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Researcher

Ruben Props

Awards & Distinctions

57 Results

2024

Bacterial and microalgal communities in carp polyculture systems : composition, affecting factors and further perspectives

Ngoc Minh Ngan BuiJasmine HeyseJérôme Delamare-DebouttevilleTom DefoirdtRuben PropsColin Shelley

A1 Journal Article in AQUACULTURE

Real-time flow cytometry to assess qualitative and quantitative responses of oral pathobionts during exposure to antiseptics

Ioanna ChatzigiannidouJasmine HeyseRuben PropsPeter RubbensFabian MermansWim TeughelsTom Van de WieleNico Boon

A1 Journal Article in MICROBIOLOGY SPECTRUM

2022

Identifying drivers of microbial dynamics in aquaculture : from single-cell technology to metagenomics

Jasmine HeyseNico BoonTom DefoirdtRuben Props

Lignocellulose fermentation products generated by giant panda gut microbiomes depend ultimately on pH rather than portion of bamboo : a preliminary study

Alberto ScomaWay Cern KhorMarta ComaRobert HeyerRuben PropsTim BoutsDirk BenndorfDesheng LiHemin ZhangKorneel Rabaey

A1 Journal Article in MICROORGANISMS

2021

Computational analysis of microbial flow cytometry data

Peter RubbensRuben Props

A1 Journal Article in MSYSTEMS

Cyclical patterns affect microbial dynamics in the water basin of a nuclear research reactor

Valerie Van EesbeeckRuben PropsMohamed MysaraPauline C. M. PetitCorinne RivasseauJean ArmengaudPieter MonsieursJacques MahillonNatalie Leys

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY

Cytometric fingerprints of gut microbiota predict Crohn's disease state

Peter RubbensRuben PropsFrederiek-Maarten KerckhofNico BoonWillem Waegeman

A1 Journal Article in ISME JOURNAL

PhenoGMM : Gaussian mixture modeling of cytometry data quantifies changes in microbial community structure

Peter RubbensRuben PropsFrederiek-Maarten KerckhofNico BoonWillem Waegeman

A1 Journal Article in MSPHERE

Predicting the presence and abundance of bacterial taxa in environmental communities through flow cytometric fingerprinting

Jasmine HeyseFlorian SchattenbergPeter RubbensSusann MüllerWillem WaegemanNico BoonRuben Props

A1 Journal Article in MSYSTEMS

Rearing water microbiomes in white leg shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) larviculture assemble stochastically and are influenced by the microbiomes of live feed products

Jasmine HeyseRuben PropsPantipa KongnuanPeter De SchryverGeert RombautTom DefoirdtNico Boon

A1 Journal Article in ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Triangulation of microbial fingerprinting in anaerobic digestion reveals consistent fingerprinting profiles

Jo De VriezeRobert HeyerRuben PropsLieven Van MeulebroekKaren GilleLynn VanhaeckeDirk BenndorfNico Boon

A1 Journal Article in WATER RESEARCH

2020

Adaptation and characterization of thermophilic anammox in bioreactors

Tom VandekerckhoveRuben PropsJose Maria Carvajal ArroyoNico BoonSiegfried Vlaeminck

A1 Journal Article in WATER RESEARCH

Discriminating bacterial phenotypes at the population and single‐cell level : a comparison of flow cytometry and Raman spectroscopy fingerprinting

Cristina García TimermansPeter RubbensJasmine HeyseFrederiek-Maarten KerckhofRuben PropsAndre SkirtachWillem WaegemanNico Boon

A1 Journal Article in CYTOMETRY PART A

Flow cytometry for rapid characterisation of microbial community dynamics in waste stabilisation ponds

Liah X CogginsIrma LarmaAmy HinchliffeRuben PropsAnas Ghadouani

A1 Journal Article in WATER RESEARCH

Microhabitats are associated with diversity-productivity relationships in freshwater bacterial communities

Marian L. SchmidtBopaiah A. BiddandaAnthony D. WeinkeEdna ChiangFallon JanuskaRuben PropsVincent J. Denef

A1 Journal Article in FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY

Raman microscopy for phenotyping microorganisms

Cristina García TimermansNico BoonRuben Props

Raman spectroscopy-based measurements of single-cell phenotypic diversity in microbial populations

Cristina García TimermansRuben PropsBoris ZacchettiMyrsini SakarikaFrank DelvigneNico Boon

A1 Journal Article in MSPHERE

Short-term supplementation of celecoxib-shifted butyrate production on a simulated model of the gut microbial ecosystem and ameliorated in vitro inflammation

Emma Hernandez SanabriaEvelien HeiremansMarta Calatayud ArroyoRuben PropsLaurent LeclercqJan SnoeysTom Van de Wiele

A1 Journal Article in NPJ BIOFILMS AND MICROBIOMES

Substrate-dependent fermentation of bamboo in giant panda gut microbiomes : leaf primarily to ethanol and pith to lactate

Alberto ScomaWay Cern KhorMarta ComaRobert HeyerRuben PropsJonas SchoelynckTim BoutsDirk BenndorfDesheng LiHemin Zhang et al.

