• Influence of elastase on alanine-rich peptide hydrogels 

  Castelletto V; Gouveia RJ; Connon CJ; Hamley IW; Seitsonen J; Ruokolainen J; Longo E; Siligardi G (2014)

  The self-assembly of the alanine-rich amphiphilic peptides Lys(Ala) 6Lys (KA6K) and Lys(Ala)6Glu (KA6E) with homotelechelic or heterotelechelic charged termini respectively has been investigated in aqueous solution. These ...
• Encapsulation of oils recovered from brewer’s spent grain by particles from gas saturated solutions technique 

  Ndayishimiye J; Ferrentino G; Haman N; Scampicchio M (2020)

  The work aimed to encapsulate oils recovered from brewer’s spent grain by particles from gas saturated solutions technique using supercritical carbon dioxide as solvent and polyethylene glycol as wall material. The process ...
• Lactic acid fermentation enriches the profile of biogenic fatty acid derivatives of Avocado fruit (Persea americana Mill.) 

  Filannino P; Tlais AZA; Morozova K; Cavoski I; Scampicchio M; Gobbetti M; Di Cagno R (2020)

  This study investigated the capability of selected autochthonous lactic acid bacteria to enrich the portfolio of bioactive compounds of avocado fruit (Persea americana Mill.), with the perspective of producing dietary ...
• Thermodynamics of hydrothermal carbonization: Assessment of the heat release profile and process enthalpy change 

  Pecchi M; Patuzzi F; Benedetti V; Di Maggio R; Baratieri M (2020)

  A reliable and reproducible procedure for the determination of the heat release rate profile and for the enthalpy change of the hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) process is applied using High Pressure Differential ...
• Extreme reference years for building energy performance simulation 

  Pernigotto G; Prada A; Gasparella A (2020)

  The analysis of building energy performance resilience requires also the assessment of energy needs under untypical boundary conditions. This implies the adoption of reference years remarkably warmer or colder than typical ...
• Iron fertilization to enhance tolerance mechanisms to copper toxicity of ryegrass plants used as cover crop in vineyards 

  De Conti L; Cesco S; Mimmo T; Pii Y; Valentinuzzi F; B Melo G; Ceretta C; Trentin E; Marques A; Brunetto G (Elsevier Ltd, 2020)

  Ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) is a plant species that can express mechanisms of tolerance to copper (Cu) toxicity. Therefore, the agronomical approach of intercropping system with ryegrass may represent a promising tool to ...
• Multilocus genotyping of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and marker suitability for population genetics 

  Croll D; Corradi N; Gamper HA; Sanders IR (WILEY-BLACKWELL, 2008)
• Effect of heavy metal contaminated shooting range soils on mycorrhizal colonization of roots and metal uptake by leek 

  Mozafar A; Ruh R; Klingel P; Gamper HA; Egli S; Frossard E (KLUWER ACADEMIC PUBL, 2002)

  We grew leek (Allium porrum) in soils of two shooting ranges heavily contaminated with heavy metals in the towns of Zuchwil and Oberuzwil in Switzerland as a bioassay to test the activity of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) ...
• Nondestructive estimates of leaf area in white clover using predictive formulae: The contribution of genotype identity to trifoliate leaf area 

  Gamper HA (CROP SCIENCE SOC AMER, 2005)

  Studies on plant development in ecology and agriculture typically assess the formation of leaf area. Plants studied here were clonal propagates of nine genets of Trifolium repens cv. Milkanova (white clover), a common ...
• Molecular trait indicators: moving beyond phylogeny in arbuscular mycorrhizal ecology 

  Gamper HA; van der Heijden MGA; Kowalchuk GA (WILEY-BLACKWELL, 2010)

  Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi form symbiotic associations with the roots of most plants, thereby mediating nutrient and carbon fluxes, plant performance, and ecosystem dynamics. Although considerable effort has been ...
• Saprobic microfungi under Lolium perenne and Trifolium repens at different fertilization intensities and elevated atmospheric CO2 concentration 

  Rezacova V; Blum H; Hrselova H; Gamper HA; Gryndler M (WILEY, 2005)

