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Researcher

Freek Spitaels

Awards & Distinctions

17 Results

2021

The bacterial diversity of raw Moroccon camel milk

Zaina KadriFreek SpitaelsMargo CnockaertMohamed AmarMarie JoossensPeter Vandamme

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD MICROBIOLOGY

2017

Microbial ecology of traditional beer fermentations

Freek SpitaelsAnneleen WiemeIsabel SnauwaertLuc De VuystPeter Vandamme

Bookchapter in Brewing microbiology : current research, omics, and microbial ecology

2016

Acetic acid bacteria in fermented food and beverage ecosystems

Vasileios PothakosKoen IlleghemsDavid LaureysFreek SpitaelsPeter VandammeLuc De Vuyst

Bookchapter in Acetic acid bacteria : ecology and physiology

MALDI-TOF MS as a novel tool for dereplication and characterization of microbiota in bacterial diversity studies

Freek SpitaelsAnneleen WiemePeter Vandamme

Bookchapter in Applications of mass spectrometry in microbiology : from strain characterization to rapid screening for antibiotic resistance

Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mas spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) for brewing microbiology

Anita Van LandschootAnneleen DecloedtFreek SpitaelsKoenraad Van HoordePeter VandammeAnneleen Wieme

2015

Enterococcus bulliens sp. nov., a novel lactic acid bacterium isolated from camel milk

Zaina KadriFreek SpitaelsMargo CnockaertJessy PraetOmar El FarrichaJean SwingsPeter Vandamme

A1 Journal Article in ANTONIE VAN LEEUWENHOEK INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GENERAL AND MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Microbiota and metabolites of aged bottled gueuze beers converge to the same composition

Freek SpitaelsSimon Van KerrebroeckAnneleen WiemeIsabel SnauwaertMaarten AertsAnita Van LandschootLuc De VuystPeter Vandamme

A1 Journal Article in FOOD MICROBIOLOGY

The microbial diversity of an industrially produced lambic beer shares members of a traditionally produced one and reveals a core microbiota for lambic beer fermentation

Freek SpitaelsAnneleen WiemeMaarten JanssensMaarten AertsAnita Van LandschootLuc De VuystPeter Vandamme

A1 Journal Article in FOOD MICROBIOLOGY

2014

Acetobacter lambici sp. nov., isolated from fermenting lambic beer

Freek SpitaelsLeilei LiAnneleen WiemeTom BalzariniIlse CleenwerckAnita Van LandschootLuc De VuystPeter Vandamme

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY

Acetobacter sicerae sp. nov., isolated from cider and kefir, and identification of the genus Acetobacter by dnaK, groEL and rpoB sequence analysis

Leilei LiAnneleen WiemeFreek SpitaelsTom BalzariniOlga C NuñesCélia M ManaiaAnita Van LandschootLuc De VuystIlse CleenwerckPeter Vandamme

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY

Application of matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry as a monitoring tool for in-house brewer's yeast contamination: a proof of concept

Anneleen WiemeFreek SpitaelsPeter VandammeAnita Van Landschoot

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF THE INSTITUTE OF BREWING

Effects of growth medium on matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectra: a case study of acetic acid bacteria

Anneleen WiemeFreek SpitaelsMaarten AertsKatrien De BruyneAnita Van LandschootPeter Vandamme

A1 Journal Article in APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Gluconobacter cerevisiae sp. nov., isolated from the brewery environment

Freek SpitaelsAnneleen WiemeTom BalzariniIlse CleenwerckAnita Van LandschootLuc De VuystPeter Vandamme

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY

High-throughput dereplication and identification of bacterial and yeast communities involved in lambic beer fermentation processes

Freek SpitaelsPeter VandammeLuc De Vuyst

Identification of beer-spoilage bacteria using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry

Anneleen WiemeFreek SpitaelsMaarten AertsKatrien De BruyneAnita Van LandschootPeter Vandamme

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD MICROBIOLOGY

The microbial diversity of traditional spontaneously fermented lambic beer

Freek SpitaelsAnneleen WiemeMaarten JanssensMaarten AertsHeide-Marie DanielAnita Van LandschootLuc De VuystPeter Vandamme

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

2013

Monitoring the purity of industrial starter cultures using MALDI-TOF MS

Anneleen WiemeFreek SpitaelsAn CoorevitsAnita Van LandschootPeter Vandamme