2025 —————————-
Ebrahimi, M., Ballester, A.-R., López-Rubio, A., Acha, V., Aussenac, T., & Martínez-Abad, A.*
Antimicrobial and antioxidant properties of water-soluble lignin extracts obtained from ozonation of Miscanthus giganteus and Vitis vinifera in a pilot-scale reactor.
Industrial Crops and Products (2025) 223: 120092. doi.
2024 —————————-
Llobregat, B., González-Candelas, L. & Ballester, A.-R*.
Exploring the biocontrol capability of non-mycotoxigenic strains of Penicillium expansum.
Toxins (2024) 16:52. doi.
Sánchez-Torres, P.*, González-Candelas, L. & Ballester, A.-R.
Discovery and transcriptional profiling of Penicillium digitatum genes that could promote fungal virulence during citrus fruit infection.
Journal of Fungi (2024) 10: 235. doi.
Lafuente, M.T.*, & González-Candelas, L.
Phytohormones in the Penicillium digitatum-citrus fruit interaction.
Postharvest Biology and Technology (2024) 209: 112704. doi.
2023 —————————-
Ballester, A. R.*, Roqué, M., Ricci-Cabello, I., Rotger, A. & Malih, N.
Horizon scanning on microorganisms and their products obtained by new developments in biotechnology.
EFSA Suportin Publications (2023) 20 (12): 8503E. doi.
2022 —————————-
Lafuente, M.T.* & González-Candelas, L.
The role of ABA in the interaction between citrus fruit and Penicillium digitatum.
International Journal of Molecular Sciences (2022) 23 (24): 15796. doi.
Delgado, J.*, Ballester, A.-R., González-Candelas, L. & Núñez, F.
Impact of the antifungal protein PgAFP on the proteome and patulin production of Penicillium expansum on apple-based medium.
International Journal of Food Microbiology (2022) 363: 109511. doi.
Llobregat, B., González-Candelas, L. & Ballester, A.-R*.
Ochratoxin a defective Aspergillus carbonarius mutants as potential biocontrol agents.
Toxins (2022) 14,:745. doi.
2021 —————————-
Ngea, G.L.N., Qian, X., Yang, Q., Dhanasekaran, S., Ianiri, G., Ballester, A.-R., et al.
Securing fruit production: Opportunities from the elucidation of the molecular mechanisms of postharvest fungal infections.
Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety (2021) 20 (3): 2508-2533. doi.
Lafuente, M. T.*, Romero, P. and Ballester, A. R.
Coordinated activation of the metabolic pathways induced by LED blue light in citrus fruit.
Food Chemistry (2021) 341: 128050. doi.
Lafuente, M.T.*, Ballester, A.-R., Holland, N., Cerveró, J. & Romero, P.
Interrelation between ABA and phospholipases D, C and A2 in early responses of citrus fruit to Penicillium digitatum infection.
Postharvest Biology and Technology (2021) 175: 111475. doi.
Gerin, D., Garrapa, F., Ballester, A.-R., González-Candelas, L., De Miccolis Angelini, R.M., Faretra, F., et al.
Functional role of Aspergillus carbonarius AcOTAbZIP gene, a bZIP transcription factor within the OTA gene cluster.
Toxins (2021) 13: 111. doi.
Lafuente, M.T., Romero, P. & González-Candelas, L.
Albedo- and flavedo-specific transcriptome profiling related to Penicillium digitatum infection in citrus fruit.
Foods (2021) 10: 2196. doi.
Lafuente, M.T.*, Ballester, A.-R., Holland, N., Cerveró, J. & Romero, P.
Interrelation between ABA and phospholipases D, C and A2 in early responses of citrus fruit to Penicillium digitatum infection.
Postharvest Biology and Technology (2021) 175: 111475. doi.
2020 —————————-
Ballester, A. R. and González-Candelas, L*.
EFE-mediated ethylene synthesis is the major pathway in the citrus postharvest pathogen Penicillium digitatum during fruit infection.
Journal of Fungi (2020) 6 (3): 175. doi.
Moreno, M. A., Vallejo, A. M., Ballester, A.-R., Zampani, C., Isla, M. I., López-Rubio, A., and Fabra, M. J.*.
Antifungal edible coatings containing Argentinian propolis extract and their application in raspberries.
Food Hydrocolloids (2020) 107: 105973. doi.
Valente, S., Cometto, A., Piombo, E., Meloni, G. R., Ballester, A.-R., González-Candelas, L.*, and Spadaro, D.*.
Elaborated regulation of griseofulvin biosynthesis in Penicillium griseofulvum and its role on conidiation and virulence.
International Journal of food Microbiology (2020) 328: 108687. doi.