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY

2019

Coculturing bacteria leads to reduced phenotypic heterogeneities

Jasmine HeyseBenjamin BuysschaertRuben PropsPeter RubbensAndre SkirtachWillem WaegemanNico Boon

A1 Journal Article in APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Cyt-Geist : current and future challenges in cytometry : reports of the CYTO 2018 conference workshops

Kamila CzechowskaJoanne LanniganLili WangJudith ArcidiaconoThomas M AshhurstRuth M BarnardSteven BauerClaudia BispoDiana L BonillaRyan R Brinkman et al.

A1 Journal Article in CYTOMETRY PART A

Fingerprinting microbial communities through flow cytometry and Raman spectroscopy

Cristina García TimermansPeter RubbensFrederiek-Maarten KerckhofRuben PropsWillem WaegemanNico Boon

Fingerprinting microbial communities through flow cytometry and Raman spectroscopy

Cristina García TimermansPeter RubbensFrederiek-Maarten KerckhofRuben PropsWillem WaegemanNico Boon

Gene expansion and positive selection as bacterial adaptations to oligotrophic conditions

Ruben PropsPieter MonsieursPeter VandammeNatalie LeysVincent J DenefNico Boon

A1 Journal Article in MSPHERE

Granular fermentation enables high rate caproic acid production from solid-free thin stillage

Jose Maria Carvajal ArroyoPieter CandryStephen J AndersenRuben PropsThomas SeviourRamon GaniguéKorneel Rabaey

A1 Journal Article in GREEN CHEMISTRY

Predicting microbial biodiversity using flow cytometry and 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing

Peter RubbensRuben PropsFrederiek-Maarten KerckhofNico BoonWillem Waegeman

Propionate-producing consortium restores antibiotic-induced dysbiosis in a dynamic in vitro model of the human intestinal microbial ecosystem

Racha El HageEmma Hernandez SanabriaMarta Calatayud ArroyoRuben PropsTom Van de Wiele

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY

Randomized lasso links microbial taxa with aquatic functional groups inferred from flow cytometry

Peter RubbensMarian L SchmidtRuben PropsBopaiah A BiddandaNico BoonWillem WaegemanVincent J Denef

A1 Journal Article in MSYSTEMS

2018

A data-driven search for functional bacterial populations in aquatic systems using flow cytometry, 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing and the Randomized Lasso

Peter RubbensMarian SchmidtRuben PropsNico BoonVincent DenefWillem Waegeman

Anammox demonstrated in reactors around 50°C, opening up a new path for thermophilic nitrogen removal

Tom VandekerckhoveJose Maria Carvajal ArroyoRuben PropsSiegfried VlaeminckNico Boon

Detection of microbial disturbances in a drinking water microbial community through continuous acquisition and advanced analysis of flow cytometry data

Ruben PropsPeter RubbensMichael BesmerBenjamin BuysschaertJurg SigristHansueli WeilenmannWillem WaegemanNico BoonFrederik Hammes

A1 Journal Article in WATER RESEARCH

Drinking water bacterial communities exhibit specific and selective necrotrophic growth

Ioanna ChatzigiannidouRuben PropsNico Boon

A1 Journal Article in NPJ CLEAN WATER

Drug-bug crosstalk impacts compositional and functional features of in vitro gut microbial ecosystem

Emma Hernandez SanabriaEvelien HeiremansFabian MermansRuben PropsMarta Calatayud ArroyoLaurent LeclercqJan SnoeysTom Van de Wiele

Flow cytometric monitoring of bacterioplankton phenotypic diversity predicts high population-specific feeding rates by invasive dreissenid mussels

Ruben PropsMarian L SchmidtJasmine HeyseHenry A VanderploegNico BoonVincent J Denef

A1 Journal Article in ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Initial evenness determines diversity and cell density dynamics in synthetic microbial ecosystems

Elham EhsaniEmma Hernandez SanabriaFrederiek-Maarten KerckhofRuben PropsRamiro Vilchez VargasMarius VitalDietmar H PieperNico Boon

A1 Journal Article in SCIENTIFIC REPORTS

Microbial population and community dynamics in natural and managed freshwater systems : from methodology development to mechanistic insights

Ruben PropsNico BoonVincent DenefPieter Monsieurs

Plant and soil microbe responses to light, warming and nitrogen addition in a temperate forest

Shiyu MaKris VerheyenRuben PropsSafaa WasofMargot VanhellemontPascal BoeckxNico BoonPieter De Frenne

A1 Journal Article in FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Single-cell bacterial characterization using flow cytometry and Raman spectroscopy

Cristina García TimermansPeter RubbensFrederiek-Maarten KerckhofRuben PropsWillem WaegemanNico Boon

2017

A Clostridium group IV species dominates and suppresses a mixed culture fermentation by tolerance to medium chain fatty acids products

Stephen AndersenVicky De GroofWay Cern KhorHugo RoumeRuben PropsMarta ComaKorneel Rabaey

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN BIOENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Absolute quantification of microbial taxon abundances

Ruben PropsFrederiek-Maarten KerckhofPeter RubbensJo De VriezeEmma Hernandez SanabriaWillem WaegemanPieter MonsieursFrederik HammesNico Boon

A1 Journal Article in ISME JOURNAL

Bacterial necrotrophic growth on dead-biomass in drinking water

Ioanna ChatzigiannidouRuben PropsNico Boon

Biological recovery of platinum complexes from diluted aqueous streams by axenic cultures

Synthia MaesRuben PropsJeffrey P FittsRebecca De SmetFrank VanhaeckeNico BoonTom Hennebel

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

Flow cytometric single-cell identification of populations in synthetic bacterial communities

Peter RubbensRuben PropsNico BoonWillem Waegeman

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

Identifying synthetic communities using flow cytometry and machine learning

Peter RubbensCristina García TimermansRuben PropsNico BoonWillem Waegeman

Increased carboxylate production in high-rate activated A-sludge by forward osmosis thickening

Cristina CagnettaArnout D'HaeseMarta ComaRuben PropsBenjamin BuysschaertArne VerliefdeKorneel Rabaey

A1 Journal Article in CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Initial evenness determines temporal dynamics in synthetic microbial ecosystem

Elham EhsaniEmma Hernandez SanabriaFrederiek-Maarten KerckhofRuben PropsRamiro Vilchez VargasMarius VitalDietmar H PieperNico Boon

Laboratory-scale simulation and real-time tracking of a microbial contamination event and subsequent shock-chlorination in drinking water

Michael D BesmerJürg A SigristRuben PropsBenjamin BuysschaertGuannan MaoNico BoonFrederik Hammes

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY

Reconciliation between operational taxonomic units and species boundaries

Mohamed MysaraPeter VandammeRuben PropsFrederiek-Maarten KerckhofNatalie LeysNico BoonJeroen RaesPieter Monsieurs

A1 Journal Article in FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY

Stripping flow cytometry : how many detectors do we need for bacterial identification?

Peter RubbensRuben PropsCristina García TimermansNico BoonWillem Waegeman

A1 Journal Article in CYTOMETRY PART A

2016

5-Fluorouracil sensitivity varies among oral micro-organisms

Eline VanlanckerTom Van de WieleBarbara VanhoeckeRozel SmetRuben Props

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Clustering environmental flow cytometry data by searching density peaks

Peter RubbensWillem WaegemanRuben PropsNico Boon

Identifying synthetic microbial communities by learning in silico communities using flow cytometry

Peter RubbensWillem WaegemanRuben PropsNico Boon

Learning in silico communities to perform flow cytometric identification of synthetic bacterial communities

Peter RubbensRuben PropsNico BoonWillem Waegeman

Measuring the biodiversity of microbial communities by flow cytometry

Ruben PropsPieter MonsieursMohamed MysaraLieven ClementNico Boon

A1 Journal Article in METHODS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Microbial community abundance vs. activity in anaerobic digestion in relation to salt stress

Jo De VriezeLeticia RegueiroRuben PropsMichiel De WaeleJuan LemaNico BoonMarta Carballa

Platinum recovery from synthetic extreme environments by halophilic bacteria

Synthia MaesRuben PropsJeffrey P FittsRebecca De SmetRamiro Vilchez VargasMarius VitalDietmar H PieperFrank VanhaeckeNico BoonTom Hennebel

A1 Journal Article in ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Presence does not imply activity : DNA and RNA patterns differ in response to salt perturbation in anaerobic digestion

Jo De VriezeLeticia RegueiroRuben PropsRamiro Vilchez VargasRuy JáureguiDietmar H PieperJuan M LemaMarta Carballa

A1 Journal Article in BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS