Nhu Nguyen

Work Address: Department of Plant and Microbial Biology 321 Koshland Hall University of California Berkeley California 94720-3102 (510) 643-5483 (510) 642-4995 fax email: xerantheum@berkeley.edu

Nhu's interests lie in the intricate and complex interactions between organisms. He hopes to study a fungal-insect system for his Ph.D. dissertation work. As of this point, he's still searching for that system.

Nhu's previous work had been in yeasts that live in the gut of beetles and other insects, working in collaboration with Dr. Meredith Blackwell. He worked mainly with Neuropterans (lacewings, fishflies, dobsonflies) and found interesting groups of yeasts that reside within their guts, including novel species.

Nhu's other interests range widely with overlapping fields. There is much to learn about the natural world and we must utilize our time most efficiently. Therefore, he is always open to collaborations with fellow graduate students or anyone who wants to spend some time working on weekend projects that could potentially lead to publications.

Publications

• Nhu H. Nguyen, Heather E. Driscoll, Chelsea D. Specht. 2008. A molecular phylogeny of the wild onions (Allium; Alliaceae) with a focus on the western North American center of diversity. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 47: 1157–1172.
  
  
• Suh S-O, Nguyen NH, Blackwell M. 2006. A yeast clade near Candida kruisii uncovered: nine novel Candida species associated with basidioma-feeding beetles. Mycological Research 110: 1379-1394.
  
  
• Nguyen NH, Suh S-O, Marshall C, Blackwell M. 2006. Morphological and ecological similarities: wood-boring beetles associated with novel xylose-fermenting yeasts, Spathaspora passalidarum gen. sp. nov. and Candida jeffriesii sp. nov. Mycological Research 110: 1232-1241.
  
  
• Nguyen NH, Suh S-O, Erbil CK, Blackwell M. 2006. Metschnikowia noctiluminum sp. nov., Metschnikowia corniflorae sp. nov., and Candida chrysomelidae sp. nov., isolated from green lacewings, and beetles. Mycological Research 110: 346-356.
  
  
• Nardi JB, Bee CM, Miller LA, Nguyen NH, Suh S-O, Blackwell M. 2006. Communities of Microbes that Inhabit the Changing Hind Gut Landscape of a Subsocial Beetle. Arthropod Structure and Development 35: 57-68.
  
  
• Suh S-O, Nguyen NH, Blackwell M. 2005. Nine new Candida species near Candida membranifaciens isolated from insects. Mycological Research 109: 261-265.
  
  
• Suh S-O, White MM, Nguyen NH, Blackwell M. 2004. The identification of Enteroramus dimorphus: a xylose-fermenting yeast attached to the gut of beetles. Mycologia 96: 756-760.

Book Chapter

• Nguyen NH, Suh S-O, Blackwell M. Spathaspora Nguyen, Suh & Blackwell. In: The Yeasts, a taxonomic study, 6th ed. Kurtzman, C.P., J. Fell, and T. Boekhout. Elsevier, Amsterdam. In press.

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