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Laboratory of Microbiology (UGent)
lmg.ugent.be
seadatanet.maris2.nl/v_edmo/print.asp?n_code=2039
The laboratory of Microbiology (LM-UGent) was founded in 1959. The research topics of the laboratory are: microbial diversity, taxonomy, ecology and diagnosis in different sectors including the medical sector, food sector and environmental microbiology (including marine microbiology). The laboratory also holds the Belgian Coordinated Collections of Microorganisms/Laboratory of Microbiology, Ghent University (BCCM/LMG) Bacteria Collection which contains more than 27,000 strains, belonging to over 500 genera and 3,000 species. The BCCM/LMG Bacteria Collection was established in 1982, funded by BELSPO. This ensured the future of the bacteria collection which has steadily grown since the establishment of the laboratory.

The marine research of this group concentrates on the following topics:
  • biodiversity effects on the functioning of marine benthic ecosystems focusing on the role (and diversity) of bacteria, in particular in the Paulinapolder in the Scheldt estuary and the Belgian part of the North Sea. Special attention goes to the nitrogen and carbon cycles, intertidal benthic biofilms and interactions between diatoms and bacteria;
  • study of the biodiversity, specificity and function of endosymbiotic bacteria in macroalgae;
  • identification and classification of new marine bacteria, including genome analysis;
  • characterisation of enzymes of marine bacteria.


The group is active within national and international projects and collaborates intensively with laboratories within UGent, such as the Marine Biology research group, the Phycology research group, laboratory of Protistology and Aquatic Ecology and the laboratory of Microbial Ecology and Technology. The laboratory is a member of the Marine@UGent consortium and participates in the European Marine Biological Resource Centre (EMBRC).

Standard name: Laboratorium voor Microbiologie
Parent institute: Ghent University; Faculty of Sciences; Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology (UGent), more

Address:
K. L. Ledeganckstraat 35
9000 Gent
Belgium
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  • Peer reviewed article Ratnawati, S.E.; Kuuliala, L.; Verschuere, N.; Cnockaert, M.; Vandamme, P.; Devlieghere, F. (2024). The exploration of dominant spoilage bacteria in blue mussels (Mytilus edulis) stored under different modified atmospheres by MALDI-TOF MS in combination with 16S rRNA sequencing. Food Microbiol. 118: 104407. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fm.2023.104407, more
  • Peer reviewed article Saelens, G.; Houf, K. (2024). The involvement of Pseudoterranova decipiens fish infestation on the shelf-life of fresh Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) fillet. Intern. J. Food Microbiol. 410: 110426. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2023.110426, more
  • Peer reviewed article van der Loos, L.M.; De Wilde, C.; Willems, A.; De Clerck, O.; Steinhagen, S. (2024). The cultivated sea lettuce (Ulva) microbiome: Successional and seasonal dynamics. Aquaculture 585: 740692. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2024.740692, more
  • Peer reviewed article van der Loos, L.M.; De Coninck, L.; Zell, R.; Lequime, S.; Willems, A.; De Clerck, O.; Matthijnssens, J. (2023). Highly divergent CRESS DNA and picorna-like viruses associated with bleached thalli of the green seaweed Ulva. Microbiology Spectrum 11(5): 1-25. https://dx.doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.00255-23, more
  • Peer reviewed article van der Loos, L.M.; D'hondt, S.; Engelen, A.H.; Pavia, H.; Toth, G.B.; Willems, A.; Weinberger, F.; De Clerck, O.; Steinhagen, S. (2023). Salinity and host drive Ulva-associated bacterial communities across the Atlantic-Baltic Sea gradient. Mol. Ecol. 32(23): 6260-6277. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mec.16462, more
  • Peer reviewed article Filek, K.; Lebbe, L.; Willems, A.; Chaerle, P.; Vyverman, W.; Žižek, M.; Bosak, S. (2022). More than just hitchhikers: a survey of bacterial communities associated with diatoms originating from sea turtles. FEMS Microbiol. Ecol. 98(10): fiac104. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/femsec/fiac104, more
  • Peer reviewed article Saelens, G.; Planckaert, S.; Martínez-Sernández, V.; Ubeira, F.M.; Devreese, B.; Gabriël, S. (2022). Targeted proteomics and specific immunoassays reveal the presence of shared allergens between the zoonotic nematodes Anisakis simplex and Pseudoterranova decipiens. NPG Scientific Reports 12(1): 4127. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-08113-3, more
  • Peer reviewed article Saelens, G.; Houf, K. (2022). Systematic review and critical reflection on the isolation and identification methods for spoilage associated bacteria in fresh marine fish. J. microbiol. methods 203: 106599. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mimet.2022.106599, more
  • Peer reviewed article Stock, W.; Willems, A.; Mangelinckx, S.; Vyverman, W.; Sabbe, K. (2022). Selection constrains lottery assembly in the microbiomes of closely related diatom species. ISME Commun. 2(1): 11. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s43705-022-00091-x, more
  • Peer reviewed article Thuy, D.T.B.; An, N.T.; Jayasena, V.; Vandamme, P. (2022). A comprehensive investigation into the production of gamma-aminobutyric acid by Limosilactobacillus fermentum NG16, a tuna gut isolate. Acta Alimentaria 51(2): 302-311. https://dx.doi.org/10.1556/066.2022.00065, more
  • Peer reviewed article Depoorter, E.; Coenye, T.; Vandamme, P. (2021). Biosynthesis of ditropolonyl sulfide, an antibacterial compound produced by Burkholderia cepacia complex strain R-12632. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 87(22): e01169-21. https://dx.doi.org/10.1128/aem.01169-21, more
  • Peer reviewed article Dumolin, C.; Peeters, C.; De Canck, E.; Boon, N.; Vandamme, P. (2021). Network analysis based on unique spectral features enables an efficient selection of genomically diverse operational isolation units. Microorganisms 9(2): 416. https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9020416, more
  • Peer reviewed article Morrissey, K.L.; Ivesa, L.; Delva, S.; D'hondt, S.; Willems, A.; De Clerck, O. (2021). Impacts of environmental stress on resistance and resilience of algal-associated bacterial communities. Ecol. Evol. 11(21): 15004-15019. https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.8184, more
  • Peer reviewed article Rat, R.; Naranjo, H.D.; Lebbe, L.; Cnockaert, M.; Krigas, N.; Grigoriadou, K.; Maloupa, E.; Willems, A. (2021). Roseomonas hellenica sp. nov., isolated from roots of wild-growing Alkanna tinctoria. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 44(3): 126206. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.syapm.2021.126206, more
  • Peer reviewed article Tahon, G.; Gök, D.; Lebbe, L.; Willems, A. (2021). Description and functional testing of four species of the novel phototrophic genus Chioneia gen. nov., isolated from different East Antarctic environments. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 44(6): 126250. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.syapm.2021.126250, more
