The Pringle Laboratory

Death caps (Amanita phalloides) frequently establish from sexual spores, but individuals can grow large and live for more than a decade in invaded forests
Golan J., Y.-W. Wang, C.A. Adams, H. Cross, H. Elmore, M. Gardes, S.I. Glassman, S.C. Gonçalves, J. Hess, F. Richard, B. Wolfe, A. Pringle
2024. New Phytologist 242:1753-1770.
New and Interesting Fungi. 7
Visagie C.M., N. Yilmaz, J.D. Allison, R.W. Boekhout, J. Boers, M.A. Delgado, C. Dewing, K.N.E. Fitza, E.C.A. Furtado, E. Gaya, R. Hill, A. Hobden, D.M. Hu, T. Hülsewig, A. Khonsanit, J.J. Luangsa-ard, A. Mthembu, C.M. Pereira, J.-L. Price, A. Pringle, N. Qikani, M. Sandoval-Denis, R.K. Schumacher, K.A. Seifert, B. Slippers, D.S. Tennakoon, D. Thanakitpipattana, N.I. van Vuuren, J.Z. Groenwald, P.W. Crous
2024. Fungal Systematics and Evolution 13:441-494.
Invasive Californian death caps develop mushrooms and sporulate unisexually and bisexually
Wang Y.-W, M.C. McKeon, H. Elmore, J. Hess, J. Golan, H. Gage, W. Mao*, S.L. Harrow, S.C. Gonçalves, C. Hull, A. Pringle
2023. Nature Communications 14:6560.
Differences in spore size and atmospheric survival shape stark contrasts in the dispersal dynamics of two closely related fungal pathogens
Golan J., D.L. Oneto, S. Ding, R. Kessenich*, A. Mazzino, M. Sandler, T.A. Rush, D. Levitis, A. Gevens, A. Seminara, A. Pringle
2023. Fungal Ecology 6:101298.
Pangenomics of the death cap mushroom Amanita phalloides, and of Agaricales, reveals dynamic evolution of toxins in an invasive range
Drott M.T., S.C. Park, Y.-W. Wang, L. Harrow, N.P. Keller, A. Pringle
2023. The ISME Journal 17:1236-1246.
Uniparental inheritance and recombination as strategies to avoid competition and combat Muller’s ratchet among mitochondria in natural populations of the fungus Amanita phalloides
Wang Y.-W., H. Elmore, A. Pringle
2023. Journal of Fungi 9:476.
Carnivorous Nepenthes pitchers with less acidic fluid house nitrogen-fixing bacteria
Bittleston L.S., Wolock C.P*., J. Maeda, V. Infante, J.-M. Ané, N.E. Pierce, A. Pringle
2023. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 89:e00812-23.
A cross inoculation experiment reveals Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola and Nannizziopsis guarroi can each infect both snakes and lizards
Gentry S., J.M. Lorch, J.S. Lankton, A. Pringle
2023. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 89:e02168-22.
Symbiotic status alters fungal eco-evolutionary offspring trajectories
Aguilar-Trigueros C., F.-S. Krah, W. Cornwell, A. Zanne, N. Abrego, I. Anderson, C. Andrew, P. Baldrian, C. Bässler, A. Bissett, B. Chaudhary, B. Chen, Y. Chen, M. Delgado-Baquerizo, C. Deveautour, E. Egidi, H. Flores-Moreno, J. Golan, J. Heilmann-Clausen, S. Hempel, Y. Hu, H. Kauserud, S. Kivlin, P. Kohout, D. Lammel, F. Maestre, A. Pringle, J. Purhonen, B. Singh, S. Veresoglou, T. Vetrovsky, H.-Y. Zhang, M. Rillig, J. Powell
2023. Ecology Letters 26:1523-1534.
Sarracenia pitcher plant-associated microbial communities differ primarily by host species across a longitudinal gradient
