2006: Director of Research. Responsible for a team of six researchers, engineers and assistant engineers. Currently supervising or co-supervising 2 PhD students
2001: Docent (= French HDR: Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches)
1995-1996: Scientific stay at Horticulture Research International, lab of Dr. John Whipps, Dept Plant Pathol & Microbiol , Wellesbourne, Warwick, England. Topic: Mycelial development of Fusarium oxysporum in the vicinity of tomato roots
1994: Researcher (Chargé de Recherche CR1) INRA- (National Institute for Agricultural Research) Dijon, France
1991:  Assistant Researcher, INRA Dijon, France
1989-1990: Associate Assistant, School of Applied Biology, Lyon, France
1988: Associate Assistant, University C. Bernard Lyon I, Lyon, France
1987: PhD thesis in Soil Microbial Ecology (Supervisor: Dr G. Faurie, University C. Bernard Lyon I, France). Title " Population dynamics of bacterial populations inoculated into the soil: biological and mathematical description of the predator-prey relationship."  

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My research activities revolve around three main axes. For each of these activities, we use i) classical microbiology (isolation, culture, morphological identification), ii) molecular biology from the strain (characterization, identification) to the microbial community (taxonomic and functional diversity via omics), iii) pathology (greenhouse and field bioassays).
The first axis concerns the ecology of Fusarium, in particular F. oxysporum. We are looking for specific markers of forma speciales to offer preventive risk diagnoses in horticulture and market gardening production systems. We also dissect the mechanisms of soil suppressiveness to Fusarium wilt to establish the possibilities of transition from a conducive soil to a suppressive soil.
The second axis aims at reducing the pea and lentil root rot. In addition to the search for a molecular kit for a preventive diagnosis of the risk linked to the presence of Aphanomyces euteiches in the plots, we characterize the parasitic complex also involved in legume root rot and in which the genus Fusarium plays a major role, to reduce its activity by agroecological levers.
The third axis proposes to identify mycoherbicides and their modes of action for weed and parasitic plants. Biocontrol.

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About twenty hours of lectures each year, for students in L3, M1 and M2 at the University and in an agricultural school (AgroSupDijon).
Introduction to mycology
Introduction to plant pathology
Soil microbial ecology
Soil and plant health

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Fusarium, soil-borne plant pathogenic fungi, biodiversity, fungal communities, endophytic fungi, oomycetes, biocontrol, mycoherbicide, 

