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Annelies Declercq

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74 Results

2026

Comparative assessment of nutrient cycling and larval whiteleg shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) performance in batch and recirculating hatchery systems

Ilias SemmouriFlor NachtergaleVincent VermeylenJana AsselmanAnnelies DeclercqColin Janssen

A1 Journal Article in AQUACULTURAL ENGINEERING

Evaluation of nutrient dynamics and performance of whiteleg shrimp larvae in conventional and recirculating hatchery systems

Ilias SemmouriFlor NachtergaleVincent VermeylenJana AsselmanAnnelies DeclercqColin Janssen

Litsea citrata essential oil provides insights into the modulation of heat stress– associated transcriptomic responses in Artemia franciscana

Xiaoting ZhengDongdong WangLuoluo ZhaiAnnelies DeclercqAlfredo LoorHongbiao DongJiasong Zhang

A2 Journal Article in MARINE FISHERIES AQUACULTURE AND LIVING RESOURCES

Probiotic Bacillus species to mitigate acute hepatopancreatic necrosis disease (AHPND) in shrimp aquaculture

Md. Abul KashemHaniswita HaniswitaTofael Ahmed SumonMarieke VandeputteMargriet DrouillonAnnelies DeclercqPeter BossierDaisy Vanrompay

A1 Journal Article in AQUACULTURE

Reefcovery : integration of active oyster restoration into marine infrastructure

Joe El RahiVicky StratigakiPhara CockaertElinka De LeenerSimon PetitMolly HughesBoze HancockGiorgio SantinelliRafail IoannouBen Shabani et al.

2025

Navigating the waves during a global crisis : overcoming challenges with pioneering solutions in multi-use offshore projects

Eva StrothotteTim StaufenbergerEvangelia LamprakopoulouVicky StratigakiGeo ManassakisIvana LukicAlex ZiembaGhada El SerafyAnnelies DeclercqRainer Geisler et al.

A2 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF AQUACULTURE & MARINE BIOLOGY

REEFCOVERY : bringing lost oyster reefs back to life

Giorgio SantinelliMichaël RamaekersMolly HughesBen ShabaniVicky StratigakiPeter TrochNele De BelieKim Van TittelboomAnnelies Declercq

Reefcovery inoculator : development of a mobile, modular oyster remote setting facility for on-site inoculation and integration into marine restoration operations

Joe El RahiMolly HughesPhara CockaertSimon PetitBoze HancockVicky StratigakiJan FordeynRune BooneKristof Van GyselSimone Boel et al.

Reefcovery project : advancing and upscaling methodologies for restoration of flat oyster reefs and for nature-inclusive-design of marine infrastructure

Vicky StratigakiMolly HughesJoe El RahiGiorgio SantinelliPhara CockaertSimon PetitRafail IoannouBen ShabaniJan FordeynMichaël Ramaekers et al.

Stress testing to reduce oyster spat mortality during deployment of inoculated substrates used in marine infrastructure and active reef restoration

Giorgio SantinelliBen ShabaniJoe El RahiSimon BoelMolly HughesBoze HancockVicky StratigakiPhara CockaertSimon PetitJan Fordeyn et al.

The path forward for China's bullfrog industry : exploring green farming models

Xiaoting ZhengJinlong YangAnnelies DeclercqJiasong Zhang

A1 Journal Article in REVIEWS IN AQUACULTURE

2024

In vitro and in vivo characterization of citral and limonene combinations against Vibrio campbellii in brine shrimp

Xiaoting ZhengAnnelies DeclercqDaisy VanrompayAdam F. FeyaertsPatrick Van DijckPeter Bossier

A1 Journal Article in AQUACULTURE

2023

Effect of continuous dietary administration of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast, Δmnn9, on Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas) juveniles : immunological and histopathological findings after Vibrio coralliilyticus challenge

Alfredo Loor MeraPeter BossierDongdong WangLobke De BelsWim Van Den BroeckNancy NevejanAnnelies Declercq

