Pedro Crous
@funguscrous.bsky.social
Group Leader - Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute. My lab in evolutionary phytopathology study speciation and systematics of phytopathogenic fungi
Field mycology in practice at the recent German Mycological Society in Springe (DGfM) - zoom in for details and see the amazing illustrations!
October 3, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Field mycology in practice at the recent German Mycological Society in Springe (DGfM) - zoom in for details and see the amazing illustrations!
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Beyond the science, the week was filled with memorable cultural and social events:
🍷 Welcome at @FutureAfrica
🔬 FABI, UPLC & NMR lab tours
🖼️ Private tour of the Javett Art Centre
🐘 Safari in Pilanesberg @funguscrous.bsky.social @ms-fungi.bsky.social @bernardslippers.bsky.social
🍷 Welcome at @FutureAfrica
🔬 FABI, UPLC & NMR lab tours
🖼️ Private tour of the Javett Art Centre
🐘 Safari in Pilanesberg @funguscrous.bsky.social @ms-fungi.bsky.social @bernardslippers.bsky.social
June 18, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Beyond the science, the week was filled with memorable cultural and social events:
🍷 Welcome at @FutureAfrica
🔬 FABI, UPLC & NMR lab tours
🖼️ Private tour of the Javett Art Centre
🐘 Safari in Pilanesberg @funguscrous.bsky.social @ms-fungi.bsky.social @bernardslippers.bsky.social
🍷 Welcome at @FutureAfrica
🔬 FABI, UPLC & NMR lab tours
🖼️ Private tour of the Javett Art Centre
🐘 Safari in Pilanesberg @funguscrous.bsky.social @ms-fungi.bsky.social @bernardslippers.bsky.social
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1/🌍 The Mycobiomics team from the Czech Republic, Germany, Kenya, South Africa, and Thailand came together for an exciting expedition in the biodiverse Arabuko Sokoke Forest, north of Malindi, Kenya. 🍄🧵 @ms-fungi.bsky.social @helmholtzhzi.bsky.social @lisha-hzi.bsky.social
June 11, 2025 at 2:05 PM
1/🌍 The Mycobiomics team from the Czech Republic, Germany, Kenya, South Africa, and Thailand came together for an exciting expedition in the biodiverse Arabuko Sokoke Forest, north of Malindi, Kenya. 🍄🧵 @ms-fungi.bsky.social @helmholtzhzi.bsky.social @lisha-hzi.bsky.social
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2/ Hosted by Josphat Matasyoh (@EgertonUniversity), the team explored multiple sites to collect soil, mushrooms, and insect- & plant-associated fungi in one of East Africa’s richest biodiversity hotspots. 🌱🌿🪲 @ms-fungi.bsky.social @helmholtzhzi.bsky.social @lisha-hzi.bsky.social
June 11, 2025 at 2:05 PM
2/ Hosted by Josphat Matasyoh (@EgertonUniversity), the team explored multiple sites to collect soil, mushrooms, and insect- & plant-associated fungi in one of East Africa’s richest biodiversity hotspots. 🌱🌿🪲 @ms-fungi.bsky.social @helmholtzhzi.bsky.social @lisha-hzi.bsky.social
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3/ Each day ended with lab sessions: processing samples, exchanging techniques, and diving deep into the shared passion for fungal diversity. These moments of collaboration were as valuable as the time in the forest. 🔬💬✨ @ms-fungi.bsky.social @helmholtzhzi.bsky.social
June 11, 2025 at 2:05 PM
3/ Each day ended with lab sessions: processing samples, exchanging techniques, and diving deep into the shared passion for fungal diversity. These moments of collaboration were as valuable as the time in the forest. 🔬💬✨ @ms-fungi.bsky.social @helmholtzhzi.bsky.social
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4/ From forest floors to lab benches to conference halls, this collaboration is a powerful reminder of how global partnerships drive science forward, especially in uncovering the hidden world of fungi. 🍄💡
June 11, 2025 at 2:05 PM
4/ From forest floors to lab benches to conference halls, this collaboration is a powerful reminder of how global partnerships drive science forward, especially in uncovering the hidden world of fungi. 🍄💡
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5/ The expedition didn’t end in the field. Most of the team then travelled to 🇿🇦 to join the Mycobiomics meeting at #FABI, continuing discussions & strengthening international networks in fungal research @ms-fungi.bsky.social @funguscrous.bsky.social @nerimanyilmaz82.bsky.social
June 11, 2025 at 2:05 PM
5/ The expedition didn’t end in the field. Most of the team then travelled to 🇿🇦 to join the Mycobiomics meeting at #FABI, continuing discussions & strengthening international networks in fungal research @ms-fungi.bsky.social @funguscrous.bsky.social @nerimanyilmaz82.bsky.social
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1/ 🚨 A big update: Our paper on #Bisifusarium taxonomy is now out!
