Diversity of acarophilous fungi in soils
UniBAY A 4515 – I/3
From 08/2009 to 12/2013Principal Investigator: Gerhard Rambold
Staff: Sebastian Werner, Derek Peršoh
The collaborative research by S. Werner, D. Peršoh, and G. Rambold has shed light on the diversity and ecological roles of fungi associated with soil microhabitats. In their studies, they revealed that soil mites host distinct fungal communities—termed the "acarosphere"—which differ markedly from surrounding soil fungi, indicating a specialized microhabitat. One focus was Basidiobolus haptosporus, frequently found in association with the mite Leptogamasus obesus, suggesting a phoretic or symbiotic relationship. Another study expanded knowledge on Mortierella alliacea, a psychrotolerant fungus with unique morphological and physiological traits, highlighting its ecological significance in cold environments.
List of publications of this Project
| Werner, S; Peršoh, D; Rambold, G: Insights into fungal communities colonizing the acarosphere in a forest soil habitat, Mycological Progress (2018), doi:10.1007/s11557-018-1414-5 -- Details |
| Werner, S; Peršoh, D; Rambold, G: New aspects of the biology of Mortierella alliacea, Mycological Progress, 15(12), 1293–1301 (2016), doi:10.1007/s11557-016-1243-3 [Link] |
| Weig, A R; Peršoh, D; Werner, S; Betzlbacher, A; Rambold, G: Diagnostic assessment of mycodiversity in environmental samples by fungal ITS1 rDNA length polymorphism., Mycological Progress, 12, 719-725 (2013), doi:10.1007/s11557-012-0883-1 -- Details |
| Kreyling, J; Peršoh, D; Werner, S; Benzenberg, M; Woellecke, J: Short-term impacts of soil freeze-thaw cycles on roots and root-associated fungi of Holcus lanatus and Calluna vulgaris, Plant Soil, 353(1-2), 19-31 (2012), doi:10.1007/s11104-011-0970-0 -- Details |
| Werner, S; Peršoh, D; Rambold, G: Basidiobolus haptosporus is frequently associated with the gamasid mite Leptogamasus obesus, Fungal Biology, 116, 90–97 (2012), doi:10.1016/j.funbio.2011.10.004 -- Details |