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Kim Heylen
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Results
2017
Dissimilatory nitrate reduction in Bacillus
Yihua Sun
Anne Willems
Paul De Vos
Kim Heylen
Dissertation
2017
Improved enrichment culture technique for methane-oxidizing bacteria from marine ecosystems : the effect of adhesion material and gas composition
Bram Vekeman
Charles Dumolin
Paul De Vos
Kim Heylen
A1
Journal Article
in
ANTONIE VAN LEEUWENHOEK INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GENERAL AND MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY
2017
2016
Dissimilatory nitrate reductions in N2O producing Bacillus azotoformans LMG 9581T
Yihua Sun
Paul De Vos
Kim Heylen
Anne Willems
C3
Conference
2016
Draft genome sequences of eight obligate methane oxidizers occupying distinct niches based on their nitrogen metabolism
Kim Heylen
Paul De Vos
Bram Vekeman
A2
Journal Article
in
MICROBIOLOGY RESOURCE ANNOUNCEMENTS
2016
Genome characteristics of two novel type I methanotrophs enriched from North Sea sediments containing exclusively a lanthanide-dependent XoxF5-type methanol dehydrogenase
Bram Vekeman
Daan Speth
Jasper Wille
Geert Cremers
Paul De Vos
Huub J. M. Op den Camp
Kim Heylen
A1
Journal Article
in
MICROBIAL ECOLOGY
2016
Happily ever after?: how repeated subcultivation influences a methanotrophic marriage
Frederiek-Maarten Kerckhof
Adrian H Ho
Charlotte De Rudder
Robert H Heyer
Dirk B Benndorf
Kim Heylen
Nico Boon
C3
Conference
2016
Highly diverse nirK genes comprise two major clades that harbour ammonium-producing denitrifiers
Helen Decleyre
Kim Heylen
Bjorn Tytgat
Anne Willems
A1
Journal Article
in
BMC GENOMICS
2016
Methanotrophic microbiomes from North Sea sediment
Bram Vekeman
Kim Heylen
Paul De Vos
Nico Boon
Peter Vandamme
Dissertation
2016
New Methyloceanibacter diversity from North Sea sediments includes methanotroph containing solely the soluble methane monooxygenase
Bram Vekeman
Frederiek-Maarten Kerckhof
Geert Cremers
Paul De Vos
Peter Vandamme
Nico Boon
Huub JM Op den Camp
Kim Heylen
A1
Journal Article
in
ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
2016
Nitrous oxide emission by the non-denitrifying, nitrate ammonifier Bacillus licheniformis
Yihua Sun
Paul De Vos
Kim Heylen
A1
Journal Article
in
BMC GENOMICS
2016
The methanotrophic interactome: microbial partnerships for sustainable methane cycling
Frederiek-Maarten Kerckhof
Nico Boon
Kim Heylen
Dissertation
2016
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 Decleyre
Kim Heylen
Koen Sabbe
Bjorn Tytgat
Dieter Deforce
Filip Van Nieuwerburgh
Carl Van Colen
Anne Willems
A1
Journal Article
in
PLOS ONE
2015
DNRA for nitrogen assimilation or energy conservation in Bacillus azotoformans LMG 9581T
Yihua Sun
Paul De Vos
Kim Heylen
C3
Conference
2015
Dissimilatory nitrogen reduction in intertidal sediments of a temperate estuary: small scale heterogeneity and novel nitrate to ammonium reducers
Helen Decleyre
Kim Heylen
Anne Willems
C3
Conference
2015
Dissimilatory nitrogen reduction in intertidal sediments of a temperate estuary: small scale heterogeneity and novel nitrate-to-ammonium reducers
Helen Decleyre
Kim Heylen
Carl Van Colen
Anne Willems
A1
Journal Article
in
FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY
2015
Enhancing microbial cryopreservation: from fastidious microbes to mixed communities
Frederiek-Maarten Kerckhof
Bram Vekeman
Annelies Geirnaert
Emilie Courtens
Ramiro Vilchez Vargas
Adrian Ho
