Wendy A. Untereiner
Department of Biology, Brandon University,
Brandon, Manitoba, Canada, R7A 6A9
Office: 3-09 Brodie Science Building
E-mail: untereiner@brandonu.ca
Telephone: (204) 727-9603
Fax: (204) 728-7346
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Wendy A. Untereiner |
| Professor & Chair Department of Biology, Brandon University, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada, R7A 6A9 Office: 3-09 Brodie Science Building E-mail: untereiner@brandonu.ca Telephone: (204) 727-9603 Fax: (204) 728-7346 |
Systematics of vertebrate-associated ascomycetes, life-history reconstruction of
anamorph-rich ascomycetes, diversity
and distribution of keratin-degrading ascomycetes in northern environments.
My
research program focuses understanding the ecology and phylogeny of selected
lineages of structurally simple ascomycetes (Phylum Ascomycota). The first
of these is the Herpotrichiellaceae, a family of slow-growing ascomycetes that
encompasses a number of taxa capable of causing opportunistic infections in
vertebrates. Current investigations of this family are aimed at better
understanding the distribution, taxonomy and the evolutionary relationships of
saprobic (non-pathogenic) representatives of this family. The second
ascomycete lineage that I study is the Onygenales, an order that includes
keratin-degrading ascomycetes and the most important pathogens of mammals.
My studies focus on the members of three families in this order and I am
interested particularly in the abundance and distribution of the saprobic,
keratin-degrading onygenalean fungi in northern ecosystems. Finally, I
investigate the systematics of the Chaetomiaceae, a family of cosmopolitan,
cellulose-degrading microfungi isolated commonly from dung, soil and rotting
plant material.
I
collaborate with James Scott at the University of Toronto on studies
investigating the ecology and molecular systematics of domicile fungi and fungi
from extreme environments. I am
also working with Zotto Baral (Germany) and his collaborators on the systematics
of selected members of the Hyaloscyphaceae.
Biology of the Fungi (14:380)
Schoch, C.L. et al. 2009. The Ascomycota tree of life: a phylum wide phylogeny clarifies the origin and evolution of fundamental reproductive and ecological traits, Systematic Biology (accepted).
Gueidan, C., C. Ruibal Villasñor, G.S. de Hoog, A.A. Gorbushina, W.A. Untereiner and F. Lutzoni. 2008. A rock-inhabiting ancestor for mutualistic and pathogen-rich fungal lineages. Studies in Mycology 61: 111-119.
Untereiner, W.A., A. Angus, M. Réblová and M.-J. Orr. 2008. The systematics of the Phialophora verrucosa complex: new insights from ß-tubulin, large subunit nuclear rDNA and ITS sequence data. Botany 86: 742-750.
Scott, J.A., B. Wong, R. Summerbell and W.A. Untereiner. 2008. A survey of Penicillium brevicompactum and P. bialowiezense from indoor environments with commentary on the taxonomy of the P. brevicompactum group. Botany 86: 732-741.
Scott,
J.A., W.A. Untereiner, J. Ewaze, B. Wong and D. Doyle. 2007. Baudoinia,
a new genus to accommodate Torula
compniacensis Richon, Mycologia
99: 592-601.
Hibbett,
D.S., et al. 2007. A higher level phylogenetic classification of the Fungi. Mycological
Research 111: 509-547.
Geiser,
D.M., C. Gueidan, J. Miadlikowska, F. Lutzoni, F. Kauff, V. Hofstetter, E.
Fraker, W.A. Untereiner, C.L. Schoch and A. Aptroot. 2006. Eurotiomycetes:
Eurotiomycetidae and Chaetothyriomycetidae. Mycologia
98: 1053-1064.
Spatafora,
J.W., et al. 2006. A five-gene phylogenetic analysis of the Pezizomycotina. Mycologia
98: 1018-1028.
James,
T.Y., et al. 2006. Reconstructing the early evolution of the fungi using a six
gene phylogeny. Nature 443: 818-822.
Untereiner,
W.A., F.A. Naveau, J. Bachewich and A.
Angus. 2006. Evolutionary relationships of Hyphodiscus hymeniophilus (anamorph
Catenulifera rhodogena) inferred from
ß-tubulin and nuclear ribosomal DNA sequences. Canadian
Journal of Botany 84: 243-253.
Untereiner,
W.A. 2004. Lewis David von Schweinitz's copy of the Scleromyceti
Sueciæ. Sydowia 56: 98-122.
Hare, J.F.,
G. Todd, and W.A. Untereiner. 2004. Multiple mating results in
Scott,
J.A., W.A. Untereiner, B. Wong, N.A. Straus and D. Malloch. 2004. Genotypic variation in Penicillium chrysogenum from indoor environments. Mycologia
96: 1088-1094.
Untereiner,
W.A., J.A. Scott, F.A. Naveau, L. Sigler, J.
Bachewich and A. Angus.
2004. The Ajellomycetaceae, a new family of vertebrate-associated Onygenales. Mycologia 96:
812-821.
Scott,
J.A., and W.A. Untereiner. 2004. Determination of keratin degradation by fungi using keratin azure. Medical
Mycology 42: 239-246.
2008-2013
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Discovery
Grant
2005-2009 Canada Research Chairs Program
2008
Systematic Research Fund
2000, 2005 Canada Foundation for Innovation
1999-2003
NSERC Operating Grant
1999
NSERC Equipment Grant
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