Michael Poulsen

Michael Poulsen

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    1. Published

      Mutualistic fungi control crop diversity in fungus-growing ants

      Poulsen, Michael & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2005, In: Science. 307, 5710, p. 741-744 4 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    2. Published

      Fungus-growing ant-microbe symbiosis: Using microbes to defend beneficial associations within symbiotic communities

      Poulsen, Michael, Little, A. E. F. & Currie, C. R., 26 May 2009, Defensive Mutualism in Microbial Symbiosis. CRC Press, p. 149-164 16 p.

      Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterResearchpeer-review

    3. Published

      Within-colony transmission and the cost of a mutualistic bacterium in the leaf-cutting ant Acromyrmex octospinosus

      Poulsen, Michael, Bot, A. N. M., Currie, C. R., Nielsen, M. G. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2003, In: Functional Ecology. 17, 2, p. 260-269 10 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    4. Published

      Behind every great ant, there is a great gut

      Poulsen, Michael & Sapountzis, P., 2012, In: Molecular Ecology. 21, 9, p. 2054-2057 4 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    5. Published

      Specificity of the mutualistic association between actinomycete bacteria and two sympatric species of Acromyrmex leaf-cutting ants

      Poulsen, M., Cafaro, M., Boomsma, Jacobus J., Currie, C. R. & Poulsen, Michael, 1 Oct 2005, In: Molecular Ecology. 14, 11, p. 3597-3604 8 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    6. Published

      Draft genome sequences of Pantoea agglomerans and Pantoea vagans isolates associated with termites

      Palmer, M., de Maayer, P., Poulsen, Michael, Steenkamp, E. T., van Zyl, E., Coutinho, T. A. & Venter, S. N., 2016, In: Standards in Genomic Sciences. 11, 11 p., 23.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    7. Published

      Disease-free monoculture farming by fungus-growing termites

      Otani, S., Challinor, V. L., Kreuzenbeck, N. B., Kildgaard, S., Christensen, S. K., Larsen, L. L. M., Aanen, D. K., Rasmussen, S. A., Beemelmanns, C. & Poulsen, Michael, 2019, In: Scientific Reports. 9, p. 1-10 8819.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    8. Published

      Bacterial communities in termite fungus combs are comprised of consistent gut deposits and contributions from the environment

      Otani, S., Hansen, Lars Hestbjerg, Sørensen, Søren Johannes & Poulsen, Michael, 2016, In: Microbial Ecology. 71, 1, p. 207-220 14 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    9. Published

      Identifying the core microbial community in the gut of fungus-growing termites

      Otani, S., Mikaelyan, A., Nobre, T., Hansen, Lars Hestbjerg, Koné, N. A., Sørensen, Søren Johannes, Aanen, D. K., Boomsma, Jacobus J., Brune, A. & Poulsen, Michael, 2014, In: Molecular Ecology. 23, 18, p. 4631–4644 14 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    10. Published

      Gut microbial compositions mirror caste-specific diets in a major lineage of social insects

      Otani, S., Zhukova, M., Koné, N. A., Rodrigues da Costa, R., Mikaelyan, A., Sapountzis, P. & Poulsen, Michael, 2019, In: Environmental Microbiology Reports. 11, 2, p. 196-205

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    11. Published

      Sceliphrolactam, a polyene macrocyclic lactam from a wasp-associated Streptomyces sp

      Oh, D., Poulsen, Michael, Currie, C. R. & Clardy, J., 2011, In: Organic Letters. 13, 4, p. 752-755 4 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    12. Published

      Dentigerumycin: a bacterial mediator of an ant-fungus symbiosis

      Oh, D., Poulsen, Michael, Currie, C. R. & Clardy, J., 1 Jun 2009, In: Nature Chemical Biology. 5, 6, p. 391-3 3 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    13. Published

      A Visual Guide for Studying Behavioral Defenses to Pathogen Attacks in Leaf-Cutting Ants

