Biography

Education:
Post-Doctoral Associate, West Virginia University
Ph.D., Plant Pathology, Kansas State University
M.S., Biological Sciences (emphasis in Botany), Illinois State University
B.A., Biology, Illinois Wesleyan University

Research Expertise:
Mycology | Plant-fungus Interactions | Plant Ecology | Soil Microbiology

I study the interactions between plants and mutualistic soil organisms known as arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi.

Professional Memberships:
International Mycorrhizal Society
Soil Ecology Society
Mycological Society of America

Selected Publications:
Stürmer, S.L., Bever, J.D., Schultz, P.A., and Bentivenga, S.P. 2021. Celebrating INVAM: 35 years of the largest living culture collection of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Mycorrhiza 31: 117-126. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00572-020-01008-z

Laux, K.L., Anderson, J.L., Bentivenga, S.P., McBride, J.A., Sterkel, A., Matkovic, E., Gauthier, G.M., and Meece, J.K. 2020. Urine antigen testing is equally sensitive to B. dermatitidis and B. gilchristii infections. Clinical Medicine & Research 18: 133-139.

Hu, J., Lin, X., Bentivenga, S.P., Hou, X-y., and Ji, B. 2019. Intraradical and extraradical communities of AM fungi associated with alfalfa respond differently to long-term phosphorus fertilization. Flora 258: 1-7.

Henning, J.A., Weiher, E., Lee, T.D., Freund, D., Stefanski, A., and Bentivenga, S.P. 2018. Mycorrhizal fungal community structure in a manipulated prairie. Restoration Ecology 26: 124-133.