Fungal Collection (page 8)

Penicillium fungus growing on agar
Close-up of a colony of Penicillium chrysogenum fungus growing on agar in a petri dish. This fungus produces the antibiotic penicillin G, seen as small yellow droplets on the surface

Neutrophil engulfing fungus, SEM
Neutrophil engulfing fungus. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a neutrophil white blood cell (orange) engulfing and destroying a Candida albicans (thrush) fungal hypha (green)

Fungal foot infection, conceptual artwork. Single-celled fungi in shape of a footprint. Many fungi live on our body without causing any problems

Laetiporus sulphureus
Chicken of the Woods (Laetiporus sulphureus) growing on an oak (Quercus) tree

Hoof fungus (Fomitopsis pinicola)
A hoof fungus (Fomitopsis pinicola) growing on a tree stump in Georgia, USA

Fried quorn with onions

Gill fungus (Lyophyllum decastes) occurs in dense clusters. The word decastes means a company of ten men. The gills are covered in basidia bearing spores

Beefsteak Fungus (Fistulina hepatica). This bracket fungus belonging to the homobasidiomycetes grows on the bark of living oak and sweet chestnut trees

Magic mushrooms (Psilocybe semilanceata). These fungi, commonly known as liberty caps, contain the psychoactive compound psilocybin, which produces a hallucinogenic effect when ingested

Tremella mesenterica
Yellow brain fungus (Tremella mesenterica) growing on a dead gorse bush. The fruiting body is soft, gelatinous and translucent with brain like lobes

Common Earthball (Scleroderma citrinum). The fruiting body is hemispherical with a tough outer layer covered in scales. Inside the ball is a purple-brown mass (gleba)

Ladybird on fungus. Seven-spot ladybird (Coccinella septem-punctata) climbing up the stalk of a fungal fruiting body. This is a wood-rotting fungus growing on a dead tree stump

Crimson waxcap mushrooms, artwork
Crimson waxcap (Hygrocybe punicea) mushrooms, artwork. This fungus is found in northern Europe. The mushrooms (fruiting bodies) have a bell-shaped cap (lower right)

Many-coloured polypore fungi
Many-zoned polypore (Coriolus versicolor) bracket fungi. Wiltshire, UK November 2010

Folded rock formation. Close-up of folds in a fallen block of rock. These folds are formed as the rock is deformed by immense pressures generated from within the Earths crust as it moves over

Podoscypha fungus, New Forest, UK October 2009

Moulds, historical diagram
Zoophytes. Historical diagram drawn to depict moulds as seen by Robert Hooke (1635Ôé¼" 1703) under an early microscope in 1665. Image from La Conquete Du Monde Invisible by Giuseppe Penso

ATP sulfurylase molecule. Computer model showing the structure of an ATP sulfurylase (ATPS) enzyme. ATPS catalyses the primary step of sulphate activation within cells

Parasol mushroom (Macrolepiota procera). Photographed on Powerstock Common, Dorset, UK, in October

Fungal skin infection, artwork
Fungal skin infection. Artwork of clumps of fungal hyphae (brown), representing an infection of the skin by a fungus. In humans, this is invariably a dermatophyte

Aspergillus fungus, SEM
Aspergillus fungus. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the fruiting body (round, top) of a typical mould (Aspergillus sp.)

Woman holding split puffball fungus
MODEL RELEASED. Woman holding a split puffball fungus. The outer wall of this fruiting body has split open to allow the dispersal of the reproductive spores from the sac inside

Stilton cheese, SEM
Stilton. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a blue vein in a piece of Stilton cheese. The colour and flavour of the cheese is produced by the fungus Penicillium roquefortii

Curvularia geniculata fungus, SEM
Curvularia geniculata fungus. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the fruiting body of the mould fungus Curvularia geniculata

Nematode-killing fungus, SEM
Nematode-killing fungus. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of spore chains from the fungus Paecilomyces variotii. This fungus is found in soil and decaying plant matter

Dead mans fingers (Xylaria polymorpha) fungi. This inedible fungus occurs on decaying wood. The fruiting body is hard and varies in shape from cylindrical to knobbly

Bracket fungus (Laetiporus sulphureus)
Bracket fungus. Young sulphur-coloured fruiting body of the edible bracket fungus known as the chicken of the woods (Laetiporus sulphureus), growing on a living willow tree

Bracket fungus (Daedaleopsis confragosa)
Blushing bracket fungus (Daedaleopsis confragosa). Close-up of the underside of the blushing bracket fungus showing its pores. The pores are the ends of the tubes within which the spores are produced

Bracket fungus (Polyporus squamosus)
Bracket fungus. Dryads saddle (Polyporus squamosus) bracket fungus on a tree

Parasol mushrooms (Macrolepiota procera). Photographed in Narke, Sweden

Psathyrella mushrooms after forest fire
Psathyrella pennata mushrooms growing one year after a forest fire. This fire took place in a clear-felled area in the Tiveden forest, in Vastra Gotaland County, Sweden

Geopyxis elf-cup fungi after forest fire
Geopyxis carbonaria elf-cup fungi growing one year after a forest fire. This fire took place in a clear-felled area in the Tiveden forest, in Vastra Gotaland County, Sweden

Reishi fungus
Reishe fungus (Ganoderma lucidum) growing on a dead tree. Photographed in Narke, Sweden

Honey fungus (Armillaria mellea) growing on a tree trunk. Photogroahed in Narke, Sweden

Jersey cow bolete (Suillus bovinus). Photographed in Narke, Sweden

Myxomphalia mushroom after forest fire
Myxomphalia maura mushrooms growing one year after a forest fire. This fire took place in a clear-felled area in the Tiveden forest, in Vastra Gotaland County, Sweden

Helvella macropus mushroom
Helvella macropus fungus fruiting bodies. Photographed in Narke, Sweden

Hares ear fungus (Otidea onotica). Photographed in Narke, Sweden

Maze-gill fungus underside
Maze-gill fungus (Daedalea quercina) underside, showing the gills where the reproductive spores (not seen) are released. Photographed in October, on Powerstock Common, Dorset, UK

Peziza cup fungus after forest fire
Peziza cup fungus (Peziza lobulata) growing two months after a forest fire. This fire took place in a clear-felled area in the Tiveden forest, in Vastra Gotaland County, Sweden

Plant regrowth after forest fire
Plant regrowth one year after a forest fire. The plants and fungi seen here include Pholiota highlandensis mushrooms (lower left), the common liverwort (Marchantia polymorpha, white-green, centre)

Tar Spot Fungus (Rhytisma acerinum) on the leaves of a Field Maple (Acer campestre) tree. Photographed in autumn in Romania

Birch bolete (Leccinum scabrum) mushroom
Brown birch bolete (Leccinum scabrum) mushroom growing amongst common heather (Calluna vulgaris). Photographed in the Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, in August

Lichen (Sticta sylvatica) growing on rocks. Photographed in Auvergne in France

Bean rust pustules, SEM
Bean rust (Uromyces sp.) pustules, coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). The spores (orange) are emerging from pustules on the underside of a leaf on a bean plant

Mushroom gill cap, light micrograph. Transverse section through the cap of a common mushroom (Psalliota sp.) showing the gill lamellae (white)

Bean rust spores, SEM
Bean rust (Uromyces sp.) spores, coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). Bean rust is a fungal disease that infects bean plants

Rust fungus infection, light micrograph. Transverse section through a barberry (Berberis sp.) leaf infected by a parasitic rust (Puccinia sp.)

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