Mostafa S. Elshahed

Oklahoma State University

Full Professor(heuristic)

Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies · Molecular Biology

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h-index54
i10-index99
Publications175
Citations13,762

Grants

3 total · 0 active

NSF #2029478

PurSUit: Discovery, characterization, and elucidation of the global patterns and determinants of anaerobic fungal (Neocallimastigomycota) diversity in the herbivorous gut

Amount
$700K–$800K
Period
2020-10-012025-09-30
PIs
3

NSF #1649441

EAGER: Eludicidation of the structure of glomalin protein produced by root-associated soil fungi

Amount
$100K–$200K
Period
2016-08-012019-07-31
PIs
2

NSF #0801858

MO Collaborative Research: A Genomics and Cultivation-Based Study on Novel Candidate Divisions OD1, SR1, OP11, and TM7 in a Sulfur-Rich Spring (Zodletone Spring, OK)

Amount
$800K–$900K
Period
2008-08-152015-08-31
PIs
2

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All Grants

3 total · 0 active

NSF #2029478

PurSUit: Discovery, characterization, and elucidation of the global patterns and determinants of anaerobic fungal (Neocallimastigomycota) diversity in the herbivorous gut

Amount
$700K–$800K
Period
2020-10-012025-09-30
PIs
3

NSF #1649441

EAGER: Eludicidation of the structure of glomalin protein produced by root-associated soil fungi

Amount
$100K–$200K
Period
2016-08-012019-07-31
PIs
2

NSF #0801858

MO Collaborative Research: A Genomics and Cultivation-Based Study on Novel Candidate Divisions OD1, SR1, OP11, and TM7 in a Sulfur-Rich Spring (Zodletone Spring, OK)

Amount
$800K–$900K
Period
2008-08-152015-08-31
PIs
2

Recent Public Signals

  1. New paper: Genome-based reclassification of Alkalispirochaeta sphaeroplastigenens (Vishnuvardhan Reddy et al. 2013) Sravanthi et al. 2016 as a later heterotypic synonym of Alkalispirochaeta alkalica (Zhilina et al. 1996) Sravanthi et al. 2016 (INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY)2026-06-22
  2. New preprint: Diversity and community structure of anaerobic gut fungi in camels2026-05-28

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