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Arik Joukhajian

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PhD Candidate in Microbiology | Glassman Lab | UCR

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Eastern Joshua Tree Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Largely Consistent Across Roots, Soils, and Seasons Eastern Joshua tree associating arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi increase spore abundance and species richness after summer rains. A majority of species are shared between root and soil samples, and most...

First publication from my PhD with @sydneyglassman.bsky.social out now at Env. Microbiology! Lots of AMF diversity around Eastern Joshua trees throughout the seasons, while remaining mostly distinct from Western Joshua tree AMF

08.07.2025 16:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Eastern Joshua tree arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal mycobiomes largely consistent across roots, soils, and seasons The Mojave Desert is home to iconic Joshua trees threatened by climate change. Most desert plants form mutually beneficial partnerships with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), yet the AMF of the East...

You can read the pre-print of my latest work on Eastern Joshua tree arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi over at bioxriv www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

10.04.2025 01:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Glad I got to sample these sites thanks to SPUN!

10.04.2025 01:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Enhancing consistency in arbuscular mycorrhizal trait-based research to improve predictions of function - Mycorrhiza Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi (phylum Glomeromycota) are obligate symbionts with plants influencing plant health, soil a(biotic) processes, and ecosystem functioning. Despite advancements in molec...

Iโ€™m very happy to share our latest paper on arbuscular mycorrhizal traits. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

26.02.2025 13:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 43    ๐Ÿ” 17    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Unveiling the Global Richness of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi โ€” Global Soil Biodiversity Initiative By Stefanie Lutz & Marcel van der Heijden, University of Zurich and Agroscope The symbiotic relationship between plant roots and mycorrhizal fungi is an ancient and vital cornerstone of life onโ€ฆ

๐Ÿ“ฃ GSBI's latest blog has just been published ๐ŸŽ‰

In this blog, Dr. Stefanie Lutz and Dr. Marcel van der Heijden discuss their recent paper in which they found that the abundance of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi are underestimated globally ๐Ÿฆ ๐Ÿ„๐ŸŒฑ

27.01.2025 05:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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