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Google Scholar:          Hirsch Index 82,  Citations 21454, i10-index = 256

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Vaneechoutte, M., S. Munro, and M. Verhaegen. Are we barking up the wrong ancestral tree? Australopithecines are most probably not our ancestors. Ecol & Evol.

 

Submitted

 

Himschoot, L. Gardnerella species in Bukavu.

 

Hovhannisyan, H., A. Rodríguez, M. Vaneechoutte, and T. Gabaldón. Target enrichment of coding and non-coding transcriptomes enables studying Candida spp. infections from human derived samples. mBio. Submitted 210618

 

Mulinganya, G. Candida in Bukavu.

 

2022

 

304. Landlinger, C., V. Oberbauer, L. P. Tisakova, T. Schwebs, R. Berdaguer, L. Van Simaey, M. Vaneechoutte, and L. Corsini. 2022. Preclinical data on the Gardnerella-specific endolysin PM-477 indicate its potential to improve the treatment of bacterial vaginosis through enhanced biofilm removal and avoidance of resistance. Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 66, 5: 1-11. doi. pdf.

 

303. Latka, A., L. Van Simaey, M. Reynders, P. Cools, T. Rogiers, B. Lebbe, L. Corsini, C. Landlinger, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2022. Optimization of propidium monoazide qPCR (viability-qPCR) to quantify the killing by the Gardnerella-specific endolysin PM-477, directly in vaginal samples from women with bacterial vaginosis. Antibiotics 11: 111. doi. Special Issue: Bacteriophage Lysins in the Era of Antibiotic Resistance.

 

 

 

 

 

 

2021

 

302. Rosca, A.S., J. Castro, A. França, M. Vaneechoutte, and N. Cerca. 2021. Gardnerella vaginalis dominates multi‑species biofilms in both preconditioned and competitive in vitro biofilm formation. Models Microb. Ecol. doi. pdf.

 

301. Gryp, T., K. Faust, W. Van Biesen, G.R.B Huys, F. Verbeke, M. Speeckaert, J. Raes, M. Vaneechoutte, M. Joossens, and G. Glorieux. 2021. Gut microbiome profiling uncovers a lower abundance of Butyricicoccus in advanced stages of chronic kidney disease. J. Pers. Med. 11: 1118. doi. pdf. Nog niet op web of science

 

300. Mulinganya, G., A. De Vulder, G. Bisimwa, J. Boelens, G. Claeys, K. De Keyser, D. De Vos, E. Hendwa, F. Kampara, Y. Kujirakwinja, J. Mongane, I. Mubalama, M. Vaneechoutte,

S. Callens, and P. Cools. 2021. Prevalence, risk factors and adverse pregnancy outcomes of second trimester bacterial vaginosis among pregnant women in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. PLoS ONE 16: e0257939. doi. pdf.

 

299. Bakuradze, N., M. Merabishvili, K. Makalatia, E. Kakabadze, N. Grdzelishvili, J. Wagemans, C. Lood, I. Chachua, M. Vaneechoutte, R. Lavigne, J.-P. Pirnay, I. Abiatari, and N. Chanishvili. 2021. In vitro evaluation of the therapeutic potential of phage VA7 against

enterotoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis infection. Viruses  13: 2044. doi. pdf.

 

#*298. Duyvejonck, H., M. Merabishvili, M. Vaneechoutte, S. de Soir, R. Wright, V.-P. Friman, G. Verbeken, D. De Vos, J.-P. Pirnay, E. Van Mechelen, and S. J. T. Vermeulen. Evaluation of the stability of bacteriophages in different solutions suitable for the production of magistral preparations in Belgium. Viruses 13: 865. doi. pdf.

 

#*297. Negash, A. A., D. Asrat, W. Abebe, A. Aseffa, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2021. Phenotypic and molecular characterization of penicillin and macrolide resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes among pediatric patients in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Infection Drug Resistance 14: 1765-1472. doi. pdf.

 

#*296. Negash, A. A., D. Asrat, W. Abebe, T. Hailemariam, A. Wubete, A. Aseffa, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2021.  Etiology, antibiotic susceptibility and prognostic factors of pediatric community-acquired sepsis in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. J. Infect. Dev. Ctries 15: 113-122. doi. pdf.

 

295. Mulinganya, G. M., M. Claeys, S. Z. Balolebwami, B. A. Bamuleke, J. I. Mongane, J. Boelens, J. Delanghe, D. De Vos, R. M. Kambale, G. B. Maheshe, G. M. Mateso, G. B. Bisimwa, M. Vaneechoutte, P. Cools, S. Callens, and E. B. Malembaka. Etiology of early-onset neonatal sepsis and antibiotic resistance in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Clin. Infect. Dis: CID-103473. 200803. Accepted 210115. doi. pdf.

 

#*294. Ländlinger, C., L. Tisakova, V. Oberbauer, T. Schwebs, A. Muhammad, A. Latka, L. Van Simaey, M. Vaneechoutte, A. Guschin, G. Resch, S. Swidsinski, A. Swidsinski, L. Corsini. 2021. Engineered phage endolysin eliminates Gardnerella biofilm without damaging beneficial bacteria in bacterial vaginosis ex vivo. Pathogens 10: 54. doi. pdf.

 

#*293. Lebeaux, D., M. Merabishvili, E. Caudron, D. Lanoy, L. Van Simaey, H Duyvejonck, R. Guillemain, C. Thumerelle, I. Podglajen, F. Compain, N. Kassis, J.-L. Mainardi, J. Wittmann, C. Rohde, J.-P. Pirnay, N. Dufour, S. Vermeulen, Y. Gansemans, F. Van Nieuwerburgh, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2021. A case of phage therapy against pandrug-resistant Achromobacter

xylosoxidans in a 12-year-old lung-transplanted cystic fibrosis patient. Viruses 13: 60. doi. pdf.

 

2020

 

#292. Verougstraete, N., M. Berth, M. Vaneechoutte, J. Delanghe, and N. Callewaert.

2020. Interference of anti-streptavidin antibodies in immunoassays : a very rare phenomenon or a more common finding? Clin. Chem. Lab. Med. 58: 1673-1680. doi. pdf.

 

#291. Gryp, T., G. R. B. Huys, M. Joossens, W. Van Biesen, G. Glorieux, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2020. Isolation and quantification of uremic toxin precursor-generating gut bacteria in chronic kidney disease patients. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 21: 1986. doi. pdf.

 

#290. Gryp, T., K. De Paepe, R. Vanholder, F.-M. Kerckhof, W. Van Biesen, T. Van de Wiele, F. Verbeke, M Speeckaert, Marie Joossens, M. M. Couttenye, M. Vaneechoutte, G. Glorieux. 2020. Gut microbiota generation of protein-bound uremic toxins and related metabolites is

not altered at different stages of chronic kidney disease.

Kidney Int.: Submitted: 191030. Re-submitted: 200107. Accepted: 200125.

 

288. Castro, J., A. S. Rosca, P. Cools, M. Vaneechoutte, and N. Cerca. 2020. Gardnerella vaginalis enhances Atopobium vaginae viability in an in vitro model. Front. Cell. Infect. Microbiol. 10: 83. doi. pdf.

 

#*287. Rodríguez, A., H. Duyvejonck, J. D. Van Belleghem, T. Gryp, L. Van Simaey, S. Vermeulen, E. Van Mechelen, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2020. Comparison of procedures for RNA-extraction from peripheral blood mononuclear cells. PLoS ONE 15: e0229423. doi. pdf.

 

#286. Gryp, T., G. Glorieux, M. Joossens, and M. Vaneechoutte. Comparison of five assays for DNA extraction from bacterial cells in human fecal samples. J. Appl. Microbiol. JAM-2019-1927: Submitted 191025. Re-submitted: 200107. Re-resubmitted: 200204. Accepted: 200207. doi. pdf.

 

2019

 

#(*)285. Cools, P., A. Nemec, M. Vaneechoutte, and P. Kämpfer. 2019. Acinetobacter, Chryseobacterium, Moraxella, and other nonfermentative Gram-negative rods. Chapter 46, Pp. 829-857. In: Manual Clinical Microbiology 12th Ed. Versalovic, J., K. A. Carroll, G. Funke, J. H. Jorgensen, M. L. Landry, and D. W. Warnock (Eds.). ASM Press, Washington DC. Not in PubMed. pdf.

 

#*284. Rodríguez, A., B. Guillemyn, P. Coucke, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2019. Nucleic acids enrichment of fungal pathogens to study host-pathogen interactions. Sci. Rep. 9: 18037. doi. pdf.

 

#*283. Verougstraete, N., M. Berth, M. Vaneechoutte, J. Delanghe, and N. Callewaert. 2019. Interference of anti-streptavidin antibodies in immunoassays: a very rare phenomenon or a more common finding? Clin. Chem. Lab. Med.: CCLM.2019.0917. doi. pdf.

 

#*282. Masha, S. C., C. Owuor, J. M. Ngoi, P. Cools, E. J. Sanders, M. Vaneechoutte, T. Crucitti, and E. P. de Villiers. 2019. Comparative analysis of the vaginal microbiome of pregnant women with either Trichomonas vaginalis or Chlamydia trachomatis. PLoS ONE 14(12): e0225545. doi. pdf.

 

#*281. Duyvejonck, H., M. Merabishvili, J.-P. Pirnay, D. De Vos, G. Verbeken, J. D. Van Belleghem, T. Gryp, J. De Leenheer, K. Van der Borght, L. Van Simaey, S. Vermeulen, E. Van Mechelen, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2019. Development of a qPCR platform for quantification of the five bacteriophages within the bacteriophage cocktail 2 (BFC2). Sci. Rep. 9: 13893. doi. pdf.

 

#*280. Negash, A. A., D. Asrat, W. Abebe, T. Hailemariam, M. Gebre, A. Aseffa, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2019. Pneumococcal serotype 19A is the major cause of pediatric acute otitis media with ruptured tympanic membrane in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 5 years after the introduction of the ten-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine. Int. J. Pediatr. Otorhinolaryngol. 126: 109638. doi. pdf.