  Anthropogenic increases in atmospheric CO2 concentration and the connected deposition of organic matter into the soil influence the occurrence of decomposers who regulate carbon release back into the atmosphere. The effects ...
• Genetic diversity and host plant preferences revealed by simple sequence repeat and mitochondrial markers in a population of the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Glomus intraradices 

  Croll D; Wille L; Gamper HA; Mathimaran N; Lammers PJ; Corradi N; Sanders IR (BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, 2008)

  Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are important symbionts of plants that improve plant nutrient acquisition and promote plant diversity. Although within-species genetic differences among AMF have been shown to differentially ...
• Microbial secondary succession in a chronosequence of chalk grasslands 

  Kuramae EE; Gamper HA; Yergeau E; Piceno YM; Brodie EL; DeSantis TZ; Andersen GL; van Veen JA; Kowalchuk GA (NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP, 2010)

  Although secondary succession has been studied extensively, we have little knowledge of the succession of soil-borne microbial communities. In this study, we therefore examined the structures of the microbial communities ...
• The fourth industrial revolution (Industry 4.0): technologies disruption on operations and supply chain management 

  Koh L; Orzes G; Jia F (2019)
• Pseudomonas protegens CHA0 does not increase phosphorus uptake from P-33 labeled synthetic hydroxyapatite by wheat grown on calcareous soil 

  Meyer G; Maurhofer M; Frossard E; Gamper HA; Mader P; Meszaros E; Schonholzer-Mauclaire L; Symanczik S; Oberson A (PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, 2019)

  Soil microorganisms exuding organic acids have the potential to solubilize inorganic phosphorus (P), which could improve the P availability to plants growing on calcareous soil. The gluconic acid exuding bacteria Pseudomonas ...
• Real-time PCR and microscopy: Are the two methods measuring the same unit of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal abundance? 

  Gamper HA; Young JPW; Jones DL; Hodge A (ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE, 2008)

  To enable quantification of mycelial abundance in mixed-species environments, eight new TaqMan (R) real-time PCR assays were developed for five arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal (AMF, Glomeromycota) taxa. The assays targeted ...
• A Comprehensive, Automatically Updated Fungal ITS Sequence Dataset for Reference-Based Chimera Control in Environmental Sequencing Efforts 

  Nilsson RH; Tedersoo L; Ryberg M; Kristiansson E; Hartmann M; Unterseher M; Porter TM; Bengtsson-Palme J; Walker DM; De Sousa F; Gamper HA; Larsson E; Larsson KH; Koljalg U; Edgar RC; Abarenkov K (JAPANESE SOC MICROBIAL ECOLOGY, DEPT BIORESOURCE SCIENCE, 2015)

  The nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region is the most commonly chosen genetic marker for the molecular identification of fungi in environmental sequencing and molecular ecology studies. Several analytical ...
• Diversispora celata sp nov: molecular ecology and phylotaxonomy of an inconspicuous arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus 

  Gamper HA; Walker C; Schussler A (WILEY-BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, INC, 2009)

  The increasing numbers of taxonomically unassigned phylotypes reported in molecular ecological studies contrast with the few formally described arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF; Glomeromycota). Here, a species new to ...
• Positive effects of organic farming on below-ground mutualists: large-scale comparison of mycorrhizal fungal communities in agricultural soils 

  Verbruggen E; Roling WFM; Gamper HA; Kowalchuk GA; Verhoef HA; van der Heijden MGA (WILEY, 2010)

  The impact of various agricultural practices on soil biodiversity and, in particular, on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), is still poorly understood, although AMF can provide benefit to plants and ecosystems. Here, we ...
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  Shifting carbon flow from roots into associated microbial communities in response to elevated atmospheric CO2 

  Drigo B; Pijl AS; Duyts H; Kielak A; Gamper HA; Houtekamer MJ; Boschker HTS; Bodelier PLE; Whiteley AS; van Veen JA; Kowalchuk GA (NATL ACAD SCIENCES, 2010)

  Rising atmospheric CO2 levels are predicted to have major consequences on carbon cycling and the functioning of terrestrial ecosystems. Increased photosynthetic activity is expected, especially for C-3 plants, thereby ...

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