You find archived content here: photos of our team over 20 years; a list of lab members; our publications (some are still coming); and Petr's farewell paper with a dedication in the Acknowledgment. Our research on mycotoxins is continued by Dr. Mohammad Alhussein in the lab. of Prof. Michael Rostás. Mohammad also continues our Fungal Toxins course, to which Petr still contributes. (Note that the images below are clickable: curious?)
We studied biological functions of secondary metabolites, mycotoxins and their detoxificatiton, and selected topics related to soil microbiomes and fungal chemical ecology. Most of our work was published under open access. The laboratory closed with Petr's retirement in Oct. 2021.
Schiwek S, Slonka M, Alhussein M, Knierim D, Margaria P, Rose H, Richert-Pöggeler KR, Rostás M, Karlovsky P. Mycoviruses increase the attractiveness of Fusarium graminearum for fungivores and suppress production of the mycotoxin deoxynivalenol. Toxins (2024) 16: 131.OPEN ACCESS
Sherif M, Kirsch N, Splivallo R, Pfohl K, Karlovsky P. The role of mycotoxins in interactions between Fusarium graminearum and F. verticillioides growing in saprophytic cultures and co-infecting maize plants. Toxins (2023) 15: 575.OPEN ACCESS
Veldkamp E, Schmidt M, Markwitz C, Beule L, Beuschel R, Biertümpfel A, Bischel X, Duan X, Gerjets R, Göbel L, Graß R, Guerra V, Heinlein F, Komainda M, Langhof M, Luo J, Potthoff M, van Ramshorst JGV, Rudolf C, Seserman D-M, Shao G, Siebicke L, Svoboda N, Swieter A, Carminati A, Freese D, Graf T, Greef JM, Isselstein J, Jansen M, Karlovsky P, Knohl A, Lamersdorf N, Priesack E, Wachendorf C, Wachendorf M, Corre MD. Multifunctionality of temperate alley-cropping agroforestry outperforms open cropland and grassland. Commun Earth & Environ (2023) 4: 20.OPEN ACCESS
Zoclanclounon YAB, Rostás M, Chung N-J, Mo Y, Karlovsky P, Dossa K. Characterization of peroxidase and laccase gene families and in silico identification of potential genes involved in upstream steps of lignan formation in sesame. Life (2022) 12: 1200. OPEN ACCESS
Schiwek S, Alhussein M, Rodemann C, Budragchaa T, Beule L, von Tiedemann A, Karlovsky P. Fusarium culmorum produces NX-2 toxin simultaneously with deoxynivalenol and 3-acetyl-deoxynivalenol or nivalenol. Toxins (2022) 14: 456. OPEN ACCESS Preprint available in bioRxiv and Preprints.
Sedaghatjoo S, Mishra B, Forster MK, Becker Y, Keilwagen J, Killermann B, Thines M, Karlovsky P, Maier W. Comparative genomics reveals low levels of inter- and intraspecies diversity in the causal agents of dwarf and common bunt of wheat and hint at conspecificity of Tilletia caries and T. laevis. IMA Fungus (2022) 13: 11. OPEN ACCESS
Hampe T, Wiessner A, Frauendorf H, Alhussein M, Karlovsky P, Bürgers R, Krohn S. Monomer release from dental resins: the current status on study setup, detection and quantification for in vitro testing. Polymers (2022) 14: 1790. OPEN ACCESS
Heidrich V, Karlovsky P, Beule L. 'SRS' R package and 'q2-srs' QIIME 2 plugin: normalization of microbiome data using scaling with ranked subsampling (SRS). Applied Sciences (2021) 11: 11473. OPEN ACCESS
Petr's farewell paper Diophantine equations relating sums and products of positive integers: Computation-aided study of parametric solutions, bounds, and distinct-term solutions. Mathematics (2021) 9:2779. OPEN ACCESS Download PDF
Liu L, Dirnberger B, Valerius O, Fekete-Szücs E, Harting R, Sasse C, Nordzieke DE, Pöggeler S, Karlovsky P, Gerke J, Braus GH. Hülle-cell-mediated protection of fungal reproductive and overwintering structures against fungivorous animals. eLife (2021) 10:68058. OPEN ACCESS
Hampe T, Wiessner A, Frauendorf H, Alhussein M, Karlovsky P, Bürgers R, Krohn S. A comparative in vitro study on monomer release from bisphenolA-free and conventional temporary crown and bridge materials. Eur J Oral Sci (2021) 129:12826. OPEN ACCESS
