Dr. rer. nat. Oluwatosin Abdulsalam

Dr. rer. nat. Oluwatosin Abdulsalam

oluwatosin.abdulsalam@jsmc.info

Friedrich Schiller University

Institute of Microbiology - Microbial Communication

Geosmin in the mycorrhizosphere of tricholoma vaccinum

Geosmin, a major contributor to the petrichor (earth smell) observed post-rain fall after a long spell of dryness, is a volatile chemical mainly produced by members of the genera Streptomyces. Although, many other organisms have been shown to produce this

PhD start: 02/01/2017

Supervisors

Prof. Dr. Erika Kothe

Prof. Dr. Erika Kothe

Friedrich Schiller University

Institute of Microbiology - Microbial Communication

Prof. Dr. Axel A. Brakhage

Prof. Dr. Axel A. Brakhage

Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans Knöll Institute (HKI)

Molecular and Applied Microbiology

Publications

Abdulsalam O, Ueberschaar N, Krause K, Kothe E 2022 Geosmin synthase ges1 knock-down by siRNA in the dikaryotic fungus Tricholoma vaccinum. J Basic Microbiol 62, 109-115.

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