User talk:Arijunior AB/sandbox

Hi! I'm one of your classmates from HMB436 with some feedback. You have some good basics down, but you could go into more detail in each of your sections. For instance, for the ecology section, you could talk about where in the world your fungus grows. Since it is found indoors, you could discuss its potential contribution to allergy and asthma. Cladosporium has also been linked to keratitis (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26286482).

In terms of the kinds of infections that C. cladosporoides causes, you could go into more detail about the specific pathophysiology of. Our professor has some great textbooks that detail infections, risk groups, and prognoses for different taxonomic groups of fungi. I know that C. cladosporoides is a rare cause of disease, but in the instances where it does cause disease, it would be worthwhile to look into the general characteristics of infection shown by the genus. Also, because it is found on plants as well as in indoor environments - has it been linked to asthma at all? Here's a good article about the potential immunological outcomes of C. cladosporoides exposure: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23403046

Here's a link that talks about pathogenesis in your fungal genus: http://www.cdc.gov/fungal/diseases/other/cladosporium.html

In terms of the reproduction of your species, you could go into more detail. When you say that it is anamorphic, do you mean that there is not an identified teleomoprh for this species? If so, you could phrase this more specifically.

You mention that it is a frequent contaminant? Of what? Does it typically contaminate food? Certain areas in houses? Has it been known to contaminate medical supplies or to cause systemic infection in immunocompromised patients.

There are a few instances where your phrasing could be changed a bit to sound more academic. For instance, you could change "a lot of ramifications" to "many ramifications" and the fungus "likes relatively low water activity" to "grows well at relatively low water activity".

You may also want to add a bit more about the history of your fungus - who discovered it, if it had any historical significance (it was identified in the 19th century, so it's been known for a while), whether it's been relevant to the food/agriculture industry. You mention that it grows on plants, and that its metabolisms may target plant pathogens. This would be a great thing to go into more detail about, especially if you can find other reviews (since articles alone are always of limited authority as sources)!

Mycobank can be a very useful place to start in terms of finding more links. Another, slightly less up-to-date collection of historical information and other facts is at: http://www.cabi.org.myaccess.library.utoronto.ca/dfb.

Hope this helps and all the best! Hmrdtlmzamie (talk) 22:56, 30 October 2015 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the feedback! Arijunior AB (talk) 02:34, 31 October 2015 (UTC)

Hey Arijunior AB, you’ve got a lot of good construction with your fungi page so far as there are many references, markups, and links to other pages. Good job on the details pertaining to the morphology of your fungi. Adding images would help emphasize the description. Furthermore, perhaps you can expand on its physiological mechanisms, such as how does C.cladosporidoies travel long distances? What type of antifungal metabolites? Are there any industrial disadvantages your fungi causes? What advantages does that provide for its population? This would help the reader make connections between the fungi’s appearance and interaction with its environment. Good luck on writing! Dorochoi (talk) 02:21, 31 October 2015 (UTC)


 * Thank you for your comments! Arijunior AB (talk) 02:34, 31 October 2015 (UTC)

"Overall I think the backbone of this page is here, but there needs to be more depth in the article. When you describe the pathology of this fungus you should maybe talk about the actual case of cutaneous infections. Did they treat it successfully? What was able to stop it? Also, specifically for the example of it infecting grapevines, were there any repercussions to the infection. Did it kill the plant or just reduce its fitness? I really liked how you subdivided the growth and morphology into the colony appearance by naked eye and appearance under a microscope. I also think you should include a bit of the background on this fungus. Where was it first discovered and by who? Is it ecologically important at all? Looking forward to reading the full article. LewisKurschner (talk) 19:49, 30 October 2015 (UTC)" - Cross post from user talk page LewisKurschner (talk) 03:19, 31 October 2015 (UTC)

Hi, I just read your article just now and you did a great job collecting information for all of them. However, I do suggest that you put references accordingly because some of your references are repetitive in a sentence and can just be cited together at the end of the sentence. Overall, good job! Farissulaiman92 (talk) 04:58, 14 November 2015 (UTC)Farissulaiman92