User talk:HHDeng/sandbox

In the first history and taxonomy section, I think you forgot to italicize the species name Isaria sulfurea?

Does this fungi produce by means other than conidia spores? You don't seem to mention whether it can or not?

The points in the habitat and ecology section seem a little choppy. You could try combining multiple points that talk about the same topic together? For example, the point about growing on calcium rich, fatty materials can be combined with the two cheese points. In addition, the keratinophilic point could be combined with the cow and human hair/nails point. As they are currently, it is a little hard to follow.

Annissaho (talk) 17:13, 31 October 2019 (UTC)

In your first bullet point, add the year, location/habitat and any more information about the fungus when it was first identified (year appears to be 1859 based on your first reference, so double check it for more information that you could include about its discovery).

In your second bullet point, the date/location/etc. in which the new name was given could also be specified. See this link: http://www.mycobank.org/BioloMICS.aspx?TableKey=14682616000000063&Rec=15836&Fields=All

Your article could benefit from expanding on the history of your fungus a little more. For example, you could expand on the variety of synonyms there were for Chrysosporium sulfureum throughout history. On Mycobank, I found that it has also been known by the names Isaria sulphurea (note the different spelling), Botryonipha ranigena and Stilbum ranigenum, among a few others. See Mycobank to identify all known synonyms: mycobank.org/name/Chrysosporium%20sulfureum

Mycobank links to articles that describe the fungi under these names, so you can get information about the authors, dates, and locations in which these names were given, which you could also include!

There also seems to be some new advances in its classification, using DNA sequencing, which you could also mention in this section to give readers more information: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/238690968_Phylogeny_of_the_anamorphic_genus_Chrysosporium_and_related_taxa_based_on_rDNA_internal_transcribed_spacer_sequences

Growth, morphology and physiology is a lot of information to be contained under one heading! I would suggest separating this heading into separate 'Growth & morphology' and 'Physiology' sections so that your focus can be more concise under each heading.

If you do decide to include a separate 'Physiology' section, consider including enzymes that your fungus produces there, like the keratinase you mention. Google Scholar and the U of T libraries database can be helpful to see if you fungus produces any enzymes with medicinal or industrial uses (if there are enough, you could even include this as a separate section). This link mentions that Chrysosporium sulfureum could produce an industrially relevant protease, so I'm sure there are more articles out there: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-10-4768-8_6

I think you did a good job of collecting information about the morphology of your fungus, but you rely mostly on a single source. References like this one, http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.552.4002&rep=rep1&type=pdf, could potentially provide more information about its morphology. I would encourage you to continue looking for more sources (if possible!)

You could benefit from including a little more information about the habitat of your fungus. I found an interesting paper where Chrysosporium sulfureum was found in the fungus gardens of ants: https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/51a6/c93d9e56d8f24bdddf51caca518676c486f2.pdf Continue researching places where it is found!

When you include that the fungus is found on human hair and nails in your Habitat and ecology section, does this mean it's a dermatophyte? If so, definitely expand on this! Can it cause human, animal or plant diseases? What is the phenotypic presentation of infected individuals/plants? I would encourage you to look through the primary literature some more to see if it is pathogenic. Then, you could potentially include a new heading of Disease, with subheading for animal, plant and human (if applicable). This link suggests that Chrysosporium sulfureum can cause disease in plants: http://nrcmushroom.org/Disease___Competitor_Moulds__Dr._S.R._Sharma_.pdf

In your last bullet point, fleur jaune could be italicized, according to Wikipedia guidelines: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Text_formatting#Foreign_terms

Great job so far! Makennatimm (talk) 21:41, 31 October 2019 (UTC)

Wshepherdmyco (talk) 23:52, 31 October 2019 (UTC)

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Content
First of all, I just wanted to say that the facts about C. sulfureum and French cheese was really cool. Cheese is one of those things that many people, including myself, seem to like, and the fact that this fungus has a connection to its production is something that will keep readers interested. You also give great descriptions of the conditions optimal for the growth of the fungus. There are a couple of confusing elements scattered throughout the rest of the article that should be addressed before you publish, however.

The first area that warrants further attention is the first line of your "Growth, morphology and physiology" section. You state that the fungus is "filamentous, found to have wide hyphae (~ 4µm) when lacking fruiting bodies". However, you do not note what kind of fruiting body it can produce. Does it usually produce perithecia? Gymnothecia? As it is a member of the ascomycota, the type of fruiting structure the fungus produces is important.

Secondly, in your "Growth, morphology and physiology" section, you note that Chrysosporium sulfureum has "conidia in the form of singular enlarged cells, with homogeneous walls not made of hyphae or cells". If the walls are not made of hyphae or cells, what are they made of? This part is slightly ambiguous, and further clarification would be great if the literature allows for it.

Thirdly, and perhaps most importantly, there seems to be a contradiction within your article. In your "Growth, morphology and physiology" section you claim "although it produces some keratinase, it is not keratinolytic." However, in your "Habitat and ecology" section, you mention that C. sulfureum is "considered a dermatophyte-like keratinophilic fungus." As a reader who knows nothing about the fungus, I do not know how a fungus can be considered keratinophilic yet not be considered keratinolytic. Any insight you could offer would be valuable. Ther

Finally, on an unrelated note, I did some research related to your fungus and found this paper:

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF02268502. It describes work done to help establish fungal genealogy based on their ubiquinone system, and reveals that C. sulfureum uses a type of ubiquinone system called Q-10. It might seem like a fairly tangential piece of information, but you might find it useful to include.

Tone and Balance
Your tone is great, and you keep the passive voice required for scientific writing.

Sources and References
The research you've done seems like it captures most of the information available about this little-known species. Good job!

Organization
Your article is organized well, but I have one small suggestion. Your discussion of cheese, I feel, should be given its own section and not thrown under the "Habitat and ecology" heading. The entire concept of the "fleur jaune" seems to have tremendous cultural significance, and is sure to interest readers who stumble upon the page by chance. Bringing that story to prominence will engage people who normally wouldn't care about fungi.

Overall impressions
The article is well-researched, and has a fascinating cultural component to it which you expertly noticed. If you could resolve a couple of the sources of confusion present in your notes, though, it would make it much better. Good luck!

Wshepherdmyco (talk) 23:52, 31 October 2019 (UTC)