Talk:Chaetomium elatum/Archive 1
Latest comment: 5 years ago by Medmyco in topic Some suggestions
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Rose's (usucrose) Peer review
- taxobox Synonyms: I am not sure but better to indicate which of these synonyms are facultative synonyms, there is a difference between facultative synonyms and obligate synonyms
- missing leading paragraph, I think you will add it in before completing your final draft
- History and Taxonomy: "A monograph of the genera Chaetomium and Ascotricha" by A H Chivers did describe more about the origin of the specices, e.g. where Kunze found the species (Germany), quite an interesting fact you can add that in
- growth and morphology:
- "oviform and globose shape" better change it to your own words, do not use exact wording, same as other entries.
- Habitat and ecology: some textbooks suggested Ch. elatum also be found in animals feces, can add that in. (I think this species is quite common, almost can find it anywhere, probably good mention how common the species is or how it can be found in a wide range of environment)
- Heading of Pathogenicity should be specific to agricultural pathogenicity, to avoid misinterpreted as human pathology.
- Other source:
- Scottish Cryptogamic Flora 4 by R. K. Greville, written at 1825, check p230, good description, also can use his illustration as pictures cause the book is over 100 years old. Link to free google book: https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=-4pIAAAAYAAJ&rdid=book--4pIAAAAYAAJ&rdot=1
- the textbook "Molecular Biology of Food and Water Borne Mycotoxigenic and Mycotic Fungi" 1st edition Chapter 16 (2015) mentioned about the mycotoxins of Ch. elatum, can check it out, here is the school library free online book link: https://search.library.utoronto.ca/details?11201767
- Probably a good idea to ask if the professor has the original copy of the book Kunze wrote, maybe the book include a good illustration you can use.
Dorsa's peer review
General Comments
- Overall, I enjoyed your draft, especially the organization and clear structure
- Your subheadings are being used effectively to organize your content
- One comment i have regarding your draft is the use of direct quotes. I understand that these are probably just there for reference, however, I believe that the use of quotes may make it difficult to avoid having similar wording to these sources
- A suggestion would be to compile notes on each topic from various sources before writing the point form notes in order to avoid bias by having neutral content that comes from various sources and is in your own words
- For example, here is another resource that has information on growth and morphological that you can take a look at to diversify that section (Udagawa 243)
- This resources also has some illustrations of the fungi which could be useful in visualizing for fungi (241)
- As previously mentioned in another comment, don't forget to add a lead section that will effectively summarize your article
History
- in this section, I would try to include more about the taxonomy and more detail about the history
- there is some more on the history of the genus in this reference by LM Ames
Growth and Morphology
- Overall, this section is well done and includes good detail
- One thing I would suggest is including more distinguishing features from other similar species in the genus
- In the reference I previously mentioned, there is also some information (pg. 23) on some distinguishing features
Physiology
- In this section, you can chose to include some information on the metabolism,
- For more information on reproduction, you can take a look at this reference that highlights the heterothallism (Seth)
The last two sections are well done, I enjoy the headings and diversity of information in these sections.
References
- Ames, L.M (1961). A Monograph of the Chaetomiaceae. 3301 Lehre Germany: Verlag von J.Cramer.
- Hari K. Seth (1967) Studies on the Genus Chaetomium. I. Heterothallism
- Udagawa(1960)A Taxonomic Study on the Japanese Species of Chaetomium
HeidiZL's Peer Review
Hi Almorenor, your outline is highly organized and includes clear and detail information about the fungus. I think it would be useful to put some pictures of Chaetomium elatum for readers to visualize and understand the morphological traits.
History and taxonomy:
- It could be interesting for readers to know the differences among similar species within the genus.
- An article that includes phenotypical traits of the diverse species within the genus. Here is the link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28082757
Physiology:
- You could expand this section a little by adding features of fungal metabolism.
- This article describes the potential harmful secondary metabolites generated by the fungus. Here is the link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26880675
- This paper proved that C. elatum could produce oxidative and antioxidant enzymes. Here is the link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27681232
Pathogenicity:
- This section could be expanded by adding virulence factors produced by the fungus or possible anti-fungal treatments.
- This article describes a potential virulence factor produced by the fungus that inhibits capsase-3 function. Here is the link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22890540
- This article shows the cytotoxic compound generated by the enzyme. Here is the link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20803114
Great job! Hope my points are useful. Good luck with your assignments!
Simran's Peer Review
- You're missing the lead paragraph for your article. When writing it for your final draft remember to not simply repeat your article, yet give your reader a good grasp about what they are about to read. Here is a useful resource: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Lead_section
- I like how you organized your article.
- You might be planning on doing this already, but I noticed that you included some quotations in your outline. I just wanted to suggest that perhaps it might be better to try and summarize the information in your own words. This would really help your readers get a better grasp of the material you're presenting.
- History and Taxonomy: You might want to consider adding a little more information to this section. Or perhaps you can add it to your lead paragraph if you are not able to get more information. This might help with the balance of material in your article.
- Growth and Morphology: I think you did a very good job with this section. It is detailed and well structured.
- Physiology: I noticed that Dorsa recommended that you include more information about metabolism in this section. I agree with Dorsa and actually found an article that might help! The article is about xanthoquinodins (fungal metabolites) that were isolated from Chaetomium elatum. Here is a link to the article: https://pubs-acs-org.myaccess.library.utoronto.ca/doi/pdf/10.1021/np400041y
- Habitat and Ecology: You might find page 243 of this article useful: https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jgam1955/6/4/6_4_223/_pdf/-char/ja
- Biotechnology Uses: Perhaps you can add more details about how Chaetomium elatum is pathogenic to avocado and the common grape vine, as it is interesting.
- Biotechnology Uses: I couldn't think of any suggestions for this section, as it seems you have it all covered!
Some suggestions
- references and formatting look OK
- A few links you can make: Elias Magnus Fries, Typha, etc.
- you might be able to locate more content from [[[1]]]
- try to use common words where you can instead of scientific jargon, e.g., citrine, ochraceous, luteous, textura intricata, verrucose, fasciculate, clavate, fusiform, ostiolate, flexuous, petaloid, perisphere (I don’t even know what that is), etc, etc.
- looks good so far!