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The Genetic Diversity Centre (GDC) supports currently over 200 research projects from different groups from the ETH, the Eawag, the WSL, or other academic institutions (e.g. University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, University of Basel, University of Bern, University of Geneva, University of Neuchatel).

Projects currently running at the GDC:

Title Keywords Organism
Rust fungi on Annonaceae Rust fungi, Uredinales, phylogenie, Dasyspora, Shaerophragmium, Annonaceae Rust fungi, Uredinales, Dasyspora, Shaerophragmium, Aecidium
Genetic diversity, contemporary evolution and the maintenance of biodiversity in changing alpine environment (Salmo trutta) Evolution, molecular species identification, pyrosequencing, cryptic species, genetic diversity Salmo trutta species complex
Genetic diversity, contemporary evolution and the maintenance of biodiversity in changing alpine environment (Gammarus fossarum) Evolution, molecular species identification, pyrosequencing, cryptic species, genetic diversity Gammarus fossarum species complex (Amphipoda)
Biogeography of introduced Lactuca serriola populations Invasion biology, microsatellites, biogeography, microevolution, introduction history Lactuca serriola
Genetically induced niche stability in alpine plants Outliers, Niche Stability, Brassicaceae, Alpine Plants, AFLPs, Adaptation Arabis alpina, Arabis jacquinii, Cardamine resedifolia, Draba aizoides, Thlaspi rotundifolia
Impact of genetically modified wheat on the frequency and genetic diversity of root-colonizing pseudomonads associated with soil fertility Plant-growth promoting pseudomonads, bacterial diversity, DGGE, MPN, FACS Pseudomonas
Arthrogryposis multiplex congenita in Swiss Large White recessive disease, genotype, marker Sus scrofa
Parasite diversity in bumble bee populations host-parasite coevolution, parasite diversity, invasion biology, cytochrome b, small subunit RNA, barcode, biogeography Bombus spp. (Apidae), Crithidia spp. (Trypanosomatidae), Nosema spp. (Microsporidia)
Genetics of host-parasite interactions in field samples host-parasite interaction, haplotype frequencies, fitness, coevolution, red queen Bombus terrestris, Crithidia bombi
Geographic mosaics of coevolution of Lobaria pulmonaria and its photobiont Dictyochloropsis reticulata : reciprocal provenance-clone test and pattern of symbiont selectivity on Macaronesian Islands Conservation Biology, symbiosis, lichen, algae, microsatellite Lobaria pulmonaria, Dictyochloropsis reticulata
Phylogeography and conservation genetics of the calcareous fen specialist Scorpidium cossonii (Bryophyta) Scorpidium cossonii, habitat fragmentation, conservation genetics, phylogeography, bryophyte, calcareous fen Scorpidium cossonii
Importance of hybridization in asexual endophytes for grasses evolution, Epichloe, hybridization, fungi Hordelymus europaeus, Neotyphodium sp.
Divergence in gene expression between two closely related Silene species and their hybrids Silene, gene expression, hybridization Silene latifolia, Silene dioica
Diversity and abundance of methanotrophic communities in various different environments greenhouse gases, methanotrophs, methane monoxygenase, stress response, atmospheric methane oxidation unknown methanotorphic microorganisms
Microbial communities structures and functions in primary succession environments microbial communities, soil, Nitrogen cycle, P, community structure Bacteria, fungi
Outcrossing rates and population structure of Arabidopsis thaliana Arabidopsis thaliana, outcrossing rates, population structure, SSR Arabidopsis thaliana
Porous genomes and the nature of plant species differences Silene, gene expression, hybridization, introgression Silene latifolia, Silene dioica
Disruption of local adaptation in peripheral alpine plant populations via central populations pollen immigration Outbreeding, Microsatellites, Local adaptation, Swiss Alps, Gene flow Ranunculus bulbosus, Trifolium montanum
Neutral genetic diversity, differentiation and gene flow in low central vs. upper peripheral plant populations in the Swiss Alps Local adaptation, Climate Change, Swiss Alps, Gene flow, Landscape genetics, BioChange Briza media, Ranunculus bulbosus, Trifolium montanum
Assessing the effectiveness of connectivity measures on gene flow and genetic diversity of wildflowers in agricultural landscapes - a landscape genetic approach (part of a larger CCES project ENHANC agricultural landscapes, connectivity, landscape genetics, local adaptation, insect-pollinated plants, seed provenance Lychnis flos-cuculi (Silene flos-cuculi)
Genetic mechanisms of altitudinal adaptation in Arabidopsis thaliana Altitudinal adaptation, candidate genes, molecular evolution, QTL mapping, natural variation, SNP Arabidopsis thaliana
Fire Blight resistance in Malus robusta 5 fire blight resistance, Malus robusta, bacterial disease, Malus robusta 5
Genetic and demographic structure of a small population of the rare alpine plant Eryngium alpinum in Central Switzerland and their implications for conservation management conservation biology, microsatellites, inbreeding depression, reinforcement, demography, germination, pollen dispersal, gene flow Eryngium alpinum
