Doctoral project Annatachja De Grande

Doctoral project Celine De Maesschalck

Doctoral project Christina Mouchtoglou

Doctoral project Evy Goossens

Doctoral project Fien De Meyer

Doctoral project Jonas Laukkonen Ravn

Doctoral project Karen Vermeulen

Doctoral project Kirsten Leurs

Doctoral project Lien Van De Vyver

Doctoral project Lonneke Onrust

Doctoral project Marjan Steppe

Doctoral project Nadia Yacoubi

Doctoral project Nathalie Goethals

Doctoral project Pearl Choi

Doctoral project Ruth Raspoet

Doctoral project Sofie Geeraerts

Doctoral project Sofie Kilroy

Doctoral project Stefanie Verherstraeten

Doctoral project Svitlana Tretiak

Doctoral project Vanessa Martins de Oliveira Balan

Doctoral project Wolfgang De Cort

Exploring diagnostic markers for gut health evaluation in broilers

Hydrolyzed lactose in milk replacer for the prevention of necro-haemorrhagic enteritis in white veal calves: effects on seroconversion to <i>Clostridium perfringens </i>alpha toxin

Insight in the persistent character of Salmonella Infantis in the broiler sector in Belgium as basis for breaking the contamination cycles

Insights in virulence and antimicrobial resistance of Enterococcus cecorum strains from broiler chickens

Novel Insights into Factors Associated to the Pathogenesis of Broiler Necrotic Enteritis

Novel methods for <i>Clostridium perfringens</i> isolation and NetB toxin quantification, the causative agent of necrotic enteritis in broiler chickens

Sialidases and collagenases in the early stages of <i>C. perfringens</i>-associated necrotic enteritis in broilers

Strategies to promote intestinal health in broiler chickens

Unlocking berberine’s pharmacological potential through interactions with the gut microbiota

Unraveling the pathogenesis of Salmonella Infantis infections in broiler chickens

Valorisation of residual microalgae biomass for additives in poultry feed

Botulism in poultry

Characterization of immune responses upon Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae vaccination and infection

Control of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae infections by vaccination and management of breeding gilts

Doctoral project Alessandra Tancredi

Doctoral project Cornéll Kortenhoeven

Doctoral project David Hermans

Doctoral project Deborah Maes

Exploring the seminal microbiome in dogs will deliver seminal knowledge on semen quality and dog fertility

Hemorrhagic bowel syndrome in cattle: dissecting the enigma

On-farm homogeneity, stability, interactions and cross-contamination of antimicrobial drugs mixed in the drinking water for group treatment of poultry, and the relation with plasma concentrations

Reducing antimicrobial use in livestock using management and biosecurity interventions with focus on broiler production

The interactions between antimicrobial use, resistome and mycotoxins in broiler production systems in Kenya

Analysis of the role of lactic acid bacteria and butyrate producing Firmicutes in equine colic

A new generation of calf artificial milk that protects against intestinal dysbiosis and enterotoxemia

Bacterium-host interactions in the gut of production animals

BOF-ZAP professorship in verterinary microbiology

BRANDING: Cereal BRAN based DIspersioNs for Gut health

BUTGIT: Evaluating the effects of providing butyrate to distinct parts of the gastro-intestinal tract to improve animal health, pathogen colonization and nutrient utilization in livestock animals

Characterising the mofe of action of old and novel cereal cell wall degrading enzymes when applied separately or in optimal design combinations

Development of a microbiome product to protect against E. coli associated post-weaning diarrhoea in pigs

Development of BioMArker toolkit for early diagnosis of Gastro-Intestinal dysbiosis in chiCKens (BioMAGICK)

Development of novel anti-inflammatory strains to counterbalance dysbiosis in inflammatory bowel disorders

Development of Salmonella live attenuated vaccine strains for various serotypes in layers+ broilers

Elucidating the details of the interaction between berberine-microbiota-intestinal health and the consequences for inflammatory diseases

Elucidating the details of the interaction between specific nutrients-microbiota-intestinal health and the consequences for inflammatory diseases

Guarantee the safety of live Salmonella vaccines by introducing deletions in genes crucial for egg contamination

Identification of bacteriocins with antibacterial activity against Clostridium difficile

Interactions between Clostridium perfringens beta toxin and the gut mucosal tissue of young pigs

Intra-species inhibition: a new source of anti microbial metabolites

Mucus, the missing link in the pathogenesis of necrotic enteritis

New options to control necrotic enteritis and bacterial enteritis in poultry

Oral vaccination against necrotic enteritis in broilers using Bacillus subtilis as a live vaccine vector

Pathogenesis and control of bacterial chondronecrosis with osteomyelitis (BCO) related to Enterococcus cecorum infection in broiler chickens

Pathogenesis and control of enterotoxemia in calves

Pathogenesis, diagnosis and prevention of intestinal health in broiler chickens

Promoting intestinal health by modulating the Zinc-microbiome axis at the Paneth cell level (acronym: ZIPAM)

Protection of chickens against a broad range of Salmonella serotypes by the use of colonization-inhibition attenuated strains with defined living attenuated strains

The autoclave as essential equipment in a laboratory that studies host-pathogen interactions

The involvement of multidrug resistance pumps in the survival of Salmonella Enteritidis in egg white.

The prevalence of Salmonella Pullorum/Gallinarum in commercial and backyard poultry flocks

The surfactome and exoproteome as a tool to gain insights in the pathogenesis of Clostridium perfringens associated necrotic enteritis in broiler chickens

Unraveling the molecular mechanism by which NetB triggers intestinal disease in chickens: from target cell to host response

Assessing the impact of mycotoxin-induced intestinal damage on lipopolysaccharide-induced intestinal inflammation in broiler chickens

BUTGIT: Evaluating the effects of providing butyrate to distinct parts of the gastro-intestinal tract to improve animal health, pathogen colonization and nutrient utilization in livestock animals

Exploring the seminal microbiome in dogs will deliver seminal knowledge on semen quality and dog fertility

Microbiological safety cabinets: key equipment for veterinary microbiology research

Salmonella and E. coli in poultry production systems in Kenya: Investigating antimicrobial use, resistome profiling and interventions for improvement of poultry production and human health.

The anaerobic cabinet: an essential tool to study the interaction of anaerobic bacteria with the host

BOF-ZAP professorship in verterinary microbiology

Regulation of invasiveness and led invasion geralt gene expression in Salmonella Typhimurium