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Researcher

Marjolein Couvreur

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64 Results

2026

First report of potato cyst nematode, Globodera rostochiensis, infecting potato (Solanum tuberosum) in Tanzania

Yasinta Beda NzogelaJoseph MaosaMarjolein CouvreurMdili KatemaniCharles GervasBeartha NgukuNessie LuambanoBeatrice KashandoDaniel CoyneJohn Jones et al.

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2025

Description of African Scutellonema brachyurus Type B populations as Scutellonema afribrachyurus n. sp. (Tylenchida: Hoplolaimidae) based on integrative taxonomy

Joseph MaosaDavid SirengoPhougeishangbam Rolish SinghMarjolein CouvreurDirk De WaeleWim Bert

A1 Journal Article in NEMATOLOGY

Distribution and diversity of plant-parasitic nematodes associated with soybean (Glycine max L.) in southwest Ethiopia

Sihen GetachewMarjolein CouvreurBeira H. MeressaAbebe Woldesenbet AseffaMisghina Goitom TekluWim Bert

A1 Journal Article in NEMATOLOGY

First report of root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne luci, parasitizing chickpea (Cicer arietinum) in Ethiopia

Habtamu Kefelegn ShiferawMarjolein CouvreurBeira Hailu MeressaWim WesemaelMisghina Goitom TekluWim Bert

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Investigating the diversity of plant-parasitic nematodes associated with coffee in Kenya, using morphological and molecular approaches

Joseph MaosaZipporah GithinjiDenis GitongaHuu Tien NguyenMarjolein CouvreurLaura Cortada-GonzalezDanny CoyneWim Bert

A1 Journal Article in NEMATOLOGY

Morphological and molecular characterization of Hoplolaimus tuberosus n. sp. (Nematoda : Hoplolaimidae) associated with potato in Uganda

Rose MwesigeJoseph MaosaMarjolein CouvreurWim Bert

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF NEMATOLOGY

Nematode communities associated with papaya in Kenya : first report of Meloidogyne javanica and description of soil health in papaya fields

Situma E. WanjalaWim BertMarjolein CouvreurJoseph MaosaRose C. RamkatNjira N. Pili

A2 Journal Article in BMC RESEARCH NOTES

Pratylenchus mahindii n. sp. from coffee and maize in Kenya

Joseph MaosaHannah KaruriDenis GitongaHuu Tien NguyenMarjolein CouvreurDanny CoyneWim Bert

A1 Journal Article in NEMATOLOGY

2024

Characterisation of Paratylenchus cacao n. sp. from Ghana, and P. enigmaticus (Nematoda: Paratylenchinae) from Belgium

Joseph MaosaPhougeishangbam Rolish SinghAbdul-Ganew AsumailaMarjolein CouvreurWim Bert

A1 Journal Article in NEMATOLOGY

Characterization and pathogenicity of Pratylenchus vandenbergae stat. nov. (Tylenchina: Pratylenchidae), a highly pathogenic root-lesion nematode parasitizing crops in Kenya and South Africa

Cecilia Ngonyo WanjauRinus KnoetzeChantelle GirganNjira Njira PiliGerhard EngelbrechtMarjolein CouvreurWim Bert

A1 Journal Article in PLANT PATHOLOGY

Diversity of plant-parasitic nematodes associated with chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) in the main growing areas of Ethiopia

Habtamu Kefelegn ShiferawBeira Hailu MeressaWim WesemaelMisghina Goitom TekluSunheng YonMarjolein CouvreurAbebe Woldesenbet AseffaWim Bert

A1 Journal Article in NEMATOLOGY

First report of root-lesion nematode (Pratylenchus goodeyi) parasitizing soybean (Glycine max) in Ethiopia

Sihen GetachewBeira H. MeressaMarjolein CouvreurMisghina Goitom TekluWim Bert

A1 Journal Article in AUSTRALASIAN PLANT PATHOLOGY

Nematodes associated with terrestrial gastropod molluscs in Belgium and additional characterisation of Pellioditis californica and P. hermaphrodita

M. A. CortesWim BertMarjolein CouvreurD. De WaelePhougeishangbam Rolish Singh

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF HELMINTHOLOGY

Occurrence of plant-parasitic nematodes on rice (Oryza sativa) in Kenya with a focus on Hirschmanniella oryzae

Kiama J. NdiranguNjira N. PiliJohn ChelalJohn BiwotFaith KandieYazdani RaziehMarisol QuintanillaRimnoma S. OuedraogoDavid HughesMihail Kantor et al.