  • Peer reviewed article Tahon, G.; Lebbe, L.; Willems, A. (2021). Spirosoma utsteinense sp. nov. isolated from Antarctic ice-free soils from the Utsteinen region, East Antarctica. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 71(3): 004754. https://dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.004754, more
  • Peer reviewed article van der Loos, L.; Leliaert, F.; Willems, A.; De Clerck, O. (2021). Characterizing the Ulva microbiome with long-reads from nanopore sequencing. Phycologia 60(S1): 38-38. https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00318884.2021.1922050, more
  • Peer reviewed article van der Loos, L.M.; D'hondt, S.; Willems, A.; De Clerck, O. (2021). Characterizing algal microbiomes using long-read nanopore sequencing. Algal Research 59: 102456. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2021.102456, more
  • Peer reviewed article Vanwijnsberghe, S.; Peeters, C.; De Ridder, E.; Dumolin, C.; Wieme, A.D.; Boon, N.; Vandamme, P. (2021). Genomic aromatic compound degradation potential of novel Paraburkholderia species: Paraburkholderia domus sp. nov., Paraburkholderia haematera sp. nov. and Paraburkholderia nemoris sp. nov. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 22(13): 7003. https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms22137003, more
  • Peer reviewed article Dumolin, C.; Peeters, C.; Ehsani, E.; Tahon, G.; De Canck, E.; Cnockaert, M.; Boon, N.; Vandamme, P. (2020). Achromobacter veterisilvae sp. nov., from a mixed hydrogen-oxidizing bacteria enrichment reactor for microbial protein production. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 70(1): 530-536. https://dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.003786, more
  • Peer reviewed article Salazar, V.W.; Tschoeke, D.A.; Swings, J.; Cosenza, C.A.; Mattoso, M.; Thompson, C.C.; Thompson, F.L. (2020). A new genomic taxonomy system for the Synechococcus collective. Environ. Microbiol. 22(11): 4557-4570. https://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/1462-2920.15173, more
  • Peer reviewed article Tahon, G.; Lebbe, L.; De Troch, M.; Sabbe, K.; Willems, A. (2020). Leeuwenhoekiella aestuarii sp. nov., isolated from salt-water sediment and first insights in the genomes of Leeuwenhoekiella species. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 70(3): 1706-1719. https://dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.003959, more
  • Peer reviewed article Thuy, D.T.B.; Nguyen, A.T.; Khoo, K.S.; Chew, K.W.; Cnockaert, M.; Vandamme, P.; Ho, Y.-C.; Huy, N.D.; Cocoletzi, H.H.; Show, P.L. (2020). Optimization of culture conditions for gamma-aminobutyric acid production by newly identified Pediococcus pentosaceus MN12 isolated from ‘mam nem’, a fermented fish sauce. Bioengineered 12(1): 54-62. https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21655979.2020.1857626, more
  • Peer reviewed article Tschoeke, D.; Salazar, V.W.; Vidal, L.; Campeão, M.; Swings, J.; Thompson, F.; Thompson, C. (2020). Unlocking the genomic taxonomy of the Prochlorococcus collective. Microb. Ecol. 80(3): 546-558. https://hdl.handle.net/10.1007/s00248-020-01526-5, more
  • Peer reviewed article Van Landuyt, J.; Cimmino, L.; Dumolin, C.; Chatzigiannidou, I.; Taveirne, F.; Mattelin, V.; Zhang, Y.; Vandamme, P.; Scoma, A.; Williamson, A.; Boon, N. (2020). Microbial enrichment, functional characterization and isolation from a cold seep yield piezotolerant obligate hydrocarbon degraders. FEMS Microbiol. Ecol. 96(9): fiaa097. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/femsec/fiaa097, more
  • Peer reviewed article Ehsani, E.; Dumolin, C.; Arends, J.B.A.; Kerckhof, F.-M.; Hu, X.; Vandamme, P.; Boon, N. (2019). Enriched hydrogen-oxidizing microbiomes show a high diversity of co-existing hydrogen-oxidizing bacteria. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 103(19): 8241-8253. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00253-019-10082-z, more
  • Peer reviewed article Giraldo, J.B.; Stock, W.; Dow, L.; Roef, L.; Willems, A.; Mangelinckx, S.; Kroth, P.G.; Vyverman, W.; Michiels, M. (2019). Influence of the algal microbiome on biofouling during industrial cultivation of Nannochloropsis sp. in closed photobioreactors. Algal Research 42: 101591. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2019.101591, more
  • Peer reviewed article Koedooder, C.; Stock, W.; Willems, A.; Mangelinckx, S.; De Troch, M.; Vyverman, W.; Sabbe, K. (2019). Diatom-bacteria interactions modulate the composition and productivity of benthic diatom biofilms. Front. Microbiol. 10: 1255. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2019.01255, more
  • Peer reviewed article Morrissey, K.L.; Çavas, L.; Willems, A.; De Clerck, O. (2019). Disentangling the influence of environment, host specificity and thallus differentiation on bacteria communities in siphonous green seaweeds. Front. Microbiol. 10: 717. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2019.00717, more
  • Peer reviewed article Stock, F.; Syrpas, M.; van Creveld, S.G.; Backx, S.; Blommaert, L.; Dow, L.; Stock, W.; Ruysbergh, E.; Lepetit, B.; Bailleul, B.; Sabbe, K.; De Kimpe, N.; Willems, A.; Kroth, P.G.; Vardi, A.; Vyverman, W.; Mangelinckx, S. (2019). N-acyl homoserine lactone derived tetramic acids impair photosynthesis in Phaeodactylum tricornutum. ACS Chemical Biology 14(2): 198-203. https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acschembio.8b01101, more
  • Peer reviewed article Stock, W.; Blommaert, L.; De Troch, M.; Mangelinckx, S.; Willems, A.; Vyverman, W.; Sabbe, K. (2019). Host specificity in diatom-bacteria interactions alleviates antagonistic effects. FEMS Microbiol. Ecol. 95(11): fiz171. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/femsec/fiz171, more
  • Peer reviewed article Yamazaki, Y.; Sakai, Y.; Mino, S.; Suda, W.; Hattori, M.; Meirelles, P.M.; Thompson, F.L.; Sawabe, T. (2019). Repeated selective enrichment process of sediment microbiota occurred in sea cucumber guts. Environmental Microbiology Reports 11(6): 797-807. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1758-2229.12791, more
  • Peer reviewed article Tahon, G.; Tytgat, B.; Lebbe, L.; Carlier, A.; Willems, A. (2018). Abditibacterium utsteinense sp. nov., the first cultivated member of candidate phylum FBP, isolated from ice-free Antarctic soil samples. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 41(4): 279-290. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.syapm.2018.01.009, more
  • Peer reviewed article Yazdani Foshtomi, M.; Leliaert, F.; Derycke, S.; Willems, A.; Vincx, M.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2018). The effect of bio-irrigation by the polychaete Lanice conchilega on active denitrifiers: distribution, diversity and composition of nosZ gene. PLoS One 13(2): e0192391. https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0192391, more
  • Peer reviewed article Morrissey, K.L.; De Clerck, O.; Willems, A. (2017). Exploring bacterial diversity in invasive green algae. Phycologia 56(Supplement 4): 131-131, more
