Publications

In progress

Role of insects in circular economy
Klammsteiner T., et al. The black soldier fly - role in sustainability and circular economy - In press
Insect-driven bioconversion of cattle manure enhances nutrient conservation, enzymatic activities and pathogen suppression in frass fertilizer production
Beesigamukama D., Klammsteiner T., et al. Under review

2026

Gut-microbiome composition, single nucleotide polymorphisms, and differentially expressed genes correlate with aggression in an ant
Krapf P., Cicconardi F., Schilling M., Aigner G. P., Klammsteiner T., et al. iScience 29(9), 117164 PDF
Plant biostimulants in Hermetia illucens frass: insights into fresh and recirculated frass
Lopes I. G., Klammsteiner T., et al. Plant Growth Regul 106(1), 52 PDF
Knowledge gaps in feeding physiology, microbiome and behaviour of insects for food and feed: overcoming barriers to advancing insect-rearing through interdisciplinarity, standardisation, and emerging technologies
Bruno D., Cuff J. P., Adamaki-Sotiraki C., Ameixa O., Athanassiou C. G., Boukrouh S., Castellanos F., Gebiola M., Guillaume J. B., Ibikunle O., Klammsteiner T., et al. J Insects Food Feed 12(7), 1137–1147 PDF
Organic waste to clean energy: Briquette Du Kivu as a model for valorising urban waste into charcoal in the DR Congo (preprint)
Lemke N. B., de Clipelle A., Nwokoro C. C., Klammsteiner T., et al. PDF
Black soldier fly as a model to assess behaviour of insects mass produced as food and feed
Tomberlin J. K., Klammsteiner T., et al. BugBook 101–120
How to explore and exploit the insect-associated microbiome
Auger L., Tegtmeier D., Caccia S., Klammsteiner T., et al. BugBook 121–155
Critical considerations for evaluating and applying insect frass
Lopes I. G., Gómez-Brandòn M., Praeg N., Claeys J., Yakti W., Bitterlich M., Jones J. J., Geilfus C. M., Klammsteiner T. BugBook 264–291
Data analysis methods in studies of insects for food and feed
Smetana S., Coudron C., Deruytter D., Francis A., Pascual J. J., Klammsteiner T., et al. BugBook 335–361
Stage-specific microbiota transitions throughout black soldier fly ontogeny
Klammsteiner T., et al. Microb Ecol 89(1), 41 PDF

2025

Exploring interkingdom communication: The case of black soldier fly mass-rearing
Klammsteiner T., et al. Curr Opin Insect Sci 72, 101427 PDF
BugBook: How to explore and exploit the insect-associated microbiome
Auger L., Tegtmeier D., Caccia S., Klammsteiner T., et al. J Insects Food Feed 11(18), 361–395 PDF
Larval density drives thermogenesis and affects microbiota and substrate properties in black soldier fly trials
Klammsteiner T., et al. iScience 28(7), 112794 PDF
Microbial composition and bioremediation in frass fertilizers from insect-based agri-food waste valorization
Gómez-Brandón M., Beesigamukama D., Probst M., Klammsteiner T., et al. J Environ Manage 386, 125774 PDF
BugBook: Critical considerations for evaluating and applying insect frass
Lopes I. G., Gómez-Brandón M., Praeg N., Claeys J., Yakti W., Bitterlich M., Jones J. J., Geilfus C. M., Klammsteiner T. J Insects Food Feed 11(18), 507–534 PDF
BugBook: Black soldier fly as a model to assess behaviour of insects mass produced as food and feed
Tomberlin J. K., Klammsteiner T., et al. J Insects Food Feed 11(18), 341–360 PDF
BugBook: Data analysis methods in studies of insects for food and feed
Smetana S., Coudron C., Deruytter D., Francis A., Pascual J. J., Klammsteiner T., et al. J Insects Food Feed 11(18), 579–605 PDF
Chitosan obtained from black soldier fly larval cuticles expands the value chain and is effective as a biocontrol agent to combat plant pathogens
Escobar Rodríguez C., Zaremska V., Klammsteiner T., et al. Carbohydr Polym 349, 123023 PDF
Bacterial communities of wild bee species and the western honey bee (Apis mellifera) (Hymenoptera: Apoidea): Alpine insights
Royer F., Schlick-Steiner J., Klammsteiner T., et al. J Insect Sci 25(6), ieaf095 PDF