 

#*279. Negash, A. A., Asrat, D., Abebe, W., Hailemariam, T., Gebre, M., Verhaegen, J., Aseffa, A., and Vaneechoutte, M. 2019. Pneumococcal carriage, serotype distribution and risk factors in children with community acquired pneumonia, 5 years after introduction of 10-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in Ethiopia. Open Forum Infect. Dis. 6: ofz259. doi. pdf.

 

#*278. Rodríguez, A., and M. Vaneechoutte. 2019. Comparison of the efficiency of different cell lysis methods and different commercial methods for RNA extraction from Candida albicans stored in RNAlater. BMC Microbiol. 19: 94. doi. pdf.

 

#*277. Vaneechoutte, M., A. Guschin, L. Van Simaey, Y. Gansemans, F. Van Nieuwerburgh, and P. Cools. 2019. Emended description of Gardnerella vaginalis and description of Gardnerella leopoldii sp. nov., Gardnerella piotii sp. nov. and Gardnerella swidsinskii sp. nov., with delineation of 13 genomic species within the genus Gardnerella. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 69: 679-687. doi. pdf.

 

#*276. OPATHY Consortium, and T. Gabaldón. 2019. Recent trends in molecular diagnostics of yeast infections: from PCR to NGS. FEMS Microbiol. Rev. 43: 517–547. doi. pdf.

 

#*275. Negash, A. A., D. Asrat, W. Abebe, T. Hailemariam, T. Hailu, A. Aseffa, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2019. Bacteremic community-acquired pneumonia in Ethiopian children: Etiology, antibiotic resistance, risk factors and clinical outcome.  Open Forum Infect Dis 6: ofz029. doi. pdf.

 

#*274. Cai, Q., M. Fauvart, R. S. Wiederkehr, B. Jones, P. Cools, P. Goos, M. Vaneechoutte, and T. Stakenborg. 2019. Ultra-fast, sensitive and quantitative on-chip detection of group B streptococci in clinical samples. Talanta 192: 220–225. doi. pdf.

 

#*273. Van Belleghem, J. D., K. Dąbrowska, M. Vaneechoutte, J. J. Barr, and P. L. Bollyky. 2019. Interactions between bacteriophage, bacteria, and the mammalian immune system. Viruses 11: E10. doi. pdf.

 

#* 272. Masha, S. C., P. Cools, E. J. Sanders, M. Vaneechoutte, and T. Crucitti. 2019. Trichomonas vaginalis and HIV infection acquisition: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Sex. Transm. Infect. 95: 36–42. doi. pdf.

 

#*271. Joossens, M., K. Faust, T. Gryp, A. T. L. Nguyen, J. Wang, S. Eloot, E. Schepers, A. Dhondt, A. Pletinck, S. Vieira-Silva, G. Falony, M. Vaneechoutte, R. Vanholder, W. Van Biesen, G. R. B. Huys, J. Raes, and G. Glorieux. 2019. Gut microbiota dynamics and uraemic toxins: One size does not fit all. Gut 68: 2257-2260.  doi. pdf. pdf Suppl.

 

2018

#*270. Masha, S. C., P. Cools, M. Reynders, P. Descheemaeker, M. Reynders, E. J. Sanders, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2018. Urogenital pathogens, associated with Trichomonas vaginalis, among pregnant women in Kilifi, Kenya: a nested case control study. BMC Infect. Dis. 18: 549. doi. pdf.          Submitted 180416. Accepted 181023, after the most hilarious review ever …

 

#* 269. Chalermwatanachai, T., R. Vilchez-Vargas, G. Holtappels, T. Lacoere, R. Jáuregui, F.-M. Kerckhof, D. H. Pieper,T. Van de Wiele, M. Vaneechoutte, T. Van Zele, and C. Bachert. 2018. Chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps is characterized by dysbacteriosis of the nasal microbiota. Sci Rep 8: 7926. doi. pdf.

 
#* 268. Jonckheere, L., P. Schelstraete, L. Van Simaey, E. Van Braeckel, J. Willekens, S. Van daele, F. De Baets, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2018. Establishing the diagnosis of chronic colonization with Pseudomonas aeruginosa of cystic fibrosis patients: comparison of the European consensus criteria with genotyping of P. aeruginosa isolates. J Cystic Fibrosis 17: 729–735. doi. pdf.

 

#*267. Forier, K., V. Van Heck, M. Carlier, E. Van Braeckel, S. Van daele, F. De Baets, P. Schelstraete, F. Haerynck, V. Stove, L. Van Simaey, M. Vaneechoutte, and A. G. Verstraete. 2018. Development and validation of an LC tandem MS assay for the quantification of β-lactam antibiotics in the sputum of cystic fibrosis patients. J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 73: 95-101. doi. pdf.

 

#*266. Bachert, C., G. Holtappels, M. Merabishvili, T. Meyer, A. Murr, N. Zhang, K. Van Crombruggen, E. Gevaert, U. Völker, B. M. Bröker, M. Vaneechoutte, and F. Schmidt. 2018. Staphylococcus aureus controls interleukin-5 release in upper airway inflammation. J. Proteomics 180: 53-60. doi. pdf.

 

2017

#*265. Vaneechoutte, M. 2017. The human vaginal microbial community. Res. Microbiol. 168: 811-825. doi. pdf.

 

#*264. Vaneechoutte, M. 2017. Lactobacillus iners: The unusual suspect. Res. Microbiol. 168: 826-836. doi. pdf.

 

Cools, P., P. Melin. 2017. Group B Streptococcus and perinatal mortality. Res. Microbiol. 168: 793-801. doi. pdf.

 

Cools, P. 2017. The role of Escherichia coli in reproductive health: state of the art. Res. Microbiol. 168: 892-901. doi. pdf.

 

263. Churkina et al. 2017. Batumin.

Л.Н. Чуркина, M. Ванечотте, Н.Б. Перунова, О.Б. Лютко, Л.В. Ярошенко. 2017. Действие антибиотика батумина на образование биоплёнок у стафилококков Допов. Нац. акад. наук Укр. 10: 91-100. doi. pdf.

 

#*262. Masha, S.C., P. Cools, T. Crucitti, E.J. Sanders, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2017. Molecular typing of Trichomonas vaginalis isolates by actin gene sequence analysis and carriage of Trichomonas vaginalis viruses. Parasit. Vectors 10: 537. doi. pdf.

 

#*261. Van Belleghem, J. D., F. Clement, M. Merabishvili, R. Lavigne, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2017. Pro- and anti-inflammatory responses of peripheral blood mononuclear cells induced by Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa phages. Sci. Rep. 7: 8004. doi. pdf.

 

#*260. Cools, P., J. H. H. M. van de Wijgert, V. Jespers, T. Crucitti, E. J. Sanders, H. Verstraelen, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2017. Role of HIV exposure and infection in relation to neonatal GBS disease and rectovaginal GBS carriage: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Sci Rep 7: 13820. doi. pdf.

 

#*259. Merabishvili, M., R. Monserez, J. Van Belleghem, T. Rose, S. Jennes, D. De Vos, G. Verbeken, M. Vaneechoutte, and J.-P. Pirnay. 2017. Stability of bacteriophages in burn wound care products. PLoS ONE 12: e0182121. doi. pdf.

 

#*258. Cerca, N., M. Vaneechoutte, A. Guschin, A. Swidsinski. 2017. Polymicrobial infections and biofilms in women's health: Gahro Expert Group Meeting Report. Res Microbiol. 168: 902-904. doi. pdf.

 

#*257. Lopes dos Santos Santiago, G., G. Brusselle, K. Dauwe, P. Deschaght, C. Verhofstede, D. Vaneechoutte, E. Deschepper, P. Jordens, G. Joos, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2017. Influence of chronic azithromycin treatment on the composition of the oropharyngeal microbial community in patients with severe asthma. BMC Microbiol 17: 109. doi. pdf.

 

#*256. Heytens, S., A. De Sutter, L. Coorevits, P. Cools, J. Boelens, L. Van Simaey, T. Christiaens, M. Vaneechoutte, and G. Claeys. 2017. Women with symptoms of a urinary tract infection but a negative urine culture: PCR-based quantification of Escherichia coli suggests infection in most cases. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. 23: 647-652. doi. pdf.

 

#*255. Masha, S.C., E. Wahome, M. Vaneechoutte, P. Cools, T. Crucitti, and E.J. Sanders. 2017. High prevalence of curable sexually transmitted infections among pregnant women in a rural county hospital in Kilifi, Kenya. PLoS ONE 12: e0175166. doi. pdf.

 

#*254. Hardy, L., N. Cerca, V. Jespers, M. Vaneechoutte, and T. Crucitti. 2017. Bacterial biofilms in the vagina. Res. Microbiol. 168: 865-874. doi. pdf.

 

#*253. Hardy, L., V. Jespers, M. Van Den Bulck, J. Buyze, L. Mwambarangwe, V. Musengamana, M. Vaneechoutte, and T. Crucitti. 2017. The presence of the putative Gardnerella vaginalis sialidase A gene in vaginal specimens is associated with bacterial vaginosis biofilm. PLoS ONE 12: e0172522. doi. pdf.

 

#*252. Gryp, T., R. Vanholder, M. Vaneechoutte, and G. Glorieux. 2017. p-Cresyl sulfate. Toxins 9: 52. doi. pdf.

 

#*251. Van Belleghem, J., M. Merabishvili, B. Vergauwen, R. Lavigne, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2017. A comparative study of different strategies for removal of endotoxins from bacteriophage preparations. J. Microbiol. Methods 132: 153–159. doi. pdf.

 

#*250. Petrova, M.I., G. Reid, M. Vaneechoutte, and S. Lebeer. 2017. Lactobacillus iners: Friend or foe? Trends Microbiol. 25: 182-191. doi. pdf.

 

2016

#*249. Nguyen, L. D., P. Deschaght, S. Merlin, A. Loywick, C. Audebert, S. Van daele, E. Viscogliosi, M. Vaneechoutte, and L. Delhaes. 2016. Effects of propidium monoazide (PMA) treatment on mycobiome and bacteriome analysis of cystic fibrosis airways during exacerbation. PLoS ONE 11: e0168860. doi. pdf.