Heil J., C.J. Wolock, N.E. Pierce, A. Pringle, L.S. Bittleston
2022. Environmental Microbiology 24:3500-3516.
Koch's postulates: Confirming Nannizziopsis guarroi as the cause of yellow fungal disease in Pogona vitticeps
Gentry S.L., J.M. Lorch, Lankton J.S., A. Pringle
2021. Mycologia.
A precise relationship among Buller's drop, ballistospore and gill morphologies enables maximal packing of spores within gilled mushrooms
Iapichino M., Y.-W. Wang, S. Gentry, A. Pringle, A. Seminara
2021. Mycologia.
Linking genes to traits in fungi
Romero-Olivares A.L., E.W. Morrison, A. Pringle, S.D. Frey
2021. Microbial Ecology.
De novo gene birth, horizontal gene transfer and gene duplication as sources of new gene families associated with the origin of a symbiosis in the fungal genus Amanita
Wang Y.-W., J. Hess, J.C. Slot, A. Pringle
2020. Genome Biology and Evolution.
Timing of fungal spore release dictates survival during atmospheric transport
Oneto D.L., J. Golan, A. Mazzino, A. Pringle, A. Seminara
2020. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
Fungal seed pathogens of wild chili peppers possess multiple mechanisms to tolerate capsaicinoids
Adams C.A., K. Zimmerman, K. Fenstermacher, M.G. Thompson, W. Skyrud, S. Behie, A. Pringle
2020. Applied and Environmental Microbiology.
In Colombia the Eurasian fungus Amanita muscaria is expanding its range into native, tropical Quercus humboldtii forests
Vargas-Estupiñán N., S. Gonçalves, A.E. Franco-Molano, S. Restrepo, A. Pringle
2019. Mycologia. 132:120-130.
Warming alters fungal communities and litter chemistry with implications for soil carbon stocks
Morrison, E.W., A. Pringle, L.T.A. van Diepen, A.S. Grandy, J.M. Melillo, S.D. Frey
2019. Soil Biology & Biochemistry. 132:120-130.
Biochemical characterization of TyrA dehydrogenases from Saccharomyces cerevisiae (Ascomycota) and Pleurotus ostreatus (Basidiomycota)
Lopez-Nieves, S., A. Pringle, H. Maeda
2019. Archives of Biochemistry & Biophysics. 655:12-19.
Superior dispersal ability can lead to persistent ecological dominance throughout succession
Boynton, P.J., C.N. Peterson, A. Pringle
2019. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 85:e02421-18.
Simulated nitrogen deposition favors stress-tolerant fungi with low potential for decomposition
Morrison, E.W., A. Pringle, L.T.A. van Diepen, S.D. Frey
2018. Soil Biology & Biochemistry 125:75-85.
Rapid divergence of genome architectures following the origin of an ectomycorrhizal symbiosis in the genus Amanita
Hess J., I. Skrede, M. Chaib de Mares, M. Hainault, B. Henrissat, A. Pringle
2018. Molecular Biology and Evolution 35:2786-2804.
Convergence between the microcosms of Southeast Asian and North American pitcher plants
Bittleston L.S., C. Wolock*, E.Y. Bakhtiar, X.Y. Chan, K.G. Chan, N.E. Pierce, A. Pringle
2018. eLife 2018;7:e36741.
Simulated nitrogen deposition favors stress-tolerant fungi with low potential for decomposition
Morrison, E.W., S.D. Frey, L.T.A. van Diepen, A. Pringle
2018. Soil Biology and Biogeochemistry 125:75-85.
Evolutionary history of plant hosts and fungal symbionts predicts the strength of mycorrhizal mutualism
Hoeksema J.D., J.D. Bever, S. Chakraborty, V.B. Chaudhary, M. Gardes, C.A. Gehring, M.M. Hart, E.A. Housworth, W. Kaonongbua, J. Klironomos, M.J. Lajeunesse, J.F. Meadow, B. Milligan, B. Piculell, A. Pringle, M.A. Rúa, J. Umbanhowar, W. Viechtbauer, Y.W. Wang, G.W.T. Wilson, P.C. Zee