      Nilsson-Møller, S., Poulsen, Michael & Innocent, T. M., 2018, In: Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE. 140, p. 1-12

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    14. Published

      Phylogenetic and phylogenomic analyses reveal two new genera and three new species of ophiostomatalean fungi from termite fungus combs

      Nel, W. J., de Beer, Z. W., Wingfield, M. J., Poulsen, Michael, Aanen, D. K., Wingfield, B. D. & Duong, T. A., 2021, In: Mycologia. 113, 6, p. 1199-1217

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    15. Published

      Comparative Genomics Reveals Prophylactic and Catabolic Capabilities of Actinobacteria within the Fungus-Farming Termite Symbiosis

      Murphy, Rob, Benndorf, R., de Beer, Z. W., Vollmers, J., Kaster, A., Beemelmanns, C. & Poulsen, Michael, Mar 2021, In: mSphere. 6, 2, 12 p., e01233-20.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    16. Published

      Impact of Microbial Symbionts on Fungus-Farming Termites and Their Derived Ecosystem Functions

      Murphy, Rob, Sinotte, Veronica Marie, Schmidt, Suzanne, Li, Guangshuo, Hamilton Renalias, J., Koné, N. A. & Poulsen, Michael, 2023, Assessing the Microbiological Health of Ecosystems. Hurst, C. J. (ed.). Wiley, p. 185-203

      Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterResearchpeer-review

    17. Published

      Diet is the primary determinant of bacterial community structure in the guts of higher termites

      Mikaelyan, A., Dietrich, C., Köhler, T., Poulsen, Michael, Sillam-Dusses, D. & Brune, A., 2015, In: Molecular Ecology. 24, 20, p. 5284-5295 12 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    18. Published

      Association between Pseudonocardia symbionts and Atta leaf-cutting ants suggested by improved isolation methods

      Marsh, S. E., Poulsen, Michael, Gorosito, N. B., Pinto-Tomás, A., Masiulionis, V. E. & Currie, C. R., 2013, In: International Microbiology. 16, 1, p. 17-25 9 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    19. Interaction between workers during a short time window is required for bacterial symbiont transmission in Acromyrmex leaf-cutting ants

      Marsh, S. E., Poulsen, Michael, Pinto-Tomás, A. & Currie, C. R., 2014, In: PLOS ONE. 9, 7, 9 p., e103269.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    20. Published

      Symbiont-Mediated Digestion of Plant Biomass in Fungus-Farming Insects

      Li, H., Young, S. E., Poulsen, Michael & Currie, C. R., 2021, In: Annual Review of Entomology. 66, p. 297-316 20 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

    21. Published

      Resolution of eleven reported and five novel Podaxis species based on ITS phylogeny, phylogenomics, morphology, ecology, and geographic distribution

      Li, Guangshuo, A. Leal-Dutra, Caio, Cuesta Mate, Ana, Conlon, B. H., Peereboom, N., Beemelmanns, C., Aanen, D. K., Rosendahl, Søren, de Beer, Z. W. & Poulsen, Michael, 2023, In: Persoonia: Molecular Phylogeny and Evolution of Fungi. 51, p. 257-279 23 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    22. Published

      Isolation, (bio)synthetic studies and evaluation of antimicrobial properties of drimenol-type sesquiterpenes of Termitomyces fungi

      Kreuzenbeck, N. B., Dhiman, S., Roman, D., Burkhardt, I., Conlon, B. H., Fricke, J., Guo, H., Blume, J., Görls, H., Poulsen, Michael, Dickschat, J. S., Köllner, T. G., Arndt, H. & Beemelmanns, C., 2023, In: Communications Chemistry. 6, 14 p., 79.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    23. Published

      Comparative Genomic and Metabolomic Analysis of Termitomyces Species Provides Insights into the Terpenome of the Fungal Cultivar and the Characteristic Odor of the Fungus Garden of Macrotermes natalensis Termites