A1 Journal Article in AQUACULTURE

Northern Europe’s suitability for offshore European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis) habitat restoration based on population dynamics

Brecht StecheleLeo BarbutGeneviève LacroixLuca A. van DurenVera Van LanckerSteven DegraerGiacomo Montereale GavazziPeter BossierAnnelies DeclercqNancy Nevejan

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE

Water management for improved aquaculture production in the Rwenzori region of Uganda

Athanasius SsekyanziNancy NevejanJoshua WesanaAnnelies Declercq

2022

Epidemiological cutoff values for standard broth microdilution susceptibility testing of flavobacterium columnare isolated from fishes

Charles M. GiesekerPatricia S. GauntJohn P. HawkeTina C. CrosbyNicholas R. HasbrouckDana X. GaoAnnelies Declercq

A1 Journal Article in MICROBIAL DRUG RESISTANCE

Microplastic detection and identification by Nile red staining : towards a semi-automated, cost- and time-effective technique

Nelle MeyersAna I. CatarinoAnnelies DeclercqAisling BrenanLisa DevrieseMichiel VandegehuchteBavo De WitteColin JanssenGert Everaert

A1 Journal Article in SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

2021

Belgian pilot : wind energy, flat oyster aquaculture and restoration, seaweed cultivation

Nancy NevejanAnnelies DeclercqJessica Knoop

Comparative genomics of Flavobacterium columnare unveils novel insights in virulence and antimicrobial resistance mechanisms

Annelies DeclercqLaurentijn TillemanYannick GansemansChloë De WitteFreddy HaesebrouckFilip Van NieuwerburghAnnemieke SmetAnnemie Decostere

A1 Journal Article in VETERINARY RESEARCH

H2020 UNITED : is scour protection suitable for flat oyster restoration in Belgium?

Annelies DeclercqThomas KerkhoveBrecht StecheleAjie Brama Krishna PribadiBert GroenendaalDirk VandercammenElisabete Pinto da SilvaEvert LataireEmile LemeyFrank Maes et al.

Multi-use platforms in marine space : a viable approach for the European maritime industry and local ecosystems?

Eva StrothotteMaria JaegerIvana LukicIoanna DrigkopoulouRoderik HoekstraManuel LagoOlga MashkinaLuc van HoofSteven DegraerEef Brouwers et al.

Oyster longline design optimization : aquaculture pilot study in the Belgian part of the north sea

Ajie Brama Krishna PribadiGael Verao FernandezAnnelies DeclercqBrecht StecheleNancy NevejanBert GroenendaalStephanie DebelsDaan DelbareDirk VandercammenSimon Petit et al.

The multi-use concept within UNITED : case report piloting offshore wind and aquaculture multi-use in the North Sea

Annelies DeclercqNancy Nevejan

Welfare and humane endpoints in fish research

Annelies DeclercqMaxime MahuAndy Willaert

2020

3D mussel model in aquaculture

Mieke EggermontPieter CornillieManuel DierickDominique AdriaensNancy NevejanPeter BossierWim Van Den BroeckPatrick SorgeloosTom DefoirdtAnnelies Declercq

3D visualisatie en anatomiebeschrijving van de blauwe mossel : de beste plaatsen om mosselbloed af te nemen onthuld.

Mieke EggermontPieter CornillieManuel DierickDominique AdriaensNancy NevejanPeter BossierWim Van Den BroeckPatrick SorgeloosTom DefoirdtAnnelies Declercq

Belgian pilot : wind energy, flat oyster aquaculture and restoration, seaweed cultivation

Nancy NevejanAnnelies DeclercqBrecht Stechele

Development of cost-effective methodologies to identify and quantify microplastics in seawater samples

Gert EveraertAna I. CatarinoZhiyue NiuAnnelies DeclercqHenk VrielinckSamira KhelifiMaarten De RijckeLisa DevrieseBavo De WitteMattias Bossaer et al.

