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Researcher

Caroline De Tender

Awards & Distinctions

46 Results

2025

Comparative environmental impact of chitosan extraction methods from shrimp waste

Pouya MohammadiZahra KhounaniHoma Hosseinzadeh-BandbafhaShin Ying FoongMohd Azman YusoffHossein ShahbeikNormy Norfiza Abdul RazakSu Shiung LamSheikh Ahmad Faiz Sheikh Ahmad TajuddinMortaza Aghbashlo et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

2024

Digging into the lettuce cold-specific root microbiome in search of chilling stress tolerance-conferring plant growth-promoting bacteria

Antoine PersynSonia García MéndezSam De MeyerStien BeirinckxAnne WillemsCaroline De TenderSofie Goormachtig

A1 Journal Article in PHYTOBIOMES JOURNAL

Do seasons impact the root microbiome of wild Poa annua populations?

Sonia García MéndezStephanie FordeynCaroline De TenderSofie GoormachtigAnne Willems

A1 Journal Article in RHIZOSPHERE

Linnemannia elongata : a key species in chitin-based plant growth promotion

Caroline De TenderMichiel VandecasteeleSarah OmmeslagNoémie De ZutterEllen VandenbusscheAnnelies HaegemanKris AudenaertLeilei LiBart VandecasteeleFloris Voorthuijzen et al.

A1 Journal Article in PHYTOBIOMES JOURNAL

Plant growth-promoting microorganisms

Caroline De TenderSofie GoormachtigJudith Van Dingenen

Bookchapter in Plant roots : the hidden half

Shifts in mycorrhizal types of fungi and plants in response to fertilisation, warming and herbivory in a tundra grassland

Coline Le Noir de CarlanElina KaarlejärviCaroline De TenderThilo HeineckeAnu EskelinenErik Verbruggen

A1 Journal Article in NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Soil type and associated microbiome influence chitin's growth promotion effect in lettuce

Moritz KaufmannLeilei LiChristof Van PouckeNicola RhynerCaroline De TenderMieke UyttendaeleMarc HeyndrickxCyril ZipfelJoël F. PothierBart Cottyn

A1 Journal Article in PHYTOBIOMES JOURNAL

2023

Comparison of shrimp waste-derived chitosan produced through conventional and microwave-assisted extraction processes : physicochemical properties and antibacterial activity assessment

Pouya MohammadiElham TaghaviShin Ying FoongAhmad RajaeiHamid AmiriCaroline De TenderWanxi PengSu Shiung LamMortaza AghbashloHajar Rastegari et al.

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES

Exploring the microbial response as a potential bio-indicator for soil health : insights from a controlled incubator experiment

Lisa JoosCaroline De TenderAstrid HolderbekeLieven ClementBart VandecasteeleJane Debode

A1 Journal Article in AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT

Jumping over hurdles : deciphering the soil microbiome and its link to soil health

Lisa JoosLieven ClementCaroline De TenderJane DebodeBart Vandecasteele

Unravelling the bacterial community composition of Valerianella locusta, a cold tolerant plant

Sonia García MéndezAntoine PersynCaroline De TenderSofie GoormachtigAnne Willems

A1 Journal Article in PHYTOBIOMES JOURNAL

2022

Association of cell death markers with tumor immune cell infiltrates after chemo-radiation in cervical cancer

Teodora-Eugenia OlteanLien LippensKelly LemeireCaroline De TenderMarnik VuylstekeHannelore DenysKatrien VandecasteelePeter VandenabeeleSandy Adjemian Catani

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN ONCOLOGY

Elucidating the microbiome of the sustainable peat replacers composts and nature management residues

Steffi PotCaroline De TenderSarah OmmeslagIlse DelcourJohan CeustersBart VandecasteeleJane DebodeKaren Vancampenhout

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY

Plasma membrane perforation by GSDME during apoptosis-driven secondary necrosis

Elke De SchutterJana RamonBenjamin PfeutyCaroline De TenderStephan StremerschKoen RaemdonckKen Op de BeeckWim DeclercqFranck RiquetKevin Braeckmans et al.

