Area of expertises

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Food The food industry processes staple food (raw) into more complex products. During this transformation molds and yeasts may play a positive role (i.e. processing milk into cheese) or negative role (i.e. contamination)… Learn more: click on the spore
Phytopathology Plant pathology is the science concerning the study of plant diseases. These diseases can be of non-parasitic origin. In this case, environmental conditions are generally unsatisfactory for the plant. They can also be of parasitic origin. Parasitic organisms attack living plants which serve as hosts for all or part of their development cycle. Learn more: click on the spore
Materials The mold growth on media such as construction materials can cause problems like visual damage or changes in physic-chemical. Sometime human health problems can occur... Learn more: click on the spore
Air Indoor air quality is a great preoccupation (collective bargaining on environmental key issues) because humans stay the greater part of this time in an interior more and more isolated from the outside. The number of suspended particles, such as microorganisms, increases greatly because of air containment... Learn more: click on the spore
Imaging Direct observation can’t be substitute by modern techniques such as molecular biology. But there should be a good complement. It is also possible to improve observation with new technologies... Learn more: click on the spore
Data Analysis Modern techniques of investigation, as well as advanced techniques and technologies are useful to obtain quantitative and possibly spatial data. To significantly improve the interpretation of such data, it is essential to use appropriate methods of analysis... Learn more: click on the spore