Steven L. Stephenson
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Also affiliated: Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences (2015); Russian Academy of Sciences (1999); Kunming Institute of Botany (2022); Fairmont State University (1982–2015); Yunnan Agricultural University (2022); Far Eastern Federal University (2015); Cornell University (1982–2016); King Saud University (2010); Mae Fah Luang University (2016); Institute of Chemistry, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (2016); Schlumberger (Ireland) (2007–2009); Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute (2016); Central Siberian Botanical Garden (2026); A.V. Zhirmunsky National Scientific Center of Marine Biology Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (2015); Jilin Agricultural University (2026); National Research Council (2013); Human Growth Foundation (2020); Chiang Mai University (2022); Rajarata University of Sri Lanka (2022); University of Otago (2013)
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Steven L. Stephenson is a faculty member at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville with a research focus on microbial ecology, particularly myxomycetes (slime molds) and fungi. His work investigates their roles within ecosystems, including their biodiversity and interactions with plants and soils.
Stephenson has published extensively on fungal diversity and biosynthetic activities, with recent work examining fungi associated with agarwood and coffee leaves. He has also contributed to the understanding of plant-fungi interactions and the potential of fungi in sustainable agriculture, including arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. His research extends to phylogenetic studies, as evidenced by his work on the classification of the family Didymiaceae within Myxomycetes.
With a career publication count of 450 and over 8,000 citations, Stephenson is recognized as a highly cited researcher. His collaborations include work with Donald Nelsen and FE Alshuwaili from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, and Ragupathy Kannan from the University of Arkansas – Fort Smith.
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- h-index: 37
- Publications: 452
- Citations: 8,173
Selected Publications
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Myxomycetes associated with Dicymbe corymbosa in Guyana (2026)
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A comprehensive morphological study of type specimens of nine species of myxomycetes described from the United States in 1929–1986 (2026)
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Myxomycete biodiversity on five islands of the Seychelles (2026)
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A new species Pseudoplagiostoma dipterocarpicola (Pseudoplagiostomataceae, Diaporthales) found in northern Thailand on members of the Dipterocarpaceae (2026)
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Chromosome-level genome assembly of the social amoeba Heterostelium pallidum (2026)
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Linking the Metabolic Activity of Plastic-Degrading Fungi to Their Taxonomy and Evolution (2025)
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Cultivation of <i>Ganoderma</i> : methodologies and hurdles (2025)
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Species evolution: cryptic species and phenotypic noise with a particular focus on fungal systematics (2025)
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Bioremediation petroleum wastewater and oil-polluted soils by the non-toxigenic indigenous fungi (2024)
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The polyphasic approach reveals ten novel and one known Ascomycota taxa from terrestrial agarwood‐producing trees (2024)
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Significance of precise documentation of hosts and geospatial data of fungal collections, with an emphasis on plant‐associated fungi (2024)
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Evaluation of resistance patterns and bioremoval efficiency of hydrocarbons and heavy metals by the mycobiome of petroleum refining wastewater in Jazan with assessment of molecular typing and cytotoxicity of Scedosporium apiospermum JAZ-20 (2024)
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Slime molds (Myxomycetes) causing a “disease” in crop plants and cultivated mushrooms (2024)
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Diversity of Cellular Slime Molds (Dictyostelids) in the Fanjing Mountain Nature Reserve and Geographical Distribution Comparisons with Other Representative Nature Reserves in Different Climate Zones of China (2024)
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Roles of mycorrhizal fungi in phytoremediation of contaminated eco-systems (2024)
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
- A Review of the Fungi That Degrade Plastic
- Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Sustainable Agriculture
- Plant–Fungi Interactions: Where It Goes?
- Diversity and Biosynthetic Activities of Agarwood Associated Fungi
- Endophytic Fungi Associated with Coffee Leaves in China Exhibited In Vitro Antagonism against Fungal and Bacterial Pathogens
Showing 5 of 20 shared publications
- A Review of the Fungi That Degrade Plastic
- Significance of precise documentation of hosts and geospatial data of fungal collections, with an emphasis on plant‐associated fungi
- Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Sustainable Agriculture
- Plant–Fungi Interactions: Where It Goes?
- Diversity and Biosynthetic Activities of Agarwood Associated Fungi
Showing 5 of 19 shared publications
- Diversity and Biosynthetic Activities of Agarwood Associated Fungi
- Endophytic Fungi Associated with Coffee Leaves in China Exhibited In Vitro Antagonism against Fungal and Bacterial Pathogens
- Description of Four Novel Species in Pleosporales Associated with Coffee in Yunnan, China
- Endophytic Fungi Associated with Aquilaria sinensis (Agarwood) from China Show Antagonism against Bacterial and Fungal Pathogens
- Isolation of Phosphate-Solubilizing Microorganisms and the Formulation of Biofertilizer for Sustainable Processing of Phosphate Rock
Showing 5 of 13 shared publications
- A Review of the Fungi That Degrade Plastic
- Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Sustainable Agriculture
- Diversity and Biosynthetic Activities of Agarwood Associated Fungi
- Endophytic Fungi Associated with Coffee Leaves in China Exhibited In Vitro Antagonism against Fungal and Bacterial Pathogens
- Description of Four Novel Species in Pleosporales Associated with Coffee in Yunnan, China
Showing 5 of 12 shared publications
- Isolation, identification and bioactivity analysis of an endophytic fungus isolated from Aloe vera collected from Asir desert, Saudi Arabia
- Evaluation of microplastic pollution in a lotic ecosystem and its ecological risk
- Desert soil fungi isolated from Saudi Arabia: cultivable fungal community and biochemical production
- Microbial Exploitation of Feather Wastes for Sustainable Production of Keratinase and Collagenase Enzymes by Didymella keratinophila AUMC 15399 in Submerged Fermentation
- Antioxidant, antibacterial, and molecular docking of methyl ferulate and oleic acid produced by Aspergillus pseudodeflectus AUMC 15761 utilizing wheat bran
Showing 5 of 10 shared publications
- Diversity and Biosynthetic Activities of Agarwood Associated Fungi
- Endophytic Fungi Associated with Coffee Leaves in China Exhibited In Vitro Antagonism against Fungal and Bacterial Pathogens
- Description of Four Novel Species in Pleosporales Associated with Coffee in Yunnan, China
- Endophytic Fungi Associated with Aquilaria sinensis (Agarwood) from China Show Antagonism against Bacterial and Fungal Pathogens
- Isolation of Phosphate-Solubilizing Microorganisms and the Formulation of Biofertilizer for Sustainable Processing of Phosphate Rock
Showing 5 of 10 shared publications
- A Review of the Fungi That Degrade Plastic
- Plant–Fungi Interactions: Where It Goes?
- Description of Four Novel Species in Pleosporales Associated with Coffee in Yunnan, China
- Endophytic Fungi Associated with Aquilaria sinensis (Agarwood) from China Show Antagonism against Bacterial and Fungal Pathogens
- Taxonomy and Phylogeny of Fungi Associated with Mangifera indica from Yunnan, China
Showing 5 of 10 shared publications
- Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Sustainable Agriculture
- Isolation of Phosphate-Solubilizing Microorganisms and the Formulation of Biofertilizer for Sustainable Processing of Phosphate Rock
- Assessment of Community Dynamics of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in the Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Rhizosphere and Potential Application as Biofertilizer
- Soil Heavy Metal Absorption Potential of Azolla pinnata and Lemna gibba with Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Farming
- Effect of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi on Lowland Rice Growth and Yield (Oryza sativa L.) under Different Farming Practices
Showing 5 of 6 shared publications
- Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Sustainable Agriculture
- Fungal Pathogens in Grasslands
- Isolation of Phosphate-Solubilizing Microorganisms and the Formulation of Biofertilizer for Sustainable Processing of Phosphate Rock
- Linking the Metabolic Activity of Plastic-Degrading Fungi to Their Taxonomy and Evolution
- Soil Heavy Metal Absorption Potential of Azolla pinnata and Lemna gibba with Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Farming
- Endophytic Fungi Associated with Coffee Leaves in China Exhibited In Vitro Antagonism against Fungal and Bacterial Pathogens
- Fungal Pathogens in Grasslands
- Description of Four Novel Species in Pleosporales Associated with Coffee in Yunnan, China
- A new species Pseudoplagiostoma dipterocarpicola (Pseudoplagiostomataceae, Diaporthales) found in northern Thailand on members of the Dipterocarpaceae
- Fungal Pathogens in Grasslands
- Isolation of Phosphate-Solubilizing Microorganisms and the Formulation of Biofertilizer for Sustainable Processing of Phosphate Rock
- Soil Heavy Metal Absorption Potential of Azolla pinnata and Lemna gibba with Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Farming
- The polyphasic approach reveals ten novel and one known Ascomycota taxa from terrestrial agarwood‐producing trees
- Diversity and Biosynthetic Activities of Agarwood Associated Fungi
- Endophytic Fungi Associated with Aquilaria sinensis (Agarwood) from China Show Antagonism against Bacterial and Fungal Pathogens
- Additions to Rhytidhysteron (Hysteriales, Dothideomycetes) in China
- The polyphasic approach reveals ten novel and one known Ascomycota taxa from terrestrial agarwood‐producing trees
- Diversity and Biosynthetic Activities of Agarwood Associated Fungi
- Endophytic Fungi Associated with Aquilaria sinensis (Agarwood) from China Show Antagonism against Bacterial and Fungal Pathogens
- Additions to Rhytidhysteron (Hysteriales, Dothideomycetes) in China
- The polyphasic approach reveals ten novel and one known Ascomycota taxa from terrestrial agarwood‐producing trees
- Plant–Fungi Interactions: Where It Goes?
- Taxonomy and Phylogeny of Fungi Associated with Mangifera indica from Yunnan, China
- Endophytic Fungi Associated with Mango Show In Vitro Antagonism against Bacterial and Fungal Pathogens
- Taxonomic and Phylogenetic Studies of Saprobic Fungi Associated with Mangifera indica in Yunnan, China
- Endophytic Fungi Associated with Coffee Leaves in China Exhibited In Vitro Antagonism against Fungal and Bacterial Pathogens
- Fungal Pathogens in Grasslands
- The polyphasic approach reveals ten novel and one known Ascomycota taxa from terrestrial agarwood‐producing trees
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