Sedaghatjoo S, Forster MK, Niessen L, Karlovsky P, Killermann B, Maier W. Development of a loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay for the detection of Tilletia controversa based on genome comparison. Scif Reports (2021) 11:11611.OPEN ACCESS
Beule L, Arndt M, Karlovsky P. Relative abundances of species or sequence variants can be misleading: soil fungal communities as an example. Microorganisms (2021) 9:589. OPEN ACCESS
Meyer S, Grüning MM, Beule L, Karlovsky P, Joergensen RG, Sundrum A. Soil N2O flux and nitrification and denitrification gene responses to feed-induced differences in the composition of dairy cow faeces. Biol Fertil Soils (2021) 57:767 OPEN ACCESS
Andargie M, Vinas M, Rathgeb A, Möller E, Karlovsky P. Lignans of sesame (Sesamum indicum L.): a comprehensive review. Molecules (2021) 26:883. OPEN ACCESS
Beule L, Karlovsky P. Tree rows in temperate agroforestry croplands alter the composition of soil bacterial communities. PLOS ONE (2021) 16:e0246919. OPEN ACCESS
Alisaac E, Rathgeb A, Karlovsky P, Mahlein A-K. Fusarium head blight: effect of infection timing on spread of Fusarium graminearum and spatial distribution of deoxynivalenol within wheat spikes. Microorganisms (2021) 9:79 OPEN ACCESS
Wang H, Beule L, Zang H, Pfeiffer B, Ma S, Karlovsky P, Dittert K. The potential of ryegrass as cover crop to reduce soil N2O emissions and increase the population size of denitrifying bacteria. Europ J Soil Sci (2021) 72:1447 OPEN ACCESS
Pfordt A, Schiwek S, Rathgeb A, Rodemann C, Bollmann N, Buchholz M, Karlovsky P, von Tiedemann A. Occurrence, pathogenicity, and mycotoxin production of Fusarium temperatum in relation to other Fusarium species on maize in Germany. Pathogens (2020) 9:864 OPEN ACCESS
Díaz MA, Pereyra MM, Santander FFS, Perez MF, Córdoba JM, Alhussein M, Karlovsky P, Dib JR. Protection of citrus fruits from postharvest infection with Penicillium digitatum and degradation of patulin by biocontrol yeast Clavispora lusitaniae 146. Microorganisms (2020) 8:1477 OPEN ACCESS
Pfordt A, Schiwek S, Karlovsky P, von Tiedemann A. Trichoderma afroharzianum ear rot-a new disease on maize in Europe. Front Agron (2020) 2:547758 OPEN ACCESS
Beule L, Karlovsky P. Improved normalization of species count data in ecology by scaling with ranked subsampling (SRS): application to microbial communities. PeerJ (2020) 8:e9593. OPEN ACCESS GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT, R-package in CRAN,QIIME 2 module.
Niether W, Glawe A, Pfohl K, Adamtey N, Schneider M, Karlovsky P, Pawelzik E. The effect of short-term vs. long-term soil moisture stress on the physiological response of three cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) cultivars. Plant Growth Regul (2020) 92:295. OPEN ACCESS
Schiwek S, Beule L, Vinas M, Pfordt A, von Tiedemann A, Karlovsky P. High-resolution melting (HRM) curve assay for the identification of eight Fusarium species causing ear rot in maize. Pathogens (2020) 9:270.OPEN ACCESS
Guerra V, Beule L, Lehtsaar E, Liao H-L, Karlovsky P. Improved protocol for DNA extraction from subsoils using phosphate lysis buffer. Microorganisms (2020) 8:532.OPEN ACCESS
Pfordt A, Ramos Romero L, Schiwek S, Karlovsky P, von Tiedemann A. Impact of environmental conditions and agronomic practices on the prevalence of Fusarium species associated with ear- and stalk rot in maize. Pathogens (2020) 9:236.OPEN ACCESS
Beule L, Lehtsaar E, Corre MD, Schmidt M, Veldkamp E, Karlovsky P: Poplar rows in temperate agroforestry systems promote bacteria, fungi, and denitrification genes in soil. Front Microbiol (2020) 10:3108. OPEN ACCESS
Award for best poster at Biodiversity Symposium for Lukas!
