Publications
Phenotypic variation in Vibrio harveyi : virulence factors and immune response in Artemia franciscana Ghent University
Identification of Burkholderia cenocepacia Strain H111 virulence factors using nonmammalian infection hosts Ghent University
Exploring Virulence Factors and Alternative Therapies against Staphylococcus aureus Pneumonia Vrije Universiteit Brussel University of Antwerp
Pneumonia is an acute pulmonary infection associated with high mortality and an immense financial burden on healthcare systems. Staphylococcus aureus is an opportunistic pathogen capable of inducing S. aureus pneumonia (SAP), with some lineages also showing multidrug resistance. Given the high level of antibiotic resistance, much research has been focused on targeting S. aureus virulence factors, including toxins and biofilm-associated ...
Relation between virulence of Vibrio anguillarum strains and response to the host factors mucin, bile salts and cholesterol Ghent University
Genotypic diversity, antimicrobial resistance, and virulence factors of human isolates and probiotic cultures constituting two intraspecific groups of Enterococcus faecium isolates Ghent University University of Antwerp
Real-time PCR expression profiling of genes encoding potential virulence factors in Candida albicans biofilms: identification of model-dependent and -independent gene expression KU Leuven Ghent University
Comprehensive genomic analysis reveals virulence factors and antibiotic resistance genes in Pantoea agglomerans KM1, a potential opportunistic pathogen Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Pantoea agglomerans is a Gram-negative facultative anaerobic bacillus causing a wide range of opportunistic infections in humans including septicemia, pneumonia, septic arthritis, wound infections and meningitis. To date, the determinants of virulence, antibiotic resistance, metabolic features conferring survival and host-associated pathogenic potential of this bacterium remain largely underexplored. In this study, we sequenced and assembled ...
Vibrio anguillarum as a fish pathogen: virulence factors, diagnosis and prevention KU Leuven Ghent University
Virulence factors profiles and ESBL production in Escherichia coli causing bacteremia in Peruvian children Institute of Tropical Medicine KU Leuven
The presence of 25 virulence genes (VGs), genetic phylogroups, quinolone-resistance and Extended Spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-production was assessed in 65 Escherichia coli isolates from blood cultures in children <5 years in Peru. The most frequent VGs were fimA (89.2%), iutA (83.1%), agn43 (72.3%), iucA (67.7%), and fyuA (49.2%). The isolates belonged to D (47.7%), A (26.1%), B1 (21.5%), and B2 (4.6%) phylogroups. D + B2 isolates ...