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Researcher

Bjorn Tytgat

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41 Results

2025

A FAIR Amplicon Sequencing Workflow for Long-term Environmental Monitoring

Marie HarmelBenoit DurieuValentina SavagliaBjorn TytgatDenis BaurainAnnick WilmotteElie VerleyenLuc Cornet

Differences in community structuring among planktonic bacterial and micro-eukaryotic phyla in Chilean freshwater lakes

Maxime SweetloveBjorn TytgatEvelien Van de VyverElie VerleyenSofie D'hondtDagmar ObbelsMoritz BuckRoberto UrrutiaStefan BertilssonWim Vyverman

A1 Journal Article in LIMNOLOGICA

Identifying the sources of sediment using plant-based eDNA : a proof of principle analysis

Amaury FranklBjorn TytgatBrice DupinAdélaide NaudinJean-Luc MaeghtMeindert CommelinErik CammeraatJantiene BaartmanOlivier EvrardElie Verleyen et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF SOILS AND SEDIMENTS

Local and regional, not latitudinal, variation in microclimate and bedrock shapes moss-associated diatom communities in Greenland

Charlotte GoeyersBart Van De VijverTyler J. KohlerElie VerleyenBjorn TytgatS. Robbert GradsteinKoen Sabbe

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF BIOGEOGRAPHY

Using plant-based eDNA for identifying the origins of sediment in two contrasting catchments : a lowland agricultural area and a high mountain environment characterized by semi-natural vegetation

Amaury FranklBjorn TytgatBrice DupinAdélaide NaudinJean-Luc MaeghtMeindert CommelinErik CammeraatJantiene BaartmanOlivier EvrardElie Verleyen et al.

2024

Geology defines microbiome structure and composition in nunataks and valleys of the Sør Rondane Mountains, East Antarctica

Valentina SavagliaSam LambrechtsBjorn TytgatQuinten VanhellemontJosef ElsterAnne WillemsAnnick WilmotteElie VerleyenWim Vyverman

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY

2023

High-throughput sequencing and marker pigment analysis of freshwater phytoplankton : a direct comparison with microscopic count data in the tropical crater lakes of Western Uganda

Heidi TanttuDirk VerschurenWannes De CropAngela NankabirwaChristine CocquytBjorn TytgatElie Verleyen

A1 Journal Article in LIMNOLOGICA

Long-term N-addition alters the community structure of functionally important N-cycling soil microorganisms across global grasslands

Beat FreyBarbara MoserBjorn TytgatStephan ZimmermannJuan AlbertiLori A. BiedermanElizabeth T. BorerArthur A.D. BroadbentMaria C. CaldeiraKendi F. Davies et al.

A1 Journal Article in SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Novel diversity of polar Cyanobacteria revealed by genome-resolved metagenomics

Igor S. PessiRafael V. PopinBenoit DurieuYannick LaraBjorn TytgatValentina SavagliaBeatriz Roncero-RamosJenni HultmanElie VerleyenWim Vyverman et al.

A1 Journal Article in MICROBIAL GENOMICS

Polar lake microbiomes have distinct evolutionary histories

Bjorn TytgatElie VerleyenMaxime SweetloveKoen Van den BergeEveline PinseelDominic A. HodgsonSteven L. ChownKoen SabbeAnnick WilmotteAnne Willems et al.

A1 Journal Article in SCIENCE ADVANCES

2022

Combined selective gamma irradiation and pulverized soil inoculation for ecologically relevant soil microfauna studies

Junwei HuMesfin Tsegaye GebremikaelBjorn TytgatKenneth DumackUmmehani HassiPezhman Salehi HosseiniSteven SleutelElie VerleyenStefaan De Neve

A1 Journal Article in APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY

Environmental and human health risks of pesticide presence in the Lake Tana Basin (Ethiopia)

Bayeh Abera BeyeneWout Van EchelpoelAndrée De CockBjorn TytgatMulugeta KibretPieter SpanogheDaniel MengistuEnyew AdgoJan NyssenPeter Goethals et al.

A1 Journal Article in SUSTAINABILITY

Five decades of terrestrial and freshwater research at Ny-?lesund, Svalbard

A. O. PedersenP. ConveyK. K. NewshamJ. B. MosbacherE. FugleiV RavolainenB. B. HansenT. C. JensenA. AugustiE. M. Biersma et al.

A1 Journal Article in POLAR RESEARCH

Tracing hotspots of soil erosion in high mountain environments : how forensic science based on plant eDNA can lead the way : an opinion

Amaury FranklOlivier EvrardErik CammeraatBjorn TytgatElie VerleyenAlexia Stokes

A1 Journal Article in PLANT AND SOIL

2021

Diatoms define a novel freshwater biogeography of the Antarctic

Elie VerleyenBart Van de VijverBjorn TytgatEveline PinseelDominic A. HodgsonKaterina KopalovaSteven L. ChownEric Van RanstSatoshi ImuraSakae Kudoh et al.

A1 Journal Article in ECOGRAPHY

Microbial colonizers of microplastics in an Arctic freshwater lake

Miguel Gonzalez-PleiterDavid VelazquezMaria Cristina CaseroBjorn TytgatElie VerleyenFrancisco LeganesRoberto RosalAntonio QuesadaFrancisca Fernandez-Pinas

A1 Journal Article in SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Towards physical habitat characterisation in the Antarctic Sor Rondane Mountains using satellite remote sensing

Quinten VanhellemontSam LambrechtsValentina SavagliaBjorn TytgatElie VerleyenWim Vyverman

A2 Journal Article in REMOTE SENSING APPLICATIONS-SOCIETY AND ENVIRONMENT

2019

Comparative vegetation survey with focus on cryptogamic covers in the high Arctic along two differing catenas

Ramona KernVivien HotterAline FrossardMartin AlbrechtChristel BaumBjorn TytgatLotte De MaeyerDavid VelazquezChristophe SeppeyBeat Frey et al.

A1 Journal Article in POLAR BIOLOGY

Comparative vegetation survey with focus on cryptogamic covers in the high Arctic along two differing catenas (vol 42, pg 2131, 2019)

Ramona KernVivien HotterAline FrossardMartin AlbrechtChristel BaumBjorn TytgatLotte De MaeyerDavid VelazquezChristophe SeppeyBeat Frey et al.

Metabarcoding free‐living marine nematodes using curated 18S and CO1 reference sequence databases for species‐level taxonomic assignments

Lara MacheriotouKatja GuiliniTânia Campinas BezerraBjorn TytgatDinh Tu NguyenThi Xuan Phuong NguyenFebe NoppeMaickel ArmenterosFehmi BoufahjaAnnelien Rigaux et al.

A1 Journal Article in ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Monitoring of marine nematode communities through 18S rRNA metabarcoding as a sensitive alternative to morphology

Bjorn TytgatDinh Tu NguyenThi Xuan Phuong NguyenThi Man PhamPhan Ke LongAnn VanreuselSofie Derycke

A1 Journal Article in ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS

Variation in phytoplankton pigment composition in relation to mixing conditions in temperate South-Central Chilean lakes

Evelien Van de VyverJeroen Van WichelenPieter VanormelingenWim Van NieuwenhuyzeIlse DavelooseRixt de JongReinhoud de BlokRoberto UrrutiaBjorn TytgatElie Verleyen et al.

A1 Journal Article in LIMNOLOGICA

2018

Abditibacterium utsteinense sp. nov., the first cultivated member of candidate phylum FBP, isolated from ice-free Antarctic soil samples

Guillaume TahonBjorn TytgatLiesbeth LebbeAurélien CarlierAnne Willems

A1 Journal Article in SYSTEMATIC AND APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Diversity of key genes for carbon and nitrogen fixation in soils from the Sør Rondane Mountains, East Antarctica

Guillaume TahonBjorn TytgatAnne Willems

A1 Journal Article in POLAR BIOLOGY

Regional-scale drivers of marine nematode distribution in Southern Ocean continental shelf sediments

Freija HauquierElie VerleyenBjorn TytgatAnn Vanreusel

A1 Journal Article in PROGRESS IN OCEANOGRAPHY

2016

Analysis of cbbL, nifH, and pufLM in soils from the Sør Rondane Mountains, Antarctica, reveals a large diversity of autotrophic and phototrophic bacteria

Guillaume TahonBjorn TytgatPieter StragierAnne Willems

A1 Journal Article in MICROBIAL ECOLOGY

Bacterial and eukaryotic biodiversity patterns in terrestrial and aquatic habitats in the Sor Rondane Mountains, Dronning Maud Land, East Antarctica

Dagmar ObbelsElie VerleyenMarie-José ManoZorigto NamsaraevMaxime SweetloveBjorn TytgatRafael Fernandez-CarazoAaike De WeverSofie D'hondtDamien Ertz et al.

A1 Journal Article in FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY

Bacterial community composition in relation to bedrock type and macrobiota in soils from the Sør Rondane Mountains, East Antarctica

Bjorn TytgatElie VerleyenMaxime SweetloveSofie D'hondtPia ClercxEric Van RanstKarolien PeetersStephen RobertsZorigto NamsaraevAnnick Wilmotte et al.

A1 Journal Article in FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY

Distribution and characterization of bacterial communities in diverse Antarctic ecosystems by high-throughput sequencing

Bjorn TytgatAnne WillemsElie Verleyen

Diversity of phototrophic genes suggests multiple bacteria may be able to exploit sunlight in exposed soils from the Sør Rondane Mountains, East Antarctica

Guillaume TahonBjorn TytgatAnne Willems

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY

Highly diverse nirK genes comprise two major clades that harbour ammonium-producing denitrifiers

Helen DecleyreKim HeylenBjorn TytgatAnne Willems

A1 Journal Article in BMC GENOMICS

Shining a light on exposed high-altitude Antarctic ecosystems provides a clearer view on the diversity of phototrophic bacteria

Guillaume TahonBjorn TytgatKarolien PeetersAnne Willems

2015

A doubling of microphytobenthos biomass coincides with a tenfold increase in denitrifier and total bacterial abundances in intertidal sediments of a temperate estuary

Helen DecleyreKim HeylenKoen SabbeBjorn TytgatDieter DeforceFilip Van NieuwerburghCarl Van ColenAnne Willems

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

Bedrock and biotic influence on on community composition of soils from the Sør Rondane Mountains, East Antarctica

Bjorn TytgatElie VerleyenSofie D'hondtPia ClercxEric Van RanstStephen RobertsAnnick WilmotteWim VyvermanAnne Willems

Bedrock and biotic influence on on community composition of soils from the Sør Rondane Mountains, East Antarctica

Bjorn TytgatElie VerleyenSofie D'hondtPia ClercxEric Van RanstStephen RobertsAnnick WilmotteWim VyvermanAnne Willems

Biogeographic patterns in Antarctic lacustrine prokaryotes

Bjorn TytgatMaxime SweetloveElie VerleyenSofie D'hondtAnnick WilmotteWim VyvermanAnne Willems

Diversity of CBBL, NIFH and PUFLM genes in soils around the Princess Elisabeth station, Sør Rondane Mountains, Antarctica

Guillaume TahonBjorn TytgatAnne Willems

Life on the frozen continent: diversity of RuBisCO, nifH and pufLM genes in soils around the Princess Elisabeth Station, Sør Rondane Mountains, Antarctica

Guillaume TahonBjorn TytgatPieter StragierAnne Willems

2014

Bacterial diversity assessment in Antarctic terrestrial and aquatic microbial mats : a comparison between bidirectional pyrosequencing and cultivation

Bjorn TytgatElie VerleyenDagmar ObbelsKarolien PeetersAaike De WeverSofie D'hondtTim De MeyerWim Van CriekingeWim VyvermanAnne Willems

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

Microphytobenthos increases denitrifier and total bacterial abundances in intertidal sediments of a temperate estuary

Helen DecleyreKim HeylenKoen SabbeBjorn TytgatCarl Van ColenAnne Willems

2013

Diversity and abundance of dissimilatory nitrate reducers present in estuarine sediments of the Paulina Polder tidal flat, The Netherlands

Helen DecleyreKim HeylenBjorn TytgatCarl Van ColenAnne Willems