 

#*248. Cools, P. E. Ho, K. Vranckx, P. Schelstraete, B. Wurth, H. Franckx, G. Ieven, L. Van Simaey, S. Van daele, S. Verhulst, F. De Baets, M. Vaneechoutte. 2016. Epidemic Achromobacter xylosoxidans strain among Belgian cystic fibrosis patients and review of literature. BMC Microbiol. 16: 122. doi. pdf.

 

#*247. De Vos, D., J.-P. Pirnay, F. Bilocq, S. Jennes, G. Verbeken, T. Rose, E. Keersebilck, P. Bosmans, T. Pieters, M. Hing, W. Heuninckx, F. De Pauw, P. Soentjens, M. Merabishvili, P. Deschaght, M. Vaneechoutte, P. Bogaerts, Y. Glupczynski, B. Pot, T. van der Reijden, and L. Dijkshoorn. 2016. Molecular epidemiology and clinical impact of Acinetobacter calcoaceticus-baumannii complex in a Belgian burn wound center. PLoS ONE 11: e0156237. doi. pdf.

 

#*246. Cools, P., V. Jespers, L. Hardy, T. Crucitti, S. Delany-Moretlwe, M. Mwaura, G.F. Ndayisaba, J.H.H.M. van de Wijgert, M. Vaneechoutte. 2016. A multi-country cross-sectional study of vaginal carriage of group B streptococci (GBS) and Escherichia coli in resource-poor settings: prevalences and risk factors. PLoS ONE 11: e0148052. doi. pdf.

 

#*245. Hardy, L., V. Jespers, S. Abdellati, I. De Baetselier, L. Mwambarangwe, V. Musengamana, J. van de Wijgert, M. Vaneechoutte, and T. Crucitti. 2016. A fruitful alliance: the synergy between Atopobium vaginae and Gardnerella vaginalis in bacterial vaginosis-associated biofilm. Sex. Transm. Infect. 92: 487-491. doi. pdf.

 

#*244. Schellenberg, J.J., T.Paramel Jayaprakash, N.Withana Gamage, M.H. Patterson, M.H., M. Vaneechoutte, and J.E. Hill. 2016. Gardnerella vaginalis subgroups defined by cpn60 sequencing and sialidase activity in isolates from Canada, Belgium and Kenya. PLoS ONE 11: e0146510. doi. pdf.

 

#*243. Jespers V., T. Crucitti, J. van de Wijgert, M. Vaneechoutte, S. Delany-Moretlwe, M. Mwaura, S. Agaba, J. Menten. 2016. A DNA tool for early detection of vaginal dysbiosis in African women. Res. Microbiol. 167: 133-141. doi. pdf.

 

#*242. Van Hoecke, H., A.-S. De Paepe, E. Lambert, J.D. Van Belleghem, P. Cools, L. Van Simaey, P. Deschaght, M. Vaneechoutte, and I. Dhooge. 2016. Haemophilus influenzae biofilm formation in chronic otitis media with effusion. Eur. Arch. OtoRhinoLaryngol. 273: 3553-3560. doi. pdf.

 

#*241. Fondi, M., I. Maida, E. Perrin, V. Orlandini, L. La Torre, E. Bosi, A. Negroni, G. Zanaroli, F. Fava, F. Decorosi, L. Giovannetti, C. Viti, M. Vaneechoutte, L. Dijkshoorn, and R. Fani. 2016. Genomic and phenotypic characterization of the species Acinetobacter venetianus. Sci. Rep. 6: 21985. doi. pdf.

 

2015

#*240. Duyvejonck, H., P. Cools, J. Decruyenaere, K. Roelens, L. Noens, S. Vermeulen, G. Claeys, E. Decat, E. Van Mechelen, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2015. Validation of High Resolution Melting Analysis (HRM) of the Amplified ITS2 region for the detection and identification of yeasts from clinical samples: Comparison with culture and MALDI-TOF based identification. PLoS ONE 10: e0132149. doi. pdf. Correction.

#*239. Perrin, E., M. Fondi, I. Maida, A. Mengoni, C. Chiellini, S. Mocali, P. Cocchi, S. Campana, G. Taccetti, M. Vaneechoutte, and R. Fani. 2015. Genomes analysis and bacteria identification: The use of overlapping genes as molecular markers. J. Microbiol. Methods 117: 108–112. doi. pdf.

 

#*238. Jespers, V., J. van de Wijgert, P. Cools, R. Verhelst, H. Verstraelen, S. Delany-Moretlwe, M. Mwaura, G. F. Ndayisaba, K. Mandaliya, J. Menten, L. Hardy, T. Crucitti, and the Vaginal Biomarkers Study Group. 2015. The significance of Lactobacillus crispatus and L. vaginalis for vaginal health and the negative effect of recent sex: a cross-sectional descriptive study across groups of African women. BMC Infect. Dis. 15: 115. doi. pdf.

 

#*237. Kyongo, J. K., T. Crucitti, J. Menten, L. Hardy, P. Cools, J. Michiels, S. Delany-Moretlwe, M. Mwaura, G. Ndayisaba, S. Joseph, R. Fichorova, J. van de Wijgert, G. Vanham, K. K. Ariën, and V. Jespers. 2015. Cross-sectional analysis of selected genital tract immunological markers and molecular vaginal microbiota in Sub-Saharan African women, with relevance to HIV risk and prevention. Clin. Vaccine Immunol. 22: 526-538. doi. pdf.

 

#*236. Hardy, L., V. Jespers, N. Dahchour, L. Mwambarangwe, V. Musengamana, M. Vaneechoutte, and T. Crucitti. 2015. Unravelling the bacterial vaginosis-associated biofilm: a multiplex Gardnerella vaginalis and Atopobium vaginae Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization assay using peptide nucleic acid probes. PLoS ONE 10: e0136658. doi. pdf.

 

#*235. Pirnay, J.-P., G. Verbeken, M. Vaneechoutte, S. Jennes, M. Merabishvili, I. Serrano, and D. De Vos. 2015. Bacteriophages as antibacterial agents: Why are we facing an antibiotic crisis and how could bacteriophages be of help? Frontiers Antimicrob Agents 1: 10-23. doi. pdf.

 

#*234. Pirnay, J.-P., B. G. Blasdel, L. Bretaudeau, A. Buckling, N. Chanishvili, J. R. Clark, S. Corte-Real, L. Debarbieux, A. Dublanchet, D. De Vos, J. Gabard, M. Garcia, M. Goderdzishvili, A. Górski, J. Hardcastle, I. Huys, E. Kutter, R. Lavigne, M. Merabishvili, E. Olchawa, K. J. Parikka, O. Patey, F. Pouilot, G. Resch, C. Rohde, J. Scheres, M. Skurnik, M. Vaneechoutte, L. Van Parys, G. Verbeken, M. Zizi, and G. Van den Eede. 2015. Quality and safety requirements for sustainable phage therapy products. Pharm. Res. 32: 2173-2179. doi. pdf.

 

#*233. Churkina, L., M. Vaneechoutte, E. Kiprianova, N. Perunova, L. Avdeeva, and O. Bukharin. 2015. Batumin - a selective inhibitor of staphylococci - reduces biofilm formation in methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Open J Med Microbiol 5: 193-201. doi. pdf.

 

 

2014

#*232. Kiama, T. N., R. Verhelst, P. M. Mbugua, M. Vaneechoutte, H. Verstraelen, B. Estambale, and M. Temmerman. 2014. Characterisation of the vaginal microflora of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive and negative women in a sub-urban population of Kenya. Afr. J. Biotechnol. 13: 1075-1085. doi. pdf.

#*231. Malik, S., R. Siezen, B. Renckens, M. Vaneechoutte, J. Vanderleyden, and S. Lebeer. 2014. Draft genome sequence of Lactobacillus plantarum CMPG5300, a human vaginal isolate. Genome Announc. 2: e01149-14. doi. pdf.

#(*)230. Tilley, L., K. Keppens, A. Kushiro, T. Takada, T. Sakai, M. Vaneechoutte, and B. Degeest. 2014. A probiotic fermented milk drink containing Lactobacillus casei strain Shirota improves stool consistency of subjects with hard stools. Int. J. Probiotics Prebiotics 9: 23-30. Not in PubMed. Not in WoS. doi. pdf.

 

#*229. Smet, A., P. Cools, L. Krizova, M. Maixnerova, O. Sedo, F. Haesebrouck, M. Kempf, A. Nemec, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2014. Acinetobacter gandensis sp. nov. isolated from horse and cattle. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 64: 4007-4015. doi. pdf.

 

#*228. de Clerck, F., F. Van Ryckeghem, P. Depuydt, D. Benoit, P. Druwé, A. Hugel, G. Claeys, P. Cools, and J. De Cruyenaere. 2014. Dual disseminated infection with Nocardia farcinica and Mucor in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus: a case report. J. Med. Case Rep. 8: 376. doi. pdf.

 

#*227. Rose, T., G. Verbeken, D. De Vos, M. Merabishvili, M. Vaneechoutte, R. Lavigne, S. Jennes, M. Zizi, and J.-P. Pirnay. 2014. Experimental phage therapy of burn wound infection: difficult first steps. Int. J. Burns Trauma 4: 66-73. doi. pdf.

 

***Above: all doi correct, all pdf available

 

#*226. Cools, P., M. Oyaert, M. Vaneechoutte, E. De Laere, and S. Vervaeke. 2014. Atopobium deltae sp. nov., isolated from the blood of a patient with Fournier's gangrene. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 64: 3140-3145. doi. pdf.

 

#*225. Merabishvili, M., D. Vandenheuvel, A. M. Kropinski, J. Mast, D. De Vos, G. Verbeken, J.-P. Noben, R. Lavigne, M. Vaneechoutte, and J.-P. Pirnay. 2014. Characterization of newly isolated lytic bacteriophages active against Acinetobacter baumannii. PLOS One 9: e104853. doi. pdf.

 

#(*)224. Vaneechoutte, M., P. Kaempfer, P. Cools, A. Nemec, and G. Wauters. 2014. Acinetobacter, Chryseobacterium, Moraxella, and other nonfermentative Gram-negative rods. Chapter 44. In: Manual Clinical Microbiology 10th Ed. Versalovic, J., K. A. Carroll, G. Funke, J. H. Jorgensen, M. L. Landry, and D. W. Warnock (Eds.). ASM Press, Washington DC. pdf.

 

#(*)223. Wauters, G., and M. Vaneechoutte. 2014. Approaches to the identification of aerobic Gram-negative bacteria. Chapter 33. In: Manual Clinical Microbiology 11th Ed. Versalovic, J., K. A. Carroll, G. Funke, J. H. Jorgensen, M. L. Landry, and D. W. Warnock (Eds.). ASM Press, Washington DC. pdf.

 

#*222. Temmerman, S., L. Vandekerckhove, E. Sermijn, D. Vogelaers, G. Claeys, M. Vaneechoutte, P. Cools, and S. Callens. 2014. Disseminated infection with Mycobacterium tilburgii in a male immunocompromised patient. J. Clin. Microbiol. 52: 1777-1779. doi. pdf

 

#*221. Oyaert, M., P. Cools, J. Breyne, G. Heyvaert, A. Vandewiele, M. Vaneechoutte, S. Vervaeke, and E. De Laere. 2014. Sepsis with an Atopobium-like species in a patient with Fournier's gangrene. J. Clin. Microbiol. 52: 364-366. doi: 10.1128/JCM.02310-13. doi. pdf.

 

 

2013

#*220. Deschaght, P., P. Schelstraete, L. Van Simaey, M. Vanderkercken, A. Raman, L. Mahieu, S. Van daele, F. De Baets, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2013. Is the improvement of CF patients, hospitalized for pulmonary exacerbation, correlated to a decrease in bacterial load? Plos One 8: e79010. doi. pdf.

 

#(*) 219. El Aila, N. A., P. Cools, P. Deschaght, G. Lopes dos Santos Santiago, G. Claeys, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2013. Strong correspondence of the vaginal and rectal load of group B streptococci in pregnant women. J. Clin. Gynecol. Obstetrics 2: 61-67. doi. doi. pdf.

 

#*218. Cools, P., J. Haelters, G. Lopes dos Santos Santiago, G. Claeys, J. Boelens, I. Leroux-Roels, M. Vaneechoutte, and P. Deschaght. 2013. Edwardsiella tarda sepsis in a live-stranded sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus). Vet Microbiol. 166: 311-315. pdf doi. pdf.

http://www.deredactie.be/cm/vrtnieuws/regio/westvlaanderen/belga_20130927_Potvis_Theofiel

 

120715: Submitted Emerg. Infect. Dis.               Rejected without review: 120905

120910: Submitted Environ. Microbiol.              Rejected without review: 121121

121125: Submitted PLOS One                             Rejected without review: 121203

121206: Submitted Environm. Health Persp.      Rejected without review. 130221

130325: Submitted Ecol. Lett.                             Rejected without review: 130327

130330: Submitted Vet. Microbiol.                     Accepted!: 130531

 

#*217. Petrova, M. I., L. Mathys, S. Lebeer, S. Noppen, E.J.M. Van Damme, H. Tanaka, Y. Igarashi, M. Vaneechoutte, J. Vanderleyden, and J. Balzarini. 2013. Inhibition of infection and transmission of HIV-1 and lack of significant impact on the vaginal commensal lactobacilli by carbohydrate-binding agents.  J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 68: 2026-2037. doi. pdf.

 

#*216. Machado, A., C. Almeida, D. Salgueiro, A. Henriques, M. Vaneechoutte, F. Haesebrouck, M. J. Vieira, L. Rodrigues, N. F. Azevedo, and N. Cerca. 2013. Fluorescence in situ Hybridization method using Peptide Nucleic Acid probes for rapid detection of Lactobacillus and Gardnerella spp.  BMC Microbiol. 2013, 13: 82. pdf

 

#*215. Huys, I., M. Vaneechoutte, G. Verbeken, and L. Debarbieux. 2013. Key issues in phage therapy: a report of a dedicated workshop at the Viruses of Microbes II Meeting. Res. Microbiol. 164: 806-810. doi. pdf.
 
#*214. Merabishvili, M., C. Vervaet, J.-P. Pirnay, D. De Vos, G. Verbeken, J. Mast, N. Chanishvili, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2013. Stability of Staphylococcus aureus phage ISP after freeze-drying (lyophilization). PLoS One 8: e68797. doi. pdf.

 

#*213. Tency, I., H. Verstraelen, B. Saerens, B. Verhasselt, M. Vaneechoutte, O. Degomme, R. Verhelst, and M. Temmerman. 2013. Elevated soluble triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells (sTREM)-1 levels in maternal serum during term and preterm labor. PLoS One 8: e56050. doi. pdf.

 

#*212. Fondi, M., E. Rizzi, G. Emiliani, V. Orlandini, M. L. Berna, M. C. Papaleo, E. Perrin, I. Maida, G. Corti, G. De Bellis, F. Baldi, L. Dijkshoorn, M. Vaneechoutte, and R. Fani. 2013. The genome sequence of the hydrocarbon degrading Acinetobacter venetianus VE-C3. Res. Microbiol. 164: 439–449. doi. pdf.

 

#*211. Golic, A., M. Vaneechoutte, A. Nemec, A. M. Viale, L. A. Actis, and M. A. Mussi. 2013. Staring at the cold sun: Blue light regulation is distributed within the genus Acinetobacter. PLOS ONE 8: e55059. doi. pdf.

 

#*210. Cosyn, J., K. Princen, R. Miremadi, E. Decat, M. Vaneechoutte, and H. De Bruyn. 2013. A double-blind randomized placebo-controlled study on the clinical and microbial effects of an essential oils mouth rinse used by patients in supportive periodontal care. Int. J. Dent. Hyg. 11: 53-61. doi. pdf.

 

#*209. Vaneechoutte, M., M. Janssens, V. Avesani, M. Delmée, P. Deschaght. 2013. Description of Acidovorax wautersii sp. nov. to accomodate clinical isolates and an environmental isolate, most closely related to A. avenae. IJSEM 63: 2203-2206. doi. pdf.

 

 

2012

 

#*208. Ceyssens, P.-J., A. Aertsen, D. M. Donovan, R. Lavigne, M. B. Sullivan, L. Debarbieux, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2012. Meeting Report of the EMBO Symposium ‘Virus of Microbes II’, Brussels, July 2012. Res. Microbiol. 164: 799-805. doi. pdf.

 

#*207. Decat, E., J. Cosyn, H. De Bruyn, R. Miremadi, B. Saerens, E. Van Mechelen, S. Vermeulen, M. Vaneechoutte, and P. Deschaght. 2012. Optimization of quantitative polymerase chain reactions for detection and quantification of eight periodontal bacterial pathogens. BMC Res. Notes 2012, 5: 664. doi. pdf.

 

#*206. Decat, E., E. Van Mechelen, B. Saerens, S. J. T. Vermeulen, T. Boekhout, S. De Blaiser, M. Vaneechoutte, and P. Deschaght. 2011. Rapid and accurate identification of isolates of Candida species by melting peak and melting curve analysis of the internally transcribed spacer region 2 fragment (ITS2-MCA). Res. Microbiol. 164: 110-117. doi. pdf.

 

#*205. Smet, A., F. Boyen, F. Pasmans, P. Butaye, A. Martens, A. Nemec, P. Deschaght, M. Vaneechoutte, and F. Haesebrouck. 2012. OXA-23-producing Acinetobacter species from horses: a public health hazard? J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 67: 3009-3014. doi. pdf.

 

#*204. Tency, I., H. Verstraelen, I. Kroes, G. Holtappels, B. Verhasselt, M. Vaneechoutte, R. Verhelst, and M. Temmerman. 2012. Imbalances between matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases (TIMPs) in maternal serum during preterm labor. PLOS ONE 7: e49042. doi. pdf.


#*203. Merabishvili, M., D. De Vos, G. Verbeken, A.M. Kropinski, D. Vandenheuvel, R. Lavigne, P. Wattiau, J. Mast, C. Ragimbeau, J. Mossong, J. Scheres, N. Chanishvili, M. Vaneechoutte, and J.-P. Pirnay. 2012.
Selection and characterization of a candidate therapeutic bacteriophage that lyses the Escherichia coli O104:H4 strain from the 2011 outbreak in Germany. PLoS ONE 7: e52709. doi. pdf.

 

#*202. Lopes dos Santos Santiago, G., I. Tency, H. Verstraelen, R. Verhelst, M. Trog, M. Temmerman, L. Vancoillie, E. Decat, P. Cools, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2012. Longitudinal qPCR study of the dynamics of L. crispatus, L. iners, A. vaginae, (sialidase positive) G. vaginalis, and P. bivia in the vagina. PLOS ONE 7: e45281. doi. pdf.

Listed as: Santiago G. L. D.

Supplementary data: http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0045281#s5

 

#*201. Fondi, M., V. Orlandini, G. Emiliani, M. C. Papaleo, I. Maida, E. Perrin, M. Vaneechoutte, L. Dijkshoorn, and R. Fani. 2012. Draft genome sequence of the hydrocarbon-degrading and emulsan-producing strain Acinetobacter venetianus RAG-1(T). J. Bacteriol. 194: 4771-4772. doi. pdf.

 

#*200. Churkina, L. N., S. I. Bidnenko, G. Lopes dos Santos Santiago, M. Vaneechoutte, L. V. Avdeeva, O. B. Lutko, and N. M. Oserjanskaja. 2012. Application of the antibiotic batumin for accurate and rapid identification of staphylococcal small colony variants. BMC Res. Notes 5: 374. doi. pdf.

 

#*199. Lopes dos Santos Santiago, G., P. Grob, H. Verstraelen, F. Wäser, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2012. Susceptibility testing of A. vaginae for dequalinium chloride. BMC Res. Notes 5: 151. doi. pdf.

