Researcher
Sona Kucharikova
- Disciplines:Biomaterials engineering, Biological system engineering, Biomechanical engineering, Other (bio)medical engineering, Environmental engineering and biotechnology, Industrial biotechnology, Other biotechnology, bio-engineering and biosystem engineering
Affiliations
- Molecular Biotechnology of Plants and Micro-organisms (Division)
Member
From1 Feb 2017 → 30 Jun 2018
Projects
1 - 4 of 4
- Zebrafish embryos as a unique model host organism to study in vivo Candida albicans biofilm development.From1 Jan 2016 → 31 Dec 2018Funding: FWO research grant KAN
- Zebrafish as a novel model host for morphological and undiscovered immunl characteristics of in vivo Candida albicans biofilmsFrom1 Oct 2013 → 30 Sep 2015Funding: BOF - Concerted Research Project from 1994
- Candida albicans Staphylococcus epidermidis dual species biofilm: Molecular characterization of their interaction with a focus on methionine metabolism.From1 Oct 2012 → 1 Jul 2018Funding: FWO fellowships
- Interference of Candida albicans biofilm formation by induced inactivation of Als3 protein and in vivo visualization of biofilm in a mouse model system using non-invasive imaging methods.From1 Oct 2011 → 30 Sep 2012Funding: BOF - Other initiatives
Publications
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- Synergism of Candida albicans and Staphylococcus aureus in an oral infection mouse model - Exploring underlying mechanisms and treatment options(2021)
Authors: Katrien Van Dyck, Patrick Van Dijck, Sona Kucharikova, Greetje Vande Velde
- The Antifungal Plant Defensin HsAFP1 Is a Phosphatidic Acid-Interacting Peptide Inducing Membrane Permeabilization(2017)
Authors: Tanne Cools, Kim Vriens, Caroline Struyfs, Sara Verbandt, Liesbeth Demuyser, Sona Kucharikova, Patrick Van Dijck, Dragana Spasic, Jeroen Lammertyn, Bruno Cammue, et al.
Pages: 2295 - A linear 19-mer plant defensin-derived peptide acts synergistically with caspofungin against Candida albicans biofilms(2017)
Authors: Tanne Cools, Caroline Struyfs, Sona Kucharikova, Patrick Van Dijck, Bruno Cammue, Karin Thevissen
- Antibacterial activity of a new broad-spectrum antibiotic covalently bound to titanium surfaces(2016)
Authors: Evelien Gerits, Sona Kucharikova, Patrick Van Dijck, Annabel Braem, Jef Vleugels, Stijn Robijns, Hans Steenackers, Jos Vanderleyden, Katrijn De Brucker, Karin Thevissen, et al.
Pages: 2191 - 2198 - Modulation of the Substitution Pattern of 5-Aryl-2-Aminoimidazoles Allows Fine-Tuning of Their Antibiofilm Activity Spectrum and Toxicity(2016)
Authors: Elien Peeters, Geert Hooyberghs, Stijn Robijns, Nicolas Delattin, Veerle Liebens, Sona Kucharikova, Natalie Verstraeten, Katrijn De Brucker, Patrick Van Dijck, Jan Michiels, et al.
Pages: 6483 - 6497 - Covalent immobilization of antimicrobial agents on titanium prevents Staphylococcus aureus and Candida albicans colonization and biofilm formation(2016)
Authors: Sona Kucharikova, Evelien Gerits, Katrijn De Brucker, Annabel Braem, Natalie Verstraeten, Nicolas Delattin, Jef Vleugels, Maarten Fauvart, Katleen Vandamme, Bruno Cammue, et al.
Pages: 936 - 945 - In vivo Candida glabrata biofilm development on foreign bodies in a rat subcutaneous model(2015)
Authors: Sona Kucharikova, Bram Neirinck, Neha Sharma, Jef Vleugels, Katrien Lagrou, Patrick Van Dijck
Pages: 846 - 856 - Candida albicans biofilm development on medically-relevant foreign bodies in a mouse subcutaneous model followed by bioluminescence imaging(2015)
Authors: Sona Kucharikova, Greetje Vande Velde, Uwe Himmelreich, Patrick Van Dijck
- Force nanoscopy of hydrophobic interactions in the fungal pathogen Candida glabrata(2015)
Authors: Sofiane El-Kirat-Chatel, Audrey Beaussart, Sylvie Derclaye, David Alsteens, Sona Kucharikova, Patrick Van Dijck, Yves Dufrêne
Pages: 1648 - 1655 - Force nanoscopy of hydrophobic interactions in the fungal pathogen Candida glabrata(2015)
Authors: Sona Kucharikova, Patrick Van Dijck
Pages: 1648 - 1655