Area of research
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics · Plant Science
Research interest
Research interests include Lichen and fungal ecology, Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions, Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases, and Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis.
Convergent symbioses: morphology, life history, and niche specialization in coral and lichen mutualisms.
Members of the lichen photobiont genus Trebouxia show species-specific photophysiological and transcriptome-level responses to high light.
Paired-omics-based exploration and characterization of biosynthetic diversity in lichenized fungi
Biotic interactions outweigh abiotic factors as drivers of bark microbial communities in Central European forests
Biotic interactions outweigh abiotic factors as drivers of bark microbial communities in Central European forests.
Genome-Wide Comparisons Reveal Extensive Divergence Within the Lichen Photobiont Genus, Trebouxia.
Surveying lichen diversity in forests: A comparison of expert mapping and eDNA metabarcoding of bark surfaces.
A Candidate Gene Cluster for the Bioactive Natural Product Gyrophoric Acid in Lichen-Forming Fungi
Tree Size Drives Diversity and Community Structure of Microbial Communities on the Bark of Beech (Fagus sylvatica)
Genome mining as a biotechnological tool for the discovery of novel biosynthetic genes in lichens
Evolutionary genomics can improve prediction of species’ responses to climate change
What Is in Umbilicaria pustulata? A Metagenomic Approach to Reconstruct the Holo-Genome of a Lichen
Metagenomic data reveal diverse fungal and algal communities associated with the lichen symbiosis
The lichen symbiosis re-viewed through the genomes of Cladonia grayi and its algal partner Asterochloris glomerata
Environment and host identity structure communities of green algal symbionts in lichens
Using a temporal phylogenetic method to harmonize family- and genus-level classification in the largest clade of lichen-forming fungi
Fungal–algal association patterns in lichen symbiosis linked to macroclimate
Evolution of complex symbiotic relationships in a morphologically derived family of lichen‐forming fungi
Relocation, high‐latitude warming and host genetic identity shape the foliar fungal microbiome of poplars
An Illumina metabarcoding pipeline for fungi
Illumina metabarcoding of a soil fungal community
Host Genotype Shapes the Foliar Fungal Microbiome of Balsam Poplar (Populus balsamifera)
Meta‐analysis of deep‐sequenced fungal communities indicates limited taxon sharing between studies and the presence of biogeographic patterns
Comparison of ITS1 and ITS2 rDNA in 454 sequencing of hyperdiverse fungal communities