@misc{FrenkenAlacidBergeretal.2017,
  author    = {Frenken, Thijs and Alacid, Elisabet and Berger, Stella A. and Bourne, Elizabeth Charlotte and Gerphagnon, Melanie and Grossart, Hans-Peter and Gsell, Alena S. and Ibelings, Bas W. and Kagami, Maiko and Kupper, Frithjof C. and Letcher, Peter M. and Loyau, Adeline and Miki, Takeshi and Nejstgaard, Jens C. and Rasconi, Serena and Rene, Albert and Rohrlack, Thomas and Rojas-Jimenez, Keilor and Schmeller, Dirk S. and Scholz, Bettina and Seto, Kensuke and Sime-Ngando, Telesphore and Sukenik, Assaf and Van de Waal, Dedmer B. and Van den Wyngaert, Silke and Van Donk, Ellen and Wolinska, Justyna and Wurzbacher, Christian and Agha, Ramsy},
  title     = {Integrating chytrid fungal parasites into plankton ecology: research gaps and needs},
  series = {Environmental microbiology},
  volume    = {19},
  journal   = {Environmental microbiology},
  publisher = {Wiley},
  address   = {Hoboken},
  issn      = {1462-2912},
  doi       = {10.1111/1462-2920.13827},
  pages     = {3802 -- 3822},
  year      = {2017},
  abstract  = {Chytridiomycota, often referred to as chytrids, can be virulent parasites with the potential to inflict mass mortalities on hosts, causing e.g. changes in phytoplankton size distributions and succession, and the delay or suppression of bloom events. Molecular environmental surveys have revealed an unexpectedly large diversity of chytrids across a wide range of aquatic ecosystems worldwide. As a result, scientific interest towards fungal parasites of phytoplankton has been gaining momentum in the past few years. Yet, we still know little about the ecology of chytrids, their life cycles, phylogeny, host specificity and range. Information on the contribution of chytrids to trophic interactions, as well as co-evolutionary feedbacks of fungal parasitism on host populations is also limited. This paper synthesizes ideas stressing the multifaceted biological relevance of phytoplankton chytridiomycosis, resulting from discussions among an international team of chytrid researchers. It presents our view on the most pressing research needs for promoting the integration of chytrid fungi into aquatic ecology.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{VandenWyngaertGanzertSetoetal.2022,
  author    = {Van den Wyngaert, Silke and Ganzert, Lars and Seto, Kensuke and Rojas-Jimenez, Keilor and Agha, Ramsy and Berger, Stella A. and Woodhouse, Jason and Padisak, Judit and Wurzbacher, Christian and Kagami, Maiko and Grossart, Hans-Peter},
  title     = {Seasonality of parasitic and saprotrophic zoosporic fungi: linking sequence data to ecological traits},
  series = {ISME journal},
  volume    = {16},
  journal   = {ISME journal},
  number    = {9},
  publisher = {Springer Nature},
  address   = {London},
  issn      = {1751-7362},
  doi       = {10.1038/s41396-022-01267-y},
  pages     = {2242 -- 2254},
  year      = {2022},
  abstract  = {Zoosporic fungi of the phylum Chytridiomycota (chytrids) regularly dominate pelagic fungal communities in freshwater and marine environments. Their lifestyles range from obligate parasites to saprophytes. Yet, linking the scarce available sequence data to specific ecological traits or their host ranges constitutes currently a major challenge. We combined 28 S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing with targeted isolation and sequencing approaches, along with cross-infection assays and analysis of chytrid infection prevalence to obtain new insights into chytrid diversity, ecology, and seasonal dynamics in a temperate lake. Parasitic phytoplankton-chytrid and saprotrophic pollen-chytrid interactions made up the majority of zoosporic fungal reads. We explicitly demonstrate the recurrent dominance of parasitic chytrids during frequent diatom blooms and saprotrophic chytrids during pollen rains. Distinct temporal dynamics of diatom-specific parasitic clades suggest mechanisms of coexistence based on niche differentiation and competitive strategies. The molecular and ecological information on chytrids generated in this study will aid further exploration of their spatial and temporal distribution patterns worldwide. To fully exploit the power of environmental sequencing for studies on chytrid ecology and evolution, we emphasize the need to intensify current isolation efforts of chytrids and integrate taxonomic and autecological data into long-term studies and experiments.},
  language  = {en}
}