2024

Lactic acid bacteria from Bombyx mori frass: Probiotic properties and antagonistic activities
Suraporn S., Cansee S., Hupfauf S., Klammsteiner T. Agriculture 14(6), 924 PDF
Primary study on frass fertilizers from mass-reared insects: Species variation, heat treatment effects, and implications for soil application at laboratory scale
Praeg N., Klammsteiner T. J Environ Manage 356, 120622 PDF
Garden fruit chafer (Pachnoda sinuata L.) accelerates recycling and bioremediation of animal waste
Gómez-Brandón M., Beesigamukama D., Probst M., Klammsteiner T., et al. Waste Manag 173, 131–140 PDF

2023

A comparative study of effects of biodegradable and non-biodegradable microplastics on the growth and development of black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens)
Heussler C. D., Dittmann I. L., Egger B., Robra S., Klammsteiner T. Waste Biomass Valori 15, 2313–2322 PDF
Biology of compost
Insam H., Klammsteiner T., et al. Encyclopedia of Soils in the Environment 522–532 PDF
Life-history traits of black soldier fly reared on agro-industrial by-products subjected to three pre-treatments: a pilot-scale study
Heussler C. D., Insam H., Walter A., Schlick-Steiner B. C., Steiner F. M., Klammsteiner T. J Insects Food Feed 9(5), 545–556 PDF
Machine learning approaches in microbiome research: challenges and best practices
Papoutsoglou G., Tarazona S., Lopes M. B., Klammsteiner T., et al. Front Microbiol 14, 1261889 PDF
Advancing microbiome research with machine learning: key findings from the ML4Microbiome COST action
D’Elia D., Truu J., Lahti L., Berland M., Papoutsoglou G., Ceci M., Zomer A., Lopes M. B., Ibrahimi E., Gruca A., Nechyporenko A., Frohme M., Klammsteiner T., et al. Front Microbiol 14, 1257002 PDF
A toolbox of machine learning software to support microbiome analysis
Marcos-Zambrano L. J., López-Molina V. M., Bakir-Gungor B., Frohme M., Karaduzovic-Hadziabdic K., Klammsteiner T., et al. Front Microbiol 14, 1250806 PDF

2022

Recent trends and advances in composting and vermicomposting technologies: a review
Zhou Y., Xiao R., Klammsteiner T., et al. Bioresour Technol 360, 127591 PDF
Black soldier fly larvae for organic manure recycling and its potential for a circular bioeconomy: a review
Liu T., Klammsteiner T., et al. Sci Total Environ 833, 155122 PDF

2021

Applications of machine learning in human microbiome studies: a review on feature selection, biomarker identification, disease prediction and treatment
Marcos-Zambrano L. J., Karaduzovic-Hadziabdic K., Loncar-Turukalo T., Przymus P., Trajkovik V., Aasmets O., Berland M., Gruca A., Hasic Telalovic J., Karel H., Klammsteiner T., et al. Front Microbiol 12, 634511 PDF
Statistical and machine learning techniques in human microbiome studies: contemporary challenges and solutions
Moreno-Indias I., Lahti L., Nedyalkova M., Elbere I., Roshchupkin G. V., Adilovic M., Aydemir O., Bakir-Gungor B., Carrillo-de Santa Pau E., D'Elia D., Desai M. S., Falquet L., Gundogdu A., Hron K., Klammsteiner T., et al. Front Microbiol 12, 635781 PDF
Impact of processed food (canteen and oil wastes) on the development of black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae and their gut microbiome functions
Klammsteiner T., et al. Front Microbiol 12, 619112 PDF

2020

Suitability of black soldier fly frass as soil amendment and implication for organic waste hygienization
Klammsteiner T., et al. Agronomy 10(10), 1578 PDF
The core gut microbiome of black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae raised on low-bioburden diets
Klammsteiner T., et al. Front Microbiol 11, 993 PDF
Black soldier fly school workshops as means to promote circular economy and environmental awareness
Walter A., Klammsteiner T., et al. Sustainability 12(22), 9574 PDF

2018

Microbiota in a cooling-lubrication circuit and an option for controlling triethanolamine biodegradation
Klammsteiner T., et al. Biofouling 34(5), 519–531 PDF
Vom Abfall zum Futtermittel: Maden als Proteinquelle
Klammsteiner T., et al. Biobased Future - Mitteilungsblatt über Biomasse für Energie und Industrie in einer nachhaltigen Wirtschaft 9, 11