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Innovative molecular tools for tracking microbial inoculants in soil

Publication date: 23/02/2024

Co-Authors: Loredana Canfora, Andrea Manfredini, Eligio Malusà

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Aptamer‑based technology for detecting Bacillus subtilis in soil

Publication date: 12/09/2023

Authors: Andrea Manfredini, Eligio Malusà, Loredana Canfora
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Bioinoculants and organic soil amendments affect nematode diversity in apple orchards

Publication date: 15/06/2023

Authors: Expedito Olimi, Samuel Bickel, Wisnu Adi Wicaksono, Peter Kusstatscher, Danny Coyne, Bettina Weber, Tomislav Cernava, Gabriele Berg

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Effects of tomato inoculation with the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium brunneum on spider mite resistance and the rhizosphere microbial community

Publication date: 24/05/2023

Authors: Shumaila Rasool, Andreas Markou, S. Emilia Hannula, Arjen Biere

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Microbial-Based Products to Control Soil-Borne Pathogens: Methods to Improve Efficacy and to Assess Impacts on Microbiome

Publication date: 16/01/2023

Authors: Magdalena Ptaszek, Loredana Canfora, Massimo Pugliese, Flavia Pinzari, Giovanna Gilardi, Paweł Trzciński, Eligio Malusà

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Effects of tomato inoculation with the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium brunneum on spider mite resistance and the rhizosphere microbial community

Publication date: 24/05/2023

Authors: Shumaila Rasool, Andreas Markou, S. Emilia Hannula, Arjen Biere

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Microbial-Based Products to Control Soil-Borne Pathogens: Methods to Improve Efficacy and to Assess Impacts on Microbiome

Publication date: 16/01/2023

Authors: Magdalena Ptaszek, Loredana Canfora, Massimo Pugliese, Flavia Pinzari, Giovanna Gilardi, Paweł Trzciński, Eligio Malusà

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Two species-specific TaqMan-based qPCR assays for the detection in soil of Paenibacillus polymyxa inoculums

Publication date: 15/12/2022

Authors:
Manfredini Andrea, Malusà Eligio, Trzcinski Pawel, Ptaszek Magdalena, Sas-Paszt Lidia, Mocali Stefano, Pinzari Flavia and Canfora Loredana

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Deciphering the microbial composition of biodynamic preparations and their effects on the apple rhizosphere microbiome

Publication date: 16/11/2022

Authors: Expedito Olimi, Samuel Bickel, Wisnu Adi Wicaksono, Peter Kusstatscher, Robert Matzer, Tomislav Cernava, Gabriele Berg

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Frontiers in soil ecology—Insights from the World Biodiversity Forum 2022

Publication date: 11/11/2022

Authors: Nico Eisenhauer, S. Franz Bender, Irene Calderón-Sanou, Franciska T. de Vries, Jonas J. Lembrechts, Wilfried Thuiller, Diana H. Wall, Romy Zeiss, Mohammad Bahram, Rémy Beugnon, Victoria J. Burton, Thomas W. Crowther, Manuel Delgado-Baquerizo, Stefan Geisen, Paul Kardol, Valentyna Krashevska, Carlos A. Martínez-Muñoz, Guillaume Patoine, Julia Seeber, Nadejda A. Soudzilovskaia, Michael Steinwandter, Marie Sünnemann, Xin Sun, Marcel G. A. van der Heijden, Carlos A. Guerra, Anton Potapov

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Trichoderma enriched compost, BCAs and potassium phosphite control Fusarium wilt of lettuce without affecting soil microbiome at genus level

Publication date: 07/10/2022

Authors: Alessio Bellini, Giovanna Gilardi, Mohamed Idbella, Maurizio Zotti, Massimo Pugliese, Giuliano Bonanomi, Maria Lodovica Gullino

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Fungi, P solubilizationand plant nutrition

Publication date: 26/08/2022

Authors:
Maria Vassileva, Gilberto de Oliveira Mendes, Marco Agostinio Deriu, Giacomo di Benedetto, Elena Flor Peregrin, Stefano Mocali, , Vanessa Martos, Nikolay Vassilev

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Contenimento di Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici con alcuni fertilizzanti ed il loro impatto sulla comunità microbica della rizosfera in piante di pomodoro

Publication date: 29/04/2022

Authors:
Anna Rizzolo, Massimo Pugliese

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Safety Level of Microorganism-Bearing Products Applied in Soil-Plant Systems

Publication date: 28/04/2022

Authors:
Maria Vassileva, Stefano Mocali, Loredana Canfora, Eligio Malusa, Luis F Garcia del Moral, Vanessa Martos, Elena Flor-Peregrin, Nikolay Vassilev

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Conception and Development of Recycled Raw Materials (Coconut Fiber and Bagasse)-Based Substrates Enriched with Soil Microorganisms (Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi, Trichoderma spp. and Pseudomonas spp.) for the Soilless Cultivation of Tomato (S. lycopersicum)

Publication date: 23/03/2022

Authors:
Sylvie Masquelier, Tommaso Sozzi, Janie Camille Bouvet, Jérôme Bésiers and Jean-Marc Deogratia

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Efficacia di biofertilizzanti e biostimolanti sul contenimento della tracheofusariosi del pomodoro allevato in vaso

Publication date: 01/03/2022

Authors:
Massimo Pugliese, Athina Vasileiadou, Giovanna Gilardi, Maria Lodovica Gullino and Angelo Garibaldi

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Efficacia di microrganismi antagonisti sul contenimento della tracheofusariosi del pomodoro allevato in vaso.

