Rytas J Vilgalys, Professor  

Rytas J Vilgalys

Education:
PhD, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1985
MS Botany, Virginia Tech, 1982
BA Botany, State University of New York College at Geneseo, 1978

Office Location: BioSci: 346
Office Phone: 919-660-7361, 660-7362
Email Address: fungi@duke.edu
Web Page: http://www.biology.duke.edu/fungi/mycolab/

Specialties:
Evolution
Genetics
Systematics

Research Categories: Phylogenetic systematics and molecular evolution in fungi

Research Description:

Recent Publications   (More Publications)   (search)

  1. G. Bonito and O. S. Isikhuemhen and R. Vilgalys, Identification of fungi associated with municipal compost using DNA-based techniques., Bioresour Technol, vol. 101 no. 3 (February, 2010), pp. 1021-7  [abs].
  2. D. J. McLaughlin and D. S. Hibbett and F. Lutzoni and J. W. Spatafora and R. Vilgalys, The search for the fungal tree of life., Trends Microbiol, vol. 17 no. 11 (November, 2009), pp. 488-97  [abs].
  3. J. L. Parrent and R. Vilgalys, Expression of genes involved in symbiotic carbon and nitrogen transport in Pinus taeda mycorrhizal roots exposed to CO2 enrichment and nitrogen fertilization., Mycorrhiza, vol. 19 no. 7 (September, 2009), pp. 469-79  [abs].
  4. T. Y. James and A. P. Litvintseva and R. Vilgalys and J. A. Morgan and J. W. Taylor and M. C. Fisher and L. Berger and C. Weldon and L. du Preez and J. E. Longcore, Rapid global expansion of the fungal disease chytridiomycosis into declining and healthy amphibian populations., PLoS Pathog, vol. 5 no. 5 (May, 2009), pp. e1000458  [abs].
  5. K. Findley and M. Rodriguez-Carres and B. Metin and J. Kroiss and A. Fonseca and R. Vilgalys and J. Heitman, Phylogeny and phenotypic characterization of pathogenic Cryptococcus species and closely related saprobic taxa in the Tremellales., Eukaryot Cell, vol. 8 no. 3 (March, 2009), pp. 353-61  [abs].

Curriculum Vitae

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