  • Peer reviewed article Tanaka, R.; Cleenwerck, I.; Mizutani, Y.; Iehata, S.; Bossier, P.; Vandamme, P. (2017). Arcobacter haliotis sp. nov., isolated from abalone species Haliotis gigantea. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 67(8): 3050-3056. https://dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.002080, more
  • Peer reviewed article Vekeman, B.; Dumolin, C.; De Vos, P.; Heylen, K. (2017). Improved enrichment culture technique for methane-oxidizing bacteria from marine ecosystems: the effect of adhesion material and gas composition. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 110(2): 281-289. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10482-016-0787-1, more
  • Peer reviewed article Walter, J.M.; Coutinho, F.H.; Dutilh, B.E.; Swings, J.; Thompson, F.L.; Thompson, C. (2017). Ecogenomics and taxonomy of Cyanobacteria phylum. Front. Microbiol. 8: 2132. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2017.02132, more
  • Peer reviewed article Appolinario, L.; Tschoeke, D.; Rua, C.; Venas, T.; Campeao, M.; Amaral, G.; Leomil, L.; de Oliveira, L.; Vieira, V.; Otsuki, K.; Swings, J.; Thompson, F.; Thompson, C. (2016). Description of Endozoicomonas arenosclerae sp. nov. using a genomic taxonomy approach. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 109(3): 431-438. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10482-016-0649-x, more
  • Peer reviewed article Decleyre, H.; Heylen, K.; Tytgat, B.; Willems, A. (2016). Highly diverse nirK genes comprise two major clades that harbour ammonium-producing denitrifiers. BMC Genom. 17(155): 13 pp. https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12864-016-2465-0, more
  • Peer reviewed article Mancuso, F.P.; D'Hondt, S.; Willems, A.; Airoldi, L.; De Clerck, O. (2016). Diversity and temporal dynamics of the epiphytic bacterial communities associated with the canopy-forming seaweed Cystoseira cornpressa (Esper) Gerloff and Nizamuddin. Front. Microbiol. 7: 11 pp. http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2016.00476, more
  • Peer reviewed article Obbels, D.; Verleyen, E.; Mano, M.-J.; Namsaraev, Z.; Sweetlove, M.; Tytgat, B.; Fernandez-Carazo, R.; De Wever, A.; D'Hondt, S.; Ertz, D.; Elster, J.; Sabbe, K.; Willems, A.; Wilmotte, A.; Vyverman, W. (2016). Bacterial and eukaryotic biodiversity patterns in terrestrial and aquatic habitats in the Sør Rondane Mountains, Dronning Maud Land, East Antarctica. FEMS Microbiol. Ecol. 92(6): 1-13. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/femsec/fiw041, more
  • Peer reviewed article Schaeck, M.; Duchateau, L.; Van Den Broeck, W.; Van Trappen, S.; De Vos, P.; Coulombet, C.; Boon, N.; Haesebrouck, F.; Decostere, A. (2016). Vibrio lentus protects gnotobiotic sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax L.) larvae against challenge with Vibrio harveyi. Vet. Microbiol. 185: 41-48. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vetmic.2016.01.024, more
  • Peer reviewed article Tahon, G.; Tytgat, B.; Stragier, P.; Willems, A. (2016). Analysis of cbbL, nifH, and pufLM in soils from the Sør Rondane Mountains, Antarctica, reveals a large diversity of autotrophic and phototrophic bacteria. Environ. Microbiol. 71(1): 131-149. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00248-015-0704-6, more
  • Peer reviewed article Tahon, G.; Tytgat, B.; Willems, A. (2016). Diversity of phototrophic genes suggests multiple bacteria may be able to exploit sunlight in exposed soils from the Sør Rondane Mountains, East Antarctica. Front. Microbiol. 7(2026): 17 pp. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2016.02026, more
  • Peer reviewed article Tytgat, B.; Verleyen, E.; Sweetlove, M.; D’Hondt, S.; Clercx, P.; Van Ranst, E.; Peeters, K.; Roberts, S.; Namsaraev, Z.; Wilmotte, A.; Vyverman, W.; Willems, A. (2016). Bacterial community composition in relation to bedrock type and macrobiota in soils from the Sør Rondane Mountains, East Antarctica. FEMS Microbiol. Ecol. 92(9): 13 pp. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/femsec/fiw126, more
  • Peer reviewed article Vekeman, B.; Speth, D.; Wille, J.; Cremers, G.; de Vos, P.; Op den Camp, H.J.M.; Heylen, K. (2016). Genome characteristics of two novel Type I methanotrophs enriched from North Sea sediments containing exclusively a lanthanid-dependent XoxF5-type methanol dehydrogenase. Microb. Ecol. 72(3): 503-509. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00248-016-0808-7, more
  • Peer reviewed article Vekeman, B.; Kerckhof, F.-M.; Cremers, G.; de Vos, P.; Vandamme, P.; Boon, N.; Op den Camp, H.J.M.; Heylen, K. (2016). New Methyloceanibacter diversity from North Sea sediments includes methanotroph containing solely the soluble methane monooxygenase. Environ. Microbiol. 18(12): 4523-4536. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.13485, more
  • Peer reviewed article Decleyre, H.; Heylen, K.; Sabbe, K.; Tytgat, B.; Deforce, D.; Van Nieuwerburgh, F.; Van Colen, C.; Willems, A. (2015). A doubling of microphytobenthos biomass coincides with a tenfold increase in denitrifier and total bacterial abundances in intertidal sediments of a temperate estuary. PLoS One 10(5): e0126583. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0126583, more
  • Peer reviewed article Decleyre, H.; Heylen, K.; Van Colen, C.; Willems, A. (2015). Dissimilatory nitrogen reduction in intertidal sediments of a temperate estuary: small scale heterogeneity and novel nitrate-to-ammonium reducers. Front. Microbiol. 6(1124): 13 pp. http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2015.01124, more
  • Peer reviewed article Egger, M.; Rasigraf, O.; Sapart, C.J.; Jilbert, T.; Jetten, S.M.; Rockmann, T.; van der Veen, C.; Banda, N.; Kartal, B.; Ettwig, K.F.; Slomp, C.P. (2015). Iron-mediated anaerobic oxidation of methane in brackish coastal sediments. Environ. Sci. Technol. 49(1): 277-283. https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/es503663z, more
  • Peer reviewed article Nedashkovskaya, O.; Van Trappen, S.; Zhukova, N.; De Vos, P. (2015). Lutibacter holmesii sp nov., a marine bacterium of the family Flavobacteriaceae isolated from the sea urchin Strongylocentrotus intermedius, and emended description of the genus Lutibacter. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 65: 3991-3996. dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.000525, more
  • Peer reviewed article Tanaka, R.; Cleenwerck, I.; Mizutani, Y.; Iehata, S.; Shibata, T.; Miyake, H.; Mori, T.; Tamaru, Y.; Ueda, M.; Bossier, P.; Vandamme, P. (2015). Formosa haliotis sp. nov., a brown-alga-degrading bacterium isolated from the gut of the abalone Haliotis gigantea. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 65: 4388-4393. dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.000586, more
  • Peer reviewed article Vanmaele, S.; Defoirdt, T.; Cleenwerck, I.; De Vos, P.; Bossier, P. (2015). Characterization of the virulence of Harveyi clade vibrios isolated from a shrimp hatchery in vitro and in vivo, in a brine shrimp (Artemia franciscana) model system. Aquaculture 435: 28-32. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2014.09.015, more
