Marine diatoms Coscinodiscus granii: They live in open waters such as the North Sea. Under the microscope, many single-celled diatoms can be seen, some of which are healthy, while others are infected by an egg fungus. The zoospores that the fungus forms for reproduction can be seen as small dots.

Publications of Sybille Unsicker

Journal Article (74)

2025
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Madaj, A.-M.; Huang, Y.; Ebeling, A.; Ertel, L.; Gebler, A.; Gleixner, G.; Hines, J.; Roscher, C.; Weigelt, A.; Albracht, C. et al.; Amyntas, A.; Bassi, L.; Asato, A. E. B.; Bonkowski, M.; Bröcher, M.; Buscot, F.; Giorgi, F. D.; de Souza, Y. P. A.; Doan, V. C.; Durka, W.; Heintz-Buschart, A.; Hennecke, J.; Lange, M.; Berkum, P. M.-v.; Meyer, S. T.; Krawczyk, S.; Rai, A.; Reitz, T.; Ristok, C.; Scheu, S.; Schloter, M.; Schulz, S.; Solbach, M. D.; Unsicker, S.; Eisenhauer, N.: JenaTron-An experimental approach to study the effects of plant history and soil history on grassland ecosystem functioning. Journal of Visualized Experiments 217, e67496 (2025)
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Walther, C.; Vallet, M.; Reichelt, M.; Giri, P.; Rothe, B.; Medina van Berkum, P.; Gershenzon, J.; Unsicker, S.: A fungal endophyte alters poplar leaf chemistry, deters insect feeding and shapes insect community assembly. Ecology Letters 28 (2), e70007 (2025)
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Yepes Vivas, S. A.; Popp, M.; Reichelt, M.; Gershenzon, J.; Schnitzler, J.-P.; Unsicker, S.: Deciphering organ-specific chemical changes following insect herbivory in Populus nigra using comparative metabolomics. Plant Biology (2025)
2024
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Medina van Berkum, P.; Schmöckel, E.; Bischoff, A.; Carrasco-Farias, N.; Catford, J. A.; Feldmann, R.; Groten, K.; Henry, H. A. L.; Bucharova, A. L.; Hänniger, S. et al.; Luong, J. C.; Meis, J.; Oetama, V. S.; Pärtel, M.; Power, S. A.; Villellas, J.; Welk, E.; Wingler, A.; Rothe, B.; Gershenzon, J.; Reichelt, M.; Roscher, C.; Unsicker, S.: Plant geographic distribution influences chemical defences in native and introduced Plantago lanceolata populations. Functional Ecology 38 (4), pp. 883 - 896 (2024)
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Ojeda-Prieto, L.; Medina van Berkum, P.; Unsicker, S.; Heinen, R.; Weisser, W. W.: Intraspecific chemical variation of Tanacetum vulgare affects plant growth and reproductive traits in field plant communities. Plant Biology (2024)
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Petrén, H.; Anaia, R. A.; Aragam, K. S.; Bräutigam, A.; Eckert, S.; Heinen, R.; Jakobs, R.; Ojeda-Prieto, L.; Popp, M.; Sasidharan, R. et al.; Schnitzler, J.-P.; Steppuhn, A.; Thon, F. M.; Unsicker, S.; van Dam, N. M.; Weisser, W. W.; Wittmann, M. J.; Yepes, S.; Ziaja, D.; Müller, C.; Junker, R. R.: Understanding the chemodiversity of plants: Quantification, variation and ecological function. Ecological Monographs 94 (4), e1635 (2024)
2023
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Eckert, S.; Eilers, E. J.; Jakobs, R.; Anaia, R. A.; Aragam, K. S.; Bloss, T.; Popp, M.; Sasidharan, R.; Schnitzler, J.-P.; Stein, F. et al.; Steppuhn, A.; Unsicker, S.; van Dam, N. M.; Yepes Vivas, S. A.; Ziaja, D.; Müller, C.: Inter-laboratory comparison of plant volatile analyses in the light of intra-specific chemodiversity. Metabolomics 19 (7), 62 (2023)
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Peng, X.-R.; Unsicker, S.; Gershenzon, J.; Qiu, M.-H.: Structural diversity, hypothetical biosynthesis, chemical synthesis, and biological activity of Ganoderma meroterpenoids. Natural Product Reports 40 (8), pp. 1354 - 1392 (2023)
2021
