Patrick Lucas

University Bordeaux
Bordeaux France

Biographical Sketch: Patrick Lucas is Professor of wine microbiology at the Institute of Vine and Wine of Sciences of Bordeaux University. His research focuses on wine lactic acid bacteria and malolactic fermentation, with a special emphasis on the species Oenococcus oeni. He is using omics-based strategies to investigate its biodiversity, its adaptation to wine(s) and its contribution to wine quality improvement during malolactic fermentation. He has collaborations with winemakers, professionals of the wine industry and academic partners from projects such as DECARBOXYLATE (FP5), BIAMFOOD (FP7), WILDWINE (FP7) and MICROWINE (H2020). He is author of about 40 per-reviewed publications.

Papers:
Selecting LAB for Use as Starter Cultures in Winemaking