How Does Fungi Break Down Organic Matter? | A Glimpse At The Decomposition Process
Finding Genius Podcast
Richard Jacobs
4.4 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 30 January 2023
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
Joining us today to discuss mushroom-forming fungi is Dimitrios Floudas, a researcher and principal investigator at BECC (Biodiversity and Ecosystem services in a Changing Climate). Through his work at BECC, Dimitrios is researching how mushroom-forming fungi break down organic matter produced by other organisms.
While studying at the University of Athens, Dimitrios became very fascinated by fungi – particularly in their diversity and metabolic versatility. Since then, he has studied fungal ecology and function – attempting to understand the evolution and decomposition mechanisms of these complex organisms…
Click play to hear Dimitrios talk about:
- The fundamental questions surrounding fungal biology.
- When fungi break down organic matter, and how it is done.
- The kinds of materials that fungi typically break down.
- The importance of quantifying the composition of fungus.
To learn more about Dimitrios and his research, click here now!
Episode also available on Apple Podcast: http://apple.co/30PvU9C
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | 2008, when I started my PhD. |
| 0:03.3 | My PhD was focused on evolutionary aspects of fungi. |
| 0:07.7 | And then I moved to Sweden to do a postdoc |
| 0:10.9 | at the biology department where I'm today. |
| 0:13.5 | And then I stayed because I really liked |
| 0:15.3 | the working environment here and the research done. |
| 0:18.5 | I also changed a little bit slightly. |
| 0:20.7 | My research, so I added components to my research |
| 0:23.5 | as I can explain a bit later. |
| 0:25.1 | And then eventually two years ago, |
| 0:26.6 | I got a position as a lecturer here |
| 0:29.1 | at the university. |
| 0:30.2 | And now I've been forming gradually my own research group. |
| 0:33.6 | We are working on a number of aspects. |
| 0:36.9 | So a big part of my research is related |
| 0:39.3 | to fundamental questions on fungal biology. |
| 0:43.3 | So we want to understand how fungi work, |
| 0:46.3 | particularly how the metabolism of fungi works. |
| 0:50.0 | Forget frequently asked questions. |
| 0:51.8 | Common sense, common knowledge, or Google. |
| 0:54.4 | How about advice from a real genius? |
| 0:56.6 | 95% of people in any profession |
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