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Tom Defoirdt
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Results
2023
Antivirulence potential of indole and indole analogues against vibrios
Shanshan Zhang
Tom Defoirdt
Mieke Eggermont
Dissertation
2023
Indole signaling, a promising target to control vibriosis in aquaculture
Tom Defoirdt
A1
Journal Article
in
AQUACULTURE
2023
Indole-3-acetic acid increases the survival of brine shrimp challenged with vibrios belonging to the Harveyi clade
Shanshan Zhang
Jana Van Haesebroeck
Qian Yang
Tom Defoirdt
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF FISH DISEASES
2023
Quorum-sensing interference in vibrios
Shanshan Zhang
Qian Yang
Mieke Eggermont
Tom Defoirdt
A1
Journal Article
in
REVIEWS IN AQUACULTURE
2023
Utilisation of probiotics for disease management in giant freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) : administration methods, antagonistic effects and immune response
Mirja Kaizer Ahmmed
Shuva Bhowmik
Fatema Ahmmed
Stephen G. Giteru
Shikder Saiful Islam
Mayssa Hachem
Md. Ashraf Hussain
Osman N. Kanwugu
Dominic Agyei
Tom Defoirdt
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF FISH DISEASES
2023
2022
Deciphering the virulent Vibrio harveyi causing spoilage in muscle of aquatic crustacean Litopenaeus vannamei
Lian Gan
Jianwei Zheng
Wei-Hua Xu
Jianhao Lin
Jingshu Liu
Yu Zhang
Zizhan Wu
Zhaolin Lv
Youming Jia
Qingqi Guo
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
2022
Effects of Caco-2 cells or indole/mucin on clostridium perfringens toxin production
Chao Wang
Tom Defoirdt
Evelien Dierick
Evy Goossens
Filip Van Immerseel
Andreja Rajkovic
C3
Conference
2022
Halogenated indoles decrease the virulence of Vibrio campbellii in a gnotobiotic brine shrimp model
Shanshan Zhang
Qian Yang
Tom Defoirdt
A1
Journal Article
in
MICROBIOLOGY SPECTRUM
2022
Identifying drivers of microbial dynamics in aquaculture : from single-cell technology to metagenomics
Jasmine Heyse
Nico Boon
Tom Defoirdt
Ruben Props
Dissertation
2022
Indole analogues decreasing the virulence of Vibrio campbellii towards brine shrimp larvae
Shanshan Zhang
Qian Yang
Tom Defoirdt
A1
Journal Article
in
MICROBIAL BIOTECHNOLOGY
2022
Indole and mucin regulating sporulation, biofilm formation and virulence gene expression of foodborne Clostridium perfringens
Chao Wang
Tom Defoirdt
Andreja Rajkovic
C3
Conference
2022
Indole decreases the virulence of pathogenic vibrios belonging to the Harveyi clade
Shanshan Zhang
Qian Yang
Tom Defoirdt
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY
2022
Indole decreases the virulence of the bivalve model pathogens Vibrio tasmaniensis LGP32 and Vibrio crassostreae J2-9
Shanshan Zhang
Qian Yang
Songzhe Fu
Colin Janssen
Mieke Eggermont
Tom Defoirdt
A1
Journal Article
in
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
2022
The impact of the multichannel quorum sensing systems of Vibrio tasmaniensis and Vibrio crassostreae on virulence towards blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) larvae
Shikder Saiful Islam
Shanshan Zhang
Mieke Eggermont
Maxime Bruto
Frederique Le Roux
Tom Defoirdt
A1
Journal Article
in
AQUACULTURE
2022
2021
Insights into a pyruvate sensing and uptake system in Vibrio campbellii and its importance for virulence
Stephanie Going
Ana Florencia Gasperotti
Qian Yang
Tom Defoirdt
Kirsten Jung
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY
2021
Mitochondrial toxicity of Clostridium perfringens supernatant in intestinal and hepatic cells
Chao Wang
Tom Defoirdt
Andreja Rajkovic
C3
Conference
2021
One health pathogen surveillance demonstrated the dissemination of gut pathogens within the two coastal regions associated with intensive farming
Qingyao Wang
Yixiang Zhang
Qian Yang
Songzhe Fu
Baocheng Qu
Tom Defoirdt
A1
Journal Article
in
GUT PATHOGENS
2021
Probiotics : their action against pathogens can be turned around
Lian Gan
Wei-Hua Xu
Yuanyan Xiong
Zhaolin Lv
Jianwei Zheng
Yu Zhang
Jianhao Lin
Jingshu Liu
Shijun Chen
Mengqiu Chen
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
2021
Quorum sensing regulation of virulence gene expression in Vibrio harveyi during its interaction with marine diatom Skeletonema marinoi
Gurpreet Kaur-Kahlon
Ballamoole Krishna Kumar
H. A. Darshanee Ruwandeepika
Tom Defoirdt
Indrani Karunasagar
A2
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF PURE AND APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY
2021
Rearing water microbiomes in white leg shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) larviculture assemble stochastically and are influenced by the microbiomes of live feed products
Jasmine Heyse
Ruben Props
Pantipa Kongnuan
Peter De Schryver
Geert Rombaut
Tom Defoirdt
Nico Boon
A1
Journal Article
in
ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
2021
The effect of Caco-2 cells on foodborne Clostridium perfringens enterotoxin expression
Chao Wang
Tom Defoirdt
Andreja Rajkovic
C3
Conference
2021
2020
3D mussel model in aquaculture
Mieke Eggermont
Pieter Cornillie
Manuel Dierick
Dominique Adriaens
Nancy Nevejan
Peter Bossier
Wim Van Den Broeck
Patrick Sorgeloos
Tom Defoirdt
Annelies Declercq
C3
Conference
2020
3D visualisatie en anatomiebeschrijving van de blauwe mossel : de beste plaatsen om mosselbloed af te nemen onthuld.