  • Peer reviewed article Yazdani Foshtomi, M.; Braeckman, U.; Derycke, S.; Sapp, M.; Van Gansbeke, D.; Sabbe, K.; Willems, A.; Vincx, M.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2015). The link between microbial diversity and nitrogen cycling in marine sediments is modulated by macrofaunal bioturbation. PLoS One 10(6): e0130116. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0130116, more
  • Peer reviewed article Figge, J; Cleenwerck, I.; van Uijen, A; De Vos, P.; Huys, G.; Robertson, L (2014). Erratum to "Photobacterium piscicola sp. nov., isolated from marine fish and spoiled packed cod" [Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 37 (5) (2014) 329–335]. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 37(7): 541-542. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.syapm.2014.08.003, more
  • Peer reviewed article Figge, J; Cleenwerck, I.; van Uijen, A; De Vos, P.; Huys, G.; Robertson, L (2014). Photobacterium piscicola sp nov., isolated from marine fish and spoiled packed cod. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 37(5): 329-335. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.syapm.2014.05.003, more
  • Peer reviewed article Moreira, B; Duytschaever, G; Tonon, C; Froes, M; de Oliveira, S; Amado, M; Francini, B; De Vos, P.; Swings, J.; Thompson, C; Thompson, L (2014). Photobacterium sanctipauli sp. nov. isolated from bleached Madracis decactis (Scleractinia) in the St Peter & St Paul Archipelago, Mid-Atlantic Ridge, Brazil. PeerJ 2: e427. dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.427, more
  • Peer reviewed article Moreira, B; Duytschaever, G; Tonon, C; Dias, M; Mesquita, M; Cnockaert, M.; Francini, B; De Vos, P.; Thompson, C; Thompson, L (2014). Vibrio madracius sp. nov. isolated from Madracis decactis (Scleractinia) in St Peter & St Paul Archipelago, Mid-Atlantic Ridge, Brazil. Curr. Microbiol. 69(4): 405-411. dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00284-014-0600-1, more
  • Peer reviewed article Stock, W.; Heylen, K.; Sabbe, K.; Willems, A.; De Troch, M. (2014). Interactions between benthic copepods, bacteria and diatoms promote nitrogen retention in intertidal marine sediments. PLoS One 9(10): e111001. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0111001, more
  • Peer reviewed article Tytgat, B.; Verleyen, E.; Obbels, D.; Peeters, K.; De Wever, A.; D'Hondt, S.; De Meyer, T.; Van Criekinge, W.; Vyverman, W.; Willems, A. (2014). Bacterial diversity assessment in Antarctic terrestrial and aquatic microbial mats: a comparison between bidirectional pyrosequencing and cultivation. PLoS One 9(6): e97564. https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0097564, more
  • Peer reviewed article Abraham, R; Lonsdorf, H; Vancanneyt, M.; Smit, J (2013). Cauliform bacteria lacking phospholipids from an abyssal hydrothermal vent: proposal of Glycocaulis abyssi gen. nov., sp nov., belonging to the family Hyphomonadaceae. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 63(6): 2207-2215. dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.047894-0, more
  • Peer reviewed article Cnudde, C.; Moens, T.; Willems, A.; De Troch, M. (2013). Substrate-dependent bacterivory by intertidal benthic copepods. Mar. Biol. (Berl.) 160(2): 327-341. dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-012-2091-6, more
  • Peer reviewed article Cnudde, C.; Sanchez Clavano, C.J.; Moens, T.; Willems, A.; De Troch, M. (2013). Structural and functional patterns of active bacterial communities during aging of harpacticoid copepod fecal pellets. Aquat. Microb. Ecol. 71(1): 25-42. http://dx.doi.org/10.3354/ame01663, more
  • Peer reviewed article Cnudde, C.; Moens, T.; Hoste, B.; Willems, A.; De Troch, M. (2013). Limited feeding on bacteria by two intertidal benthic copepod species as revealed by trophic biomarkers. Environmental Microbiology Reports 5(2): 301-309. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1758-2229.12018, more
  • Peer reviewed article Hollants, J.; Leliaert, F.; Verbruggen, H.; Willems, A.; De Clerck, O. (2013). Permanent residents or temporary lodgers: characterizing intracellular bacterial communities in the siphonous green alga Bryopsis. Proc. - Royal Soc., Biol. Sci. 280(1754): 8 pp. dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2012.2659, more
  • Peer reviewed article Hollants, J.; Leliaert, F.; De Clerck, O.; Willems, A. (2013). What we can learn from sushi: a review on seaweed-bacterial associations. FEMS Microbiol. Ecol. 83(1): 1-16. dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6941.2012.01446.x, more
  • Peer reviewed article Hollants, J.; Leliaert, F.; Verbruggen, H.; De Clerck, O.; Willems, A. (2013). Host specificity and coevolution of Flavobacteriaceae endosymbionts within the siphonous green seaweed Bryopsis. Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 67(3): 608-614. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2013.02.025, more
  • Peer reviewed article Nedashkovskaya, O.I.; Stenkova, A.M.; Zhukova, N.V.; Van Trappen, S.; Lee, J.S.; Kim, S.B. (2013). Echinimonas agarilytica gen. nov., sp nov., a new gammaproteobacterium isolated from the sea urchin Strongylocentrotus intermedius. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 103(1): 69-77. dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10482-012-9787-y, more
  • Peer reviewed article Berrada, I.; Willems, A.; De Vos, P.; El Fahime, E.; Swings, J.; Bendaou, N.; Melloul, M.; Amar, M. (2012). Diversity of culturable moderately halophilic and halotolerant bacteria in a marsh and two salterns a protected ecosystem of Lower Loukkos (Morocco). Afr. J. Microbiol. Res. 6(10): 2419-2434. dx.doi.org/10.5897/AJMR-11-1490, more
  • Peer reviewed article Hoefman, S.; Van der Ha, D.; De Vos, P.; Boon, N.; Heylen, K. (2012). Miniaturized extinction culturing is the preferred strategy for rapid isolation of fast-growing methane-oxidizing bacteria. Microbial biotechnology 5(3): 368-378. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1751-7915.2011.00314.x, more
  • Peer reviewed article Huys, G.; Coopman, V.; Van Varenbergh, D.; Cordonnier, J. (2012). Selective culturing and genus-specific PCR detection for identification of Aeromonas in tissue samples to assist the medico-legal diagnosis of death by drowning. Forensic Science International 221(1-3): 11-15. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.forsciint.2012.03.017, more
  • Peer reviewed article Nedashkovskaya, O.I.; Van Trappen, S.; Frolova, G.M.; De Vos, P. (2012). Bacillus berkeleyi sp. nov., isolated from the sea urchin Strongylocentrotus intermedius. Arch. Microbiol. 194(3): 215-221. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00203-011-0771-0, more
  • Peer reviewed article Peeters, K.; Verleyen, E.; Hodgson, D.A.; Convey, P.; Ertz, D.; Vyverman, W.; Willems, A. (2012). Heterotrophic bacterial diversity in aquatic microbial mat communities from Antarctica. Polar Biol. 35(4): 543-554. dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00300-011-1100-4, more
  • Peer reviewed article Chimetto, L.; Cleenwerck, I.; Brocchi, M.; Willems, A.; De Vos, P.; Thompson, F. (2011). Marinobacterium coralli sp. nov., isolated from mucus of coral (Mussismilia hispida). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 61: 60-64. dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.021105-0, more
  • Peer reviewed article Chimetto, L.; Cleenwerck, I.; Moreira, A.; Brocchi, M.; Willems, A.; De Vos, P.; Thompson, F. (2011). Vibrio variabilis sp. nov. and Vibrio maritimus sp. nov., isolated from Palythoa caribaeorum. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 61: 3009-3015. dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.026997-0, more
  • Peer reviewed article Chimetto, L.; Cleenwerck, I.; Brocchi, M.; Willems, A.; De Vos, P.; Thompson, F. (2011). Marinomonas brasilensis sp. nov., isolated from the coral Mussismilia hispida, and reclassification of Marinomonas basaltis as a later heterotypic synonym of Marinomonas communis. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 61: 1170-1175. dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.024661-0, more
  • Peer reviewed article Chimetto, L.A.; Cleenwerck, I.; Alves Jr, N.; Silva, B.S.; Brocchi, M.; Willems, A.; De Vos, P.; Thompson, F.L. (2011). Vibrio communis sp. nov., isolated from the marine animals Mussismilia hispida, Phyllogorgia dilatata, Palythoa caribaeorum, Palythoa variabilis and Litopenaeus vannamei. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 61(2): 362-368. http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.019729-0, more
  • Peer reviewed article Cnudde, C.; Willems, A.; Van Hoorde, K.; Vyverman, W.; Moens, T.; De Troch, M. (2011). Effect of food preservation on the grazing behavior and on the gut flora of the harpacticoid copepod Paramphiascella fulvofasciata. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 407(1): 63-69. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2011.07.007, more
  • Peer reviewed article González, M.; Villanueva, M.P.; Debruyne, L.; Vandamme, P.; Fernández, H. (2011). Campylobacter insulaenigrae: first isolation report from south american sea lion (Otaria flavescens, (Shaw, 1800). Braz. J. Microbiol. 42(1): 261-265. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1517-83822011000100033, more
  • Peer reviewed article Hollants, J.; Leroux, O.; Leliaert, F.; Decleyre, H.; De Clerck, O.; Willems, A. (2011). Who is in there? Exploration of endophytic bacteria within the siphonous green seaweed Bryopsis (Bryopsidales, Chlorophyta). PLoS One 6(10): e26458. dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0026458, more
  • Peer reviewed article Hollants, J.; Decleyre, H.; Leliaert, F.; De Clerck, O.; Willems, A. (2011). Life without a cell membrane: challenging the specificity of bacterial endophytes within Bryopsis (Bryopsidales, Chlorophyta). BMC Microbiol. 11(255): 10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2180-11-255, more
  • Peer reviewed article Parot, S.; Vandecandelaere, I.; Cournet, A.; Delia, M.; Vandamme, P.; Berge, M.; Rogues, C.; Bergel, A. (2011). Catalysis of the electrochemical reduction of oxygen by bacteria isolated from electro-active biofilms formed in seawater. Bioresour. Technol. 102(1): 304-311. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2010.06.157, more
  • Peer reviewed article Abraham, W.; Estrela, A.; Nikitin, D.; Smit, J.; Vancanneyt, M. (2010). Brevundimonas halotolerans sp. nov., Brevundimonas poindexterae sp. nov. and Brevundimonas staleyi sp. nov., prosthecate bacteria from aquatic habitats. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 60: 1837-1843. dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.016832-0, more
  • Peer reviewed article Chimetto, L.A.; Cleenwerck, I.; Thompson, C.; Brocchi, M.; Willems, A.; De Vos, P.; Thompson, F. (2010). Photobacterium jeanii sp. nov., isolated from corals and zoanthids. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 60: 2843-2848. dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.019968-0, more
  • Peer reviewed article De Troch, M.; Cnudde, C.; Willems, A.; Moens, T.; Vanreusel, A. (2010). Bacterial colonization on fecal pellets of harpacticoid copepods and on their diatom food. Microb. Ecol. 60(3): 581-591. dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00248-010-9669-7, more
  • Peer reviewed article Erable, B.; Vandecandelaere, I.; Faimali, M.; Delia, M.; Etcheverry, L.; Vandamme, P.; Bergel, A. (2010). Marine aerobic biofilm as biocathode catalyst. Bioelectrochemistry 78(1): 51-56. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bioelechem.2009.06.006, more
  • Peer reviewed article Faimali, M.; Chelossi, E.; Pavanello, G.; Benedetti, A.; Vandecandelaere, I.; De Vos, P.; Vandamme, P.; Mollica, A. (2010). Electrochemical activity and bacterial diversity of natural marine biofilm in laboratory closed-systems. Bioelectrochemistry 78(1): 30-38. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bioelechem.2009.04.012, more
  • Peer reviewed article Hollants, J.; Leliaert, F.; De Clerck, O.; Willems, A. (2010). How endo- is endo-? Surface sterilization of delicate samples: A Bryopsis (Bryopsidales, Chlorophyta) case study. Symbiosis 51(1): 131-138. dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13199-010-0068-0, more
  • Peer reviewed article Nedashkovskaya, O.; Vancanneyt, M.; Kim, S.; Han, J.; Zhukova, N.; Shevchenko, L. (2010). Salinimicrobium marinum sp. nov., a halophilic bacterium of the family Flavobacteriaceae, and emended descriptions of the genus Salinimicrobium and Salinimicrobium catena. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 60: 2303-2306. dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.019166-0, more
  • Peer reviewed article Nedashkovskaya, O.; Vancanneyt, M.; Kim, S. (2010). Bizionia echini sp. nov., isolated from a sea urchin. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 60: 928-931. dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.013193-0, more
  • Peer reviewed article Vandecandelaere, I.; Nercessian, O.; Faimali, M.; Segaert, E.; Mollica, A.; Achouak, W.; De Vos, P.; Vandamme, P. (2010). Bacterial diversity of the cultivable fraction of a marine electroactive biofilm. Bioelectrochemistry 78(1): 62-66. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bioelechem.2009.07.004, more
  • Peer reviewed article Vyverman, W.; Verleyen, E.; Wilmotte, A.; Hodgson, D.A.; Willems, A.; Peeters, K.; Van de Vijver, B.; De Wever, A.; Leliaert, F.; Sabbe, K. (2010). Evidence for widespread endemism among Antarctic micro-organisms. Polar Science 4(2): 103-113. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.polar.2010.03.006, more
  • Peer reviewed article Collado, L.; Cleenwerck, I.; Van Trappen, S.; De Vos, P.; Figueras, M. (2009). Arcobacter mytili sp. nov., an indoxyl acetate-hydrolysis-negative bacterium isolated from mussels. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 59: 1391-1396. dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.003749-0, more
  • Peer reviewed article Leliaert, F.; Hollants, J.; Willems, A.; De Clerck, O. (2009). Diversity of bacterial endosymbionts in siphonous and siphonocladalean green algae. Phycologia 48(4): 74, more
  • Peer reviewed article Nedashkovskaya, O.; Vancanneyt, M.; Kim, S.; Zhukova, N. (2009). Winogradskyella echinorum sp. nov., a marine bacterium of the family Flavobacteriaceae isolated from the sea urchin Strongylocentrotus intermedius. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 59: 1465-1468. dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.005421-0, more
