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  1. Karpouzas DG, Walker A, Froud-Williams RJ, and Drennan DSH (1999) Evidence for the enhanced biodegradation of ethoprophos and carbofuran in soils from Greece and the UK. Pesticide Science 55: 301-311 DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9063(199903)55:3<301::AID-PS897>3.0.CO;2-F
  2. Karpouzas DG, Giannakou IO, Walker A, and Gowen SR (1999). Reduction in biological efficacy of ethoprophos in a soil from Greece due to enhanced biodegradation: comparing bioassay with laboratory incubation data. Pesticide Science 55: 1089-1094 DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9063(199911)55:11<1089::AID-PS69>3.0.CO;2-9
  3. Karpouzas DG, and Walker A (2000). Factors influencing the ability of Pseudomonas putida strains epI and II to degrade the organophosphate ethoprophos. Journal of Applied Microbiology 89: 40-48 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.2000.01080.x
  4. Karpouzas DG, and Walker A (2000). Factors influencing the ability of Pseudomonas putida epI to degrade ethoprophos in soil. Soil Biology & Biochemistry 32: 1753-1762 DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(00)00093-6
  5. Karpouzas DG, Morgan JAW, and Walker A (2000). Isolation and characterisation of ethoprophos-degrading bacteria. FEMS Microbiology Ecology 33: 209-218 DOI: http://dx.DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2000.tb00743.x
  6. Karpouzas DG, Morgan JAW, and Walker A (2000). Isolation and characterization of 23 carbofuran-degrading bacteria from soils from distant geographical areas. Letters in Applied Microbiology 31: 353-358 DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-765x.2000.00823.x
  7. Karpouzas DG, and Walker A (2000). Aspects of the enhanced biodegradation and metabolism of ethoprophos in soil. Pest Management Science 56: 540-548 DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1526-4998(200006)56:6<540::AID-PS166>3.0.CO;2-P
  8. Karpouzas DG, Walker A, Drennan DSH, Froud-Williams RJ (2001). The effect of initial concentration of carbofuran on the development and stability of its enhanced biodegradation in top-soil and sub-soil. Pest Management Science 57: 72-81 DOI: 10.1002/1526-4998(200101)57:1<72::AID-PS264>3.0.CO;2-1
  9. Karpouzas DG, and Giannakou IO (2002). Biodegradation and Εnhanced Βiodegradation: A Reason for Reduced Biological Efficacy of Nematicides. Russian Journal of Nematology 10: 59-78
  10. Karpouzas DG, Hatziapostolou P, Papadopoulou-Mourkidou E, Georgiadou A, and Giannakou IO (2004). The enhanced biodegradation of fenamiphos in soils from previously-treated field sites in Greece and the effect of soil fumigants on the development of the phenomenon. Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry 23: 2099-2107 DOI: 10.1897/03-531
  11. Κarpouzas DG, Karanasios E, Menkissoglou-Spiroudi U (2004). Enhanced microbial degradation of cadusafos in soils from potato monoculture: Demonstration and characterization, Chemosphere 56: 549-559 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2004.04.019
  12. Κarpouzas DG, Karanasios E, Giannakou IO, Georgiadou A, and Menkissoglou-Spiroudi U (2004) The effect of soil fumigants methyl bromide and metham sodium on the microbial degradation of the nematicide cadusafos. Soil Biology & Biochemistry 37: 541-550 DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2004.09.001
  13. Giannakou IO, Karpouzas DG, Anastasiades I, Tsiropoulos NG, and Georgiadou A (2005). Factors affecting the efficacy of non-fumigant nematicides for the control of root-knot nematodes. Pest Management Science 61 (10), 961-972 DOI: 10.1002/ps.1081
  14. Karpouzas DG, Fotopoulou A, Menkissoglu-Spiroudi U, Singh BK (2005). Non-specific biodegradation of the organophosphorus pesticides, cadusafos and ethoprophos, by two bacterial isolates. FEMS Microbiology Ecology 53: 369-378 DOI: 10.1016/j.femsec.2005.01.012
  15. Karpouzas DG and Singh BK (2006) Phosphorus containing xenobiotics: microbial degradation, metabolic pathways and molecular basis. Advances in Microbial Physiology 51: 119-186 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6976.2006.00018.x
