Michael Poulsen
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Nocardia macrotermitis sp. nov. and Nocardia aurantia sp. nov., isolated from the gut of the fungus-growing termite Macrotermes natalensis
Benndorf, R., Schwitalla, J. W., Martin, K., De Beer, Z. W., Vollmers, J., Kaster, A., Poulsen, Michael & Beemelmanns, C., 2020, In: International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 70, 10, p. 5226-5234 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Pycnoscelus surinamensis cockroach gut microbiota respond consistently to a fungal diet without mirroring those of fungus-farming termites
Richards, C., Otani, S., Mikaelyan, A. & Poulsen, Michael, 3 Oct 2017, In: PLoS ONE. 12, 10, 19 p., e0185745.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Streptomyces smaragdinus sp. nov., isolated from the gut of the fungus growing-termite Macrotermes natalensis
Schwitalla, J. W., Benndorf, R., Martin, K., Vollmers, J., Kaster, A., Wilhelm de Beer, Z., Poulsen, Michael & Beemelmanns, C., 2020, In: International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 70, 11, p. 5806-5811 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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. 1-12Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Antagonistic bacterial interactions help shape host-symbiont dynamics within the fungus-growing ant-microbe mutualism
Poulsen, Michael, Erhardt, D. P., Molinaro, D. J., Lin, T. & Currie, C. R., 1 Jan 2007, In: P L o S One. 2, 9, p. e960Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Anthropogenic effects on interaction outcomes: examples from insect-microbial symbioses in forest and savanna ecosystems
Six, D. L., Poulsen, Michael, Hansen, A. K., Wingfield, M. J., Roux, J., Eggleton, P., Slippers, B. & Paine, T. D., 2011, In: Symbiosis. 53, 3, p. 101-121 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Asexual and sexual reproduction are two separate developmental pathways in a Termitomyces species
Vreeburg, S. M. E., de Ruijter, N. C. A., Zwaan, B. J., da Costa, R. R., Poulsen, Michael & Aanen, D. K., 2020, In: Biology Letters. 16, 8, 5 p., 20200394.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Avian gut microbiomes taking flight
Bodawatta, Kasun Harshana, Hird, S. M., Grond, K., Poulsen, Michael & Jønsson, Knud Andreas, 2022, In: Trends in Microbiology. 30, 3, p. 268-280 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Biomedical exploitation of the fungus-growing ant symbiosis
Poulsen, Michael, 1 Apr 2010, In: Drug News & Perspectives. 23, 3, p. 203-10 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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COVID-19 drug practices risk antimicrobial resistance evolution
MetaSUB Consortium, M. C., 2021, In: The Lancet Microbe. 2, 4, p. e135-e136Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › Research › peer-review
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Can interaction specificity in the fungus-farming termite symbiosis be explained by nutritional requirements of the fungal crop?
da Costa, R. R., Vreeburg, S. M. E., Shik, Jonathan Z., Aanen, D. K. & Poulsen, Michael, 2019, In: Fungal Ecology. 38, p. 54-61Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Caste specialization in behavioral defenses against fungus garden parasites in Acromyrmex octospinosus leaf-cutting ants
Abramowski, D., Currie, C. R. & Poulsen, Michael, 2010, In: Insectes Sociaux. 58, 1, p. 65-75 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Chemical analyses of wasp-associated streptomyces bacteria reveal a prolific potential for natural products discovery
Poulsen, Michael, Oh, D., Clardy, J. & Currie, C. R., 2011, In: P L o S One. 6, 2, p. e16763 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Cloacal swabs and alcohol bird specimens are good proxies for compositional analyses of gut microbial communities of Great tits (Parus major)
Bodawatta, Kasun Harshana, Puzejova, K., Sam, K., Poulsen, Michael & Jønsson, Knud Andreas, 2020, In: BMC Animal Microbiome. 2, 13 p., 9.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Comparable early-stage decomposition but contrasting underlying drivers between surface and cave habitats along an elevational gradient
Bodawatta, Kasun Harshana, Ravn, N., Oromí, P., Esquivel, J. L. M., Michelsen, Anders, Poulsen, Michael, Jønsson, Knud Andreas & Reboleira, Ana Sofia, 2023, In: Ecological Indicators. 154, 12 p., 110607.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Comparative Genomic and Metabolic Analysis of Streptomyces sp. RB110 Morphotypes Illuminates Genomic Rearrangements and Formation of a New 46-Membered Antimicrobial Macrolide
Um, S., Guo, H., Thiengmag, S., Benndorf, R., Murphy, Rob, Rischer, M., Braga, D., Poulsen, Michael, de Beer, Z. W., Lackner, G. & Beemelmanns, C., 2021, In: ACS chemical biology. 16, 8, p. 1482-1492Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Comparative analyses of the digestive tract microbiota of New Guinean passerine birds
Bodawatta, Kasun Harshana, Sam, K., Jønsson, Knud Andreas & Poulsen, Michael, 2018, In: Frontiers in Microbiology. 9, 13 p., 1830.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Comparison of 26 sphingomonad genomes reveals diverse environmental adaptations and biodegradative capabilities
