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Project

The Flemish contribution to the European Marine Biological Resource Centre (EMBRC-ERIC)

Outputs and Outcomes

Publications

Temperature and salinity affect growth and toxin content of cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa (PCC 7806) in estuarine environments

Wenxin LiuIlias SemmouriSuzanne BulckaertColin JanssenJana Asselman

A1 Journal Article in HARMFUL ALGAE

Expanding the toolkit for ploidy manipulation in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

Antoine Van de VloetLucas Prost BoxoenQuinten BafortYunn Thet PaingGriet CasteleynLucile JomatStéphane D. LemaireOlivier De ClerckYves Van de Peer

A1 Journal Article in NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Gibberellic acid and light effects on seed germination in the seagrass Zostera marina

Riccardo PieracciniLawrence WhatleyNico KoedamAnn VanreuselTobias DolchJasper DierickTom Van der Stocken

A1 Journal Article in PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM

Consolidating Ulva functional genomics: gene editing and new selection systems

Jonas BlommeJúlia ArraizaOlivier De ClerckThomas B. Jacobs

A1 Journal Article in NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Low functional change despite high taxonomic turnover characterizes the Ulva microbiome across a 2000-km salinity gradient

Luna van der LoosSophie SteinhagenWillem StockFlorian WeinbergerSofie D'hondtAnne WillemsOlivier De Clerck

A1 Journal Article in SCIENCE ADVANCES

Strain selection and temperature responses of Ulva and Ulvaria (Chlorophyta) for application in land-based cultivation systems

Kristoffer Larsen-LedetTeis BoderskovBirgit OlesenMartin Mørk LarsenNina SimonsenEsben Rimi ChristiansenLasse Hornbek NielsenLan-Anh T. TranSofie D'hondtOlivier De ClerckAnnette Bruhn et al.

A1 Journal Article in ALGAL RESEARCH

Benthic copepod guts as a selective microbial microhabitat in marine sediments

Bram MartinAnna-Maria VafeiadouNico BoonMarleen De Troch

A1 Journal Article in MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Temperature, pH, and diet interactively affect biosynthesis of polyunsaturated fatty acids in a benthic harpacticoid copepod

Jens BoyenMaria Teresa RodriguezBruno VlaeminckPatrick FinkPascal I. HablützelMarleen De Troch

A1 Journal Article in LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY

Seabed microplastics in the European continental shelf : unravelling physical and biological transport pathways and reciprocal fauna–polymer relationships

Gabriella PantòAnn VanreuselMaaike VercauterenJana AsselmanCarl Van Colen

A1 Journal Article in ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Molecular fingerprints of cell size sensing and mating type differentiation in pennate diatoms

Darja BelišováGust BilckeSien AudoorSofie D'hondtLieven De VeylderKlaas VandepoeleWim Vyverman

A1 Journal Article in NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Asymmetric genome merging leads to gene expression novelty through nucleo‐cytoplasmic disruptions and transcriptomic shock in Chlamydomonas triploids

Lucas ProstQuinten BafortAntoine Van de VloetFabricio De Almeida SilvaYunn Thet PaingGriet CasteleynSofie D'hondtOlivier De ClerckYves Van de Peer

A1 Journal Article in NEW PHYTOLOGIST

High-resolution temporal NDVI data reveal contrasting intratidal, spring-neap and seasonal biomass dynamics in euglenoid- and diatom-dominated biofilms

Dorian BasKoen SabbeDaphne van der WalRenaat DassevilleDimitri Van PeltPatrick Meire

A1 Journal Article in SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Bio-ORACLE v3.0. Pushing marine data layers to the CMIP6 Earth System Models of climate change research

Jorge AssisSalvador Jesús Fernández BejaranoVinícius W. SalazarLennert SchepersLidiane GouvêaEliza FragkopoulouFrederic LeclercqBart VanhoorneLennert TybergheinEster A. SerrãoHeroen VerbruggenOlivier De Clerck et al.

A1 Journal Article in GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY

Cryptic diversity in southern African kelp

Pedro MadeiraMaggie M. ReddyJorge AssisJohn J. BoltonMark D. RothmanRobert J. AndersonLineekela KandjengoAnja KreinerMelinda A. ColemanThomas WernbergOlivier De ClerckFrédérik LeliaertSalomão BandeiraAbdul M. AdaJoão NeivaGareth A. PearsonEster A. Serrão et al.