Mieke Eggermont
Pieter Cornillie
Manuel Dierick
Dominique Adriaens
Nancy Nevejan
Peter Bossier
Wim Van Den Broeck
Patrick Sorgeloos
Tom Defoirdt
Annelies Declercq
C3
Conference
2020
The blue mussel inside : 3D visualization and description of the vascular-related anatomy of Mytilus edulis to unravel hemolymph extraction
Mieke Eggermont
Pieter Cornillie
Manuel Dierick
Dominique Adriaens
Nancy Nevejan
Peter Bossier
Wim Van Den Broeck
Patrick Sorgeloos
Tom Defoirdt
Annelies Declercq
A1
Journal Article
in
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
2020
2019
Amino acid-derived quorum sensing molecules controlling the virulence of vibrios (and beyond)
Tom Defoirdt
A1
Journal Article
in
PLOS PATHOGENS
2019
Hemolymph extraction sites and 3D-visualization of the cardiovascular system and related structures of the blue mussel (Mytilus edulis)
Mieke Eggermont
Pieter Cornillie
Nancy Nevejan
Peter Bossier
Manuel Dierick
Dominique Adriaens
Patrick Sorgeloos
Tom Defoirdt
Annelies Declercq
C3
Conference
2019
Media Optimization, Strain Compatibility, and Low-Shear Modeled Microgravity Exposure of Synthetic Microbial Communities for Urine Nitrification in Regenerative Life-Support Systems
Chiara Ilgrande
Tom Defoirdt
Siegfried Vlaeminck
Nico Boon
Peter Clauwaert
A1
Journal Article
in
ASTROBIOLOGY
2019
Quorum sensing is required for full virulence of Vibrio campbellii towards tiger grouper (Epinephelus fuscoguttatus) larvae
Noorashikin Md. Noor
Tom Defoirdt
Norfarrah Alipiah
Murni Karim
Hassan Daud
Ikhsan Natrah
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF FISH DISEASES
2019
Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio harveyi causing Acute Hepatopancreatic Necrosis Disease (AHPND) in Penaeus vannamei (Boone, 1931) isolated from Malaysian shrimp ponds
Sarmila Muthukrishnan
Tom Defoirdt
M. Y. Ina-Salwany
Fatimah Md Yusoff
Mohamed Shariff
Siti Izera Ismail
I. Natrah
A1
Journal Article
in
AQUACULTURE
2019
2018
Does quorum sensing interference affect the fitness of bacterial pathogens in the real world?
Yiying Liu
Qiwei Qin
Tom Defoirdt
A1
Journal Article
in
ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
2018
Impact of the organic load on the efficacy of chlorine disinfection against acute hepatopancreatic necrosis disease-causing Vibrio parahaemolyticus
Jana De Bodt
Tom Defoirdt
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF FISH DISEASES
2018
Nitrogen recovery from urine in Space : a case for nitrification
Peter Clauwaert
Chiara Ilgrande
Marlies Christiaens
Jolien De Paepe
Ralph Lindeboom
Felice Mastroleo
Tom Defoirdt
Benedikt Sas
Nico Boon
Natalie Leys
et al.