2018. Communications Biology 1, Article number 116.
A universal growth limit for circular lichens
Seminara A., J. Fritz, M.P. Brenner, A. Pringle
2018. Journal of the Royal Society Interface 15: 20180063.
The emerging science of linked plant-fungal invasions
Dickie I., J. Bufford, R. Cobb, M.-L. Desprez-Loustau, G. Grelet, P. Hulme, J. Klironomos, A. Makiola, M.A. Nuñez, A. Pringle, P. Thrall, L. Waller, N. Williams
2017. New Phytologist 215:1314-1332.
Asymmetric drop coalescence launches fungal ballistospores with directionality
Liu F., R.L. Chavez, S.N. Patek, A. Pringle, J.J. Feng, C.H. Chen
2017. Journal of the Royal Society Interface 14:20170083.
Establishing new worlds: the lichens of Petersham
Pringle A.
2017. In Arts of Living on a Damaged Planet, eds. A. Tsing, H.A. Swanson. University of Minnesota Press.
Is meiosis a fundamental cause of inviability among sexual and asexual plants and animals?
Levitis, D., K. Zimmerman, A. Pringle
2017. Proc. Royal Soc. B.
Mechanism of signal propagation in Physarum polycephalum
Alim K., N. Andrew, A. Pringle, M.P. Brenner
2017. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
A century later, resolving Joseph Grinnell’s "Striking Case of Adventitious Coloration"
Levitis D., J. Golan, A. Pringle, J. Taylor
2017. The Auk: Ornithological Advances.
Long-distance dispersal of fungi
Golan, J., A. Pringle
2017. Microbiology Spectrum. (Will also be bound for publication in: The Fungal Kingdom, ed. N.A.R. Gow and J. Heitman. ASM: Washington D.C.)
Distinctive fungal communities in an obligate African ant plant mutualism
Baker C.C.M., D.J. Martins, J.N. Pelaez, J.P.J. Billen, A. Pringle, M.E. Frederickson, N.E. Pierce
2017. Proceedings of the Royal Society B.
Carbon isotopes in the saprotrophic fungus Amanita thiersii reveal increased C3 productivity of Midwestern lawns since 1982
Hobbie E.A., B.A. Schubert, J.M. Craine, E. Linder, A. Pringle
2017. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences.
Reaching the wind: Boundary layer escape as a constraint on ascomycete spore shooting
Pringle A., M. Brenner, J. Fritz, M. Roper, A. Seminara
2017. In The Fungal Community: Its Organization and Role in the Ecosystem (Fourth Edition), ed. J. Dighton and J.F. White. Taylor & Francis: Oxford.
Fungi exposed to chronic nitrogen enrichment are less able to decay leaf litter
van Diepen L.T.A., S.D. Frey, E.A. Landis, E.W. Morrison, A. Pringle
2017. Ecology 98:5-11.
Pruning to increase efficiency of particle spread through Physarum polycephalum networks
Marbach S., K. Alim, N. Andrew, A. Pringle, M.P. Brenner
2016. Physical Review Letters 117, 178103.
Chronic nitrogen additions fundamentally restructure the soil fungal community in a temperate forest
Morrison E.W., S.D. Frey, J.J. Sadowsky, L.T.A. van Diepen, W.K. Thomas, A. Pringle
2016. Fungal Ecology 23:48-57.
Establishing new worlds: the lichens of Petersham
Pringle A.
