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József Geml is affiliated with the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in Hungary. Their research predominantly falls within the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. A considerable portion of their publications focus on subfields including Plant Science, Cell Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Insect Science, and Ecology.

The scientist's main research topics encompass:

  • Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
  • Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
  • Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
  • Lichen and fungal ecology
  • Fungal Biology and Applications
  • Horticultural and Viticultural Research
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology

József Geml has contributed significantly to multiple academic journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Fungal Diversity
  • Forest Ecology and Management
  • Acta Biologica Plantarum Agriensis
  • Fungal Ecology
  • Frontiers in Microbiology

Among recent papers featuring their research contributions are:

  • "FungalTraits: a user-friendly traits database of fungi and fungus-like stramenopiles" (2020), published in Fungal Diversity
  • "The Global Soil Mycobiome consortium dataset for boosting fungal diversity research" (2021), published in Fungal Diversity
  • "Trends in yeast diversity discovery" (2021), published in Fungal Diversity
  • "Global patterns in endemicity and vulnerability of soil fungi" (2022), published in Global Change Biology
  • "Climate and seasonality drive the richness and composition of tropical fungal endophytes at a landscape scale" (2021), published in Communications Biology

The scientist has collaborated regularly with several co-authors. Frequent collaborators include:

  • Kálmán Zoltán Váczy
  • Annemieke Verbeken
  • Adrienn Geiger
  • Sergei Põlme
  • R. Henrik Nilsson

Best Publications

  • Global diversity and geography of soil fungi

    Leho Tedersoo;Mohammad Bahram;Sergei Põlme;Urmas Kõljalg

  • FungalTraits: a user-friendly traits database of fungi and fungus-like stramenopiles

    Sergei Põlme;Sergei Põlme;Kessy Abarenkov;R. Henrik Nilsson;Björn D. Lindahl

  • The Amsterdam Declaration on Fungal Nomenclature

    David L. Hawksworth;David L. Hawksworth;Pedro W. Crous;Scott A. Redhead;Don R. Reynolds

  • Notes, outline and divergence times of Basidiomycota

    Mao Qiang He;Mao Qiang He;Rui Lin Zhao;Kevin D. Hyde;Dominik Begerow

  • Evolution of endemism on a young tropical mountain.

    Vincent S F T Merckx;Vincent S F T Merckx;Kasper P Hendriks;Kevin K Beentjes;Constantijn B Mennes

  • Megaphylogeny resolves global patterns of mushroom evolution

    Torda Varga;Krisztina Krizsán;Csenge Földi;Bálint Dima

  • Preserving accuracy in GenBank

    Thomas D. Bruns;Meredith Blackwell;Ivan Edwards;Andy F.S. Taylor

  • Taxonomy based on science is necessary for global conservation

    Scott A. Thomson;Richard L. Pyle;Shane T Ahyong;Shane T Ahyong;Miguel A. Alonso-Zarazaga

  • Molecular phylogenetics of the gomphoid-phalloid fungi with an establishment of the new subclass Phallomycetidae and two new orders.

    Kentaro Hosaka;Scott T. Bates;Ross E. Beever;Michael A. Castellano

  • Genomic treasure troves: complete genome sequencing of herbarium and insect museum specimens.

    Martijn Staats;Roy H. J. Erkens;Roy H. J. Erkens;Bart T. L. H. van de Vossenberg;Jan J. Wieringa

  • Molecular phylogeny, morphology, pigment chemistry and ecology in Hygrophoraceae (Agaricales)

    D. Jean Lodge;Mahajabeen Padamsee;P. Brandon Matheny;M. Catherine Aime

  • An arctic community of symbiotic fungi assembled by long-distance dispersers: phylogenetic diversity of ectomycorrhizal basidiomycetes in Svalbard based on soil and sporocarp DNA

    József Geml;József Geml;Ina Timling;Clare H. Robinson;Niall Lennon

  • Beringian origins and cryptic speciation events in the fly agaric (Amanita muscaria).

    J. Geml;G. A. Laursen;K. O'neill;H. C. Nusbaum

  • Large‐scale fungal diversity assessment in the Andean Yungas forests reveals strong community turnover among forest types along an altitudinal gradient

    József Geml;József Geml;Nicolás Pastor;Lisandro Fernandez;Silvia Pacheco

  • Evidence for strong inter- and intracontinental phylogeographic structure in Amanita muscaria, a wind-dispersed ectomycorrhizal basidiomycete.

    József Geml;Rodham E. Tulloss;Gary A. Laursen;Nina A. Sazanova

  • Preserving accuracy in GenBank

    M. I. Bidartondo;Thomas D. Bruns;Meredith Blackwell;Ivan Edwards

  • High diversity of root associated fungi in both alpine and arctic Dryas octopetala

    Marit Frederikke Markussen Bjorbækmo;Tor Carlsen;Anne Brysting;Trude Vrålstad

  • The Global Soil Mycobiome consortium dataset for boosting fungal diversity research

    Leho Tedersoo;Vladimir Mikryukov;Sten Anslan;Mohammad Bahram

  • Fungal palaeodiversity revealed using high-throughput metabarcoding of ancient DNA from arctic permafrost

    Eva Bellemain;Marie L. Davey;Marie L. Davey;Håvard Kauserud;Laura S. Epp

  • Molecular evolution of Agaricus species based on ITS and LSU rDNA sequences

    József Geml;David M. Geiser;Daniel J. Royse

  • Long-term warming alters richness and composition of taxonomic and functional groups of arctic fungi

    József Geml;József Geml;Luis N. Morgado;Tatiana A. Semenova;Tatiana A. Semenova;Jeffrey M. Welker

Frequent Co-Authors

Urmas Kõljalg
Urmas Kõljalg University of Tartu
James E. Richardson
James E. Richardson University College Cork
Freek T. Bakker
Freek T. Bakker Wageningen University & Research
Erik Smets
Erik Smets Naturalis Biodiversity Center
Karl-Henrik Larsson
Karl-Henrik Larsson University of Oslo
Gareth W. Griffith
Gareth W. Griffith Aberystwyth University
David M. Geiser
David M. Geiser Pennsylvania State University
Leho Tedersoo
Leho Tedersoo University of Tartu
Matthew E. Smith
Matthew E. Smith University of Florida
M. Catherine Aime
M. Catherine Aime Purdue University West Lafayette

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