A1 Journal Article in NEMATOLOGY

2023

A new root-knot nematode species, Meloidogyne karsseni n. sp. (Nematoda: Meloidogynidae), from Mexico and a taxonomic update on M. paranaensis from Guatemala

Phougeishangbam Rolish SinghDenis GitongaAbolfazl HajihassaniAdriaan VerhageEveline van Aalst-PhilipseMarjolein CouvreurWim Bert

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF NEMATOLOGY

Characterization of Hoplolaimus seinhorsti and Hoplolaimus pararobustus (Tylenchina : Hoplolaimidae) from banana, with phylogeny and species delineation in the genus Hoplolaimus

Emmanuel Olorunfemi OlajidePhougeishangbam Rolish SinghYao A. KolombiaMerlin Kornelia RumbararMarjolein CouvreurWim Bert

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF NEMATOLOGY

First reports and morphological and molecular characterization of Pratylenchus delattrei and Quinisulcius capitatus associated with chickpea in Ethiopia

Habtamu Kefelegn ShiferawBeira Hailu MeressaSunheng YonMarjolein CouvreurWim WesemaelMisghina Goitom TekluWim Bert

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF NEMATOLOGY

Molecular and morphological characterisation of some Arabica coffee-associated parasitic nematodes in Gera and Gomma districts of southwest Ethiopia

Phougeishangbam Rolish SinghAbebe Woldesenbet AseffaBeira Hailu MeressaMarjolein CouvreurGerrit KarssenWim Bert

A1 Journal Article in NEMATOLOGY

2022

First report of the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne enterolobii parasitizing plantain (Musa spp., AAB) in Nigeria

Emmanuel Olorunfemi OlajideYao KolombiaDelphine AmahMarjolein CouvreurRony SwennenDaniel Leigh CoyneLaura Cortada-GonzalezWim Bert

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New taxonomic information of Cryphodera kalesari (Nematoda : Heteroderidae)

Sorokhaibam Mexico SinghPhougeishangbam Rolish SinghMayanglambam Ojit Kumar SinghSamandram Sushilkumar SinghMarjolein CouvreurWim BertNaorem Mohilal Meitei

A1 Journal Article in NEMATOLOGY

Paratylenchus ilicis n. sp. (Nematoda: Paratylenchinae) associated with holly from the Netherlands and new taxonomical and phylogenetic support for the synonymization of Cacopaurus with Paratylenchus

Phougeishangbam Rolish SinghBram LokkerMarjolein CouvreurWim BertGerrit Karssen

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF NEMATOLOGY

Uncovering diversity in plant plant-parasitic nematodes using morphological, molecular and phylogenetic approaches

Phougeishangbam Rolish SinghGerrit KarssenAlliance NyiragatareBeatrice KashandoCatherine Malike EtongweAbebe WoldesenbetMarjolein CouvreurWim Bert

2021

Description of Hemicycliophora cardamomi sp. n. (Nematoda : Hemicycliophoridae) associated with Amomum longiligulare T.L. Wu and a web-based key for the identification of Hemicycliophora spp.