C3
Conference
2018
Quorum-sensing systems as targets for antivirulence therapy
Tom Defoirdt
A1
Journal Article
in
TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY
2018
The impact of quorum sensing on the virulence of Vibrio anguillarum towards gnotobiotic sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) larvae
Xuan Li
Kristof Dierckens
Peter Bossier
Tom Defoirdt
A1
Journal Article
in
AQUACULTURE RESEARCH
2018
Virulence-inhibitory activity of the degradation product 3-hydroxybutyrate explains the protective effect of poly-β-hydroxybutyrate against the major aquaculture pathogen Vibrio campbellii
Tom Defoirdt
Thi Mai Anh Nguyen
Peter De Schryver
A1
Journal Article
in
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
2018
2017
Bactericidal, quorum quenching and anti-biofilm nanofactories: a new niche for nanotechnologists
Brahma N Singh
Prateeksha Prateeksha
Dalip K Upreti
Braj Raj Singh
Tom Defoirdt
Vijai K Gupta
Ana Olivia De Souza
Harikesh Bahadur Singh
João CM Barreira
Isabel CFR Ferreira
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
CRITICAL REVIEWS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY
2017
Hemolymph extraction sites and 3D-visualization of the cardiovascular system and related structures of the blue mussel (Mytilus edulis)
Mieke Eggermont
Pieter Cornillie
Nancy Nevejan
Peter Bossier
Manuel Dierick
Dominique Adriaens
Patrick Sorgeloos
Tom Defoirdt
Annelies Declercq
C3
Conference
2017
Hemolymph extraction under the lense : visualization of the cardiovascular system of the blue mussel (Mytilus edulis)
Mieke Eggermont
Pieter Cornillie
Nancy Nevejan
Peter Bossier
Manuel Dierick
Dominique Adriaens
Patrick Sorgeloos
Tom Defoirdt
Annelies Declercq
C3
Conference
2017
Indole signalling and (micro)algal auxins decrease the virulence of Vibrio campbellii, a major pathogen of aquatic organisms
Qian Yang
Gde Sasmita Julyantoro Pande
Zheng Wang
Baochuan Lin
Robert A Rubin
Gary J Vora
Tom Defoirdt
A1
Journal Article
in
ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
2017
Isolation of Vibrionaceae from wild blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) adults and their impact on blue mussel larviculture
Mieke Eggermont
Peter Bossier
Gde Sasmita Julyantoro Pande
Vyshal Delahaut
Ali Md Rayhan
Nipa Gupta
Shikder Saiful Islam
Elsie Yumo
Nancy Nevejan
Patrick Sorgeloos
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY
2017
Nitrogen recovery from urine in Space : a case for nitrification
Chiara Ilgrande
Ralph Lindeboom
Felice Mastroleo
Marlies Christiaens
Xiaoyan Sun
Tom Defoirdt
Jolien De Paepe
Benedikt Sas
Nico Boon
Siegfried Vlaeminck
et al.
C3
Conference
2017
The impact of catecholamine sensing on the virulence of Vibrio parahaemolyticus causing acute hepatopancreatic necrosis disease (AHPND)
Nguyen Thao Suong
Nguyen Van Hao
Nguyen Van Sang
Nguyen Dinh Hung
Nguyen Thi Ngoc Tinh
Le Hong Phuoc
Doan Van Cuong
Nguyen Thanh Luan
Do Viet Phuong
To Thi Thom
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
AQUACULTURE
2017
Toolbox development to study host-pathogen interactions in the blue mussel Mytilus edulis
Mieke Eggermont
Peter Bossier
Patrick Sorgeloos
Nancy Nevejan
Tom Defoirdt
Dissertation
2017
Ureolytic activity and its regulation in Vibrio campbellii and Vibrio harveyi in relation to nitrogen recovery from human urine
Tom Defoirdt
Siegfried Vlaeminck
Xiaoyan Sun
Nico Boon
Peter Clauwaert
A1
Journal Article
in
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2017
2016
Implications of ecological niche differentiation in marine bacteria for microbial management in aquaculture to prevent bacterial disease
Tom Defoirdt
A1
Journal Article
in
PLOS PATHOGENS
2016
Microbial community management in aquaculture
Peter Bossier
Pieterjan De Schrijver
Tom Defoirdt
HAD Ruwandeepika
F Natrah
J Ekasari
H Toi
D Nhan
N Tinh
G Pande
et al.
P1
Conference
2016
Photobacterium sanguinicancri sp. nov. isolated from marine animals
Bruno Gomez-Gil
Ana Roque
Guiomar Rotllant
Jesus L Romalde
Alejandra Doce
Mieke Eggermont
Tom Defoirdt
A1
Journal Article
in
ANTONIE VAN LEEUWENHOEK INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GENERAL AND MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY
2016
Specific antivirulence activity, a new concept for reliable screening of virulence inhibitors
Tom Defoirdt
Editorial material
2016
2015
Characterization of the virulence of Harveyi clade vibrios isolated from a shrimp hatchery in vitro and in vivo, in a brine shrimp (Artemia franciscana) model system
Sofie Vanmaele
Tom Defoirdt
Ilse Cleenwerck
Paul De Vos
Peter Bossier
A1
Journal Article
in
AQUACULTURE
2015
Expression and quorum sensing regulation of type III secretion system genes of Vibrio harveyi during infection of Gnotobiotic brine shrimp
HA Darshanee Ruwandeepika
Indrani Karunasagar
Peter Bossier
Tom Defoirdt
A1
Journal Article
in
PLOS ONE
2015
Impact of mucin, bile salts and cholesterol on the virulence of Vibrio anguillarum towards gnotobiotic sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) larvae
Xuan Li
Peter Bossier
Kristof Dierckens
Stanislas Laureau
Tom Defoirdt
A1
Journal Article
in
VETERINARY MICROBIOLOGY
2015
Isolation of AHL-degrading bacteria from micro-algal cultures and their impact on algal growth and on virulence of Vibrio campbellii to prawn larvae
Pande Gde Sasmita Julyantoro
Fatin Mohd Ikhsan Natrah
Ace Vincent Bravo Flandez
Uday Kumar
Yufeng Niu
Peter Bossier
Tom Defoirdt
A1
Journal Article
in
APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
2015
Quorum sensing in Flavobacterium columnare
Annelies Declercq
Tom Defoirdt
Peter Bossier
Freddy Haesebrouck
Annemie Decostere
C3
Conference
2015
Quorum sensing positively regulates flagellar motility in pathogenic Vibrio harveyi
Qian Yang
Tom Defoirdt
A1
Journal Article
in
ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
2015
Relation between virulence of Vibrio anguillarum strains and response to the host factors mucin, bile salts and cholesterol
Xuan Li
Tom Defoirdt
Peter Bossier
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY
2015
Specific quorum sensing-disrupting activity (A(QSI)) of thiophenones and their therapeutic potential
Qian Yang
Anne Aamdal Scheie
Tore Benneche
Tom Defoirdt
A1
Journal Article
in
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
2015
The emergence of Vibrio pathogens in Europe: ecology, evolution, and pathogenesis (Paris, 11-12th March 2015)
Frédérique LeRoux
K Mathias Wegner
Craig Baker-Austin
Luigi Vezzulli
Carlos R Osorio
Carmen Amaro
Jennifer M Ritchie
Tom Defoirdt
Delphine Destoumieux-Garzón
Melanie Blokesch
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY
2015
The gnotobiotic brine shrimp (Artemia franciscana) model system reveals that the phenolic compound pyrogallol protects against infection through its prooxidant activity
Sri Kartik Baruah
Phuong Pham Duy Phong Ho
Parisa Norouzitallab
Tom Defoirdt
Peter Bossier
A1
Journal Article
in
FREE RADICAL BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
2015
The impact of pathogen-pathogen and host-pathogen signaling in larviculture of the giant freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii)
Pande Gde Sasmita Julyantoro
Peter Bossier
Tom Defoirdt
Dissertation
2015
The impact of pathogen-pathogen and host-pathogen signaling on the virulence of Vibrio harveyi towards gnotobiotic brine shrimp (Artemia franciscana) larvae
Qian Yang
Peter Bossier
Tom Defoirdt
Dissertation
2015
2014
Bacillus sp LT3 improves the survival of gnotobiotic brine shrimp (Artemia franciscana) larvae challenged with Vibrio campbellii by enhancing the innate immune response and by decreasing the activity of shrimp-associated vibrios
Yufeng Niu
Tom Defoirdt
Sri Kartik Baruah
Tom Van de Wiele
Shuanglin Dong
Peter Bossier
A1
Journal Article
in
VETERINARY MICROBIOLOGY
2014
Early mortality syndrome outbreaks : a microbial management issue in shrimp farming?
Peter De Schryver
Tom Defoirdt
Patrick Sorgeloos
Editorial material
2014
Host-induced increase in larval sea bass mortality in a gnotobiotic challenge test with Vibrio anguillarum
Xuan Li
Tom Defoirdt
Qian Yang
Stanislas Laureau
Peter Bossier
Kristof Dierckens
A1
Journal Article
in
DISEASES OF AQUATIC ORGANISMS
2014
Norepinephrine and dopamine increase motility, biofilm formation and virulence of Vibrio harveyi
Qian Yang
Quynh Anh Nguyen Duc
Peter Bossier
Tom Defoirdt
A1
Journal Article
in
FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY
2014
RpoS and indole signaling control the virulence of Vibrio anguillarum towards gnotobiotic sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) larvae
Xuan Li
Qian Yang
Kristof Dierckens
Debra L Milton
Tom Defoirdt
A1
Journal Article
in
PLOS ONE
2014
Significance of microalgal-bacterial interactions for aquaculture
Fatin MI Natrah
Peter Bossier
Patrick Sorgeloos
Fatimah Md Yusoff
Tom Defoirdt
A1
Journal Article
in
REVIEWS IN AQUACULTURE
2014
Stimulation of heterotrophic bacteria associated with wild-caught blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) adults results in mass mortality
Mieke Eggermont
Anissa Tamanji
Nancy Nevejan
Peter Bossier
Patrick Sorgeloos
Tom Defoirdt
A1
Journal Article
in
AQUACULTURE
2014
The catecholamine stress hormones norepinephrine and dopamine increase the virulence of pathogenic Vibrio anguillarum and Vibrio campbellii
Pande Gde Sasmita Julyantoro
Thao Suong Nguyen
Peter Bossier
Tom Defoirdt
A1
Journal Article
in
FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY
2014
The impact of cell‐to‐cell signaling and host cues on the virulence of Vibrio anguillarum towards gnotobiotic sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) larvae
Xuan Li
Peter Bossier
Tom Defoirdt
Dissertation
2014
Virulence mechanisms of bacterial aquaculture pathogens and antivirulence therapy for aquaculture
Tom Defoirdt
A1
Journal Article
in
REVIEWS IN AQUACULTURE
2014
2013
Antivirulence therapy for animal production : filling an arsenal with novel weapons for sustainable disease control
Tom Defoirdt
A1
Journal Article
in
PLOS PATHOGENS
2013
Microbiology and immunology of fish larvae
Olav Vadstein
Øivind Bergh
François-Joel Gatesoupe
Jorge Galindo-Villegas
Victoriano Mulero
Simona Picchietti
Giuseppe Scapigliati
Pavlos Makridis
Yngvar Olsen
Kristof Dierckens
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
REVIEWS IN AQUACULTURE
2013
Quorum sensing inhibitors: how strong is the evidence?
Tom Defoirdt
Gilles Brackman
Tom Coenye
A1
Journal Article
in
TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY
2013
Quorum sensing-disrupting compounds protect larvae of the giant freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii from Vibrio harveyi infection
Pande Gde Sasmita Julyantoro
Anne Aamdal Scheie
Tore Benneche
Mathieu Wille
Patrick Sorgeloos
Peter Bossier
Tom Defoirdt
A1
Journal Article
in
AQUACULTURE
2013
The Vibrio campbellii quorum sensing signals have a different impact on virulence of the bacterium towards different crustacean hosts
Pande Gde Sasmita Julyantoro
Natrah Fatin Mohd Ikhsan
Patrick Sorgeloos
Peter Bossier
Tom Defoirdt
A1
Journal Article
in
VETERINARY MICROBIOLOGY
2013
The apparent quorum-sensing inhibitory activity of pyrogallol is a side effect of peroxide production
Tom Defoirdt
Pande Gde Sasmita Julyantoro
Sri Kartik Baruah
Peter Bossier
A1
Journal Article
in
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY
2013
2012
A method for the specific detection of resident bacteria in brine shrimp larvae
Yufeng Niu
Tom Defoirdt
Anamaria Rekecki
Peter De Schryver
Wim Van Den Broeck
Shuanglin Dong
Patrick Sorgeloos
Nico Boon
Peter Bossier
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGICAL METHODS
2012
A quorum sensing-disrupting brominated thiophenone with a promising therapeutic potential to treat luminescent vibriosis
Tom Defoirdt
Tore Benneche
Gilles Brackman
Tom Coenye
Patrick Sorgeloos
Anne Aamdal Scheie
A1
Journal Article
in
PLOS ONE
2012
Biofloc technology in aquaculture: beneficial effects and future challenges
Roselien Crab
Tom Defoirdt
Peter Bossier
Willy Verstraete
A1
Journal Article
in
AQUACULTURE
2012
Effects of poly-β-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) on Siberian sturgeon (Acipenser baerii) fingerlings performance and its gastrointestinal tract microbial community
Ebrahim Hossein Najdegerami
