Welcome to the Mycology Lab
Fungal research at the University of Tennessee involves two thrusts:
- examining fungal biodiversity and biogeography
- examining patterns of fungal evolution.
Mycology at the University of Tennessee comprises of two faculty labs. One is supervised by Ron Petersen, the other by Karen Hughes. Together, they combine classic morphological taxonomy, sexual compatibility matings, enzymology, and molecular biology (= DNA).
Browse through the site to read more about various projects in our labs, some using enzymes, some using DNA as supplements to morphology and compatibility, but the general thrust is the same: we want not only to know more about the identification of "species" (however that term is defined), but more about how species BEHAVE and how species ORIGINATE.
Teaching Materials
Technical Materials
Contact Information
Ron Peterson
437 Hesler Biology Building
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN 37996-1100
Phone: (865) 974-6217
E-mail: repete@utk.edu
Karen Hughes
330 Hesler Biology Building
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN 37996-1100
Phone: (865) 974-6387
E-mail: khughes@utk.edu