Fungal Ecology, Ectomycorrhizae and Biodiversity

Leiterin: Ursula Peintner

Team: Bettina Schneidhofer, Lesley Huymann, Alexander Huber, Edoardo Mandolini, Maraike Probst, Benjamin Urban

Research

• Soil fungal communities in the Alpine environment
• Interactions of fungi in snow-covered soil
• Fungal mutualistic associations (mycorrhiza, endophytes)
• Phylogeny and Systematics of Basidiomycota
• Ethnomycology and applied mycology 

Latest Projects

• Microbial Interaction in Snow-Covered Soil MICINSNOW (FWF)
• The Hidden Potential of South American Dermocyboid Cortinarii [POSADEC] (WEAVE)
• Unleashing the hiddenpotential of anaerobic fungi (Neocallimastigiomycota)
• DNA-based fungal diversity in the Taro Valley

 

Links

• Mycology Tyrol
• Mycological Collection
• The Kingdom of Fungi Movie by Annamaria Talas

• Finding Genius Podcast: Exploring The Astonishing Functions Of Fungi With Ursula Peintner