Publications

2020

Oerlemans, E. F., Wuyts, S., Bellen, G., Wittouck, S., De Boeck, I., Ruban, K., … & Lebeer, S. (2020). The Dwindling Microbiota of Aerobic Vaginitis, an Inflammatory State Enriched in Pathobionts with Limited TLR Stimulation. Diagnostics, 10(11), 879.

Van Beeck, W., Verschueren, C., Wuyts, S., van den Broek, M. F., Uyttendaele, M., & Lebeer, S. (2020). Robustness of fermented carrot juice against Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella Typhimurium and Escherichia coli O157: H7. International Journal of Food Microbiology, 108854.

Ayuso, M., Michiels, J., Wuyts, S., Yan, H., Degroote, J., Lebeer, S., … & Vanden Hole, C. (2020). Short-chain fructo-oligosaccharides supplementation to suckling piglets: Assessment of pre-and post-weaning performance and gut health. Plos one, 15(6), e0233910.

De Boeck, I., van den Broek, M. F., Allonsius, C. N., Spacova, I., Wittouck S., Martens K., Wuyts S., Cauwenberghs E., Jokicevic K., Vandenheuvel D., Eilers T., Lemarcq M., De Rudder C., Thys S., Timmermans J.P., Vroegop, A. V., Verplaetse, A., Van de Wiele T., Kiekens F., Hellings P.W., Vanderveken O. M., Lebeer S.  (2020). Lactobacilli Have a Niche in the Human Nose. Cell reports.

Oerlemans F.M. E., Bellen G., Claes I., Henkens T.,  Allonsius C. N., Wittouck S., van den Broek M. FL, Wuyts S., Kiekens F., Donders G. G. G., Lebeer S. (2020). Impact of a lactobacilli-containing gel on vulvovaginal candidosis and the vaginal microbiome. Scientific Reports.

Zheng J., Wittouck S., Salvetti E., Franz C. M.A.P., Harris H. M.B., Mattarelli P., O’Toole P. W., Pot B., Vandamme P., Walter J., Watanabe K., Wuyts S., Felis G. E. Gänzle M. G., Lebeer S. (2020). A taxonomic note on the genus Lactobacillus: Description of 23 novel genera, emended description of the genus Lactobacillus Beijerinck 1901, and union of Lactobacillaceae and Leuconostocaceae. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology.


Wuyts, S., Van Beeck W., Allonsius C. N., van den Broek M. FL, Lebeer S. (2020). Applications of plant-based fermented foods and their microbes. Current Opinion in Biotechnology.

2019

Wittouck, S., Wuyts, S., Meehan, C. J., van Noort, V., & Lebeer, S. (2019). A genome-based species taxonomy of the Lactobacillus Genus Complex. mSystems, 4:e00264-19. 
 
Wuyts, S., Allonsius, C. N., Wittouck, S., Thys S., Lievens B., Weckx S., De Vuyst L. & Lebeer S. (2019). Comparative genome analysis of Lactobacillus mudanjiangensis, an understudied member of the Lactobacillus plantarum group. Microbial genomics.
 
Wuyts, S. & Segata, N. (2019). At the forefront of the sequencing revolution—notes from the RNGS19 conference. Genome Biology, 20:93.
 
Alloul, A., Wuyts, S., Lebeer, S., & Vlaeminck, S. E. (2019). Volatile fatty acids impacting phototrophic growth kinetics of purple bacteria: Paving the way for protein production on fermented wastewater. Water research, 152, 138-147.
 
Wittouck, S., Wuyts, S., & Lebeer, S. (2019). Towards a genome-based reclassification of the genus Lactobacillus. Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 85(3), e02155-18.
 

2018

Wuyts, S., Van Beeck, W., Oerlemans, E. F., Wittouck, S., Claes, I. J., De Boeck, I., … & Lebeer, S. (2018). Carrot juice fermentations as man-made microbial ecosystems dominated by lactic acid bacteria. Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 84(12), e00134-18.
 
Stes, H., Aerts, S., Caluwé, M., Dobbeleers, T., Wuyts, S., Kiekens, F., … & Dries, J. (2018). Formation of aerobic granular sludge and the influence of the pH on sludge characteristics in a SBR fed with brewery/bottling plant wastewater. Water Science and Technology, 77(9), 2253-2264.
 
Lebeer, S., Oerlemans, E., Claes, I., Wuyts, S., Henkens, T., Spacova, I., … & Allonsius, C. (2018). Topical cream with live lactobacilli modulates the skin microbiome and reduce acne symptoms. bioRxiv, 463307.
 

Petrova, M. I., Macklaim, J. M., Wuyts, S., Verhoeven, T., Vanderleyden, J., Gloor, G. B., … & Reid, G. (2018). Comparative genomic and phenotypic analysis of the vaginal probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus GR-1. Frontiers in microbiology, 9.

2017

De Boeck, I., Wittouck, S., Wuyts, S., Oerlemans, E. F., van den Broek, M. F., Vandenheuvel, D., … & Lebeer, S. (2017). Comparing the healthy nose and nasopharynx microbiota reveals continuity as well as niche-specificity. Frontiers in microbiology, 8, 2372.
 
Wuyts, S., Wittouck, S., De Boeck, I., Allonsius, C. N., Pasolli, E., Segata, N., & Lebeer, S. (2017). Large-scale phylogenomics of the Lactobacillus casei group highlights taxonomic inconsistencies and reveals novel clade-associated features. MSystems, 2(4), e00061-17.
 
Acurcio, L. B., Bastos, R. W., de Cicco Sandes, S. H., de Carvalho Guimaraes, A. C., Alves, C. G., dos Reis, D. C., Wuyts, S. … & de Souza, M. R. (2017). Protective effects of milk fermented by Lactobacillus plantarum B7 from Brazilian artisanal cheese on a Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium infection in BALB/c mice. Journal of functional foods, 33, 436-445.
 
Swings, T., Van den Bergh, B., Wuyts, S., Oeyen, E., Voordeckers, K., Verstrepen, K. J., … & Michiels, J. (2017). Adaptive tuning of mutation rates allows fast response to lethal stress in Escherichia coli. Elife, 6, e22939.
 

2016

Smets, W., Wuyts, K., Oerlemans, E., Wuyts, S., Denys, S., Samson, R., & Lebeer, S. (2016). Impact of urban land use on the bacterial phyllosphere of ivy (Hedera sp.). Atmospheric environment, 147, 376-383.

Last updated on 12/11/2020