Betsy Arnold

School of Plant Sciences-Res

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A. Elizabeth Betsy" Arnold is an American evolutionary biologist who is Professor of Plant Sciences and Curator of the Robert L. Gilbertson Mycological Herbarium at the University of Arizona. Her research considers fungal biology

Collaborative Research: Seed-Fungal Interactions: Uncovering Functional Specificity and Primary Symbionts as Key Drivers of Tropical Tree Recruitment
Active·2023·$224K·
External
Principal Investigator (PI)
seed-fungal interactions, tropical tree recruitment, functional specificity, primary symbionts, collaborative research
Isolation of root endophytes
Active·2023·$150K·
External
Principal Investigator (PI)
plant-microbe interactions, endophyte diversity, root microbiome, microbial isolation techniques, microbial ecology
Research Proposal for BiOWiSH (Reference number SA-JDA-2.5)
Active·2023·$50K·
External
Principal Investigator (PI)
biotechnology, environmental science, waste management, agriculture, microbiology
Collaborative Research: MRA: Distributions of macrofungi: quantifying ecosystem and climate drivers of fungal reproduction
Active·2022·$221.8K / $380.2K·
External
Principal Investigator (PI)
macrofungi, ecosystem drivers, climate drivers, fungal reproduction, collaborative research
Fungal biodiversity for drug discovery
Active·2022·$86.8K·
External
Principal Investigator (PI)
fungal biodiversity, drug discovery, biodiversity, medical research, pharmaceuticals

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Responses of endophytic fungi in a Puerto Rican rainforest to damage from Hurricane Maria

2022

fungi, rainforest, hurricane, puerto rican, damage

Traits along the leaf economics spectrum structure communities and traits of foliar endophytic symbionts

2021

plant ecology, symbiosis, community structure, leaf traits, endophytic symbionts

Coniochaeta elegans sp. nov. C. montana sp. nov. and C. nivea sp. nov. three new species of endophytes with distinctive morphology and functional traits.

2021

endophyte diversity, fungal taxonomy, microbial ecology, functional traits, morphological characterization

Drivers and implications of distance decay differ for ectomycorrhizal and foliar endophytic fungi across an anciently fragmented landscape.

2021

mycorrhizal fungi, endophytic fungi, fragmented landscape, distance decay, ecology

The pioneer effect advantage in plant invasions: site priming of native grasslands by invasive grasses

2021

plant invasions, ecological impact, grassland ecology, species competition, ecosystem resilience

Climate drives endophyte diversity and hotspots at a trans-biome scale

2021

climate, endophyte diversity, biome scale, hotspots, trans-biome

Transcriptional profiles of a foliar fungal endophyte Pestalotiopsis, Ascomycota) and its endohyphal bacterium Luteibacter, Gammaproteobacteria) in co-culture support sulfur exchange and growth regulation.

2021

fungal endophyte, bacterial endophyte, transcriptional profiles, sulfur exchange, growth regulation

Fire history and local factors shape ectomycorrhizal communities associated with Pinus ponderosa in mountains of the Madrean Sky Island Archipelago

2021

ectomycorrhizal communities, fire history, pinus ponderosa, local factors, madrean sky island archipelago

Comparative transcriptomics of fungal endophytes in co-culture with their hosts reveals fungal trophic lability and neutral to slightly positive effects on moss growth rates

2021

transcriptomics, fungal endophytes, co-culture, trophic lability, moss growth rates

Endophytism in Pezizomycetes: the exception or the rule?

2021

endophytism, pezizomycetes, fungal interactions, symbiotic relationships, ecological adaptation

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Advanced Mycology
Microbial Diversity
Principles of Plant Microbiology
Research in Ecology and Evolution

Betsy Arnold

About

Research Area

Grants(40)

Collaborative Research: Seed-Fungal Interactions: Uncovering Functional Specificity and Primary Symbionts as Key Drivers of Tropical Tree Recruitment

Isolation of root endophytes

Research Proposal for BiOWiSH (Reference number SA-JDA-2.5)

Collaborative Research: MRA: Distributions of macrofungi: quantifying ecosystem and climate drivers of fungal reproduction

Fungal biodiversity for drug discovery

Publications(145)

Responses of endophytic fungi in a Puerto Rican rainforest to damage from Hurricane Maria

Traits along the leaf economics spectrum structure communities and traits of foliar endophytic symbionts

Coniochaeta elegans sp. nov. C. montana sp. nov. and C. nivea sp. nov. three new species of endophytes with distinctive morphology and functional traits.

Drivers and implications of distance decay differ for ectomycorrhizal and foliar endophytic fungi across an anciently fragmented landscape.

The pioneer effect advantage in plant invasions: site priming of native grasslands by invasive grasses

Climate drives endophyte diversity and hotspots at a trans-biome scale

Transcriptional profiles of a foliar fungal endophyte Pestalotiopsis, Ascomycota) and its endohyphal bacterium Luteibacter, Gammaproteobacteria) in co-culture support sulfur exchange and growth regulation.

Fire history and local factors shape ectomycorrhizal communities associated with Pinus ponderosa in mountains of the Madrean Sky Island Archipelago

Comparative transcriptomics of fungal endophytes in co-culture with their hosts reveals fungal trophic lability and neutral to slightly positive effects on moss growth rates

Endophytism in Pezizomycetes: the exception or the rule?

Collaborations(36)

Sanlyn Buxner

Scott Saleska

Greg Barron-Gafford

Peter Troch

Jon Chorover

Courses(4)

Advanced Mycology

Microbial Diversity

Principles of Plant Microbiology

Research in Ecology and Evolution