A. (Anna) Voulgari Kokota

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Research interests

My interest lies within insect ecology, focusing on how insect microbiota contributes to host health. I study the insect-microbe relationships as dynamic processes influencing insect physiology, fitness, immunity and evolution. I am also interested in investigating the microbial acquisition routes which shape the natural microbiota of insects and their environments.

Currently, I am working on the InsectFeed project, an interdisciplinary scheme to value chain development for insects used as feed.

Publications

Immunity-related genes can serve as early diagnostic markers for infection in housefly rearing systems

Voulgari-Kokota, A., Slijfer, R., Beukeboom, L. W., Falcao Salles, J. & Wertheim, B., 18-Apr-2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Insects as Food and Feed. 15 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Development of sustainable business models for insect-fed poultry production: Opportunities and risks

Saatkamp, H. W., Aartsma, Y., Hogeveen, H., Augustijn, M., Baumann, A., Beukeboom, L. W., Borghuis, A., Bovenkerk, B., van der Bruggen, M., Companjen, M. H., Dörper, A., Salles, J. F., van der Fels-Klerx, H. J., Fischer, A. R. H., Haenen, O., Hosseini, A., van den Hurk, J., Jacobs, P., Jansen, W. L. & de Jong, M.& 16 others, Kortsmit, Y., Leipertz, M., Lommers, H., van Loon, J. J. A., van Loon, M. S., Maistrou, S., Niermans, K., Schmitt, E., Shah, P. N., Spaans, A., Veldkamp, T., Verweij, M. F., Vogel, M., Kokota, A. V., Wertheim, B. & Dicke, M., 2022, In: Journal of Insects as Food and Feed. 8, 12, p. 1469-1483 15 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Health of the black soldier fly and house fly under mass-rearing conditions: Innate immunity and the role of the microbiome

Vogel, M., Shah, P. N., Voulgari-Kokota, A., Maistrou, S., Aartsma, Y., Beukeboom, L. W., Salles, J. F., van Loon, J. J. A., Dicke, M. & Wertheim, B., 2022, In: Journal of Insects as Food and Feed. 8, 8, p. 857-878 22 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Houseflies harbor less diverse microbiota under laboratory conditions but maintain a consistent set of host-associated bacteria

Voulgari-Kokota, A., Beukeboom, L. W., Wertheim, B. & Salles, J. F., 1-Jul-2022, In: Scientific Reports. 12, 1, 14 p., 11132.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

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