Kerstin Unger

Kerstin Unger

kerstin.unger@uni-jena.de

Friedrich Schiller University

Junior Research Group Plant Microbiosis

Pathogenicity factors as public goods - rethinking the role of “pathogens” in beneficial plant microbiomes

Plants are colonized by diverse microbes in and on their leaves. Interestingly, plant pathogens with the potential to overcome host defenses are often part of this microbiome even when disease symptoms are absent. Each partner...

PhD start: 07/01/2021

Supervisors

Dr. Matthew Agler

Dr. Matthew Agler

Friedrich Schiller University

Junior Research Group Plant Microbiosis

Prof. Dr. Erika Kothe

Prof. Dr. Erika Kothe

Friedrich Schiller University

Institute of Microbiology - Microbial Communication