Huu Tien NguyenQ.P. TrinhMarjolein CouvreurT.D. NguyenWim Bert

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF HELMINTHOLOGY

Integrative taxonomy and molecular phylogeny of the plant-parasitic nematode genus Paratylenchus (nematoda: paratylenchinae) : linking species with molecular barcodes

Phougeishangbam Rolish SinghGerrit KarssenMarjolein CouvreurSergei A. SubbotinWim Bert

A1 Journal Article in PLANTS-BASEL

Occurrence of plant-parasitic nematodes on enset (Ensete ventricosum) in Ethiopia with focus on Pratylenchus goodeyi as a key species of the crop

Selamawit A. KidaneBeira H. MeressaSolveig HaukelandTrine Hvoslef-EideChrister MagnussonMarjolein CouvreurWim BertDaniel Coyne

A1 Journal Article in NEMATOLOGY

Rotylenchus wimbii n. sp. (Nematoda: Hoplolaimidae) associated with finger millet in Kenya

Phougeishangbam Rolish SinghGerrit KarssenKelvin GitauCecilia Ngonyo WanjauMarjolein CouvreurNjira Njira PiliGodelieve GheysenWim Bert

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF NEMATOLOGY

2020

Compost is a carrier medium for Trichoderma harzianum

Lisa JoosGisele HerrenMarjolein CouvreurIsabelle BinnemansFeyisara Eyiwumi OniMonica HöfteJane DebodeWim BertHanne Steel

A1 Journal Article in BIOCONTROL

Distribution, DNA barcoding and genetic diversity of potato cyst nematodes in Indonesia

Nurul Dwi HandayaniMagali EsquibetJosselin MontarryPrabowo LestariMarjolein CouvreurAntarjo DikinJohannes HelderEric GrenierWim Bert

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PLANT PATHOLOGY

First report of potato cyst nematode (Globodera rostochiensis) infecting potato (Solanum tuberosum) in Rwanda

Ildephonse NiragireMarjolein CouvreurGerrit KarssenB. UwumukizaWim Bert

Editorial material

Morphological and molecular characterization of Heterodera dunensis n. sp. (Nematoda: Heteroderidae) from Gran Canaria, Canary Islands

Phougeishangbam Rolish SinghGerrit KarssenMarjolein CouvreurWim Bert

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF NEMATOLOGY

Plant-parasitic nematodes associated with sugarcane in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

Phougeishangbam Rolish SinghBeatrice E. KashandoMarjolein CouvreurGerrit KarssenWim Bert

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF NEMATOLOGY

Survey of slug-parasitic nematodes in East and West Flanders, Belgium and description of Angiostoma gandavensis n. sp. (Nematoda: Angiostomatidae) from arionid slugs

Phougeishangbam Rolish SinghMarjolein CouvreurWilfrida DecraemerWim Bert

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF HELMINTHOLOGY

2019

Aphelenchoides medicagus n. sp. (Tylenchina : Aphelenchoididae) found in Medicago sativa imported into China from the USA

Zheng WangWim BertJianfeng GuMarjolein CouvreurHongmei Li

A1 Journal Article in NEMATOLOGY

Description of Rotylenchus rhomboides n. sp. and a Belgian population of Rotylenchus buxophilus (Tylenchomorpha: Hoplolaimidae)

Huu Tien NguyenQuang Phap TrinhMarjolein CouvreurPhougeishangbam Rolish SinghWilfrida DecraemerWim Bert

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF NEMATOLOGY

First report of Scutellonema brachyurus (Steiner, 1938) Andrassy, 1958 and occurrence of Meloidogyne incognita (Kofoid & White, 1919) Chitwood, 1949 in Belgium

Huu Tien NguyenQuang Phap TrinhMarjolein CouvreurPhougeishangbam Rolish SinghWilfrida DecraemerWim Bert

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF NEMATOLOGY

Molecular and morphological characterisation of a new root-lesion nematode, Pratylenchus horti n. sp. (Tylenchomorpha : Pratylenchidae), from Ghent University Botanical Garden

Huu Tien NguyenQuang Phap TrinhMarjolein CouvreurPhougeishangbam Rolish SinghWilfrida DecraemerWim Bert

A1 Journal Article in NEMATOLOGY

Steinernema kandii n. sp. (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae), a new entomopathogenic nematode from northern Benin

Tognisse Anique GodjoLeonard AfoudaHugues BaimeyMarjolein CouvreurLionel ZadjiGladys HoussouWim BertAnne WillemsWilfrida Decraemer

A1 Journal Article in NEMATOLOGY

2018

A new species of Malenchus (Nematoda: Tylenchomorpha) with an updated phylogeny of the Tylenchidae

Xue QingTiago J PereiraDieter SlosMarjolein CouvreurWim Bert

A1 Journal Article in NEMATOLOGY

Description of Myolaimus mycophilus Slos & Bert sp. n. (Rhabditida: Myolaimidae)

Dieter SlosMarjolein CouvreurWim Bert

A1 Journal Article in NEMATOLOGY

Hidden diversity in mushrooms explored : a new nematode species, Neodiplogaster unguispiculata sp. n. (Rhabditida, Diplogastridae), with a key to the species of Neodiplogaster

Dieter SlosMarjolein CouvreurWim Bert

A1 Journal Article in ZOOLOGISCHER ANZEIGER

Morphological and molecular characterisation of Pratylenchus rwandae n. sp. (Tylenchida: Pratylenchidae) associated with maize in Rwanda

Phougeishangbam Rolish SinghAlliance NyiragatareToon JanssenMarjolein CouvreurWilfrida DecraemerWim Bert

A1 Journal Article in NEMATOLOGY

Plant parasitic nematodes associated with rice (Oryza sativa L.) in Central Java (Indonesia)

Prabowo LestariNurul Dwi HandayaniLisa JoosLieven WaeyenbergeMarjolein CouvreurNicole ViaeneAntarjo DikinJohannes HelderWim Bert

Taxonomy and barcoding of plant-parasitic nematodes

Phougeishangbam Rolish SinghIldephonse NiragireBeatrice KashandoMerlin Kornelia RumbararHuu Tien NguyenMarjolein CouvreurWilfrida DecraemerGerrit KarssenWim Bert

2017

mtCOI successfully diagnoses the four main plant-parasitic Aphelenchoides species (Nematoda: Aphelenchoididae) and supports a multiple origin of plant-parasitism in this paraphyletic genus

Alcides Sánchez-MongeToon JanssenYiwu FangMarjolein CouvreurGerrit KarssenWim Bert

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PLANT PATHOLOGY

The pitfalls of molecular species identification : a case study within the genus Pratylenchus (Nematoda: Pratylenchidae)

Toon JanssenGerrit KarssenMarjolein CouvreurLieven WaeyenbergeWim Bert

A1 Journal Article in NEMATOLOGY

2016

Description of Malenchus sexlineatus n. sp., new records of three known species of Malenchus Andrássy, 1968 (Nematoda: Tylenchidae) and notes on amphidial aperture development

Qing XueGerardo Alcides Sanchez MongeToon JanssenMarjolein CouvreurWim Bert

A1 Journal Article in NEMATOLOGY

First report of Pratylenchus zeae on upland rice from Kwale County, Kenya

Njira Njira PiliTina KyndtGodelieve GheysenToon JanssenMarjolein CouvreurWim BertRK Mibey

Potential of mDNA -COI- as a diagnostic tool for plant-parasitic Aphelenchoides species

Gerardo Alcides Sanchez MongeToon JanssenYiwu FangMarjolein CouvreurGerrit KarssenWim Bert

2015

Deceptive morphological variation in Hirschmanniella mucronata (Nematoda: Pratylenchidae) and a polytomous key to the genus

Kimkhuy KhunWilfrida DecraemerMarjolein CouvreurGerrit KarssenHanne SteelWim Bert

A1 Journal Article in NEMATOLOGY

2014

A new stem nematode associated with peanut pod rot in China: morphological and molecular characterization of Ditylenchus arachis n. sp. (Nematoda: Anguinidae)

SL ZhangGuokun LiuToon JanssenSS ZhangS XiaoST LiMarjolein CouvreurWim Bert

A1 Journal Article in PLANT PATHOLOGY

Providing a link between morphological descriptions and DNA barcoding to study speciation of the genus Pratylenchus in a robust phylogenetic framework