Kim Heylen
Nico Boon
C3
Conference
2015
Exploring methane-oxidizing communities for the co-metabolic degradation of organic micropollutants
Jessica Benner
Delfien De Smet
Adrian Ho
Frederiek-Maarten Kerckhof
Lynn Vanhaecke
Kim Heylen
Nico Boon
A1
Journal Article
in
APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
2015
Functional diversity of dissimilatory nitrate reducers in estuarine sediments
Helen Decleyre
Anne Willems
Kim Heylen
Dissertation
2015
Microbial interdependencies in an enriched aerobic mixed methanotrophic community
Frederiek-Maarten Kerckhof
Adrian Ho
Michael SG Granitsiotis
Kim Heylen
Nico Boon
C3
Conference
2015
2014
Customized media based on miniaturized screening improve growth rate and cell yield of methane-oxidizing bacteria of the genus Methylomonas
Sven Hoefman
David van der Ha
Nico Boon
Peter Vandamme
Paul De Vos
Kim Heylen
A1
Journal Article
in
ANTONIE VAN LEEUWENHOEK INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GENERAL AND MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY
2014
Cyclic lipodepsipeptides produced by Pseudomonas spp. naturally present in raw milk induce inhibitory effects on microbiological inhibitor assays for antibiotic residue screening
Wim Reybroeck
Matthias De Vleeschouwer
Sophie Marchand
Davy Sinnaeve
Kim Heylen
Jan De Block
Annemieke Madder
José Martins
Marc Heyndrickx
A1
Journal Article
in
PLOS ONE
2014
Dissimilatory nitrate reduction processes in Bacillus azotoformans LMG 9581T
Yihua Sun
Paul De Vos
Kim Heylen
C3
Conference
2014
Interactions between benthic copepods, bacteria and diatoms promote nitrogen retention in intertidal marine sediments
Willem Stock
Kim Heylen
Koen Sabbe
Anne Willems
Marleen De Troch
A1
Journal Article
in
PLOS ONE
2014
Methylomonas lenta sp. nov., a methanotroph isolated from manure and a denitrification tank
Sven Hoefman
Kim Heylen
Paul De Vos
A1
Journal Article
in
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY
2014
Methyloparacoccus murrellii gen. nov., sp. nov., a methanotroph isolated from pond water
Sven Hoefman
David van der Ha
Hiroyuki Iguchi
Hiroya Yurimoto
Yasuyoshi Sakai
Nico Boon
Peter Vandamme
Kim Heylen
Paul De Vos
A1
Journal Article
in
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY
2014
Microphytobenthos increases denitrifier and total bacterial abundances in intertidal sediments of a temperate estuary
Helen Decleyre
Kim Heylen
Koen Sabbe
Bjorn Tytgat
Carl Van Colen
Anne Willems
C3
Conference
2014
Niche differentiation in nitrogen metabolism among methanotrophs within an operational taxonomic unit
Sven Hoefman
David van der Ha
Nico Boon
Peter Vandamme
Paul De Vos
Kim Heylen
A1
Journal Article
in
BMC MICROBIOLOGY
2014
Optimized cryopreservation of mixed microbial communities for conserved functionality and diversity
Frederiek-Maarten Kerckhof
Emilie Courtens
Annelies Geirnaert
Sven Hoefman
Adrian Ho
Ramiro Vilchez Vargas
Dietmar H Pieper
Ruy Jauregui
Siegfried Vlaeminck
Tom Van de Wiele
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
PLOS ONE
2014
Pathway of nitrous oxide consumption in isolated Pseudomonas stutzeri strains under anoxic and oxic conditions
Joachim Desloover
Dries Roobroeck
Kim Heylen
Sebastià Puig
Pascal Boeckx
Willy Verstraete
Nico Boon
A1
Journal Article
in
ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
2014
The more, the merrier: heterotroph richness stimulates methanotrophic activity
Adrian Ho
Karen De Roy
Olivier Thas
Jan De Neve
Sven Hoefman
Peter Vandamme
Kim Heylen
Nico Boon
A1
Journal Article
in
ISME JOURNAL
2014
The nitrate-ammonifying and nosZ carrying bacterium Bacillus vireti is a potent source and sink for nitric and nitrous oxides under high nitrate conditions
Daniel Mania
Kim Heylen
Robin JM van Spanning
Åsa Frostegård
A1
Journal Article
in
ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
2014
2013
A generally applicable cryopreservation method for nitrite-oxidizing bacteria
Bram Vekeman
Sven Hoefman
Paul De Vos
Eva Spieck
Kim Heylen
A1
Journal Article
in
SYSTEMATIC AND APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY
2013
An rpoD gene sequence based evaluation of cultured Pseudomonas diversity on different growth media
Jonas Ghyselinck
An Coorevits
Anita Van Landschoot
Emly Samyn
Kim Heylen
Paul De Vos
A1
Journal Article
in
MICROBIOLOGY-SGM
2013
Bioprospecting in potato fields in the Central Andean Highlands: screening of rhizobacteria for plant growth-promoting properties
Jonas Ghyselinck
Siva LS Velivelli
Kim Heylen
Eileen O'Herlihy
Javier Franco
Mercy Rojas
Paul De Vos
Barbara Doyle Prestwich
A1
Journal Article
in
SYSTEMATIC AND APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY
2013
Diversity and abundance of dissimilatory nitrate reducers present in estuarine sediments of the Paulina Polder tidal flat, The Netherlands
Helen Decleyre
Kim Heylen
Bjorn Tytgat
Carl Van Colen
Anne Willems
C3
Conference
2013
Efficient cryopreservation protocol enables accessibility of a broad range of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria for the scientific community
Sven Hoefman
Andreas Pommerening-Röser
Emly Samyn
Paul De Vos
Kim Heylen
A1
Journal Article
in
RESEARCH IN MICROBIOLOGY
2013
Exploration and prediction of interactions between methanotrophs and heterotrophs
Michiel Stock
Sven Hoefman
Frederiek-Maarten Kerckhof
Nico Boon
Paul De Vos
Bernard De Baets
Kim Heylen
Willem Waegeman
A1
Journal Article
in
RESEARCH IN MICROBIOLOGY
2013
From nature to nurture: isolation, physiology and preservation of methane-oxidizing bacteria
Sven Hoefman
Paul De Vos
Peter Vandamme
Kim Heylen
Dissertation
2013
Hypotheses on dissimilatory nitrate reduction pathways in Bacillus azotoformans
Yihua Sun
Jan Keltjens
Kim Heylen
C3
Conference
2013
The effect of primer choice and short read sequences on the outcome of 16S rRNA gene based diversity studies
Jonas Ghyselinck
Stefan Pfeiffer
Kim Heylen
Angela Sessitsch
Paul De Vos
A1
Journal Article
in
PLOS ONE
2013
Understanding the composition and role of the prokaryotic diversity in the potato rhizosphere for crop improvement in the Andes
Jonas Ghyselinck
Paul De Vos
Kim Heylen
Dissertation
2013
2012
Miniaturized extinction culturing is the preferred strategy for rapid isolation of fast-growing methane-oxidizing bacteria
Sven Hoefman
David van der Ha
Paul De Vos
Nico Boon
Kim Heylen
A1
Journal Article
in
MICROBIAL BIOTECHNOLOGY
2012
Rapid and simple cryopreservation of anaerobic ammonium-oxidizing bacteria
Kim Heylen
Katharina Ettwig
Ziye Hu
Mike Jetten
Boran Kartal
A1
Journal Article
in
APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
2012
Redundancy and modularity in membrane-associated dissimilatory nitrate reduction in Bacillus
Kim Heylen
Jan Keltjens
A1
Journal Article
in
FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY
2012
Safeguarding bacterial resources promotes biotechnological innovation
Kim Heylen
Sven Hoefman
Bram Vekeman
Jindrich Peiren
Paul De Vos
A1
Journal Article
in
APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
2012
Survival or revival: long-term preservation induces a reversible viable but non-culturable state in methane-oxidizing bacteria
Sven Hoefman
Koenraad Van Hoorde
Nico Boon
Peter Vandamme
Paul De Vos
Kim Heylen
A1
Journal Article
in
PLOS ONE
2012
Trend analysis of antimicrobial resistance in Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli isolated from Belgian pork and poultry meat products using surveillance data of 2004-2009
Wesley Mattheus
Nadine Botteldoorn
Kim Heylen
Brigitte Pochet
Katelijne Dierick
A1
Journal Article
in
FOODBORNE PATHOGENS AND DISEASE
2012
2011
Denitrification in gram-positive bacteria: an underexplored trait
Ines Verbaendert
Paul De Vos
Nico Boon
Kim Heylen
A1
Journal Article
in
BIOCHEMICAL SOCIETY TRANSACTIONS
2011
Denitrification is a common feature among members of the genus Bacillus
Ines Verbaendert
Nico Boon
Paul De Vos
Kim Heylen
A1
Journal Article
in
SYSTEMATIC AND APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY
2011
Evaluation of MALDI-TOF MS as a tool for high-throughput dereplication
Jonas Ghyselinck
Koenraad Van Hoorde
Bart Hoste
Kim Heylen
Paul De Vos
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGICAL METHODS
2011
GyrB sequence analysis and MALDI-TOF MS as identification tools for plant pathogenic Clavibacter
Joanna Załuga
Kim Heylen
Koenraad Van Hoorde
Bart Hoste
Johan Van Vaerenbergh
Martine Maes
Paul De Vos
A1
Journal Article
in
SYSTEMATIC AND APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY
2011
2010
Lessons learned from the management of a national outbreak of Salmonella Ohio linked to pork meat processing and distribution
Sophie Bertrand
Katelijne Dierick
Kim Heylen
Thierry De Baere
Brigitte Pochet
Emmanuel Robesyn
Sophie lokietet
Eva Van Meervenne
Hein Imberechts
Lieven De Zutter
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF FOOD PROTECTION
2010
Protecting the fragile: preservation of methanotrophic bacteria
Sven Hoefman
Nico Boon
Paul De Vos
Kim Heylen
C3
Conference
2010
2009
Initial community evenness favours functionality under selective stress
Lieven Wittebolle
Massimo Marzorati
Lieven Clement
Annalisa Balloi
Daniele Daffonchio
Kim Heylen
Paul De Vos
Willy Verstraete
Nico Boon
A1
Journal Article
in
NATURE
2009
Pseudomonas cichorii as the causal agent of midrib rot, an emerging disease of greenhouse-grown butterhead lettuce in Flanders
Bart Cottyn
Kim Heylen
Jeroen Heyrman
Katrien Vanhouteghem
Ellen Pauwelyn
Peter Bleyaert
Johan Van Vaerenbergh
Monica Höfte
Paul De Vos
Martine Maes
A1
Journal Article
in
SYSTEMATIC AND APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY
2009
Seasonal influence on heat-resistant proteolytic capacity of Pseudomonas lundensis and Pseudomonas fragi, predominant milk spoilers isolated from Belgian raw milk samples
Sophie Marchand
Kim Heylen
Winy Messens
Katleen Coudijzer
Paul De Vos
Koen Dewettinck
Lieve Herman
Jan De Block
Marc Heyndrickx
A1
Journal Article
in
ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
2009
2008
Acidovorax caeni sp. nov., a denitrifying species with genetically diverse isolates from activated sludge
Kim Heylen
Liesbeth Lebbe
Paul De Vos
A1
Journal Article
in
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY
2008
2007
DEVELOPMENT OF A DETECTION PROCEDURE FOR DENITRIFICATION GENES NOT AMPLIFIED BY CURRENTLY AVAILABLE PCR APPROACHES
Kim Heylen
Liesbeth Lebbe
Paul De Vos
C1
Conference
2007
Microbial resource management: the road to go for environmental biotechnology
Willy Verstraete
Lieven Wittebolle
Kim Heylen
Bram Vanparys
Paul De Vos
Tom Van de Wiele
Nico Boon
A1
Journal Article
in
ENGINEERING IN LIFE SCIENCES
2007
Nitric oxide reductase (norB) gene sequence analysis reveals discrepancies with nitrite reductase (nir) gene phylogeny in cultivated denitrifiers
Kim Heylen
Bram Vanparys
Dirk Gevers
Lieven Wittebolle
Nico Boon
Paul De Vos
A1
Journal Article
in
ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
2007
Real-time PCR assay for the simultaneous quantification of nitrifying and denitrifying bacteria in activated sludge
Joke Geets
Michaël De Cooman
Lieven Wittebolle
Kim Heylen
Bram Vanparys
Paul De Vos
Willy Verstraete
Nico Boon
A1
Journal Article
in
APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
2007
Stenotrophomonas terrae sp nov and Stenotrophomonas humi sp nov., two nitrate-reducing bacteria isolated from soil
Kim Heylen
Bram Vanparys
Filip Peirsegaele
Liesbeth Lebbe
Paul De Vos
A1
Journal Article
in
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY
2007
Study of the genetic basis of denitrifiaction in pure culture denitrifiers isolated from activated sludge and soil
Kim Heylen
P De Vos
Dissertation
2007
Study of the genetic basis of denitrification in pure culture denitrifiers isolated from activated sludge and soil
Kim Heylen
Paul De Vos
Willy Verstraete
Dissertation
2007
The phylogeny of the genus Nitrobacter based on comparative rep-PCR, 16S rRNA and nitrite oxidoreductase gene sequence analysis
Bram Vanparys
Eva Spieck
Kim Heylen
Lieven Wittebolle
Joke Geets
Nico Boon
Paul De Vos
A1
Journal Article
in
SYSTEMATIC AND APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY
2007
2006
Cultivation of denitrifying bacteria: optimization of isolation conditions and diversity study
Kim Heylen
Bram Vanparys
Lieven Wittebolle
Willy Verstraete
Nico Boon
Paul De Vos
A1
Journal Article
in
APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
2006
Pseudomonas peli sp nov and Pseudomonas borbori sp nov., isolated from a nitrifying inoculum
Bram Vanparys
Kim Heylen
Liesbeth Lebbe
Paul De Vos
A1
Journal Article
in
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY
2006
The incidence of nirS and nirK and their genetic heterogeneity in cultivated denitrifiers
Kim Heylen
Dirk Gevers
Bram Vanparys
Lieven Wittebolle
Joke Geets
Nico Boon
Paul De Vos
A1
Journal Article
in
ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
2006
The incidence of nirS and nirK and their genetic heterogeneity in cultivated denitrifiers
Kim Heylen
Dirk Gevers
Bram Vanparys
Lieven Wittebolle
Joke Geets
Nico Boon
Paul De Vos
C3
Conference
2006
2005
Development of selective growth media for denitrifying bacteria using an evolutionary algorithm: a strategy outline
Kim Heylen
Bram Vanparys
Lieven Wittebolle
Nico Boon
Willy Verstraete
Paul De Vos
C1
Conference
2005
Devosia limi sp nov., isolated from a nitrifying inoculum
Bram Vanparys
Kim Heylen
Liesbeth Lebbe
Paul De Vos
A1
Journal Article
in
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY
2005
Failure of the ammonia oxidation process in two pharmaceutical wastewater treatment plants is linked to shifts in the bacterial communities
Lieven Wittebolle
Nico Boon
Bram Vanparys
Kim Heylen
Paul De Vos
Willy Verstraete
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY
2005
Pedobacter caeni sp nov., a novel species isolated from a nitrifying inoculum
Bram Vanparys
Kim Heylen
Liesbeth Lebbe
Paul De Vos
A1
Journal Article
in
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY
2005