Dr. Stefan Gorka
Postdoctoral Researcher at the Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science
✉ stefan.gorka(at)univie.ac.at
Publications
Jenab K, Alteio L, Guseva K, Gorka S, Darcy S, Fuchslueger L et al. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal families and exploration-based guilds exhibit distinct responses to long-term N, P and K deficiencies and imbalances. New Phytologist. 2026 Mar 2;250(3):1846-1862. doi: 10.1111/nph.70969
Gorka S, Canarini A, Schmidt H, Kaiser C. Soil bacterial neutral lipid fatty acids: Markers for carbon storage or necromass? Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 2025 Sept 28;208:109855. doi: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2025.109855
Wiesenbauer J, Gorka S, Jenab K, Schuster R, Kumar N, Rottensteiner C et al. Preferential use of organic acids over sugars by soil microbes in simulated root exudation. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 2025 Feb 16;203:109738. doi: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2025.109738
Wiesenbauer J, König A, Gorka S, Marchand L, Nunan N, Kitzler B et al. A pulse of simulated root exudation alters the composition and temporal dynamics of microbial metabolites in its immediate vicinity. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 2024 Feb;189:109259. Epub 2023 Dec 1. doi: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2023.109259
Gorka S, Darcy S, Horak J, Pinheiro Imai BY, Mohrlok M, Salas Hernandez EK et al. Beyond PLFA: Concurrent extraction of neutral and glycolipid fatty acids provides new insights into soil microbial communities. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 2023 Dec;187:109205. Epub 2023 Dec. doi: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2023.109205
Microbiomes Drive Planetary Health
Stefan Gorka is part of the FWF-funded Cluster of Excellence (CoE)