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2020
*Aubertot, J.-N., Deguine, J. P., Lamichhane, J.-R., Robin, M.-H., Sarthou, J.-P., & Steinberg, C. (2020). Vers une protection agroécologique des cultures en phase d’implantation In :  . In L. F. Boiffin J, Richard G. eds. (Ed.), Réussir l’implantation des cultures. Enjeux agroécologiques, itinéraires techniques. (pp. 107-134). Versailles, France.: Quae, .
*Moureaux, B., Aubertot, J. N., Deguine, J. P., Lamichhane, J. R., Robin, M. H., Sarthou, J. P., & Steinberg, C. (2020). La protection agroécologique appliquée. Perspectives Agricoles, 475, 32-35.
*Triolet, M., Guillemin, J. P., Andre, O., & Steinberg, C. (2020). Fungal-based bioherbicides for weed control: a myth or a reality? Weed Research, 60(1), 60-77. doi:10.1111/wre.12389
2019
*Barret, M., Dufour, P., Durand-Tardif, M., Mariadassou, M., Mougel, C., Perez, P., . . . Szambien, M. (2019). Position Paper "Optimize the plant microbiota to increase plant growth and health". GIS Biotechnologies Vertes(July 2019), 1-12.
*Inokuti E.M., Thiery-Lanfranchi, D., Edel-Hermann V., Gautheron N., Fayolle L. Michereff L., Steinberg C. in press Genetic and pathogenic variability of Rhizoctonia solani causing crown and root rot on sugar beet in France Journal of Plant Pathology.
*Steinberg C, Edel-Hermann V, Alabouvette C, Lemanceau P, 2019. Soil suppressiveness to plant diseases. In: Van Elsas JD, Jansson J, Trevors JT, eds. Modern Soil Microbiology. New York: CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group, 345-361.
2018
*Lamichhane JR, Debaeke P, Steinberg C, You MP, Barbetti MJ, Aubertot JN, 2018. Abiotic and biotic factors affecting crop seed germination and seedling emergence: a conceptual framework. Plant and Soil 432, 1-28; https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-018-3780-9.
*Leplat J, Mangin P, Falchetto L, Heraud C, Gautheron E, Steinberg C. 2018. Visual assessment and computer–assisted image analysis of Fusarium head blight in the field to predict mycotoxin accumulation in wheat grains. European Journal of Plant Pathology 150, 1065-8; https://doi.org/10.1007/s10658-017-1345-z.
*Petit S, Cordeau S, Chauvel B, Bohan D, Guillemin J-P, Steinberg C, 2018. Biodiversity-based options for arable weed management: a review. Agronomy for Sustainable Development 38:48, https://doi.org/10.1007/s13593-018-0525-3
*Siegel-Hertz K, Edel-Hermann V, Chapelle E, Terrat S, Raaijmakers JM, Steinberg C., 2018 Comparative Microbiome Analysis of a Fusarium Wilt Suppressive Soil and a Fusarium Wilt Conducive Soil From the Châteaurenard Region. Front. Microbiol. 9:568. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.00568
2017
*Karlsson I,  Friberg H, Kolseth A-K, Steinberg C., Persson P. 2017 Organic farming increases richness of fungal taxa in the wheat phyllosphere, Molecular Ecology 2017 ; 1-13. DOI:10.1111/mec.14132
*Karlsson I, Friberg H, Kolseth A-K, Steinberg C, Persson P. 2017. Agricultural factors affecting Fusarium communities in wheat kernels. International Journal of Food Microbiology 252:53-60. doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2017.04.011
*Fernandez-Aparicio M, Bernard A, Falchetto L, Marget P, Chauvel B, Steinberg C, Morris CE, Gibot-Leclerc S, Boari A, Vurro M and others. 2017. Investigation of Amino Acids As Herbicides for Control of Orobanche minor Parasitism in Red Clover. Frontiers in Plant Science 8(842); doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2017.00842
2016
*Cordeau, S. p., Triolet, M., Wayman, S., Steinberg, C., and Guillemin, J.-P. 2016. Bioherbicides: Dead in the water? A review of the existing products for integrated weed management. Crop Protection 87:44-49.
*Daguerre, Y., Edel-Hermann, V., and Steinberg, C. 2016. Fungal genes and metabolites associated with biocontrol of soil-borne plant pathogenic fungi. in: Fungal Metabolites, K. Ramawat and J.-M. Mérillon, eds. Springer Meteor.
*Edel Hermann, V., Sautour, M., Gautheron, N., Laurent, J., Aho Glele, L. S., Bonnin, A., Sixt, N., Hartemann, P., Dalle, F., and Steinberg, C. 2016. A clonal lineage of Fusarium oxysporum circulates in tap water of different French hospitals. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 82 (21) : 6483-6489.
*Karlsson I., Edel-Hermann V., Gautheron N., Durling M.B., Kolseth A.K., Steinberg C., Persson P. and Friberg H. 2016. Evaluation of Genus-Specific Primers for Studying Fusarium Communities in Field Samples. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 82 (2):491-501. doi:10.1128/AEM.02748-15.
*Lecomte, C., Alabouvette, C., Edel-Hermann, V., Robert, F., and Steinberg, C. 2016. Biological control of ornamental plant diseases caused by Fusarium oxysporum: a review. Biological Control. 101, 17-30. doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2016.06.004.
*Lecomte, C., Alabouvette, C., Cannesan, M.-A., Langlois, A., Robert, F., Steinberg, C., and Edel-Hermann, V. 2016. Fusariose du cyclamen : vers un outil de détection précoce. Phytoma-La défense des végétaux 691:14-16.
*Lecomte, C., Alabouvette, C., Jeannin, N., Edel-Hermann, V., Cordier, C., Cannesan, M.-A., Robert, F., and Steinberg, C. 2016. Fusariose du cyclamen : travaux sur la lutte biologique. Phytoma-La défense des végétaux 691:17-21.
*Lecomte, C., Edel-Hermann, V., Cannesan, M.-A., Gautheron, N., Langlois, A., Alabouvette, C., Robert, F., and Steinberg, C. 2016. Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cyclaminis: underestimated genetic diversity. European Journal of Plant Pathology 145 (2):421-431.
*Steinberg, C., Lecomte, C., Alabouvette, C., and Edel Hermann, V. 2016. Root interactions with non-pathogenic Fusarium. Hey Fusarium oxysporum, what do you do in life when you do not infect a plant?, In C. Vos, K. Kazan (eds.), Belowground Defence Strategies in Plants, Signaling and Communication in Plants, DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-42319-7_12. Springer International Publishing Switzerland.
2015
*Edel-Hermann V., Gautheron N., Mounier A., Steinberg C. 2015.  Fusarium diversity in soil using a specific molecular approach and a cultural approach. Journal of Microbiological Methods, 111:64-71. Doi: 10.1016/j.mimet.2015.01.026
*Humbert, C., Aimé, S., Alabouvette, C., Steinberg, C., Olivain, C. 2015. Remodelling of actin cytoskeleton in tomato cells in response to inoculation with a biocontrol strain of Fusarium oxysporum in comparison to a pathogenic strain. Plant Pathology 64 (6):1366-1374. Doi: 10.1111/ppa.12375
*Koyyappurath, S., Atuahiva, T., Le Guen, R., Batina, H., Le Squin, S., Gautheron, N., Edel Hermann, V., Peribe, J., Jahiel, M., Steinberg, C., Liew, E. C. Y., Alabouvette, C., Besse, P., Dron, M., Sache, I., Laval, V., and Grisoni, M. 2015 Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. radicis-vanillae is the causal agent of root and stem rot of vanilla. Plant Pathology: doi: 10.1111/ppa.12445.
*Maeda K, Spor A., Edel-Hermann V., Heraud C., Breuil M.C., Bizouard F., Toyoda S., Yoshida N., Steinberg C., and Philippot L. 2015. N2O production, a widespread trait in fungi. Scientific Reports 5 (9697): doi:10.1038/srep09697.
*Moenne Loccoz Y., Mavingui P., Combes C., Normand P., and Steinberg C. 2015. Microorganisms and Biotic interactions In: Microbiology of natural and manmade environments. Eds. J C Bertrand, P Caumette, P Lebaron, R Matheron and P Normand.  Springer Verlag, the Netherlands. p 395-444
*Poggiale J.C., Dantigny P., De Witt R. and Steinberg C. 2015. Modeling in Microbial Ecology In: Microbiology of natural and manmade environments. Eds. J C Bertrand, P Caumette, P Lebaron, R Matheron and P Normand.  Springer Verlag, the Netherlands. p 847-882
*Steinberg, C., Laurent, J., Edel-Hermann, V., Barbezan, M., Sixt, N., Dalle, F., Aho, S., Bonnin, A., Hartemann, P. and Sautour, M. 2015 Adaptation of Fusarium oxysporum and F. dimerum to the specific aquatic environment provided by the water systems of hospitals. Water Research. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2015.02.036.
*Villeneuve, F., Latour, F., Théry, T., Edel-Hermann, V., Steinberg, C., and Pitrat, M. 2015. Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. melonis chez le melon; Enseignements issus du projet VASCULEG. Infos CTIFL 315:45-57.
2014
*Daguerre1 Y., Siegel1 K., Edel-Hermann V. and Steinberg C. 2014. Fungal proteins and genes associated with biocontrol mechanisms of soil-borne pathogens: a review. Fungal Biology Reviews, 28:97-125.
*Karlsson I, Friberg H., Steinberg C., and Persson P. 2014. Fungicide Effects on Fungal Community Composition in the Wheat Phyllosphere. PLoS ONE 9 (11):e111786. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0111786.
2013
*Aimé S, Alabouvette C, Steinberg C and Olivain C. 2013 The endophytic strain Fusarium oxysporum Fo47: a good candidate for priming the defense responses in tomato roots. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions 26, 918-926.
*Jonkers, W., Xayamongkhon, H., Haas, M., Olivain, C., Van der Does, H.C., Broz, K., Rep, M., Alabouvette, C., Steinberg, C. and Kistler, H.C. (2013) EBR1 genomic expansion and its role in virulence of Fusarium species. Environmental Microbiology doi: 10.1111/1462-2920.12331., 22p.
*Leplat, J, Friberg H, Abid M., and Steinberg C. 2013. Survival of Fusarium graminearum, the causal agent of Fusarium head blight. A review. Agronomy for Sustainable Development 33:97-111.
*Merlin C, Devers M, Crouzet O, Heraud C, Steinberg C, Mougin C and Martin-Laurent F 2013 Characterization of chlordecone-tolerant fungal populations isolated from long-term polluted tropical volcanic soil in the French West Indies. Environmental Science and Pollution Research doi: 10.1007/s11356-013-1971-8, 1-14.

