Researcher
Tom Defoirdt
- Keywords:Bacterial pathogens, antivirulence therapy, host-pathogen interactions, virulence factors and virulence regulation, virulence, Aquatic (marine) microbiology, gene regulation in bacteria, Blue biotechnology, Management of bacterial activity, vibrios, bacterial signalling and detection systems, Ecology and evolution of bacterial pathogens
- Disciplines:Aquaculture, Microbiology not elsewhere classified, Bacteriology
Affiliations
- Department of Biotechnology (Department)
Member
From1 Jan 2018 → Today - Department of Animal production (Department)
Member
From1 Oct 2007 → 30 Sep 2017 - Department of Biochemical and microbial technology (Department)
Member
From1 Oct 2003 → 31 Dec 2017
Projects
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- Development of a peptide nucleic acids-based antisense technology to control bacterial disease by specifically blocking virulence genesFrom1 Jan 2023 → TodayFunding: FWO research project (including WEAVE projects)
- Evaluation of the risk of resistance development against antivirulence therapyFrom1 Jan 2019 → 31 Dec 2022Funding: BOF - projects
- BOF-ZAP-office in Blue biotechnology and antivirulence therapyFrom1 Oct 2017 → TodayFunding: BOF - ZAP BOF mandates
- The impact of bacteria-bacteria and host-bacteria signaling on larviculture of giant freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergiiFrom1 Sep 2014 → 31 Aug 2016Funding: BOF - Doctoral projects
Publications
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- Pathogenesis, virulence factors and virulence regulation of vibrios belonging to the Harveyi clade(2012)
Authors: Darshanee Ruwandeepika Hettipala Arachchige, Thotawaththage Sanjeewa Prasad Jayaweera, Patit Paban Bhowmick, Indrani Karunasagar, Peter Bossier, Tom Defoirdt
Pages: 59 - 74 - The impact of quorum sensing on the virulence of Aeromonas hydrophila and Aeromonas salmonicida towards burbot (Lota lota L.) larvae(2012)
Authors: FMI Natrah, Md Iftakharul Alam, Sushant Pawar, A Shiri Harzevili, Nancy Nevejan, Nico Boon, Patrick Sorgeloos, Peter Bossier, Tom Defoirdt
Pages: 77 - 82 - Monitoring of Vibrio harveyi quorum sensing activity in real time during infection of brine shrimp larvae(2012)
Authors: Tom Defoirdt, Patrick Sorgeloos
Pages: 2314 - 2319 - Quorum sensing regulation of virulence gene expression in Vibrio harveyi in vitro and in vivo during infection of gnotobiotic brine shrimp larvae(2011)
Authors: Darshanee Ruwandeepika Hettipala Arachchige, Patit Paban Bhowmick, Indrani Karunasagar, Peter Bossier, Tom Defoirdt
Pages: 597 - 602 - Expression of virulence genes in luminescent and nonluminescent isogenic vibrios and virulence towards gnotobiotic brine shrimp (Artemia franciscana)(2011)
Authors: Darshanee Ruwandeepika Hettipala Arachchige, Tom Defoirdt, P P Bhowmick, I Karunasagar, Peter Bossier
Pages: 399 - 406 - Can bacteria actively search to join groups?(2011)
Authors: Tom Defoirdt
Pages: 569 - 570 - Alternatives to antibiotics for the control of bacterial disease in aquaculture(2011)
Authors: Tom Defoirdt, Patrick Sorgeloos, Peter Bossier
Pages: 251 - 258 - Effects of micro-algae commonly used in aquaculture on acyl-homoserine lactone quorum sensing(2011)
Authors: Natrah Fatin Mohd Ikhsan, Wiyoto Wiyoto, Patrick Sorgeloos, Peter Bossier, Tom Defoirdt
Pages: 53 - 57 - Regulation of virulence factors by quorum sensing in Vibrio harveyi(2011)
Authors: Natrah Fatin Mohd Ikhsan, Darshanee Ruwandeepika Hettipala Arachchige, Sushant Dattaram Pawar, Indrani Karunasagar, Patrick Sorgeloos, Peter Bossier, Tom Defoirdt
Pages: 124 - 129 - 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)(2011)
Authors: Darshanee Ruwandeepika Hettipala Arachchige, Tom Defoirdt, Patit Paban Bhowmick, Indrani Karunasagar, Iddya Karunasagar, Peter Bossier
Pages: 506 - 517