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.
Projects
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- Hairy root disease: understanding the molecular processes leading to tomato hairy root development upon infection with rhizogenic agrobacteriaFrom13 Jan 2020 → 13 Jan 2024Funding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
- Sustainable management of Nezara viridula in sweet pepper and cucumberFrom3 Dec 2019 → 3 Dec 2023Funding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
- Harnessing Insect–Microbe Chemical Communications To Control Insect PestsFrom15 Nov 2019 → 15 Nov 2023Funding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
- Sustainable Management of Nesidiocoris tenuis in tomatoFrom30 Sep 2019 → 30 Sep 2023Funding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
- Assessing the role of microbial volatiles in parasitoid-hyperparasitoid interactions and its implications for biological control of insect pestsFrom6 May 2019 → 6 May 2023Funding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
- Ecology and management of fungal diseases in strawberry cultivationFrom24 Jan 2019 → 14 Dec 2020Funding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
- Development of a novel strategy to control Drosophila suzukii using parasitoid speciesFrom6 Jul 2016 → 12 Oct 2018Funding: FWO Strategic Basic Research Grant
- Microbiota profiling of the house fly, Musca DomesticaFrom20 Oct 2015 → 2 Apr 2020Funding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
- MICRObe-based atTRACTion of natural enemies to enhance biological control of pest insectsFrom1 Oct 2015 → 30 Sep 2017Funding: IOF - Industrial Research Fund
- Exploring natural and artificial diversity of Saccharomyces cerevisiae for industrial fermentation processes.From1 Oct 2015 → 30 Sep 2016Funding: BOF - Other initiatives
Publications
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- Leptospirosis: a neglected zoonotic disease?(2011)
Authors: Ado Van Assche, Kris Willems
Pages: 48 - 51 - A novel genotoxin-specific qPCR array based on the metabolically competent human HepaRG (TM) cell line as a rapid and reliable tool for improved in vitro hazard assessment(2018)
Authors: Gamze Ates, Birgit Mertens, Anja Heymans, Luc Verschaeve, Dimiter Milushev, Philippe Vanparys, Nancy HC Roosens, Sigrid CJ De Keersmaecker, Vera Rogiers, Tatyana Y Doktorova
Pages: 1593 - 1608 - The influence of Pre-treated Waste Activated Sludge on Anaerobic Digestion Efficiency and Microbial Community Structure(2015)
Authors: Sofie Houtmeyers, Jan Van Impe, Kris Willems, Lise Appels
Number of pages: 173 - Yeast-bacterium interactions: the next frontier in nectar research.(2019)
Authors: Sergio Alvarez Perez, Bart Lievens
Pages: 393 - 401 - Microflora during malting of Barley: Overview and Impact on malt quality(2011)
Authors: Sofie Malfliet, Marijke Lenaerts, Luc De Cooman, Guido Aerts, Kris Willems, Bart Lievens
Pages: 22 - 31 - Protective effect of hop ß-acids on microbial degradation of thick juice during storage(2008)
Authors: Annelies Justé, MS Krause, Bart Lievens, M Klingeberg, Chris Michiels, Kris Willems
Pages: 51 - 59 - Assessing genetic diversity in Brettanomyces yeasts using DNA fingerprinting and whole genome sequencing(2014)
Authors: Sam Crauwels, Jan Steensels, Pieter Busschaert, Gorik De Samblanx, Kathleen Marchal, Kris Willems, Kevin Verstrepen, Bart Lievens
Pages: 4398 - 4413 - Assessing the xylanolytic bacterial diversity during the malting process(2013)
Authors: Sofie Malfliet, Sam Crauwels, Kris Willems, Luc De Cooman, Bart Lievens, Guido Aerts
Pages: 406 - 415 - Associative learning and memory retention of nectar yeast volatiles in a generalist parasitoid(2019)
Authors: Islam Sobhy, Tim Goelen, Kevin Verstrepen, Hans Jacquemyn, Bart Lievens
Pages: 137 - 146 - Nectar Bacteria affect life history of a generalist aphid parasitoid by altering nectar chemistry(2017)
Authors: Marijke Lenaerts, Tim Goelen, Beatriz Herrera, Jan Steensels, Wim Van den Ende, Kevin Verstrepen, Hans Jacquemyn, Bart Lievens
Pages: 2061 - 2069