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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- Co-tolerance to zinc and copper of the soil nitrifying community and its relationship with the community structure(2012)
Authors: Stefan Ruyters, Jelle Mertens, Dirk Springael, Erik Smolders
Pages: 75 - 80 - Fermentation assays reveal differences in sugar and (off-) flavor metabolism across different Brettanomyces bruxellensis strains(2016)
Authors: Sam Crauwels, Filip Van Opstaele, Barbara Jaskula-Goiris, Jan Steensels, Christel Verreth, Lien Bosmans, Caro Paulussen, Beatriz Herrera, Jessika De Clippeleer, Kathleen Marchal, et al.
- Characterization of the bacterial community composition in drinking water production and distribution systems, emphasizing Acinetobacter species.(2019)
Authors: Ado Van Assche, Bart Lievens, Joseph De Brabanter, Kris Willems
- Brettanomyces bruxellensis, essential contributor in spontaneous beer fermentations providing novel opportunities for the brewing industry(2015)
Authors: Sam Crauwels, Jan Steensels, Guido Aerts, Kris Willems, Kevin Verstrepen, Bart Lievens
Pages: 110 - 121 - Adult Parasitoids of Honeydew-Producing Insects Prefer Honeydew Sugars to Cover their Energetic Needs(2016)
Authors: Marijke Lenaerts, Caro Paulussen, Tim Goelen, Hans Jacquemyn, Bart Lievens
Pages: 1028 - 1036 - Identification and application of bacterial volatiles to attract a generalist aphid parasitoid: from laboratory to greenhouse assays(2021)
Authors: Tim Goelen, Hans Rediers, Hans Jacquemyn, Bart Lievens
Pages: 930 - 938 - Potential for Biocontrol of Hairy Root Disease by a Paenibacillus Clade(2017)
Authors: Lien Bosmans, Anneleen Paeleman, Jef Rozenski, René De Mot, Hans Rediers, Bart Lievens
- Hand hygiene: resolving an enigma?(2008)
Authors: Hans Rediers, Kris Willems
Pages: 568 - 584 - Are type IV pili involved in Vibrio anguillarum virulence towards sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax L.) larvae?(2013)
Authors: Ingeborg Frans, Pieter Busschaert, Kristof Dierckens, Chris Michiels, Kris Willems, Bart Lievens, Peter Bossier, Hans Rediers
Pages: 30 - 38 - Potential of insect-microbe chemical interactions to improve biological control of insect pests(2020)
Authors: Tim Goelen, Bart Lievens, Hans Rediers, Hans Jacquemyn