A1 Journal Article in SCIENTIFIC REPORTS

Genome-wide patterns of selection–drift variation strongly associate with organismal traits across the green plant lineage

Kavitha UthanumallianAndrea Del CortonaSusana M. CoelhoOlivier De ClerckSebastian DucheneHeroen Verbruggen

A1 Journal Article in GENOME RESEARCH

Breaking free from references : a consensus-based approach for community profiling with long amplicon nanopore data

Willem StockCoralie RousseauGlen DierickxSofie D'hondtLuz Amadei MartínezSimon M. DittamiLuna van der LoosOlivier De Clerck

A1 Journal Article in BRIEFINGS IN BIOINFORMATICS

Fauna – Microplastics interactions : empirical insights from benthos community exposure to marine plastic waste

Gabriella PantòPaula Aguilera Dal GrandeAnn VanreuselCarl Van Colen

A1 Journal Article in MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

The cultivated sea lettuce (Ulva) microbiome : successional and seasonal dynamics

Luna van der LoosCynthia De WildeAnne WillemsOlivier De ClerckSophie Steinhagen

A1 Journal Article in AQUACULTURE

DNA barcoding reveals an extensive number of cryptic introductions of bladed Bangiales (Rhodophyta) in the Southern North Sea

Jessica KnoopSilke BouckenoogheLuna van der LoosSofie D'hondtMart KarremansFrank PerkFrederik LeliaertOlivier De Clerck

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE

Mud and organic content are strongly correlated with microplastic contamination in a meandering riverbed

Maarten Van DaeleBen Van BastelaereJens De ClercqInka MeyerMaaike VercauterenJana Asselman

A1 Journal Article in COMMUNICATIONS EARTH & ENVIRONMENT

Impact of weathered and virgin polyethylene terephthalate (PET) micro- and nanoplastics on growth dynamics and the production of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) of microalgae

Marie SioenMaaike VercauterenRonny BlustRaewyn M. TownColin JanssenJana Asselman

A1 Journal Article in SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Do seasons impact the root microbiome of wild Poa annua populations?

Sonia García MéndezStephanie FordeynCaroline De TenderSofie GoormachtigAnne Willems

A1 Journal Article in RHIZOSPHERE

Cell wall‐mediated maternal control of apical–basal patterning of the kelp Undaria pinnatifida

Eloise DriesYannick MeyersDaniel LiesnerFloriele GonzagaJakob BeckerEliane ZakkaTom BeeckmanSusana M. CoelhoOlivier De ClerckKenny Bogaert

A1 Journal Article in NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Corrigendum to 'Effects of ocean warming on the fatty acid and epigenetic profile of Acartia tonsa : a multigenerational approach.' (Mar. Pollut. Bull. Volume 201, April 2024, 116265)

Lotte JanssensJana AsselmanMarleen De Troch

Novel Ralstonia species from human infections : improved matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry-based identification and analysis of antimicrobial resistance patterns

Stephanie SteyaertCharlotte PeetersAnneleen WiemeAstrid MuyldermansKristof VandoorslaerTheodore SpilkerIngrid WyboDenis PiérardJohn J. LiPumaPeter Vandamme

A1 Journal Article in MICROBIOLOGY SPECTRUM

Temperature-driven dynamics : unraveling the impact of climate change on cryptic species interactions within the Litoditis marina complex

Anna-Maria VafeiadouKevin GeldhofWissam BarhdadiJan BaetensBernard De BaetsTom MoensAisling Daly

A1 Journal Article in PEERJ

Transcriptional chronology reveals conserved genes involved in pennate diatom sexual reproduction

Sien AudoorGust BilckeKaterina ParganaDarja BelišováSander ThierensMichiel Van BelLieven SterckNadine RijsdijkRossella AnnunziataMaria Immacolata FerranteKlaas VandepoeleWim Vyverman et al.

A1 Journal Article in MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

An ex vivo study examining migration of microplastics from an infused neonatal parenteral nutrition circuit

Maaike VercauterenLucas PanneelPhilippe G. JorensAdrian CovaciPaulien CleysAntonius MulderColin JanssenJana Asselman

A1 Journal Article in ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES

A comparative genomic analysis of Fructobacillus evanidus sp. nov. from bumble bees

Juliana Botero CardonaCharlotte PeetersEvelien De CanckDavid LaureysAnneleen WiemeIlse CleenwerckEliza DepoorterJessy PraetDenis MichezGuy SmagghePeter Vandamme et al.

