Michael Poulsen
Professor
- 2002
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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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Mutualistic bacteria and a possible trade-off between alternative defence mechanisms in Acromyrmex leaf-cutting ants
Poulsen, Michael, Bot, A. N. M., Currie, C. R. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2002, In: Insectes Sociaux. 49, 1, p. 15-19 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
- 2003
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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The effect of metapleural gland secretion on the growth of a mutualistic bacterium on the cuticle of leaf-cutting ants
Poulsen, Michael, Bot, A. N. M. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 1 Sep 2003, In: Die Naturwissenschaften. 90, 9, p. 406-409 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
- 2004
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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
- 2005
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
- 2006
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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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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
- 2007
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Specificity in chemical profiles of workers, brood and mutualistic fungi in Atta, Acromyrmex, and Sericomyrmex fungus-growing ants
Richard, F., Poulsen, Michael, Drijfhout, F., Jones, G. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2007, In: Journal of Chemical Ecology. 33, 12, p. 2281-2292 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Symbiont recognition of mutualistic bacteria by Acromyrmex leaf-cutting ants
Zhang, M. M., Poulsen, Michael & Currie, C. R., 2007, In: I S M E Journal. 1, 4, p. 313-20 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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The origin of the chemical profiles of fungal symbionts and their significance for nestmate recognition in Acromyrmex leaf-cutting ants
Richard, F., Poulsen, Michael, Hefetz, A., Errard, C., Nash, David Richard & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2007, In: Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 61, 11, p. 1637-1649 13 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
- 2009
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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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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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Insect symbioses: a case study of past, present, and future fungus-growing ant research
Caldera, E. J., Poulsen, Michael, Suen, G. & Currie, C. R., 1 Feb 2009, In: Environmental Entomology. 38, 1, p. 78-92 15 p.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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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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On ants, plants and fungi
Poulsen, Michael & Currie, C. R., 1 Jun 2009, In: New Phytologist. 182, 4, p. 785-8 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
- 2010
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
Variation in Pseudonocardia antibiotic defence helps govern parasite-induced morbidity in Acromyrmex leaf-cutting ants
Poulsen, Michael, Cafaro, M. J., Erhardt, D. P., Little, A. E. F., Gerardo, N. M., Tebbets, B., Klein, B. S. & Currie, C. R., 2010, In: Environmental Microbiology Reports. 2, 4, p. 534-540 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Symbiont interactions in a tripartite mutualism: exploring the presence and impact of antagonism between two fungus-growing ant mutualists
Poulsen, Michael & Currie, C. R., 1 Jan 2010, In: P L o S One. 5, 1, p. 1-14Research 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
- 2011
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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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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
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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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The role of symbiont genetic distance and potential adaptability in host preference towards Pseudonocardia symbionts in Acromyrmex leaf-cutting ants
Poulsen, Michael, Maynard, J., Roland, D. L. & Currie, C. R., 2011, In: Journal of Insect Science. 11, 1, p. 1-12Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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. 250-258Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Specificity in the symbiotic association between fungus-growing ants and protective Pseudonocardia bacteria
Cafaro, M. J., Poulsen, Michael, Little, A. E. F., Price, S. L., Gerardo, N. M., Wong, B., Stuart, A. E., Larget, B., Abbot, P. & Currie, C. R., 24 Nov 2011, In: Proceedings. Biological sciences / The Royal Society.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
- 2012
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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
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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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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.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Overlap in diet and distribution of two goose species suggests potential for competition at a common moulting area in West Greenland
Raundrup, K., Levermann, N. & Poulsen, Michael, 2012, In: Dansk Ornitologisk Forenings Tidsskrift. 106, 3, p. 93-100 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Towards a better understanding of the evolution of specialized parasites of fungus-growing ant crops
Yek, S. H., Boomsma, Jacobus J. & Poulsen, Michael, 2012, In: Psyche (Cambridge, 1874). 2012, 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
- 2013
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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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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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The fungus-growing termite Macrotermes natalensis harbors bacillaene-producing Bacillus sp. that inhibit potentially antagonistic fungi
Um, S., Fraimout, A., Sapountzis, P., Oh, D. & Poulsen, Michael, 2013, In: Scientific Reports. 3, 7 p., 3250.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
- 2014
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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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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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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
- 2015
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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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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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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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The enterobacterium Trabulsiella odontotermitis presents novel adaptations related to its association with fungus-growing termites
Sapountzis, P., Gruntjes, T., Otani, S., Estevez, J., da Costa, R. R., Plunkett III, G., Perna, N. T. & Poulsen, Michael, 2015, In: Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 81, 19, p. 6577-6588 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Towards an integrated understanding of the consequences of fungus domestication on the fungus-growing termite gut microbiota
Poulsen, Michael, 2015, In: Environmental Microbiology. 17, 8, p. 2562-2572 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review › Research › peer-review
- 2016
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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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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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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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