carmine Dianese (Brasil)

1530-1730

Symposium 9: The fungal septum and associated organellesChairs: Katsu Kitamoto (Japan) / Gregory Jedd (Singapore)The majority of filamentous fungi produce hyphae that are partitioned by perforate septa and large groups of relatedfungi have evolved distinct septal pore-associated organelles. Two of these are the Woronin body of filamentousascomycetes and the septal pore cap, which is found in certain basidiomycetes. Mycologist have long-recognized theseorganelles and their utility for taxonomic classification, however, only recently has their molecular composition andfunction been scrutinized. This symposium will highlight recent work focusing on the structure, function and genesis ofthese uniquely fungal organelles.

1530-1600 - 0729

Woronin bodies: Crystalline peroxisomes close the door at the septal poreGregory Jedd (Singapore)

1600-1630 IS - 0684

Structural and biochemical characterization of septal pore caps in basidiomycetesKenneth van Driel (The Netherlands)

1630-1700 IS - 0753

The MTOC associated protein ApsB interacts with the peroxisomal Woronin body protein HexA inAspergillus nidulansReinhard Fischer (Germany)

1700-1715 PS1 - 0324

Septal seal: certified and secure host invasionNaweed Naqvi (Singapore)

1715-1730 PS2 - 0513

Polarized localization of chitin synthases in Aspergillus nidulansHiroyuki Horiuchi (Japan)


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1530-1730

Symposium 10: Population Genetics of FungiChairs: Jeremy Burdon (Australia) / Linda Kohn (Canada)Drift, recombination, migration, selection, and extinction and recolonization are the major forces contributing to thestructure of pathogen populations. In each host-pathogen association, the impact of each of these forces is tempered bythe spatial context of the interaction and the particular combination of life-history features shown by both host andpathogen. Here we explore these interactions and the way they shape the evolutionary trajectories of host-pathogeninteractions. The origins of crop pathogens, the comparison between pathogen populations in agricultural versus naturalsystems, and the influence of plant population dynamics on pathogen populations will be addressed.

1530-1600 IS1 - 0366

Genetic structure of fungal plant pathogens on wild and cultivated host populations at the hostcenter of originBruce McDonald (Switzerland)

1600-1630 IS2 - 0332

The impact of the domestication and cultivation of maize on the origin and evolution of the cornsmut fungus, Ustilago maydis

Andrew B. Munkacsi (USA)

1630-1700 IS3 - 0214

The impact of plant population structure on disease epidemiology and pathogen evolution in theLinum marginale Melampsora lini interaction

Peter H Thrall (Australia)1700-1715 PS1 - 0156

Within and between bean field phenotypic variation of a fungal biotroph estimation of populationsJames Steadman (USA)

1715-1730 PS - 0558

Speciation and Gene Flow In The Botryosphaeria parva-B. ribis Complex On Native And IntroducedHosts In South AfricaDraginja Pavlic (South Africa)

1730-1900

Poster Session

1900-2000 - 0899

Honorary LectureMYCOLOGY and MycologistsDavid Hawksworth (Spain)

Invite to attend the Joint reception of the British Mycological Society and the Mycological Society ofAmericaGeoff Gadd, British Mycological SocietyGreg Mueller, Mycological Society of America

2000-2100

Joint reception of the British Mycological Society and the Mycological Society of AmericaCairns Hilton


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Tuesday 22ndAugust

0800-1000

Symposium 11: Ascomycete PhylogeneticsChairs: Kevin Hyde (Hong Kong) / Joey Spatafora (USA)

0800-0823 IS1 - 0440

Phylogenetics in Pezizales emphasizing Pyronemataceae

Karen Hansen (USA)0823-0846 IS2 - 0540

Investigating Dothideomycete evolution using multi-gene sequence dataConrad Schoch (USA)

0846-0909 IS3 - 0751

Phylogenetic relationships and evolution of lifestyles within the Eurotiomycetes(Fungi, Ascomycota)Ccile Gueidan (USA)

0909-0932 PS1 - 0233

Molecular phylogenetic analyses reveal adaptive evolution occurred in the powdery mildew fungi(Ascomycota: Erysiphales)Susumu Takamatsu (Japan)

0932-0955 PS2 - 0647

Multigene phylogenies in the systematics of Sordariomycetes and LoculoascomycetesRajesh Jeewon (Hong Kong)

0800-1000

Symposium 12: Proteome AnalysisChairs: Jim Kronstad (Canada) / Scott E Baker (USA)Proteomics methods, using 2 dimensional gel electophoresis (2DGE) and/or liquid chromatography - mass spectrometry(LC-MS) allow researchers a snapshot of the proteins present at a given time in the life a fungus. As the number ofsequenced fungal genomes increases, so too does the number of "hypothetical" or "conserved" proteins in genedatabases. The global nature of the protein profile generated by proteomic research gives clues to the functions of"hypothetical" or "conserved" proteins and serves as a platform for the development of novel hypothesis driven researchacross all fields of mycology.

0800-0830 IS1 - 0988

Non-isotope-based quantitative proteomics in the absence of genomic sequence informationScott E. Baker (USA)

0830-0900 IS2 - 0851

The mixed xylem sap proteome of Fusarium oxysporum-infected tomato plantsMartijn Rep (The Netherlands)

0900-0930 IS3 - 1003

Evolution Of The Ascomycotan ProteomeBarbara Robbertse (USA)

0930-0945 PS1 - 0297

The proteome of Peronospora viciae: from spore to endophytic hyphaePeter Spencer-Phillips (UK)

0945-1000 PS2 - 0584

Protein profiling of the dimorphism in the fungal pathogen, Penicillium marneffeiChet Cooper (USA)


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0800-1000

Symposium 13: Mycorrhizal EcologyChairs: Tom Bruns (USA) / John Kilronomos (Canada)Mycorrhizal fungi form complex, species-rich communities. Their structure, function, successional patterns, andinteractions with plant communities is slowly becoming known. In this symposium we highlight some of the recent workin this area and outline some of the remaining challenges.

0800-0830 IS1 - 0221

Structuring of Mycorrhizal Fungal Communities

Roger Koide (USA)0830-0900 IS2 - 0256

Ectomycorrhizal symbioses and vegetation development in the primary successional volcanic deserton Mount FujiKazuhida Nara (Japan)

0900-0930 IS3 - 0795

Dynamics of ectomycorrhizal fungal communities in a Scots pine chronosequence LLuis Villarreal-Ruiz (Mexico)

0930-0945 PS1 - 0480

The ectomycorrhizae of Nothofagus cunninghamii and host shifting by the exotic fungus AmanitamuscariaChristopher W Dunk (Australia)

0945-1000 PS2 - 0564

Distribution And Function Of The Mycorrhizal Fungus Associated With Caladenia fulvaAnn Lawrie (Australia)

0800-1000

Symposium 14: Propagation Strategies of FungiChairs: Akira Suzuki (Japan) / Felix Baerlocher (Canada)The success of any species depends on finding and exploiting resources. Fungi are heterotrophs lacking active mobility.They have evolved several distinct strategies to search for, acquire and defend resources, and to use them as a stagingpoint for further dispersal. For the initial phase, fungi may rely on sexual or asexual propagules or on mycelial extension.These structures differ in longevity and the distances they can travel to colonize new resources. Relative investments indispersal strategies /have been shaped by natural selection and will depend on the temporal and spatial distribution andthe quality of the resource. The goal of the symposium is to bring together results from a variety of different systems andto search for common themes.