Fight, flight or freeze : tonische immobiliteit bij haaien

Evelien De SwaefMaaike VercauterenLennert PieraetsAnnelies Declercq

A1 Journal Article in VLAAMS DIERGENEESKUNDIG TIJDSCHRIFT

FLAVOREDUC : onderzoek naar de controle van off-flavour in viskweek

Annelies Declercq

Off-flavour reduction within the Aquavlan II and Flavoreduc projects

Bavo De WitteAnnelies Declercq

Pinpointing the role of Aeromonas salmonicida in the development of skin ulcerations in common dab (Limanda limanda)

Maaike VercauterenEvelien De SwaefAnnelies DeclercqJohan AertsBart AmpeSnorre GullaFreddy HaesebrouckLisa DevrieseAnnemie DecostereKoen Chiers

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF FISH DISEASES

The blue mussel inside : 3D visualization and description of the vascular-related anatomy of Mytilus edulis to unravel hemolymph extraction

Mieke EggermontPieter CornillieManuel DierickDominique AdriaensNancy NevejanPeter BossierWim Van Den BroeckPatrick SorgeloosTom DefoirdtAnnelies Declercq

A1 Journal Article in SCIENTIFIC REPORTS

The smell of rain on my fish plate?

Annelies Declercq

Editorial material

UNITED : de Belgische piloot : windenergie, aquacultuur en restauratie van platte oesters en zeewierkweek in België

Annelies Declercq

VET04 : performance standards for antimicrobial susceptibility testing of bacteria isolated from aquatic animals

Annelies Declercq

Bookchapter in Performance standards for antimicrobial susceptibility testing of bacteria isolated from aquatic animals

2019

Een duik in het microplastics-bad

Annelies Declercq

Lecture / Speech

Evidence that the stress hormone cortisol regulates biofilm formation differently among Flavobacterium columnare isolates

Annelies DeclercqWenlong CaiEber NaranjoWilawan ThongdaVenessa EeckhautEva BauwensCovadonga AriasLeonardo De La FuenteBenjamin H BeckMiles D Lange et al.

A1 Journal Article in VETERINARY RESEARCH

Hemolymph extraction sites and 3D-visualization of the cardiovascular system and related structures of the blue mussel (Mytilus edulis)

Mieke EggermontPieter CornillieNancy NevejanPeter BossierManuel DierickDominique AdriaensPatrick SorgeloosTom DefoirdtAnnelies Declercq

Let’s jump in the plastics pool : how to detect unnoticed small plastic particles in our North Sea?

Annelies DeclercqMaarten De RijckeLisa DevrieseMattias BossaerColin JanssenHans PirletSamira KhelifiHenk VrielinckGert EveraertMichiel Vandegehuchte

Scrutinizing the triad of Vibrio tapetis, the skin barrier and pigmentation as determining factors in the development of skin ulcerations in wild common dab (Limanda limanda)

Maaike VercauterenEvelien De SwaefAnnelies DeclercqHans PoletJohan AertsBart AmpeJesus L. RomaldeFreddy HaesebrouckLisa DevrieseAnnemie Decostere et al.

A1 Journal Article in VETERINARY RESEARCH

2018

Epidemiological cutoff value analysis of 229 MICs from standard testing of Flavobacterium columnare isolates by four laboratories

Annelies DeclercqTina C CrosbyPatricia S GauntJohn P HawkeNicholas R HasbrouckCharles M Gieseker

First isolation of Vibrio tapetis and an atypical strain of Aeromonas salmonicida from skin ulcerations in common dab (Limanda limanda) in the North Sea

Maaike VercauterenEvelien De SwaefAnnelies DeclercqLeslie BosselerSnorre GullaSabela BalboaJesus L RomaldeLisa DevrieseHans PoletFilip Boyen et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF FISH DISEASES

Stress hormone cortisol helps to drive biofilm formation in Flavobacterium columnare

Annelies DeclercqColin CaiEber NaranjoWilawan ThongdaVenessa EeckhautEva BauwensCovadonga AriasL. De La FuenteBenjamin BeckMiles Lange et al.