  • Peer reviewed article Nedashkovskaya, O.; Vancanneyt, M.; Kim, S.; Zhukova, N.; Han, J.; Mikhailov, V. (2009). Leeuwenhoekiella palythoae sp. nov., a new member of the family Flavobacteriaceae. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 59: 3074-3077. dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.010371-0, more
  • Peer reviewed article Pinhassi, J.; Nedashkovskaya, O.I.; Hagström, Å.; Vancanneyt, M. (2009). Winogradskyella rapida sp. nov., isolated from protein-enriched seawater. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 59(9): 2180-2184. dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.008334-0, more
  • Peer reviewed article Rojas, J.L.; Martin, J.; Tormo, J.R.; Vicente, F.; Brunati, M.; Ciciliato, I.; Losi, D.; Van Trappen, S.; Mergaert, J.; Swings, J.; Marinelli, F.; Genilloud, O. (2009). Bacterial diversity from benthic mats of Antarctic lakes as a source of new bioactive metabolites. Marine Genomics 2(1): 33-41. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.margen.2009.03.005, more
  • Peer reviewed article Vandecandelaere, I.; Segaert, E.; Mollica, A.; Faimali, M.; Vandamme, P. (2009). Phaeobacter caeruleus sp/ nov., a blue-coloured, colony-forming bacterium isolated from a marine electroactive biofilm. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 59: 1209-1214. dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.002642-0, more
  • Peer reviewed article Vandecandelaere, I.; Nercessian, O.; Segaert, E.; Achouak, W.; Mollica, A.; Faimali, M.; Vandamme, P. (2009). Nautella italica gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from a marine electroactive biofilm. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 59: 811-817. dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.002683-0, more
  • Peer reviewed article Hunt, D.E.; Gevers, D.; Vahora, N.M.; Polz, M.F. (2008). Conservation of the chitin utilization pathway in the Vibrionaceae. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 74(1): 44-51. https://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AEM.01412-07, more
  • Peer reviewed article Hunt, D.E.; David, L.A.; Gevers, D.; Preheim, S.P.; Alm, E.J.; Polz, M.F. (2008). Resource partitioning and sympatric differentiation among closely related bacterioplankton. Science (Wash.) 320(5879): 1081-1085. dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1157890, more
  • Peer reviewed article Leisner, J.J.; Vogensen, F.K.; Kollmann, J.; Aideh, B.; Vandamme, P.; Vancanneyt, M.; Ingmer, H. (2008). α-Chitinase activity among lactic acid bacteria. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 31(2): 151-156. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.syapm.2008.03.003, more
  • Peer reviewed article Vandecandelaere, I.; Nercessian, O.; Segaert, E.; Achouak, W.; Faimali, M.; Vandamme, P. (2008). Ruegeria scottomollicae sp. nov., isolated from a marine electroactive biofilm. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 58: 2726-2733. dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.65843-0, more
  • Peer reviewed article Vandecandelaere, I.; Segaert, E.; Mollica, A.; Faimali, M.; Vandamme, P. (2008). Leisingera aquimarina sp. nov., isolated from a marine electroactive biofilm, and emended descriptions of Leisingera methylohalidivorans Schaefer et al. 2002, Phaeobacter daeponensis Yoon et al. 2007 and Phaeobacter inhibens Martens et al. 2006. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 58: 2788-2793. dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.65844-0, more
  • Peer reviewed article Vandecandelaere, I.; Nercessian, O.; Segaert, E.; Achouak, W.; Mollica, A.; Faimali, M.; De Vos, P.; Vandamme, P. (2008). Alteromonas genovensis sp. nov., isolated from a marine electroactive biofilm and emended description of Alteromonas macleodii Baumann et al. 1972 (Approved Lists 1980). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 58: 2589-2596. dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.65691-0, more
  • Peer reviewed article Franco, M.A.; De Mesel, I.; Demba Diallo, M.; Van der Gucht, K.; Van Gansbeke, D.; Van Rijswijk, P.; Costa, M.J.; Vincx, M.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2007). Effect of phytoplankton bloom deposition on benthic bacterial communities in two contrasting sediments in the southern North Sea. Aquat. Microb. Ecol. 48(3): 241-254. dx.doi.org/10.3354/ame048241, more
  • Peer reviewed article De Mesel, I.G.; Derycke, S.; Swings, J.; Vincx, M.; Moens, T. (2006). Role of nematodes in decomposition processes: does within-trophic group diversity matter? Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 321: 157-166. dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps321157, more
  • Peer reviewed article Moens, T.; Paiva dos Santos, G.A.; Thompson, F.L.; Swings, J.; Fonséca-Genevois, V.; Vincx, M.; De Mesel, I.G. (2005). Do nematode mucus secretions affect bacterial growth? Aquat. Microb. Ecol. 40(1): 77-83. dx.doi.org/10.3354/ame040077, more
  • Peer reviewed article De Mesel, I.G.; Derycke, S.; Swings, J.; Vincx, M.; Moens, T. (2003). Influence of bacterivorous nematodes on the decomposition of cordgrass. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 296(2): 227-242. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0022-0981(03)00338-1, more
  • Peer reviewed article Muylaert, K.; Declerck, S.; Geenens, V.; Van Wichelen, J.; Degans, H.; Vandekerkhove, J.; Van Der Gucht, K.; Vloemans, N.; Rommens, W.; Rejas, D.; Urrutia, R.; Sabbe, K.; Gillis, M.; Decleer, K.; De Meester, L.; Vyverman, W. (2003). Zooplankton, phytoplankton and the microbial food web in two turbid and two clearwater shallow lakes in Belgium. Aquat. Ecol. 37(2): 137-150. dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1023988702926, more
  • Peer reviewed article Vandenberghe, J.; Thompson, F.L.; Gomez-Gil, B.; Swings, J. (2003). Phenotypic diversity amongst Vibrio isolates from marine aquaculture systems. Aquaculture 219(1-4): 9-20. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0044-8486(02)00312-5, more
  • Peer reviewed article De Clerck, O.; De Vos, P.; Gillis, M.; Coppejans, E. (2001). Molecular systematics in the genus Dictyota (Dictyotales, Phaeophyta): a first attempt based on restriction patterns of the Internal Transcribed Spacer 1 of the rDNA (ARDRA-ITS1). Syst. Geogr. Pl. 71: 25-35, more
  • Peer reviewed article Huys, L.; Dhert, P.; Robles, R.; Ollevier, F.P.; Sorgeloos, P.; Swings, J. (2001). Search for beneficial bacterial strains for turbot (Scophthalmus maximus L.) larviculture. Aquaculture 193(1-2): 25-37. dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0044-8486(00)00474-9, more
  • Peer reviewed article Suantika, G.; Dhert, P.; Rombaut, G.; Vandenberghe, J.; De Wolf, T.; Sorgeloos, P. (2001). The use of ozone in a high density recirculation system for rotifers. Aquaculture 201(1-2): 35-49. dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0044-8486(01)00532-4, more