      Kreuzenbeck, N. B., Seibel, E., Schwitalla, J. W., Fricke, J., Conlon, B. H., Schmidt, Suzanne, Hammerbacher, A., Köllner, T. G., Poulsen, Michael, Hoffmeister, D., Beemelmanns, C. & Pupo, M. T. (ed.), 2022, In: mSystems. 7, 1, 16 p., e01214-21.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    24. Published

      A genomic comparison of two termites with different social complexity

      Korb, J., Poulsen, Michael, Hu, H., Li, C., Boomsma, Jacobus J., KU, thw266 & Liebig, J., 2015, In: Frontiers in Genetics. 6, 12 p., 9.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    25. Published

      Termite Taxonomy, Challenges and Prospects: West Africa, A Case Example

      Korb, J., Kasseney, B. D., Cakpo, Y. T., Casalla Daza, R. H., Gbenyedji, J. N. K. B., Ilboudo, M. E., Josens, G., Koné, N. A., Meusemann, K., Ndiaye, A. B., Okweche, S. I., Poulsen, Michael, Roisin, Y. & Sankara, F., 2019, In: Insects. 10, 1, p. 1-8 32.

      Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

    26. Published

      Somatic incompatibility and genetic structure of fungal crops in sympatric Atta colombica and Acromyrmex echinatior leaf-cutting ants

      Kooij, P. W., Poulsen, Michael, Schiøtt, M. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2015, In: Fungal Ecology. 18, p. 10-17 8 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    27. Published

      Efomycins K and L From a Termite-Associated Streptomyces sp. M56 and Their Putative Biosynthetic Origin

      Klassen, J. L., Lee, S. R., Poulsen, Michael, Beemelmanns, C. & Kim, K. H., 2019, In: Frontiers in Microbiology. 10, 8 p., 1739.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    28. Published

      Natalamycin A, an ansamycin from a termite-associated Streptomyces sp.

      Kim, K. H., Ramadhar, T. R., Beemelmanns, C., Cao, S., Poulsen, Michael, Currie, C. R. & Clardy, J., 2014, In: Chemical Science. 5, p. 4333-4338 6 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    29. Published

      Caste-specific symbiont policing by workers of Acromyrmex fungus-growing ants

      Ivens, A. B. F., Nash, David Richard, Poulsen, Michael & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2009, In: Behavioral Ecology. 20, 2, p. 378-384 7 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    30. Published

      Density-dependence and within-host competition in a semelparous parasite of leaf-cutting ants.

      Hughes, W., Petersen, K., Ugelvig, Line Vej, Pedersen, D., Thomsen, L., Poulsen, Michael & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2004, In: BMC Evolutionary Biology. 4, 1, p. 45 1 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    31. Published

      Fungiculture in termites is associated with a mycolytic gut bacterial community

      Hu, H., da Costa, R. R., Pilgaard, B., Schiøtt, M., Lange, L. & Poulsen, Michael, 2019, In: mSphere. 4, 3, 13 p., e00165-19.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    32. Published

      Hemimetabolous genomes reveal molecular basis of termite eusociality

      Harrison, M. C., Jongepier, E., Robertson, H. M., Arning, N., Bitard-Feildel, T., Chao, H., Childers, C. P., Dinh, H., Doddapaneni, H., Dugan, S., Gowin, J., Greiner, C., Han, Y., Hu, H., Hughes, D. S. T., Huylmans, A. K., Kemena, C., Kremer, L. P. M., Lee, S. L., Lopez-Ezquerra, A. & 21 others, Mallet, L., Monroy-Kuhn, J. M., Moser, A., Murali, S. C., Muzny, D. M., Otani, S., Piulachs, M. D., Poelchau, M., Qu, J., Schaub, F., Wada-Katsumata, A., Worley, K. C., Xie, Q., Ylla, G., Poulsen, Michael, Gibbs, R. A., Schal, C., Richards, S., Belles, X., Korb, J. & Bornberg-Bauer, E., 2018, In: Nature Ecology and Evolution. 2, 3, p. 557-566 10 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    33. Published

