Fungal Biodiversity

We look at how to use genetic variation of mycorrhizal fungi to improve growth of tropical crops and improve soil structure and carbon sequestration. We also study effects of AMF inoculation on AMF community structure and the interaction with the soil microbiome.

Lecturer. Molecular Biology and soil metagenomic analysis specialist

Interesado en la diversidad de macrohongos neotropicales, en especial la familia de hongos ectomicorrícicos Russulaceae.

My research lab focuses on the evolution of microbial eukaryotes, specifically the fungal-like oomycetes. We use a combination of field collection, lab isolation, and molecular characterization to describe new species, explore species distributions, and dissect genomic features associated with hybridization and pathogenicity.

Taxonomy and occurrence of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (phylum Glomeromycota)

I am a microbial ecologist, biogeochemist, and professor at Boston University with 20+ years of experience leading research teams in ecosystem ecology, soil biogeochemistry, and environmental microbiome science. My research focuses on using molecular and biogeochemistry tools to identify how human-induced global changes – such as warming, elevated carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, nutrient pollution, and urbanization – impact patterns of microbial abundance and activity in forests at the molecular, community, and landscape levels.

My research revolves around the ecology of plant and soil microbial interactions and their effects on ecosystem services. I am particularly intrigued by the biodiversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities, their effect on soil aggregation and how this knowledge can be applied to the field of restoration and conservation ecology. Rhizosphere microbiome assembly from invasive, domesticated and wild congener plants. Science diplomacy, science policy analyst and STEM advocate.

Biogeography and community ecology of plants and other soil organisms with a focus on the arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis.

Plant - microbiome interactions and understanding the role of mycorrhizal fungi in plant invasions, forest restoration, and carbon sequestration and agriculture.

Fungal diversity, evolution and function in nature and in urban environments. Focus on ectomycorrhizal and biotrophic macrofungi.

The research in my laboratory is fairly broad, but we are mostly interested in understanding the taxonomic and functional diversity of mycorrhizal fungi with a particular focus on arbuscular and ectomycorrhizal fungi in the Great Plains of North America.

My research focuses on Mycorrhiza and Mushrooms utilization, restoration and conservation in natural and agro-ecosystems. Additionally, I am working on the biogeography of mycorrhiza for inoculum production and management of degraded habitats.

I study the spatial and temporal dynamics in the composition and functionality of soil and plant microbiomes in natural and agricultural ecosystems, utilizing cutting-edge molecular, bioinformatic, and statistical tools. Ongoing research projects on mycorrhizal fungi investigate the influence of environmental conditions and disturbance on diversity and community composition in temperate and tropical regions.

Spatial patterns in the distribution of mycorrhizal fungi and their host plants, the ecological and evolutionary mechanisms that create them, and their consequences for a sustainable planet.

I am interested in the community ecology of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

I study the ecology and function of ectomycorrhizal symbiosis between tree roots and soil fungi. This involves some work in the field, studying which fungi are out there and what they are doing, and a lot of experiments in the greenhouse and the lab, investigating how the plants and fungi work together from molecular and physiological perspectives.

Mycorrhizal fungi ecology, mycorrhizal functional diversity, and drivers of ectomycorrhizal diversity & distribution.

Community ecology focused on plant-fungi interactions & broader community/ecosystem processes. Dr. Lauren Waller is the science lead for the Kauri Protection Agency, a governmental agency aimed at protecting a treasured tree species in NZ from a disease caused by an invasive pathogen.

We investigate the importance of mycorrhizas and soil biodiversity for plant growth, ecosystem functioning and sustainability. We assess soil and plant microbiomes (including mycorrhizas) and investigate the physiology and molecular biology of mycorrhizal associations.

My research focuses on how climate change, drought specifically, affects plant-microbe interactions and how that determines plant and microbial community composition.

Biotic interactions underlying the diversity and composition of global plant communities including mycorrhizal symbiosis and mycorrhizal biodiversity/community composition.

I'm currently working on the diversity of soil fungi using next-generation sequencing (NGS) techniques.

Plant-microbiota interactions by using complementary 'omics' approaches from molecular ecology to meta-transcriptomics tools using crop plants as models.

We are studying the role that arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi can play in plant health

As a mycologist and plant pathologist, I work broadly on fungal biodiversity discovery and analysis to better inform conservation efforts with emphasis on plant pathogenic fungi, entomopathogenic fungi, and fungal mutualists of animals and plants. I also served as director of INVAM, the world's largest collection of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, from 2017-2022.

I work on mycorrhiza and their role in forest resilience, studying the extremely stable forest such as ancient, pristine forests in many ecosystems. I work more recently with forest and landscape managers searching for more resilient soil and practices associated with fungal diversity.

My research is focused on understanding how plant interactions with belowground microorganisms alters plant physiology, plant host tolerance to abiotic and biotic stress, and ecosystem function.

I investigate fungal communities and functional ecology in novel ecosystems, including pumice plains, drying lakebeds, and the lung mycobiome. I work at the interface of community ecology, biogeography, and mycology and I broadly focus on community responses to environmental perturbations, which feedback to influence plant and fungal community structure and ecosystem functioning.

Ecology of soil microrganisms in forest ecosystems with special interest in effect of disturbances (pest insect outbreaks, windthrows).

Soil microbioal ecologist who studies how humans have affected soil biodiversity and ecosystem functioning.

Global mycorrhizal contribution to carbon and nutrient cycles in the view of ongoing environmental change; impact of climate change of soil biodiversity

Taxonomy and systematics of basidiomycota fungi

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi genetics and genomics

Fungal ecology with an emphasis on plant-fungal interactions and mycorrhizal symbiosis. Applied reseach in restoration and invasion ecology.

Plant-microbe interaction focused on arbuscular mycorrhizal endobacteria and local and systemic plant responses using omics approaches.

I am a mycologist focused on fungal taxonomy, biodiversity, and ecology.

I study plant-soil interactions, in particular leaf litter-mediated effect on diversity and composition of soil biota

Our group studies about the ECM communities, EEM and ECM physiology in several kinds of forest in southern Viet Nam such as pine forest, lowland rain forest, evergreen forest, deciduous forest...

Explore biodiversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in Himalayan foothills, Evaluate efficacy of AMF and Trichoderma spp. in plant productivity and plant protection

My research focuses on the effects of contamination with heavy metals or radionuclides on soil communities, and on the potential protective effects of mycorrhiza against toxicity. I am also interested in the evolution of partner selection in symbiosis.

To identify and determine the huge mycorrhizal fungi diversity of Guatemala, because there are many endemic spp not described yet, and the change of use of land is menacing yearly their habitats and their benefits.

Ectomycorrhizal fungi systematics, ecology and management. Soil biodiversity. Edible and toxic mushrooms ethnomycology, genomics and biotechnology.

Soil ecology & soil fungi focusing on understanding how composition, traits and interactions between soil biota regulate ecosystem functions, and ultimately how soil biodiversity and functions can be restored.

Aside from studying the physiology of hospital-associated pathogens, our research group is studying the microbial communities in the Thar ecoregion. Specifically, we study biological soil crusts of the Thar desert using long-read sequencing and metagenomics.

I investigate the impacts that management and other land-use practices have on the composition and diversity of ectomycorrhizal fungi in post-agricultural and transitional forests.  I am also interested in how ectomycorrhizal fungal community structure is affected in forests impacted by invasive pests and climate change.

Integration of big biological data, data visualization, and development of innovative bioinformatic tools in fungal biology.

Diversity and Distribution of Ectomycorrhizal fungi, Host specificity and Community responses

Taxonomy, systematics, and diversity of AMF in natural ecosystems. Study of mycorrhizal traits in families of Glomeromycota.

Interested in bacterial and fungal communities associated with Savanna and grassland species.

Laboratory of Molecular Ecology and Mycology focus on functional diversity of soil fungi. We link taxonomy wich next generation methonds to understand ecological roles of indivdual species

I am an experimental biologist studying physiology and genetics of mycorrhizal symbiosis, which I believe are the key to understand soil microbiome formation and functioning of plant holobiont. I am also trying to link the findings with ecology and evolution of the mycorrhizal symbiosis.

Research in Plant-Microbe Interactions and plant nutrient use efficiency involving microorganisms; diversity studies of microorganisms in acid ecosystems and human environment interactions in Indo-Myanmar Mega diverse hotspots with special reference to arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), root organ culture (ROC) mediated AMF mass production in vitro

I am a fungal ecologist focusing on ectomycorrhizal fungi (one pet fungus is Amanita phalloides), and I have also become deeply involved in fungal conservation efforts. I am passionate about the human dimensions of conservation and an enthusiast (and practitioner!) of citizen science and community-based conservation.