Aylward, F. O., McDonald, B. R., Adams, S. M., Valenzuela, A., Schmidt, R. A., Goodwin, L. A., Woyke, T., Currie, C. R., Suen, G. & Poulsen, Michael, 2013, In: Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 79, 12, p. 3724-3733 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Complementary symbiont contributions to plant decomposition in a fungus-farming termite
Thomas-Poulsen, M., Hu, H., Li, C., Chen, Z., Xu, L., Otani, S., Nygaard, S., Nobre, T., Klaubauf, S., Schindler, P. M., Hauser, F., Pan, H., Yang, Z., Sonnenberg, A. S. M., de Beer, Z. W., Zhang, Y., Wingfield, M. J., Grimmelikhuijzen, C., de Vries, R. P., Korb, J. & 4 others, , 2014, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 111, 40, 6 p., 14500-14505.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Complexity of insect-fungal associations: Exploring the influence of microorganisms on the attine ant-fungus symbiosis
Poulsen, Michael & Currie, C. R., 1 Jan 2006, Insect Symbiosis. CRC Press, Vol. 2. p. 57-77 21 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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Convergent bacterial microbiotas in the fungal agricultural systems of insects
Aylward, F. O., Suen, G., Biedermann, P. H. W., Adams, A. S., Scott, J. J., Malfatti, S. A., del Rio, T. G., Tringe, S. G., Poulsen, Michael, Raffa, K. F., Klepzig, K. D. & Currie, C. R., 2014, In: mBio (Print). 5, 6, 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Disentangling the Relative Roles of Vertical Transmission, Subsequent Colonizations, and Diet on Cockroach Microbiome Assembly
Renelies-Hamilton, J., Germer, K., Sillam-Dussès, D., Bodawatta, Kasun Harshana & Poulsen, Michael, 2021, In: mSphere. 6, 1, 18 p., e01023-20.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Enzyme activities at different stages of plant biomass decomposition in three species of fungus-growing termites
Rodrigues da Costa, R., Hu, H., Pilgaard, B., Vreeburg, S. M. E., Schückel, J., Pedersen, K. S. K., Kracun, S. K., Busk, P. K., Harholt, J., Sapountzis, P., Lange, L., Aanen, D. K. & Poulsen, Michael, 2018, In: Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 84, 5, 16 p., e01815-17 .Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Ephemeral windows of opportunity for horizontal transmission of fungal symbionts in leaf-cutting ants
Poulsen, Michael, Fernández-Marín, H., Currie, C. R. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2009, In: Evolution. 63, 9, p. 2235-2247 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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. 11319-11324Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Experimental evidence for the costs and hygienic significance of the antibiotic metapleural gland secretion in leaf-cutting ants
Poulsen, Michael, Bot, A., Nielsen, M. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2002, In: Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 52, 2, p. 151-157 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Exploring interactions between Blastocystis sp., Strongyloides spp. and the gut microbiomes of wild chimpanzees in Senegal
Renelies-Hamilton, J., Noguera-Julian, M., Parera, M., Paredes, R., Pacheco, L., Dacal, E., Saugar, J. M., Rubio, J. M., Poulsen, Michael, Köster, P. C. & Carmena, D., 2019, In: Infection, Genetics and Evolution. 74, 9 p., 104010.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Exploring the potential for actinobacteria as defensive symbionts in fungus-growing termites
Visser, A. A., Nobre, T., Currie, C. R., Aanen, D. K. & Poulsen, Michael, 2012, In: Microbial Ecology. 63, 4, p. 975-985 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Extensive inheritance of gut microbial communities in a superorganismal termite
Sinotte, Veronica Marie, Renelies-Hamilton, J., Andreu-Sánchez, S., Vasseur-Cognet, M. & Poulsen, Michael, 30 Aug 2022, Research Square-Preprint, 34 p.Research output: Working paper › Preprint › Research
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Female-biased sex allocation and lack of inbreeding avoidance in Cubitermes termites
Sinotte, Veronica Marie, Conlon, B. H., Seibel, E., Schwitalla, J. W., de Beer, Z. W., Poulsen, Michael & Bos, N., 2021, In: Ecology and Evolution. 11, 10, p. 5598-5605 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Flexibility and resilience of great tit (Parus major) gut microbiomes to changing diets
Bodawatta, Kasun Harshana, Freiberga, I., Puzejova, K., Sam, K., Poulsen, Michael & Jønsson, Knud Andreas, 2021, In: BMC Animal Microbiome. 3, 14 p., 20.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Foraging Macrotermes natalensis fungus-growing termites avoid a mycopathogen but not an entomopathogen
Bodawatta, Kasun Harshana, Poulsen, Michael & Bos, N., 2019, In: Insects. 10, 7, 8 p., 185.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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Chemical analyses of wasp-associated streptomyces bacteria reveal a prolific potential for natural products discovery
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Towards a better understanding of the evolution of specialized parasites of fungus-growing ant crops
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Preliminary In Vitro Insights into the Use of Natural Fungal Pathogens of Leaf-cutting Ants as Biocontrol Agents
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