Mycology

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  • mycology
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  • The branch of botany concerned with the study of fungi.
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Abstract from DBPedia
    Mycology is the branch of biology concerned with the study of fungi, including their genetic and biochemical properties, their taxonomy and their use to humans, including as a source for tinder, traditional medicine, food, and entheogens, as well as their dangers, such as toxicity or infection. A biologist specializing in mycology is called a mycologist. Mycology branches into the field of phytopathology, the study of plant diseases, and the two disciplines remain closely related because the vast majority of plant pathogens are fungi.

    真菌学（しんきんがく、英語：mycology）とは真菌についての学問のことである。菌学、菌類学とも呼ばれる。どちらかといえば医学の分野で真菌学を、生物学の分野では菌類学を用いる。

    (Source: http://dbpedia.org/resource/Mycology)