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Ghent University; Faculty of Bioscience Engineering; Department of Biotechnology; Center for Microbial Ecology and Technology (CMET), more Function: Educational employee Direct contact at institute: Tel.: +32-(0)9-264 59 12 E-mail:

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Microbes as positive actors for more sustainable aquaculture, more

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Li, Y.; Schütte, W.; Dekeukeleire, M.; Janssen, C.; Boon, N.; Asselman, J.; Lebeer, S.; Spacova, I.; De Rijcke, M.; Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ); University of Antwerp; Ghent University: Belgium; (2024): Immune receptor- and transcription factor-stimulatory activity of bacteria and endotoxin in sea spray aerosols on human cells. Marine Data Archive., more

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Lambert, S.; Vercauteren, M.; Catarino, A.I.; Li, Y.; Van Landuyt, J.; Boon, N.; Everaert, G.; De Rijcke, M.; Janssen, C.; Asselman, J. (2024). Aerosolization of micro- and nanoplastics via sea spray: Investigating the role of polymer type, size, and concentration, and potential implications for human exposure. Environ. Pollut. 351: 124105. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2024.124105, more Li, Y.; Schütte, W.; Dekeukeleire, M.; Janssen, C.; Boon, N.; Asselman, J.; Lebeer, S.; Spacova, I.; De Rijcke, M. (2024). The immunostimulatory activity of sea spray aerosols: Bacteria and endotoxins activate TLR4, TLR2/6, NF-κB and IRF in human cells. Sci. Total Environ. 927: 171969. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.171969, more Kundu, K.; Van Landuyt, J.; Mattelin, V.; Martin, B.; Neyts, M.; Parmentier, K.; Boon, N. (2023). Enhanced removal of warfare agent tri-nitro-toluene by a Methylophaga-dominated microbiome. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 190: 114866. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.114866, more Ceron-Chafla, P.; García-Timermans, C.; de Vrieze, J.; Ganigué, R.; Boon, N.; Rabaey, K.; van Lier, J.B.; Lindeboom, R.E.F. (2022). Pre-incubation conditions determine the fermentation pattern and microbial community structure in fermenters at mild hydrostatic pressure. Biotechnol. Bioeng. 119(7): 1792-1807. https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bit.28085, more Torun, F.; Hostins, B.; De Schryver, P.; Boon, N.; De Vrieze, J. (2022). Molybdate effectively controls sulphide production in a shrimp pond model. Environ. Res. 203: 111797. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2021.111797, more Van Landuyt, J.; Kundu, K.; Van Haelst, S.; Neyts, M.; Parmentier, K.; De Rijcke, M.; Boon, N. (2022). 80 years later: Marine sediments still influenced by an old war ship. Front. Mar. Sci. 9: 1017136. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.1017136, more 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 Heyse, J.; Props, R.; Kongnuan, P.; De Schryver, P.; Rombaut, G.; Defoirdt, T.; Boon, N. (2021). Rearing water microbiomes in white leg shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) larviculture assemble stochastically and are influenced by the microbiomes of live feed products. Environ. Microbiol. 23(1): 281-298. https://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/1462-2920.15310, more Heyse, J.; Schattenberg, F.; Rubbens, P.; Müller, S.; Waegeman, W.; Boon, N.; Props, R. (2021). Predicting the presence and abundance of bacterial taxa in environmental communities through flow cytometric fingerprinting. mSystems 6(5): e00551-21. https://dx.doi.org/10.1128/msystems.00551-21, more Rubbens, P.; Props, R.; Kerckhof, F.-M.; Boon, N.; Waegeman, W. (2021). PhenoGMM: Gaussian mixture modeling of cytometry data quantifies changes inmicrobial community structure. mSphere 6(1): e00530-20. https://dx.doi.org/10.1128/msphere.00530-20, more Rubbens, P.; Props, R.; Kerckhof, F.-M.; Boon, N.; Waegeman, W. (2021). Cytometric fingerprints of gut microbiota predict Crohn’s disease state. ISME J. 15(1): 354-358. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41396-020-00762-4, more 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 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 García-Timermans, C.; Rubbens, P.; Heyse, J.; Kerckhof, F.-M.; Props, R.; Skirtach, A.G.; Waegeman, W.; Boon, N. (2020). Discriminating bacterial phenotypes at the population and single‐cell level: a comparison of flow cytometry and Raman spectroscopy fingerprinting. Cytometry A 97(7): 713-726. https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cyto.a.23952, more Le, D.; Nguyen, P.; Nguyen, D.; Dierckens, K.; Boon, N.; Lacoere, T.; Kerckhof, F.-M.; De Vrieze, J.; Vadstein, O.; Bossier, P. (2020). Gut microbiota of migrating wild rabbit fish (Siganus guttatus) larvae have low spatial and temporal variability. Microb. Ecol. 79: 539-551. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00248-019-01436-1, more 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 Yang, S.; Lv, Y.; Liu, X.; Wang, Y.; Fan, Q.; Yang, Z.; Boon, N.; Wang, F.; Xiao, X.; Zhang, Y. (2020). Genomic and enzymatic evidence of acetogenesis by anaerobic methanotrophic archaea. Nature Comm. 11(1): 11 pp. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17860-8, more 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 Heyse, J.; Buysschaert, B.; Props, R.; Rubbens, P.; Skirtach, A.G.; Waegeman, W.; Boon, N. (2019). Coculturing bacteria leads to reduced phenotypic heterogeneities. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 85(8): e02814-18. https://dx.doi.org/10.1128/aem.02814-18, more Nguyen, B.; Rubbens, P.; Kerckhof, F.-M.; Boon, N.; De Baets, B.; Waegeman, W. (2019). Learning single‐cell distances from cytometry data. Cytometry A 95(7): 782-791. https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cyto.a.23792, more Rubbens, P.; Schmidt, M.L.; Props, R.; Biddanda, B.A.; Boon, N.; Waegeman, W.; Denef, V.J. (2019). Randomized Lasso links microbial taxa with aquatic functional groups inferred from flow cytometry. mSystems 4(5): e00093-19. https://dx.doi.org/10.1128/msystems.00093-19, more Scoma, A.; Heyer, R.; Rifai, R.; Dandyk, C.; Marshall, I.; Kerckhof, F.-M.; Marietou, A.; Boshker, H.T.S.; Meysman, F.J.R.; Malmos, K.G.; Vosegaard, T.; Vermeir, P.; Banat, I.M.; Benndorf, D.; Boon, N. (2019). Reduced TCA cycle rates at high hydrostatic pressure hinder hydrocarbon degradation and obligate oil degraders in natural, deep-sea microbial communities. ISME J. 13(4): 1004-1018. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41396-018-0324-5, more García-Timermans, C.; Rubbens, P.; Kerckhof, F.-M.; Buysschaert, B.; Khalenkow, D.; Waegeman, W.; Skirtach, A.G.; Boon, N. (2018). Label-free Raman characterization of bacteria calls for standardized procedures. J. microbiol. methods 151: 69-75. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mimet.2018.05.027, more Kuuliala, L.; Al Hage, Y.; Ioannidis, A.-G.; Sader, M.; Kerckhof, F.-M.; Vanderroost, M.; Boon, N.; De Baets, B.; De Meulenaer, B.; Ragaert, P.; Devlieghere, F. (2018). Microbiological, chemical and sensory spoilage analysis of raw Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) stored under modified atmospheres. Food Microbiol. 70: 232-244. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fm.2017.10.011, more Props, R.; Rubbens, P.; Besmer, M.; Buysschaert, B.; Sigrist, J.; Weilenmann, H.; Waegeman, W.; Boon, N.; Hammes, F. (2018). Detection of microbial disturbances in a drinking water microbial community through continuous acquisition and advanced analysis of flow cytometry data. Wat. Res. 145: 73-82. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2018.08.013, more De Swaef, E.; Demeestere, K.; Boon, N.; Van Den Broeck, W.; Haesebrouck, F.; Decostere, A. (2017). Development of a reliable experimental set-up for Dover sole larvae Solea solea L. and exploring the possibility of implementing this housing system in a gnotobiotic model. Research in Veterinary Science 115: 418-424. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rvsc.2017.07.025, more Decostere, B.; Coppens, J.; Vervaeren, H.; Vlaeminck, S.E.; De Gelder, L.; Boon, N.; Nopens, I.; Van Hulle, S.W.H. (2017). Kinetic exploration of intracellular nitrate storage in marine microalgae. Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A-Toxic/Hazardous Substances & Environmental Engineering 52(14): 1303-1311. https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10934529.2017.1364921, more Defoirdt, T.; Vlaeminck, S.E.; Sun, X.; Boon, N.; Clauwaert, P. (2017). Ureolytic activity and its regulation in Vibrio campbellii and Vibrio harveyi in relation to nitrogen recovery from human urine. Environ. Sci. Technol. 51(22): 13335-13343. https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.7b03829, more Nuzzo, A.; Hosseinkhani, B.; Boon, N.; Zanaroli, G.; Fava, F. (2017). Impact of bio-palladium nanoparticles (bio-Pd NPs) on the activity and structure of a marine microbial community. Environ. Pollut. 220(Part B): 1068-1078. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2016.11.036, more Props, R.; Kerckhof, F.-M.; Rubbens, P.; De Vrieze, J.; Hernandez Sanabria, E.; Waegeman, W.; Monsieurs, P.; Hammes, F.; Boon, N. (2017). Absolute quantification of microbial taxon abundances. ISME J. 11(2): 584-587. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ismej.2016.117, more Rubbens, P.; Props, R.; Boon, N.; Waegeman, W. (2017). Flow cytometric single-cell identification of populations in synthetic bacterial communities. PLoS One 12(1): e0169754. https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0169754, more Rubbens, P.; Props, R.; Garcia-Timermans, C.; Boon, N.; Waegeman, W. (2017). Stripping flow cytometry: how many detectors do we need for bacterial identification? Cytometry A 91(12): 1184-1191. https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cyto.a.23284, more Scoma, A.; Yakimov, M.M.; Daffonchio, D.; Boon, N. (2017). Self-healing capacity of deep-sea ecosystems affected by petroleum hydrocarbons: understanding microbial oil degradation at hydrocarbon seeps is key to sustainable bioremediation protocols. Embo Reports 18(6): 868-872. https://dx.doi.org/10.15252/embr.201744090, more Scoma, A.; Coma, M.; Kerckhof, F.-M.; Boon, N.; Rabaey, K. (2017). Efficient molasses fermentation under high salinity by inocula of marine and terrestrial origin. Biotechnology for Biofuels 10: 17 pp. https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13068-017-0701-8, more Barbato, M.; Scoma, A.; Mapelli, F.; De Smet, R.; Banat, I.M.; Daffonchio, D.; Boon, N.; Borin, S. (2016). Hydrocarbonoclastic Alcanivorax isolates exhibit different physiological and expression responses to n-dodecane. Front. Microbiol. 7: 14 pp. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2016.02056, more Coppens, J.; Grunert, O.; Van den Hende, S.; Vanhoutte, I.; Boon, N.; Haesaert, G.; De Gelder, L. (2016). The use of microalgae as a high-value organic slow-release fertilizer results in tomatoes with increased carotenoid and sugar levels. J. Appl. Phycol. 28(4): 2367-2377. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10811-015-0775-2, more Coppens, J.; Lindeboom, R.; Muys, M.; Coessens, W.; Alloul, A.; Meerbergen, K.; Lievens, B.; Clauwaert, P.; Boon, N.; Vlaeminck, S.E. (2016). Nitrification and microalgae cultivation for two-stage biological nutrient valorization from source separated urine. Bioresour. Technol. 211: 41-50. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2016.03.001, more Courtens, E.N.P.; Spieck, E.; Vilchez-Vargas, R.; Bodé, S.; Boeckx, P.; Schouten, S.; Jáuregui, R.; Pieper, D.H.; Vlaeminck, S.E.; Boon, N. (2016). A robust nitrifying community in a bioreactor at 50°C opens up the path for thermophilic nitrogen removal. ISME J. 10: 2293–2303. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ismej.2016.8, more Ho, A.; Angel, R.; Veraart, A.J.; Daebeler, A.; Jia, Z.; Kim, S.Y.; Kerckhof, F.-M.; Boon, N.; Bodelier, P.L.E. (2016). Biotic interactions in microbial communities as modulators of biogeochemical processes: methanotrophy as a model system. Front. Microbiol. 7: 11. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2016.01285, more Props, R.; Monsieurs, P.; Mysara, M.; Clement, L.; Boon, N. (2016). Measuring the biodiversity of microbial communities by flow cytometry. Methods Ecol. Evol. 7(11): 1376-1385. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/2041-210x.12607, more Schaeck, M.; De Swaef, E.; Van Den Broeck, W.; Van Nevel, S.; Boon, N.; De Geyter, N.; Morent, R.; Demeestere, K.; Duchateau, L.; Coulombet, C.; Haesebrouck, F.; Decostere, A. (2016). Germ-free sea bass Dicentrarchus labrax larval model: a valuable tool in the study of host-microbe interactions. Dis. Aquat. Org. 117(3): 177-185. dx.doi.org/10.3354/dao02950, more 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 Scoma, A.; Barbato, M.; Hernandez-Sanabria, E.; Mapelli, F.; Daffonchio, D.; Borin, S.; Boon, N. (2016). Microbial oil-degradation under mild hydrostatic pressure (10 MPa): which pathways are impacted in piezosensitive hydrocarbonoclastic bacteria? NPG Scientific Reports 6: 23526. dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep23526, more Scoma, A.; Barbato, M.; Borin, S.; Daffonchio, D.; Boon, N. (2016). An impaired metabolic response to hydrostatic pressure explains Alcanivorax borkumensis recorded distribution in the deep marine water column. NPG Scientific Reports 6(31316): 13 pp. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep31316, more Scoma, A.; Yakimov, M.M.; Boon, N. (2016). Challenging oil bioremediation at deep-sea hydrostatic pressure. Front. Microbiol. 7(1203): 8 pp. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2016.01203, more Scoma, A.; Boon, N. (2016). Osmotic stress confers enhanced cell integrity to hydrostatic pressure but impairs growth in Alcanivorax borkumensis SK2. Front. Microbiol. 7. dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2016.00729, more Van den Hende, S.; Claessens, L.; De Muylder, E.; Boon, N.; Vervaeren, H. (2016). Microalgal bacterial flocs originating from aquaculture wastewater treatment as diet ingredient for Litopenaeus vannamei (Boone). Aquac. Res. 47(4): 1075-1089. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/are.12564, more 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 Hosseinkhani, B.; Nuzzo, A.; Zanaroli, G.; Fava, F.; Boon, N. (2015). Assessment of catalytic dechlorination activity of suspended and immobilized bio-Pd NPs in different marine conditions. Appl. Catal. B. 168-169: 62-67. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2014.12.014, more Najdegerami, H; Baruah, K.; Shiri, A.; Rekecki, A.; Van Den Broeck, W.; Sorgeloos, P.; Boon, N.; Bossier, P.; De Schryver, P. (2015). Siberian sturgeon (Acipenser baerii) larvae fed Artemia nauplii enriched with poly-beta-hydroxybutyrate (PHB): effect on growth performance, body composition, digestive enzymes, gut microbial community, gut histology and stress tests. Aquac. Res. 46(4): 801-812. dx.doi.org/10.1111/are.12231, more Bagchi, S.; Vlaeminck, S.E.; Mosquera, M.; Neufeld, J.D.; Boon, N. (2014). Temporal and spatial stability of ammonia-oxidizing Archaea and Bacteria in aquarium biofilters. PLoS One 9(12): e113515. https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0113515, more Coppens, J.; Decostere, B.; Van Hulle, S.; Nopens, I.; Vlaeminck, S.E.; De Gelder, L.; Boon, N. (2014). Kinetic exploration of nitrate-accumulating microalgae for nutrient recovery. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 98(19): 8377-8387. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00253-014-5854-9, more Hosseinkhani, B.; Hennebel, T.; Van Nevel, S.; Verschuere, S.; Yakimov, M.M.; Cappello, S.; Blaghen, M.; Boon, N. (2014). Biogenic Nanopalladium based remediation of chlorinated hydrocarbons in marine environments. Environ. Sci. Technol. 48(1): 550-557. dx.doi.org/10.1021/es403047u, more Hosseinkhani, B.; Hennebel, T.; Boon, N. (2014). Potential of biogenic hydrogen production for hydrogen driven remediation strategies in marine environments. N. Biotechnol. 31(5): 445-450. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nbt.2014.04.005, more Wang, F.; Zhang, Y.; Chen, Y.; He, Y.; Qi, J.; Hinrichs, K.; Zhang, X.; Xiao, X.; Boon, N. (2014). Methanotrophic archaea possessing diverging methane-oxidizing and electron-transporting pathways. ISME J. 8(5): 1069-1078. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ismej.2013.212, more Zhang, Y.; Maignien, L.; Stadnitskaia, A.; Boeckx, P.; Xiao, X.; Boon, N. (2014). Stratified community responses to methane and sulfate supplies in mud volcano deposits: insights from an in vitro experiment. PLoS One 9(11): e113004. dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0113004, more Barreiro, D.L.; Zamalloa, C.; Boon, N.; Vyverman, W.; Ronsse, F.; Brilman, W.; Prins, W. (2013). Influence of strain-specific parameters on hydrothermal liquefaction of microalgae. Bioresour. Technol. 146: 463-471. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2013.07.123, more Daffonchio, D.; Ferrer, M.; Mapelli, F.; Cherif, A.; Lafraya, A.; Malkawi, H.I.; Yakimov, M.M.; Abdel-Fattah, Y.R.; Blaghen, M.; Golyshin, P.N.; Kalogerakis, N.; Boon, N.; Magagnini, M.; Fava, F. (2013). Bioremediation of Southern Mediterranean oil polluted sites comes of age. N. Biotechnol. 30(6): 743-748. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nbt.2013.05.006, more Endebu, M.; Miah, F.; Boon, N.; Catania, F.; Bossier, P.; Van Stappen, G. (2013). Historic occurrence of parthenogenetic Artemia in Great Salt Lake, USA, as demonstrated by molecular analysis of field samples. J. Great Lakes Res. 39(1): 47-55. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jglr.2012.12.017, more Harter, T.; Bossier, P.; Verreth, J.; Bodé, S.; Van der Ha, D.; Debeer, A.-E.; Boon, N.; Boeckx, P.; Vyverman, W.; Nevejan, N. (2013). Carbon and nitrogen mass balance during flue gas treatment with Dunaliella salina cultures. J. Appl. Phycol. 25(2): 359-368. dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10811-012-9870-9, more Maignien, L.; Parkes, R.J.; Cragg, B.; Niemann, H.; Knittel, K.; Coulon, S.; Akhmetzhanov, A.; Boon, N. (2013). Anaerobic oxidation of methane in hypersaline cold seep sediments. FEMS Microbiol. Ecol. 83(1): 214-231. dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6941.2012.01466.x, more Vadstein, O.; Bergh, O.; Gatesoupe, F.J.; Galindo-Villegas, J.; Mulero, V.; Picchietti, S.; Scapigliati, G.; Makridis, P.; Olsen, Y.; Dierckens, K.; Defoirdt, T.; Boon, N.; De Schryver, P.; Bossier, P. (2013). Microbiology and immunology of fish larvae. Reviews in Aquaculture 5(S1): S1-S25. dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1753-5131.2012.01082.x, more Daffonchio, D.; Mapelli, F.; Cherif, A.; Malkawi, H.I.; Yakimov, M.M.; Abdel-Fattah, Y.R.; Blaghen, M.; Golyshin, P.N.; Ferrer, M.; Kalogerakis, N.; Boon, N.; Magagnini, M.; Fava, F. (2012). ULIXES, unravelling and exploiting Mediterranean Sea microbial diversity and ecology for xenobiotics’ and pollutants’ clean up. Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio/Technology 11(3): 207-211. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11157-012-9283-x, more 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 Natrah, F.M.I.; Alam, M.I.; Pawar, S.; Harzevili, A.S.; Nevejan, N.; Boon, N.; Sorgeloos, P.; Bossier, P.; Defoirdt, T. (2012). The impact of quorum sensing on the virulence of Aeromonas hydrophila and Aeromonas salmonicida towards burbot (Lota lota L.) larvae. Vet. Microbiol. 159(1-2): 77-82. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vetmic.2012.03.014, more Niu, Y.; Defoirdt, T.; Rekecki, A.; De Schryver, P.; Van Den Broeck, W.; Dong, S.; Sorgeloos, P.; Boon, N.; Bossier, P. (2012). A method for the specific detection of resident bacteria in brine shrimp larvae. J. microbiol. methods 89(1): 33-37. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mimet.2012.02.004, more Rekecki, A.; Gunasekara, R.A.Y.S.A.; Dierckens, K.; Laureau, S.; Boon, N.; Favoreel, H.; Cornelissen, M.; Sorgeloos, P.; Ducatelle, R.; Bossier, P.; Van Den Broeck, W. (2012). Bacterial host interaction of GFP-labelled Vibrio anguillarum HI-610 with gnotobiotic sea bass, Dicentrarchus labrax (L.), larvae. J. Fish Dis. 35(4): 265-273. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2761.2011.01342.x, more Zamalloa, C.; De Vrieze, J.; Boon, N.; Verstraete, W. (2012). Anaerobic digestibility of marine microalgae Phaeodactylum tricornutum in a lab-scale anaerobic membrane bioreactor. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 93(2): 859-869. dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00253-011-3624-5, more Zamalloa, C.; Boon, N.; Verstraete, W. (2012). Anaerobic digestibility of Scenedesmus obliquus and Phaeodactylum tricornutum under mesophilic and thermophilic conditions. Appl. Energy 92: 733-738. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2011.08.017, more De Gusseme, B.; Hennebel, T.; Vanhaecke, L.; Soetaert, M.; Desloover, J.; Wille, K.; Verbeken, K.; Verstraete, W.; Boon, N. (2011). Biogenic Palladium enhances diatrizoate removal from hospital wastewater in a microbial electrolysis cell. Environ. Sci. Technol. 45(13): 5737–5745. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/es200702m, more De Schryver, P.; Dierckens, K.; Bahn Thi, Q.Q.; Amalia, R.; Marzorati, M.; Bossier, P.; Boon, N.; Verstraete, W. (2011). Convergent dynamics of the juvenile European sea bass gut microbiota induced by poly-β-hydroxybutyrate. Environ. Microbiol. 13(4): 1042-1051. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1462-2920.2010.02410.x, more Defoirdt, T.; Thanh, L.D.; Van Delsen, B.; De Schryver, P.; Sorgeloos, P.; Boon, N.; Bossier, P. (2011). N-acylhomoserine lactone-degrading Bacillus strains isolated from aquaculture animals. Aquaculture 311(1-4): 258-260. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2010.11.046, more Maignien, L.; Depreiter, D.; Foubert, A.; Reveillaud, J.; De Mol, L.; Boeckx, P.; Blamart, D.; Henriet, J.-P.; Boon, N. (2011). Anaerobic oxidation of methane in a cold-water coral carbonate mound from the Gulf of Cadiz. Int. J. Earth Sci. 100(6): 1413-1422. dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00531-010-0528-z, more Zhang, Y.; Arends, J.B.A.; Van de Wiele, T.; Boon, N. (2011). Bioreactor technology in marine microbiology: from design to future application. Biotechnol. Adv. 29(3): 312-321. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biotechadv.2011.01.004, more Zhang, Y.; Maignien, L.; Zhao, X.; Wang, F.; Boon, N. (2011). Enrichment of a microbial community performing anaerobic oxidation of methane in a continuous high-pressure bioreactor. BMC Microbiol. 11: 137. https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2180-11-137, more De Schryver, P.; Sinha, A.K.; Kunwar, P.S.; Baruah, K.; Verstraete, W.; Boon, N.; De Boeck, G.; Bossier, P. (2010). Poly-ß-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) increases growth performance and intestinal bacterial range-weighted richness in juvenile European sea bass, Dicentrarchus labrax. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 86(5): 1535-1541. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00253-009-2414-9, more Defoirdt, T.; Ruwandeepika, H.; Karunasagar, I.; Boon, N.; Bossier, P. (2010). Quorum sensing negatively regulates chitinase in Vibrio harveyi. Environmental Microbiology Reports 2(1): 44-49. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1758-2229.2009.00043.x, more Liu, Y.; De Schryver, P.; Van Delsen, B.; Maignien, L.; Boon, N.; Sorgeloos, P.; Verstraete, W.; Bossier, P.; Defoirdt, T. (2010). PHB-degrading bacteria isolated from the gastrointestinal tract of aquatic animals as protective actors against luminescent vibriosis. FEMS Microbiol. Ecol. 74(1): 196-204. dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6941.2010.00926.x, more Zhang, Y.; Henriet, J.-P.; Bursens, J.; Boon, N. (2010). Stimulation of in vitro anaerobic oxidation of methane rate in a continuous high-pressure bioreactor. Bioresour. Technol. 101(9): 3132-3138. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2009.11.103, more Dang, T.V.C.; Nguyen, V.H.; Dierckens, K.; Defoirdt, T.; Boon, N.; Sorgeloos, P.; Bossier, P. (2009). Novel approach of using homoserine lactone-degrading and poly-beta-hydroxybutyrate-accumulating bacteria to protect Artemia from the pathogenic effects of Vibrio harveyi. Aquaculture 291(1-2): 23-30. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2009.03.009, more Dierckens, K.; Rekecki, A.; Laureau, S.; Sorgeloos, P.; Boon, N.; Van Den Broeck, W.; Bossier, P. (2009). Development of a bacterial challenge test for gnotobiotic sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) larvae. Environ. Microbiol. 11(2): 526-533. dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1462-2920.2008.01794.x, more Erguder, T.H.; Boon, N.; Wittebolle, L.; Marzorati, M.; Verstraete, W. (2009). Environmental factors shaping the ecological niches of ammonia-oxidizing archaea. FEMS Microbiol. Rev. 33(5): 855-869. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6976.2009.00179.x, more Maignien, L.; Boon, N.; RV James Cook JC10 Shipboard (2009). Environmental constrains on microbial methane oxidation activity and community structure in Gulf of Cadiz mud volcanoes. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 73(13): A819-A819, more Qi, Z.; Dierckens, K.; Defoirdt, T.; Sorgeloos, P.; Boon, N.; Bao, Z.; Bossier, P. (2009). Effects of feeding regime and probionts on the diverting microbial communities in rotifer Brachionus culture. Aquacult. Int. 17(4): 303-315. dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10499-008-9202-x, more Qi, Z.; Dierckens, K.; Defoirdt, T.; Sorgeloos, P.; Boon, N.; Bao, Z.; Bossier, P. (2009). Analysis of the evolution of microbial communities associated with different cultures of rotifer strains belonging to different cryptic species of the Brachionus plicatilis species. Aquaculture 292(1-2): 23-29. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2009.03.030, more Qi, Z.Z.; Zhang, X.H.; Boon, N.; Bossier, P. (2009). Probiotics in aquaculture of China - Current state, problems and prospect. Aquaculture 290(1-2): 15-21. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2009.02.012, more Rekecki, A.; Dierckens, K.; Laureau, S.; Boon, N.; Bossier, P.; Van Den Broeck, W. (2009). Effect of germ-free rearing environment on gut development of larval sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax L.). Aquaculture 293(1-2): 8-15. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2009.04.001, more Sung, Y.; Dhaene, T.; Defoirdt, T.; Boon, N.; MacRae, T.; Sorgeloos, P.; Bossier, P. (2009). Ingestion of bacteria overproducing DnaK attenuates Vibrio infection of Artemia franciscana larvae. Cell Stress Chap. 14(6): 603-609. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12192-009-0112-2, more De Schryver, P.; Crab, R.; Defoirdt, T.; Boon, N.; Verstraete, W. (2008). The basics of bio-flocs technology: the added value for aquaculture. Aquaculture 277(3-4): 125-137. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2008.02.019, more Defoirdt, T.; Boon, N.; Sorgeloos, P.; Verstraete, W.; Bossier, P. (2008). Quorum sensing and quorum quenching in Vibrio harveyi: lessons learned from in vivo work. ISME J. 2(1): 19-26. dx.doi.org/10.1038/ismej.2007.92, more Defoirdt, T.; Boon, N.; Sorgeloos, P.; Verstraete, W.; Bossier, P. (2007). Alternatives to antibiotics to control bacterial infections: luminescent vibriosis in aquaculture as an example. Trends Biotechnol. 25(10): 472-479. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tibtech.2007.08.001, more Defoirdt, T.; Halet, D.; Vervaeren, H.; Boon, N.; Van de Wiele, T.; Sorgeloos, P.; Bossier, P.; Verstraete, W. (2007). The bacterial storage compound poly-ß-hydroxybutyrate protects Artemia franciscana from pathogenic Vibrio campbellii. Environ. Microbiol. 9(2): 445-452. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1462-2920.2006.01161.x, more Halet, D.; Defoirdt, T.; Van Damme, P.; Vervaeren, H.; Forrez, I.; Van de Wiele, T.; Boon, N.; Sorgeloos, P.; Bossier, P.; Verstraete, W. (2007). Poly-ß-hydroxybutyrate-accumulating bacteria protect gnotobiotic Artemia franciscana from pathogenic Vibrio campbellii. FEMS Microbiol. Ecol. 60(3): 363-369, more Tinh, N.T.N.; Asanka Gunasekara, R.A.Y.S.; Boon, N.; Dierckens, K.; Sorgeloos, P.; Bossier, P. (2007). N-acyl homoserine lactone-degrading microbial enrichment cultures isolated from Penaeus vannamei shrimp gut and their probiotic properties in Brachionus plicatilis cultures. FEMS Microbiol. Ecol. 62(1): 45-53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6941.2007.00378.x, more Defoirdt, T.; Boon, N.; Bossier, P.; Verstraete, W. (2004). Disruption of bacterial quorum sensing: an unexplored strategy to fight infections in aquaculture. Aquaculture 240(1-4): 69-88. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2004.06.031, more Rombaut, G.; Suantika, G.; Boon, N.; Maertens, S.; Dhert, P.; Top, E.; Sorgeloos, P.; Verstraete, W. (2001). Monitoring of the evolving diversity of the microbial community present in rotifer cultures. Aquaculture 198(3-4): 237-252. dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0044-8486(01)00594-4, more