 

#*198. Wang, X., N. Zhang, S. Glorieux, G. Holtappels, M. Vaneechoutte, O. Krysko, L. Zhang, D. Han, H. J. Nauwynck, and C. Bachert. 2012. Herpes simplex virus type 1 infection facilitates invasion of Staphylococcus aureus into the nasal mucosa and nasal polyp tissue. PLoS ONE 7: e39875. doi. pdf.

 

#*197. Deschaght, P., M. Janssens, M. Vaneechoutte, and G. Wauters. 2012. Psychrobacter isolates of human origin, other than Psychrobacter phenylpyruvicus, are predominantly Psychrobacter faecalis and Psychrobacter pulmonis, with emended description of P. faecalis. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 62: 671-674. doi. pdf.

 

#*196. Chiers, K., P. Deschaght, T. De Baere, S. Dabrowski, R. Kotlowski, D. De Clercq, R. Ducatelle, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2012. Isolation and identification of Mycobacterium avium subspecies silvaticum from a horse. Comp. Immunol. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 35: 303-307. doi. pdf.

 

#*195. Pirnay J-P, G. Verbeken, T. Rose, S. Jennes, M. Zizi, I. Huys, R. Lavigne, M. Merabishvili, M. Vaneechoutte, A. Buckling, D. De Vos. 2012. Introducing yesterday’s phage therapy into today’s medicine. Future Virol. 7: 379-390. doi. pdf.

 

#*194. Wauters, G., M. Janssens, T. De Baere, M. Vaneechoutte, and P. Deschaght. 2012. Isolates belonging to CDC group II-i belong predominantly to Sphingobacterium mizutaii Yabuuchi et al., 1983: emended description of S. mizutaii and of the genus Sphingobacterium.

Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 62: 2598-601. doi. pdf.

 

2011

 

#*193. Deschaght, P., S. Van daele, F. De Baets, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2011. PCR and the detection of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in respiratory samples of CF patients. A literature review. J. Cystic Fibrosis 10: 293-297. doi. pdf.

 

#*192. Mara, K., F. Decorosi, C. Viti, L. Giovannetti, M. C. Papaleo, I. Maida, E. Perrin, M. Fondi, M. Vaneechoutte, A. Nemec, M. van den Barselaar, L. Dijkshoorn, and R. Fani. 2011. Molecular and phenotypic characterization of Acinetobacter strains able to degrade diesel fuel. Res. Microbiol. 163: 161-72. doi. pdf.

 

#*191. Lopes dos Santos Santiago, G., P. Cools, H. Verstraelen, M. Trog, G. Missine, N. El Aila, R. Verhelst, I. Tency, G. Claeys, M. Temmerman, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2011.  Longitudinal study of the dynamics of vaginal microflora during two consecutive menstrual cycles. PLoS ONE 6: e28180. doi. pdf.

 

#*190. El Aila, N., I. Tency, B. Saerens, E. De Backer, P. Cools, G. dos Santos Santiago Lopes, H. Verstraelen, R. Verhelst, M. Temmerman, M. Vaneechoutte. 2011. Strong correspondence in bacterial loads between the vagina and rectum of pregnant women. Res. Microbiol. 162: 506-513. doi. pdf.

 

#*189. Deschaght, P., L. Van Simaey, E. Decat, E. Van Mechelen, S. Brisse, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2011. Rapid genotyping of Achromobacter xylosoxidans, Acinetobacter baumannii, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia isolates using melting curve analysis of RAPD-generated DNA-fragments (McRAPD). Res. Microbiol. 162: 386-392. doi. pdf.

 

#*188. Lopes dos Santos Santiago, G., P. Deschaght, N. El Aila, T. N. Kiama, H. Verstraelen, K. K. Jefferson, M. Temmerman, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2011. Gardnerella vaginalis comprises three distinct genotypes of which only two produce sialidase. Am. J. Obstetr. Gynecol. 204: 450.e1-e7. doi. pdf.

 

#*187. El Aila, N., I. Tency, G. Claeys, H. Verstraelen, P. Deschaght, E. Decat, G. Lopes dos Santos Santiago, P. Cools, M. Temmerman, M. Vaneechoutte. 2011. Comparison of culture with two different qPCR assays for detection of rectovaginal carriage of Streptococcus agalactiae (group B streptococci) in pregnant women. Res. Microbiol. 162: 499-505. doi. pdf.

#*186. Verstraelen, H., R. Verhelst, M. Vaneechoutte, and M. Temmerman. 2011. Group A streptococcal vaginitis: an unrecognized cause of vaginal symptoms in adult women. Arch. Gynecol. Obstetr. 284: 95-98. doi. pdf.

 

#*185. Supré, K., F. Haesebrouck, R. N. Zadoks, M. Vaneechoutte, S. Piepers, and S. De Vliegher. 2011. Some coagulase-negative Staphylococcus species affect udder health more than others. J. Dairy Sci. 94: 2329–2340. doi. pdf.

 

#*184. Nemec, A., L. Krizova, M. Maixnerova, T. J. van der Reijden, P. Deschaght, V. Passet, M. Vaneechoutte, S. Brisse, and L. Dijkshoorn. 2011. Genotypic and phenotypic characterization of the Acinetobacter calcoaceticus-Acinetobacter baumannii complex with the proposal of Acinetobacter pittii sp. nov. (formerly Acinetobacter genomic species 3) and Acinetobacter nosocomialis sp. nov. (formerly Acinetobacter genomic species 13TU). Res. Microbiol. 162: 393-404. doi. pdf.

 

#*183. Vaneechoutte, M., P. Kaempfer, L. Dijkshoorn, A. Nemec, and G. Wauters. 2011. Acinetobacter, Chryseobacterium, Moraxella, and other nonfermentative Gram-negative rods. Manual Clinical Microbiology 10th Ed. Chapter 42. In: Manual Clinical Microbiology 10th Ed. Versalovic, J., Carroll, K. A., Funke, G., Jorgensen, J. H., Landry, M. L., and Warnock, D. W (Eds.). ASM Press, Washington DC. Pp. 714-738. pdf.

 

#*182. Wauters, G., and M. Vaneechoutte. 2011. Approaches to the identification of aerobic Gram-negative bacteria. Chapter 31. In: Manual Clinical Microbiology 10th Ed. Versalovic, J., Carroll, K. A., Funke, G., Jorgensen, J. H., Landry, M. L., and Warnock, D. W (Eds.). ASM Press, Washington DC. Pp. 539-558. pdf.

 

#*181. Pirnay, J.-P., D. De Vos, G. Verbeken, M. Merabishvili, N. Chanishvili, M. Vaneechoutte, M. Zizi, G. Laire, R. Lavigne, I. Huys, G. Van den Mooter, A. Buckling, L. Debarbieux, F. Pouillot, J. Azeredo, E. Kutter, A. Dublanchet, A. Górski, and R. Adamia. 2011. The phage therapy paradigm: Pręt-ŕ-porter or sur-mesure? Pharm Res. 28: 934-937. doi. pdf.

 

#* Saey, V., A. Vanhaesebrouck, S. Maes, L. Van Simaey, L. Van Ham, Deschaght, P., and R. Ducatelle. 2011. Granulomatous meningoencephalitis associated with Sporobolomyces roseus in a dog. Vet. Pathol. 48: 1158-60. doi. pdf.

 

*Vaneechoutte, M., A. Kuliukas, and M. Verhaegen (Editors). 2011. Was Man more aquatic in the Past? Fifty years after Alister Hardy. Waterside hypotheses of human evolution. Bentham publishers e-book. ISBN 978-1-60805-244-8. pdf.

 

*Verhaegen, M., S. Munro, P.-F. Puech, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2011. Early hominoids: Orthograde aquarboreals in flooded forests? Pp. 67-81. In: Vaneechoutte, M., A. Kuliukas, and M. Verhaegen. 2011. Was Man more aquatic in the Past? Fifty years after Alister Hardy. Waterside hypotheses of human evolution. Bentham publishers e-book. ISBN 978-1-60805-244-8. pdf.

 

*Vaneechoutte, M., S. Munro, and M. Verhaegen. 2011. Seafood, diving, song and speech. Pp. 181-189. In:  Vaneechoutte, M., A. Kuliukas, and M. Verhaegen. 2011. Was Man more aquatic in the Past? Fifty years after Alister Hardy. Waterside hypotheses of human evolution. Bentham publishers e-book. ISBN 978-1-60805-244-8. pdf.

 

 

2010

 

#*180. Deschaght, P., P. Schelstraete, G. Lopes dos Santos Santiago, L. Van Simaey, F. Haerynck, S. Van daele, E. De Wachter, A. Malfroot, P. Lebecque, C. Knoop, G. Casimir, H. Boboli, F. Pierart, K. Desager, M. Vaneechoutte, and F. De Baets. 2010. Comparison of culture and qPCR for the detection of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in not chronically colonized cystic fibrosis patients. BMC Microbiol. 10: 245. doi. pdf.

 

(#)*179. Churkina, L. N, S. I. Bidnenko, A. S. Makushenko, M. Vaneechoutte, O. B. Liutko, N. M. Ozerianskaia, and L. V. Avdeeva. 2010. [Characteristics of atypical forms of staphylococci (SCVs) isolated from patients with osteomyelitis.][Russian] Antibiot. Khimiother. 55: 36-40. doi. pdf.

 

#*178. El Aila, N. A., I. Tency, G. Claeys, B. Saerens, P. Cools, H. Verstraelen, M. Temmerman, R. Verhelst, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2010. Comparison of different sampling techniques and of different culture methods for detection of group B Streptococcus carriage in pregnant women. BMC Infect. Dis. 10: 285. doi. pdf.

 

#*177. Swidsinski, A., Y. Doerffel, V. Loening-Baucke, S. Swidsinski, H. Verstraelen, M. Vaneechoutte, V. Lemm, J. Schilling, W. Mendling. 2010. Gardnerella biofilm involves females and males and is transmitted sexually. Gynecol. Obstet. Invest. 70: 184–191. doi. pdf.