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1 - Functional diversity (metatranscriptomic) of eukaryotic origin in the suppressive soil of Châteaurenard (INRA 2015-2019).                                                                                                                                                               2 –SYNERGIES; Evolution of soil diversity for the management of fusarium diseases of melon and garlic. A multi-criteria approach to control the effectiveness of agronomic and ecological levers (Casdar 2019-21).      3 – PEA ROOT ROT: Characterization and biocontrol of the soil-borne parasitic complex including Aphanomyces euteiches. (Bonduelle 2017-2020).                                                                                                        4 – RESILENS: Constitution and evaluation of a collection of genetic resources of lentils (Lens culinaris Medik.). Research of sources of resistance to bruchid and root rots including Aphanomyces euteiches (Casdar 2019-21).                                                                                                                                                                 5 – MYCOHERBICIDES: Identification and characterization of fungal candidates with herbicidal action to control weeds (De Sangosse 2016-2019).                                                                                                                         6 - ELIOT: 2017-19 : Evaluation of integrated control solutions against orobanche (Phelipanche ramosa L.) tobacco parasituc plant, including new conventional herbicidal solutions and biocontrol (France-Agrimer).   7 – OROBANCHI’SEED: Biocontrol of seed germination of Phelipanche ramosa, an adventitious plant parasiting oilseed rape (région Bourgogne-Franche Comté)

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