Expedito Olimi- Doctor of Philosophy
- Postdoc at Graz University of Technology
Expedito Olimi
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Postdoc at Graz University of Technology
Plant microbiome| Nematology“
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Introduction
Passionate about tiny worms ( the Nematodes) and understanding the microbiome of vital environments including plants and soil which essentially are at constant Interface with humans. A holistic understanding of the microbiome helps to untangle the mystery of life around us, the influence of human actions towards their existence, and consequently help predict the potential feedback (negative/positive) to our lives.
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Current institution
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August 2017 - September 2019
Position
- Master's Student
Description
- Had exciting two years at this great institution where I passionately learned Nematodes in all facets
Education
August 2011 - February 2015
Publications
Publications (6)
The microbiota of medicinal plants is known to be highly specific and can contribute to medicinal activity. However, the majority of plant species have not yet been studied. Here, we investigated the phyllosphere composition of two common Nigerian medicinal plants, Euphorbia lateriflora and Ficus thonningii, by a polyphasic approach combining analy...
Nematodes with their versatile lifestyles provide a suitable lens to decipher the conditions of agroecosystems, but less is known about how they are affected by bioinoculants and organic soil amendments. To test if treatments modify the nematode community, we studied nematode communities in two different apple orchards under organic and integrated...
Soil microbial communities are crucial for plant growth and are already depleted by anthropogenic activities. The application of microbial transplants provides a strategy to restore beneficial soil traits, but less is known about the microbiota of traditional inoculants used in biodynamic agriculture. In this study, we used amplicon sequencing and...
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are involved in microbial interspecies communication and in the mode of action of various antagonistic interactions. They are important for balancing host-microbe interactions and provide the basis for developing biological control strategies to control plant pathogens. We studied the interactions between the bacte...
Background
Microbiome assembly was identified as an important factor for plant growth and health, but this process is largely unknown, especially for the fruit microbiome. Therefore, we analyzed strawberry plants of two cultivars by focusing on microbiome tracking during the different growth stages and storage using amplicon sequencing, qPCR, and m...
Recently, it was shown that long-term plant breeding does not only shape plant characteristics but also impacts plant-associated microbiota substantially. This requires a microbiome-integrative breeding approach, which was not yet shown. Here we investigate this for the Styrian oil pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo L. subsp. pepo var. styriaca Greb.) by anal...