0800-0830 IS - 0334

Propagation strategy of ammonia fungiAkira Suzuki (Japan)

0830-0900 IS - 0381

Reproduction and dispersal in aquatic hyphomycetesFelix Baerlocher (Canada)

0900-0930 IS - 0619

Mycelia foraging strategies of saprotrophic cord-forming basidiomycetesLynne Boddy (UK)

0930-0945 PS1 - 0524

Propagation strategy patterns of Thai freshwater fung

Sivichai (Thailand)0945-1000 PS2 - 0571

The effect of selection against sexual recombination on the diversity of A. areolatum mating-typegenesMargriet van der Nest (South Africa)


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0800-1000

Symposium 15: Emerging Pathogenic FungiChairs: Hester Vismer (South Africa)

0800-0830 IS1 - 0994

Sporothrix schenckii infections in South Africa - A clinical, epidemiological, ecological andmolecular taxonomic overviewHester F. Vismer (South Africa)

0830-0900 IS2 - 0951

PENICILLIUM MARNEFFEI infection and current knowledge on its potent virulence genesNongnuch Vanittanakom (Thailand)

0850-0915 IS3 - 1004

An update on human pythoisisAngkana Chapraisert (Thailand)

1030-1130 - 0819

Plenary 2: Species Concepts in FungiSpecies of fungi: their recognition, maintenance and utilityJohn Taylor (USA)

1200-1330

Poster Session 2: From Genomics to ProteomicsPoster Session 6: Food mycology and mycotixins

1330-1530

Symposium 16: Fungal PhylogenomicsChairs: Teun Boekhout (The Netherlands) / Bernard Dujon (Paris)The increasing number of fungal genomes being sequenced, yield unparralleded possibilities for a beter understandingof fungal diversity. This ranges from improved insights in how the fungal cell evolved and is functioning, the underlyingprocesses of genome evolution, and, eventually, a more complete view of fungal evolution. In this symposium, resultswill be presented from comparative studies on genome evolution of yeast species, comparative genomics of filamentousascomycetes (with emphasis on Aspergillus species) and finally how the genomics data can contribute to improve ourknowledge of the Fungal Tree of Life.

1330-1400 IS1 - 986

Comparative genomics of yeasts illustrates eucaryotic genome evolutionBernard Dujon (Paris)

1400-1430 IS2 - 0589

Fungal Phylogenomics: from Kingdom to SpeciesEiko Kuramae (The Netherlands)

1430-1500 IS3 - 0985

Genome structure, gene redundancy and gene expression of A. oryzaeMasayuki Machida (Japan)

1500-1530 PS1 - 0215

A Phylogenomic Analysis Of The AscomycotaBarbara Robbertse (USA)


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1330-1530

Symposium 17: Signal Transduction during PathogenesisChairs: Jin-Rong Xu (USA) and Marty Dickman (USA)Fungal pathogens must be able to recognize a variety of extracellular signals to regulate different infection-relateddevelopmental and differentiation processes. Several signal transduction pathways have been implicated in fungalpathogenesis. Recent advances in several representative human and plant pathogenic fungi will be presented by thespeakers. Topics that will be covered in this symposium include characterization of various signaling cascades,regulatory networks, and downstream targets.

1330-1400 IS1 - #

A SAGE approach to investigate cAMP signaling in basidiomcyete pathogensJames Kronstad (Canada)

1400-1430 IS2 - #

An earful of corn smut: Dimorphism and disease in the Ustilago maydis-maize interactionScott E. Gold (USA)

1430-1500 IS3 - 0148

Dissecting the role of signal transduction in Stagonospora nodorum during infection on wheat"Peter Solomon (Australia)

1500-1515 PS1 - 0812

Conidial germination in the dimorphic pathogen Penicillium marneffeiKylie Boyce (Australia)

1515-1530 PS2 0014

Hard-surface dependent or thigmotropic cue regulates the G-protein cascade during blast-diseaseinitiationNaweed Naqvi (Singapore)

1330-1530

Symposium 18: Veterinary MycologyChairs: Kishio Hatai (Japan) / Mark Krockenberger (Australia)

1330-1400 IS1 0666

Emerging Fungal Infections in Animals (in Japan)Ayako Sano (Japan)

1400-1430 IS2 0850

Koala Cracks Cryptococcus Case Wide OpenNathan Saul (Australia)

1430-1500 IS3 0915

Comparative aspects of aspergillosis in dogs, cats and peopleCarolyn O'Brien (Australia)

1500-1515 PS1 0556

Fungal infection in cultured marine fishes caused by Imperfecti fungiChutharat Munchan (Japan)

1515-1530 PS2 0425

Molecular detection of Aphanomyces astaci from Norwegian crayfish plague outbreaks in the timespan from 1971 to 2005

Trude Vrlstad (Norway)


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1330-1530

Symposium 19: Substrate Colonisation and Succession in Wood Inhabiting FungiChairs: Jan Stenlid (Sweden) / Lynne Boddy (UK)

1330-1350 IS 0715

Fungal dispersal and succession in boreal forestsJan Stenlid (Sweden)

1350-1410 IS 0618

Interspecific mycelial interactions: major drivers of colonization and succession of wood-inhabitingfungi"Lynne Boddy (UK)

1410-1430 IS 0633

Wood inhabiting fungi on decomposing logs in three Venezuelan forestsTeresa Iturriaga (Venezuela)

1430-1450 PS1 0034

Diversity and ecological patterns of wood decay fungi in a temperate, deciduous forest canopyMartin Unterseher (Germany)

1450-1510 PS2 0159

Small-scale variation in chemical properties within logs of Japanese beech in relation to spatialdistribution and decay ability of fungi

Yu Fukasawa (Japan)

1510-1530 PS3 0641

Community analysis of wood-inhabiting fungi using fruit bodies, culturing, and rDNADaniel Lindner Czederpiltz (USA)

1330-1530

Symposium 20: Fungi of Monsoon Asia - Linking Diversity and Ecosystem FunctionConvener:Mmakoto Kakishima (Japan)Chairs: Morten Christensen (Denmark) / Seiji Tokumasu (Japan)The monsoon Asian region lies to the north side of tropical rain forest area. In the last glacial period, there was a big landthat is called Sundaland in this region. The temperate biological community in Asia had been able to endure this climatechange by the existence of the land. Biodiversity in this region has risen further by repeating the contact between thebiological communities in the tropics and the temperate zone. In addition, present climate distribution and many highmountains in the region are contributing to the maintenance of biodiversity. Information on the fungi diversity in thisregion is becoming abundant every year. However, there are too many kinds of fungal groups that should be examinedinhabit in the region. Some topics concerning the diversity of the fungi and its ecosystem function in the Asian tropicalmonsoon region are presented in this symposium

1330-1400 IS1 0331

Why is the species diversity of fungi in tropical monsoon Asia high?Seiji Tokumasu (Japan)

1400-1430 IS2 0127

Fungal decomposition of lignin in leaf litter: comparison between tropical and temperate forest soils"Takashi Osono (Japan)

1430-1500 IS3 0160

Diversity of ecto-mycorrhiza fungi in Nepal - relation to forest types and management

Morten Christensen (Denmark)1500-1515 PS1 0115

Effect of physico-chemical parameter on fungus in water bodies ofJabalpur(M.P)-IndiaRashmi Chouksey (India)

1515-1530 PS2 0501

Tracking down beauvericin-production in the genus Isaria using molecular phylogeneticsJa Jen Luangsa-ard (Thailand)


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1600-1800

Symposium 21: DNA Barcoding for FungiChairs: Richard Summerbell (The Netherlands) / Andr Lvesque (Canada)Phylogenetic techniques have allowed the study of fungal evolution, taxonomy and synecology to enter agolden age. One part of the fungal phylogenetics community, the tree of life community, took on theresolution of the deep branches in fungal evolutionary history, giving us a vivid new perception of fungalrelationships. This vertical perspective required looking at several genes per fungus, and thus couldencompass only moderate numbers of taxa. A complementary interest lay in obtaining a maximally broad-

ranging molecular overview of fungal biodiversity, giving new insight into the full adaptive landscape exploredby evolving fungal genomes and facilitating molecular ecological studies of large-scale biodiversity. Thishorizontal perspective gave rise to the DNA barcoding community often strongly overlapping with the tree oflife community with its ideal of sequencing one or two key genes in a stringently quality-controlled way,ultimately for all fungi. To deploy barcode information to make fungal identification accessible to allscientists, barcoders have also stressed the use of oligonucleotide microcodes in rapid identificationsystems. In this symposium, brief discussion of the basic principles and international collaborations involvedin DNA barcoding will lead to examples of barcode database development in morphologically (near-)intractable fungal groups (Eurotiales, Hypocreales), accompanied by discussions of oligonucleotide selectionfor use in a wide range of successful rapid identification tools.

1600-1630 IS1 - 0606

The Canadian BarCode of Life Network and CoxI Barcoding of PenicilliumKeith Seifert (Canada)

1630-1700 IS2 - 0357

An oligonucleotide BarCode for species identification in Trichoderma and HypocreaIrina S. Druzhinina (AUSTRIA)

1700-1730 IS3 - 0836

DNA barcoding, accelerated ecology and the acremonioid fungiRichard C. Summerbell (The Netherlands)

1730-1745 PS1 - 0591

UNITE - reliable identification of ectomycorrhizal fungi - DNA barcoding in actionRasmusk Kjoller (Denmark)

1745-1800 PS2 - 0765

Barcoding identification of Penicillium species occurring in cork bark of Quercus suber

trees using calmodulin, B-tubulin and ITS and LSU rDNA sequencesRita Serra (Portugal)


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1600-1800

Symposium 22: "Polyketides, Non-Ribosomal Peptides, and Terpenes as fungal signal molecules"Chairs: Jens C. Frisvad (Denmark) / Barry Scott (New Zealand)Despite the fact that activities of certain fungal-derived metabolites are well documented with respect to their interactionswith other organisms, the physiological significance of most of these small molecules to the producing fungi is largelyunknown. Characterization of genes encoding enzymes for production of secondary metabolites helps us ascertain whattheir secondary metabolite products are doing in (and for) the fungal cell. It is becoming apparent that secondarymetabolite biosynthetic enzymes are purveyors of small molecules for both basal metabolism and for specializedenvironmental niches. These molecules may be required as nutrient gatherers and are often, but not always,associated with stress conditions [e.g., low or high iron, oxidative or nitrosative stress, on the plant host, when mating,when the fungal population is too high (or too low), etc]. This session includes talks on a variety of genes encodingenzymes for secondary metabolite (polyketides, non-ribosomal peptides, terpenes, etc) biosynthesis, their diversity, theirevolutionary origins, their chemistry, and their biological function.

1600-1630 IS1 - 0672

Biological roles of fungal non-ribosomal peptide synthetases: elemental and diverseShinichi Oide (USA)

1630-1700 IS2 - 0849

Chemical diversity in Penicillium and Aspergillus: do all species produce terpene, non ribosomalpeptide and polyketide secondary metabolites?Jens Frisvad (Denmark)

1700-1730 IS3 - 0800

The genetic basis for indole-diterpene chemical diversity in filamentous fungiBarry Scott (New Zealand)

1730-1745 PS1 - 0303

An endophyte nonribosomal peptide synthetase in siderophore biosynthesis is essential formutualistic interactions with grassesLinda Johnson (New Zealand)

1745-1800 PS2 - 0361

Polyketide and cytochalasin production during stromatal ontogeny of the HypoxyloideaeMarc Stadler (Germany)


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1600-1800

Symposium 23: Adhesion of Fungi to Plant or Animal HostsChairs: Nick Talbot (UK) / Ester Segal (Israel)In order to cause diseases in animals and plants, fungi have evolved mechanisms by which they are able to adheretightly to the surfaces of their hosts. Fungi deploy a variety of methods to facilitate surface attachment, including the useof amphiphilic proteins called hydrophobins, which are found at the host-fungal interface, and the secretion of specificadhesive molecules. Attachment to host surfaces triggers infection-related morphogenesis by many fungal species bystimulating signal transduction cascades associated with fungal development. This Symposium will present a variety ofstudies of fungal attachment mechanisms from human pathogenic, phytopathogenic and free-living fungal species andinvestigate how these attachment processes lead to specific developmental pathways and the formation of structuressuch as appressoria.

1600-1630 IS1 - 0787

Oral adhesion of Candida albicans - a cellular and molecular viewRichard Cannon (New Zealand)

1630-1700 IS2 - 0993

Sticking, Sensing, Starting Signal Relay and Stress in the Cereal pathogens Blumeria graminis andMagnaporthe griseaSarah Gurr (UK)

1700-1730 IS3 - 0867

Investigating the structure-function relationships of the EAS hydrophobin

Matthew Templeton (New Zealand)1730-1745 PS1 - 0137

Invasive hyphal growth: an F-actin depleted zone is associated with invasive oomycete hyphae.Ashley Garrill (New Zealand)

1600-1800

Symposium 24: Protein Secretion in Fungal BiotechnologyChairs: David Archer (UK) / Merja Penttil (Finland)The Symposium will address the importance of the process of protein secretion by fungi in relation to biotechnology.Many fungal species are exploited for their capacity to secrete a wide range of both native and heterologous enzymesbut yields are often limited, especially with heterologous proteins, by the secretory system. The recent availability ofgenome sequences for some fungal species, together with gene arrays, has enabled genome-wide analysis of thesecretory system in fungi as well as the response to secretion stress. This symposium will therefore focus on thegenome-wide aspects of protein secretion and aim to provide new insights and avenues for improvement of protein

secretion by fungi.

1600-1630 IS1 - 0675

Genome-wide analysis of secretion stress in Aspergillus nigerDavid Archer (UK)

1630-1700 IS2 - #

Genome-wide analysis and physiology of protein productionMerja Penttila (Finland)

1700-1730 IS3 - 0834

Expression of a shark antibody using Trichoderma reesei as a heterologous hostHelena Nevalainen (Australia)

1730-1745 PS1 - 0352

Isolation and characterization of genes related to growth of Lentinula edodes on lignocelluloseIris S. W. Kwok (China)

1745-1800 PS2 - 0125

Detection of extracellular proteases produced by ectomycorrhizal fungiCajsa Nygren (Sweden)

1600-1800

Symposium 25: Evolution of SymbiosesChairs: Dominik Bergerow (Germany) / Martin Grube (Austria)Different kinds of symbioses act as driving evolutionary forces since early stages of life established on earth. Especially,fungal life experienced substantial organismal diversification through symbiotic interactions with other organisms. Thesymposium aims at discussing the evolution of different fungal symbioses and their reciprocal effect on the evolution ofthe partners involved. As mutualism and parasitism cannot be sharply distinguished in many cases, we want to include


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here all forms of fungal associations. We intend to cover the evolution of fungal parasites, mycorrhizal fungi, lichensymbionts and interactions of fungi with bacteria.

1600-1630 IS1 - 0441

Quantifying the species composition, density, spatial extent, andlongevity of Rhizopogon spore banks in pine forestsTom Bruns (USA)

1630-1700 IS2 - 0185

Coevolution of plants and pathogens in a metapopulation contextJeremy Burdon (Australia)

1700-1730 IS3 - 0654

Endobacteria and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi: symbiosis inevolution?Paola Bonfante (Italy)

1730-1800 PS1 - 0632

Leaves and lichens are cradles of fungal diversificationJolanta Miadlikowska

1830-2030

Poster Session

1830-2030

Roundtable 2: Is it Time for a Mycological Code of Nomenclature? MR ?Pedro Crous (The Netherlands) / David Minder (UK) / Amy Rossman (USA) / Franz Oberwinkler (Germany) /John Taylor (USA) / Tsuyoshi Hosoya (Japan)

2100-2300

MSJ Editorial Meeting MR 8Prof Akira Nakagiri (Japan)

Free Evening


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Wednesday 23rdAugust

0800-0930

Discussion Group: Lichen-Fungal Genome Sequencing Project MR

Paul S. Dyer, Peter D. Crittenden, David B. Archer (University of Nottingham, UK).

For pre-congress enquiries please contact: e-mail: [email protected]

Funding has recently been provided by the US Department of Energy (DoE) JGI scheme to allow genome sequencing ofthe lichen-forming fungusXanthoria parietina. This will be the first lichen fungus to be sequenced. Forty two per cent of

all known ascomycetes, and 19% of all known fungi, are lichen-forming and thus lichens constitute a major component ofbiodiversity in the fungal kingdom.Xanthoria parietinawas chosen as a model organism to represent lichen-forming fungibecause it has a wide distribution, a typical thallus morphology, is amenable to axenic cultivation and is one of the mostcommonly-studied lichenised fungi. It is anticipated that genome analysis will provide insights into the genetic basis ofbiological phenomena such as mutualistic symbiosis, adaptation to harsh environments, secondary metabolism andcontrol of growth rate. The genome project is being co-ordinated by researchers at the University of Nottingham (UK)and the US DOE Joint Genome Institute.

A discussion group session will be held at IMC8 for interested researchers. Particular aims are to:Provide an update of progress concerning the genome project with likely timelines.We aim to establish an international consortium of scientists to help with genome annotation and contribute to an arisinggenome paper. Interested parties are invited to contribute ideas for areas to be investigated, and to become part of theconsortium. Areas of expertise might include knowledge of genes involved in mutualistic symbioses, secondarymetabolism, signalling, nutrient acquisition, control of growth rate and development etc.Consider further exploitation of the genome sequence and possibility of future genomic technologies.

0800-0930

Australian Mycological Society AGM

0800-0930

Editorial Board committee Meeting of Mycoscience

1000-1100

Plenary 3: Comparative Fungal GenomicsJames Galagan (USA)

1130-1330

Symposium 26: Lichen symbiosis: Extraterrestrial life, evolution and penguin rookeryChairs: Francois Lutzoni (USA) / Magdalena Pavlich (Peru)

1130-1200 IS1 - 0713

Lichens Survive in SpaceLeopoldo G. Sancho (Spain)

1200-1230 IS2 - 0743

Are symbionts less diverse than their hosts? - Insights from molecular systematicsHeath OBrien (USA)

1230-1250 PS1 - 0292

Evolution of polyketides synthases in lichensLucia Muggia (Austria)

1250-1310 PS2 - 0722

Lichen nitrogen and phosphorus relationships in the vicinity of a penguin rookeryPeter D. Crittenden (UK)

1310-1330 PS3 - #

European phylogeography of the epiphytic lichen Lobaria pulmonariaIvo Widmer (Switzerland)


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1130-1330

Symposium 57: Chytridiomycete FungiChairs: Gordon Beakes (UK) /Peter McGee (Australia)The uniflagellate chytrids are ancestral to the terrestrial fungal lineages. Molecular methodologies are leading to afundamental re-evaluation of the phylogeny and taxonomy of these organisms. Traditionally they were considered to bebenign saprotrophs of little economic importance. As well as providing the key to our understanding of the evolutionaryorigins of the all fungi, it is now realized that some species play a key role in the rumen ecosystem and at least onespecies, Batrachochytriumis a devastating pathogen of amphibians. This symposium will explore chytrid diversity andtaxonomy and their roles of in the natural environment.

1130-1200 IS1 - 0950

A brief history of nearly everything (about chytrids).Gordon Beakes (UK)

1200-1230 IS2 - 0919

A new killer on the block - Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis: a chytrid parasite of amphibians.Lee Berger (Australia)

1230-1300 IS3 -

Chytrid physiology nutritional studies on soil chytrids.David Midgely (Australia)

1300-1330 IS4 - 0914

Diversity and phylogeny of chytrids in TaiwanShu-Fen Chen (Taiwan)

1130-1330

Symposium 28: Enzymes and Infection MechanismsChairs:Michel Monod (Switzerland) / Matt Templeton (New Zealand)Fungal pathogens of humans and plants face the same challenges. They must overcome various active and preformeddefenses and extract nutrients from their hosts to be successful pathogens. Enzymes play crucial roles in these events.This symposium presents a rare opportunity to compare the mechanisms that plant and human pathogens use tosuccessfully colonize and grow on host tissue.

1130-1200 IS1 - 0922

Secreted proteases from human pathogenic fungiMichel Monod (Switzerland)

1200-1230 IS2- 0687

Licensed to kill: the role of phytotoxic proteins and pectinases in virulence of Botrytis cinereaJan van Kan (The Netherlands)

1230-1300 IS3- #

Key enzymes for iron uptake and hyphal morphogenesis in C. albicans infectionYue Wang (Singapore)

1300-1315 PS1- 0455

Identification of effector genes in the apple scab fungus, Venturia inaequalisC Mesarich (New Zealand)

1315-1330 PS2- 0458

Genomic approaches to isolating pathogenicity factors from the apple black spot pathogen Venturiainaequalis

Matt Templeton (New Zealand)


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1130-1330

Symposium 29: Fungal PhysiologyChairs: Helena Nevalainen (Australia) / Ken Hammel (USA)The symposium will cover new physiological aspects of primary metabolism and its regulation in fungi from differenthabitats (endophytes, plant pathogens, saprophytes and basidiomycetes).

1130-1153 IS1 - 0808

Interactions between endophytic fungi and pests and pathogens of plants, a physiological view

Peter McGee (Australia)1153-1216 IS2- 0768

A role for hydroquinone-driven Fenton chemistry in incipient wood decay by the brown rotbasidiomycete Gloeophyllum trabeumKen Hammel (USA)

1216-1239 IS3- 0563

Ligninolysis by litter-decomposing fungiaKari Steffen (Germany)

1239-1302 PS1- 0149

Mannitol metabolism in Stagonospora nodorumPeter Solomon (Australia)

1302-1325 PS2- 0670

Rapid, reversible motor response of fungi to blue, green and ultraviolet lightDavid Nehl (Australia)

1130-1330

Symposium 30: Asian Pacific Fungal BiodiversityChairs: Gareth Jones (Thailand) / Sitti Aisyah Alias (Malaysia)Various estimates exist as to the world number of fungi, ranging from 1.5 to 9 million. While this may seem academic tomany, the fact remains that only a small percentage of fungi has been so far documented. Many will challenge thesefigures as unrealistic. So what progress has been made since Hawksworth proposed the 1.5 million estimated number offungi? Clearly different countries are further advanced than others in the documentation of their fungal diversity. Japanand China list 14,000 and 10,000 fungi respectively, while no figure is available for Indonesia. Figures for Malaysia andThailand stand at 2,000 and 6,000 species, respectively (Jones and Hyde, 2004). What are the major problems facing

Asian Pacific countries in the documentation of their fungal diversity? This symposium will focus on this issue.

1130-1200 IS1 - 0268

Progress in the documentation of Asian fungal diversityGareth Jones (Thailand)E.B.Gareth Jones and Siti Aisyah Alias

1200-1230 IS2 - 0726

Advances in our understanding of fungal diversity - and Asian perspectiveLam Minh Duong (Thailand)

1230-1300 IS3 - 0689

Fungal diversity 'down under'Eric H.C.McKenzie (New Zealand)

1300-1315 PS1 0078

Fungal succession on dead leaves of Castanopsis diversifolia in Doi Suthep-Pui National Park,

ThailandLam Minh Duong (Thailand)

1315-1330 PS2 0503

Macrofungal diversity in the Cryptomerioid japonica plantations in TaiwanPi-Han Wang (Taiwan)

1400-1530

Poster Session 3: Plant and Fungal PathogensPoster Session 10: Animal Pathogens


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Symposium 31: Systematics and Ecology of Dimorphic BasidiomycetesChairs:Alvaro Fonseca (Portugal) and Jose Paulo Sampaio (Portugal)Many fungi belonging to the three major lineages of the Basidiomycota have a unicellular vegetative growth form in theirlife cycles. These yeast-producing basidiomycetes are often called dimorphic. In sexual taxa, the yeast phase isgenerally haploid and gives rise to the dikaryotic hyphal phase upon conjugation of compatible cells. Sexual structuresare formed in the mycelial stage, which may or may not be contained in a fruiting body, and germination of basidiosporesrestores the yeast stage. Many dimorphic basidiomycetes are plant parasites (e.g. most smuts such as Ustilago maydis),others are mycoparasites (e.g. members of the genera Occultifurand Tremella), and others appear to be exclusivelysaprobic (e.g. conventional basidiomycetous yeast genera such as Rhodosporidium or Cystofilobasidium). Thewidespread use of DNA sequence analyses in basidiomycete systematics over the last 10 years has led to a muchdesired coming together of fungal and yeast systematists. This symposium is intended to reveal some of the novelinsights provided by recent research efforts in the areas of systematics and ecology of dimorphic basidiomycetes.

1530-1600 IS1 - 0755

Inter- and intra-species diversity of ballistoconidium-forming yeasts and related taxaMasako Takashima (Japan)

1600-1630 IS2 - 0780

Mycosporine synthesis in dimorphic basidiomycetes - ecological and phylogenetic implicationsDiego Libkind (Argentina)

1630-1700 IS3 - 0587

Are there eurybionts among the dimorphic basidiomycetes?Andrey Yurkov (Russia)

1700-1715 PS1 - 0945

Dimorphic basidiomycetes: new perspectives for an old groupJos Paulo Sampaio (Portugal)

1530-1730

Symposium 32: Bioinformatics and DatabasesChairs: Vincent Robert (The Netherlands) / Peter Dawyndt (Belgium)The symposium will host a series of talks related to some of the latest software and database developments in fungalgenomics, identification or biodiversity.

1530-1600 IS1 - 0789

Bioinformatics for phylogenomics

Vincent A. Robert (The Netherlands)

1600-1630 IS2 - 1001

StrainInfo.net bioportal: an application of semantic web technologies for scaleable workflowmanagement of microbial information"Peter Dawyndt (Belgium)

1630-1700 IS3 - 0072

The Global Biodiversity Information Facility: data, products and servicesMeredith A. Lane (Denmark)

1700-1715 PS1 - 0168

Approaching the taxonomic affiliation of unidentified sequences in public databases an examplefrom the mycorrhizal fungiHenrik Nilsson (Sweden)

1715-1730 PS2 0374 tbc, invite E 23/7

Polyphasic identification of Phaeoacremonium speciesLizel Mostert (South Africa)


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1530-1730

Symposium 33: Antifungal ResistanceChairs: Richard Cannon(New Zealand) / Dominique Sanglard (Switzerland)The resistance of fungi to antifungal agents has important consequences for the treatment of humans with fungalinfections and for the control of fungal agricultural pests. A major mechanism of antifungal resistance is the over-expression in fungal membranes of drug efflux pumps. This symposium will examine the role of efflux pumps in humanfungal disease, the transcriptional control of drug efflux pump expression, structure/function analyses of ABC effluxpumps and the identification of efflux pump inhibitors.

1530-1600 IS1 - #

Transcriptional regulation of drug resistance genes in yeast pathogensDominique Sanglard (Switzerland)

1600-1630 IS2 - 0783

Overcoming the efflux-mediated drug resistance of human fungal pathogensRichard Cannon (New Zealand)

1630-1700 IS3 - 0908

The antifungal effect on human and plant pathogenic fungi by regulating stress response signalingKaihei Kojima (USA)

1700-1730 PS1 - 0644

Involvement of catalase activitiy and sensitivity to fungicides in Mycosphaerella fijiensis

Miguel Beltran-Garcia (Belgium)

1530-1730

Symposium 34: Importance of Small Non-Coding RNAs in FungiChairs: Carlo Cogoni (Italy) / Rodolfo Aramayo (USA)Fungi, as other eukaryotes, react to double stranded RNA (dsRNA) molecules by processing them into short interferingRNAs that in turn are able to direct sequence sequence-specific mRNA degradation. The expression of dsRNA, fromconstructs containing an inverted repeat, is nowadays widely used for functional gene knock-out, especially in fungi inwhich gene disruption by homologous integration has proven to be inefficient. Interestingly, fungi appear to possess avariety of RNA silencing pathways that can be activated not only by the direct expression of dsRNA but also as aconsequence of either the presence of transgenic repeats (quelling in Neurospora and related phenomena) or unpairedDNA during meiosis (MSUD, Meiotic Silencing by Unpaired DNA). This suggests that in fungi small RNAs can have animportant role in the protection of the genome against invasive elements, in genome stability and speciation.

1530-1600 IS1 - 0761

Two dicer-like proteins in Magnaporthe oryzaeHitoshi Nakayashiki (Japan)

1600-1630 IS2 - 0667

RNA interference machinery and function in the genus AspergillusNancy P. Keller (USA)

1630-1700 IS3 - #

Meiotic Silencing in NeurosporaRodolfo Aramayo (USA)

1700-1715 PS1 0277

RNA Silencing Approach In The Rice Blast Fungus, Magnaporthe Oryzae, Using An OpposingPromoter SystemBao Quoc Nguyen (Japan)


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1530-1730

Symposium 35: Gondwanan FungiChairs: Tom May (Australia) / Peter Buchanan (New Zealand)The supercontinent of Gondwana gave rise to South America, Africa, Antarctica, India, Australia, New Guinea and NewZealand. The shared geological history of these areas is reflected in the distributions of plants such as Nothofagus andthe Proteaceae and Myrtaceae. This symposium explores the significance of geography and hosts for relationshipsamong fungi occurring in the land masses derived from Gondwana. There is a focus on the Southern Hemisphere, butlinks between Southern Hemisphere and Northern Hemisphere fungi are also included.

1530-1600 IS1 - 0430

Biogeography and host preference of austral members of Laccaria Hydnangium, a model clade ofectomycorrhizal fungiGregory M. Mueller (USA)

1600-1630 IS2 - 0138

Where are New Zealand's ancient fungi?Peter R. Johnston (New Zealand)

1630-1700 IS3 - #

Divergence time between Gondwana mushrooms and their northern hemisphere relativesJean-Marc Moncalvo (Canada)

1700-1715 PS1 0824

The rust mycobiota of South Africa: composition, relationships and distributionReinhard Berndt (Switzerland)

1715-1730 PS2 0241

Pacific boletes: implications for biogeographic relationshipsRoy Halling (USA)

1800-2000

Poster Session

1800-2000

Roundtable 1: Access and Benefit Sharing in Relation to the Biodiversity Convention - How do

mycologists comply with the international Biodiversity Convention?

Chair: Lene Lange (Denmark)

Since 1993 all access and transfer of biological materials has been regulated by the international CBD charter:Biodiversity Convention. In order to be in compliance with CBD one must obtain prior informed consent (PIC) from theproper authority in the country from where the biological materials will be collected and transferred from. Such PICshould usually be accompanied by a contract under mutually agreed terms (MAT), in which is states the conditions underwhich the materials has been accessed and transferred. If any commercial or commercial purpose work is to take placethe contract should include statements about how to implement the wording of CBD: equity in benefit sharing. The CBDhas primarily been in focus for industries who wanted to access materials for their bioprospecting work. However, theCBD also includes transfer done for scientific purpose only. This is especially relevant when it happens that materials,collected for scientific purpose ends up in discovery of interesting compounds and such compounds end up being offeredto industries for their evaluation. The many companies who are working hard to be in full compliance with CBD aresaying no thank you to all materials which have not been accessed according to the ruels and regulations stated in theCBD Bonn declaration on access and benefit sharing. How can we in the scientific community do better? We must find away which does not stop the scientific studies but which also are in compliance with international agreements of good,proper and fair behaviour.

Program:1. Lene Lange, Denmark: CBD, current status on access and benefit sharing

2. Keith Seifert, US: how can mycologists be in compliance with CBD3. Morakot, Thailand: how to establish scientific collaboration between universities, institutes and companies4. Rob Samson, NL: International Culture Collections view on the Biodiversity Convention5. Lene Lange: Industries approach to best practice regarding compliance with CBDDiscussion (all)

2000-2100

Wines of the WorldCairns Convention Centre Hall 2


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Thursday 24thAugust

0730-0930

General Meeting of the International Commission for the Taxonomy of FungiChair:Keith Seifert

0800-1000

Symposium 42: Genomes and Fitness

Chairs: Gareth W. Griffith (UK) / Simon V. Avery (UK)The indeterminate growth patterns and diverse reproductive strategies of filamentous fungi make assessment of fitnessless straightforward than for some other groups such as animals, though for yeasts fitness is generally equated with rateof cell division . Genomic information now available for many of the best-studied fungi now raises the possibility that theeffects of individual genes on organismal fitness can be explored in a way not possible for less tractable experimentalhigher organisms.

0800-0830 IS1 - 0774

Competition experiments using tagged heterozygous deletant Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains in agrape juice environmentGareth W. Griffith (UK)

0830-0900 IS2 - 0739

Functions determining yeast fitness during stress, derived from genome-wide haploinsufficiencytests

Simon V. Avery (UK)0900-0930 IS3 - 0853

Functional genomics of pathogenicity in Magnaporthe griseaNicholas J. Talbot (UK)

0930-0945 PS1 - 0657

Fitness effects of interspecific gene transfer in OphiostomaClive Brasier (UK)

0945-1000 PS2 - 0792

Exploring the mobility of DNA transposons in the Dutch elm disease fungiGuillaume F Bouvet (Canada)

0800-1000

Proffered Session 1: Phylogeny IChair: Heide-Marie Daniel (Belgium)Molecular phylogenies will be discussed in the context of morphological and other data, including the ecology andgeographical distribution of taxa in this session. A common topic of the presentations will be the utilisation of phylogeniesto evaluate data for their suitability to build natural classifications and to assess fungal diversity. A strong emphasis islaid on basidiomycetous taxa.

0800-0820 PS1 - 0756

Demystifying Dothideomycetes - combining ultrastructure and molecular tools to study phylogeneticrelationships of fungiUwe K Simon (Germany)

0820-0840 PS2 - 0453

The molecular phylogeny of the genus entolomaDelia Co (The Netherlands)

0840-0900 PS3 - 0429

Rust of Salix species in North America caused by Melampsora epitea s. lat.JA Smith (USA)

0900-0920 PS4 - 0173

Partial harmony: agreement between morphological and molecular data for the sequestratecortinarioid fungi

Anthony A Francis (Australia)

0920-0940 PS5 - 0512

Phylogeny of Armillaria species based on combined DNA sequence and phenotypic dataMartin PA Coetzee (South Africa)

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A polythetic approach to the taxonomy and phylogeny of the HypoxyloideaeMarc Stadler (Germany)

0800-1000

Proffered Session 2: Medical MycologyChair: Sharon Chen (Australia)This session welcomes attendees to a series of presentations on fungal pathogens in humans ranging from Aspergillusin high-risk patients to emerging infections caused by novel black yeasts and dermatophytes. The epidemiologic, clinical

and molecular taxonomic aspects are addressed.0800-0825 PS1 - 0054

Evaluation of the Effects of Incubation Temperature and pH on the Antifungal susceptibility TestAgainst Candida albicans PTCC 5027 StrainHossein Zarrinfar (Iran)

0825-0850 PS2 - 0068

Aspergillosis in High Risk PatientsBasiri Jahromi (Iran)

0850-0910 PS3 - 0266

Isolation of Ochroconis gallopava from Hot Springs in Japan and its pathogenicity.Ayako Sano (Japan)

0910-0935 PS4 - 0593

Genetic diversity and detection of the neurotropic black yeast Exophiala dermatitidisMontarop Sudhadham (The Netherlands)

0935-1000 PS5 - 0069

Outbreak of Tinea Corporis Gladiatorum in TehranBasiri Jahromi (Iran)

1015-1115 - 0762

Plenary 4: Mating in FungiRegine Kahmann (Germany)

1145-1345

Symposium 36: Straminopiles: Why and How?Chairs: Daiske Honda (Japan) / Gordon Beakes (UK)

The biflagellate 'stramenopile' fungi belong to the same lineage of organisms as the brown pigmented algae. The twomain fungal lineages are the Thraustochytrids and Oomycetes. This symposium will explore some of recent insights intothe biology and evolutionary origins of these organisms. As well as being significant pathogens in the marineenvironment, they have the ability to produce sought after unsaturated fatty acids and play key roles in litter colonisationand recycling in many marine and freshwater ecosystems. This session will explore some of these aspects in both themain stramenopile lineages.

1145-1150

Introductory overview of stramenopile fungiDaiske Honda (Japan)

1150-1215 IS1 - 0772

Evolution and phylogeny of the Labyrinthulomycetes inferred from protein-coding genesClement Tsui (Australia)

1215-1225 IS2 - 0284

Taxonomical reinvestigation of the genus Schizochytrium (Thraustochytriaceae,Labyrinthulomycetes)Rinka Yokoyama (Japan)

1225-1255 IS3 - 0473

The Viral impact on thraustochytridsYoshitake Takao (Japan)

1255-1315 IS4 - 0280

The diversity of oomycete pathogens of nematodes and its implications to our understanding ofoomycete phylogenyGordon Beakes (UK)

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Molecular phylogeny and comparative ultrastructural morphology of marine oomycete endoparasitesSatoshi Sekimoto (Japan)

1330-1345 PS2 - 0671

Study Of Mechanism Of Zoospore Release In Stramenopiles Through VideoclipsAnagha Kurne (India)

1145-1345

Symposium 37: Advanced cellular imaging and micromanipulation

Chair: Nick Read (UK) / Rosa Morinho-Perez (Mexico)In recent years, there has been a renaissance in the use of imaging and micromanipulation techniques in cell biology.Major innovations and developments in microscope technologies (e.g. confocal microsocopy, 2-photon microscopy), live-cell imaging, fluorescent probes (e.g. GFP), electron microscopy (e.g. field emission EM, electron tomography), andcellular micromanipulation techniques (e.g. laser tweezers, laser microdissection) are having a big impact in fungalbiology. This Symposium aims to highlight some of the most recent examples of these exciting new developments incellular imaging and micromanipulation.

1145-1205 IS1 - 0833

In Vivo Imaging of the Dynamics of the Microtubular Cytoskeleton of Neurospora crassa Wild Type,ropy-1, ropy-3 and nkinRosa Mourio Prez (Mexico)

1205-1225 IS2 - 0486

Visualization of the endocytic pathway and endosomal structures in the filamentous fungus

Aspergillus oryzaeYujiro Higuchi (Japan)

1225-1245 IS3 - 0727

NETWORK structure and dynamics of fungal myceliaDan Bebber (UK)

1245-1305 PS1 -

Advanced microscopic imaging coupled with X-ray absorption spectroscopy to characterise fungalmetal and mineral transformationsGeoff Gadd (UK)

1305-1320 PS2 -

Optical tweezer micromanipulation of filamentous fungiNick Read (UK)

1145-1345

Symposium 38: Fungal Pigments and VirulenceChairs: Josh Nosanchuck (USA) / Beatriz L. Gomez (UK)Melanins pigments are enigmatic compounds that are produced by organisms in all biological kingdoms, including a widevariety of pathogenic bacteria, fungi, and helminthes. Melanin synthesis has been associated with virulence for a varietyof pathogenic microbes and this phenomenon has been extensively examined in fungal pathogens. Dr. Beatriz Gomez-Giraldo will describe the identification of melanin inCandida albicansand other pathogenic fungi. The third major talkwill be by Dr. Josh Nosanchuk who will discuss the clinical significance of fungal melanization. The purpose of thissymposium is to provide broad insights into the role of melanins in fungal pathogenesis.

1145-1215 IS1 - #

Clinical impact of fungal melanizationJosh Nosanchuck (USA)

1215-1245 IS2 - #

The darker side of Candida albicans and Paracoccidioides brasiliensisBeatriz L. Gomez (UK)

1245-1315 PS1 - 0803

Production and utilization of fungal pigment in textile dyeingKaruppan Perumal (India)

1315-1345 PS2 - 0340

Peroxisomal acetyl-CoA is essential for appressorial melanization, and virulence in Magnaporthe.Naweed Naqvi (Singapore)

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Symposium 39: Biosynthetic gene clusters for fungal secondary metabolitesChairs: Nancy Keller (USA) / Marc Stadler (Germany)Secondary metabolites (extrolites) are of utmost importance in higher fungi. They constitute essential features of highecological, pathological, and taxonomic significance and exert great detrimental as well as beneficial influence on humancivilization. Only recently has it become possible to study their biogenesis at the molecular level, due to the availability ofmolecular methods and the templates provided by genomic approaches. While most of the research has so far beendone on industrial & agriculturally important fungi (in particular, pharmaceutical and mycotoxin -producing ascomycetes),it now appears feasible to study large taxonomic groups in an attempt to evaluate evolutionary aspects of secondarymetabolite biosynthesis. In the symposium, different chemical types of metabolites (e.g. polyketides, alkaloids) anddifferent producer organisms will be presented to provide an overview on our current understanding of fungal secondary

metabolitsm and future perspectives in the study of these compounds.

1145-1215 IS1 0725

The sirodesmin biosynthetic gene cluster of the plant pathogen, Leptosphaeria maculansBarbara Howlett (Australia)

1215-1245 IS2 - 0240

Terrequinone biosynthesis in Aspergillus nidulansDirk Hoffmeister (Germany)

1245-1315 IS3 - 0401

Fumonisin mycotoxin biosynthesis, genetics and genomics in Fusarium verticillioidesRobert Butchko (USA)

1315-1330 PS1 0436

Evolution of polyketide synthase genes in lichenized AscomycetesImke Schmitt (USA)

Summary, Future Views and DiscussionNancy Keller

1145-1345

Symposium 40: BiosecurityChairs: Geoff Ridley (New Zealand) / Ceri Pearce (Australia)Biosecurity is a major issue around the world but particularly for island nations such as Australia and New Zealand. InNew Zealand Biosecurity has been defined as the exclusion, eradication or effective management of risks posed bypests and diseases to the economy, environment and human health. This symposium will cover one countriesexperience in implementing Biosecurity system. It will also look at the tools available to assist in the identification ofpotential invasive fungi, and finally how an invasive, disease causing fungus was eradicated.