Toon JanssenG KarssenL WaeyenbergeMarjolein CouvreurWim Bert

2013

Nematode and microbial communities in a rapidly changing compost environment: how nematode assemblages reflect composting phases

Hanne SteelDavid BuchanStefaan De NeveMarjolein CouvreurTom MoensWim Bert

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SOIL BIOLOGY

Phylogeny, taxonomy and evolution of reproduction within the genus Pratylenchus: a multi-gene approach combined with karyotyping

Toon JanssenGerrit KarssenMarjolein CouvreurWim Bert

Survival and colonization of nematodes in a composting process

Hanne SteelFreija VerdoodtAndrea ČerevkováMarjolein CouvreurPamela FonderieTom MoensWim Bert

A1 Journal Article in INVERTEBRATE BIOLOGY

2012

Proliferative response of the stem cell system during regeneration of the rostrum in Macrostomum lignano (Platyhelminthes)

Freija VerdoodtWim BertMarjolein CouvreurKatrien De MulderMaxime Willems

A1 Journal Article in CELL AND TISSUE RESEARCH

Soft dentin results in unique flexible teeth in scraping catfishes

Tom GeerinckxAnn HuysseuneMatthieu BooneMyriam ClaeysMarjolein CouvreurBarbara De KegelPeter MastLuc Van HoorebekeKim VerbekenDominique Adriaens

A1 Journal Article in PHYSIOLOGICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL ZOOLOGY

2009

A new preparation method to study fresh plant structures with X-ray computed tomography

Olivier LerouxF LerouxElke BellefroidMyriam ClaeysMarjolein CouvreurGaetan BorgonieLuc Van HoorebekeBert MasschaeleRonnie Viane

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF MICROSCOPY-OXFORD

Embryonic origins of hull cells in the flatworm Macrostomum lignano through cell lineage analysis: developmental and phylogenetic implications

Maxime WillemsBernhard EggerCarsten WolffStijn MoutonWouter HouthoofdPamela FonderieMarjolein CouvreurTom ArtoisGaetan Borgonie

A1 Journal Article in DEVELOPMENT GENES AND EVOLUTION

Use of freeze-cracking in ontogenetic research in Macrostomum lignano (Macrostomida, Rhabditophora)

Maxime WillemsMieke BooneMarjolein CouvreurKatrien DemulderJelka Van RanstTom ArtoisGaetan Borgonie

A1 Journal Article in Development Genes Evolution

2008

The Caenorhabditis globin gene family reveals extensive nematode-specific radiation and diversification

David HoogewijsSasha De HenauSylvia DewildeLuc MoensMarjolein CouvreurGaetan BorgonieSerge N VinogradovScott W RoyJacques Vanfleteren

A1 Journal Article in BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

2005

Unusual intestinal lamellae in the nematode Rhabditophanes sp KR3021 (Nematoda: Alloinematidae)

Maxime WillemsWouter HouthoofdMyriam ClaeysMarjolein CouvreurRita Van DriesscheDominique AdriaensK JACOBSENGaetan Borgonie

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF MORPHOLOGY

2004

A new class of ubiquitin extension proteins secreted by the dorsal pharyngeal gland in plant parasitic cyst nematodes

Tom TytgatBartel VanholmeJan De MeutterMyriam ClaeysMarjolein CouvreurIsabelle VanhoutteGreetje GheysenWim Van CriekingeGaetan BorgonieAugust Coomans et al.

A1 Journal Article in MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS

High-pressure freezing and freeze substitution of gravid Caenorhabditis elegans (Nematoda: Rhabditida) for transmission electron microscopy

Myriam ClaeysD VanheckeMarjolein CouvreurTom TytgatAugust CoomansGaetan Borgonie

A1 Journal Article in NEMATOLOGY

2002

Worm with cells searches boy with toys: Comparative embryology needs advanced computer assisted analysis

Wouter HouthoofdSandra VangestelClarinda MertensMyriam ClaeysMarjolein CouvreurRita Van DriesscheGaetan Borgonie