Adriana Corrales
@adricorrales.bsky.social
Lead Field Research Scientist & Underground Explorers Program Director at SPUN, Former professor at Universidad del Rosario- Tropical 🌿 + tropical 🍄 = tropical Mycorrhizae = 💚
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Arbuscular mycorrhizal networks-A climate-smart blueprint for agriculture
in Plant Communications from Gary Gan (Wenzhou University)
with @mvanderheijden.bsky.social @manudelbaq.bsky.social
www.cell.com/plant-commun...
in Plant Communications from Gary Gan (Wenzhou University)
with @mvanderheijden.bsky.social @manudelbaq.bsky.social
www.cell.com/plant-commun...
Arbuscular mycorrhizal networks—A climate-smart blueprint for agriculture
Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungus–plant hyphosphere networks serve as a keystone
ecological infrastructure for sustainable agroecosystems. Exploring AM fungal functionality
can lead to increased nutr...
www.cell.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Arbuscular mycorrhizal networks-A climate-smart blueprint for agriculture
in Plant Communications from Gary Gan (Wenzhou University)
with @mvanderheijden.bsky.social @manudelbaq.bsky.social
www.cell.com/plant-commun...
in Plant Communications from Gary Gan (Wenzhou University)
with @mvanderheijden.bsky.social @manudelbaq.bsky.social
www.cell.com/plant-commun...
Reposted by Adriana Corrales
Fungal fossils tell a story of resilience: research by Worobiec et al. published in #FungalBiology (Aug 2025) traces dark septate endophytic (DSE) microsclerotia from the Eocene to today, revealing long-term plant–fungus associations.
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November 13, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Fungal fossils tell a story of resilience: research by Worobiec et al. published in #FungalBiology (Aug 2025) traces dark septate endophytic (DSE) microsclerotia from the Eocene to today, revealing long-term plant–fungus associations.
👉 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
👉 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Interested in Nanopore long-read ITS fungal metabarcode analysis? Our preprint is now out as journal article www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti.... There is more to do for improving long-read ITS analysis and we hope to advertise a PhD project around this soon.
Benchmarking fungal species classification using Oxford nanopore technologies long-read ITS metabarcodes
The gold standard for fungal classification has long been specimen or culture-based, however, many Fungi display simple morphological characteristics,…
www.sciencedirect.com
October 26, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Interested in Nanopore long-read ITS fungal metabarcode analysis? Our preprint is now out as journal article www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti.... There is more to do for improving long-read ITS analysis and we hope to advertise a PhD project around this soon.
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Wow, nature is too cool! Structures on stinkbug hind legs that used to be interpreted as ears are actually chambers with fungi. The bugs coat their eggs in those fungi to protect them against parasitoid wasps. 🧪
Defensive fungal symbiosis on insect hindlegs | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Defensive fungal symbiosis on insect hindlegs | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Defensive fungal symbiosis on insect hindlegs
Dinidorid stinkbugs were reported to possess a conspicuous tympanal organ on female hindlegs. In this study, we show that this organ is specialized to retain microbial symbionts rather than to perceiv...
www.science.org
October 17, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Wow, nature is too cool! Structures on stinkbug hind legs that used to be interpreted as ears are actually chambers with fungi. The bugs coat their eggs in those fungi to protect them against parasitoid wasps. 🧪
Defensive fungal symbiosis on insect hindlegs | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Defensive fungal symbiosis on insect hindlegs | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Excited to be delivering one of the the keynote talks at the #LivingData conference to share about our work in the Indigenous data governance task force and the importance of Indigenous leadership in biodiversity conservation 🌱
Don't miss an incredible opportunity to hear from the four keynote speakers at #LivingData2025!
🌿 Dr. Alice Hughes
🌎 Dr. Lydia Jennings
📊 Dr. Sabina Leonelli
🦋 Dr. Rudolf Meier
🔗 www.livingdata2025.c...
#DatosVivos2025 @tdwg.org @gbif.org @obis.org @geobon.org #InstitutoHumboldt
🌿 Dr. Alice Hughes
🌎 Dr. Lydia Jennings
📊 Dr. Sabina Leonelli
🦋 Dr. Rudolf Meier
🔗 www.livingdata2025.c...
