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 10 publications)
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.
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-.
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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Publications
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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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Craig, S – Humboldt State University
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Harris, R – JMU, Harrisonburg, VA
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Lancaster, M – Kern County Department of Public Health
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Mackie, J – San Jose State University
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Talamantes, J – CSU Bakersfield
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Woodhams, D – ETH, Zuerich, Switzerland