Publications
Here is a selection of publications from the lab you can start by reading or listening to if you are interested in learning more about what we do.
Fungal behaviour
Aleklett K. & Boddy L. (2021) TREE 36 (9): 787-796.
AMF in chips
Hammer E.C., Arellano-Caicedo C., Mafla-Endara P.M., Kiers E.T., Shimizu T., Ohlsson P., Aleklett K. (2023), Fungal Ecology (67) 101302,
Fungal foraging behaviours
Aleklett, K., Ohlsson P., Bengtsson M., Hammer E.C. (2021) ISME journal 15(6), 1782–1793.
Radio feature
The biggest show on earth, Fungi: The New Frontier, BBC Radio 4
Soil chips
Aleklett K., Kiers E.T., Ohlsson P., Shimizu T.S., Caldas V.E.A., Hammer E.C. (2018) ISME journal, 12, 312–319
Pop Sci piece in The Conversation
Hammer E.C. and Aleklett K. (2021) The Conversation
PUBLICATIONS
Fukasawa Y. and Aleklett Kadish K. (2025) The emergence of fungal ethology as a distinctive discipline in mycology, Fungal Ecology https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1754504825000273?dgcid=author
Andersen C.B., Aleklett K., Digdarshika G., Lankinen Å., Grenville-Briggs L.J. (2024) Pythium oligandrum induces growth promotion in starch potato without significantly altering the rhizosphere microbiome. Applied Soil Ecology, 199, 105423
Lankinen, Å., Witzell, J., Aleklett, K., Furenhed, S., Karlsson Green, K., Latz, M., Liljeroth, E., Larsson, R., Löfkvist, K., Meijer, J., Menkis, A., Ninkovic, V., Olson, Å., & Grenville-Briggs, L. (2024). Challenges and opportunities for increasing the use of low-risk plant protection products in sustainable production. A review. Agronomy for Sustainable Development, 44(2), 21. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13593-024-00957-5
Hammer E.C., Arellano-Caicedo C., Mafla-Endara P.M., Kiers E.T., Shimizu T., Ohlsson P., Aleklett K. (2023) Hyphal exploration strategies and habitat modification of an arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus in microengineered soil chips, Fungal Ecology (67) 101302, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S175450482300079X
Aleklett K., Rosa D., Pickles B.J, Hart M.M. (2022) Community Assembly and Stability in the Root Microbiota During Early Plant Development, Frontiers in Microbiology,13:826521
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2022.826521/full
Aleklett K. & Boddy L. (2021) Fungal behaviour – a new frontier in behavioural ecology, TREE 36 (9): 787-796. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169534721001518#f0005 *was included in the special issue “Best of 2021: Trends in Ecology & Evolution” by the editor.
Mafla-Endara P.M., Arellano-Caicedo C., Aleklett K., Pucetaite M., Ohlsson P., Hammer E.C. (2021) Microfluidic chips provide visual access to in situ soil ecology, Communications Biology, 4, 889. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-02379-5. https://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-021-02379-5
Aleklett, K., Ohlsson P., Bengtsson M., Hammer E.C. (2021) Fungal foraging behaviour and hyphal space exploration in micro-structured Soil Chips. ISME journal 15(6), 1782–1793. DOI: 10.1038/s41396-020-00886-7, https://www.nature.com/articles/s41396-020-00886-7 *was shortlisted for The ISME Journal 2021 Best Paper Award
Aleklett K., Kiers E.T., Ohlsson P., Shimizu T.S., Caldas V.E.A., Hammer E.C. (2018) Build your own soil: exploring microfluidics to create microbial habitat structures, ISME journal, 12, 312–319 https://www.nature.com/articles/ismej2017184 *was highlighted in “Editors’ Choice: The best of The ISME Journal 2016-2017”
Hart, Miranda; Aleklett, Kristin; Chagnon, Pierre-Luc; Egan, Cameron; Ghignone, Stefano; Helgason, Thorunn; Lekberg, Ylva; Öpik, Maarja; Pickles, Brian; Waller, Lauren (2015) Navigating the labyrinth: A guide to sequence-based, community ecology of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, New Phytologist, http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/nph.13340/abstract
Aleklett K., Leff J. W., Fierer N., Hart M. (2015) Wild plant species growing closely connected in a subalpine meadow host distinct root-associated bacterial communities. PeerJ 3:e804 http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.804
Aleklett K., Hart, M. and Shade A. (2014) The microbial ecology of flowers: an emerging frontier in phyllosphere research. Botany, 92(4): 253-266, http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/abs/10.1139/cjb-2013-0166#.UubYFdJ6cdU
Aleklett K. and Hart M. (2013) The root microbiota – a fingerprint in the soil? Plant and Soil, 370 (1-2): 671-686. http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11104-013-1647-7.
Aleklett K. and Wallander H. (2012) Effects of organic amendments with various nitrogen levels on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal growth. Journal of Applied Soil Ecology, 60: 71-76
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929139312000741
POPULAR SCIENCE PUBLICATIONS/CONTRIBUTIONS
Aleklett Kadish K. (2022) [Online] The biggest show on earth, Fungi: The New Frontier, BBC Radio 4, 11:00 January 14th 2022, Available through: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001394q.
Hammer E.C. and Aleklett K. (2021) [Online] The secret life of fungi: how they use ingenious strategies to forage underground, Popular science news article about the findings of our latest publication, commissioned by The Conversation and published in March 2021: https://theconversation.com/the-secret-life-of-fungi-how-they-use-ingenious-strategies-to-forage-underground-156610#comment_2471935 (Equal contribution by both authors).
Aleklett Kadish K. (2021) [Online] Svampar utmanas i klurig hinderbana, Vetenskapsradion Nyheter, Swedish Radio P1, 06.00 February 24th 2021, Available through: https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/svampar-utmanas-i-klurig-hinderbana.
Aleklett K. (2021) [Online] Looking into the secret lives of fungi, Behind the paper, Nature Portfolio Microbiology Community. Available through: https://microbiologycommunity.nature.com/posts/looking-at-the-secret-lives-of-fungi
Aleklett K. (2018) [Online] Mikrochip blir forskarnas fönster till underjorden, Vetandets värld, Swedish Radio P1, 12.10 February 2nd 2018. Available through: http://sverigesradio.se/sida/avsnitt/1012101?programid=412