1) Biogeography and diversity of root associated fungi and symbiotic nitrogen fixers, now focusing on islands. 2) Plant and soil ecology in mountains

I am a researcher at the Slovenian Forestry Institute. I have obtained a BSc title in Biology, and a PhD in Biotechnology at the University of Ljubljana. Research fields where I work and publish include broad areas of mycology, forestry, fungal biology and genomics, fungal taxonomy and phylogeography, mycorrhiza studies, soil molecular ecology and biodiversity. I am also a co-founder of a Cooperative (national level) and running a smaller farm dedicated to cultivation of truffles.

Molecular detection, Characterization of Plant Pathogens, Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria, biocontrol agents (Bacteria, Fungi), Biosynthesis of microbial metabolites

Fungal ecology and composting

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in agroecosystems and natural lands

Nuclear dynamics of arbuscular mycorrhizae & its evolutionary significance with applications in sustainable agriculture & climate change research.

Mycorrhizal networks and their importance for plant health and survival.

Microbial commmunities in soil, biological control of pest and diseases in tropical agroecosystems. Biological imputs for agriculture

Associate professor ofplant physiology, exploring arbuscular mycorrhiza effect on crop plants drought tolerance and PIP aquaporins expression, working with a wide variety of stress diagnosis tools, including some 'omics' methods. Recently involved as a mentor in student bioinformaticians projects exploring soil fungal communities in agricultural and forest habitats.

Biodiversity conservation

Working in the field of the marine and terrestrial fungus

Currently, my research explores mycorrhizal associations in orchids.

The interdisciplinary project explores the valorization of building waste streams using fungal microorganisms as an organic binder for circular and regenerative biomaterials. The applied research is grounded in a low-tech vernacular methodology for exploring architectural typologies through load bearing prototypes informed by variable ways of casting, growing and drying mycelium composites.

I am the founder and director of the Telluride Environmental Science and Engineering Laboratory (TESEL).  I am also the Director of Science and Research at the Telluride Institute.  My laboratory has a portfolio of ongoing projects focused on environmental biology in alpine and subalpine ecosystems in the San Juan Mountains near Telluride Colorado.  Much of my research focuses on complex-systems biology and fungal biodiversity, including a new research initiative to assess mycorrhizal and endophytic fungi in high-elevation fens.

My research investigates the effects of urbanization and changes in warming on soil fungal communities, unraveling the intricate ecological dynamics and understanding the consequences of these dual forces on soil microbial diversity and function.

Sampling and characterisation of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities from native and agricultural ecosystems in New Zealand. Use of greenhouse experiments to investigate the link between these sampled communities and resilience in plant-soil ecosystems.

Gabriel Orrego, forest engineer with a master's degree in forest ecology. Collaborator of the Fungi Foundation and scientific director of the Festival Reino Fungi. Co-founder of Symbiotica, dedicated to socioecological restoration and environmental education.

My main research interests revolve around infectious diseases, and I employ a variety of techniques such as evolutionary genomics, molecular taxonomy, field ecology, bioinformatics, and experimentation to investigate the clinical and environmental factors driving these diseases.

I reach and teach over 2.5 million followers about the fantastic variety of mushrooms and fungi via my FascinatedByFungi accounts on social media. My academic research focused on the microbial ecology of wine fermentations and process control.

My name is Helbert, a researcher from Research Center for Ecology and Ethnobiology, National Research and Innovation Agency, Indonesia. My work focuses on ectomycorrhizal fungal communities in Indonesian tropical forests, especially on their biodiversity and ecology. My goal is to map ectomycorrhizal fungi distribution in Indonesian forests.

I focus my research on fungi diversity and the plant-fungi interactions in the Tropical Forest.

Ian’s research investigates the role mutualistic symbionts have in maintaining the functionality of ecological networks, and the ecophysiology of network members, under extreme and changing conditions.  He investigates these topics through the experimental manipulation of common mycorrhizal networks in field conditions, through meta-analyses, and modeling and simulation.

My lab research focuses on fungal taxonomy and ecology, mycorrhiza studies, mushroom cultivation. It focusses on the challenge of how to describe, document, understand and protect all fungal biodiversity and cultivate medicinal mushrooms. Also, aims to understand how climate change drivers influence plant-fungi interactions and plant structure.