François Lutzoni

21.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
138 papers, 10.7k citations indexed

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François Lutzoni is a scholar working on Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, François Lutzoni has authored 138 papers receiving a total of 10.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 119 papers in Plant Science, 108 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 69 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in François Lutzoni's work include Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (107 papers), Lichen and fungal ecology (100 papers) and Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (69 papers). François Lutzoni is often cited by papers focused on Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (107 papers), Lichen and fungal ecology (100 papers) and Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (69 papers). François Lutzoni collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Belgium. François Lutzoni's co-authors include A. Elizabeth Arnold, Jolanta Miądlikowska, Valérie Reeb, Rytas Vilgalys, Frank Kauff, F. Keith Barker, Claude Roux, Jana M. U’Ren, Mark Pagel and Stefan Zoller and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

François Lutzoni

137 papers receiving 10.2k citations

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DIVERSITY AND HOST RANGE OF FOLIAR FUNGAL ENDOPHYTES: ARE TROPICAL LEAVES BIODIVERSITY HOTSPOTS?

2007 712 citations A. Elizabeth Arnold, François Lutzoni profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of François Lutzoni

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Peltigera lichen thalli produce highly potent ice-nucleating agents 2025 ·Biogeosciences ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Jolanta Miądlikowska, Todd L. Sformo, François Lutzoni, Boris A. Vinatzer, Konrad Meister	1
2	Eco‐phylogenetic study of Trebouxia in southern Africa reveals interbiome connectivity and potential endemism in a green algal lichen photobiont 2024 ·American Journal of Botany ·(unknown), Alicia Ibáñez, A. Elizabeth Arnold, Terry A. Hedderson, Jolanta Miądlikowska, Adam Flakus, Ignazio Carbone, (unknown), Nicolas Magain, (unknown), Reinaldo Vargas, József Geml, (unknown), Gillian Maggs‐Kölling, (unknown), Jaya Seelan Sathiya Seelan, (unknown), Erik Hom, Louise A. Lewis, François Lutzoni	2
3	Environmental drivers and cryptic biodiversity hotspots define endophytes in Earth’s largest terrestrial biome 2024 ·Current Biology ·Jana M. U’Ren, (unknown), François Lutzoni, Jolanta Miądlikowska, Bernard Ball, Ignazio Carbone, Georgiana May, Naupaka Zimmerman, Denis Valle, Valérie Trouet, A. Elizabeth Arnold	2
4	Towards a nomenclatural clarification of the Peltigera ponojensis/monticola clade including metagenomic sequencing of type material and the introduction of P. globulata Miadl. & Magain sp. nov. 2023 ·The Lichenologist ·Jolanta Miądlikowska, Nicolas Magain, (unknown), (unknown), Ignazio Carbone, (unknown), (unknown), Leena Myllys, Michaela Schmull, François Lutzoni	2
5	Cyanolichen microbiome contains novel viruses that encode genes to promote microbial metabolism 2021 ·ISME Communications ·Alise J. Ponsero, Bonnie L. Hurwitz, Nicolas Magain, Jolanta Miądlikowska, François Lutzoni, Jana M. U’Ren	3
6	Climate and seasonality drive the richness and composition of tropical fungal endophytes at a landscape scale 2021 ·Communications Biology ·(unknown), Alicia Ibáñez, François Lutzoni, Jolanta Miądlikowska, József Geml, Louise A. Lewis, Erik Hom, Ignazio Carbone, Jana M. U’Ren, A. Elizabeth Arnold	61
7	Host availability drives distributions of fungal endophytes in the imperilled boreal realm 2019 ·Nature Ecology & Evolution ·Jana M. U’Ren, François Lutzoni, Jolanta Miądlikowska, Naupaka Zimmerman, Ignazio Carbone, Georgiana May, A. Elizabeth Arnold	86
8	Contrasting Symbiotic Patterns in Two Closely Related Lineages of Trimembered Lichens of the Genus Peltigera 2018 ·Frontiers in Microbiology ·(unknown), Nicolas Magain, François Lutzoni, Trevor Goward, Silvia Restrepo, Jolanta Miądlikowska	24
9	Multi-locus phylogeny supports the placement of Endocarpon pulvinatum within Staurothele s. str. (lichenised ascomycetes, Eurotiomycetes, Verrucariaceae) 2017 ·Phytotaxa ·Starri Heiðmarsson, Cécile Gueidan, Jolanta Miądlikowska, François Lutzoni	5
10	Contributions of North American endophytes to the phylogeny, ecology, and taxonomy of Xylariaceae (Sordariomycetes, Ascomycota) 2016 ·Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution ·Jana M. U’Ren, Jolanta Miądlikowska, Naupaka Zimmerman, François Lutzoni, Jason Stajich, A. Elizabeth Arnold	128
11	Phylogenetic analyses of eurotiomycetous endophytes reveal their close affinities to Chaetothyriales, Eurotiales, and a new order – Phaeomoniellales 2015 ·Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution ·Ko‐Hsuan Chen, Jolanta Miądlikowska, Katalin Molnár, A. Elizabeth Arnold, Jana M. U’Ren, Ester Gaya, Cécile Gueidan, François Lutzoni	59
12	High-throughput genome sequencing of lichenizing fungi to assess gene loss in the ammonium transporter/ammonia permease gene family 2013 ·BMC Genomics ·Tami McDonald, Olaf Mueller, Fred S. Dietrich, François Lutzoni	37
13	Molecular phylogeny of Heteroplacidium, Placidium, and related catapyrenioid genera (Verrucariaceae, lichen‐forming Ascomycota) 2011 ·American Journal of Botany ·María Prieto, Isabel Martínez, Gregorio Aragón, Cécile Gueidan, François Lutzoni	31
14	ASSESSING REPRODUCTIVE ISOLATION IN HIGHLY DIVERSE COMMUNITIES OF THE LICHEN-FORMING FUNGAL GENUSPELTIGERA 2009 ·Evolution ·Heath O’Brien, Jolanta Miądlikowska, François Lutzoni	44
15	Molecular phylogeny and systematics of Polyblastia (Verrucariaceae, Eurotiomycetes) and allied genera 2008 ·Mycological Research ·Sanja Savić, Leif Tibell, Cécile Gueidan, François Lutzoni	29
16	DNA Sequence Characterization and Molecular Evolution of MAT1 and MAT2 Mating-Type Loci of the Self-Compatible Ascomycete Mold Neosartorya fischeri 2007 ·Eukaryotic Cell ·(unknown), Paul S. Dyer, François Lutzoni	79
17	Phylogenetic reassessment of the Teloschistaceae (lichen-forming Ascomycota, Lecanoromycetes) 2007 ·Mycological Research ·Ester Gaya, Pere Navarro‐Rosinés, Xavier Llimona, (unknown), François Lutzoni	56
18	Systematics of the genus Chaetosphaeria and its allied genera: morphological and phylogenetic diversity in north temperate and neotropical taxa 2006 ·Mycologia ·(unknown), Andrew N. Miller, Sabine M. Huhndorf, François Lutzoni, Stefan Zoller	40
19	The Utility of the Incongruence Length Difference Test 2002 ·Systematic Biology ·F. Keith Barker, François Lutzoni	397
20	Teleomorph-anamorph connections: the new pyrenomycetous genus Carpoligna and its Pleurothecium anamorph 1999 ·Mycologia ·Fernando A. Fernández, François Lutzoni, Sabine M. Huhndorf	41

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