This genus (formerly Fusarium dimerum complex) is linked to cheese 🧀, soil & arid plants 🌵, and even opportunistic human infections 🧬 @funguscrous.bsky.social @westerdijkinst.bsky.social
This genus (formerly Fusarium dimerum complex) is linked to cheese 🧀, soil & arid plants 🌵, and even opportunistic human infections 🧬 @funguscrous.bsky.social @westerdijkinst.bsky.social
June 6, 2025 at 9:20 AM
1/ 🚨 A big update: Our paper on #Bisifusarium taxonomy is now out!
This genus (formerly Fusarium dimerum complex) is linked to cheese 🧀, soil & arid plants 🌵, and even opportunistic human infections 🧬 @funguscrous.bsky.social @westerdijkinst.bsky.social
This genus (formerly Fusarium dimerum complex) is linked to cheese 🧀, soil & arid plants 🌵, and even opportunistic human infections 🧬 @funguscrous.bsky.social @westerdijkinst.bsky.social
DNA sequences as type meeting at Westerdijk - is today the day that we change life as you knew it? Cobus Visagie kicks it up a gear
April 7, 2025 at 8:53 AM
DNA sequences as type meeting at Westerdijk - is today the day that we change life as you knew it? Cobus Visagie kicks it up a gear
Neil Gow delivering a wonderful keynote at ICFG17 in Dublin, highlighting the negative effects of fungal infections on humans
March 3, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Neil Gow delivering a wonderful keynote at ICFG17 in Dublin, highlighting the negative effects of fungal infections on humans
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In oktober ruilde Geert de Snoo zijn directeurschap na vijf jaar bij het NIOO in voor zijn nieuwe rol bij de KNAW. Lees in dit interview waar De Snoo trots op terugblikt binnen zijn tijd als NIOO-directeur en hoe hij vooruitkijkt naar de toekomst: nioo.knaw.nl/nl/nieuws/vi...
February 4, 2025 at 11:06 AM
In oktober ruilde Geert de Snoo zijn directeurschap na vijf jaar bij het NIOO in voor zijn nieuwe rol bij de KNAW. Lees in dit interview waar De Snoo trots op terugblikt binnen zijn tijd als NIOO-directeur en hoe hij vooruitkijkt naar de toekomst: nioo.knaw.nl/nl/nieuws/vi...
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During surveys for Gibellula attenboroughii on cave-dwelling, orb-weaving zombie spiders in the UK, a new species of Samsoniella, S. scoliopterygis, was found infecting moths in the same caves.
doi.org/10.3114/fuse...
doi.org/10.3114/fuse...
February 1, 2025 at 10:00 AM
During surveys for Gibellula attenboroughii on cave-dwelling, orb-weaving zombie spiders in the UK, a new species of Samsoniella, S. scoliopterygis, was found infecting moths in the same caves.
doi.org/10.3114/fuse...
doi.org/10.3114/fuse...
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Along came a zombie spider: Gibellula attenboroughii, a unique fungus killing spiders in caves in the British Isles has been named after Sir David Attenborough, a pioneer of BBC natural history programmes, which indirectly led to the discovery of this fungus.
🔗 doi.org/10.3114/fuse...
🔗 doi.org/10.3114/fuse...
January 28, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Along came a zombie spider: Gibellula attenboroughii, a unique fungus killing spiders in caves in the British Isles has been named after Sir David Attenborough, a pioneer of BBC natural history programmes, which indirectly led to the discovery of this fungus.
🔗 doi.org/10.3114/fuse...
🔗 doi.org/10.3114/fuse...
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Join us at the 2025 Westerdijk Spring Symposium!
📅 When: April 7–8, 2025
📍 Where: Utrecht, the Netherlands
🎯 Theme: DNA Sequences as Type
For more Information and Registration
👉 ymlp.com/z4iFHn
📅 When: April 7–8, 2025
📍 Where: Utrecht, the Netherlands
🎯 Theme: DNA Sequences as Type
For more Information and Registration
👉 ymlp.com/z4iFHn
Westerdijk Spring Symposium: DNA Sequences as Type
ymlp.com
January 24, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Join us at the 2025 Westerdijk Spring Symposium!
📅 When: April 7–8, 2025
📍 Where: Utrecht, the Netherlands
🎯 Theme: DNA Sequences as Type
For more Information and Registration
👉 ymlp.com/z4iFHn
📅 When: April 7–8, 2025
📍 Where: Utrecht, the Netherlands
🎯 Theme: DNA Sequences as Type
For more Information and Registration
👉 ymlp.com/z4iFHn
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One of my highlights of the past mushroom season was finding this Dendrocollybia racemosa 🍄📷 It grows in fruiting bodies of Russula species, where it then forms black sclerotia from which the fruiting body grows the next year. I found it growing between a Collybia species with the same ecology.
November 22, 2024 at 8:36 AM
One of my highlights of the past mushroom season was finding this Dendrocollybia racemosa 🍄📷 It grows in fruiting bodies of Russula species, where it then forms black sclerotia from which the fruiting body grows the next year. I found it growing between a Collybia species with the same ecology.
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New publication 📜
This re-evaluation of the Fusarium sambucinum species complex clarifies its diversity and solidifies its role as a major producer of harmful plant pathogens and mycotoxins.
Read here👇
doi.org/10.3114/sim....
This re-evaluation of the Fusarium sambucinum species complex clarifies its diversity and solidifies its role as a major producer of harmful plant pathogens and mycotoxins.
Read here👇
doi.org/10.3114/sim....
December 23, 2024 at 10:24 AM
New publication 📜
This re-evaluation of the Fusarium sambucinum species complex clarifies its diversity and solidifies its role as a major producer of harmful plant pathogens and mycotoxins.
Read here👇
doi.org/10.3114/sim....
This re-evaluation of the Fusarium sambucinum species complex clarifies its diversity and solidifies its role as a major producer of harmful plant pathogens and mycotoxins.
Read here👇
doi.org/10.3114/sim....
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Loved this new work of art produced for IMC12. It was so cool on the big screen! Now we can all enjoy.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUct...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUct...
IMC12 Fungal Landscapes Movie
YouTube video by Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute
www.youtube.com
December 19, 2024 at 1:40 PM
Loved this new work of art produced for IMC12. It was so cool on the big screen! Now we can all enjoy.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUct...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUct...
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📢Our paper on mycological long-term studies in tropical regions was finally published in #IMAFungus! It emphasizes results in the Pakaraima Mountains of #Guyana, but also mentions other long-term projects such as ours in #CusucoNationalPark in #Honduras. doi.org/10.1186/s430...
November 17, 2024 at 1:59 PM
📢Our paper on mycological long-term studies in tropical regions was finally published in #IMAFungus! It emphasizes results in the Pakaraima Mountains of #Guyana, but also mentions other long-term projects such as ours in #CusucoNationalPark in #Honduras. doi.org/10.1186/s430...