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Eberl, F.; Fabisch, T.; Luck, K.; Köllner, T. G.; Vogel, H.; Gershenzon, J.; Unsicker, S.: Poplar protease inhibitor expression differs in an herbivore specific manner. BMC Plant Biology 21, 170 (2021)
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Eisenring, M.; Unsicker, S.; Lindroth, R. L.: Spatial, genetic and biotic factors shape within‐crown leaf trait variation and herbivore performance in a foundation tree species. Functional Ecology 35 (1), pp. 54 - 66 (2021)
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Ferlian, O.; Lintzel, E.-M.; Bruelheide, H.; Guerra, C. A.; Heklau, H.; Jurburg, S.; Kühn, P.; Martinez-Medina, A.; Unsicker, S.; Eisenhauer, N. et al.; Schädler, M.: Nutrient status not secondary metabolites drives herbivory and pathogen infestation across differently mycorrhized tree monocultures and mixtures. Basic and Applied Ecology 55, pp. 110 - 123 (2021)
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Laupheimer, S.; Kurzweil, L.; Proels, R.; Unsicker, S.; Stark, T. D.; Dawid, C.; Hückelhoven, R.: Volatile-mediated signalling in barley induces metabolic reprogramming and resistance against the biotrophic fungus Blumeria hordei. Plant Biology 25 (1), pp. 72 - 84 (2021)
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Thakur, M. P.; Künne, T.; Unsicker, S.; Biere, A.; Ferlian, O.; Pruschitzki, U.; Thouvenot, L.; Türke, M.; Eisenhauer, N.: Invasive earthworms reduce chemical defense and increase herbivory and pathogen infection in native trees. Journal of Ecology 109 (2), pp. 763 - 775 (2021)
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Walther, C.; Baumann, P.; Luck, K.; Rothe, B.; Biedermann, P.; Gershenzon, J.; Köllner, T. G.; Unsicker, S.: Volatile emission and biosynthesis in endophytic fungi colonizing black poplar leaves. Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry 17, pp. 1698 - 1711 (2021)
2020
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Eberl, F.; Fernandez de Bobadilla, M.; Reichelt, M.; Hammerbacher, A.; Gershenzon, J.; Unsicker, S.: Herbivory meets fungivory: insect herbivores feed on plant pathogenic fungi for their own benefit. Ecology Letters 23 (7), pp. 1073 - 1084 (2020)
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Lackus, N.; Müller, A. T.; Kröber, T.; Reichelt, M.; Schmidt, A.; Nakamura, Y.; Paetz, C.; Luck, K.; Lindroth, R. L.; Constabel, C. P. et al.; Unsicker, S.; Gershenzon, J.; Köllner, T. G.: The occurrence of sulfated salicinoids in poplar and their formation by sulfotransferase 1. Plant Physiology 183 (1), pp. 137 - 151 (2020)
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Müller, C.; Bräutigam, A.; Eilers, E. J.; Junker, R. R.; Schnitzler, J.-P.; Steppuhn, A.; Unsicker, S.; van Dam, N. M.; Weisser, W. W.; Wittmann, M. J.: Ecology and evolution of intraspecific chemodiversity of plants. Research Ideas and Outcomes 6, e49810 (2020)
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Wei, G.; Eberl, F.; Chen, X.; Zhang, C.; Unsicker, S.; Köllner, T. G.; Gershenzon, J.; Chen, F.: Evolution of isoprenyl diphosphate synthase-like terpene synthases in fungi. Scientific Reports 10, 14944 (2020)
2019
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Clavijo McCormick, A. L.; Irmisch, S.; Boeckler, A.; Gershenzon, J.; Köllner, T. G.; Unsicker, S.: Herbivore-induced volatile emission from old-growth black poplar trees under field conditions. Scientific Reports 9, 7714 (2019)
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Douma, J. C.; Ganzeveld, L. N.; Unsicker, S.; Boeckler, G. A.; Dicke, M.: What makes a volatile organic compound a reliable indicator of insect herbivory? Plant, Cell and Environment 42 (12), pp. 3308 - 3325 (2019)
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