Xu Y, Vinas M, Alsarrag A, Su L, Pfohl K, Rohlfs M, Schäfer W, Chen W, Karlovsky P: Bis-naphthopyrone pigments protect filamentous ascomycetes from a wide range of predators. Nature Communications (2019) 10:3579. OPEN ACCESS
COMMENTS:
Alisaac E, Behmann J, Rathgeb A, Karlovsky P, Dehne HW, Mahlein AK: Assessment of Fusarium infection and mycotoxin contamination of wheat kernels and flour using hyperspectral imaging. Toxins (2019) 11:556. OPEN ACCESS
Gaffar FY, Imani J, Karlovsky P, Koch A, Kogel KH: Different components of the RNA interference machinery are required for conidiation, ascosporogenesis, virulence, deoxynivalenol production, and fungal inhibition by exogenous double-stranded RNA in the head blight pathogen Fusarium graminearum. Front. Microbiol. (2019) 10:1662. OPEN ACCESS
Kareem ZJ, Su L, Rathgeb A, Sirrenberg A, Hadacek F, Rashid AHAH, Karlovsky P: Small-scale bioreactor for sterile hydroponics and hairy roots: metabolic diversity and salicylic acid exudation by hairy roots of Hyoscyamus niger. Applied Sciences (2019) 9:3044.OPEN ACCESS
Beule L, Chen K-HG, Hsu C-M, Mackowiak C, Dubeux Jr JCB, Blount A, Liao H-L. Soil bacterial and fungal communities of six bahiagrass cultivars. PeerJ (2019) 7:7014. OPEN ACCESS
Borzekowski A, Anggriawan R, Auliyati M, Kunte H-J, Koch M, Rohn S, Karlovsky P, Maul R: Formation of zearalenone metabolites in tempeh fermentation. Molecules (2019) 24:2697.OPEN ACCESS
Beule L, Corre MD, Schmidt M, Göbel L, Veldkamp E, Karlovsky P: Conversion of monoculture cropland and open grassland to agroforestry alters the abundance of soil bacteria, fungi and soil-N-cycling genes. PLoS ONE (2019) 14:e0218779.OPEN ACCESS
Ezekiel CN, Ortega-Beltran A, Oyedeji EO, Atehnkeng J, Kössler P, Tairu F, Hoeschle-Zeledon I, Karlovsky P, Cotty PJ, Bandyopadhyay R: Aflatoxin in chili peppers in Nigeria: extent of contamination and control using atoxigenic Aspergillus flavus genotypes as biocontrol agents. Toxins (2019) 11:429.OPEN ACCESS
Balendres MAO, Karlovsky P, Cumagun CJR: Mycotoxigenic fungi and mycotoxins in agricultural crop commodities in the Philippines: a review. Foods (2019) 8:249.OPEN ACCESS
Beule L, Lehtsaar E, Rathgeb A, Karlovsky P: Crop diseases and mycotoxin accumulation in temperate agroforestry systems. Sustainability (2019) 11:2925. OPEN ACCESS
Grüning MM, Beule L, Meyer S., Karlovsky P, I-M-Arnold A: The abundance of fungi, bacteria and denitrification genes during insect outbreaks in Scots pine forests. Forests (2018) 9/497 (18 pages). OPEN ACCESS
Abbo AS, Idris MO, Elballa MA, Hammad AM, Siddig MARE, Karlovsky P: Genetic variability and host specialization in Alternaria alternata colonizing Solanaceous crops in Sudan. J Plant Prot Res (2018) 58: 246-256.OPEN ACCESS
Guo Z, Pfohl K, Karlovsky P, Dehne H-W, Altincicek B: Dissemination of Fusarium proliferatum by mealworm beetle Tenebrio molitor. PLOS ONE (2018) 13/e0204602 (17 pages).OPEN ACCESS