#*176. Tré-Hardy, M., C. Nagant, N. El Manssouri, F. Vanderbist, H. Traore, M. Vaneechoutte, and J.-P. Dehaye. 2010. Efficacy of the combination of tobramycin and a macrolide in an in vitro mature biofilm model of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Antimicrobial Agents Chemother. 54: 4409-4415. doi. pdf.

 

#*175. Cools, P., H. Verstraelen, M. Vaneechoutte, and R. Verhelst. 2010. Atopobium. In Molecular detection of human bacterial pathogens. D. Liu (Ed.). CRC Press, Boca Raton. ISBN 978-1-4398-1238-9. doi. pdf.

 

#*174. Verhelst, R., H. Verstraelen, P. Cools, G. Lopes dos Santos Santiago, M. Temmerman, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2010. Gardnerella.Pp. 81-94. In Molecular detection of human bacterial pathogens. D. Liu (Ed.). CRC Press, Boca Raton. ISBN 978-1-4398-1238-9. doi. pdf.

 

#*173. El Aila, N. A., S. Emler, T. Kaijalainen, T. De Baere, B. Saerens, E. Alkan, P. Deschaght, R. Verhelst, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2010. The development of a 16S rRNA gene based PCR for the identification of Streptococcus pneumoniae and comparison with four other species specific PCR assays. BMC Infect. Dis. 10: 104. doi. pdf.

 

#*172. Verstraelen, H., R. Verhelst, M. Vaneechoutte, and M. Temmerman. 2009. The epidemiology of bacterial vaginosis in relation to sexual behaviour. BMC Infect. Dis. 10: 81. doi. pdf.

 

#*171. Lin, Y. T., M. Vaneechoutte, A. H. Huang, L. J. Teng, H.-M. Chen, S. L. Su, and T. C. Chang. 2010. Identification of clinically important anaerobic bacteria by an oligonucleotide array. J. Clin. Microbiol. 48: 1283-1290. doi. pdf.

 

#*170. Schelstraete, P., P. Deschaght, L. Van Simaey, S. Van daele, F. Haerynck, M. Vaneechoutte, and F. De Baets. 2010. Genotype based evaluation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa eradication treatment success in cystic fibrosis patients. J. Cystic Fibrosis 9:  99-103. doi. pdf.

 

#*169. Fondi, M., G. Bacci, M. Brilli, C. M. Papaleo, A. Mengoni, M. Vaneechoutte, L. Dijkshoorn, and R. Fani. 2010. Exploring the evolutionary dynamics of plasmids: the Acinetobacter pan-plasmidome. BMC Evol. Biol. 10: 59. doi. pdf.

 

#*168. Tejedor-Junco, M.-T., C. Gutiérrez, M. González, A.  Fernández, G. Wauters, T. De Baere, P. Deschaght, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2010. Outbreaks of keratoconjunctivitis in a camel herd caused by a specific biovar of Moraxella canis. J. Clin. Microbiol. 48: 596-598. doi. pdf.

 

#*167. De Baere, T., R. Summerbell, B. Theelen, T. Boekhout, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2010. Evaluation of internal transcribed spacer 2-RFLP analysis for the identification of dermatophytes. J. Med. Mycol. 59: 48-54. doi. pdf.

 

#*166. Nemec, A., M. Musílek, O. Šedo, T. De Baere, M. Maixnerová, T. J. K. van der Reijden, Z. Zdráhal, M. Vaneechoutte, and L. Dijkshoorn. 2010. Acinetobacter berezinae sp. nov. and Acinetobacter guillouiae sp. nov., to accommodate, respectively, Acinetobacter genomic species 10 and Acinetobacter genomic species 11. IJSEM 60: 896–903. doi. pdf.

 

#*165. De Backer, E., L. Dubreuil, M. Brauman, J. Acar, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2010. In vitro activity of secnidazole against Atopobium vaginae, an anaerobic pathogen involved in bacterial vaginosis. Clin. Microbiol. Infect 16: 470-472. doi. pdf.

 

(#Listed as published in 2009)*164. De Baere, T., M. Vaneechoutte, P. Deschaght, J. Huyghe, I. Dhooge. 2010. The prevalence of middle ear pathogens in the outer ear canal and the nasopharyngeal cavity of healthy adults. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. 16: 1031-1035. doi. doi. pdf.

 

* Flahou, B., T. De Baere, K. Chiers, F. Pasmans, F. Haesebrouck, and R. Ducatelle. 2010. Gastric infection with Kazachstania heterogenica influences the outcome of a Helicobacter suis infection in mongolian gerbils. Helicobacter 15: 67–75.

 

2009

(#)(*)Vaneechoutte, M., and R. Fani. 2009. Editors. Special Issue on the Origin of Life. Res. Microbiol. 160: 437-529. doi. pdf.

 

#*163. Deschaght, P., T. De Baere, L. Van Simaey, S. Van daele, F. De Baets, D. De Vos, J.-P. Pirnay, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2009. Comparison of the sensitivity of culture, PCR and quantitative real-time PCR for the detection of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in sputum of cystic fibrosis patients. BMC Microbiol 9: 244. doi. pdf.

 

#*162. El Aila, N. A., I. Tency, G. Claeys, H. Verstraelen, B. Saerens, G. L. Santiago, E. De Backer, P. Cools, M. Temmerman, R. Verhelst, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2009. Identification and genotyping of bacteria from paired vaginal and rectal samples from pregnant women indicates similarity between vaginal and rectal microflora. BMC Infect. Dis. 9: 167. doi. pdf.

 

#*161. El Aila, N. A., I. Tency, G. Claeys, B. Saerens, E. De Backer, M. Temmerman, R. Verhelst, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2009. Genotyping of Streptococcus agalactiae (group B streptococci) isolated from vaginal and rectal swabs of women at 35-37 weeks of pregnancy. BMC Infect. Dis. 9: 153. doi. pdf.

 

#*160. Pirnay, J.P., F. Bilocq, B. Pot, P. Cornelis, M. Zizi, J. Van Eldere, P. Deschaght, M. Vaneechoutte, S. Jennes, T. Pitt, D. De Vos. 2009. Pseudomonas aeruginosa population structure revisited. PloS ONE 4: e7740. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0007740. doi. pdf.

 

#*159. Lopes dos Santos Santiago, G. L., H. Verstraelen, N. Poelvoorde, S. De Corte, G. Claeys, M. Trog, E. De Backer, B. Saerens, C. Vervaet, F. De Boeck, L. Van Bortel, J. P. Remon, M. Temmerman, M. Vaneechoutte, R. Verhelst. 2009. A pilot study evaluating the safety of vaginal administration of a multi-particulate pellet formulation. Eur. J. Pharm. Biopharm. 73: 399-403. doi. pdf.

 

#*158. Vaneechoutte, M., and R. Fani. 2009. From the primordial soup to the latest universal common ancestor. Res. Microbiol. 160: 437-440. doi. pdf.

 

#*157. Verstraelen, H., R. Verhelst, G. Claeys, E. De Backer, M. Temmerman, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2009. Longitudinal analysis of the vaginal microflora in pregnancy suggests that L. crispatus promotes the stability of the normal vaginal microflora and that L. gasseri and/or L. iners are more conducive to the occurrence of abnormal vaginal microflora. BMC Microbiol. 9: 116. doi. pdf.

 

(#)(*)156. Vaneechoutte, M., M. Merabishvili, G. Verbeken, D. De Vos, and J. P. Pirnay. 2009. Possibilities and limitations of bacteriophage based antibacterial treatment as an alternative or additive to antibiotic antibacterial treatment. In: Essayreeks: Alternatieven voor Antibiotica: 53-72. In opdracht van het Nederlandse Ministerie van Landbouw, Natuur en Voedselkwaliteit. pdf.

 

#*155. Supré, K., S. De Vliegher, O. C. Sampimon, R. N. Zadoks, M. Vaneechoutte, M. Baele, E. De Graef, S. Piepers, and F. Haesebrouck. 2009. Technical note: Use of tRNA-intergenic spacer PCR combined with capillary electrophoresis to identify coagulase-negative Staphylococcus species originating from bovine milk and teat apices. J. Dairy Sci. 92: 3204-3210. doi. pdf.

 

#*154. Weyers, S., H. Verstraelen, J. Gerris, S. Monstrey, G. Lopes dos Santos Santiago, B. Saerens, E. De Backer, G. Claeys, M. Vaneechoutte, and R. Verhelst. 2009. Microflora of the penile skin-lined neovagina of transsexual women. BMC Microbiol. 9: 102. doi. pdf.

 

#*153. Tré-Hardy, M., H. Traore, N. El Manssouri, F. Vanderbist, M. Vaneechoutte, and M. J. Devleeschouwer. 2009. Evaluation of long-term co-administration of tobramycin and clarithromycin in a mature biofilm model of cystic fibrosis clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Int. J. Antimicrob. Agents 34: 370-374. doi. pdf.

 

#*152. Poelvoorde, N., H. Verstraelen, R. Verhelst, B. Saerens, E. De Backer, G. Lopes dos Santos Santiago, C. Vervaet, M. Vaneechoutte, F. De Boeck, L. Van Bortel, M. Temmerman, and J.-P. Remon. 2009. In vivo evaluation of the vaginal distribution and retention of a multi-particulate pellet formulation. Eur. J. Pharm. Biopharm. 73: 280-284. doi. pdf.

 

#*151. Vaneechoutte, M., L. Dijkshoorn, and T.C. Chang. 2009. Authors’ reply to Zarrilli, R., M. Giannouli, A. Di Popolo, F. Tomasone, and Y.-W. Chu. 2009. Identification of Acinetobacter genomic species 13TU by sequence analysis of the 16S-23S rRNA gene spacer region. J. Clin. Microbiol. 47: 1281-1282. doi. pdf.

