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Overview

Peter E. Mortimer is affiliated with the Kunming Institute of Botany in China and specializes in research primarily within the Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology fields. Their contributions span multiple subfields including Plant Science, Cell Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Pharmacology, and Molecular Biology.

Their research encompasses a variety of topics related to fungi, such as:

  • Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
  • Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
  • Fungal Biology and Applications
  • Lichen and fungal ecology
  • Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
  • Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food
  • Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies

Peter E. Mortimer has published extensively, with a significant number of papers appearing in the following venues:

  • Phytotaxa (22 publications)
  • Circular Agricultural Systems (6 publications)
  • Fungal Diversity (5 publications)
  • Frontiers in Microbiology (5 publications)
  • Studies in Fungi (5 publications)

Some recent notable papers include:

  • "Fungal diversity notes 1151-1276: taxonomic and phylogenetic contributions on genera and species of fungal taxa" (2020, published in Fungal Diversity)
  • "Reviewing the world's edible mushroom species: A new evidence-based classification system" (2021, Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety)
  • "Fungal diversity notes 1387-1511: taxonomic and phylogenetic contributions on genera and species of fungal taxa" (2021, Fungal Diversity)
  • "The contribution of fungi to the global economy" (2023, Fungal Diversity)
  • "The Global Soil Mycobiome consortium dataset for boosting fungal diversity research" (2021, Fungal Diversity)

Frequent collaborators in their work include:

  • Jianchu Xu
  • Kevin D. Hyde
  • Samantha C. Karunarathna
  • Rungtiwa Phookamsak
  • Saowaluck Tibpromma

Best Publications

  • The amazing potential of fungi: 50 ways we can exploit fungi industrially

    Kevin D. Hyde;Jianchu Xu;Jianchu Xu;Sylvie Rapior;Rajesh Jeewon

  • Families of Dothideomycetes

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

  • 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

  • Fungal diversity notes 111–252—taxonomic and phylogenetic contributions to fungal taxa

    Guo Jie Li;Kevin D. Hyde;Kevin D. Hyde;Kevin D. Hyde;Rui Lin Zhao;Sinang Hongsanan;Sinang Hongsanan

  • Fungal diversity notes 367–490: taxonomic and phylogenetic contributions to fungal taxa

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  • Fungal diversity notes 1–110: taxonomic and phylogenetic contributions to fungal species

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

  • One stop shop: backbones trees for important phytopathogenic genera: I (2014)

    Kevin D. Hyde;R. Henrik Nilsson;S. Aisyah Alias;Hiran A. Ariyawansa

  • Fungal diversity notes 253–366: taxonomic and phylogenetic contributions to fungal taxa

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  • Fungal diversity notes 929–1035: taxonomic and phylogenetic contributions on genera and species of fungi

    Rungtiwa Phookamsak;Kevin D. Hyde;Rajesh Jeewon;D. Jayarama Bhat

  • Fungal diversity notes 603–708: taxonomic and phylogenetic notes on genera and species

    Kevin D. Hyde;Chada Norphanphoun;Vanessa P. Abreu;Anna Bazzicalupo

  • Fungal diversity notes 1151–1276: taxonomic and phylogenetic contributions on genera and species of fungal taxa

    Kevin D. Hyde;Yang Dong;Rungtiwa Phookamsak;Rajesh Jeewon

  • Fungal diversity notes 709–839: taxonomic and phylogenetic contributions to fungal taxa with an emphasis on fungi on Rosaceae

    Dhanushka N. Wanasinghe;Chayanard Phukhamsakda;Kevin D. Hyde;Rajesh Jeewon

  • 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

  • Fungal diversity notes 840–928: micro-fungi associated with Pandanaceae

    Saowaluck Tibpromma;Saowaluck Tibpromma;Kevin D. Hyde;Kevin D. Hyde;Eric H. C. McKenzie;D. Jayarama Bhat

  • Reviewing the world's edible mushroom species: A new evidence-based classification system

    Huili Li;Huili Li;Huili Li;Yang Tian;Nelson Menolli;Lei Ye;Lei Ye;Lei Ye

  • Contribution of trees to the conservation of biodiversity and ecosystem services in agricultural landscapes

    Edmundo Barrios;Vivian Valencia;Mattias Jonsson;Alain Brauman

  • The role of arbuscular mycorrhizal colonization in the carbon and nutrient economy of the tripartite symbiosis with nodulated Phaseolus vulgaris

    P.E. Mortimer;M.A. Pérez-Fernández;A.J. Valentine

  • Revision of Phaeosphaeriaceae.

    Rungtiwa Phookamsak;Jian-Kui Liu;Eric H. C. McKenzie;Dimuthu S. Manamgoda

  • Fungal diversity notes 1387–1511: taxonomic and phylogenetic contributions on genera and species of fungal taxa

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  • The contribution of fungi to the global economy

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  • Variation in forest soil fungal diversity along a latitudinal gradient

    Ling-Ling Shi;Ling-Ling Shi;Peter E. Mortimer;Peter E. Mortimer;J. W. Ferry Slik;Xiao-Ming Zou;Xiao-Ming Zou

  • Global patterns in endemicity and vulnerability of soil fungi

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  • Prized edible Asian mushrooms: ecology, conservation and sustainability

    Peter E. Mortimer;Peter E. Mortimer;Samantha C. Karunarathna;Qiaohong Li;Qiaohong Li;Heng Gui;Heng Gui

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

    Leho Tedersoo;Vladimir Mikryukov;Sten Anslan;Mohammad Bahram

  • Large-scale phylogenetic analyses reveal multiple gains of actinorhizal nitrogen-fixing symbioses in angiosperms associated with climate change.

    Hong-Lei Li;Wei Wang;Peter E. Mortimer;Rui-Qi Li

  • Allelopathic effects of Eucalyptus on native and introduced tree species

    Chaojun Chu;P.E. Mortimer;P.E. Mortimer;Hecong Wang;Yongfan Wang

Frequent Co-Authors

Jianchu Xu
Jianchu Xu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Kevin D. Hyde
Kevin D. Hyde Mae Fah Luang University
Samantha C. Karunarathna
Samantha C. Karunarathna Kunming Institute of Botany
Saisamorn Lumyong
Saisamorn Lumyong Chiang Mai University
Jian-Kui Liu
Jian-Kui Liu University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Saranyaphat Boonmee
Saranyaphat Boonmee Mae Fah Luang University
Dong-Qin Dai
Dong-Qin Dai Qujing Normal University
Ali H. Bahkali
Ali H. Bahkali King Saud University
Rajesh Jeewon
Rajesh Jeewon University of Mauritius
Nalin N. Wijayawardene
Nalin N. Wijayawardene Qujing Normal University

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