Ngoc Tran Tiet
Tom Defoirdt
Massimo Marzorati
Patrick Sorgeloos
Nico Boon
Peter Bossier
A1
Journal Article
in
FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY
2012
Light and transmission electron microscopy of Vibrio campbellii infection in gnotobiotic Artemia franciscana and protection offered by a yeast mutant with elevated cell wall glucan
Rangalle Gunasekara
Tom Defoirdt
Anamaria Rekecki
Annemie Decostere
Maria Cornelissen
Patrick Sorgeloos
Peter Bossier
Wim Van Den Broeck
A1
Journal Article
in
VETERINARY MICROBIOLOGY
2012
Managing the microbiota in aquaculture systems for disease prevention and control
Peter De Schryver
Tom Defoirdt
Nico Boon
Willy Verstraete
Peter Bossier
Bookchapter
in
Infectious disease in aquaculture : prevention and control
2012
Monitoring of Vibrio harveyi quorum sensing activity in real time during infection of brine shrimp larvae
Tom Defoirdt
Patrick Sorgeloos
A1
Journal Article
in
ISME JOURNAL
2012
Pathogenesis, virulence factors and virulence regulation of vibrios belonging to the Harveyi clade
Darshanee Ruwandeepika Hettipala Arachchige
Thotawaththage Sanjeewa Prasad Jayaweera
Patit Paban Bhowmick
Indrani Karunasagar
Peter Bossier
Tom Defoirdt
A1
Journal Article
in
REVIEWS IN AQUACULTURE
2012
The impact of quorum sensing on the virulence of Aeromonas hydrophila and Aeromonas salmonicida towards burbot (Lota lota L.) larvae
FMI Natrah
Md Iftakharul Alam
Sushant Pawar
A Shiri Harzevili
Nancy Nevejan
Nico Boon
Patrick Sorgeloos
Peter Bossier
Tom Defoirdt
A1
Journal Article
in
VETERINARY MICROBIOLOGY
2012
2011
Alternatives to antibiotics for the control of bacterial disease in aquaculture
Tom Defoirdt
Patrick Sorgeloos
Peter Bossier
A1
Journal Article
in
CURRENT OPINION IN MICROBIOLOGY
2011
Can bacteria actively search to join groups?
Tom Defoirdt
Editorial material
2011
Disruption of bacterial cell-to-cell communication by marine organisms and its relevance to aquaculture
Natrah Fatin Mohd Ikhsan
Tom Defoirdt
Patrick Sorgeloos
Peter Bossier
A1
Journal Article
in
MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY
2011
Effects of micro-algae commonly used in aquaculture on acyl-homoserine lactone quorum sensing
Natrah Fatin Mohd Ikhsan
Mireille Mardel Kenmegne
Wiyoto Wiyoto
Patrick Sorgeloos
Peter Bossier
Tom Defoirdt
A1
Journal Article
in
AQUACULTURE
2011
Expression of virulence genes in luminescent and nonluminescent isogenic vibrios and virulence towards gnotobiotic brine shrimp (Artemia franciscana)
Darshanee Ruwandeepika Hettipala Arachchige
Tom Defoirdt
P P Bhowmick
I Karunasagar
Peter Bossier
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY
2011
In vitro and in vivo expression of virulence genes in Vibrio isolates belonging to the Harveyi clade in relation to their virulence towards gnotobiotic brine shrimp (Artemia franciscana)
Darshanee Ruwandeepika Hettipala Arachchige
Tom Defoirdt
Patit Paban Bhowmick
Indrani Karunasagar
Iddya Karunasagar
Peter Bossier
A1
Journal Article
in
ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
2011
Long-chain acylhomoserine lactones increase the anoxic ammonium oxidation rate in an OLAND biofilm
Haydée De Clippeleir
Tom Defoirdt
Lynn Vanhaecke
Siegfried Vlaeminck
Marta Carballa
Willy Verstraete
Nico Boon
A1
Journal Article
in
APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
2011
N-acylhomoserine lactone-degrading bacillus strains isolated from aquaculture animals
Tom Defoirdt
Loan Doan Thanh
Bart Van Delsen
Peter De Schryver
Patrick Sorgeloos
Nico Boon
Peter Bossier
A1
Journal Article
in
AQUACULTURE
2011
Quorum sensing regulation of virulence gene expression in Vibrio harveyi in vitro and in vivo during infection of gnotobiotic brine shrimp larvae
Darshanee Ruwandeepika Hettipala Arachchige
Patit Paban Bhowmick
Indrani Karunasagar
Peter Bossier
Tom Defoirdt
A1
Journal Article
in
ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY REPORTS
2011
Regulation of virulence factors by quorum sensing in Vibrio harveyi
Natrah Fatin Mohd Ikhsan
Darshanee Ruwandeepika Hettipala Arachchige
Sushant Dattaram Pawar
Indrani Karunasagar
Patrick Sorgeloos
Peter Bossier
Tom Defoirdt
A1
Journal Article
in
VETERINARY MICROBIOLOGY
2011
Role of bacterial quorum sensing and micro-algae in fish and crustacean larviculture
Natrah Fatin Mohd Ikhsan
Peter Bossier
Patrick Sorgeloos
Tom Defoirdt
Dissertation
2011
2010
Can bacteria evolve resistance to quorum sensing disruption?
Tom Defoirdt
Nico Boon
Peter Bossier
Editorial material
2010
PHB-degrading bacteria isolated from the gastrointestinal tract of aquatic animals as protective actors against luminescent vibriosis
Yiying Liu
Peter De Schryver
Bart Van Delsen
Loïs Maignien
Nico Boon
Patrick Sorgeloos
Willy Verstraete
Peter Bossier
Tom Defoirdt
A1
Journal Article
in
FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY
2010
Presence of typical and atypical virulence genes in vibrio isolates belonging to the Harveyi clade
Darshanee Ruwandeepika Hettipala Arachchige
Tom Defoirdt
PP Bhowmick
M Shekar
Peter Bossier
Indrani Karunasagar
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY
2010
Quorum quenching bacteria protect Macrobrachium rosenbergii larvae from Vibrio harveyi infection
The Nhan Dinh
Mathieu Wille
Tom Defoirdt
Peter Bossier
Patrick Sorgeloos
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY
2010
Quorum sensing negatively regulates chitinase in Vibrio harveyi
Tom Defoirdt
Darshanee Ruwandeepika Hettipala Arachchige
Indrani Karunasagar
Nico Boon
Peter Bossier
A1
Journal Article
in
ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY REPORTS
2010
The application of bioflocs technology to protect brine shrimp (Artemia franciscana) from pathogenic vibrio harveyi
Roselien Crab
A Lambert
Tom Defoirdt
Peter Bossier
Willy Verstraete
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY
2010
The effect of poly β-hydroxybutyrate on larviculture of the giant freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii
The Nhan Dinh
Mathieu Wille
Peter De Schryver
Tom Defoirdt
Peter Bossier
Patrick Sorgeloos
A1
Journal Article
in
AQUACULTURE
2010
2009
Analysis of the evolution of microbial communities associated with different cultures of rotifer strains belonging to different cryptic species of the Brachionus plicatilisspecies complex
Zizhong Qi
Kristof Dierckens
Tom Defoirdt
Patrick Sorgeloos
Nico Boon
Zhenmin Bao
Peter Bossier
A1
Journal Article
in
AQUACULTURE
2009
Effects of feeding regime and probionts on the diverting microbial communities in rotifer Brachionus culture
Zizhong Qi
Kristof Dierckens
Tom Defoirdt
Patrick Sorgeloos
Nico Boon
Zhenmin Bao
Peter Bossier
A1
Journal Article
in
AQUACULTURE INTERNATIONAL
2009
In vivo effects of single or combined N-acyl homoserine lactone quorum sensing signals on the performance of Macrobrachium rosenbergii larvae
Sri Kartik Baruah
Dang TV Cam
Kristof Dierckens
Mathieu Wille
Tom Defoirdt
Patrick Sorgeloos
Peter Bossier
A1
Journal Article
in
AQUACULTURE
2009
Ingestion of bacteria overproducing DnaK attenuates Vibrio infection of Artemia franciscana larvae
Yeong Yik Sung
Till Dhaene
Tom Defoirdt
Nico Boon
Thomas H MacRae
Patrick Sorgeloos
Peter Bossier
A1
Journal Article
in
CELL STRESS & CHAPERONES
2009
Novel approach of using homoserine lactone-degrading and poly-beta-hydroxybutyrate-accumulating bacteria to protect Artemia from the pathogenic effects of Vibrio harveyi
Nguyen Van Hao
Kristof Dierckens
Tom Defoirdt
Nico Boon
Patrick Sorgeloos
Peter Bossier
A1
Journal Article
in
AQUACULTURE
2009
Short-chain fatty acids and poly-beta-hydroxyalkanoates: (new) biocontrol agents for a sustainable animal production
Tom Defoirdt
Nico Boon
Patrick Sorgeloos
Willy Verstraete
Peter Bossier
A1
Journal Article
in
BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVANCES
2009
Virulence of luminescent and non-luminescent isogenic vibrios towards gnotobiotic Artemia franciscana larvae and specific pathogen-free Litopenaeus vannamei shrimp
Le Hong Phuoc
Tom Defoirdt
Patrick Sorgeloos
Peter Bossier
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY
2009
2008
Cinnamaldehyde and cinnamaldehyde derivatives reduce virulence in Vibrio spp. by decreasing the DNA-binding activity of the quorum sensing response regulator LuxR
Gilles Brackman
Tom Defoirdt
Carol Miyamoto
Peter Bossier
Serge Van Calenbergh
Hans Nelis
Tom Coenye
A1
Journal Article
in
BMC MICROBIOLOGY
2008
Luminescence, virulence and quorum sensing signal production by pathogenic Vibrio campbellii and Vibrio harveyi isolates
Tom Defoirdt
Willy Verstraete
Peter Bossier
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY
2008
Quorum sensing and quorum quenching in Vibrio harveyi: lessons learned from in vivo work
Tom Defoirdt
Nico Boon
Patrick Sorgeloos
Willy Verstraete
Peter Bossier
A1
Journal Article
in
ISME JOURNAL
2008
The basics of bio-flocs technology: the added value for aquaculture
Peter De Schryver
Roselien Crab
Tom Defoirdt
Nico Boon
Willy Verstraete
A1
Journal Article
in
AQUACULTURE
2008
2007
Alternatives to antibiotics to control bacterial infections: luminescent vibriosis in aquaculture as an example
Tom Defoirdt
Nico Boon
Patrick Sorgeloos
Willy Verstraete
Peter Bossier
A1
Journal Article
in
TRENDS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY
2007
Nitrogen removal techniques in aquaculture for a sustainable production
Roselien Crab
Yoram Avnimelech
Tom Defoirdt
Peter Bossier
Willy Verstraete
A1
Journal Article
in
AQUACULTURE
2007
Poly-ß-hydroxybutyrate-accumulating bacteria protect gnotobiotic Artemia franciscana from pathogenic Vibrio campbellii
Dirk Halet
Tom Defoirdt
Petra Van Damme
Han Vervaeren
Ilse Forrez
Tom Van de Wiele
Nico Boon
Patrick Sorgeloos
Peter Bossier
Willy Verstraete
A1
Journal Article
in
FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY
2007
Quroum sensing disruption and the use of short-chain fatty acids and polyhydroxyalkanoates to control luminescent vibriosis
Tom Defoirdt
W Verstraete
Dissertation
2007
The bacterial storage compound poly-ß-hydroxybutyrate protects Artemia franciscana from pathogenic Vibrio campbellii
Tom Defoirdt
Dirk Halet
Han Vervaeren
Nico Boon
Tom Van de Wiele
Patrick Sorgeloos
Peter Bossier
Willy Verstraete
A1
Journal Article
in
ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
2007
The natural furanone (5Z)-4-bromo-5-(bromomethylene)-3-butyl-2(5H)-furanone disrupts quorum sensing-regulated gene expression in Vibrio harveyi by decreasing the DNA-binding activity of the transcriptional regulator protein luxR
Tom Defoirdt
Carol M Miyamoto
Thomas K Wood
Edward A Meighen
Patrick Sorgeloos
Willy Verstraete
Peter Bossier
A1
Journal Article
in
ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
2007
2006
Quorum sensing-disrupting brominated furanones protect the gnotobiotic brine shrimp Artemia franciscana from pathogenic Vibrio harveyi, Vibrio campbellii, and Vibrio parahaemolyticus isolates
Tom Defoirdt
Roselien Crab
TK WOOD
Patrick Sorgeloos
Willy Verstraete
Peter Bossier
A1
Journal Article
in
APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
2006
Short-chain fatty acids protect gnotobiotic Artemia franciscana from pathogenic Vibrio campbellii
Tom Defoirdt
Dirk Halet
Patrick Sorgeloos
Peter Bossier
Willy Verstraete
A1
Journal Article
in
AQUACULTURE
2006
2005
Detection and quantification of the human-specific HF183 Bacteroides 16S rRNA genetic marker with real-time PCR for assessment of human faecal pollution in freshwater
Sylvie Seurinck
Tom Defoirdt
Willy Verstraete
Steven D Siciliano
A1
Journal Article
in
ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
2005
Production of acylated homoserine lactones by Aeromonas and Pseudomonas strains isolated from municipal activated sludge
F Morgan-Sagastume
Nico Boon
Sofie Dobbelaere
Tom Defoirdt
Willy Verstraete
A1
Journal Article
in
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY
2005
The impact of mutations in the quorum sensing systems of Aeromonas hydrophila, Vibrio anguillarum and Vibrio harveyi on their virulence towards gnotobiotically cultured Artemia franciscana
Tom Defoirdt
Peter Bossier
Patrick Sorgeloos
Willy Verstraete
A1
Journal Article
in
ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
2005
2004
Disruption of bacterial quorum sensing: an unexplored strategy to fight infections in aquaculture
Tom Defoirdt
Nico Boon
Peter Bossier
Willy Verstraete
A1
Journal Article
in
AQUACULTURE
2004
Identification of human fecal pollution : detection and quantification of the human specific HF183 Bacteroides 16S rRNA genetic marker with real-time PCR
Sylvie Seurinck
Tom Defoirdt
Willy Verstraete
Steven D Siciliano
P1
Conference
2004