Dr. Paul Tudzynski
Professor
Biology
University of Munster
Germany
Biography
1971-1975 Studies Biology / Chemistry Ruhr-Universität Bochum Scholarship holder of the Kurt-Hansen-Foundation; 1975/76 Lehramt Gymnasien; 1978 Doctorate (Dr. rer. Nat.), Ruhr-Universität Bochum; 1983 Habilitation (bot ), Ruhr-Universität Bochum ; 1986/88 Professorship (C3) for Microbiology, University of Düsseldorf; since 1988 Professorship (C4) for Allg. Botany / Microbiology, Institute of Botany, Westf. Wilhelms-University of Münster.
Research Interest
Biotechnology: Molecular Biology of Fungal Secondary Substance Synthesis; Molecular Phytopathology: Pathogenicity Factors of Phytopathogenic Fungi
Publications
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Heller J, Ruhnke N, Espino J, Massaroli M, Collado IG, Tudzynski P. 2012. ‘The MAP kinase BcSak1 of Botrytis cinerea is required for pathogenic development and has broad regulatory functions beyond stress response.’ Molecular plant-microbe interactions : MPMI 25.
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Roca MG, Weichert M, Siegmund U, Tudzynski P, Fleißner A. 2012. ‘Germling fusion via conidial anastomosis tubes in the grey mould Botrytis cinerea requires NADPH oxidase activity.’ Fungal Biology 116, Nr. 3: 379-387.
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Giesbert S, Schumacher J, Kupas V, Espino J, Segmüller N u. a. 2012. ‘Identification of pathogenesis-associated genes by T-DNA-mediated insertional mutagenesis in Botrytis cinerea: A type 2A phosphoprotein phosphatase and an SPT3 transcription factor have significant impact on virulence.’ Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions 25, Nr. 4: 481-495.
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Schumacher J, Tudzynski P. 2012. ‘Morphogenesis and infection in Botrytis cinerea.’ In Topics in Current Genetics, Vol. Morphogenesis and Pathogenicity in Fungi, edited by Pérez-MartÃn J, Di Pietro A (Eds.): , 225-241.
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Schürmann J, Buttermann D, Herrmann A, Giesbert S, Tudzynski P. 2013. ‘Molecular characterization of the NADPH oxidase complex in the Ergot fungus Claviceps purpurea: CpNox2 and CpPls1 are important for a balanced host-pathogen interaction.’ Molecular plant-microbe interactions : MPMI .