#*150. Merabishvili, M., J.-P. Pirnay, G. Verbeken, N. Chanishvili, M. Tediashvili, N. Lashkhi, T. Glonti, V. Krylov, J. Mast, L. Van Parys, R. Lavigne, G. Volckaert, W. Mattheus, G. Verween, P. De Corte, T. Rose, S. Jennes, M. Zizi, D. De Vos, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2009. Quality-controlled small-scale production of a well-defined bacteriophage cocktail for use in human clinical trials. PloS One 4: e4944. doi. pdf.

 

#*149. Ceyssens, P.-J., J.-P. Noben, H.-W. Ackermann, J. Verhaegen, D. De Vos, J.-P. Pirnay, M. Merabishvili, M., Vaneechoutte, A. Chibeu, G. Volckaert, and R. Lavigne. 2009. Survey of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and its phages: de novo peptide sequencing as a novel tool to assess the diversity of a worldwide collected viruses. Environm. Microbiol. 11: 1303-1313. doi. pdf.

 

#*148. Vaneechoutte, M. 2009. Taxonomy and identification of acinetobacters. Pp. 1-10, In Acinetobacter baumannii. Boerhaave Committee for postgraduate medical education of the Leiden University Medical Centre, van den Broek P. J., L. Dijkshoorn-de Bruin, and J. T. van Dissel, eds. ISBN/EAN: 978-90-6767-652-6. Leiden, the Netherlands. doi. pdf.

 

#*147. Baele, M., T. Stakenborg, G. Lopes dos Santos Santiago, F. Haesebrouck, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2009. tDNA-PCR followed by automated fluorescent capillary electrophoresis for identification of bacterial species. Cold Spring Harbour Protocols: doi:10.1101/pdb.prot5196. doi. pdf.

 

#*146. Persson, R. G., J. Hitti, R. Verhelst, M. Vaneechoutte, R. E. Persson, R. Hirschi, M. Weibel, M. Rothen, M. Temmerman, K. Paul, and D. Eschenbach. 2009. The vaginal microflora in relation to gingivitis. BMC Infect. Dis. 9: 6. doi. pdf.

 

#*145. Su, S. C., M. Vaneechoutte, L. Dijkshoorn, Y. F. Wei, Y. L. Chen, and T. C. Chang. 2009. Identification of nonfermenting Gram-negative bacteria of clinical importance by an oligonucleotide array. J. Med. Microbiol. 58: 596–605. doi. pdf.

#*144. De Baere, T., J. Hollants, A. Waeytens, J. Huyghe, C. Cuvelier, R. Verhelst, P. Deschaght, M. Vaneechoutte, and I. Dhooge. 2009. Otitis media microbes: culture, PCR, and confocal laser scanning microscopy. B. ENT 5: 65-72. doi. pdf.

#*143. Kämpfer, P., N. Lodders, M. Vaneechoutte, and G. Wauters. 2009. Transfer of Sejongia antarctica, Sejongia jeonii and Sejongia marina to the genus Chryseobacterium as Chryseobacterium antarcticum comb. nov, Chryseobacterium jeonii comb. nov. and Chryseobacterium marinum comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 59: 2238-2240. doi. pdf.

 

#*142. Kämpfer, P., M. Vaneechoutte, N. Lodders, T. De Baere, V. Avesani, M. Janssens, H.-J. Busse, and G. Wauters. 2009. Description of Chryseobacterium anthropi sp. nov., to accomodate clinical isolates biochemically similar to Kaistella koreensis and Chryseobacterium haifense, proposal to reclassify Kaistella koreensis as Chryseobacterium koreense comb. nov. and emended description of the genus Chryseobacterium. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 59: 2421-2428. doi. pdf.

 

#*141. Verstraelen, H., R. Verhelst, L. Nuytinck, K. Roelens, E. De Meester, D. De Vos, M. Van Thielen, R. Rossau, W. Delva, E. De Backer, M. Vaneechoutte, and M. Temmerman. 2009. Gene polymorphisms of Toll-like and related recognition receptors in relation to the vaginal carriage of Gardnerella vaginalis and Atopobium vaginae. J. Reprod. Immunol. 79: 163-173. doi. pdf.

#*140. Nemec, A., M. Musílek, M. Maixnerová, T. De Baere, T. J. K. van der Reijden, M. Vaneechoutte, and L. Dijkshoorn. 2009. Acinetobacter beijerinckii sp. nov. and Acinetobacter gyllenbergii sp. nov., haemolytic organisms isolated from humans. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 59: 118-124. doi. pdf.

 

#*139. Vaneechoutte, M., A. Nemec, M. Musílek, T. J. K. van der Reijden, M. van den Barselaar, I. Tjernberg, W. Calame, R. Fani, T. De Baere, and L. Dijks­hoorn. 2009. Description of Acinetobacter venetianus ex Di Cello et al. 1997 sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 59: 1376-1381. doi. pdf.

 

#*138. Kämpfer, P., M. Vaneechoutte, and G. Wauters. 2009. Chryseobacterium arothri Campbell et al. 2008 is a later heterotypic synonym of Chryseobacterium hominis Vaneechoutte et al. 2007. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 59: 695-697. doi. pdf.

 

 

2008

 

#*137. Martín, R., N. Soberón, M. Vaneechoutte, A. B. Flórez, F. Vázquez, and J. E. Suárez. 2008. Characterization of indigenous vaginal lactobacilli from healthy women as probiotic candidates. Int. Microbiol. 11: 261-266. doi. pdf.

 

#*136. Nemec, A., M. Musilek, M. Vaneechoutte, E. Falsen, and L. Dijkshoorn. 2008. Lack of evidence for Acinetobacter septicus’ as a species different from Acinetobacter ursingii? J. Clin. Microbiol. 46: 2826-2827. doi. pdf.

 

#*135. Van Zele, T., M. Vaneechoutte, G. Holtappels, P. Gevaert, P. van Cauwenberge, and C. Bachert. 2008. Detection of enterotoxin DNA in Staphylococcus aureus strains obtained from the middle meatus in controls and nasal polyp patients. Am. J. Rhinol. 22: 223-227. doi. pdf.

 

#*134. Hommez, G. M. G., R. Verhelst, M. Vaneechoutte, G. Claeys, and R. J. G. De Moor. 2008. Terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis of the microflora in necrotic teeth of patients irradiated in the head and neck region. JOE 34: 1048-1051. doi. pdf.

 

#*133. Ko, W.-C., Lee, N.-Y., Su, S. C., Dijkshoorn, L., Vaneechoutte, M., Wang, L.-R., Yan, J.-J., and Chang, T. C. 2008. Oligonucleotide-array based identification of species in the Acinetobacter calcoaceticus-A. baumannii complex in isolates from blood cultures and antimicrobial susceptibility testing of the isolates. J. Clin. Microbiol. 46: 2052-2059. doi. pdf.

 

#*132. Swidsinski, A., V. Loening-Baucke, M. Vaneechoutte, and Y. Doerffel. 2008. Active Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis can be specifically diagnosed and monitored based on the biostructure of the fecal flora. Inflamm. Bowel Dis. 14: 147-161. doi. pdf.

 

#*131. Vaneechoutte, M., T. De Baere, A. Nemec, T. J. K. van der Reijden and L. Dijkshoorn. 2008. Reclassification of Acinetobacter grimontii Carr et al. 2003 as a later synonym of Acinetobacter junii Bouvet and Grimont 1986. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 58: 937-940. doi. pdf.

 

#*130. Schelstraete, P., S. Van daele, K. De Boeck, M. Proesmans, P. Lebecque, J. Leclercq-Foucart, A. Malfroot, M. Vaneechoutte, and F. De Baets. 2008. Pseudomonas aeruginosa in the home environment of newly infected cystic fibrosis patients. Eur. Respir. J. 31: 822-829. doi. pdf.

 

#*129. Vaneechoutte, M., and T. De Baere. 2008. Taxonomy of the genus Acinetobacter, based on 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequences. Pp. 35-60, In: Acinetobacter Molecular Biology (Gerischer, U., Ed.), Horizon Scientific Press/Caister Academic Press, Norfolk, UK. ISBN 978-904455-20-2. doi. pdf.

 

 

2007

#*128. Verbeken, G., D. De Vos, M. Vaneechoutte, M. Merabishvili, M. Zizi, and J.-P. Pirnay. 2007. The European regulatory conundrum of phage therapy. Future Microbiol. 2: 485-491. doi. pdf.

 
(#)*127. Churkina, L., Z. Vasyurenko, S. Bidnenko, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2007. Phenotypic peculiarities of batumin-resistant staphylococci. Lik Sprava 3: 50-56. doi. pdf.
 

#*126. De Backer, E., R. Verhelst, H. Verstraelen, M. A. Alqumber, J. P. Burton, J. R. Tagg, M. Temmerman, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2007. Quantitative determination by real-time PCR of four vaginal Lactobacillus species, Gardnerella vaginalis and Atopobium vaginae indicates an inverse relationship between L. gasseri and L. iners. BMC Microbiol. 7: 115. doi. pdf.

 

#*125. Verstraelen, H., R. Verhelst, K. Roelens, G. Claeys, S. Weyers, E. De Backer, M. Vaneechoutte, and M. Temmerman. 2007. Modified classification of Gram-stained vaginal smears to predict spontaneous preterm birth: a prospective cohort study. Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol. 196: 528. doi. pdf.

 

#*124. Merabishvili, M., R. Verhelst, T. Glonti, N. Chanishvili, V. Krylov, C. Cuvelier, M. Tediashvili, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2007. Digitized fluorescent RFLP-analysis (fRFLP) as a universal method for comparing genomes of culturable dsDNA viruses: application to bacteriophages. Res. Microbiol. 158: 572-581. doi. pdf.

 

#*123. Lenoir-Wijnkoop, I., M. E. Sanders, M. D. Cabana, E. Caglar, G. Corthier, N. Rayes, P. M. Sherman, H. M. Timmerman, M. Vaneechoutte, J. Van Loo, and D. A. W. Wolvers. 2007. Probiotic and prebiotic influence beyond the intestinal tract. Nutr. Rev: 65: 469-489. doi. pdf.