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Zhang, Y.; Maignien, L.; Verstraete, W.; Henriet, J.-P.; Boon, N. (2009). Simulation of the deep-sea biosphere by a continuous high-pressure bioreactor. Geophys. Res. Abstr. 11(1065), more Maignien, L.; Depreiter, D.; Foubert, A.; Boon, N.; Verstraete, W.; Henriet, J.-P. (2007). Biogeochemistry of carbonate mounds from the Pen Duick escarpment in the Gulf of Cadiz. Geophys. Res. Abstr. 9: 08287, more Maignien, L.; Foubert, A.; Depreiter, D.; Boon, N.; Blamart, D.; Verstraete, W.; Henriet, J.-P. (2006). Biogeochemical evidence for anoxic oxidation of methane occurrences in the juvenile carbonate mounds from the Gulf of Cadiz. Geophys. Res. Abstr. 8: 06630, more
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Devriese, L.I.; Pirlet, H.; Nauwynck, H.; Janssen, C.; Boon, N.; Arends, J.B.A.; Maelfait, H.; Rubbens, P.; Vandegehuchte, M.; Verleye, T.; Lescrauwaet, A.-K.; Mees, J. (2020). Fact Check. Wetenschappelijke kennis over het coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 in de context van de Vlaamse stranden. VLIZ Beleidsinformerende Nota's, 2020_003. Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee (VLIZ): Oostende. ISBN 9789492043948. 25 pp., more
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De Baere, K.; Van Haelst, S.; Luyckx, D.; De Baere, S.; Boon, N.; van Halbeek, S.; Meskens, R.; Willemen, R.; Melchers, R. (2019). Corrosion of steel and other wreckage in the Belgian North Sea, in: Corrosion and Prevention Conference 2019, Melbourne, Australia, 24 - 27 November, 2019. , more Boon, N. (2008). Microorganismen onder druk: bergenbouwers vanuit de diepzee. Het Laboratorium voor Microbiële Ecologie en Technologie, in: Goffin, A. et al. (Ed.) UGent aan Zee. pp. 94-95, more
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Lambert, S.; Vercauteren, M.; Catarino, A.I.; Li, Y.; Van Landuyt, J.; Boon, N.; Everaert, G.; De Rijcke, M.; Janssen, C.; Asselman, J. (2024). Transfer of micro- and nanoplastics via sea spray aerosols and estimate of human exposure, in: SETAC Europe 34th Annual Meeting, 5–9 May 2024, Seville, Spain: Abstract Book. pp. 492, more Li, Y.; Schütte, W.; Van Beeck, W.; Dekeukeleire, M.; Janssen, C.; Boon, N.; Asselman, J.; Lebeer, S.; Spacova, I.; De Rijcke, M. (2024). Immune receptor- and transcription factor-stimulatory effects of bacteria and endotoxin in sea spray aerosols on human cells, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, 6 March 2024, Oostende. VLIZ Special Publication, 91: pp. 33, more Martin, B.; Boon, N.; De Troch, M. (2024). Copepod guts, a new world in marine sediments?, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, 6 March 2024, Oostende. VLIZ Special Publication, 91: pp. 17, more Schütte, W.; Van Landuyt, J.; Strehse, J.; Bünning, T.H.; Van Haelst, S.; Parmentier, K.; Maser, E.; Boon, N.; De Rijcke, M. (2024). Bacterial clues of shipwreck TNT pollution in the North Sea, in: SETAC Europe 34th Annual Meeting, 5–9 May 2024, Seville, Spain: Abstract Book. pp. 766, more De Rijcke, M.; Van Landuyt, J.; Kundu, K.; Van Haelst, S.; Neyts, M.; Parmentier, K.; Boon, N. (2023). Microbial community responses to a wartime wreck: the John Mahn case study, in: North Sea Wrecks Project, Steering Group Meeting 13, Bremerhaven, 18 April 2023. , more Lambert, S.; Vercauteren, M.; Van Landuyt, J.; Liu, Z.; Diopere, E.; Boon, N.; Janssen, C.R.; Asselman, J. (2022). Do we inhale aerosolized microplastics on the beach?, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, Online event 2 March 2022. VLIZ Special Publication, 88: pp. 59, more Mattelin, V.; Van Landuyt, J.; Boon, N. (2022). Integration of taxonomic and phenotypic fingerprints of marine plastic degrading communities, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, Online event 2 March 2022. VLIZ Special Publication, 88: pp. 6, more Rombouts, A.; Van Landuyt, J.; Mattelin, V.; Boon, N. (2022). Marine plastic biodegradation: what is Alcanivorax’s role?, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, Online event 2 March 2022. VLIZ Special Publication, 88: pp. 25, more Herweyers, R.; Van Landuyt, J.; Mattelin, V.; Martin, B.; Laduron, F.; Geukens, K.; Kundu, K.; Boon, N. (2021). Can we track the possible influence of chemical warfare agents on microbial community in the marine environment?, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, Online event 3 March 2021. VLIZ Special Publication, 85: pp. 14-15, more Herweyers, R.; Van Landuyt, J.; Mattelin, V.; Martin, B.; Laduron, F.; Geukens, K.; Kundu, K.; Boon, N. (2021). Can we track the possible influence of chemical warfare agents on microbial community in the marine environment?, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day. Oostende, Belgium, 3 March 2021. VLIZ Special Publication, 