Taxonomy and phylogenetics of aquatic hyphomycetes

• Molecular taxonomy and systematics of aquatic hyphomycetes, investigation of species concepts.
• Induction of teleomorph stages of aquatic hyphomycetes.
• Ecology of aquatic hyphomycetes.
• Development and evaluation of rRNA-targeted FISH and CARD-FISH probes for fungi.
• DGGE analysis of fungal populations from leaf litter.
• Interactions of freshwater fungi and (e. g. iron-oxidising) bacteria.

Freshwater Bacteria in the hyphasphere

• Measurement of allelochemicals, extracellular enzymes, iron oxidation, siderophore- and CO₂-production of freshwater fungi and stream bacteria.
• Use of reporter systems (GFP, DsRed) in aquatic hyphomycetes.

Cooperations:

• Dr. Ludmila Marvanová (CCM Brno, Czech Republic).
• Dr. Maria Leichtfried (Austrian Academy of Science, Department of Limnology, Lunz am See / Mondsee.)