Organisation
Bioengineering Technology, Group T Leuven Campus
Technology Cluster
The unit studies the role and ecology of microbial communities and members thereof in diverse natural and man-made environments or processes to better understand and manage these processes. A major focus is on plant-microbe-insect interactions and plant-microbe interactions.
Current researchers
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- Sergio Alvarez Perez (Member)
- Dieter Baets (Member)
- Lien Bosmans (Member)
- Sofie Bossaert (Member)
- Sam Crauwels (Member)
- Gabriele Gloder (Member)
- Tim Goelen (Member)
- Marijke Lenaerts (Member)
- Bart Lievens (Member)
- Anne Marmenout (Member)
Projects
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- Identification and characterization of biocontrol organisms with activity against the strawberry pathogen Phytophthora cactorumFrom22 Jan 2021 → TodayFunding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
- Unraveling the molecular mechanisms underlying biological control of hairy root disease in tomato by Paenibacillus strainsFrom21 Sep 2020 → Today
- HiTMan: a versatile and flexible high-throughput microbe handler for automation of complex experimental procedures and rapid phenotypic characterizationFrom1 May 2020 → TodayFunding: FWO Large scale research infrastructure
- Hairy root disease: understanding the molecular processes leading to tomato hairy root development upon infection with rhizogenic agrobacteriaFrom13 Jan 2020 → TodayFunding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
- Management of hairy root disease in tomato cultivation using integrated biocontrol organisms (BioMan)From1 Jan 2020 → TodayFunding: IOF - technology validation in lab
- Sustainable management of Nezara viridula in sweet pepper and cucumberFrom3 Dec 2019 → TodayFunding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
- Innovative organic aphid control in the protected cultivation of peppers and berries (BIOTRACT)From1 Dec 2019 → TodayFunding: IWT / VLAIO - Agricultural research
- Harnessing Insect–Microbe Chemical Communications To Control Insect PestsFrom15 Nov 2019 → TodayFunding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
- Sustainable control of Nesidiocoris tenuis in tomato (NESI)From1 Nov 2019 → TodayFunding: IWT / VLAIO - Agricultural research
- Production of specialty beers with a wood character through the addition of wood alternativesFrom1 Oct 2019 → 30 Sep 2021Funding: IWT / VLAIO - TETRA fund
Publications
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- Optimizing Biocontrol Activity of Paenibacillus xylanexedens for Management of Hairy Root Disease in Tomato Grown in Hydroponic Greenhouses(2021)
Authors: Pablo Vargas, Lien Bosmans, Stefan Van Kerckhove, Bart Van Calenberge, Jos M Raaijmakers, Bart Lievens, Hans Rediers
Number of pages: 11 - Quantitative PCR for detection and quantification of Phytophthora cactorum in the cultivation of strawberry(2021)
Authors: E Verdecchia, A Ceustermans, D Baets, J Ferreira, P Bonants, P Melis, W Van Hemelrijck, D Bylemans, Hans Rediers, Bart Lievens
Pages: 867 - 882Number of pages: 16 - Inoculation of pear flowers with Metschnikowia reukaufii and Acinetobacter nectaris enhances attraction of honeybees and hoverflies, but does not increase fruit and seed set(2021)
Authors: Agneta Colda, Sofie Bossaert, Christel Verreth, Bart Vanhoutte, Olivier Honnay, Wannes Keulemans, Bart Lievens
Number of pages: 15 - Sanitation of wooden barrels for ageing beer - a review(2021)
Authors: Tin Kocijan, Sofie Bossaert, G Van Boeckel, Gert De Rouck, Bart Lievens, Sam Crauwels
Pages: 51 - 62Number of pages: 12 - Description of the temporal dynamics in microbial community composition and beer chemistry in sour beer production via barrel ageing of finished beers(2021)
Authors: Sofie Bossaert, Valérie Winne, Filip Van Opstaele, Jasper Buyse, Christel Verreth, Beatriz Herrera, Maarten Van Geel, Kevin Verstrepen, Sam Crauwels, Gert De Rouck, et al.
Number of pages: 18 - Ei-parasitoïden in de strijd tegen zuidelijke groene stinkwants(2021)
Authors: Margot Geerinck, Sara Van Hee, Hans Jacquemyn, Bart Lievens
Pages: 10 - 11Number of pages: 2 - Innate preference hierarchies coupled with adult experience, rather than larval imprinting or transgenerational acclimation, determine host plant use in Pieris rapae(2020)
Authors: Hampus Petren, Gabriele Gloder, Diana Posledovich, Christer Wiklund, Magne Friberg
Pages: 242 - 251Number of pages: 10 - Identification and application of bacterial volatiles to attract a generalist aphid parasitoid: from laboratory to greenhouse assays(2020)
Authors: Tim Goelen, Jozsef Vuts, Islam S Sobhy, Felix Wackers, John C Caulfield, Michael A Birkett, Hans Rediers, Hans Jacquemyn, Bart Lievens
Pages: 930 - 938Number of pages: 9 - Silage making of maize stover and banana pseudostem under South Ethiopian conditions: evolution of pH, dry matter and microbiological profile(2020)
Authors: Ashenafi Azage Mitiku, Addisu Fekadu Andeta, An Borremans, Bart Lievens, Sofie Bossaert, Sam Crauwels, Ben Aernouts, Yisehak Kechero, Leni Van Campenhout
Pages: 1477 - 1488Number of pages: 12 - Bacterial phylogeny predicts volatile organic compound composition and olfactory response of an aphid parasitoid(2020)
Authors: Tim Goelen, Islam S Sobhy, Christophe Vanderaa, Felix Waeckers, Hans Rediers, Tom Wenseleers, Hans Jacquemyn, Bart Lievens
Pages: 1415 - 1428Number of pages: 14