We focus on Armillaria, Aspergillus and other fungi producing natural compounds

The associated Research Group Pharmaceutical Microbiology with its natural product-oriented research program links the Institute of Pharmacy at the Friedrich Schiller University with the Hans Knöll Institute. The group focuses on the genetic and biochemical basis of microbial secondary metabolite biosynthesis.

The group is a member of the Cooperative Research Center ChemBioSys in the Graduate School Jena School for Microbial Communication JSMC as well as in the International Leibniz Research School ILRS Mibintact.

Currently, research on the basidiomycetes (mushroom-type fungi) is emphasized. Natural product biosyntheses are investigated using selected model species and genera, including Armillaria, Ceriporiopsis, Psilocybe, and Serpula. The basidiomycetes represent a group of organisms that has received little attention yet regarding their biosynthetic pathways. Another focus area is the biotechnological production of natural products. Further, work is directed towards understanding their ecological function.

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A petri dish in which mold is growing, part of which is blue and part of which is white.

Blue fungus in a new light The blue bark fungus Terana caerulea grows on tree trunks and branches of deciduous trees and is characterized by its intense cobalt blue col… 11/11/2022 Read more

A mushroom of the species Cortinarius odorifer amidst grass

Cortinarius follows its own metabolic pathway A team of researchers led by mycologist Dirk Hoffmeister discovered a new, hitherto unknown example of convergent evolution in the mushrooms genus 03/08/2022 | Press release Read more

When magic mushrooms turn blue Scientists from Jena investigated the blue coloration of magic mushrooms after injury 01/28/2020 | Press release Read more

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Dörner S, Rogge K, Fricke J, Schäfer T, Wurlitzer JM, Gressler M, Pham DNK, Manke DR, Chadeayne AR, Hoffmeister D (2022) Genetic survey of Psilocybe natural products. ChemBioChem 23(14), e202200249.

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Ezediokpu MN, Krause K, Kunert M, Hoffmeister D, Boland W, Kothe E (2022) Ectomycorrhizal influence on the dynamics of sesquiterpene release by Tricholoma vaccinum. J Fungi (Basel) 8(6), 555.

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Kreuzenbeck NB, Seibel E, Schwitalla JW, Fricke J, Conlon BH, Schmidt S, Hammerbacher A, Köllner TG, Poulsen M, Hoffmeister D, Beemelmanns C (2022) Comparative genomic and metabolomic analysis of Termitomyces species provides insights into the terpenome of the fungal cultivar and the characteristic odor of the fungus garden of Macrotermes natalensis termites. mSystems 7(1), e0121421.

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