A5066575909- Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
- Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
- Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
- Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation
- Plant pathogens and resistance mechanisms
- Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
- Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food
- Gut microbiota and health
- 3D Printing in Biomedical Research
- Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Educational Games and Gamification
- Plant and animal studies
- Animal and Plant Science Education
- Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation
- Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
- Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies
- Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
- Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology
- Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors
- Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research
- Protist diversity and phylogeny
University of Neuchâtel
2018-2025
Abstract Knowledge of associations between fungal hosts and their bacterial associates has steadily grown in recent years as the number diversity examinations have increased, but current knowledge is predominantly limited to a small taxa partners. Here, we screened for potential over 700 phylogenetically diverse isolates, representing 366 genera, or tenfold increase compared with previously examined including isolates from several unexplored phyla. Both 16 S rDNA-based exploration four...
The phytopathogenic fungus Sclerotinia sclerotiorum has a wide host range and causes significant economic losses in crops worldwide. This pathogen uses oxalic acid as virulence factor; for this reason, the degradation of organic by oxalotrophic bacteria been proposed biological control approach. However, previous studies on potential role oxalotrophy biocontrol did not investigate differential effect consumption subsequent pH alkalinisation fungal growth. In study, confrontation experiments...
Bacteria-fungi interactions (BFIs) are essential in ecosystem functioning. These modulated not only by local nutritional conditions but also the physicochemical constraints and 3D structure of environmental niche. In soils, unsaturated complex nature substrate restricts dispersal activity bacteria. Under conditions, some bacteria engage with filamentous fungi an interaction (fungal highways) which they use fungal hyphae to disperse. Based on a previous experimental device enrich pairs...
Microbiology is a difficult topic to teach given that the objects of study are mostly invisible learner. The majority university students beginning their training in biology more interested natural can be seen with naked eye. Nonetheless, micro-organisms key components biosphere and good microbiological background required for thorough sciences. Lectures still common teaching format universities. However, it passive learning no longer considered most adequate approach situations. Instead,...
Bacterial-fungal interactions (BFI) play a major role on ecosystem functioning and might be particularly relevant at specific development stage. For instance, in the case of biological control fungal pathogens by bacteria, highly kind BFI, in-vitro experiments often assess impact bacterium inhibition actively growing mycelia. However, this fails to consider other stages plant infection such as germination spore or sclerotium. This study aims present novel experimental platforms for with...
The coexistence of competing species is a long-lasting puzzle in evolutionary ecology research. Despite abundant experimental evidence showing that the opportunity for decreases as niche overlap increases between species, bacterial and strains same resources are commonly found across diverse spatially heterogeneous habitats. We thus hypothesized spatial scale competition may play key role determining coexistence, interact with other mechanisms promote including growth-motility trade-off. To...
Microbiology is a difficult topic to teach given that the objects of study are for most invisible learner. The majority university students starting their training in biology more interested natural can be seen with naked eye. Nonetheless, microorganisms key components biosphere and good microbiological background required thorough sciences. Lecturing still common teaching format at university. However, it passive learning no longer considered adequate approach situations. Instead,...
Microbiology is a difficult topic to teach given that the objects of study are mostly invisible learner. The majority university students beginning their training in biology more interested natural can be seen with naked eye. Nonetheless, microorganisms key components biosphere and good microbiological background required for thorough sciences. Lecturing still common teaching format universities. However, it passive learning no longer considered most adequate approach situations. Instead,...
Abstract Spores are highly resistant dormant cells, adapted for survival and dispersal, that can withstand unfavourable environmental conditions extended periods of time later reactivate. Understanding the germination process microbial spores is important in numerous areas including agriculture, food safety health, other sectors biotechnology. Microfluidics combined with high-resolution microscopy allows to study spore at single-cell level, revealing behaviours would be hidden standard...
1. Abstract The coexistence of competing species is a long-lasting puzzle in evolutionary ecology research. Despite abundant experimental evidence showing that the opportunity for decreases as niche overlap increases between species, bacterial and strains same resources are commonly found across diverse spatially heterogeneous habitats. We thus hypothesized spatial scale competition may play key role determining coexistence, interact with other mechanisms promote including growth-motility...
Abstract Aspergillus fungi are opportunistic pathogens that affect a large number of people worldwide. Many aspects spp. pathogenesis toward humans known, but their ability to enhance infectious potential by manipulating the environmental pH its host has not been considered yet. In this study, we tested hypothesis producing oxalic acid, niger can manipulate during lung infection and thus, interfering with process could limit pathogenicity. To test hypothesis, co-cultured A. oxalotrophic...