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Geoffrey Zahn

Summary

I am interested in microbial ecology, with a keen interest in soil systems and how microbial community structure relates to nutrient cycling dynamics. I also study fungal-plant interactions.

Bioinformatics Climate Change Biology Ecology Ecosystem Science Microbiology Molecular Biology Mycology Soil Science

Work details

Assistant Professor

Utah Valley University

July 2017

Biology

My research and teaching are focused on microbial (especially fungal) ecology, with emphases in translational mycology and nutrient cycling.

PhD Student

University of Arkansas

June 2010 - May 2015

Graduate student in molecular ecology, focused on eukaryotic microbes

Postdoctoral Research Associate

University of Hawaii, Manoa

August 2015 - June 2017

Botany

Postdoc, studying fungal ecology, fungal-plant interactions, community assembly and dispersal

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PeerJ Contributions

November 10, 2017

Foliar microbiome transplants confer disease resistance in a critically-endangered plant

480 downloads

2,095 views

Geoffrey Zahn, Anthony S. Amend

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4020 PubMed 29134155

August 28, 2017

Uncovering unseen fungal diversity from plant DNA banks

5 citations

357 downloads

1,915 views

Erin M. Datlof, Anthony S. Amend, Kamala Earl, Jeremy Hayward, Clifford W. Morden, Rachael Wade, Geoffrey Zahn, Nicole A. Hynson

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3730 PubMed 28875077

July 11, 2017

Fungi associated with mesophotic macroalgae from the ‘Au‘au Channel, west Maui are differentiated by host and overlap terrestrial communities

6 citations

334 downloads

2,383 views

Benjamin J. Wainwright, Geoffrey L. Zahn, Heather L. Spalding, Alison R. Sherwood, Celia M. Smith, Anthony S. Amend

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3532 PubMed 28713652

March 11, 2014

Ecological distribution of protosteloid amoebae in New Zealand

4 citations

261 downloads

1,789 views

Geoffrey Zahn, Steven L. Stephenson, Frederick W. Spiegel

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.296 PubMed 24688872

September 6, 2017 - Version: 1

Foliar microbiome transplants confer disease resistance in a critically-endangered plant

76 downloads

553 views

Geoffrey Zahn, Anthony S Amend

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.3226v1

December 20, 2013 - Version: 2

Ecological Distribution of Protosteloid Amoebae in New Zealand

192 downloads

910 views

Geoffrey Zahn, Steven L. Stephenson, Frederick W. Spiegel

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.136v2

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April 2, 2018

Pumpkin powdery mildew disease severity influences the fungal diversity of the phyllosphere

2 citations

200 downloads

697 views

Zhuo Zhang, Luyun Luo, Xinqiu Tan, Xiao Kong, Jianguo Yang, Duanhua Wang, Deyong Zhang, Decai Jin, Yong Liu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4559 PubMed 29629242

January 18, 2017

The wild tomato species Solanum chilense shows variation in pathogen resistance between geographically distinct populations

1 citation

530 downloads

1,912 views

Remco Stam, Daniela Scheikl, Aurélien Tellier

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2910 PubMed 28133579

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