2017

Hemolymph extraction sites and 3D-visualization of the cardiovascular system and related structures of the blue mussel (Mytilus edulis)

Mieke EggermontPieter CornillieNancy NevejanPeter BossierManuel DierickDominique AdriaensPatrick SorgeloosTom DefoirdtAnnelies Declercq

Hemolymph extraction under the lense : visualization of the cardiovascular system of the blue mussel (Mytilus edulis)

Mieke EggermontPieter CornillieNancy NevejanPeter BossierManuel DierickDominique AdriaensPatrick SorgeloosTom DefoirdtAnnelies Declercq

Microplastics : minuscule partikels met grote gevolgen?

S. KnollAnnemie DecostereAnnelies Declercq

A1 Journal Article in VLAAMS DIERGENEESKUNDIG TIJDSCHRIFT

Sickeningly sweet : L-rhamnose stimulates Flavobacterium columnare biofilm formation and virulence

MD LangeBD FarmerAnnelies DeclercqE PeatmanAnnemie DecostereBH Beck

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF FISH DISEASES

The metabolic response in fish to mildly elevated water temperature relates to species-dependent muscular concentrations of imidazole compounds and free amino acids

Fikremariam GedaAnnelies DeclercqSofie C RemøRune WaagbøMarta Ribeiro Alves LourençoGeert Janssens

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF THERMAL BIOLOGY

The stress hormone cortisol : a (co-) regulator of biofilm formation in Flavobacterium columnare?

Annelies DeclercqColin CaiEber NaranjoWilawan ThongdaCovadonga AriasL De La FuenteBenjamin BeckMiles LangeEric PeatmanJohan Aerts et al.

2016

Bacteriële zoönotische agentia afkomstig van vissen

Rune JacobsAnnemie DecostereAnnelies Declercq

A1 Journal Article in VLAAMS DIERGENEESKUNDIG TIJDSCHRIFT

Cortisol directly impacts Flavobacterium columnare in vitro growth characteristics

Annelies DeclercqJohan AertsBart AmpeFreddy HaesebrouckSarah De SaegerAnnemie Decostere

A1 Journal Article in VETERINARY RESEARCH

Role of Vibrio tapetis in the development of skin ulceration in common dab (Limanda limanda)

Maaike VercauterenEvelien De SwaefAnnelies DeclercqLisa DevrieseHans PoletAnnemie DecostereKoen Chiers

Role of Vibrio tapetis in the development of skin ulceration in common dab (Limanda limanda)

Maaike VercauterenEvelien De SwaefAnnelies DeclercqLisa DevrieseHans PoletAnnemie DecostereKoen Chiers

Role of Vibrio tapetis in the development of skin ulcerations in common dab (Limanda limanda)

Maaike VercauterenAnnelies DeclercqEvelien De SwaefLisa DevrieseHans PoletAnnemie DecostereKoen Chiers

Swimbladder hyperinflation in burbot Lota lota L. larvae

Anamaria RekeckiWouter MeeuwsKoen ChiersJurgen AdriaenFilip BoyenAnnelies DeclercqWim Van Den BroeckAnnemie Decostere

A1 Journal Article in AQUACULTURE RESEARCH

2015

Effect of mildly elevated temperature on nutrient metabolism in carp and Nile tilapia

Fikremariam Geda ArarameAnnelies DeclercqAnnemie DecostereSofie RemøRune WaagbøBrigitte WuytsMarta Ribeiro Alves LourençoGeert Janssens

Flavobacterium columnare in carp (Cyprinus carpio L.) and rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss Walbaum): antimicrobial susceptibility and interplay with its host

Annelies DeclercqAnnemie DecostereWim Van Den BroeckPeter Bossier

Genotypic quinolone and tetracycline resistance characteristics in Flavobacterium columnare