  • Peer reviewed article Vancanneyt, M.; Schut, F.; Snauwaert, C.; Goris, J.; Swings, J.; Gottschal, J.C. (2001). Sphingomonas alaskensis sp nov., a dominant bacterium from a marine oligotrophic environment. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 51: 73-80. https://hdl.handle.net/10.1099/00207713-51-1-73, more
  • Peer reviewed article Endtz, H.P.; Vliegenthart, J.S.; Vandamme, P.; Weverink, H.W.; van den Braak, N.P.; Verbrugh, H.A.; van Belkum, A. (1997). Genotypic diversity of Campylobacter lari isolated from mussels and oysters in The Netherlands. Intern. J. Food Microbiol. 34(1): 79-88. https://hdl.handle.net/10.1016/S0168-1605(96)01174-9, more
  • Peer reviewed article Kühn, I.; Austin, B.; Austin, D.A.; Blanch, A.R.; Grimont, P.A.D.; Jofre, J.; Koblavi, S.; Larsen, J.L.; Möllby, R.; Pedersen, K.; Tiainen, T.; Verdonck, L.; Swings, J. (1996). Diversity of Vibrio anguillarum isolates from different geographical and biological habitats, determined by the use of a combination of eight different typing methods. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 19(3): 442-450. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0723-2020(96)80075-0, more
  • Peer reviewed article Manaia, C.M.; Hoste, B.; Gutierrez, M.C.; Gillis, M.; Ventosa, A.; Kersters, K.; Da Costa, M.S. (1995). Halotolerant Thermus strains from marine and terrestrial hot springs belong to Thermus thermophilus (ex Oshima and Imahori, 1974) nom. rev. emend. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 17(4): 526-532. https://hdl.handle.net/10.1016/S0723-2020(11)80072-X, more
  • Shaikh, H.M.; Willems, A.; Brussaard, C.P.D.; De Rijcke, M. (2023). Chasing viruses: An ‘omics dive into viral diversity of the North Sea, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, 1 March 2023, Bruges. VLIZ Special Publication, 90: pp. 14, more
  • Filek, K.; Lebbe, L.; Willems, A.; Chaerle, P.; Vyverman, W.; Žižek, M.; Bosak, S. (2022). More than just hitchhikers: a survey of bacterial communities associated1 with diatoms originating from marine reptiles. bioRxiv 2022: 1-27. https://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2022.04.19.488760, more
  • De Raedemaecker, F.; Sandra, M.; Devriese, L; Goeminne, G.; Bicalho, K.; Montoye, T.; Tytgat, J.; Bernaerts, H.; Coenye, T.; Van Vlierberghe, W.; Loosvelt , L. (2021). Prospection for bioactive compounds in the North Sea: Creating a knowledge base for blue biotech innovation in Flanders, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, Online event 3 March 2021. VLIZ Special Publication, 87: pp. 45, more
  • Gök Duygu, D.; Tahon, G.; Lebbe, L.; Willems, A. (2020). Discovering the unknown: new Antarctic bacterial genus explored, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day. Oostende, Belgium, 18 March 2020. VLIZ Special Publication, 84: pp. 94, more
  • Deprez, T.; Bossier, P.; Cattrijsse, A.; Chiers, K; De Clerck, O.; Decostere, A.; Deneudt, K.; De Troch, M.; Hernandez, F.; Mascart, T.; Moens, T.; Tkint, T.; Vanstappen, G.; Verstraeten, T.; Willems, A.; Vanreusel, A. (2017). EMBRC.be - The Belgian node of the European Marine Biological Resource Centre, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Scientist Day. Brugge, Belgium, 3 March 2017. VLIZ Special Publication, 79: pp. 28, more
  • Stock, W.; Willems, A.; Mangelinckx, S.; De Troch, M.; Vyverman, W.; Sabbe, K. (2017). The importance of the little things: bacteria-diatom interactions in intertidal mudflats, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Scientist Day. Brugge, Belgium, 3 March 2017. VLIZ Special Publication, 79: pp. 82, more
  • Sweetlove, M.; Tytgat, B.; Verleyen, E.; Van den Berge, K.; D'hondt, S.; Obbels, D.; Pinseel, E.; Hodgson, D.A.; Sabbe, K.; Wilmotte, A.; Clement, L.; Willems, A.; Vyverman, W. (2017). Biogeography and macroevolution in the Arctic and Antarctic lacustrine microbiomes, in: Van de Putte, A. (Ed.) Book of Abstracts: XIIth SCAR Biology Symposium, Leuven, Belgium, 10-14 July 2017. pp. 193, more
  • Tytgat, B.; Verleyen, E.; Sweetlove, M.; Van de Vijver, B.; Van den Berge, K.; D'hondt, S.; Obbels, D.; Pinseel, E.; Hodgson, D.; Imura, S.; Sabbe, K.; Wilmotte, A.; Clement, L.; Willems, A.; The ANTDIAT consortium; Vyverman, W. (2017). Multi-domain evidence for fine-scale bioregionalisation patterns in the Antarctic lacustrine microbiome, in: Van de Putte, A. (Ed.) Book of Abstracts: XIIth SCAR Biology Symposium, Leuven, Belgium, 10-14 July 2017. pp. 194, more
  • Willems, A.; Tahon, G.; Tytgat, B. (2017). Diversity of phototrophic bacteria in terrestrial samples from the Sør Rondane Mountains, East Antarctica, in: Van de Putte, A. (Ed.) Book of Abstracts: XIIth SCAR Biology Symposium, Leuven, Belgium, 10-14 July 2017. pp. 351, more
  • Wilmotte, A.; Willems, A.; Verleyen, E.; Vyverman, W.; Velázquez, D.; Quesada, A.; Laughinghouse IV, H.D.; Kleinteich, J.; Pearce, D.A.; Elster, J.; Hughes, K. (2017). A strategy to protect reference sites for future microbiology research in Antarctica, in: Van de Putte, A. (Ed.) Book of Abstracts: XIIth SCAR Biology Symposium, Leuven, Belgium, 10-14 July 2017. pp. 448, more
  • Wilmotte, A.; Durieu, B.; Lara, Y.; Obbels, D.; Pessi, I.S.; Pinseel, E.; Sweetlove, M.; Tytgat, B.; Van De Putte, A.; Van De Vijver, B.; Verleyen, E.; Vyverman, W.; Willems, A. (2017). Diversity and biogeography of microorganisms in microbial mats of Antarctic lakes, in: Van de Putte, A. (Ed.) Book of Abstracts: XIIth SCAR Biology Symposium, Leuven, Belgium, 10-14 July 2017. pp. 199, more
  • Deprez, T.; Artois, T.; Bossier, P.; Cattrijsse, A.; Chiers, K.; De Clerck, O.; Decostere, A.; Deneudt, K.; De Troch, M.; Hernandez, F.; Mascart, T.; Moens, T.; Plovie, A.; tkint, T.; Van Stappen, G.; Verstraeten, T.; Willems, A.; Vanreusel, A. (2016). EMBRC.be – The Belgian node of the European Marine Biological Resource Centre, in: Degraer, S. et al. (Ed.) North Sea Open Science Conference 7-10/11/2016. Abstract Booklet. pp. 129, more
  • Morrissey, K.; Willems, A.; De Clerck, O. (2016). Functional diversity of endosymbiotic bacteria in marine green algae. Poster at the VLIZ Marine Scientist Day 12 February 2016. Phycology Research Group, University of Ghent: Gent. 1 poster pp., more
  • Sabbe, K.; Stock, W.; De Boever, F.; Koedooder, C.; Choi, P.; Burrick, M.; Mangelinckx, S.; Willems, A.; Vyverman, W. (2016). Diatom-bacteria interactions in marine intertidal biofilms: nature, constraints and specificity, in: Pienitz, R. et al. (Ed.) IDS 2016: 24th International Diatom Symposium, Quebec, Canada, 21-26 August 2016: Program & Abstracts . pp. 128, more
  • Stock, F.; Vyverman, W.; Mangelinckx, S.; Willems, A.; Vanhaecke, L. (2016). Hello from the other side - Interkingdom crosstalk between bacteria and diatoms, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Scientist Day. Brugge, Belgium, 12 February 2016. VLIZ Special Publication, 75: pp. 106, more
  • Stock, W.; Grace Bondoc, K.; Vyverman, W.; Pohnert, G.; Willems, A.; Mangelinckx, S. (2016). Diatom-bacteria interactions: symbiosis on the move, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Scientist Day. Brugge, Belgium, 12 February 2016. VLIZ Special Publication, 75: pp. 107, more
