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Laboratorium voor Microbiologie (UGent)
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English name: Laboratory of Microbiology
Parent institute: Universiteit Gent; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Vakgroep Biochemie en Microbiologie (UGent), more

Thesaurus terms (6) : Antibiotic resistance; Bacteria; Bacterial diseases; Microbiology; Molecular biology; Molecular taxonomy
MRG keywords (6) : Biochemistry; Biodiversity; Ecosystem functioning; Microbiology; Molecular biology; Taxonomy

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K. L. Ledeganckstraat 35
9000 Gent
Belgium

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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).

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Morrissey, K.L.; De Clerck, O.; Willems, A. (2017). Exploring bacterial diversity in invasive green algae. Phycologia 56(Supplement 4): 131-131, more
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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

Projects (15)

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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

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