Announcements

2023

07/21/2023 — International workshop on anaerobic fungal diversity and classification — Dr. Youssef conducted a four-day virtual workshop on various approaches for assessing anaerobic fungal diversity and classification. The workshop was organized in collaboration with the Anaerobic Fungal Network and was attended by scientists from multiple institutions in the USA, Canada, Germany, China, Austria, Egypt and Finland. Videos from the workshop sessions will be available on the AFN website in the near future. Stay tuned!

 

06/26/2023 — Meili publishes global AGF diversity survey — Recent graduate Casey Meili published a huge project in which she generated and analyzed an amplicon dataset from over 600 fecal samples encompassing 34 mammalian species, nine families and six continents. This is the only global AGF diversity survey to date and added 56 novel genera to the 31 known genera and genera candidates of AGF. Meili also determined that host phylogenetic association is more important in determining community structure than domestication status or biogeography. Further, fungal-host relationships are stronger and more specific in animals with hindgut fermentation, and an analysis of various strains and genera suggests that hindgut preferences evolved earlier than foregut preferences. Congratulations, Casey! The full paper, "Patterns and determinants of the global herbivorous mycobiome" can be found in Nature Communications or DOI.

 

02/27/2023 — New Website — Welcome to our new website! This news page is where you will find updates and information about the events and accomplishments in our lab. Thank you for visiting our website!