  16. Dolaptsoglou C, Karpouzas DG, Menkissoglu-Spiroudi U, Eleftherohorinos I, and Voudrias EA (2007). Influence of different organic amendments on the degradation, metabolism and adsorption of terbuthylazine. Journal of Environmental Quality 36:1793-1802 DOI: 10.2134/jeq2006.0388
  17. Kravariti K, Tsiropoulos N, Karpouzas DG (2010) Terbuthylazine and chlorpyrifos fate in various biomix substrates originated from composted cotton crop residues. Pest Management Science 66 (10): 1122-1128
  18. Karanasios E, Tsiropoulos N, Karpouzas DG, Menkissoglu-Spiroudi U (2010) Novel biomixtures based on local Mediterranean ligninocellulosic materials: evaluation for use in biobeds. Chemosphere 80: 914-921 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2010.06.003
  19. Karanasios E, Tsiropoulos N, Karpouzas DG, Ehaliotis C (2010) Degradation and adsorption of pesticides in compost-based biomixtures as potential substrates for biobeds in south Europe. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 58: 9147-9156 DOI: 10.1021/jf1011853
  20. Karas P, Perucchon C, Exarhou C, Ehaliotis C, Karpouzas DG (2011) Potential for bioremediation of agro-industrial effluents with high loads of pesticides by selected fungi. Biodegradation 22: 215-228 DOI: 10.1007/s10532-010-9389-1
  21. Chanika E, Soueref E, Georgiadou D, Karas P, Karanasios E, Tsiropoulos N, Tzortzakakis E, Karpouzas DG (2011) Isolation of soil bacteria able to hydrolyze both organophosphate and carbamate pesticides. Bioresource Technology 102 (3): 3184-3192 DOI: 10.1007/s10532-010-9389-1
  22. De Wilde T, Capri E, Hunsby J, Castillo M.d.P, Karpouzas DG, Nilsson E, Spliid N.H (2011) 3rd European biobed workshop. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 18(1): 132-134
  23. Puglisi E, Hamon R, Vasileiadis S, Coppolecchia D, Trevisan M (2011). Adaptation of soil microorganisms to trace element contamination: a review of mechanisms, methodologies, and consequences for risk assessment and remediation. Critical Reviews in Environmental Science Technology 42: 2435-2470
  24. Karanasios E, Karpouzas DG, Tsiropoulos N (2012) Key parameters and pesticide practices controlling pesticide degradation efficiency of biobed substrates. Journal of Environmental Science and Health PartB 47(6): 589-598 DOI: 10.1080/03601234.2012.665753
  25. Omirou M, Dalias P, Costa C, Papastefanou C, Dados A, Ehaliotis C, Karpouzas DG (2012) Exploring the potential of biobeds for the depuration of pesticide-contaminated wastewaters from the citrus production industry: laboratory, column and field studies. Environmental Pollution 166: 31-39 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2012.03.001
  26. Karanasios E, Papadi-Psyllou A, Karpouzas DG, Tsiropoulos N (2012) Optimization of water management and biomixture composition for maximizing the pesticide depuration of peat-free biobed systems. Journal of Environmental Quality 41(6): 1787-1795 DOI: 10.2134/jeq2012.0093
  27. Karanasios E, Tsiropoulos N, Karpouzas DG (2012) On-farm biopurification systems for the depuration of pesticide-wastewaters: recent advances and future perspectives. Biodegradation 23(6): 787-802 DOI: 10.1007/s10532-012-9571-8
  28. Rayu S, Karpouzas DG, Singh BK (2012) Emerging technologies in bioremediation: constraints and opportunities. Biodegradation 23(6): 917-926 DOI: 10.1007/s10532-012-9576-3
  29. Omirou M, Karpouzas DG, Papadopoulou KK, Ehaliotis C (2013) The decomposition of pure and plant – derived glucosinolates in soil. European Journal of Soil Biology 56:49-55
  30. Karanasios E, Karpouzas DG, Tsiropoulos N (2013) Quantitative and qualitative differences in the metabolism of pesticides in biobed substrates and soil. Chemosphere 93(1): 20-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013.04.049
  31. Perruchon C, Patsioura V, Vasiliadis, S. Karpouzas DG (2016) Isolation and characterisation of a Sphingomonas strain able to degrade the fungicide ortho-phenylphenol. Pest Management Science 72(1): 113-124 DOI: 10.1002/ps.3970.