87: pp. 67-68, more Heyse, J.; Props, R.; Kongnuan, P.; De Schryver, P.; Rombaut, G.; Defoirdt, T.; Boon, N. (2021). Microbiomes of live feed products have an important contribution to the rearing water microbiomes in Litopenaeus vannamei larviculture, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, Online event 3 March 2021. VLIZ Special Publication, 85: pp. 69, more Martin, B.; Van Landuyt, J.; Mattelin, V.; Herweyers, R.; Neyts, M.; Parmentier, K.; Kundu, K.; Boon, N. (2021). Spying bacteria for dumped World War I munition at the coast of Knokke-Heist, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day. Oostende, Belgium, 3 March 2021. VLIZ Special Publication, 87: pp. 83-84, more Pluym, T.; Van Landuyt, J.; Boon, N.; Props, R. (2021). Probing the single-cell activity of Alcanivorax venustensis during deep-sea oil degradation, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day. Oostende, Belgium, 3 March 2021. VLIZ Special Publication, 87: pp. 95, more Van Landuyt, J.; Kundu, K.; Van Haelst, S.; Parmentier, K.; De Rijcke, M.; Boon, N. (2021). How a WW2 shipwreck still influences the surrounding sediment 70 years later, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, Online event 3 March 2021. VLIZ Special Publication, 85: pp. 21, more García-Timermans, C.; Rubbens, P.; Kerckhof, F.M.; Waegeman, W.; Boon, N. (2019). Fingerprinting microbial communities through flow cytometry and Raman spectroscopy, in: BAGECO 15. 15th Symposium on Bacterial Genetics and Ecology: "Ecosystem drivers in a changing planet", 26–30 May 2019, Lisbon/Portugal. pp. 155, more Scoma, A.; Rifai, R.; Hernandez-Sanabria, E.; Kerckhof, F.M.; Boon, N. (2015). Long-chain hydrocarbon degraders from deep-sea, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Young Scientists’ Day. Brugge, Belgium, 20 February 2015. VLIZ Special Publication, 71: pp. 115, 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 Scoma, A.; Vilchez-Vargas, R.; Barbato, M.; Mapelli, F.; Borin, S.; Daffonchio, D.; Boon, N. (2014). Microbial piezophysiology: which role for high pressure in oil degradation?, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Young Scientists’ Day. Brugge, Belgium, 7 March 2014. VLIZ Special Publication, 67: pp. 94, more Plovie, A.; Nevejan, N.M.; Defoirdt, T.; Boon, N.; Bossier, P. (2011). Quorum sensing-interference to reduce mortality during blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) larviculture, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) VLIZ Young Marine Scientists' Day, Brugge, Belgium 25 February 2011: book of abstracts. pp. 65, more De Schryver, P.; Sinha, A.K.; Kunwar, P.S.; Buruah, K.; Boon, N.; Verstraete, W.; De Boeck, G.; Bossier, P. (2009). The bacterial storage compound poly-ß-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) increases growth performance and intestinal microbial diversity in European sea bass juveniles (Dicentrarchus labrax), in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts: an overview of marine research in Belgium anno 2009. 10th VLIZ Young Scientists' Day. Special edition at the occasion of 10 years VLIZ. VLIZ Special Publication, 43: pp. 46, more
Thesis (co-)promotor (10) [show]
Van Landuyt, J. (2023). Oil degrading bacteria at ambient and high pressure: from the ecology of a shipwreck to the bioaugmentation potential of synthetic communities. PhD Thesis. Ghent University, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering: Gent. ISBN 978-94-6357-579-9. xvi, 214 + bijlagen pp., more Rombouts, A. (2022). The role of Alcanivorax in marine plastic biodegradation. MSc Thesis. Universiteit Gent: Gent. 98 pp., more Martin, B. (2021). Microbial monitoring and degradation of the explosive TNT at a WW1 munition dumpsite before the Belgian coast. Ir Thesis. Ghent University: Gent. 74 pp., more Pluym, T. (2021). Probing microbial activity: One cell at a time. Ir Thesis. Ghent University: Gent. 102 pp., more Goeteyn, T. (2020). Opportunities for management of Vibrio pathogens in aquaculture. Ir Thesis. Universiteit Gent - Faculteit Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen: Gent. 73 pp., more Mattelin, V. (2019). Microbial oil degradation in the deep-sea. MSc Thesis. Universiteit Gent: Gent. 81 pp., more Rubbens, P. (2019). Machine learning approaches for microbial flow cytometry at the single-cell and community level. PhD Thesis. Ghent University. Faculty of Bioscience Engineering: Ghent. ISBN 9789463572408. xxiv, 240 pp., more Taveirne, F. (2018). Enrichment and isolation of deep-sea hydrocarbon degrading microorganisms. Ir Thesis. Ghent University: Ghent. 82 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 Rifai, R.M. (2015). Study of piezophillic Bacteria in biodegradation of Triacontane (C₃₀H₆₂). MSc Thesis. Universiteit Gent. Faculty of Bioscience Engineering: Gent. 83 pp., more

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