POLYSYST - Molecular and morphological systematics of the Polyporales, a highly diverse, poorly documented clade of wood-decaying fungi with biotechnological potential

Project: Research project

Project Details

Description (abstract)

The main research focus in this project is the Meripilaceae family of the fungal order Polyporales containing such polypore genera as Meripilus, Physisporinus and Rigidoporus. This EU Marie Curie International Outgoind Fellowship enables Otto Miettinen to spend a year in David Hibbett's research group in Clark University, MA, USA.
StatusFinished
Effective start/end date01/08/201217/10/2014

Funding

  • EU Marie Curie International Outgoing Fellowship (IOF): €194,831.00

Fields of Science

  • 1181 Ecology, evolutionary biology