  32. Perruchon C, Batianis C, Zouborlis, S, Papadopoulou ES, Ntougias S, Vasileiadis S, Karpouzas DG (2015) Isolation of a diphenylamine-degrading bacterium and characterization of its degradation capacities, bioremediation and bioaugmentation potential. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 22: 19485-19496 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-5132-0
  33. Karas P, Metsoviti A, Zisis V, Ehaliotis C, Omirou M, Papadopoulou ES, Menksissoglu-Spiroudi U, Manta S, Komioti D, Karpouzas DG (2015) Dissipation, metabolism and sorption of pesticides used in fruit-packaging plants: Towards an optimized depuration of their pesticide-contaminated agro-industrial effluents. Science of the Total Environment 530-531: 129-139 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.05.086
  34. Campos M, Perruchon C, Vasileiadis S, Menkissoglu-Spiroudi U, Karpouzas DG, Diez MC (2015) Isolation and characterization of bacteria from acidic pristine soil environment able to transform iprodione and 3,5-dichloroaniline. International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation 104: 201-211 DOI: 10.1016/j.ibiod.2015.06.009
  35. Karas P.A, Makri S, Papadopoulou ES, Ehaliotis C, Menkissoglu-Spiroudi U, Karpouzas DG (2016) The potential of organic substrates based on mushroom substrate and straw to dissipate fungicides contained in effluents from the fruit-packaging industry – Is there a role for Pleurotus ostreatus. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 124: 447-454 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2015.11.022
  36. Rousidou C, Chanika E, Georgiadou D, Soueref E, Katsarou D, Kolovos P, Ntougias S, Tourna M, Tzortzakakis E.A, Karpouzas DG (2016) Isolation of oxamyl-degrading bacteria and identification of cehA as a novel oxamyl hydrolase gene. Frontiers in Microbiology 7: 616 (DOI:10.3389/fmicb.2016. 00616) DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.00616
  37. Karas P, Papadopoulou E, Perruchon C, Sitra, S, Manthou E, Ehaliotis C, Karpouzas DG (2016) Can biobeds be used for the depuration of wastewaters from the fruit packaging industry? Full-scale evaluation, risk assessment and post-handling approaches for spent biobed substrate. Journal of Hazardous Materials DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2016.07.071
  38. Campos M, Karas P, Papadopoulou ES, Perruchon C, Christou V, Menkissoglou-Spiroudi U, Diez MC, Karpouzas DG (2016) Novel insights into the metabolic pathway of iprodione by soil bacteria. Environmental Science Pollution Research (IF: 2.760) DOI 10.1007/s11356-016-7682-1
  39. Campos M., Perruchon C., Karas P.A.., Karavasilis D., Diez M.C., Karpouzas D.G., (2017) Biodegradation and rhizosphere-assisted bioaugmentation as strategies for optimization of the dissipation capacity of biobeds. Journal of Environmental Management 187(1): 103-110
  40. Perruchon C., Chatzinotas A., Omirou M., Vasileiadis S., Menkissoglu-Spiroudi U., Karpouzas D.G., (2017) Isolation of a bacterial consortium able to degrade the fungicide thiabendazole: the key role of a Sphingomonas phylotype. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 101:3881-3893
  41. Perruchon, C., Vasileiadis S., Rousidou C., Papadopoulou E.S., Tanou G., Samiotaki M., Garagounis C., Molassiotis A., Papadopoulou K.K., Karpouzas D.G., (2017) Metabolic pathway and cell adaptation mechanisms revealed through genomic, proteomic and transcription analysis of a Sphingomonas haloaromaticamans strain degrading ortho-phenylphenol. Scientific Reports 7: Article 6449, doi:10.1038/s41598-017-06727-6
