The Bonito lab researches symbiotic interactions between fungi, bacteria and plants, to address questions regarding the ecology and evolution of fungal-bacterial associations in soils and plant microbiomes.
Fungi in the plant microbiome provide important links between plants and soils that are functionally important to plant health and nutrition.
In soils, fungi drive nutrient cycling, metal transport and transformation, and energy flows.
We also research truffles, mushrooms, and molds and their microbiomes, and the sustainable use of fungi in agriculture and living materials.
General Expertise
Fungal evolution; Symbiosis; Plant microbiomes; Truffle biology; Plant-fungal-bacterial interactions; Microbiome ecology, Myco-technology
Research Areas
Our research makes use of phylogenetics, high-throughput sequencing, isotope tracers and –omics approaches to better understand:
- Phylogenetic and functional diversity of plant-associated fungi.
- Environmental and genetic factors that structure microbiome communities.
- The evolution and functional relevance of bacterial symbionts of fungi.
Our lab research has applications pertinent to agriculture, forestry, biodiversity and sustainability.
Gregory Bonito is an associate professor in the Department of Plant Soil and Microbial Sciences at Michigan State University.
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Gregory Bonito's publications on Google Scholar
Gregory Bonito is an assistant professor in the Department of Plant Soil and Microbial Sciences at Michigan State University.
Send suggestions and comments regarding this website to Dr. Gregory Bonito
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