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| Gender | Male |
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| Industry | Education |
| Occupation | University teaching and research |
| Location | Athens, Greece |
| Introduction | Georgios (George) I. Zervakis is Associate Professor at the Agricultural University of Athens, Laboratory of General and Agricultural Microbiology. For more information regarding the content of this blog you could send an e-mail at zervakis@aua.gr |
| Interests | Ecology, systematics, molecular phylogeny and speciation of fungi (with emphasis on selected mushroom groups, i.e. wood-rot, ECM). Biodiversity (inventory, identification, mapping) and conservation of macrofungi. Biotechnology of microorganisms: mushroom breeding and cultivation, bioconversion/bioremediation of agro-industrial wastes and biodegradation of lignocellulosic residues through the use of selected microorganisms (e.g., white-rot fungi). Composting technologies and effect of composts on plant growth and suppressiveness of soil-borne fungal pathogens. |