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Sam Crauwels

KU Leuven · BE
Area of research
Food Science · Insect Science
Research interest
Research interests include Biology, Food science, Mealworm, Chemistry, Fermentation, and Hermetia illucens.
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2,044
works
26
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Recent publications

Carposphere microbiota alters grape volatiles and shapes the wine grape typicality
New Phytologist 2025cited by 9position: middledoi
Unveiling the microbiome of hydroponically cultivated lettuce: impact of <i>Phytophthora cryptogea</i> infection on plant-associated microorganisms
FEMS Microbiology Ecology 2024cited by 20position: middledoi
Current and emerging trends in techniques for plant pathogen detection
Frontiers in Plant Science 2023cited by 165position: middledoi
Bacterial biota composition in gut regions of black soldier fly larvae reared on industrial residual streams: revealing community dynamics along its intestinal tract
Frontiers in Microbiology 2023cited by 31position: middledoi
Parasitism causes changes in caterpillar odours and associated bacterial communities with consequences for host-location by a hyperparasitoid
PLoS Pathogens 2023cited by 27position: middledoi
Meta-analysis of larvae of the black soldier fly (<i>Hermetia illucens</i>) microbiota based on 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing
FEMS Microbiology Ecology 2022cited by 43position: middledoi
Description of the temporal dynamics in microbial community composition and beer chemistry in sour beer production via barrel ageing of finished beers
International Journal of Food Microbiology 2020cited by 44position: middledoi
Microbial communities of the house fly Musca domestica vary with geographical location and habitat
Microbiome 2019cited by 138position: middledoi
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in European grasslands under nutrient pollution
Global Ecology and Biogeography 2019cited by 56position: middledoi
Assessing the Microbiota of Black Soldier Fly Larvae (Hermetia illucens) Reared on Organic Waste Streams on Four Different Locations at Laboratory and Large Scale
Microbial Ecology 2018cited by 240position: middledoi
Microbial Dynamics during Industrial Rearing, Processing, and Storage of Tropical House Crickets (Gryllodes sigillatus) for Human Consumption
Applied and Environmental Microbiology 2018cited by 75position: middledoi
Marination and fermentation of yellow mealworm larvae (Tenebrio molitor)
Food Control 2018cited by 59position: middledoi
Microbial characterisation of the edible grasshopper Ruspolia differens in raw condition after wild-harvesting in Uganda
Food Microbiology 2018cited by 59position: middledoi
Habitat-specific variation in gut microbial communities and pathogen prevalence in bumblebee queens (Bombus terrestris)
PLoS ONE 2018cited by 58position: middledoi
Fermentation of enset ( Ensete ventricosum ) in the Gamo highlands of Ethiopia: Physicochemical and microbial community dynamics
Food Microbiology 2018cited by 49position: middledoi
Microbial dynamics during production of lesser mealworms (Alphitobius diaperinus) for human consumption at industrial scale
Food Microbiology 2017cited by 112position: middledoi
Effect of post-harvest starvation and rinsing on the microbial numbers and the bacterial community composition of mealworm larvae (Tenebrio molitor)
Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies 2017cited by 111position: middledoi
Minced meat-like products from mealworm larvae (Tenebrio molitor and Alphitobius diaperinus): microbial dynamics during production and storage
Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies 2017cited by 91position: middledoi
Decolorization of reactive azo dyes using a sequential chemical and activated sludge treatment
Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering 2017cited by 64position: middledoi
Metagenetic analysis of the bacterial communities of edible insects from diverse production cycles at industrial rearing companies
International Journal of Food Microbiology 2017cited by 63position: middledoi
Microbial counts of mealworm larvae (Tenebrio molitor) and crickets (Acheta domesticus and Gryllodes sigillatus) from different rearing companies and different production batches
International Journal of Food Microbiology 2016cited by 127position: middledoi
Microwave and ultrasound pre-treatments influence microbial community structure and digester performance in anaerobic digestion of waste activated sludge
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 2016cited by 49position: middledoi
Fermentation assays reveal differences in sugar and (off-) flavor metabolism across different<i>Brettanomyces bruxellensis</i>strains
FEMS Yeast Research 2016cited by 43position: firstdoi
Microbial community assessment of mealworm larvae ( Tenebrio molitor ) and grasshoppers ( Locusta migratoria migratorioides ) sold for human consumption
Food Microbiology 2015cited by 192position: middledoi
Assessing Genetic Diversity among Brettanomyces Yeasts by DNA Fingerprinting and Whole-Genome Sequencing
Applied and Environmental Microbiology 2014cited by 73position: firstdoi
Does Virulence Assessment of Vibrio anguillarum Using Sea Bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) Larvae Correspond with Genotypic and Phenotypic Characterization?
PLoS ONE 2013cited by 46position: middledoi

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Frequent collaborators

Bart Lievens · KU Leuven24 papers (2013–2024)Leen Van Campenhout · KU Leuven12 papers (2015–2022)Christel Verreth · KU Leuven8 papers (2016–2020)Johan Claes · KU Leuven7 papers (2015–2018)D. Vandeweyer · KU Leuven6 papers (2016–2023)Enya Wynants · KU Leuven5 papers (2017–2018)Kevin J. Verstrepen · KU Leuven4 papers (2014–2020)Kris Willems · KU Leuven4 papers (2013–2017)Maarten Van Geel · KU Leuven3 papers (2016–2020)Jeroen De Smet · KU Leuven3 papers (2018–2023)Hans Jacquemyn · KU Leuven3 papers (2018–2023)Filip Van Opstaele · KU Leuven2 papers (2016–2020)Kathleen Marchal · Ghent University Hospital2 papers (2014–2016)Lise Appels · KU Leuven2 papers (2016–2017)Raf Dewil · KU Leuven2 papers (2016–2017)Freek IJdema · KU Leuven2 papers (2022–2023)Jesse Stoops · KU Leuven2 papers (2015–2017)Lien Bosmans · KU Leuven2 papers (2016–2018)Beatriz Herrera‐Malaver · KU Leuven2 papers (2016–2020)Jan Steensels · KU Leuven2 papers (2014–2016)