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André Aptroot is affiliated with the Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul in Brazil. Their research spans multiple domains within biological sciences, particularly focusing on fungi and plant-associated organisms.

The scientist's main fields of study include Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with 217 publications, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, encompassing 61 publications. Within these broad fields, their work emphasizes subfields such as Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (117 publications), Plant Science (99 publications), Cell Biology (51 publications), Molecular Biology (10 publications), and Geology (3 publications).

The primary research topics covered by Aptroot include:

  • Lichen and fungal ecology
  • Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
  • Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
  • Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
  • Fern and Epiphyte Biology
  • Plant Diversity and Evolution
  • Bryophyte Studies and Records

André Aptroot regularly publishes in scientific journals, with frequent venues including:

  • The Lichenologist (15 publications)
  • The Bryologist (13 publications)
  • Cryptogamie Mycologie (10 publications)
  • Fungal Diversity (6 publications)
  • Plant and Fungal Systematics (6 publications)

Collaboration forms a significant part of Aptroot's research activities. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Marcela Eugênia da Silva Cáceres (30 collaborations)
  • Robert Lücking (23 collaborations)
  • Lidiane Alves dos Santos (18 collaborations)
  • Adriano Afonso Spielmann (11 collaborations)
  • Maria Fernanda de Souza (10 collaborations)

Among recent publications by André Aptroot, several notable papers are:

  • "Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa - 2021," 2022, Mycosphere
  • "Refined families of Dothideomycetes: orders and families incertae sedis in Dothideomycetes," 2020, Fungal Diversity
  • "Fungal diversity notes 1512-1610: taxonomic and phylogenetic contributions on genera and species of fungal taxa," 2022, Fungal Diversity
  • "Forecasting the number of species of asexually reproducing fungi (Ascomycota and Basidiomycota)," 2022, Fungal Diversity
  • "Genome-level analyses resolve an ancient lineage of symbiotic ascomycetes," 2022, Current Biology

Best Publications

  • A higher-level phylogenetic classification of the Fungi

    David S Hibbett;Manfred Binder;Joseph F Bischoff;Meredith Blackwell

  • Reconstructing the early evolution of Fungi using a six-gene phylogeny

    Timothy Y. James;Frank Kauff;Conrad L. Schoch;P. Brandon Matheny

  • The Ascomycota Tree of Life: A Phylum-wide Phylogeny Clarifies the Origin and Evolution of Fundamental Reproductive and Ecological Traits

    Conrad L. Schoch;Gi Ho Sung;Francesc López-Giráldez;Jeffrey P. Townsend

  • Families of Dothideomycetes

    Kevin D. Hyde;E. B.Gareth Jones;Jian Kui Liu;Hiran Ariyawansa

  • Environmental reconstruction of a Roman Period settlement site in Uitgeest (The Netherlands), with special reference to coprophilous fungi

    Bas van Geel;Janneke Buurman;Otto Brinkkemper;Jaap Schelvis

  • Fossil ascomycetes in Quaternary deposits

    B. van Geel;A. Aptroot

  • Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa

    N. N. Wijayawardene;K. D. Hyde;L. K. T. Al-Ani;L. K. T. Al-Ani;L. Tedersoo

  • A five-gene phylogeny of Pezizomycotina

    Joseph W. Spatafora;Gi Ho Sung;Desiree Johnson;Cedar Hesse

  • Notes for genera: Ascomycota

    Nalin N. Wijayawardene;Kevin D. Hyde;Kunhiraman C. Rajeshkumar;David L. Hawksworth

  • Naming and outline of Dothideomycetes-2014 including proposals for the protection or suppression of generic names.

    Nalin N. Wijayawardene;Pedro W. Crous;Paul M. Kirk;Paul M. Kirk;David L. Hawksworth;David L. Hawksworth;David L. Hawksworth

  • Phylogenetic generic classification of parmelioid lichens (Parmeliaceae, Ascomycota) based on molecular, morphological and chemical evidence

    Ana Crespo;Frank Kauff;Pradeep K. Divakar;Ruth del Prado

  • Fungal diversity notes 1036–1150: taxonomic and phylogenetic contributions on genera and species of fungal taxa

    Kevin D. Hyde;Danushka S. Tennakoon;Rajesh Jeewon;D. Jayarama Bhat

  • One hundred new species of lichenized fungi : a signature of undiscovered global diversity

    H. Thorsten Lumbsch;Teuvo Ahti;Susanne Altermann;Guillermo Amo de Paz

  • Eurotiomycetes : Eurotiomycetidae and Chaetothyriomycetidae

    David M. Geiser;Cécile Gueidan;Jolanta Miadlikowska;François Lutzoni

  • Refined families of dothideomycetes: Dothideomycetidae and pleosporomycetidae

    S. Hongsanan;K. D. Hyde;R. Phookamsak;D. N. Wanasinghe

  • Phylogeny and taxonomy of the family Arthrodermataceae (dermatophytes) using sequence analysis of the ribosomal ITS region.

    Y. Gräser;M. El Fari;R. Vilgalys;A.F.A. Kuijpers

  • Further evidence of the effects of global warming on lichens, particularly those with Trentepohlia phycobionts.

    A. Aptroot;C.M. van Herk

  • The genus Mycosphaerella and its anamorphs

    P.W. Crous;A. Aptroot;J.-C. Kang;U. Braun

  • Diversity and ecology of tropical African fungal spores from a 25,000-year palaeoenvironmental record in southeastern Kenya

    B. van Geel;V. Gelorini;A. Lyaruu;A. Aptroot

  • The ecological implications of a Yakutian mammoth’s last meal

    Bas van Geel;Andre Aptroot;Claudia Baittinger;Hilary H. Birks

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert Lücking
Robert Lücking Freie Universität Berlin
Harrie J. M. Sipman
Harrie J. M. Sipman Freie Universität Berlin
Kevin D. Hyde
Kevin D. Hyde Mae Fah Luang University
H. Thorsten Lumbsch
H. Thorsten Lumbsch Field Museum of Natural History
Damien Ertz
Damien Ertz Meise Botanic Garden
Cécile Gueidan
Cécile Gueidan Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Pedro W. Crous
Pedro W. Crous Utrecht University
David L. Hawksworth
David L. Hawksworth Royal Botanic Gardens
Dhanushka N. Wanasinghe
Dhanushka N. Wanasinghe King Saud University
Uwe Braun
Uwe Braun Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg

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