Jeffrey Piotrowski ( edit )

Contact Jeffrey Piotrowski

Phone: 406-243-4857

E-mail Address: jeff.piotrowski@mso.umt.edu

Education

B.S Botany- University of Georgia 1999
M.S. Botany/ Plant Pathology- University of Maine 2002
Ph.D Biochemistry/ Microbiology - University of Montana 2007

Summary

I am a broadly trained mycologist with particular intrests in the interactions between fungi and their environment, fungal physiology, and fungal evolution.

Publications

Original Journal Articles:

Ramamoorthy, S, Piotrowski, JS, Langner, HW, Holben, WE, Morra, MJ and RF Rosenzweig. 200X. Ecology of sulfate-reducing bacteria in an iron-dominated, mining- impacted freshwater sediment, Journal of Environmental Quality, in press

Rosier CL, Piotrowski JS, Hoye AT, Rillig MC. 200X. Intraradical protein and glomalin as a tool for quantifying arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal root colonization. Pedobiologia, in press

Piotrowski JS and Rillig MC. 2008. Succession of arbuscular mycorrhizae: causes and considerations for sustainable agriculture. Advances in Agronomy, 97:111-130

Piotrowski JS, Lekberg Y, Harner MJ, Ramsey PW, Rillig MC. 2008. Dynamics of mycorrhizae during development of riparian forests along an unregulated river. Ecography, 31:245-253

Piotrowski JS, Morford S, Rillig MC. 2007. Inhibition of colonization by a native arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal community via Populus trichocarpa litter, litter extract, and soluble phenolic compounds. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 40: 709-717

Piotrowski JS, Mildenstein T, Dungan K, Brewer CA. 2007 The Radish Party: An exciting exploration of soil organic matter. Science and Children, 45:41-45

Klironomos JN, Allen MF, Rillig MC, Piotrowski JS, Makvandi-Nejad1 S, Wolfe BE, Powell JR. 2005. Abrupt rise in atmospheric CO2 overestimates community response in a model plant- soil system. Nature, 433:621-624

Piotrowski JS, Detrich T, Klironomos JN, Graham JM, Rillig MC. 2004. The effects of arbuscular mycorrhizas on soil aggregation depend on the interaction between plant and fungal species. New Phytologist, 164: 365-373

Piotrowski JS, Annis SA, Longcore JE. 2004. Biology of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, a chytrid pathogenic to amphibians. Mycologia, 96:9-15

Book chapters

Rillig MC, Rosier CL, Piotrowski JS, Gadkar V, Driver JD. 2005. Glomalin: a novel proteinaceous substance produced by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. In: Varma A, Podila GK (Eds), Biotechnological applications of microbes. IK International Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, pp. 67-85.

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