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Organisation
Biology, Kulak Kortrijk Campus
Department
Main organisation:Department of Biology
Lifecycle:1 Oct 1997 → Today
Organisation profile:
Research topics of the unit are :
- Ecology of phytoplankton in lakes, rivers and estuaries
- Applications of microalgae
- Control of problematic algal blooms
Keywords:Biology, Eutrophication of lakes, Phytoplankton ecology, Microalgae biotechnology
Disciplines:Microbiology, Systems biology, Laboratory medicine, Geology, Aquatic sciences, challenges and pollution, Animal biology, Genetics, Gynaecology and obstetrics, Molecular and cell biology, Morphological sciences
Current researchers
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- Koenraad Muylaert (Responsible)
- Karen Bisschop (Member)
- Lore Bulteel (Member)
- Bert Coleman (Member)
- Manon Coone (Member)
- Heleen Coreelman (Member)
- Ellen Decaestecker (Member)
- Emma Gouwy (Member)
- Naras Hanumanth Rao (Member)
- Shira Houwenhuyse (Member)
Projects
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- Coping with geographic mosaics of stressors: unravelling the interplay of genetic and non-genetic trait variation in natural landscapesFrom1 Oct 2023 → TodayFunding: Fund Recuperation Fiscal Exemption, BOF - projects
- Drinking Water Distribution Network (DWDN) biomes: detecting the effect of changing environments in the occurrence of problematic bacterial strains linked to the presence of higher organisms.From21 Sep 2023 → TodayFunding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
- Early detection and removal of harmful algal blooms by implementing citizen scienceFrom1 Sep 2023 → TodayFunding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
- Flow cytometer for the Interdisciplinary Research Facility Life Sciences at Campus Kulak KortrijkFrom1 Jan 2023 → TodayFunding: BOF - scientific equipment program
- From Y-chromosome to microbiome: an interdisciplinary kinship studyFrom1 Nov 2022 → TodayFunding: FWO fellowships
- Microbial diversity within an Eco-Health context: effects of anthropogenic stress and host phylogeny on the microbiome and microparasites of a keystone freshwater invertebrate.From1 Oct 2022 → TodayFunding: BOF - projects
- The role of the gut microbiome in the degradation of microplastics and persistent organic pollutants at different levels of the aquatic food webFrom26 Sep 2022 → TodayFunding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
- Environmental, human and animal health in Madagascar: from a One Health approach to the management of protected areasFrom14 Mar 2022 → 19 Aug 2022Funding: Nonprofit institution or equivalents
- Developing nanocellulose-based recyclable flocculants for flotation harvesting of microalgaeFrom1 Mar 2022 → TodayFunding: H2020 - Skills and Career Development (Marie Skłodowska-Curie) actions
- Developing a nanocellulose-based reversible flocculant for harvesting microalgae through better understanding of the interaction between the flocculant and the microalgal cell surfaceFrom18 Jan 2022 → TodayFunding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
Publications
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- Eutrophication and its effect on dissolved Si concentrations in the Garonne River (France)(2009)
Authors: Koenraad Muylaert
Pages: 368 - 374 - Inter-annual variability in phytoplankton summer blooms in the freshwater tidal reaches of the Schelde estuary (Belgium)(2008)
Authors: Koenraad Muylaert
Pages: 694 - 700 - Ca(OH)2 Pre-Treated Bentonite for Phosphorus Removal and Recovery From Synthetic and Real Wastewater(2018)
Authors: Koenraad Muylaert
- Daphnia magna tolerance to toxic cyanobacteria in the presence of an opportunistic infection within an evolutionary perspective(2020)
Authors: Alice Boudry, Shira Houwenhuyse, Ellen Decaestecker
Pages: 81 - 93 - Nitrogen availability influences phosphorus removal in microalgae-based wastewater treatment(2015)
Authors: Annelies Beuckels, Erik Smolders, Koenraad Muylaert
Pages: 98 - 106 - Breakthroughs in bioalcohol production from microalgae: Solving the hurdles(2017)
Authors: Koenraad Muylaert
Pages: 183 - 207 - Snelle evoluties(2014)
Authors: Ellen Decaestecker
Pages: 22 - 24 - The Cu(OTf)(2) catalysed microwave assisted synthesis of a new scaffold, 7-aryl-7,8-dihydropyrido[4,3-c] pyridazin-5(6H)-one(2014)
Authors: Koenraad Muylaert, Sven Mangelinckx, Martyna Jatczak, Laurens M De Coen, Kristof Van Hecke, Christian V Stevens
Pages: 139 - 155 - Clone library analysis reveals an unusual composition and strong habitat partitioning of pelagic bacterial communities in Lake Tanganyika(2008)
Authors: Aaike De Wever, Katleen Van der Gucht, Koenraad Muylaert, Sylvie Cousin, Wim Vyverman
Pages: 113 - 122 - Link between cattle and the trophic status of tropical high mountain lakes in páramo grasslands in Ecuador(2018)
Authors: W Van Colen, PV Mosquera, H Hampel, Koenraad Muylaert
Pages: 303 - 311