      Isolation, biosynthesis and chemical modifications of Rubterolones A-F: rare tropolone alkaloids from Actinomadura sp 5-2

      Guo, H., Benndorf, R., Leichnitz, D., Klassen, J. L., Vollmers, J., Görls, H., Steinacker, M., Weigel, C., Dahse, H., Kaster, A., de Beer, Z. W., Poulsen, Michael & Beemelmanns, C., 12 Jul 2017, In: Chemistry: A European Journal. 23, 39, p. 9338-9345 8 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    34. Published

      Pseudoxylallemycins A-F, cyclic tetrapeptides with rare allenyl modifications isolated from Pseudoxylaria sp. X802: a competitor of fungus-growing termite cultivars

      Guo, H., Kreuzenbeck, N. B., Otani, S., Garcia-Altares, M., Dahse, H., Weigel, C., Aanen, D. K., Hertweck, C., Poulsen, Michael & Beemelmanns, C., 2016, In: Organic Letters. 18, 14, p. 3338-3341 4 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalLetterResearchpeer-review

    35. Published

      Insights into the Metabolomic Capacity of Podaxis and Isolation of Podaxisterols A-D, Ergosterol Derivatives Carrying Nitrosyl Cyanide-Derived Modifications

      Guo, H., Daniel, J. M., Seibel, E., Burkhardt, I., Conlon, B. H., Görls, H., Vassão, D. G., Dickschat, J. S., Poulsen, Michael & Beemelmanns, C., 2022, In: Journal of Natural Products. 85, 9, p. 2159-2167

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    36. Published

      Expanding the Rubterolone Family: Intrinsic Reactivity and Directed Diversification of PKS-derived Pyrans

      Guo, H., Benndorf, R., König, S., Leichnitz, D., Weigel, C., Peschel, G., Berthel, P., Kaiser, M., Steinbeck, C., Werz, O., Poulsen, Michael & Beemelmanns, C., 2018, In: Chemistry - A European Journal. 24, 44, p. 11319-11324

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    37. Published

      Promises and challenges in insect-plant interactions

      Giron, D., Dubreuil, G., Bennett, A., Dedeine, F., Dicke, M., Dyer, L. A., Erb, M., Harris, M. O., Huguet, E., Kaloshian, I., Kawakita, A., Lopez-Vaamonde, C., Palmer, T. M., Petanidou, T., Poulsen, M., Sallé, A., Simon, J-C., Terblanche, J. S., Thiéry, D., Whiteman, N. K. & 2 others, Woods, H. A. & Pincebourde, S., 2018, In: Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. 166, 5, p. 319-343

      Research output: Contribution to journalConference articleResearchpeer-review

    38. Recruitment of minor workers for defense against a specialized parasite of Atta leaf-cutting ant fungus gardens

      Gerstner, A. T., Poulsen, Michael & Currie, C. R., 2011, In: Ethology Ecology & Evolution. 23, 1, p. 61-75 15 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    39. Published

      Adaptations of Pseudoxylaria towards a comb-associated lifestyle in fungus-farming termite colonies

      Fricke, J., Schalk, F., Kreuzenbeck, N. B., Seibel, E., Hoffmann, J., Dittmann, G., Conlon, B. H., Guo, H., Wilhelm de Beer, Z., Vassão, D. G., Gleixner, G., Poulsen, Michael & Beemelmanns, C., 2023, In: ISME Journal. 17, 15 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    40. Published

      Prevalence, infection intensity and genotyping of Giardia duodenalis in ring-tailed lemurs Lemur catta from European zoos and wild populations

      Fomsgaard, A. S., Bornbusch, S. L., Bueno, G. L., Noromalala, E., Poulsen, Michael, Rasmussen, M., Rosenstierne, M. W., Stensvold, C. R., Wright, P. & Hvilsom, C., 2020, In: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium research. 8, 4, p. 253-258 6 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    41. Preliminary In Vitro Insights into the Use of Natural Fungal Pathogens of Leaf-cutting Ants as Biocontrol Agents

      Folgarait, P., Gorosito, N., Poulsen, Michael & Currie, C. R., 8 Jul 2011, In: Current Microbiology. 63, 3, p. 250-258

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    42. Published

      Indirect maternal effects via nest microbiome composition drive gut colonization in altricial chicks

      Diez‐Méndez, D., Bodawatta, Kasun Harshana, Freiberga, I., Klečková, I., Jønsson, Knud Andreas, Poulsen, Michael & Sam, K., 2023, In: Molecular Ecology. 32, 13, p. 3657-3671 15 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    43. Published

      Coevolved crypts and exocrine glands support mutualistic bacteria in fungus-growing ants

      Currie, C. R., Poulsen, Michael, Mendenhall, J., Boomsma, Jacobus J. & Billen, J., 2006, In: Science. 311, 5757, p. 81-83 3 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    44. Published

      Resistance and Vulnerability of Honeybee (Apis mellifera) Gut Bacteria to Commonly Used Pesticides

      Cuesta Mate, Ana, Renelies-Hamilton, J., Kryger, P., Jensen, Annette Bruun, Sinotte, Veronica Marie & Poulsen, Michael, 2021, In: Frontiers in Microbiology. 12, 16 p., 717990.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    45. Published

      Reviewing the taxonomy of Podaxis: Opportunities for understanding extreme fungal lifestyles

      Conlon, B. H., Aanen, D. K., Beemelmanns, C., de Beer, Z. W., de Fine Licht, Henrik Hjarvard, Gunde-Cimerman, N., Schiøtt, M. & Poulsen, Michael, Mar 2019, In: Fungal Biology. 123, 3, p. 183-187

      Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

    46. Published

      Phylogenetic analyses of diverse Podaxis specimens from Southern Africa reveal hidden diversity and new insights into associations with termites

      Conlon, B. H., de Beer, Z. W., de Fine Licht, Henrik Hjarvard, Aanen, D. K. & Poulsen, Michael, Sep 2016, In: Fungal Biology. 120, 9, p. 1065-1076 12 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    47. Published

      Genome reduction and relaxed selection is associated with the transition to symbiosis in the basidiomycete genus Podaxis

      Conlon, B. H., Gostinčar, C., Fricke, J., Kreuzenbeck, N. B., Daniel, J., Schlosser, M. S. L., Peereboom, N., Aanen, D. K., de Beer, Z. W., Beemelmanns, C., Gunde-Cimerman, N. & Poulsen, Michael, 2021, In: iScience. 24, 6, 20 p., 102680.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    48. Published

      Orthogonal protocols for DNA extraction from filamentous fungi

      Conlon, B. H., Schmidt, Suzanne, Poulsen, Michael & Shik, Jonathan Z., 2022, In: STAR Protocols. 3, 1, 10 p., 101126.

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    49. Published

      Draft genome of the fungus-growing termite pathogenic fungus Ophiocordyceps bispora (Ophiocordycipitaceae, Hypocreales, Ascomycota)

      Conlon, B. H., Mitchell, J., de Beer, Z. W., Carøe, C., Gilbert, M Thomas P, Eilenberg, Jørgen, Poulsen, Michael & de Fine Licht, Henrik Hjarvard, 2017, In: Data in Brief. 11, p. 537-542 6 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    50. Published

      Microtermolides A and B from termite-associated Streptomyces sp. and structural revision of vinylamycin

      Carr, G., Poulsen, Michael, Klassen, J. L., Hou, Y., Wyche, T. P., Bugni, T. S., Currie, C. R. & Clardy, J., 2012, In: Organic Letters. 14, 11, p. 2822–2825 4 p.

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