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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- Development of an insect attracting feeding device to improve the biological control of insect pests in greenhousesFrom28 Aug 2015 → 9 Mar 2020Funding: FWO Strategic Basic Research Grant
- Epidemiology, ecology and management of rhizogenic agrobacteria, causative agents of hairy root disease in vegetable crops.From1 Nov 2013 → 5 Sep 2017Funding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
- LA-AGROBACTERIUM: Control of excessive root growth (crazy roots) caused by Agrobacterium rhizogenes, in fruit vegetables under glass.From1 Nov 2013 → 31 Oct 2017Funding: IWT / VLAIO - Agricultural research
- Development and application of molecular tools to elucidate the influence of mycorrhizal interactions on the spatial distribution of terrestrial orchids.From1 Oct 2013 → 10 May 2017Funding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
- Model based design and optimization of anaerobic digestion systems by inon of microbial community dynamics in advanced mathematical modelsFrom1 Oct 2013 → 30 Sep 2017Funding: BOF - Concerted Research Project from 1994
- Decolorization of textile waste water, with an emphasis on microbial treatment processesFrom1 Oct 2013 → 19 Mar 2018Funding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
- PhenoGenYeast: Exploring the phenotypic landscape of nectar yeasts in relation to their genetic background.From1 May 2013 → 30 Apr 2015Funding: Marie Curie - People
- The impact of microbial communities in floral nectar of nectar plants on biological control of insect pestsFrom1 Jan 2013 → 31 Dec 2016Funding: FWO research project (including WEAVE projects)
- Characterization of microbial communities in floral nectar and assessing their impact on nectar chemistry and performance of biological control agents of pest insects.From1 Feb 2012 → 9 May 2017Funding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
- Study on bacteria associated with rice roots and their potential to promote rice growthFrom11 Mar 2011 → 13 Oct 2017Funding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
Publications
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- Virological fit-for-purpose risk assessment in a leafy green production enterprise(2015)
Authors: Kris Willems
Pages: 333 - 339 - Virological Quality of Irrigation Water in Leafy Green Vegetables and Berry Fruits Production Chains(2017)
Authors: Kris Willems
Pages: 72 - 78 - Harmonised investigation of occurence of human enteric viruses in the leafy green vegetables supply chain in three European countries(2012)
Authors: Kris Willems
Pages: 179 - 191 - Genetic and physiological diversity of Tetragenococcus halophilus strains isolated from sugar- and salt-rich environments(2008)
Authors: Annelies Justé, Bart Lievens, Ingeborg Frans, Chris Michiels, Kris Willems
Pages: 2600 - 2610 - Nieuw project WaterQ: chemische en biologische waterverontreiniging: risico voor de consument?(2011)
Authors: Kris Willems, Hans Rediers
Pages: 22 - 23 - Bacterial community dynamics during industrial malting, with an emphasis on lactic acid bacteria(2014)
Authors: Sofie Malfliet, Michael Waud, Sam Crauwels, Luc De Cooman, Guido Aerts, Stefan Ruyters, Kris Willems, Pieter Busschaert, Bart Lievens
Pages: 39 - 46 - Protective effect of hop ß-acids on microbial degradation of thick juice during storage(2008)
Authors: Annelies Justé, Bart Lievens, Chris Michiels, Kris Willems
Pages: 51 - 59 - Chemische en microbiologische waterverontreiniging: een risico voor de consument? Een laatste update(2015)
Authors: Tom Smets, Wendy Van Hemelrijck, Hans Rediers
Pages: 8 - 10 - Anaerobic digestion in global bio-energy production: Potential and research challenges(2011)
Authors: Lise Appels, Joost Lauwers, Jan Degrève, Lieve Helsen, Bart Lievens, Kris Willems, Jan Van Impe, Raf Dewil
Pages: 4295 - 4301 - Characterization of Tetragenococcus strains from sugar thick juice reveals a novel species, Tetragenococcus osmophilus sp. nov., and divides Tetragenococcus halophilus into two subspecies, T. halophilus subsp. halophilus subsp. nov. and T. halophilus subsp. flandriensis subsp. nov.(2012)
Authors: Christel Verreth, Bart Lievens, Kris Willems
Pages: 129 - 137