A1 Journal Article in SYSTEMATIC AND APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Effects of ocean warming on the fatty acid and epigenetic profile of Acartia tonsa : a multigenerational approach

Lotte JanssensJana AsselmanMarleen De Troch

A1 Journal Article in MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Non-indigenous seaweeds in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea and Macaronesia : a critical synthesis of diversity, spatial and temporal patterns

Luna van der LoosQuinten BafortSamuel BoschEnric BallesterosIgnacio BárbaraEstibaliz BerecibarAurélie BlanfunéKenny BogaertSilke BouckenoogheCharles-Francois BoudouresqueJuliet BrodieEster CecerePilar Díaz-TapiaAschwin H. EngelenKarl GunnarsonSoha Hamdy ShabakaRazy HoffmanVivian HusaÁlvaro IsraelMart KarremansJessica KnoopLine Le GallChristine A. MaggsFrederic MineurManuela ParenteFrank PerkAntonella PetrocelliConxi Rodríguez-PrietoSandrine RuittonMarta SansónEster A. SerrãoAdriano SfrisoKjersti SjøtunValérie Stiger-PouvreauGwladys SurgetErgun TaskinThierry ThibautKonstantinos TsiamisLotte Van De WegheMarc VerlaqueFrédérique ViardSofie VrankenFrédérik LeliaertOlivier De Clerck et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY

Microplastic-specific biofilm growth determines the vertical transport of plastics in freshwater

Maaike VercauterenSilke LambertEsther HoogerwerfColin JanssenJana Asselman

A1 Journal Article in SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Structurally stable but functionally disrupted marine microbial communities under a future climate change scenario : potential importance for nitrous oxide emissions

Annabelle DairainHelena VoetAnna-Maria VafeiadouNele De MeesterAnnelien RigauxCarl Van ColenJan VanaverbekeTom Moens

A1 Journal Article in SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Summer heatwaves affect coastal Antarctic plankton metabolism and community structure

M.P. LatorreC.M. IachettiI.R. SchlossJ. AntoniA. MalitsF. de la RosaMarleen De TrochM.D. GarciaX. Flores-MeloS.I. RomeroM.N. GilM. Hernando et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY

Tracing the introduction of Dictyota acutiloba (Dictyotales, Phaeophyceae) in the Mediterranean Sea, with a reassessment of its geographic distribution

Soria DelvaCamino Fernández de la HozQuinten BafortSofie D'hondtSoha ShabakaSarah Hamdy RashedyAlison R. SherwoodTamar Guy-HaimAlvaro IsraelOlivier De Clerck

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY

AlgaeTraits : a trait database for (European) seaweeds

Sofie VrankenMarine RobuchonStefanie DekeyzerIgnacio BárbaraInka BartschAurélie BlanfunéCharles-Francois BoudouresqueWim DecockChristophe DestombeBruno de ReviersPilar Díaz-TapiaAnne HerbstRomain JulliardRolf KarezPriit KersenStacy A. Krueger-HadfieldRalph KuhlenkampAkira F. PetersViviana Peña FreireCristina Piñeiro-CorbeiraFabio RindiFlorence RousseauJan RuenessHendrik SchubertKjersti SjøtunMarta SansónDan SmaleThierry ThibautMyriam ValeroLeen VandepitteBart VanhoorneAlba VergésMarc VerlaqueChristophe VieiraLine Le GallFrédérik LeliaertOlivier De Clerck et al.

A1 Journal Article in EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE DATA

Marine flora of French Polynesia : an updated list using DNA barcoding and traditional approaches

Christophe VieiraMyung Sook KimAntoine De Ramon N'YeurtClaude PayriSofie D'hondtOlivier De ClerckMayalen Zubia

A1 Journal Article in BIOLOGY-BASEL

Temperature increase alters relative fatty acid composition and has negative effects on reproductive output of the benthic copepod Tachidius discipes (copepoda: Harpacticoida)

Julieta Vigliano RelvaCarl Van ColenWissam BarhdadiAisling DalyMarleen De Troch

A1 Journal Article in MARINE BIOLOGY

Environmental filtering along a bathymetric gradient : a metabarcoding meta‐analysis of free‐living nematodes

Lara MacheriotouSofie DeryckeAnn Vanreusel

A1 Journal Article in MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Environmental factors modulated the fatty acid profile of the shrimp Xiphopenaeus spp. in Cananéia and Ubatuba southeast Brazilian coast

Geslaine Rafaela Lemos GonçalvesPedro Vinícius Melo dos SantosMaria Lucia Negreiros-FransozoAntonio Leão CastilhoMarleen De Troch