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The Silent Pandemic of Antifungal Resistance www.the-scientist.com/the-silent-p... interview with @fhagen.bsky.social #fungi
The Silent Pandemic of Antifungal Resistance
As the world grapples with antimicrobial-resistant bacteria, another insidious threat looms large: drug-resistant fungi.
www.the-scientist.com
December 16, 2024 at 9:33 PM
The Silent Pandemic of Antifungal Resistance www.the-scientist.com/the-silent-p... interview with @fhagen.bsky.social #fungi
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🎙️ New Interview Alert
The Scientist sat down with @fhagen.bsky.social from the Westerdijk Institute to discuss a global health challenge: the silent pandemic of antifungal resistance.
Read here:
www.the-scientist.com/the-silent-p...
The Scientist sat down with @fhagen.bsky.social from the Westerdijk Institute to discuss a global health challenge: the silent pandemic of antifungal resistance.
Read here:
www.the-scientist.com/the-silent-p...
December 17, 2024 at 9:09 AM
🎙️ New Interview Alert
The Scientist sat down with @fhagen.bsky.social from the Westerdijk Institute to discuss a global health challenge: the silent pandemic of antifungal resistance.
Read here:
www.the-scientist.com/the-silent-p...
The Scientist sat down with @fhagen.bsky.social from the Westerdijk Institute to discuss a global health challenge: the silent pandemic of antifungal resistance.
Read here:
www.the-scientist.com/the-silent-p...
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Strobilomyces strobilaceus, or "old man of the woods" is found solitary or in groups in deciduous or coniferous forests in low mountain ranges. With a 4-10 cm cap it is a small member of the Boletales. Edible, but the taste is bitter and therefore not recommended. #fungifact 🍄📷🦠🧪 #fungifriends
December 14, 2024 at 4:17 AM
Strobilomyces strobilaceus, or "old man of the woods" is found solitary or in groups in deciduous or coniferous forests in low mountain ranges. With a 4-10 cm cap it is a small member of the Boletales. Edible, but the taste is bitter and therefore not recommended. #fungifact 🍄📷🦠🧪 #fungifriends
Shepard’s crook disease of Protea caffra caused by Colletotrichum along the Swartberg Pass in the Western Cape of South Africa
December 14, 2024 at 7:37 AM
Shepard’s crook disease of Protea caffra caused by Colletotrichum along the Swartberg Pass in the Western Cape of South Africa
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My department is hiring a fungal biologist! aprecruit.ucr.edu/JPF01990
Assistant Professor in Fungal Biology
University of California, Riverside is hiring. Apply now!
aprecruit.ucr.edu
December 10, 2024 at 7:14 PM
My department is hiring a fungal biologist! aprecruit.ucr.edu/JPF01990
Polyphagous shothole borer with Neocosmospora killing oak trees in Somerset West, South Africa. Seems unstoppable…
December 8, 2024 at 12:41 PM
Polyphagous shothole borer with Neocosmospora killing oak trees in Somerset West, South Africa. Seems unstoppable…
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Eustilbum aureum
Another resincolous fungus! Some weird stuff has happened with how to sort this fungus, but I think it's settled now. Looks a lot like a stubble lichen morphologically, but are (insertae sedis) placed more closely to powdery mildews.
Another resincolous fungus! Some weird stuff has happened with how to sort this fungus, but I think it's settled now. Looks a lot like a stubble lichen morphologically, but are (insertae sedis) placed more closely to powdery mildews.
December 7, 2024 at 12:33 PM
Eustilbum aureum
Another resincolous fungus! Some weird stuff has happened with how to sort this fungus, but I think it's settled now. Looks a lot like a stubble lichen morphologically, but are (insertae sedis) placed more closely to powdery mildews.
Another resincolous fungus! Some weird stuff has happened with how to sort this fungus, but I think it's settled now. Looks a lot like a stubble lichen morphologically, but are (insertae sedis) placed more closely to powdery mildews.