Publication date: 01/03/2022

Authors:
Massimo Pugliese, Athina Vasileiadou, Giovanna Gilardi, Maria Lodovica Gullino and Angelo Garibaldi

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Patogeni recentemente comparsi in forma grave su fragola e risultati di prove di lotta in serra con microrganismi antagonisti

Publication date: 01/02/2022

Authors:
Massimo Pugliese, Giovanna Gilardi, Vladimiro Guarnaccia, Maria Lodovica Gullino and Angelo Garibaldi

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First report of multinucleate Rhizoctonia solani AG4 HG-I causing crown and root rot on strawberry in Italy

Publication date: 09/01/2022

Authors:
Vladimiro Guarnaccia, Massimo Pugliese, Giovanna Gilardi and Maria Lodovica Gullino

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Microorganisms and Plant Nutrition

Publication date: 13/12/2021

Authors:
N Vassilev, E Malusa

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Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (Halyomorpha halys Stål.) Attack Induces a Metabolic Response in Strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa Duch.) Fruit

Publication date: 08/12/2021

Authors:
Cvelbar Weber, Nika; Razinger, Jaka; Jakopič, Jerneja; Schmitzer, Valentina; Hudina, Metka; Slatnar, Ana; Veberič, Robert; Štampar, Franci; Zamljen, Tilen
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Testing Virulence of Different Species of Insect Associated Fungi against Yellow Mealworm (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) and Their Potential Growth Stimulation to Maize

Publication date: 18/11/2021

Authors:
Praprotnik, Eva; Lončar, Jernej; Razinger, Jaka

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A Holistic Approach for Enhancing the Efficacy of Soil Microbial Inoculants in Agriculture: From Lab to Field Scale

Publication date: 15/11/2021

Authors: Eligio Malusà; Gabriele Berg; Arjen Biere; Anne Bohr; Loredana Canfora; Anne D. Jungblut; Wojciech Kepka; Jutta Kienzle; Peter Kusstatscher; Sylvie Masquelier; Massimo Pugliese; Jaka Razinger; Maria Grazia Tommasini; Nikolay Vassilev; Nicolai Vitt Meyling; Xiangming Xu; Stefano Mocali
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EFFECT OF COMPOST AGAINST SOIL-BORNE PLANT PATHOGENS AND ITS IMPACT ON RHIZOSPHERE MICROBIOTA

Publication date: 01/10/2021

Authors:
Massimo Pugliese

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Strawberry microbiome assembly along the fruit development provides insights into food safety and health

Authors:
Olimi, Expedito; Kusstatscher, Peter; Wicaksono, Wisnu Adi; Abdelfattah, Ahmed; Cernava, Tomislav; Berg, Gabriele

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Current Methods, Common Practices, and Perspectives in Tracking and Monitoring Bioinoculants in Soil

Publication date: 31/08/2021

Authors:
Manfredini A, Malusà E, Costa C,Pallottino F, Mocali S, Pinzari F and Canfora L

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SOIL-INSECT toolbox: A new chamber for analysing the behaviour of herbivorous insects and tri-trophic interactions in soil

Publication date: 07/07/2021

Authors:
Furmanczyk, Ewa M.; Tartanus, Malgorzata; Jóźwiak, Zbigniew B.; Malusà, Eligio

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Editorial Plant Root Interaction with Associated Microbiomes to Improve Plant Resiliency and Crop Biodiversity

Publication date: 02/07/2021

Authors:
N Vassilev, E Malusa, D Neri, X Xu

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Fermentation Strategies to Improve Soil Bio-Inoculant Production and Quality

Publication date: 09/06/2021

Authors:
Vassileva, Maria; Malusa, Eligio; Sas-Paszt, Lidia; Trzcinski, Pawel; Galvez, Antonia; Flor-Peregrin, Elena; Shilev, Stefan; Canfora, Loredana; Mocali, Stefano; Vassilev, Nikolay

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Microbiome-Assisted Breeding to Understand Cultivar-Dependent Assembly in Cucurbita pepo

Publication date: 09/04/2021

Authors:
Kusstatscher, Peter; Adam, Eveline; Wicaksono, Wisnu Adi; Bernhart, Maria; Olimi, Expedito; Müller, Henry; Berg, Gabriele

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Microbiome Modulation—Toward a Better Understanding of Plant Microbiome Response to Microbial Inoculants

Publication date: 08/04/2021

Authors:
Berg, Gabriele; Kusstatscher, Peter; Abdelfattah, Ahmed; Cernava, Tomislav; Smalla, Kornelia

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Efficacia di microrganismi antagonisti sul contenimento di Rhizoctonia solani su fragola allevata in vaso

Publication date: 01/03/2021

Authors:
Massimo Pugliese, Giovanna Gilardi, Maria Lodovica Gullino and Angelo Garibaldi

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Trends in Soil Microbial Inoculants Research: A Science Mapping Approach to Unravel Strengths and Weaknesses of Their Application

Publication date: 16/02/2021

Authors:
 Loredana Canfora; Corrado Costa; Federico Pallottino; Stefano Mocali

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Aspergillus terreus: From Soil to Industry and Back

Publication date: 25/10/2020

Authors:
Vassileva M, Malusà E, Eichler Löbermann and Vassilev N

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The use of advanced technologies for integrated management of root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp., Nematoda: Heteroderidae)

Publication date: 01/10/2020

Authors:
Nik Sušič

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Effects of nematicidal bacteria Bacillus firmus and closely related strains on plant health. 8th congress of Slovenian microbiology society

Publication date: 01/10/2020

Authors:
Nik Susič, Saša Širca, Barbara Gerič Stare

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Microbiome Management by Biological and Chemical Treatments in Maize Is Linked to Plant Health

Publication date: 30/09/2020

Authors:
Peter Kusstatscher , Wisnu Adi Wicaksono, Dhivya P. Thenappan, Eveline Adam, Henry Müller, Gabriele Berg

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Bioaugmentation of Entomopathogenic Fungi for Sustainable Agriotes Larvae (Wireworms) Management in Maize

Publication date: 17/09/2021

Authors:
Jaka Razinger, Eva Praprotnik and Hans-Josef Schroers; Plant Protection Department, Agricultural Institute of Slovenia, Ljubljana, Slovenia

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Trichomes form genotype-specific microbial hotspots in the phyllosphere of tomato?

Publication date: 17/09/2020

Authors:
Peter Kusstatscher, Wisnu Adi Wicaksono, Alessandro Bergna, Tomislav Cernava, Nick Bergau, Alain Tissier, Bettina Hause & Gabriele Berg

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Field Exploitation of Multiple Functions of Beneficial Microorganisms for Plant Nutrition and Protection: Real Possibility or Just a Hope?

Publication date: 05/08/2020

Authors:
Peter Kusstatscher, Tomislav Cernava, Ahmed Abdelfattah, Jarishma Gokul, Lise Korsten, Gabriele Berg

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Towards better understanding of the interactions and efficient application of plant beneficial prebiotics, probiotics, postbiotics and synbiotics

Publication date: 16/07/2020

Authors:
Vassileva M, Flor-Peregrin E, Malusà E and Vassilev N

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A Compost Treatment Acts as a Suppressive Agent in Phytophthora capsici – Cucurbita pepo Pathosystem by Modifying the Rhizosphere Microbiota

Publication date: 24/06/2020

Authors:
Alessio Bellini, Ilario Ferrocino, Maria Alexandra Cucu, Massimo Pugliese, Angelo Garibaldi and Maria Lodovica Gullino

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Microbiome approaches provide the key to biologically control postharvest pathogens and storability of fruits and vegetables

Publication date: 16/06/2020

Authors:
Peter Kusstatscher, Tomislav Cernava, Ahmed Abdelfattah, Jarishma Gokul, Lise Korsten, Gabriele Berg

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EXCALIBUR, un progetto Horizon 2020 per lo studio del microbioma del suolo

Publication date: 01/04/2020

Authors:
Massimo Pugliese and Maria Lodovica Gullino

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Il compost verde arricchito con Trichoderma spp. dimostra azione repressiva nei confronti del patosistema Phytophthora capsici – Cucurbita pepo modificando la popolazione microbica

Publication date: 01/04/2020

Authors:
Alessio Bellini, Ilario Ferrocino, Maria Alexandra Cucu, Massimo Pugliese, Angelo Garibaldi and Maria Lodovica Gullino

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Formulation of Microbial Inoculants by Encapsulation in Natural Polysaccharides: Focus on Beneficial Properties of Carrier Additives and Derivatives

Publication date: 10/03/2020

Authors:
Vassilev N., Vassileva M., Martos V., Garcia del Moral L.F., Kowalska J., Tylkowski B. and Malusá E.; UGR, INHORT

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Whole Genome Sequencing and Comparative Genomics of Two Nematicidal Bacillus Strains Reveals a Wide Range of Possible Virulence Factors

Publication date: 01/03/2020

Authors:
Nik Susic,* Sandra Janezic,† Maja Rupnik,† Barbara Geric Stare*;
*Agricultural Institute of Slovenia, Plant Protection Department, Ljubljana, Slovenia; and †Centre for Medical
Microbiology, Department for Microbiological Research, National Laboratory of Health, Environment and Food (NLZOH),
Maribor, Slovenia

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