  42. Perruchon C., Pantoleon A., Veroutis D., Gallego-Blanco S., Martin-Laurent F., Liadaki K., Karpouzas D.G., (2017) Characterization of the biodegradation, bioremediation and detoxification capacity of a bacterial consortium able to degrade the fungicide thiabendazole. Biodegradation 28(5-6): 383-394
  43. Elgueta S., Correa A., Campo M., Gallardo F., Karpouzas D.G., Diez MC. (2017) Atrazine, chlorpyrifos, and iprodione effect on the biodiversity of bacteria, actinomycetes, and fungi in a pilot biopurification system with a green cover. Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part B, Pesticides Food Contaminants and Agricultural Wastes 52(9): 651-657
  44. Papadopoulou E.S., Genitsaris S., Omirou M., Perruchon C., Stamatopoulou A., Ioannides I., Karpouzas D.G., (2018) Bioaugmentation of thiabendazole-contaminated soils from a wastewater disposal site: Factors driving the efficacy of this strategy and the diversity of the indigenous soil bacterial community. Environmental Pollution 233: 16-25
  45. Papadopoulou E.S, Perruchon C., Vasileiadis S., Rousidou K., Tanou G., Samiotaki M., Molassiotis A., Karpouzas D.G., (2018) Metabolic and evolutionary insights in the transformation of diphenylamine by a Pseudomonas putida strain unravelled by genomic, proteomic and transcription analysis. Frontiers in Microbiology 9: 676, doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.00676
  46. Lagos E., Perruchon C., Katsoula A., Karpouzas D.G., (2019) The isolation and characterization of soil bacteria able to rapidly degrade the organophosphorus nematicide fosthiazate. Letters in Applied Microbiology 68: 149-155
  47. Perruchon C., Vasileiadis S., Papadopoulou ES., Karpouzas D.G., (2020) Genome-based metabolic reconstruction unravels the key role of B12 in methionine auxotrophy of an ortho-phenylphenol-degrading Sphingomonas haloaromaticamans. Frontiers in Microbiology 10 January 2020 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2019.03009
  48. Storck V., Gallego-Blanco S., Vasileiadis S., Begeut J., Rouard N., Hussain S., Baguelin C., Perruchon C., Devers-Lamrani M., Karpouzas D.G., Martin-Laurent F.  (2020) Insights into the function and horizontal transfer of isoproturon degrading pdmAB genes in a biobed system. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 86 (14), e00474-20
  49. Mantzoukas S., Lagogiannis I., Ntoukas, A., Eliopoulos P., Kouretas D., Karpouzas D.G., Poulas K., (2020) Trapping entomopathogenic fungi from vine terroir soil samples with insect baits for controlling serious pests. Applied Sciences 10: 3539
  50. Papadopoulou E.S., Bachtsevani E., Lampronikou E., Adamou E., Katsaouni A., Vasileiadis S., Thion C., Menkissoglou-Spiroudi U., Nicol G.W., Karpouzas D.G, (2020) Comparison of novel and established nitrification inhibitors relevant to agriculture on soil ammonia- and nitrite oxidizing isolates. Frontiers in Microbiology 11: 2795
  51. Lagos S., Perruchon C., Tsikriki, A., Gourombinos E., Vasileiadis S., Sotiraki S., Karpouzas D.G., (2021) Bioaugmentation of animal feces as a mean to mitigate environmental contamination with anthelmintic benzimidazoles. Journal of Hazardous Materials https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.126439
  52. Vasileiadis S., Perruchon C., Sheer B., Adrian L., Steinbach N., Trevisan M., Aguera A., Chatzinotas A., Karpouzas D.G., (2021) Nutritional inter-dependencies and a carbazole-dioxygenase are key elements of a bacterial consortium relying on a Sphingomonas for the degradation of the fungicide thiabendazole. BioRxiv doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.03.30.015693