1145-1215 IS1 - 0917

The importance of mycology in Biosecurity: The New Zealand experienceMike Ormsby (New Zealand)

1215-1245 IS2 - 0796

Biosecurity: latest developments in systems and tools for fungal diagnosticsMary Palm (USA)

1245-1315 IS3 - 0961

A major exotic disease outbreak, emergency response and eradication: banana black Sigatoka, Tully,Australia, 2001Peter Whittle (Australia)

1315-1330 PS1 - 0484

The utility and limitations of positive and negative controls for PCR detection of quarantinepathogensMorag Glen (Australia)

1330-1345 PS2 - 0634

DISSEMINATION of aerial and soilborne Phytophthoras by human vectorsJoan Webber (UK)

1430-1530

Poster Session 4: Cell Biology and PhysiologyPoster Session 8: Population Genetics


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1530-1730

Symposium 41: Evolution, Ecology and Systematics of Endophytic Fungi - Horizontally TransmittedEndophytesChairs:A. Elizabeth Arnold (USA) / Gerard J. M. Verkley (The Netherlands)

Fungal endophytes - fungi inhabiting apparently healthy plant tissues - are known from all plants, andrepresent a major component of fungal diversity at a global scale. Most studies of fungal endophyte evolutionand ecology have focused on the clavicipitaceous endophytes of grasses, whose vertical transmission,

systemic growth, low within-host diversity, and benefits to hosts have made them a model system for thestudy of symbiosis. However, the horizontally transmitted endophytes that occur in all major lineages ofplants -- inhabiting tissues such as roots, xylem, bark, foliage, and reproductive structures -- are ubiquitousin terrestrial communities and are yet largely unknown in terms of their phylogenetic affinities, hostdistributions, and ecological roles. In this symposium, we seek to bring together researchers whose focus onthe systematics, ecology, and evolution of horizontally transmitted endophytes will synthesize our currentunderstanding of these poorly known symbioses, and define major questions for future research.

1530-1600 IS1 - 0691

Foliar endophytes versus leaf litter saprobes: annual cycle of an ascomycete community associatedwith oak leavesGerard J. M. Verkley (The Netherlands)

1600-1630 IS2 - 0605

Host Specificity among endophytes in transient plant communitiesGeorge Carroll (USA)

1630-1700 IS3 - 0813

Endophytes: Lifestyle and Phylogenetic DiversityRajesh Jeewon (China)

1700-1715 PS1 0411

Endophytic fungi in non-mycorrhizal oak rootsErhard Halmschlager (Austria)

1715-1730 PS2 - 0639

Metabolic and taxonomic approaches to investigating the effects of plant function on communities ofroot and nodule-associated fungiSamuel Skinner (Canada)

1530-1730

Symposium 56: PhylogeographyChairs: Gregory Mueller (USA) / H. Thorsten Lumbsch (USA)The study of processes controlling geographic distributions of lineages using molecular tools is a relatively new andemerging field in mycology. While it was previously generally believed that fungi have wide distribution patterns and havelargely unstructured populations, recent studies have shown that this not the case. Phylogeographical approaches offer apowerful tool to understand the current distributions of fungi and their historical development. In this symposiumphylogeographical studies on a wide variety of fungal organisms, including smuts, higher basidiomycetes, andascomycetes, including lichen-forming fungi, will be discussed. The symposium includes examples of parasitic, symbioticand saprophytic systems. Various molecular markers, such as microsatellites or DNA sequence data of variable generegions are employed in the different studies.

1530-1600 IS1 - 0370

Phylogeography of Serpula lacrymans reveals global migration events and multiple transitions to an

indoor lifestyleHavard Kauserud (Norway)

1600-1630 IS2 - 0921

Biogeography of the HysterangialesKentaro Hosaka (USA)

1630-1700 IS3 - 0613

Hitchhiking through the botanic realm: Ustilaginales in time and spaceDominik Begerow (Germany)

1700-1715 PS1 - 0304

A phylogenetic and phylogeographic approach to delimit Antarctic and bipolar species of the genusUsnea, Neuropogon


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Nora Wirtz (Germany)

1715-1730 PS2 - 0437

Migration in space and time for 14 worldwide populations of Mycosphaerella graminicolaSoren Banke (Switzerland)

1530-1730

Symposium 43: BiocontrolChairs:Augusto Schrank (Brasil) / Naresh Magan (UK)

This Symposium will focus on same of the main areas of the biocontrol using filamentous fungi and yeasts. The use ofliving organisms to control pests and diseases has attracted increasing interest as a reliable alternative to chemicalcontrol. In particular, the use of fungi in a commercial scale has proven to be effective and economically feasible indifferent countries. Filamentous fungi and yeasts have been proposed as biological control agents (BCAs) for a variety oforganisms as insects, ticks, phytopathogenic fungi, mycotoxin producers, nematodes. The main difficulty to the large-scale use of fungi as BCAs is the longer time required for effective pest control in comparison to that of chemicals. Muchof the current research efforts is applied to improve the knowledge on the host infection mechanisms and to developoptimized formulations. In addition, many groups are involved in discovery of new isolates, a pivotal step towards a moregeneral and efficient application of the biocontrol.

1530-1550 IS1 - 0822

Production and formulation of antagonists for improved competitiveness and biocontrol"Naresh Magan (UK)

1550-1610 IS2 - 0842

Screening of biocontrol agents of fungal leaf diseasesJrgen Khl (The Netherlands)

1610-1630 IS3 - 0987

Strategies to improve Metarhizium control of arthropod pestsTariq Butt (UK)

1630-1650 PS1 - 0184

Trichoderma spp. and Gliocladium catenulatum associated with Helicobasidium mompa andRosellinia necatrixNaoyuki Matsumoto (Japan)

1650-1710 PS2 - 0718

Effect of antagonistic fruit-borne yeasts on pathogenic and saprophytic fungiMatthias Sipiczki (Hungary)

1710-1730 PS3 - 0154

Nematicidal Metabolites From FungiGuohong Li (China)

1530-1730

Symposium 44: Industrial MycologyChairs: Cees van den Hondel (The Netherlands) / Lene Lange (Denmark)

1530-1600 IS1 - 0026

Diversity of Xylanase and Plant Cell Wall Esterases in Thermophilic and ThermotolerantFungiBhupinder Chadha (India)

1600-1630 IS2 - #

Enzyme discovery for industrial biotechnology, focusing specifically on novel enzymes for biofueland biomass conversionLene Lange (Denmark)

1630-1700 IS3 - #

Fungal Cell wall biosynthesis and discovery of antifungalsCees van den Hondel (The Netherlands)


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1530-1730

Symposium 45: Worldwide Movement of Fungal Forest PathogensChairs: Brenda Wingfield (South Africa) / Matteo Garbelotto (USA)The movement of fungal pathogens globally is a source of concern for both plantation as well as native forest systems.The threat of forest pathogens is a very complex one, in some circumstances these pathogens are apparently native andhave been able to adapt and cause disease on an introduced host. In other situations fungal pathogens have beenintroduced into regions where they did not previously occur. Movement of such pathogens has been severelyexacerbated with the increase in foreign trade internationally. In this symposium we highlight the current status of anumber of internationally important forest pathogens and have invited talks from speakers in both the Northern andSouthern hemispheres to give a truly global perspective.

1530-1555 IS1 - 0569

Cryphonectria canker of Eucalyptus: A little-known disease caused by an assemblage of fungi ofextreme quarantine relevanceBrenda Wingfield (South Africa)

1555-1620 IS2 0585

Global Distribution and Evolution Of The Pine Pitch Canker Fungus, Fusarium circinatumEmma Steenkamp (South Africa)

1620-1645 IS3 0638

Matteo Garbelotto (USA)Microsatellite analysis documents worldwide and regional spread routes of the sudden oak death

pathogen1645-1710 IS4 0270

Invasion of an exotic root pathogen of forest trees: replacement of a native interfertile species withtransient hybridisation?Paolo Gonthier (Italy)

1710-1720 PS1 0320

Movement of the devastating Eucalytpus leaf and shoot pathogen Phaeophleospora destructans,throughout AsiaTreena Burgess (Australia)

1720-1730 PS2 0452

Phaeocryptopus gaeumannii and Swiss needle cast disease in New ZealandJ Stone (USA)

1730-1830

Poster Session

1900-2330

Congress DinnerThe Tanks, Cairns Transport pick up from Hotels 1830


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Friday 25thAugust

0800-1000

International Mycological Association (IMA) Board Meeting

0800-1000

Proffered Session 3: Phylogeny 2Chair: Clement Tsui (Australia)This session includes expertise having substantial knowledge in rusts,lichenized fungi, ectomycorrhizae, oomycetes, andetc., and provides a forum for phylogenetic studies that advance our understanding of fungal evolution. They will presentlatest classification scheme of different taxonomic groups inferred from phylogenetic trees constructed by variousmolecular sequence data. Also they will provide findings on or insights into evolutionary processes that led to currentdistribution of species.

