Plant & Environmental
Biotechnology Laboratory

Our publications represent the core of our scientific contributions, translating rigorous experimentation into peer-reviewed insights. Here, you will find our latest research papers, conference proceedings, and collaborative studies pushing the boundaries of Plant-Microbe Interactions.
Publications in Plant-Microbe Interactions
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Feka, M., Tsiouri, O., Manresa, M., Vasileiadis, S., Flors, V., & Papadopoulou, K. K. (2026). Priming plants to withstand drought tolerance: Systemic responses of tomato plants mediated by a root-residing fungal endophyte. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 231, 111058. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plaphy.2026.111058

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Tsiouri, O., Argyri, A., Skiada, V., Avramidou, M., Dadami, E., Vasileiadis, S., & Papadopoulou, K. K. (2026). Comparative analysis towards the identification of genome wide characteristics of a beneficial fungal endophyte. Scientific Reports. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-47792-0

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Platis, I. K., Kellari, L. M., Natsiopoulos, D., Argyri, A., Eliopoulos, P., Papadopoulou, K. K., & Topalidou, E. (2026). Towards sustainable control of chestnut brown rot: An in vitro evaluation of conventional and biobased solutions. Fungal Biology, 130(1), 101712. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.funbio.2025.101712

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Fotios Bekris*, Marios Georgios Kollaros*, Michail Michailidis, Dimitrios G. Karpouzas, Athanassios Molassiotis (2026). Inside the kiwifruit microcosm: tissue-specific microbiome shifts driven by cold storage and 1-MCP. Postharvest Biology and Technology 235 (6):114202. [*equal contribution] https://doi.org/10.1016/j.postharvbio.2026.114202

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Roshanfekrrad, M., Papadopoulos, C., Calonne-Salmon, M., Schneider, C., Zhang, K., Karpouzas, D.G., Declerck, S. (2025) Development of a high-throughput spore germination test to assess the toxicity of pesticides on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Mycorrhiza 35, 38 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00572-025-01211-w

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Papadopoulos C., Roshanfekrrad M., Tsikou D., Papadopoulou K.K., Declerck S., Karpouzas D.G., (2025) Developing a toolbox of tier I tests to assess pesticides toxicity from the asymbiotic to the symbiotic phase of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 303: 118892 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2025.118892 

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Bekris, F., Papadopoulou, E., Vasileiadis, S., Karapetsas, N., Theocharis, S., Alexandridis, T. K., Koundouras, S., & Karpouzas, D. G. (2025). Vintage and terroir are the strongest determinants of grapevine carposphere microbiome in the viticultural zone of Drama, Greece. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 101(2), fiaf008. https://doi.org/10.1093/femsec/fiaf008

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Feka, M., Chousein, B., Tsiouri, O., & Papadopoulou, K. K. (2025). ABA and Ethylene Mediates Tomato Root Development Modulation During Endophytic Fungal Interaction. Journal of Fungi, 11(10), 707. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof11100707

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Papadopoulou, K. Κ., Chatzinotas, A., Diaz-Otero, B. G., Brader, G., Karpouzas, D. G., Garces Ruiz, M., Alonso Prados, J. L., Declerck, S., Kellari, L. M., & Sessitsch, A. (2025). Benefits and challenges of upcoming microbial plant protection applications sustaining planetary health. iScience, 28(10), 113557. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2025.113557

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Soultatos SK., Chatzaki A., Karas P., Papadaki AA., Calantzakis GS., Psarras G., Goumas D.E., Karpouzas D.G., Markakis E.A, (2025) Biocontrol potential of raw olive mill waste against Verticillium dahliae in vegetable crops. Plants 14 (6), 867; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants14060867 

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Liu-Xu, L., Vicedo, B., Papadopoulou, K. K., Camañes, G., & Llorens, E. (2025). Isolation and characterization of a new Leptobacillium species promoting tomato plant growth. Scientific Reports, 15(1), 930. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-84951-7

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Skiada, V., & Papadopoulou, K. (2025). Closed Systems to Study Plant–Filamentous Fungi Associations: Emphasis on Microscopic Analyses. BIO-PROTOCOL, 15(1365). https://doi.org/10.21769/BioProtoc.5186

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Avramidou, M., Balaktsis, V., Tsiouri, O., Maghrebi, M., Vigani, G., Sergiou, A., Ntelkis, N., Ehaliotis, C., & Papadopoulou, K. K. (2024). A fungal endophyte increases plant resilience to low nutrient availabilities: A case of Fe acquisition in legumes. Physiologia Plantarum, 176(5), e14577. https://doi.org/10.1111/ppl.14577

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Dhakar, K., Kellari, L. M., Karas, P. A., Theodorakopoulos, A., Styllas, M. N., Papadopoulou, E. S., Karpouzas, D. G., Papadopoulou, K. K., & Vasileiadis, S. (2024). Microbiome analysis of the lithophytic resurrection plant Ramonda heldreichii, reveals root driven tight-rhizosphere vs elevation specific loose-rhizosphere communities. Rhizosphere, 32, 100969. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rhisph.2024.100969

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Bekris, F., Lola, D., Papadopoulou, E., Vasileiadis, S., Paramithiotis, S., Kotseridis, Y., & Karpouzas, D. G. (2024). Spontaneous vinification supports different microbiota, volatilome and leads to wines with different sensory attributes compared to vinifications inoculated with commercial and indigenous to vidiano cultivar Saccharomyces cerevisiae. LWT, 205, 116543. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lwt.2024.116543

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Ketelni, A., Karelakis, C., Zafeiriou, E., Pappas, M., & Papadopoulou, K. (2024). Two-Way Perspectives and Attitudes about Environmentally Friendly Agro-Food Production and Consumption: An Empirical Survey for Greece. Sustainability, 16(15), 6706. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16156706

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Solovou, T. G. A., Stravodimos, G., Papadopoulos, G. E., Skamnaki, V. T., Papadopoulou, K., & Leonidas, D. D. (2024). Biochemical and Structural Studies of LjSK1, a Lotus japonicus GSK3β/SHAGGY-like Kinase, Reveal Its Functional Role. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 72(7), 3763–3772. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.3c07101

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Valmas, M. I., Sexauer, M., Markmann, K., & Tsikou, D. (2023). Plants Recruit Peptides and Micro RNAs to Regulate Nutrient Acquisition from Soil and Symbiosis. Plants, 12(1), 187. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12010187

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Tsikou, D., Nikolaou, C. N., Tsiknia, M., Papadopoulou, K. K., & Ehaliotis, C. (2023). Interplay between rhizobial nodulation and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal colonization in Lotus japonicus roots. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 134(1), lxac010. https://doi.org/10.1093/jambio/lxac010

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Kakagianni M., Tsiknia M., Feka M., Vasileiadis S., Leontidou C., Kavroulakis N., Karamanoli A., Ehaliotis C., Karpouzas D.G., Papadopoulou KK. (2023) Above- and below-ground microbiome in the annual developmental cycle of the olive tree. FEMS Microbes 4: xtad001, https://doi.org/10.1093/femsmc/xtad001 

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