Chitrabhanu Sharma Bhunjun

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Research Statement

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Chitrabhanu Sharma Bhunjun's indexed work centers on fungal systematics and plant pathology, with a recurring emphasis on how species boundaries should be drawn. Much of this is anchored in the question of whether the most speciose fungal genera are genuinely as diverse as reported (184 citations) and in species delimitation within Colletotrichum, a genus of major phytopathological importance. Related outputs extend that methodological thread to molecular identification of fungal plant pathogens and pathogenicity testing grounded in Koch's postulates, and to a polyphasic framework for delineating species in Bipolaris. Beyond these lead-author contributions, Bhunjun appears as a middle author on broader community syntheses, including an integrated approach to delimiting species boundaries in microfungi associated with Clematis and a taxonomic and phylogenetic update for important phytopathogenic genera. Senior-author work includes annotated notes on Diaporthe species and the complete mitochondrial genome of the mycoparasitic Squamanita imbachii. No software, datasets, patents, or grants are indexed beyond these publications. Taken together, the record traces a consistent line: refining how fungal species and genera are recognized, named, and interpreted in plant-health contexts.

Most Cited Works

What are fungal species and how to delineate them?

Kandawatte W. Thilini Chethana, Ishara S. Manawasinghe, Vedprakash G. Hurdeal, Chitrabhanu Sharma Bhunjun, Michée Akshay Appadoo, Eleni Gentekaki, Olivier Raspé, Itthayakorn Promputtha, Kevin D. Hyde

Fungal Diversity2021

232Citations

The numbers of fungi: are the most speciose genera truly diverse?

Chitrabhanu Sharma Bhunjun, Tuula Niskanen, Nakarin Suwannarach, Nopparat Wannathes, Yi-Jyun Chen, Eric H. C. McKenzie,

Research Areas

Plant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesYeasts and Rust Fungi StudiesPlant and Fungal Species DescriptionsEntomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions

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Fungal diversity notes 1512–1610: taxonomic and phylogenetic contributions on genera and species of fungal taxa

Ruvishika S Jayawardena, Kevin D Hyde, Song Wang, Ya-Ru Sun, Nakarin Suwannarach, Phongeun Sysouphanthong, Mohamed A Abdel-Wahab, Faten A Abdel-Aziz, Pranami D Abeywickrama, Vanessa P Abreu, Alireza Armand, André Aptroot, Dan-Feng Bao, Dominik Begerow, Jean-Michel Bellanger, Jadson D P Bezerra, Digvijayini Bundhun, Mark S Calabon, Ting Cao, Taimy Cantillo, João L V R Carvalho, Napalai Chaiwan, Che-Chih Chen, Régis Courtecuisse, Bao-Kai Cui, Ulrike Damm, Cvetomir M Denchev, Teodor T Denchev, Chun Y Deng, Bandarupalli Devadatha, Nimali I de Silva, Lidiane A Dos Santos, Nawal K Dubey, Sylvain Dumez, Himashi S Ferdinandez, André L Firmino, Yusufjon Gafforov, Achala J Gajanayake, Deecksha Gomdola, Sugantha Gunaseelan, Shucheng-He, Zin H Htet, Malarvizhi Kaliyaperumal, Martin Kemler, Kezhocuyi Kezo, Nuwan D Kularathnage, Marco Leonardi, Ji-Peng Li, Chunfang Liao, Shun Liu, Michael Loizides, Thatsanee Luangharn, Jian Ma, Hugo Madrid, S Mahadevakumar, Sajeewa S N Maharachchikumbura, Dimuthu S Manamgoda, María P Martín, Niranjan Mekala, Pierre-Arthur Moreau, Yan-Hong Mu, Pasouvang Pahoua, Dhandevi Pem, Olinto L Pereira, Wiphawanee Phonrob, Chayanard Phukhamsakda, Mubashar Raza, Guang-Cong Ren, Andrea C Rinaldi, Walter Rossi, Binu C Samarakoon, Milan C Samarakoon, Vemuri V Sarma, Indunil C Senanayake, Archana Singh, Maria F Souza, Cristina M Souza-Motta, Adriano A Spielmann, Wenxin Su, Xia Tang, XingGuo Tian, Kasun M Thambugala, Naritsada Thongklang, Danushka S Tennakoon, Nopparat Wannathes, DingPeng Wei, Stéphane Welti, Subodini N Wijesinghe, Hongde Yang, Yunhui Yang, Hai-Sheng Yuan, Huang Zhang, Jingyi Zhang, Abhaya Balasuriya, Chitrabhanu S Bhunjun, Timur S Bulgakov, Lei Cai, Erio Camporesi, Putarak Chomnunti, Y S Deepika, Mingkwan Doilom, Wei-Jun Duan, Shi-Ling Han, Naruemon Huanraluek, E B Gareth Jones, N Lakshmidevi, Yu Li, Saisamorn Lumyong, Zong-Long Luo, Surapong Khuna, Jaturong Kumla, Ishara S Manawasinghe, Ausana Mapook, Wilawan Punyaboon, Saowaluck Tibpromma, Yong-Zhong Lu, JiYe Yan, Yong Wang

Fungal Diversity2022

150Citations