Gene flow and lateral and longitudinal connectivity in riparian species River management; endangered species; Switzerland; river restoration; genetic structure; landscape genetics Chorthippus pullus; Myricaria germanica
Evaluation of Beech genetic resources for sustainable forestry AFLP genom scan, evolution, climate change Fagus sylvatica
Belgjaskogur threespine sticklebacks (Gasterosteus aculeatus) evolutionary biology, small geographic scale, adaptive radiation, divergence, microevolution threespine sticklebacks (Gasterosteus aculeatus)
Comparative and molecular approach to the identification of receptors for E.coli with fimbriae F4ab/ac Sus Scrofa, E. coli, F4ab/ac, receptors, SNP Sus Scrofa
Bacterial Communities in the bumble bee gut: Diversity, Structure and Function bumble bees, bacteria, microbial communities, biodiversity, biogeography, immunity, colonisation resistance, T-RFLP Bombus spp., Bacteria
Inbreeding in Parashorea tomentella as a function of density and nearest neighbour distance. Conservation biology, Species coexistence, gene flow, pollination, inbreeding Dipterocarpaceae
The Role of Genetic Diversity and Interaction of Fungal Symbionts in PAC-Woody-Plant Systems parasites, root symbionts, ecology, DNA quantification, interactions Phialocephala, Acephala and related species
Paleo ecology of hybridizing Daphnia: abiotic factors Hybridization, climate change, evolution, population genetics, lakes, zooplankton, toxic Daphnia sp.
Evolution of the mitochondrial genome in the Phialocephala fortinii s.l. - Acephala applanata species complex (PAC) mtDNA, evolution, concordance, root endophyte, DSE Phialocephala fortinii s.l. - Acephala applanata species complex
Synergies between fragmentation and habitat patch degradation: Implications for species and population viability conservation biology, fragmentation, patch quality, gene flow, inbreeding, fitness Vateria indica, Dysoxylum malabaricum
ENHANCE grasshopper Landscape genetics, grasshopper ecology, habitat fragmentation, ecological compensation areas, conservation genetics, AFLP, microsatellites Chorthippus albomarginatus, Chorthippus biguttulus, Gomphocerippus rufus, Stethophyma grossum
Natural disease control by root endophytes in a changing climate parasites, root symbionts, Phialocephala, Acephala and related species, Picea abies
microRNA expression profiles of maize microRNA Zea mays
Pyrosequencing of naturally pooled parasite samples SNP, parasites Diplostomum sp., a trematode parasite
Gene Expression Analyses in Silene latifolia gene expression, sex-chromosomes, next-generation sequencing, allele specific expression, Silene latifolia
Cross-infection of a trypanosome parasite between two bumble bee species Co-evolution, Crithidia bombi, specificity, multiple host species, Bombus terrestris, Bombus lapidarius Crithidia bombi
Patterns of adaptation during experimental host-parasite coevolution parasites, coevolution, host-parasite system, Red Queen hypothesis, local adaptation tribolium castaneum and Nosema whitei
Genetic characterization of a Cryphonectria hypovirus population in western Switzerland Phytopathology, virus, population genetics, snp, parasites, bilogical control Cryphonectria parasitica Hypovirus
Selection on immune genes during the evolution of bumblebees immune genes, selection, bumblebees, antimicrobial peptides, parasite recognition Various bumblebee species Bombus spp
Ecological and genetic processes underlying Allee effects among plant populations in the context of divergent population histories Conservation genetics, Microsatellites, Islands, Seychelles, Endemism, Medusagynaceae, Dipterocarpaceae, Rubiaceae Medusagyne oppositifolia, Vateriopsis seychellarum, Glionnetia sericea
Application of wool hydrolysate as a biochelator for the biofortification of mineral micronutrients for human nutrition biofortification, shifts in soil community, hydrolysed wool, trace element defciency, TRFLP soil bacteria and fungi
Acid and Predator stress in Rana arvalis acid stress, predation, multiple stressors, amphibians Rana arvalis
Insecticidal activity in plantbeneficial pseudomonads Fluorescent pseudomonads, molecular diversity, biocontrol, biological activity, insecticidal toxins Pseudomonas spp.
Impact of maternal breast milk on the establishment of infant gut microbiota during early life Gut microbiota, breast milk, infant gut colonization, probiotics, bacterial translocation Unknown (Bifidobacterium, Lactobacillus, Streptococcus, Staphylococcus spp.)
Compensation, stress, and the maintenance of antibiotic resistance antibiotics, stress, fitness, compensatory mutations, disease evolution E. coli, S. typhimurium
Pollinators - selective agents for plant speciation? Pre- and postpollination processes in closely related, lepidoptera-pollinated wild carnations conservation biology, evolution, plant-pollinator interactions, Dianthus silvestris, Dianthus carthusianorum
Probin the robustness of essential genes experimental evolution, genome evolution, essential genes, gene expression Escherichia Coli
 

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