简介：JohnWebsterplayedanimportantroleinthehistoryoftheUniversityofExeterasamentor,acolleagueandanimportantinfluenceonsuccessivegenerationsoffungalbiologists.MyfirstencounterwithJohnWebsterwasasayoungLecturer,newlyappointedinlate1993totheDepartmentofBiologicalSciencesattheUniversityofExeter.IspoketoJohnaboutjoininghimonone

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简介：Appropriatelyforamanwhosenameissocloselyassociatedwithaquaticfungi,JohnWebsterfirstcamemywayunderwater.Iquiteliterallybumpedintohimwhenhewasalargesemi-submergedobjectbarringmywayacrosstheswimmingpoolofahallofresidenceattheUniversityofSouthFlorida,Tampa.WewereboththereasdelegatestotheSec-