#DatosVivos2025 @tdwg.org @gbif.org @obis.org @geobon.org #InstitutoHumboldt
October 20, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Excited to be delivering one of the the keynote talks at the #LivingData conference to share about our work in the Indigenous data governance task force and the importance of Indigenous leadership in biodiversity conservation 🌱
This is a beautiful volume in the Current Biology magazine about Fungi with gorgeous illustrations! highly recommended 🧡 🍄🍄 🤩 www.currentconservation.org/issues/19-3/
19.3 | Current Conservation
Before their ecological relevance and unique properties were revealed to me, my earliest memory of fungi was as a whimsical toadstool in the background of a fairytale book. Growing up, I also saw them...
www.currentconservation.org
October 3, 2025 at 2:05 PM
This is a beautiful volume in the Current Biology magazine about Fungi with gorgeous illustrations! highly recommended 🧡 🍄🍄 🤩 www.currentconservation.org/issues/19-3/
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📢 NEW REPORT 📢
The @iucnaquafungi.bsky.social report for 2024-2025 is now published. 👇
iucn.org/sites/defaul...
Get in touch if you want to collaborate with us to advance the #conservation of #aquaticfungi. 💧 🍄
@iucnfungi.bsky.social @protectspecies.bsky.social
The @iucnaquafungi.bsky.social report for 2024-2025 is now published. 👇
iucn.org/sites/defaul...
Get in touch if you want to collaborate with us to advance the #conservation of #aquaticfungi. 💧 🍄
@iucnfungi.bsky.social @protectspecies.bsky.social
iucn.org
October 3, 2025 at 10:42 AM
📢 NEW REPORT 📢
The @iucnaquafungi.bsky.social report for 2024-2025 is now published. 👇
iucn.org/sites/defaul...
Get in touch if you want to collaborate with us to advance the #conservation of #aquaticfungi. 💧 🍄
@iucnfungi.bsky.social @protectspecies.bsky.social
The @iucnaquafungi.bsky.social report for 2024-2025 is now published. 👇
iucn.org/sites/defaul...
Get in touch if you want to collaborate with us to advance the #conservation of #aquaticfungi. 💧 🍄
@iucnfungi.bsky.social @protectspecies.bsky.social
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It's our favorite time of the year, checkout the full agenda for #BlackInMicro Week 2025. See who's presenting and more! View the agenda: tinyurl.com/BIMW25 or Register to attend: linktr.ee/BlackInMicro (see links in bio)
October 3, 2025 at 12:34 AM
It's our favorite time of the year, checkout the full agenda for #BlackInMicro Week 2025. See who's presenting and more! View the agenda: tinyurl.com/BIMW25 or Register to attend: linktr.ee/BlackInMicro (see links in bio)
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New paper!
I am excited about it, since it has some very cool contributions on:
-Status of Invasive ectomycorrhizal fungi
-Definition of what is a invasive mycorhizal 🍄
-Cool picture of trees being brought from Europe in 1920!
Lead by @nahpo.bsky.social! nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
I am excited about it, since it has some very cool contributions on:
-Status of Invasive ectomycorrhizal fungi
-Definition of what is a invasive mycorhizal 🍄
-Cool picture of trees being brought from Europe in 1920!
Lead by @nahpo.bsky.social! nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Invasive ectomycorrhizal fungi: belowground insights from South America
Ectomycorrhizal fungi (EMF) are essential for nutrient cycling and plant symbiosis, yet their invasions remain understudied, particularly in South America. Large-scale forestry introductions have spr...
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
September 29, 2025 at 11:15 AM
New paper!
I am excited about it, since it has some very cool contributions on:
-Status of Invasive ectomycorrhizal fungi
-Definition of what is a invasive mycorhizal 🍄
-Cool picture of trees being brought from Europe in 1920!
Lead by @nahpo.bsky.social! nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
I am excited about it, since it has some very cool contributions on:
-Status of Invasive ectomycorrhizal fungi
-Definition of what is a invasive mycorhizal 🍄
-Cool picture of trees being brought from Europe in 1920!