2017. For Arts of Living on a Damaged Planet, ed. A. Tsing. Island Press: Washington, D.C.
The genus Amanita should not be split
Tulloss R.E., T.W. Kuyper, E.C. Vellinga, Z.L. Yang, R.E. Halling, J. Geml, S. Sánchez-Ramírez, S. C. Gonçalves, J. Hess, A. Pringle
2016. Amanitaceae.
Towards management of invasive ectomycorrhizal fungi
Dickie I.A., M.A. Nuñez, A. Pringle, T. Lebel, S. Tourtellot, P.R. Johnston
2016. Biological Invasions.
Chronic nitrogen additions fundamentally restructure the soil fungal community in a temperate forest
Morrison, E.W., S.D. Frey, J.J. Sadowsky, L.T.A. van Diepen, W.K. Thomas, A. Pringle
2016. Fungal Ecology.
Beyond animals and plants: dynamic maternal effects in the fungus Neurospora crassa
Zimmerman K., D. Levitis, A. Pringle
2016. Journal of Evolutionary Biology.
Convergence in Multispecies Interactions
Bittleston L., N. E. Pierce, A. M. Ellison, A. Pringle
2016. TREE.
Maximizing the mean nearest neighbor distance of a trait to choose among potential crosses and design a fully crossed mating experiment
Zimmerman K., D. Levitis, E. Addicott, A. Pringle
2015. Heredity.
Litter quality affects the suppression of litter decay by simulated nitrogen deposition
van Diepen L.T.A., S.D. Frey, C.M. Sthultz, E.W. Morrison, R. Minocha, A. Pringle
2015. Ecosphere.
Metabarcoding as a tool for investigating arthropod diversity in Nepenthes pitcher plants
Bittleston L.S., C.C.M. Baker, L.B. Strominger*, A. Pringle, N.E. Pierce
2015. Austral Ecology.
Names matter: Interdisciplinary research on taxonomy and nomenclature for ecosystem management
Barron E.S., C. Sthultz, D. Hurley, A. Pringle
2015. Progress in Physical Geography.
The shape of fungal ecology: does spore morphology give clues to a species’ niche?
Pringle, A., E. Vellinga, K. Peay
In press. Fungal Ecology 17:213-216. (Commentary.)
Convergent losses of decay mechanisms and rapid turnover of symbiosis genes in mycorrhizal mutualists
Kohler, Kuo, Nagy, Morin, Barry, Buscot, Canbäck, Choi, Cichocki, Clum, Colpaert, Copeland, Costa, Doré, Floudas, Gay, Girlanda, Henrissat, Herrmann, Hess, Högberg, Johansson, Khouja, LaButti, Lahrmann, Levasseur, Lindquist, Lipzen, Marmeisse, Martino, Murat, Ngan, Nehls, Plett, Pringle, Ohm, Perotto, Peter, Riley, Rineau, Ruytinx, Salamov, Shah, Sun, Tarkka, Tritt, Veneault-Fourrey, Zuccaro, MGIC, Tunlid, Grigoriev, Hibbett, Martin
2015. Nature Genetics 47:410-415.
Horizontal transfer of carbohydrate metabolism genes into ectomycorrhizal Amanita
Chaib de Mares, M, J Hess, D Floudas, A Lipzen, C Choi, M Kennedy, IV Grigoriev, A Pringle
2014. New Phytologist.
Transposable element dynamics among asymbiotic and ectomycorrhizal Amanita fungi
Hess J, I Skrede, BE Wolfe, K LaButti, R Ohm, I Grigoriev, A Pringle
2014. Genome Biology and Evolution 6:1564-1578.
The natural histories of species and their genomes: Asymbiotic and ectomycorrhizal Amanita
Hess J, A Pringle
2014. Pages 235-257 in Fungi (Advances in Botanical Research), ed. F Martin. Academic Press: San Diego.
Quick Guide: Physarum polycephalum
Alim K, N Andrew, A Pringle
2013. Current Biology 23:R1082-R1083.
Random network peristalsis in Physarum polycephalum organizes fluid flows across an individual
Alim K, G Amselem, F Peaudecerf, M Brenner, A Pringle
2013. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) 110:13306-13311.
A natural O-ring optimizes the dispersal of fungal spores
Fritz J, A Seminara, M Roper, A Pringle, M Brenner
2013. Journal of the Royal Society Interface.
Asthma and the Diversity of Fungal Spores in Air
Pringle A
2013. PLoS Pathog 9(6): e1003371.
Bridging mycorrhizal genomics, metagenomics and forest ecology
Marmeisse R, U Nehls, M Öpik, M-A Selosse, A Pringle
2013. New Phytologist 198:343-346. (Meeting report.)
The irreversible loss of a decomposition pathway marks the single origin of an ectomycorrhizal symbiosis
Wolfe BE, RE Tulloss, A Pringle
2012. PLoS ONE 7(7): e39597.
Cooperation among germinating spores facilitates the growth of the fungus Neurospora crassa
Richard F, L Glass, A Pringle
2012. Biology Letters 8:419-422.
Amanita thiersii is a saprotrophic fungus expanding its range in the United States
Wolfe BE, M Kuo, A Pringle
2012. Mycologia 104: 22-33.
Geographically structured host specificity is caused by the range expansions and host shifts of a symbiotic fungus
Wolfe BE, A Pringle
2011. The ISME Journal 4:745-755.
Bacterial Diversity across Individual Lichens
Mushegian AA, CN Peterson, CCM Baker and A Pringle
2011. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 77(12): 4249-4252.
The ice nucleation ability of one of the most abundant types of fungal spores found in the atmosphere
Iannone R, DI Chernoff, A Pringle, ST Martin and AK Bertram
2011. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 11: 1191-1201.
Fungi and the Anthropocene: Biodiversity discovery in an epoch of loss
Pringle A, E Barron, K Sartor and J Wares
2011. Fungal Ecology 2: 121-123.
Mycorrhizae
Pringle A, B Wolfe, EC Vellinga
2011. Entry for the Encyclopedia of Invasive Species. University of California Press.
Dispersal of fungal spores on a cooperatively generated wind
Roper M, A Seminara, MM Bandi, A Cobb, HR Dillard, A Pringle
2010. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). 107(41): 17474-17479.
Distribution and abundance of the introduced ectomycorrhizal fungus, Amanita phalloides, in North America
Wolfe BE, F Richard, HB Cross, A Pringle
2010. New Phytologist 185: 803-816.
A meta-analysis of context-dependency in plant response to inoculation with mycorrhizal fungi
Hoeksema JD, VB Chaudhary, CA Gehring, NC Johnson, J Karst, RT Koide, A Pringle, C Zabinski, JD Bever, JC Moore, GWT Wilson, JN Klironomos, J Umbanhowar
2010. Ecology Letters 13: 394-407.
Mycorrhizal Symbioses and Plant Invasions
Pringle A, JD Bever, M Gardes, JL Parrent, MC Rillig, JN Klironomos
2009. Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics 40: 699-715.
Quick Guide: Mycorrhizal networks
Pringle A
2009. Current Biology 19(18): R838-R839.
Mysterious mycorrhizae? A field trip and classroom experiment to demystify the symbioses formed between plants and fungi
Johnson NC, VB Chaudhary, JD Hoeksema, JC Moore, A Pringle, JA Umbanhower, GWT Wilson
2009. The American Biology Teacher 71(7): 424-429.
The ectomycorrhizal fungus Amanita phalloides was introduced and is expanding its range on the West Coast of North America
Pringle A, RI Adams, HB Cross, TD Bruns
2009. Molecular Ecology.
Global patterns of ectomycorrhizal introductions
Vellinga EC, BE Wolfe, A Pringle
2009. New Phytologist.
Explosively launched spores of ascomycete fungi have drag-minimizing shapes
Roper M, RE Pepper, MP Brenner, A Pringle
2008. PNAS 105(52): 20583–20588.
A keystone predator controls bacterial diversity in the pitcher plant (Sarracenia purpurea) microecosystem
Peterson C, S Day, BE Wolfe, A Ellison, R Kolter, A Pringle
2008. Environmental Microbiology 10(9): 2257-2266.
Analogous effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in the laboratory and a North Carolina field
Pringle A, JD Bever
2008. New Phytologist 180: 162-175.
The invasive plant Alliaria petiolata (garlic mustard) inhibits ectomycorrhizal fungi in its introduced range
Wolfe BE, VL Rodgers, KA Stinson and A Pringle
2008. Journal of Ecology 96: 777-783.
Fungal species: thoughts on their recognition, maintenance and selection
Taylor JW, E Turner, A Pringle, J Dettman, H Johannesson
2007. Pp. 313-339, In 'Fungi in the Environment'. (British Mycological Society Symposia No. 25) eds. G.M. Gadd, S.C. Watkinson and P.S. Dyer. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Last chance to know? Using literature to explore the biogeography and invasion biology of the death cap mushroom Amanita phalloides (Vaill. Ex Fr. :Fr) Link
Pringle A, EC Vellinga
2006. Biological Invasions 8: 1131-1144.
Using the incomplete genome of the ectomycorrhizal fungus Amanita bisporigera to identify molecular polymorphisms in the related Amanita phalloides
Adams RI, HE Hallen, A Pringle
2006. Molecular Ecology Notes 6: 218-220.
Identifying fitness and optimal life-history strategies for an asexual filamentous fungus
Gilchrist MA, DL Sulsky, A Pringle
2006. Evolution 60(5): 970-979.
The promise and the potential consequences of the global transport of mycorrhizal fungal inoculum
Schwartz MW, JD Hoeksema, CA Gehring, NC Johnson, JN Klironomos, LK Abbott, A Pringle
2006. Ecology Letters 9: 501-515.
The captured launch of a ballistospore
Pringle A, SN Patek, M Fischer, J Stolze, NP Money
2005. Mycologia 97: 866-871.
Cryptic speciation in the cosmopolitan and clonal human pathogenic fungus Aspergillus fumigatus
Pringle A, DM Baker, JL Platt, JP Wares, JP Latge, JW Taylor
2005. Evolution 59: 1886-1899.
Morphological and molecular evidence of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal associations in Costa Rican epiphytic bromeliads
Rowe AR, A Pringle
2005. Biotropica 37: 245-250.
Immortal fungi
Pringle A
2005. Mycena News (popular article for the Mycological Society of San Francisco).
Revisiting the rDNA sequence diversity of a natural population of the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Acaulospora colossica
Pringle A, JM Moncalvo, R Vilgalys
2003. Mycorrhiza 13: 227-231.
Reproductive isolation and phylogenetic divergence in Neurospora: Comparing methods of species recognition in a model eukaryote
Dettman JR, DJ Jacobson, E Turner, A Pringle, JW Taylor
2003. Evolution 57: 2721-2741.
Sexual fecundity is correlated to size in the lichenized fungus Xanthoparmelia cumberlandia
Pringle A, D Chen, JW Taylor
2003. The Bryologist 106: 221-225.
Understanding the fitness of filamentous fungi
Pringle A, JW Taylor
2002. Trends in Microbiology 10: 474-481.
Divergent phenologies may facilitate the coexistence of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in a North Carolina grassland
Pringle A, JD Bever
2002. American Journal of Botany 89: 1439-1446.
Dynamics within the plant-arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal mutualism: testing the nature of community feedback
Bever JD, A Pringle, P Schultz
2002. Pages 267-292 in Mycorrhizal Ecology, ed. M. van der Heijden and I. Sanders. Springer-Verlag: Heidelberg.
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi: more diverse than meets the eye, and the ecological tale of why
Bever JD, PA Schultz, A Pringle, JB Morton
2001. BioScience 51: 923-931.
High levels of variation in ribosomal DNA sequences within and among spores of a natural population of the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Acaulospora colossica
Pringle A, JM Moncalvo, R Vilgalys
2000. Mycologia 92: 259-268.
Philosophy and biology: a review of Sex and Death
Pringle A, LC Moyle, J MacLachlan, J HilleRisLambers
2000. Complexity 5: 44-45.
Effects of autosomal inversions on myotic exchange in distal and proximal regions of the X-chromosomes in a natural population of D. melanogaster
Sniegowski PD, A Pringle, K Hughes
1994. Genetical Research 63: 57-62.