Ortiz SC, Trienens M, Pfohl K, Karlovsky P, Holighaus G, Rohlfs M: Phenotypic responses to microbial volatiles render a mold fungus more susceptible to insect damage. Ecology and Evolution (2018) 8: 4328-4339. OPEN ACCESS
Sisic A, Bacanovic-Sisic J, Al-Hatmi AMS, Karlovsky P, Ahmed SA, Maier W, de Hoog GS, Finckh MR. The 'forma specialis' issue in Fusarium: A case study in Fusarium solani f. sp. pisi. Scientific Reports (2018) 8/1252 (17 pages).OPEN ACCESS
Palazzini J, Roncallo P, Cantoro R, Chiotta M, Yerkovich N, Palacios S, Echenique V, Torres A, Ramírez M, Karlovsky P, Chulze S. Biocontrol of Fusarium graminearum sensu stricto, reduction of deoxynivalenol accumulation and phytohormone induction by two selected antagonists. Toxins (2018) 10/88 (12 pages).OPEN ACCESS
Sisic A, Bacanovic-Sisic J, Karlovsky P, Wittwer R, Walder F, Campiglia E, Radicetti E, Friberg H, Baresel JP, Finckh MR: Roots of symptom-free leguminous cover crop and living mulch species harbor diverse Fusarium communities that show highly variable aggressiveness on pea (Pisum sativum). PLOS ONE (2018) 10/e0191969 (19 pages).OPEN ACCESS
Gamliel A, Dehne HW, Karlovsky P, Fletcher J: Detection of mycotoxins in food: applications of rapid and reliable tools in a biosecurity context. In: Practical Tools for Plant and Food Biosecurity (2017) 8/143-162.
Hassan YI, He JW, Perilla N, Tang K, Karlovsky P, Zhou T: Enzymatic epimerization of deoxynivalenol by Devosia mutans proceeds through the formation of 3-keto-DON intermediate. Scif. Reports (2017) 7: /6929. (11 pages) OPEN ACCESS.
Knüfer J, Lopisso DT, Koopmann B, Karlovsky B, von Tiedemann A: Assessment of latent infection with Verticillium longisporum in field-grown oilseed rape by qPCR. Eur J Plant Path (2017) 147: 819-831
ten Bosch L, Pfohl K, Avramidis G, Wieneke S, Viöl W, Karlovsky P: Plasma-based degradation of mycotoxins produced by Fusarium, Aspergillus and Alternaria. Toxins (2017) 9: 97 (12 pages) OPEN ACCESS
Sherif M, Becker EM, Herrfurth C, Feussner I, Karlovsky P, Splivallo R: Volatiles emitted from maize ears simultaneously infected with two Fusarium species mirror the most competitive fungal pathogen. Frontiers Plant Sci (2016) 7/1460 (11 pages) OPEN ACCESS
Karlovsky P, Suman M, Berthiller F, De Meester J, Eisenbrand G, Perrin I, Oswald IP, Speijers G, Chiodini A, Recker T, Dussort P: Impact of food processing and detoxification treatments on mycotoxin contamination. Mycotoxin Research (2016) 32: 179-205. OPEN ACCESS.
Guo Z, Pfohl K, Karlovsky P, Dehne HW, Altincicek B: Fumonisin B1 and beauvericin accumulation in wheat kernels after seed-borne infection with Fusarium proliferatum. Agric Food Sci (2016) 25: 138-145. OPEN ACCESS
Chatterjee S, Kuang Y, Splivallo R, Chatterjee P, Karlovsky P: Interactions among filamentous fungi Aspergillus niger, Fusarium verticillioides and Clonostachys rosea: fungal biomass, diversity of secreted metabolites and fumonisin production. BMC Microbiology (2016) 16/83 (13 pages).OPEN ACCESS