Lead by @nahpo.bsky.social! nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Invasive ectomycorrhizal fungi: belowground insights from South America - Policelli - New Phytologist - Wiley Online Library nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Invasive ectomycorrhizal fungi: belowground insights from South America
Ectomycorrhizal fungi (EMF) are essential for nutrient cycling and plant symbiosis, yet their invasions remain understudied, particularly in South America. Large-scale forestry introductions have spr...
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 2, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Invasive ectomycorrhizal fungi: belowground insights from South America - Policelli - New Phytologist - Wiley Online Library nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
I’m super glad to have the opportunity to be a speaker at LivigData representing the SPUN team! I would love to connect with anyone here that is attending 🙌🏽
⏰ 3 weeks to go until #LivingData2025!
The presentation deadline has been extended to 14 October 🎉
👉If you're a presenter, check inbox for further instructions! ✉️
See you in Bogotá or online! 🌍✨
#DatosVivos2025 @tdwg.org @gbif.org @obis.org @geobon.org #InstitutoHumboldt
The presentation deadline has been extended to 14 October 🎉
👉If you're a presenter, check inbox for further instructions! ✉️
See you in Bogotá or online! 🌍✨
#DatosVivos2025 @tdwg.org @gbif.org @obis.org @geobon.org #InstitutoHumboldt
September 30, 2025 at 12:16 PM
I’m super glad to have the opportunity to be a speaker at LivigData representing the SPUN team! I would love to connect with anyone here that is attending 🙌🏽
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Led by SPUN's @adricorrales.bsky.social, we visited Huila, Colombia with -196°C liquid nitrogen to collect fungal RNA.
RNA offers a look into the function of fungal genes, but it degrades quickly, so all samples had to be frozen immediately.
Full field update from Colombia coming soon.
RNA offers a look into the function of fungal genes, but it degrades quickly, so all samples had to be frozen immediately.
Full field update from Colombia coming soon.
September 26, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Led by SPUN's @adricorrales.bsky.social, we visited Huila, Colombia with -196°C liquid nitrogen to collect fungal RNA.
RNA offers a look into the function of fungal genes, but it degrades quickly, so all samples had to be frozen immediately.
Full field update from Colombia coming soon.
RNA offers a look into the function of fungal genes, but it degrades quickly, so all samples had to be frozen immediately.
Full field update from Colombia coming soon.
Reposted by Adriana Corrales
⚠️ Rising sea levels and salt intrusion are disrupting essential fungi linked to pines, jeopardizing South Florida's ecosystem. Read more about this research from U of Florida: buff.ly/ATSoWC1
Authors: Elena Karlsen-Ayala, @majusino.bsky.social, Matthew E. Smith, Romina Gazis. 📸 Elena Karlsen-Ayala
Authors: Elena Karlsen-Ayala, @majusino.bsky.social, Matthew E. Smith, Romina Gazis. 📸 Elena Karlsen-Ayala
June 13, 2025 at 9:36 AM
⚠️ Rising sea levels and salt intrusion are disrupting essential fungi linked to pines, jeopardizing South Florida's ecosystem. Read more about this research from U of Florida: buff.ly/ATSoWC1
Authors: Elena Karlsen-Ayala, @majusino.bsky.social, Matthew E. Smith, Romina Gazis. 📸 Elena Karlsen-Ayala
Authors: Elena Karlsen-Ayala, @majusino.bsky.social, Matthew E. Smith, Romina Gazis. 📸 Elena Karlsen-Ayala
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Call for a tenure-track position at our Department of Plant Molecular Biology in Lausanne! We are searching for promising early-career researchers in the broad field of plant-organismal interactions. Deadline: November 30, 2025 - Please re-post!
career5.successfactors.eu/career?caree...
career5.successfactors.eu/career?caree...