Annelies DeclercqA. SmetF. Van NieuwerburghFreddy HaesebrouckAnnemie Decostere

Gill infection model for columnaris disease in common carp and rainbow trout

Annelies DeclercqKoen ChiersFreddy HaesebrouckWim Van Den BroeckJeroen DewulfMaria CornelissenAnnemie Decostere

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF AQUATIC ANIMAL HEALTH

Interactions of highly and low virulent Flavobacterium columnare isolates with gill tissue in carp and rainbow trout

Annelies DeclercqKoen ChiersWim Van Den BroeckJeroen DewulfVenessa EeckhautMaria CornelissenPeter BossierFreddy HaesebrouckAnnemie Decostere

A1 Journal Article in VETERINARY RESEARCH

Quorum sensing in Flavobacterium columnare

Annelies DeclercqTom DefoirdtPeter BossierFreddy HaesebrouckAnnemie Decostere

The stress hormone cortisol directly impacts Flavobacterium columnare in vitro growth characteristics

Annelies DeclercqJohan AertsBart AmpeFreddy HaesebrouckSara De SaegerAnnemie Decostere

Vibrio tapetis isolated from vesicular skin lesions in Dover sole (Solea solea)

Annelies DeclercqKoen ChiersMaarten SoetaertA LasaJL RomaldeHans PoletFreddy HaesebrouckAnnemie Decostere

Vibrio tapetis isolated from vesicular skin lesions in Dover sole Solea solea

Annelies DeclercqKoen ChiersMaarten SoetaertA LasaJL RomaldeHans PoletFreddy HaesebrouckAnnemie Decostere

A1 Journal Article in DISEASES OF AQUATIC ORGANISMS

β-Alanine does not act through branched-chain amino acid catabolism in carp, a species with low muscular carnosine storage

Fikremariam Geda ArarameAnnelies DeclercqAnnemie DecostereAngelo LauwaertsBrigitte WuytsWim DeraveGeert Janssens

A1 Journal Article in FISH PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

2014

White necrotic tail tips in estuary seahorses, Hippocampus kuda, Bleeker

Annelies DeclercqKoen ChiersWim Van Den BroeckAnamaria RekeckiS TeerlinckDominique AdriaensFreddy HaesebrouckAnnemie Decostere

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF FISH DISEASES

2013

Antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of Flavobacterium columnare isolates collected worldwide from 17 fish species

Annelies DeclercqFilip BoyenWim Van Den BroeckPeter BossierA KarsiFreddy HaesebrouckAnnemie Decostere

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF FISH DISEASES

Columnaris disease in fish: a review with emphasis on bacterium-host interactions

Annelies DeclercqFreddy HaesebrouckWim Van Den BroeckPeter BossierAnnemie Decostere

A1 Journal Article in VETERINARY RESEARCH

White necrotic tail tips in estuary seahorses (Hippocampus kuda, Bleeker 1852)

Annelies DeclercqKoen ChiersWim Van Den BroeckAnamaria RekeckiDominique AdriaensFreddy HaesebrouckAnnemie Decostere

2012

Microscopic and ultrastructural characteristics of acute gill lesions in koi carp (Cyprinus carpio) following immersion challenge using Flavobacterium columnare

Annelies DeclercqWim Van Den BroeckKoen ChiersJeroen DewulfPeter BossierFreddy HaesebrouckAnnemie Decostere

Microscopic and ultrastructural characteristics of acute gill lesions in koi carp Cyprinus carpio following immersion challenge using Flavobacterium columnare

Annelies DeclercqWim Van Den BroeckKoen ChiersJeroen DewulfPeter BossierFreddy HaesebrouckAnnemie Decostere

2011

Antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of Flavobacterium columnare, the causative agent of columnaris disease

Annelies DeclercqFilip BoyenWim Van Den BroeckPeter BossierFreddy HaesebrouckAnnemie Decostere

Canien distempervirus

Annelies DeclercqSofie MaesKoen Chiers

A1 Journal Article in VLAAMS DIERGENEESKUNDIG TIJDSCHRIFT