Dr Sarah Christofides
Research Associate
- christofidess@cardiff.ac.uk
- Sir Martin Evans Building, Museum Avenue, Cardiff, CF10 3AX
Overview
I am a community ecologist and microbiologist with a particular interest in multivariate statistics and data analysis. I have diverse reseach interests, spanning fungal interactions, plant stress responses and freshwater ecology.
Biography
2009-2012 BSc(Hons) Ecology, 1st class. Cardiff University
2013-2017 NERC PhD, Cardiff University. Fungus-bacteria interactions in decomposing wood: unravelling community effects. Supervised by Prof. Andy Weightman and Prof. Lynne Boddy
2019- Reseach associate, Cardiff University. BBSRC Future Forages project led by Prof. Hilary Rogers and Dr. Carsten Muller
Professional memberships
- British Ecological Society
- British Mycological Society
- Society for Experimental Biology
- Christians in Science
Publications
2021
- Ludlow, R. A.et al. 2021. Storage time and temperature affects volatile organic compound profile, alliinase activity and postharvest quality of garlic. Postharvest Biology and Technology 177, article number: 111533. (10.1016/j.postharvbio.2021.111533)
2020
- Stegenta-Dąbrowska, S.et al. 2020. Carbon monoxide formation during aerobic biostabilization of the organic fraction of municipal solid waste: the influence of technical parameters in a full-scale treatment system. Energies 13(21), article number: 5624. (10.3390/en13215624)
- Christofides, S. R.et al. 2020. The influence of migratory Paraburkholderia on growth and competition of wood-decay fungi. Fungal Ecology 45, article number: 100937. (10.1016/j.funeco.2020.100937)
2019
- Christofides, S. R.et al. 2019. Fungal control of early-stage bacterial community development in decomposing wood. Fungal Ecology 42, article number: 100868. (10.1016/j.funeco.2019.100868)
- Johnston, S.et al. 2019. Highly competitive fungi manipulate bacterial communities in decomposing beech wood (Fagus sylvativa). FEMS Microbiology Ecology 95(2) (10.1093/femsec/fiy225)
2017
- Antwis, R. E.et al. 2017. Fifty important research questions in microbial ecology. FEMS Microbiology Ecology 93(5), article number: fix044. (10.1093/femsec/fix044)
- Johnston, S. R. 2017. Fungus-bacteria interactions in decomposing wood: unravelling community effects. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University.
2016
- Johnston, S., Boddy, L. and Weightman, A. 2016. Bacteria in decomposing wood and their interactions with wood-decay fungi. FEMS Microbiology Ecology 92(11), article number: fiw179. (10.1093/femsec/fiw179)
- Hiscox, J.et al. 2016. Location, location, location: priority effects in wood decay communities may vary between sites. Environmental Microbiology 18(6), pp. 1954-1969. (10.1111/1462-2920.13141)
2015
- Johnston, S. R., Vaughan, I. P. and Ormerod, S. J. 2015. Acid-base status mediates the selection of organic habitats by upland stream invertebrates. Hydrobiologia 745(1), pp. 97-109. (10.1007/s10750-014-2097-9)