Career Opportunities: DBMV: Tenure Track Assistant Professor towards Associate Professor in the field of Plant-organism (22484)
career5.successfactors.eu
September 17, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Call for a tenure-track position at our Department of Plant Molecular Biology in Lausanne! We are searching for promising early-career researchers in the broad field of plant-organismal interactions. Deadline: November 30, 2025 - Please re-post!
career5.successfactors.eu/career?caree...
career5.successfactors.eu/career?caree...
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🌸 We are delighted to share that Sara Sofia Pedraza Narvaez (University of California, Los Angeles) is the winner of the 2025 Graduate Student Dissertation Award in Phylogenetic Comparative Plant Biology.
Learn more here: botany.org/home/awards/...
#BSA2025AwardsBlitz #IamaBotanist
Learn more here: botany.org/home/awards/...
#BSA2025AwardsBlitz #IamaBotanist
September 16, 2025 at 7:01 PM
🌸 We are delighted to share that Sara Sofia Pedraza Narvaez (University of California, Los Angeles) is the winner of the 2025 Graduate Student Dissertation Award in Phylogenetic Comparative Plant Biology.
Learn more here: botany.org/home/awards/...
#BSA2025AwardsBlitz #IamaBotanist
Learn more here: botany.org/home/awards/...
#BSA2025AwardsBlitz #IamaBotanist
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🍄Working in fungal conservation? Call for papers for our upcoming special issue in Fungal Ecology 'Fungal conservation: from knowledge to actions' ! Deadline 31 January 2026 www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...
Fungal Ecology | ScienceDirect.com by Elsevier - Fungal Ecology | ScienceDirect.com by Elsevier
Read the latest articles of Fungal Ecology at ScienceDirect.com, Elsevier’s leading platform of peer-reviewed scholarly literature
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September 10, 2025 at 12:48 PM
🍄Working in fungal conservation? Call for papers for our upcoming special issue in Fungal Ecology 'Fungal conservation: from knowledge to actions' ! Deadline 31 January 2026 www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...
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A well conducted study and well balanced discussion of CMNs …
Mycorrhizal Network and Symbiotic N-Fixer Jointly Enhance the Interplant Nitrogen Sharing
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Mycorrhizal Network and Symbiotic N-Fixer Jointly Enhance the Interplant Nitrogen Sharing
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Mycorrhizal Network and Symbiotic N‐Fixer Jointly Enhance the Interplant Nitrogen Sharing
Symbiotic interactions with mycorrhizal fungi and nitrogen-fixing bacteria synergistically enhance nitrogen transfer between plants via mycorrhizal networks. Our synthesis of 15N labeling studies rev...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
September 12, 2025 at 10:52 AM
A well conducted study and well balanced discussion of CMNs …
Mycorrhizal Network and Symbiotic N-Fixer Jointly Enhance the Interplant Nitrogen Sharing
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Mycorrhizal Network and Symbiotic N-Fixer Jointly Enhance the Interplant Nitrogen Sharing
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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We have several open positions in my group, funded from the ERC Grant on the Early Sequestered Germline of Fungi. We search broadly for applicants at both PhD and master-level, with a dedicated interest in fungal evolutionary biology. Please forward and RT!
Find the positions here: su.varbi.com
Find the positions here: su.varbi.com
Lediga jobb vid Stockholms universitet
Jobb
su.varbi.com
September 7, 2025 at 1:13 PM
We have several open positions in my group, funded from the ERC Grant on the Early Sequestered Germline of Fungi. We search broadly for applicants at both PhD and master-level, with a dedicated interest in fungal evolutionary biology. Please forward and RT!
Find the positions here: su.varbi.com
Find the positions here: su.varbi.com
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#TansleyReview: Microbial drivers of root plasticity
Dini-Andreote, et al.
📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#LatestIssue #PlantScience
Dini-Andreote, et al.
📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#LatestIssue #PlantScience
September 6, 2025 at 1:30 PM
#TansleyReview: Microbial drivers of root plasticity
Dini-Andreote, et al.
📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#LatestIssue #PlantScience
Dini-Andreote, et al.
📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#LatestIssue #PlantScience
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Our department (Berkeley PMB) is hiring an asst. prof. in Plant Resilience to Climate Change! aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05049
Assistant Professor - Plant Resilience to Climate Change - Department of Plant and Microbial Biology
University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!
aprecruit.berkeley.edu
September 2, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Our department (Berkeley PMB) is hiring an asst. prof. in Plant Resilience to Climate Change! aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05049
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Media coverage of our article -Reviving Soil: Bioremediation of Heavy Metals
scienmag.com/reviving-soi...
Original paper published in Nature Reviews Bioengineering
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
scienmag.com/reviving-soi...
Original paper published in Nature Reviews Bioengineering
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Reviving Soil: Bioremediation of Heavy Metals
Heavy metal(loid) contamination in crops has emerged as one of the most critical environmental issues affecting global agriculture today. The presence of these toxic elements not only jeopardizes the
scienmag.com
September 2, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Media coverage of our article -Reviving Soil: Bioremediation of Heavy Metals
scienmag.com/reviving-soi...
Original paper published in Nature Reviews Bioengineering
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
scienmag.com/reviving-soi...
Original paper published in Nature Reviews Bioengineering
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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Over 70% of Earth's ecoregions have yet to be sampled for arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi.
By analyzing eDNA sample locations, we found most soils are unsampled. Drylands are especially overlooked despite covering almost 1/3 of the Earth's terrestrial land.
academic.oup.com/femsle/artic...
By analyzing eDNA sample locations, we found most soils are unsampled. Drylands are especially overlooked despite covering almost 1/3 of the Earth's terrestrial land.
academic.oup.com/femsle/artic...
September 2, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Over 70% of Earth's ecoregions have yet to be sampled for arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi.
By analyzing eDNA sample locations, we found most soils are unsampled. Drylands are especially overlooked despite covering almost 1/3 of the Earth's terrestrial land.
academic.oup.com/femsle/artic...
By analyzing eDNA sample locations, we found most soils are unsampled. Drylands are especially overlooked despite covering almost 1/3 of the Earth's terrestrial land.
academic.oup.com/femsle/artic...
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New paper out today. Fluid mechanics within mycorrhizal networks: exploring concepts, traits, and methodologies
I ask: How do fungal networks move water, nutrients and signals underground?
Why does this matter? See thread ⬇️
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
I ask: How do fungal networks move water, nutrients and signals underground?
Why does this matter? See thread ⬇️
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Fluid mechanics within mycorrhizal networks: exploring concepts, traits, and methodologies
Mycorrhizal fungi form hyphal networks for water and solute transport between soil and plant roots. Trait-based research on these organisms typically focuses on spores and resource exchange structure...
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
August 26, 2025 at 11:11 AM
New paper out today. Fluid mechanics within mycorrhizal networks: exploring concepts, traits, and methodologies
I ask: How do fungal networks move water, nutrients and signals underground?
Why does this matter? See thread ⬇️
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
I ask: How do fungal networks move water, nutrients and signals underground?
Why does this matter? See thread ⬇️
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Reposted by Adriana Corrales
Thrilled to announce that the special issue on fungal #conservation that @cfemycolab.bsky.social and I are co-editing for the @britmycolsoc.org.uk c.org.uk journal Fungal Ecology is open for submissions!
www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...
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August 25, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Thrilled to announce that the special issue on fungal #conservation that @cfemycolab.bsky.social and I are co-editing for the @britmycolsoc.org.uk c.org.uk journal Fungal Ecology is open for submissions!
www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...
www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...
Macrofungi long term inventories are key for improving taxonomic discovery and complete biodiversity assessments of fungi! This long term inventory found 546 species in only one site: The Ordway-Swisher Biological Station in Florida www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Think globally, barcode locally: nine years of macrofungi sampling reveals extensive biodiversity at the Ordway-Swisher Biological Station, a subtropical site in Florida
The Ordway-Swisher Biological Station (OSBS) is a 38-km2 reserve owned by the University of Florida and is part of the National Ecological Observatory…
www.sciencedirect.com
August 25, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Macrofungi long term inventories are key for improving taxonomic discovery and complete biodiversity assessments of fungi! This long term inventory found 546 species in only one site: The Ordway-Swisher Biological Station in Florida www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...