0800-0820 PS1 - 0038

Lichen-forming pyrenomycetes are highly polyphyletic and not related to SordariomycetesH Thorsten Lumbsch (USA)

0820-0840 PS2 - 0305

Tackling phylogenetics in the large and diverse group of rusts of the family PucciniaceaeMarlien M van der Merwe (Australia)

0840-0900 PS3 - 0622

Evolution of downy mildews

Markus Gker (Germany)0900-0915 PS4 - 0504

The phylogenetic studies on the genus Cornumyces (Oomycetes) based on the nucleotidesequences of the nuclear large subunit ribosomal RNA and the mitochondrially- encoded cox2 genesShigeki Inaba (Japan)

0915-0930 PS5 - 0413

High level of gene flow and origin from native soil characterize Scandinavian populations of the soilborne fungus Penicillium scabrosumSoren Banke (Switzerland)

0930-0945 PS6 - 0192

Phylogenetic classification and geographical patterns of species distribution in the ectomycorrhizalgenus Cortinarius

Sigisfredo Garnica (Germany)0945-1000 PS7 - 0390

A phylogenetic approach to accommodate Ramichloridium orphansMahdi Arzanlou (The Netherlands)

0800-1000

Proffered Session 4: From Mycological Diversity to PhylogenyChair: Kalman Vnky (Germany)

0800-0825 PS1 - 0382

Yeasts associated with flowers in CubaHeide Daniel (Belgium)

0825-0850 PS2 - 0117

Australian smut fungi (Ustilaginomycetes), as surprising and diverse as the continent itselfKalman Vnky

0850-0915 PS3 - 0217

The expanding realm of the Sebacinales: basidiomycetes involved in a uniquely wide spectrum ofmycorrhizal associationsMichael Wei (Germany)

0915-0940 PS4 - 0093

Molecular phylogeny of Verticillium fungicola reveals its affinity with the genus LecanicilliumRasoul Zare (Iran)


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1030-1230

Symposium 46: Anything specific about human pathogens?Chair:Alex Andrianopoulos (Australia) / James Fraser (Australia)

An examination of the molecular mechanisms which govern growth and morphogenesis in human fungal pathogens andhow these mechanisms impinge on pathogenicity.

1000-1030 IS1 0907

The Cryptococcus neoformans mating-type locus: Evolutionary insights from related species.

James Fraser (Australia)1030-1100 IS2 1000

Expression profiles of Aspergillus fumigatus under human neutrophil attack and environmentalstressGregory S. May (USA)

1100-1130 IS3 0998

Comparative genomic analysis of hypoxic stress response in Aspergillus fumigatus and A. nidulansKap-Hoon Han (South Korea)

1130-1200 PS1 0668

Identification of novel small molecule compounds that differentially inhibit the yeast form ofPenicillium marneffeiRichard Kao (Hong Kong)

1200-1230 PS2 - 0784

Microarray analysis reveals genes responsible for the high virulence of the Cryptococcus gattii VGIIaVancouver Island outbreak strainPopchai Ngamskulrungroj (Australia)

1030-1230

Symposium 47: Biodiversity of Microfungi - A Phylogenetic ApproachChairs:Andrew N. Miller(USA) / Amy Y Rossman (USA)With the tremendous advance in our understanding of the phylogenetic relationships of fungi, it is now possible toexamine the biodiversity of microfungi by evaluating the completeness of taxon sampling within each taxonomic group.There also appears to be a number of putative new phylogenetic lineages being discovered which lie outside traditionalgroups. In this symposium, experts in major groups of ascomycetous microfungi will present the latest knowledge on thephylogenetics of their respective groups. Experts are encouraged to discuss the completeness of taxon sampling andthe possibility of uncovering new phylogenetic lineages within each taxonomic group.

1000-1030 IS1 - 0775

Phylogeny and Biodiversity of the Hypocreales and DiaporthalesAmy Y. Rossman (USA)

1030-1100 IS2 - 0767

Phylogenetic relationships within the Helminthosphaeriaceae and ChaetosphaerialesSabine M. Huhndorf (USA)

1100-1130 IS3 - 0798

Phylogeny and Biodiversity of the Freshwater EuascomycetesCarol A. Shearer (USA)

1130-1200 PS1 0649

Geomyces pannorum, a cosmopolitan soil fungus: phylogenetic relationships and species concepts

S Hambleton (Canada)

1200-1230 PS2 - 0744

Unusual new species, exciting relationships expecting the unexpected among woody decaypyrenomycetes from New ZealandToni Atkinson (New Zealand)


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1030-1230

Symposium 48: Molecular Plant Mycorrhizal InteractionChairs: Mark Tibbett (Australia) / Paola Bonfante (Italy)Mycorrhizal symbiosis is an intimate association, usually mutualistic, between plants and fungi. Most terrestrial plantsform one or more type of mycorrhizal symbiosis on or in their roots, and the fungi make up an important component ofthe ecology and biology of most soils. The symbionts engage in bilateral nutrient exchange where the plant receivesmineral nutrients and the fungus obtains carbohydrates. Mycorrhizal research has entered the mainstream of biology,thanks mostly to DNA technologies and genomics, which are giving us new abilities to discover symbiont communication,development and diversity, and to reveal the contribution of symbiotic partners to the functioning of mycorrhizalassociations. The aim of the symposium is to provide major insights derived from cellular, biochemical and molecularstudies of mycorrhizal development, with focus primarily on arbuscular and ecto-mycorrhizas.

1000-1030 IS1 - 0754

Molecular signaling at early stages of the arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosisNatalia Requena (Germany)

1030-1100 IS2 - 0690

Transcriptional responses of Paxillus involutus and Betula pendula during formaton ofectomycorrhizal root tissue

Anders Tunlid (Sweden)

1100-1130 IS3 - 0706

Acquisition and long distance translocation of phosphorus in the symbiotic phase of arbuscular

mycorrhizal fungiTatsu Ezawa (Japan)

1130-1200 PS1 - 0517

Pre-penetration apparatus: an arbuscular mycorrhiza-specific cell response in root epidermisPaola Bonfante (Italy)

1200-1230 PS2 - 0023

Molecular identification of fungal endophytes in australian myco-heterotrophic orchidsJohn Dearnaley (Australia)

1030-1230

Symposium 49: Marine FungiChairs: Ka-Lai Pang (China)Marine mycological research has spanned over a century. E.S. Barghoon and D.H. Linder are founders of marine

mycology as their publication in 1944 has triggered significant interests in the field. Early research has focused on themorphological diversity of marine fungi on various substrata at different localities and since, more than 500 higher marinefungi have been described. Recent work has employed molecular techniques to tackle various taxonomic and ecologicalquestions concerning phylogenetic relationships between taxa and molecular diversity on different substrata. On theapplied aspects, marine fungi have been screened for bioactive compounds for medical uses and wood-modifyingenzymes for bioremediation of organic pollutants. In this symposium, advancement in these areas over the years will bereviewed.

1000-1030 IS1 - 0121

Biodiversity of marine filamentous fungi and their phylogenetic relationshipsJariya Sakayaroj (Thailand)

1030-1100 IS2 - 0199

Documentation of marine fungal diversity: classical vs. molecular techniquesKa-Lai Pang (China)

1100-1130 IS3 - 0058

Recognition of a caribbean marine fungus as a new genus by classical and molecular charactersPeter Mantle

1130-1200 PS1 0027

Metabolic profiles support species concept of two marine Dendryphiella speciesThomas E dela-Cruz (Germany)

1200-1230 PS2 - 0128

Morphological and molecular observations of Manglicola guatemalensis, a poorly knownascomyceteSatinee Suetrong (Thailand)


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Symposium 50: Mycetozoan BiodiversityChairs: Steven Stephenson (USA) / David Orlovich (New Zealand)The mycetozoans (slime molds) consist of three phylogeneticall

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