A1 Journal Article in CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR LIFE SCIENCES

Soil under stress : the importance of soil life and how it is influenced by (micro)plastic pollution

Lisa JoosCaroline De Tender

A1 Journal Article in COMPUTATIONAL AND STRUCTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Suppression of Phytophthora on Chamaecyparis in sustainable horticultural substrates depends on fertilization and Is linked to the rhizobiome

Steffi PotCaroline De TenderSarah OmmeslagIlse DelcourJohan CeustersBart VandecasteeleJane DebodeKaren Vancampenhout

A1 Journal Article in PHYTOBIOMES JOURNAL

UMGAP : the Unipept MetaGenomics analysis pipeline

Felix Van der JeugtRien MaertensAranka SteyaertPieter VerschaffeltCaroline De TenderPeter DawyndtBart Mesuere

A1 Journal Article in BMC GENOMICS

2021

A bacterial mixed culture is capable of degrading the mycotoxin deoxynivalenol into a metabolite, which still has a high toxic effect towards eukaryotic cells

Ilse VanhoutteCaroline De TenderKristel DemeyereMohamed Fathi AbdallahSarah OmmeslagPieter VermeirSarah De SaegerJane DebodeEvelyne MeyerKris Audenaert et al.

Bacterial enrichment cultures biotransform the mycotoxin deoxynivalenol into a novel metabolite toxic to plant and porcine cells

Ilse VanhoutteCaroline De TenderKristel DemeyereMohamed Fathi AbdallahSarah OmmeslagPieter VermeirSarah De SaegerJane DebodeEvelyne MeyerSiska Croubels et al.

A1 Journal Article in TOXINS

Biochar-enhanced resistance to Botrytis cinerea in strawberry fruits (but not leaves) is associated with changes in the rhizosphere microbiome

Caroline De TenderBart VandecasteeleBruno VerstraetenSarah OmmeslagTina KyndtJane Debode

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE

Chemically versus thermally processed brown shrimp shells or Chinese mitten crab as a source of chitin, nutrients or salts and as microbial stimulant in soilless strawberry cultivation

Bart VandecasteeleFien AmerySarah OmmeslagKaitlyn VanhoutteRian VisserJohan RobbensCaroline De TenderJane Debode

A1 Journal Article in SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Chitin in strawberry cultivation : foliar growth and defense response promotion, but reduced fruit yield and disease resistance by nutrient imbalances

Caroline De TenderBart VandecasteeleBruno VerstraetenSarah OmmeslagTim De MeyerJill De VisscherPeter DawyndtLieven ClementTina KyndtJane Debode

A1 Journal Article in MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS

Effect of biochar and compost on the bacterial soil community

Lisa JoosCaroline De TenderSarah OmmeslagWouter AsselbergJane DebodeBart Vandecasteele

Identification of microbial life in sustainable and disease suppressive growing media : the role of beneficial microorganisms

J. DebodeB. VandecasteeleS. OmmeslagCaroline De Tender

Shifts in the microbiome of management residues that are optimized for a better fit in growing media

Steffi PotCaroline De TenderSarah OmmeslagIlse DelcourJohan CeustersEllen GorrensJane DebodeBart VandecasteeleKaren Vancampenhout

Shifts in the rhizobiome during consecutive in planta enrichment for phosphate-solubilizing bacteria differentially affect maize P status

Noémie De ZutterMaarten AmeyeJane DebodeCaroline De TenderSarah OmmeslagJan VerwaerenPieter VermeirKris AudenaertLeen De Gelder

A1 Journal Article in MICROBIAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

Understanding the shift in the microbiome of composts that are optimized for a better fit-for-purpose in growing media

Steffi PotCaroline De TenderSarah OmmeslagIlse DelcourJohan CeustersEllen GorrensJane DebodeBart VandecasteeleKaren Vancampenhout

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY

2020

Daring to be differential : metabarcoding analysis of soil and plant-related microbial communities using amplicon sequence variants and operational taxonomical units

Lisa JoosStien BeirinckxAnnelies HaegemanJane DebodeBart VandecasteeleSteve BaeyenSofie GoormachtigLieven ClementCaroline De Tender

A1 Journal Article in BMC GENOMICS

Fragmentation of plastic objects in a laboratory seawater microcosm

Jan GerritseHeather A. LeslieCaroline De TenderLisa I. DevrieseA. Dick Vethaak

A1 Journal Article in SCIENTIFIC REPORTS

Grow - store - steam - re-peat : reuse of spent growing media for circular cultivation of Chrysanthemum

Bart VandecasteeleLiesbet BlindemanFien AmeryChristophe PietersSarah OmmeslagKoen Van LooCaroline De TenderJane Debode

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION

Has compost with biochar applied during the process added value over biochar or compost for increasing soil quality in an arable cropping system?

