Defences against microbial pathogens in fungus-farming termites

The genomics of Podaxis fungal adaptations to life in extreme conditions

Comparative metabolomics of termite fungus cultivars and microbial communities

Adaptations to plant decomposition in fungi and gut bacteria associated with fungus-growing termites.

The Evolutionary histories, sequence evolution and mode of action of fungal and bacterial antimicrobials in fungus-farming termites.

Adaptations in Podaxis fungi to withstand abiotic and biotic stress. 

Drivers of gut microbiota composition in fungus-growing termites.

Ants as ecosystem engineers: changes in soil conditions and greenhouse gas emission. Main supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Flemming Ekelund, Section for Terrestrial Ecology, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen.

Screening mechanism in Macrotermes guts preventing antagonistic fungi from infecting fungus combs

Fungus-growing termite microbiomes: intergenerational transmission and potential conflict between king and queen microbes over transmission

Testing for anti-fungal activity of faecal, soil and gut extractions from termites.

Breaking the defensive barrier: fungus-farming termite threat from disease

Haemosporidian parasites of lowland bird communities in forest fragments
with different conservation histories.