  • Stock, W.; Bondoc, K.G.; Vyverman, W.; Pohnert, G.; Willems, A.; Mangelinckx, S.; De Troch, M.; Sabbe, K. (2016). Diatom-bacteria interactions: symbiosis on the move. Poster at the VLIZ Marine Scientist Day 12 February 2016. Protistology and Aquatic Ecology, Ghent University: Gent. 1 poster pp., more
  • Vekeman, B. (2016). Methanotrophic microbiomes from North Sea sediment. PhD Thesis. Faculty of Sciences, Ghent University: Gent. ISBN 978-94-6197-399-3. 209 pp., more
  • Yazdani Foshtomi, M.; Braeckman, U.; Derycke, S.; Leliaert, F.; Willems, A.; Vincx, M.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2016). The interaction between macro and micro-organisms affects biogeochemical cycles in coastal sediments, in: Degraer, S. et al. (Ed.) North Sea Open Science Conference 7-10/11/2016. Abstract Booklet. pp. 38, more
  • Heylen, K.; Decleyre, H.; Sabbe, K.; Tytgat, B.; Van Colen, C.; Willems, A. (2015). Microphytobenthos increases denitrifier and total bacterial abundances in intertidal sediments of a temperate estuary, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Young Scientists’ Day. Brugge, Belgium, 20 February 2015. VLIZ Special Publication, 71: pp. 73, more
  • Stock, W.; De Boever, F.; Willems, A.; Mangelinckx, S.; De Troch, M.; Vyverman, W.; Sabbe, K. (2015). Favouritism and secret crosstalk in diatom-bacteria relations, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Young Scientists’ Day. Brugge, Belgium, 20 February 2015. VLIZ Special Publication, 71: pp. 125, more
  • Vekeman, B.; Wille, J.; Boon, N.; De Vos, P.; Heylen, K. (2015). Exploring the diversity of methane-oxidizing bacteria in marine ecosystems, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Young Scientists’ Day. Brugge, Belgium, 20 February 2015. VLIZ Special Publication, 71: pp. 146, more
  • Yazdani, M.; Braeckman, U.; Derycke, S.; Sapp, M.; Willems, A.; Vincx, M.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2015). Effect of natural populations of the ecosystem engineering polychaete, Lanice conchilega, on abundance and diversity of nitrifying and denitrifying organisms, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Young Scientists’ Day. Brugge, Belgium, 20 February 2015. VLIZ Special Publication, 71: pp. 150, more
  • Stock, W. (2014). Het belang van de vergeten schakel: copepoden beïnvloeden de stikstofcyclus, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Young Scientists’ Day. Brugge, Belgium, 7 March 2014. VLIZ Special Publication, 67: pp. 150-151, more
  • Stock, W.; Heylen, K.; Sabbe, K.; Willems, A.; De Troch, M. (2014). Copepods promote nitrogen retention in estuarine sediments: Complex interactions across the oxic-anoxic interface. Poster at the VLIZ Young Scientist's Day 7 March 2014. Ghent University, Marine Biology Section/Ghent University, Laboratory of Microbiology: Gent. 1 poster pp., more
  • Stock, W.; Heylen, K.; Sabbe, K.; Willems, A.; De Troch, M. (2014). Copepods promote nitrogen retention in estuarine sediments, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Young Scientists’ Day. Brugge, Belgium, 7 March 2014. VLIZ Special Publication, 67: pp. 101, more
  • Yazdani, M.; Braeckman, U.; Derycke, S.; Sapp, M.; Willems, A.; Vincx, M.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2014). Direct and indirect effects of macrofaunal functional diversity and bacterial and archaeal community characteristics determine benthic nitrogen cycling in coastal marine sediments, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Young Scientists’ Day. Brugge, Belgium, 7 March 2014. VLIZ Special Publication, 67: pp. 132, more
  • Verleyen, E.; Obbels, D.; De Wever, A.; Souffreau, C.; Vanormelingen, P.; Sabbe, K.; Vyverman, W.; Peeters, K.; Tytgat, B.; Willems, A.; Ertz, D.; Van de Vijver, B.; Mano, M.-J.; De Carvalho Maalouf, P.; Fernandez-Carazo, R.; Namsaraev, Z.; Wilmotte, A. (2013). Uit het oog, uit het hart? Antarctische microbiële diversiteit als criterium voor natuurbehoud. Sci. connect. (Ned. ed.) 41: 44-47, more
  • Yazdani, M.; Braeckman, U.; Derycke, S.; Sapp, M.; Willems, A.; Vincx, M.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2013). The effect of macrofaunal functional diversity on density and diversity of nitrifying and denitrifying organisms, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Young Marine Scientists' Day. Brugge, Belgium, 15 February 2013. VLIZ Special Publication, 63: pp. 112, more
  • Yazdani, M.; Braeckman, U.; Derycke, S.; Sapp, M.; Willems, A.; Vincx, M.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2012). Linking microbial and macrofaunal diversity with benthic ecosystem functioning of the Belgium parts of the North Sea, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts - VLIZ Young Marine Scientists' Day. Brugge, Belgium, 24 February 2012. VLIZ Special Publication, 55: pp. 112-113, more
  • Yazdani, M.; Braeckman, U.; Derycke, S.; Sapp, M.; Willems, A.; Vincx, M.; Vanaverbeke, J. (2012). Linking microbial and macrofaunal diversity with benthic ecosystem functioning of the Belgium parts of the North Sea. Ghent University, Marine Biology Research Group: Gent. 1 poster pp., more
  • De Mesel, I.G.; Derycke, S.; Swings, J.; Vincx, M.; Moens, T. (2003). Influence of bacterivorous nematodes on the decomposition of cordgrass, in: De Mesel, I.G. (2004). Nematoden geassocieerd met fytodetritus in schorren: kolonisatiepatronen en soort- en diversiteitsafhankelijke invloed op afbraakprocessen = Nematodes associated with phytodetritus in salt marshes: colonization patterns and species- and diversity related impacts on decomposition processes. pp. 10-29, more
  • Vandenberghe, J.; Thompson, F.L.; Gomez-Gil, B.; Swings, J. (2003). Phenotypic diversity amongst Vibrio isolates from marine aquaculture systems, in: Thompson, F.L. Improved taxonomy of the family Vibrionaceae. pp. 39-50, more
  • AMBIO: Antarctic Microbial Biodiversity: The importance of geographical and ecological factors, more
  • BeRMS: Belgian Register of Marine & Coastal Species, more
  • Biodegradility of bioplastics : prenominative research, biorecycling and ecological impacts, more
  • Diagnosis and control of bacterial diseases in penaeid shrimp hatcheries - relationship between microbial flora, nutrition, production techniques and health status of penaeid shrimps, more
  • EMBRC: European Marine Biological Resource Centre - Belgium, more
  • Endosymbiotische bacteriën in coenocytische groenwieren. Verkenning van een partnerschap., more
  • Hygiene management and disease prevention in marine fish larviculture by the adjustement and control of the microbiological environment, more
  • Improvement of scallop (Mollusca) production in rural areas, more
  • Larviculture of turbot (Scophthalmus maximus): zootechnical, pathological and microbiological aspects, more
  • Marine@Ugent: UGent Marine Sciences Center of Excellence, more
  • Micromat: Biodiversity of microbial mats in Antarctica, more
  • Prokaryotic diversity in polar seas and Antarctic lakes., more
  • Quantifying and managing of microbial diversity in ecosystems, more
  • Taxonomic, phylogenetic and biogeographic studies of Plantae, Fungi and Protoctista, more
  • The development of public culture collections of diatoms, polar cyanobacteria and mycobacteria in Belgium, more