T. D'HoseJ. DebodeCaroline De TenderG. RuysschaertB. Vandecasteele

A1 Journal Article in APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY

Tapping into the maize root microbiome to identify bacteria that promote growth under chilling conditions

Stien BeirinckxTom ViaeneAnnelies HaegemanJane DebodeFien AmerySteven VandenabeeleHilde NelissenDirk InzéRaul TitoJeroen Raes et al.

A1 Journal Article in MICROBIOME

Unipept CLI 2.0 : adding support for visualizations and functional annotations

Pieter VerschaffeltPhilippe Van ThienenTim Van Den BosscheFelix Van der JeugtCaroline De TenderLennart MartensPeter DawyndtBart Mesuere

A1 Journal Article in BIOINFORMATICS

2019

Peat substrate amended with chitin modulates the N-cycle, siderophore and chitinase responses in the lettuce rhizobiome

Caroline De TenderBart MesuereFelix Van der JeugtA HaegemanTom RuttinkB VandecasteelePeter DawyndtJ DebodeEE Kuramae

A1 Journal Article in SCIENTIFIC REPORTS

Sebacinoids within rhizospheric fungal communities associated with subsistence farming in the Congo Basin : a needle in each haystack

Jolien VennemanCaroline De TenderJane DebodeKris AudenaertGeert BaertPieter VermeirPieter CremelieBoris BekaertSofie LandschootBert Thienpondt et al.

A1 Journal Article in FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY

2018

Trichoderma-Inoculated Miscanthus straw can replace peat in strawberry cultivation, with beneficial effects on disease control

Jane DebodeCaroline De TenderPieter CremelieAna Shein LeeTina KyndtHilde MuylleTom De SwaefBart Vandecasteele

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE

2017

A review of microscopy and comparative molecular-based methods to characterize 'plastisphere' communities

Caroline De TenderC SchlundtLI DevrieseTJ MincerER ZettlerLA Amaral-Zettler

A1 Journal Article in ANALYTICAL METHODS

Exploring the methanogen and bacterial communities of rumen environments : solid adherent, fluid and epimural

Thijs De MulderKaren GoossensNico PeirenLeen VandaeleAnnelies HaegemanCaroline De TenderTom RuttinkTom Van de WieleSam De Campeneere

A2 Journal Article in FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY

Microbial community analysis in soil (rhizosphere) and the marine (plastisphere) environment in function of plant health and biofilm formation

Caroline De TenderPeter DawyndtMartine MaesLisa Devriese

Temporal dynamics of bacterial and fungal colonization on plastic debris in the North Sea

Caroline De TenderLisa I DevrieseAnnelies HaegemanSara MaesJürgen VangeyteAndré CattrijssePeter DawyndtTom Ruttink

A1 Journal Article in ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

2016

Biological, physicochemical and plant health responses in lettuce and strawberry in soil or peat amended with biochar

Caroline De TenderJane DebodeBart VandecasteeleTommy D’HosePieter CremelieAnnelies HaegemanTom RuttinkPeter DawyndtMartine Maes

A1 Journal Article in APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY

Chitin mixed in potting soil alters lettuce growth, the survival of zoonotic bacteria on the leaves and associated rhizosphere microbiology

Jane DebodeCaroline De TenderSaman SoltaninejadCinzia Van MalderghemAnnelies HaegemanInge Van der LindenBart CottynMarc HeyndrickxMartine Maes

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY

Dynamics in the strawberry rhizosphere microbiome in response to biochar and Botrytis cinerea leaf infection

Caroline De TenderAnnelies HaegemanBart VandecasteeleLieven ClementPieter CremeliePeter DawyndtMartine MaesJane Debode

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY

Traditional and new soil amendments reduce survival and reproduction of potato cyst nematodes, except for biochar

Negin EbrahimiNicole ViaeneBart VandecasteeleTommy D’HoseJane DebodePieter CremelieCaroline De TenderMaurice Moens

A1 Journal Article in APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY

2015

Bacterial community profiling of plastic litter in the Belgian part of the North Sea

Caroline De TenderLisa I DevrieseAnnelies HaegemanSara MaesTom RuttinkPeter Dawyndt

A1 Journal Article in ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

2014

Can biochar play a role in crop protection?

Jane DebodeWim WesemaelNegin EbrahimiCaroline De TenderMartine Maes