A1 Journal Article in ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Phylogenomics reveals insights into the functional evolution of the genus Agrobacterium and enables the description of Agrobacterium divergens sp. nov

Henry David Naranjo BenavidesLiesbeth LebbeMargo CnockaertFlorent LassalleChin Chin TooAnne Willems

A1 Journal Article in SYSTEMATIC AND APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Uncovering genomic features and biosynthetic gene clusters in endophytic bacteria from roots of the medicinal plant Alkanna tinctoria Tausch as a strategy to identify novel biocontrol bacteria

Henry David Naranjo BenavidesAngélique RatNoémie De ZutterEmmelie De RidderLiesbeth LebbeKris AudenaertAnne Willems

A1 Journal Article in MICROBIOLOGY SPECTRUM

Assessment of road run-off and domestic wastewater contribution to microplastic pollution in a densely populated area (Flanders, Belgium)

Maaike VercauterenIlias SemmouriEmmanuel Van AckerEmmy PequeurLeen Van EschInge UljeeJana AsselmanColin Janssen

A1 Journal Article in ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Unravelling the bacterial community composition of Valerianella locusta, a cold tolerant plant

Sonia García MéndezAntoine PersynCaroline De TenderSofie GoormachtigAnne Willems

A1 Journal Article in PHYTOBIOMES JOURNAL

A wind of change for soft-sediment infauna within operational offshore windfarms

Nene LefaibleUlrike BraeckmanSteven DegraerJan VanaverbekeTom Moens

A1 Journal Article in MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Ulva : an emerging green seaweed model for systems biology

Jonas BlommeThomas WichardThomas B. JacobsOlivier De Clerck

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY

First records of the non-indigenous green algal species Siphonocladus tropicus (Cladophorales, Chlorophyta) and Caulerpa integerrima (Bryopsidales, Chlorophyta) in the Mediterranean Sea

Razy HoffmanOlivier De ClerckFrédérik Leliaert

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY

Range-edge populations of seaweeds show niche unfilling and poor adaptation to increased temperatures

Sandra HernándezAna G. GarcíaFrancisco ArenasM. Pilar EscribanoAlexander JueterbockOlivier De ClerckChristine A. MaggsJoão N. FrancoBrezo D. C. Martínez

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF BIOGEOGRAPHY

Effects of habitat complexity on the abundance and diversity of seagrass leaf meiofauna communities in tropical Kenyan seagrass meadows

Lillian Nduku DaudiJacqueline Nduku UkuMarleen De Troch

A1 Journal Article in AQUATIC BOTANY

No bacterial-mediated alleviation of thermal stress in a brown seaweed suggests the absence of ecological bacterial rescue effects

Soria DelvaBernard De BaetsJan BaetensOlivier De ClerckWillem Stock

A1 Journal Article in SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Distribution of microplastics in freshwater systems in an urbanized region : a case study in Flanders (Belgium)

Ilias SemmouriMaaike VercauterenEmmanuel Van AckerEmmy PequeurJana AsselmanColin Janssen

A1 Journal Article in SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Increased food availability at offshore wind farms affects trophic ecology of plaice Pleuronectes platessa

Jolien BuyseKris HostensSteven DegraerMarleen De TrochJan WittoeckAnnelies De Backer

A1 Journal Article in SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Towards a better understanding of the contribution of wastewater treatment plants to the microplastic pollution in receiving waterways

Maaike VercauterenIlias SemmouriEmmanuel Van AckerEmmy PequeurColin JanssenJana Asselman

A1 Journal Article in ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY

Functional characterization reveals a diverse array of metazoan fatty acid biosynthesis genes

Jens BoyenAlberto Ribes‐NavarroNaoki KabeyaÓscar MonroigAnnelien RigauxPatrick FinkPascal I. HablützelJuan Carlos NavarroMarleen De Troch

A1 Journal Article in MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Salinity and host drive Ulva-associated bacterial communities across the Atlantic–Baltic Sea gradient

Luna van der LoosSofie D'hondtAschwin H. EngelenHenrik PaviaGunilla B. TothAnne WillemsFlorian WeinbergerOlivier De ClerckSophie Steinhagen

A1 Journal Article in MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Bacterial exudates as growth-promoting agents for the cultivation of commercially relevant marine microalgal strains

Justine SauvageGary H. WikforsMark S. DixonDiane KapareikoKoen SabbeXiaoxu LiAlyssa Joyce

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF THE WORLD AQUACULTURE SOCIETY

Microbiome differentiation among coexisting nematode species in estuarine microhabitats : a metagenetic analysis

Anna-Maria VafeiadouSofie DeryckeAnnelien RigauxNele De MeesterRodgee Mae GudenTom Moens

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE

Phylogenetic position of Newhousia (Dictyotales, Phaeophyceae) and the description of N. sumayensis sp. nov. from Guam

Christophe VieiraTom SchilsHiroshi KawaiSofie D'hondtMonica O. PaianoAlison R. SherwoodOlivier De ClerckMayalen Zubia

A1 Journal Article in PHYCOLOGIA

More than just hitchhikers : a survey of bacterial communities associated with diatoms originating from sea turtles

Klara FilekLiesbeth LebbeAnne WillemsPeter ChaerleWim VyvermanMarta ZizekSuncica Bosak

A1 Journal Article in FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY

An inter-order comparison of copepod fatty acid composition and biosynthesis in response to a long-chain PUFA deficient diet along a temperature gradient

Robyn SahotaJens BoyenIlias SemmouriSamuel BodéMarleen De Troch

A1 Journal Article in MARINE BIOLOGY

Presence of microplastics in drinking water from different freshwater sources in Flanders (Belgium), an urbanized region in Europe

Ilias SemmouriMaaike VercauterenEmmanuel Van AckerEmmy PequeurJana AsselmanColin Janssen

A2 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD CONTAMINATION

Peruvian marine ecosystems under metal contamination : first insights for marine species consumption and sustainable management

Iván Loaiza AlamoG. De BoeckMarleen De Troch

A1 Journal Article in SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Selection constrains lottery assembly in the microbiomes of closely related diatom species

Willem StockAnne WillemsSven MangelinckxWim VyvermanKoen Sabbe

A2 Journal Article in ISME COMMUNICATIONS

The Blue Survey : validation of an instrument to measure ocean literacy among adults

Evelyn Paredes CoralTim DeprezMelita MokosAnn VanreuselHenk Roose

A1 Journal Article in MEDITERRANEAN MARINE SCIENCE

Transcriptional dynamics of gametogenesis in the green seaweed Ulva mutabilis identifies an RWP-RK transcription factor linked to reproduction

Xiaojie LiuJonas BlommeKenny BogaertSofie D'hondtThomas WichardDieter DeforceFilip Van NieuwerburghOlivier De Clerck

A1 Journal Article in BMC PLANT BIOLOGY

French Mediterranean and Atlantic populations of the brown algal genus Taonia (Dictyotales) display differences in phylogeny, surface metabolomes and epibacterial communities

Benoit PaixChristophe VieiraPhilippe PotinCatherine LeblancOlivier De ClerckJean-Francois BriandGerald Culioli

A1 Journal Article in ALGAL RESEARCH-BIOMASS BIOFUELS AND BIOPRODUCTS

Biodegradable, metal-chelating compounds as alternatives to EDTA for cultivation of marine microalgae

Justine SauvageGary H. WikforsKoen SabbeNancy NevejanSteven GoderisPhilippe ClaeysXiaoxu LiAlyssa Joyce

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYCOLOGY

Effect of pluronic block polymers and N-acetylcysteine culture media additives on growth rate and fatty acid composition of six marine microalgae species

Justine SauvageGary H. WikforsXiaoxu LiMark GluisNancy NevejanKoen SabbeAlyssa Joyce

A1 Journal Article in APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Description and functional testing of four species of the novel phototrophic genus Chioneia gen. nov., isolated from different East Antarctic environments

Guillaume TahonDuygu GökLiesbeth LebbeAnne Willems

A1 Journal Article in SYSTEMATIC AND APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Characterizing algal microbiomes using long-read nanopore sequencing

Luna van der LoosSofie D'hondtAnne WillemsOlivier De Clerck

A1 Journal Article in ALGAL RESEARCH-BIOMASS BIOFUELS AND BIOPRODUCTS

Roseomonas hellenica sp. nov., isolated from roots of wild-growing Alkanna tinctoria

Angélique RatHenry David Naranjo BenavidesLiesbeth LebbeMargo CnockaertNikos KrigasKaterina GrigoriadouEleni MaloupaAnne Willems

A1 Journal Article in SYSTEMATIC AND APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Spirosoma utsteinense sp. nov. isolated from Antarctic ice-free soils from the Utsteinen region, East Antarctica

Guillaume TahonLiesbeth LebbeAnne Willems

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY