Dr. Antje Lauer
- Assistant Professor
- California State University, Bakersfield
- 661-654-2603
- alauer@csu b.edu
About me
I am a microbial ecologist interested in interactions between microbes and in symbioses between microorganisms and invertebrates and vertebrates. Currently i have three research projects which focus on:
1. Invasive Bryzoan species and their associated microorganisms.
2. Investigating microcrustaceans as natural predators of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, a fungal pathogen responsible for global amphibian decline.
3. Detecting growth sites of Coccidioides immitis (The Valley Fever Fungus) in the Southern San Joaquin Valley, and identifying potential antagonistic microorganisms to this fungal pathogen.
My research group consists of 2 graduate and 6 undergraduate students.
Recent publications (3 of 17 publications)
Lauer, A., J.D. Baal, S.D. Mendes, K.N. Casimiro, A.K. Passaglia, A.H. Valenzuela and G. Guibert. 2019. Valley fever on the rise - Searching for Microbial Antagonists to the Fungal Pathogen Coccidioides immitis. Microorganisms 7: 31.
Lauer, A. 2017. Coccidioidomycosis: Increasing incidence of an "orphan" disease in response to environmental changes. In Modeling the Transmission and Prevention of Infectious Diseases, edited by C.J. Hurst. Springer.
Lauer, A. 2016. Watersipora subtorquata and the possible role of its associated microbes - An attempt to explain the extraordinary invasion success of this marine bryozoan species. In The Mechanistic Benefits of Microbial Symbionts, edited by C. Hurst. Springer.
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Publications
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Lauer, A., J.D. Baal, S.D. Mendes, K.N. Casimiro, A.K. Passaglia, A.H. Valenzuela and G. Guibert. 2019. Valley fever on the rise - Searching for Microbial Antagonists to the Fungal Pathogen Coccidioides immitis. Microorganisms 7: 31.
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Lauer, A. 2017. Coccidioidomycosis: Increasing incidence of an "orphan" disease in response to environmental changes. In Modeling the Transmission and Prevention of Infectious Diseases, edited by C.J. Hurst. Springer.
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Lauer, A. 2016. Watersipora subtorquata and the possible role of its associated microbes - An attempt to explain the extraordinary invasion success of this marine bryozoan species. In The Mechanistic Benefits of Microbial Symbionts, edited by C. Hurst. Springer.
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Lauer, A., K.B. Soerensen and A.P. Teske. 2016. Phylogenetic characterization of marine benthic Archaea in organic-poor sediments of the Eastern Equatorial Pacific Ocean (ODP Site 1225). Microorganisms 4: 32.
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Colson, A., R. Guevara, L.L. Vredenburgh and A. Lauer. 2016. Large-scale land development, fugitive dust, and increased coccidioidomycosis incidence in the Antelope Valley of California. Mycopathologia 182: 439-458.
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Phan, T. and A. Lauer. 2015. Identification of anti-dermatophyte cutaneous bacteria from Lithobates catesbeianus. Mycopathologia 179: 259-268.
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Lauer, A., J. Talamantes, L.R. Castanon-Olivares, L.R. Medina, J.D. Baal, K.N. Casimiro, N.N. Shroff and K.W. Emery. 2014. Combining Forces - The use of Landsat TM satellite imagery, soil parameter information, and multiplex PCR to detect Coccidioides immitis growth sites in Kern County, California. PlosOne 9: e111921.
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Lauer, A., J.H. Baal, J.H. Baal, M. Verma and J.M. Chen. 2012. Detection of Coccidioides immitis in Kern County, CA, by multiplex PCR. Mycologia 104: 62-69.
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Woodhams, D.C., J. Bosch, C.J. Briggs, S. Cashins, L.R. Davis, A. Lauer, E. Muths, R. Puschendorf, B.R. Schmidt, B. Shaefor and J. Voyles. 2011. Mitigating amphibian disease: strategies to maintain wild populations. Frontiers in Zoology 8: 8-.
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Harris, R.N., A. Lauer, M.A. Simon, J.L. Banning and R.A. Alford. 2009. Addition of antifungal skin bacteria to salamanders ameliorates the effects of Chytridiomycosis. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 83: 11-16.
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Brucker, R., C. Baylor, R. Walters, A. Lauer, R. Harris and K. Minbiole. 2008. The identification of 2,4-diacetylphloroglucinol as an antifungal metabolite produced by cutaneous bacteria of the salamander Plethodon cinereus. Journal of chemical ecology: 39-43.
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Lauer, A., M. Simon, J. Banning, B. Lam and R. Harris. 2008. Diversity of cutaneous bacteria with antifungal activity isolated from female four-toed salamanders. The ISME journal: 145-57.
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Banning, J., A. Weddle, G. Wahl Iii, M. Simon, A. Lauer, R. Walters and R. Harris. 2008. Antifungal skin bacteria, embryonic survival, and communal nesting in four-toed salamanders, Hemidactylium scutatum. Oecologia.
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Lauer, A., M.A. Simon, J.L. Banning, E.A. Andre, K.L. Duncan and R.N. Harris. 2007. Common cutaneous bacteria from the Eastern Red-backed salamander can inhibit pathogenic fungi. Copeia 3: 630-640.
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Inagaki, F., T. Nunoura, S. Nakagawa, A. Teske, M. Lever, A. Lauer, M. Suzuki, K. Takai, M. Delwiche, F. Colwell, K. Nealson, K. Horikoshi, S. D'Hondt and B. Jørgensen. 2006. Biogeographical distribution and diversity of microbes in methane hydrate-bearing deep marine sediments on the Pacific Ocean Margin. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America: 2815-20.
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Gerdes, G., N. Kadagies, J. Kaselowsky, A. Lauer and J. Scholz. 2005. Bryozoans and microbial communities of cool-temperate to subtropical latitudes - paleoecological implications. Facies 50: 363-389.
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Soerensen, K.B., A. Lauer and A.P. Teske. 2004. Archaeal phylotypes in a metal-rich and low-activity deep subsurface sediment of the Peru Basin, ODP Leg 201, Site 1231. Geobiology 2: 151-161.
Collaborators, Advisors & Advisees
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Barker, B – Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ
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Etyemezian, V – Desert Research Institute, Las Vegas, NV
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Fiehler, C – California Department of Fish and Wildlife
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Johnson, R – The Valley Fever Institute, Kern Medical, Bakersfield, CA
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Liwanag, H – California Polytechnic Institute, San Luis Obispo, CA
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MacDonald, B – Moss Landing Marine Laboratory, CA
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Mayence, E – Tejon Ranch Conservancy, CA
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McCurdy, S – UC Merced, CA
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Palmer, L – Marine Mammal Care Center San Pedro, CA
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Talamantes, J – CSU Bakersfield
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Weigand, J – BLM Bakersfield
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Woodhams, D – University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA