...pread in the EU. ILVO participates with sustained effort in the EURL for regulated plant pathogenic bacteria. This is done together with the consortium leader nvwa-NIVIP (Netherlands) , the Researc...
...utomate and continuously test their products during the entire production phase for the presence of bacterial contamination. So far, this bacterial control is still carried out by random samples, w...
...f marine animals are valuable for very different reasons: for example, some contain anti-viral, antibacterial or anti-carcinogenic substances, or they produce substances in their body or armor that...
...o indicate causality (cause-effect). The importance and role of the gut microbiota (all the bacteria present in the gut) is gradually becoming clear. Our diet co-determines the composition ...
...ental compartments such as soil, water and air. Eventually, it is converted back to nitrogen gas by bacteria. This process is called the nitrogen cycle. Relatively recently in historical te...
... hydrogen gas (H2). To maintain optimal rumen fermentation, this H2 must be removed. Methanogenic bacteria take care of this. They bind the H2 with CO2 to form CH4 and H2O. The methane gas leaves t...
...sms associated with food. Major foodborne pathogens include protozoa, viruses (e.g. norovirus), and bacteria such as Campylobacter, Salmonella, Listeria monocytogenes, and shiga-toxin-producing Esc...
...taging behavior in the sow. The remainder is stored in fatty tissue. Skatol and indol are formed by bacteria in the large intestine in both female and (castrated) male pigs, but the presence of and...
...ger than 1 mm), meiobenthos (smaller than 1 mm) and microbenthos (single-celled organisms such as bacteria and diatoms). The most common species groups for macrobenthos include bristle worms, bival...
...nteracts soil acidification. expanding the soil food webA more active and diverse soil life (bacteria, fungi, nematodes, etc.) contributes to a better soil structure by forming soil structure ...
...dead above-ground plant material ends up. The decomposing organisms are microorganisms (fungi and bacteria) and small soil animals (earthworms, millipedes, woodlice, etc.). They break down fresh or...
...r samples and batches of potatoes contaminated with brown rot (Ralstonia solanacearum) and ring rot bacteria (Clavibacter sepedonicus), the SourceTrack project used a reverse contact tracing approa...
...analyzed the samples to quantify the antibiotic residues, to investigate the (antibiotic-resistant) bacterial shifts and to quantify antibiotic resistance genes. In addition, commercially available...
...ilor-made HTS strategy that responds to the need for detection of viruses and even (specific) plant bacteria. According to the research partners, the implementation of this HTS technology on a broa...
...makes use of different and new farming methods is required. An oft-suggested solution is the use of bacteria as a biological fertilizer and control product. But in order to understand and predict t...
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...ried out by an external company, compared to disinfection by the farmer. Sensitivity of E. coli bacteria collected in stables Maertens conducted a survey of no fewer than 25 broiler farms a...
... was part of a project by VIB, together with partners Ghent University, KU Leuven and ILVO, to find bacteria that occur naturally in Flemish soils and that work well with soy plants in our regions....
...ant-pathogenic organisms. Since 2007, ILVO has been the only Belgian NRL for nematodes, insects and bacteria, and together with CRA-W, the Walloon counterpart of ILVO, NRL for fungi and viruses / p...
...sms. Together with an interdisciplinary team of researchers, she wants to identify Flemish soil bacteria that can help us to grow soy locally. A library of soil bacteria from 1,000 gardens
... clear that the bacterium had entered the EU by the import of infected Egyptian early potatoes. The bacteria accidentally ended up in waterways in which "bittersweet" (Solanum dulcamara) was the id...
We focus on variety trials and cultivation and recently we discovered local rhizobium bacteria that can improve the quality of our soybeans.
ILVO uses specific techniques to detect bacteria, fungi, insects, mites, nematodes, and viruses.
Determination species/variety (plants, meat, fish, shellfish, crustaceans, fungi, bacteria) based on DNA, proteins and other macro molecules
General introductionIn the industrialized world, Campylobacter is the most important bacterial cause of human gastro-enteritis. It is estimated that 50%-80% of all Campylobacter strains isolated f...
... found to be low, indicating stable organic matter in the substrate. The Roof Food samples are more bacterially diverse than the 3 groups of reference samples (compost, woody material, and potting ...
...ing innovative management practices, such as the use of soil mycorrhizae and plant growth-promoting bacteria, alternative crop rotations, pest warning systems, nutrient capture crops, organic soil ...
In this project we want to address these 2 topics in parallel by developing a new sustainable breeding technology that focuses on the roots, using rhizogenic bacteria.
...a from Flemish soils that are able to efficiently nodulate soybean. We wish to find local soilborne bacteria and funghi that are able to form nodules on soybean plants. We expect that these local m...
Which antibiotic resistant bacteria, antibiotic resistance genes and antibiotic residues can be found in ground water, surface water, waste water, marine water, and in aquaculture?
...arie Sklodowska Curie post-doc fellowship, interspecies interactions have been investigated between bacteria which have been previously isolated from food industries. This will enable to define the...
Xylella fastidiosa (Xfas) is one of the most dangerous bacterial plant pathogens associated with serious diseases in a wide range of plants.
... conditions were selected. Field trials showed that inoculating soybean plants with nitrogen-fixing bacteria is crucial to achieve good yields and high protein quality. Incorporating soy into crop ...
In Flemish pear and cherry production, bacterial canker caused by the Pseudomonas syringae pathovars syringae (Pss) and morsprunorum (Psm)
...nd organic vegetable cultivation, through laboratory and field experiments with selected endophytic bacteria. They unraveled the mechanisms of action of these bacteria against root nodule nematodes...