User talk:Thisiseyes

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Peer Review (Adam Sgro)
Hi Thisiseyes,

I really enjoyed learning about your fungus! Your article has a lot of very interesting facts. From looking into your fungus further I found some points that may help add additional information to your article.

In your "Taxonomy" section you talk about the similarity of your fungus to other species. I found an interesting example of this that you could include in this section, relating to misidentification and how that is part of the timeline in identifying the proper taxonomical classification. This journal article, which you have cited, ("Phaeohyphomycotic cutaneous disease caused by Pleurophoma in a cardiac transplant patient." PMID:2644380), is a case report describing a case of a patient becoming infected with your fungus. However this article ("Redisposition of phoma-like anamorphs in Pleosporales.") – which you have already cited – performed DNA and RNA analysis and found that it was mistaken for another fungus in the genus "Paraconiothyrium".

I found an interesting article ("Viability of fungal cultures maintained at -70 degrees C." PMID:1572955) that explored the viability of various fungi following an extended period of freezing at -70˚C. This article found that your fungus was indeed viable, this could have implications for research when storage of current strains of fungi are important, thus warrants discussion. This could be added to your "Growth and Morphology".

In your "Habitat and Ecology" section you have a point on "phaeohyphomycosis". Maybe if you can find enough facts it would be worth adding this to a separate section possibly called "Pathology" or "Mycosis". I have found another article ("Subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis (mycotic cyst)" PMID:22682192) describing phaeohyphomycosis, and it lists your fungus as an agent. The article also has a lot of citations, so you could probably find additional information from there.

When I search on google scholar there seem to be limited resources on your fungus compared to other fungi I have searched. Maybe it would help to find some print resources.

Hopefully this helps! Adam

Adamsgro (talk) 00:01, 29 October 2016 (UTC)

Peer Review (Sylvia Urbanik)
Hi Thisiseyes!

Just wanted to leave you some feedback on your article so far. I think you have a really good breakdown of headings; they're very clear and concise. In my attempts to research your article, I've found that there's a limited number of sources on it, so that certainly makes it harder to create an in-depth article. I think it'd be helpful to use the narrative approach that the professor mentioned in class - by using the sources you have found to "tell a story" about the fungus, it's life cycle, etc.

I would also recommend adding another section to your article. In the habitat and ecology section you mention that the fungus has been reported to be pathogenic in animals and humans, and causes subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis. I think this could warrant its own section. You could include things like risk factors, symptoms, presentation, any possible treatment, etc. I would explain subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis and what it looks like. How specifically does the fungus affect its host? What areas of the body are targeted? What species has it been reported in? Are there any risk factors? Does the fungus have any adaptations that make it easier to infect hosts? What aspects does a potential treatment target?

One of your sources (Phaeohyphomycotic Cutaneous Disease Caused by Pleurophoma in a Cardia Transplant Patient) provides case studies on some of the reported incidences of disease caused by this fungus, so that will be useful in answering some of these questions. It can help you tell the story of your fungus in a way that makes it interesting and informative. The references in this article can also point you to further sources that may be helpful.

Additionally, I found another source that may be of use to you. It's a book called Phoma Identification Manual: Differentiation of Specific and Infra-specific Taxa in Culture. A preview is available on google books (https://books.google.ca/books?id=Pm-BCwAAQBAJ&l). It has some information on the growth, morphology, and some other characteristics of the fungus, if you were struggling to find those. In particular, I found some information on pages 24 and 28 that you may want to take a look at. It is also available in the Earth Sciences Library.

In terms of finding more sources, print materials may be your best bet. If you haven't yet, I'd take a look at some books about Phoma and other soil fungi. While there may not be large sections devoted to it, there's a chance you might find a few sentences of useful information if your species is mentioned. I found that was helpful for mine.

Good luck!

Sylbanik (talk) 18:35, 28 October 2016 (UTC)