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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
51
Citations
11907
World Ranking
1984
National Ranking
41

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Botany
  • Ecology
  • Fungus

His main research concerns Botany, Endophyte, Plant use of endophytic fungi in defense, Taxonomy and Hypocrea. His study in Botany is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Hypocreales, Host and Colonization. In the subject of general Host, his work in Fungal endophyte is often linked to Mycorrhizal fungi, thereby combining diverse domains of study.

His work deals with themes such as Alternaria alternata, Colonisation, Xylem, Phyllosticta and Poaceae, which intersect with Endophyte. His work deals with themes such as Canopy and Chamaecyparis lawsoniana, which intersect with Plant use of endophytic fungi in defense. His Taxonomy research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Trichodermin, Hypocreaceae and Microbiology.

His most cited work include:

  • Fungal Endophytes of Tree Leaves (724 citations)
  • Ecology, metabolite production, and substrate utilization in endophytic fungi. (343 citations)
  • Taxonomy of endophytic fungi of aerial plant tissues (306 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Botany, Endophyte, Taxonomy, Plant use of endophytic fungi in defense and Microbiology. His Botany study incorporates themes from Host and Colonization. The Endophyte study combines topics in areas such as Phyllosticta, Fagus sylvatica, Fungi imperfecti and Poaceae.

To a larger extent, Orlando Petrini studies Ecology with the aim of understanding Taxonomy. His Plant use of endophytic fungi in defense research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Woody plant and Fungus. His Microbiology research includes elements of Cell wall and Mass spectrometry.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (54.10%)
  • Endophyte (22.13%)
  • Taxonomy (13.11%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2011-2021)?

  • Mass spectrometry (5.74%)
  • Microbiology (12.30%)
  • Ecology (9.02%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His primary scientific interests are in Mass spectrometry, Microbiology, Ecology, Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization and Phylogenetic tree. His work in the fields of Mass spectrometry, such as Mass spectrum, overlaps with other areas such as Epidermophyton, Microsporum and Arthrodermataceae. His research in Microbiology intersects with topics in Immunology and CATS.

Orlando Petrini regularly links together related areas like Rosellinia in his Ecology studies. His Phylogenetic tree study combines topics in areas such as Dendrogram, Hyphomycetes and Mycelium. His work investigates the relationship between Hyphomycetes and topics such as Internal transcribed spacer that intersect with problems in Horticulture, Colonisation and Ascomycota.

Between 2011 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Identification of dermatophytes by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (66 citations)
  • A Rapid MALDI-TOF MS Identification Database at Genospecies Level for Clinical and Environmental Aeromonas Strains (44 citations)
  • Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization–Time of Flight (MALDI-TOF) Mass Spectrometry Using the Vitek MS System for Rapid and Accurate Identification of Dermatophytes on Solid Cultures (40 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Botany
  • Ecology
  • Fungus

His scientific interests lie mostly in Microbiology, Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization, Mass spectrometry, Epidermophyton and Microsporum. Orlando Petrini has included themes like Immunology and CATS in his Microbiology study. Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization combines with fields such as Rapid identification, Database, Time-of-flight mass spectrometry, Identification methods and Genus Aeromonas in his work.

Orlando Petrini has researched Mass spectrometry in several fields, including Phylogenetic tree and Dermatophyte.

Best Publications

  • Fungal Endophytes of Tree Leaves

    Orlando Petrini

  • Taxonomy of endophytic fungi of aerial plant tissues

    O. Petrini

  • Ecology, metabolite production, and substrate utilization in endophytic fungi.

    Orlando Petrini;Thomas N. Sieber;Luigi Toti;Olivier Viret

  • Trichoderma species associated with the green mold epidemic of commercially grown Agaricus bisporus.

    Gary J. Samuels;Sarah L. Dodd;Walter Gams;Lisa A. Castlebury

  • The distribution of some fungal and bacterial endophytes in maize (Zea mays L.)

    P. J. Fisher;O. Petrini;H. M. Lappin Scott

  • Endophytic fungi associated with palms

    Jane Fróhlich;Kevin D. Hyde;Orlando Petrini

  • Heavy metals in edible mushrooms in Italy

    Luigi Cocchi;Luciano Vescovi;Liliane E. Petrini;Orlando Petrini

  • Molecular evidence that the asexual industrial fungus Trichoderma reesei is a clonal derivative of the ascomycete Hypocrea jecorina

    K Kuhls;E Lieckfeldt;G J Samuels;W Kovacs

  • Fungal saprobes and pathogens as endophytes of rice (Oryza sativa L.)

    P. J. Fisher;O. Petrini

  • The Trichoderma koningii aggregate species

    Gary J. Samuels;Sarah L. Dodd;Bing-Sheng Lu;Orlando Petrini

  • Endophytic fungi in evergreen shrubs in western Oregon: A preliminary study

    Orlando Petrini;Jeffrey Stone;Fanny E. Carroll

  • Fungi associated with healthy grapevine cuttings in nurseries, with special reference to pathogens involved in the decline of young vines

    F Halleen;P W Crous;P W Crous;O Petrini

  • Fungal endophytes from the leaves and twigs of Quercus ilex L. from England, Majorca and Switzerland

    P. J. Fisher;O. Petrini;L. E. Petrini;B. C. Sutton

  • PATTERNS OF SUBSTRATE UTILIZATION BY SOME FUNGAL ENDOPHYTES FROM CONIFEROUS FOLIAGE

    George Carroll;Orlando Petrini

  • Endophytic fungi in foliage of some Cupressaceae in Oregon

    Orlando Petrini;George Carroll

  • A comparative study of fungal endophytes in xylem and whole stem of Pinus sylvestris and Fagus sylvatica

    O. Petrini;P.J. Fisher

  • AN ANALYSIS OF FUNGAL COMMUNITIES ISOLATED FROM FRUTICOSE LICHENS

    O. Petrini;U. Hake;M. M. Dreyfuss

  • A Morphological and Molecular Perspective of Trichoderma viride: Is It One or Two Species?

    Elke Lieckfeldt;Gary J. Samuels;Helgard I. Nirenberg;Orlando Petrini

  • The Trichoderma brevicompactum clade: a separate lineage with new species, new peptaibiotics, and mycotoxins.

    Thomas Degenkolb;Ralf Dieckmann;Kristian Fog Nielsen;Tom Gräfenhan

  • A comparative study of fungal endophytes in xylem and bark of Alnus species in England and Switzerland

    P.J. Fisher;O. Petrini

  • Trichoderma asperellum sensu lato consists of two cryptic species.

    Gary J. Samuels;Adnan Ismaiel;Marie-Claude Bon;Sophie De Respinis

Frequent Co-Authors

Gary J. Samuels
Gary J. Samuels United States Department of Agriculture
Keith Wesnes
Keith Wesnes University of Exeter
Esther Schelling
Esther Schelling University of Basel
Jakob Zinsstag
Jakob Zinsstag Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
Walter Gams
Walter Gams Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute
Thomas Wahli
Thomas Wahli University of Bern
Helmut Segner
Helmut Segner University of Bern
Sylvie Manguin
Sylvie Manguin Institut de Recherche pour le Développement

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