Current Collaborators

Claudia Longa

Position	Researcher with PhD
Safecrop project acronym	BCA-R&D risk, QUANTI TRICHO, RISK TRICHO
current site of work	Istituto agrario di S. Michele all'Adige IASMA
street, number	via Mach, 1
city	S. Michele all'Adige TN
postal code	38010
country	Italy
e-mail	claudialonga@iasma.it
phone	+39 0461 615142
mobile phone	+39 348 5726615
degree, Msc, or PhD; when; where; on what subject; title of the thesis	PhD; 2007; University of Pavia, Dipartimento di Ecologia del Territorio e degli Ambienti Terrestri; “Fungal biocontrol agents: identification and fate of Trichoderma atroviride P. Karst. in the environment”; Master in Apply Mycology, 2001, University of Pavia (Italy); Degree of Biology, 1988, Federal University of Bahia, Facolty of Biology, Department of Botany, "Explotation of Trichoderma spp. for the Biological Control of Rhizoctonia solani Damping-off on seedling of Vinca (Catharanthus roseum G. Don.)"
expertise	Fungi Identification
professional societies
research experience, training, professional stages	Taxonomy and identification of imperfect fungi (Deuteromycetes), isolation, culture media, maintenance of stock cultures. Major groupings of soil fungi, thermophilic and thermotolerant fungi. Fungi on tropical plant seeds. Fungal biocontrol agents of plant disease.
languages (level: mother tongue, fluent, basic)	portuguese (mother tongue) italian (fluent) english (basic)
current research area	Identification, ecotoxicology and safety of fungal biocontrol agents

Publication List:

Oliveira, M. Z. A., Longa, C. M. O. and Filardi, M. C. B. 1999. Seed-born fungi of ornamental plants in Bahia, Brazil. Brazilian Phytopatology. 24(Supplement):402.

Oliveira, M. Z. A., Longa, C. M. O. and Filardi, M. C. B. 1999. Occurence of disease in ornamental plants in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. Brazilian Phytopatology. 24(Supplement):405.

Santana, L. C. S., Stringuetti, C., Longa, C. M. O., Felix, E. R. S., Sampaio, D. F., Lima, J. S. Observaçao preliminar dos efeitos da poluiçao atmosferica urbana em mangueira (Mangifera indica L.) em Salvador, Bahia. VI Encontro de Ecotoxicologia (III Reuniao SETAC Latino-Americana), Sao Paulo, Brasil, 3-6 de setembro 2000

Tosi, S., Buffa, R., Buratti, C., Longa, C. M. O., Rodino, D., Salerni, E. 2001. I funghi nematofagi della serra tropicale dell'Orto Botanico di Pavia: un'indagine condotta nell'ambito del master di Micologia Applicata. 96° Congresso della Società Botanica Italiana, Varese, 26-28 settembre 2001.

Rodino, D., Buffa, R., Buratti, C., Longa, C. M. O., Salerni, E., Tosi, S. 2003. Funghi predatori di nematodi nella serra tropicale dell'Orto Botanico di Pavia. Micologia Italiana, 1:13.

Gobbin D., Longa C., Pertot I. 2004. Risk characterization of a potential biocontrol agent: receptor identification, risk assessment and manage. Bulletin IOBC/WPRS, 27 (8): 201-206.

De Luca F., Baldessari M., Longa C., Pertot I. 2004. Antagonistic activity of the entomopathogenous fungus Beauveria bassiana against pathogens: perspective of combined use against insects and fungi. IOBC/WPRS bulletin, 27 (8): 133-136.

Gualandri V., Longa C., De Luca F., Pertot I. 2004. Microorganisms communities of Armillaria mellea fruiting bodies and their potential use as biocontrol agents. XI CONGRESSO NAZIONALE S.I.Pa.V, Milano – 29 Settembre - 1 Ottobre

Oliveira Longa Claudia Maria, Palma Luisa, Tosi Solveig. 2005. Conidial fungi from Salix erbacea leaf litter and their growth temperature preferences. Boletin Micologico, 20: 91-95.

C. Longa,Y. Elad, I. Pertot. 2006. Survival of Trichoderma atroviride P. Karst. 122F on strawberry phylloplane and in soil. Bulletin IOBC/WPRS.

C. Longa, I. Pertot. 2006. Microcosm approach for examining the survival and migration of Trichoderma atroviride 122F in soil. Bulletin IOBC/WPRS.

D. Angeli, C. Longa, E. Bozza, L. Maines, Y. Elad, V. Simeone, H. A. Assaf, I. Pertot. 2006. Evaluation of new biological control agents against grapevine powdery mildew under greenhouse conditions. Bulletin IOBC/WPRS.

F. Savazzini, C. Longa, I. Pertot. 2006. Development of a Real-time PCR method for quantification of Trichoderma atroviride 122F in soil and comparison with soil dilution plating and qualitative PCR methods. Bulletin IOBC/WPRS.

D. Angeli, C. Longa, A. Ferrari, L. Maines, Y. Elad, V. Simeone, H. A. Assaf, I. Per tot. Efficacy evaluation of new control agents against grapevine powdery mildew under greenhouse conditions. 5th International Workshop on Grapevine Downy and Powdery Mildew, Aula Magna, San Michele a/A, Trentino, Italy, 18-23.06.2006

Longa C., Elad Y., Pertot I. Survival of Trichoderma atroviride 122F on strawberry phylloplane and soil. IOBC/WPRS Working Group: Biological control of fungal and bacterial plant pathogens Fundamental and practical approaches to increase biocontrol efficacy, 6-10 September 2006, SPA, Belgium.

Longa C., Micheli S., Maines L., Pertot I. Validation of a microcosm approach for examining the survival and migration of Trichoderma atroviride 122f in soil. IOBC/WPRS Working Group: Biological control of fungal and bacterial plant pathogens Fundamental and practical approaches to increase biocontrol efficacy, 6-10 September 2006, SPA Belgium.0 September 2006, SPA, Belgium

Savazzini F., Longa C., Pertot I. Development of a Real-time PCR method for quantification of Trichoderma atroviride 122F in soil and comparison with soil dilution plating and qualitative PCR methods. Fundamental and practical approaches to increase biocontrol efficacy, 6-10 September 2006, SPA, Belgium.

Savazzini F., Longa C., Pertot I. Development of a Real-time PCR method for quantification of Trichoderma atroviride 122F in soil and comparison with soil dilution plating and qualitative PCR methods. 8th Conference of the European Foundation for Plant Pathology & British Society for Plant Pathology Presidential Meeting 2006, Sustainable disease management: the European perspective held on 13th-17th August 2006, KVL, Frederiksberg Copenhagen, Denmark.