Dr Tina Summerfield
Senior Lecturer
Botany
Otago University
New Zealand
Biography
Dr Tina Summerfield, Senior Lecturer in Otago university Department of Botany.
Research Interest
Cyanobacterial diversity, genetics and ecophysiology, the potential of cyanobacteria as a renewable energy source and cyanobacterial symbioses.
Publications
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Ludwig, L., Summerfield, T. C., Lord, J. M., & Singh, G. (2017). Characterization of the mating-type locus (MAT) reveals a heterothallic mating system in Knightiella splachnirima. Lichenologist, 49(4), 373-385. doi: 10.1017/S0024282917000214
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Salis, R. K., Bruder, A., Piggott, J. J., Summerfield, T. C., & Matthaei, C. D. (2017). High-throughput amplicon sequencing and stream benthic bacteria: Identifying the best taxonomic level for multiple-stressor research. Scientific Reports, 7, 44657. doi: 10.1038/srep44657
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Griffith, J. C., Lee, W. G., Orlovich, D. A., & Summerfield, T. C. (2017). Contrasting bacterial communities in two indigenous Chionochloa (Poaceae) grassland soils in New Zealand. PLoS ONE, 12(6), e0179652. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0179652