 

#*122. Swidsinski, A., B. C. Sydora, Y. Doerffel, V. Loening-Baucke, M. Vaneechoutte, M. Lupicki, J. Scholze, H. Lochs, and L. A. Dieleman. 2007. Viscosity gradient within the mucus layer determines the mucosal barrier function and the spatial organization of the intestinal microbiota. Inflamm. Bowel Dis. 13: 963-970. doi. pdf.

 

#*121. Vaneechoutte, M., P. Kämpfer, T. De Baere, V. Avesani, M. Janssens, and G. Wauters. 2007. Chryseobacterium hominis sp. nov., to accomodate clinical isolates biochemically similar to CDC groups II-h and II-c. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 57: 2623-2628. doi. pdf.

 

#*120. De Baets, F., P. Schelstraete, S. Van daele, F. Haerynck, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2007. Achromobacter xylosoxidans in cystic fibrosis: prevalence and clinical relevance. J. Cystic Fibrosis 6: 75-78. doi. pdf.

 

#*119. Catry, B., F. Boyen, M. Baele, J. Dewulf, A. de Kruif, M. Vaneechoutte, F. Haesebrouck, and A. Decostere. 2007. Recovery of Moraxella ovis from the bovine respiratory tract and differentiation of Moraxella species by tDNA-intergenic spacer PCR. Vet. Microbiol. 120: 375–380. doi. pdf.

 

#*118. Tung, S. K., L. J. Teng, M. Vaneechoutte, H. M. Chen, and T. C. Chang. 2007. Identification of species of Abiotrophia, Enterococcus, Granulicatella and Streptococcus by sequence analysis of the ribosomal 16S-23S intergenic spacer region. J. Med. Microbiol. 56: 504-513. doi. pdf.

 

#*117. De Vos, D., Y. Glupczynski, P. Bogaerts, L. Dijkshoorn, T. J. K Van der Reijden, F. Bilocq, M. Vaneechoutte, T. Pieters, P. Bosmans, P. Soentjes, J. Pirson, and J. P. Pirnay  2007. Multi drug resistant (MDR) Acinetobacter baumannii outbreak in the Brussels burn wound centre. Acta Clin. Belg. 62: 453. doi. pdf.

* Kapley, A., T. De Baere, and H. J. Purohit. 2007. Eubacterial diversity of activated biomass from a common effluent treatment plant. Res. Micriobiol. 158: 494-500. doi. pdf.

 

 

2006

#*116. Kämpfer, P., V. Avesani, M. Janssens, J. Charlier, T. De Baere, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2006. Description of Wautersiella falsenii gen. nov., sp. nov., to accomodate clinical isolates phenotypically resembling members of the genera Chryseobacterium and Empedobacter. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 56: 2323-2329. doi. pdf.

 

115. Tung, S. K., L. J. Teng, M. Vaneechoutte, H. M. Chen, and T. C. Chang. 2006. Array-based identification of species of Abiotrophia, Enterococcus, Granulicatella and Streptococcus. J. Clin. Microbiol. 44: 4414-4424. doi. pdf.

 

*114. Massonet, C., T. De Baere, and J. Van Eldere. 2006. Direct identification of bacteria in clinical samples using fluorescent fragment length analysis of 16S-23S rRNA spacer-region. J. Microbiol. Meth. 66: 369-379. doi. pdf.

 

*113. Verthé, K., S. Possemiers, M. Vaneechoutte, N. Boon, and W. Verstraete. 2006. Factors controlling the activity of bacteriophage UZ1 against Enterobacter aerogenes strain BE1 under simulated intestinal conditions. Eng. Life Sci. 6: 501-507. doi. pdf.

 

*112. Van daele, S., M. Vaneechoutte, K. De Boeck, C. Knoop, A. Malfroot, P. Lebecque, J. Leclercq-Foucart, L. Van Schil, K. Desager, and F. De Baets. 2006. Survey of Pseudomonas aeruginosa genotypes in Belgian colonised cystic fibrosis patients. Eur. Resp. J. 28: 740-747. doi. pdf.

 

111. De Backer, E., R. Verhelst, H. Verstraelen, G. Claeys, G. Verschraegen, M. Temmerman, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2006. Antibiotic susceptibility of Atopobium vaginae. BMC Infect. Dis. 6: 51. doi. pdf.

 

110. Vaneechoutte, M., D. M. Young, N. Ornston, T. De Baere, A. Nemec, T. Van der Reijden, E. Carr, I. Tjernberg, and L. Dijkshoorn. 2006. The naturally transformable Acinetobacter strain ADP1 belongs to the newly described species Acinetobacter baylyi. Appl. Environm. Microbiol. 72: 932-936. doi. pdf.

 

109. Matthys, C., G. Claeys, G. Verschraegen, G. Wauters, D. Vogelaers, T. De Baere, R. Verhelst, G. Van Nooten, R. Van Coster, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2006. Streptococcus cristatus isolated from a resected heart valve and blood cultures: case reports and application of phenotypic and genotypic techniques for identification. Acta Clin. Belg. 61: 196-200. doi. pdf.

 

 

2005

 

108. Verhelst, R., H. Verstraelen, G. Claeys, G. Verschraegen, L. Van Simaey, C. De Ganck, E. De Backer, M. Temmerman, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2005. Comparison between Gram stain and culture for the characterization of vaginal microflora: Definition of a distinct grade that resembles grade I microflora and revised categorization of grade I microflora. BMC Microbiol. 5: 61. doi. pdf.

 

107. Stepanovic, S., I. Dakic, A. Martel, M. Vaneechoutte, D. Morrison, A. Shittu, P. Jezek, A. Decostere, L. A. Devriese, and F. Haesebrouck. 2005. A comparative evaluation of phenotypic and molecular methods in the identification of members of the Staphylococcus sciuri group. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 28: 353-357. doi. pdf.

 

#106. Wauters, G., V. Avesani, J. Charlier, M. Janssens, M. Vaneechoutte, and M. Delmée. 2005. Distribution of Nocardia species in clinical samples and their routine rapid identification in the laboratory. J. Clin. Microbiol. 43: 2624-2628. doi. pdf.

 

105. Huys, G., M. Cnockaert, A. Nemec, L. Dijkshoorn, S. Brisse, M. Vaneechoutte, and J. Swings. 2005. Repetitive-DNA-element PCR fingerprinting and antibiotic resistance of pan-European multi-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii clone III strains. J. Med. Microbiol. 54: 851–856. doi. pdf.

 

#104. Stakenborg, T., J. Vicca, R. Verhelst, P. Butaye, D. Maes, A. Naessens, G. Claeys, C. De Ganck, F. Haesebrouck, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2005. Evaluation of tRNA gene PCR for the identification of mollicutes. J. Clin. Microbiol. 43: 4558-4566. doi. pdf.

 

#103. Stakenborg, T., J. Vicca, P. Butaye, D. Maes, T. De Baere, R. Verhelst, J. Peeters, A. de Kruif, F. Haesebrouck, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2005. Evaluation of amplified rDNA restriction analysis (ARDRA) for the identification of Mycoplasma species. BMC Infect. Dis. 5: 46. doi. pdf.

 

102. De Baere, T., A. Vankeerberghen, P. Van Hauwe, H. De Beenhouwer, A. Boel, G. Verschraegen, G. Claeys, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2005. Interlaboratory comparison of ITS2-PCR for the identification of yeasts, using the ABI Prism 310 and CEQ8000 capillary electrophoresis systems. BMC Microbiol. 5: 14. doi. pdf.

 

101. Van daele, S., R. Verhelst, G. Claeys, G. Verschraegen, H. Franckx, L. Van Simaey, C. De Ganck, F. De Baets, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2005. Shared genotypes of Achromobacter xylosoxidans strains isolated from patients at a cystic fibrosis rehabilitation center. J. Clin. Microbiol. 43: 2998-3002. doi. pdf.

 

100. Devriese, L. A., M. Vancanneyt, M. Baele, M. Vaneechoutte, E. De Graef, C. Snauwaert, I. Cleenwerck, P. Dawyndt, J. Swings, A. Decostere, and F. Haesebrouck. 2005. Staphylococcus pseudintermedius sp. nov., a coagulase-positive species from animals. IJSEM 55: 1569-1573. doi. pdf.

 

99. Van Kempen, M. J., J. S. Vermeiren, M. Vaneechoutte, G. Claeys, R. H. Veenhoven, G. T. Rijkers, E. A. Sanders, and I. J. Dhooge. 2004. Pneumococcal conjugate vaccination in children with recurrent acute otititis media: a therapeutic alternative? Int. J. Pediatr. Otorhinolaryngol. 70: 275-285. doi. pdf.

 

98. Huys, G., M. Cnockaert, M. Vaneechoutte, N. Woodford, A. Nemec, L. Dijkshoorn, and J. Swings. 2005. Distribution of tetracycline resistance genes in genotypically related and unrelated multiresistant Acinetobacter baumannii strains from different European hospitals. Res. Microbiol. 156: 348-355. doi. pdf.

 

97. Chang, H.C., Y.F. Wei, L. Dijkshoorn, M. Vaneechoutte, C.T. Tang, and T.C. Chang. 2005. Species-level identification of isolates of the Acinetobacter calcoaceticus-Acinetobacter baumannii complex by sequence analysis of the 16S-23S rRNA gene spacer region. J. Clin. Microbiol. 43: 1632-1639. doi. pdf.

 

96. Van daele, S. G., H. Franckx, R. Verhelst, P. Schelstraete, F. Haerynck, L. Van Simaey, G. Claeys, M. Vaneechoutte, and F. De Baets. 2005. Epidemiology of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a cystic fibrosis rehabilitation centre. Eur. Resp. J. 25: 474-481. doi. pdf.

 

2004

95. Claeys, G., T. De Baere, G. Wauters, P. Vandecandelaere, G. Verschraegen, A. Muylaert and M. Vaneechoutte. 2004. Extended-spectrum b-lactamase (ESBL) producing Enterobacter aerogenes phenotypically misidentified as Klebsiella pneumoniae or K. terrigena. BMC Microbiol. 4: 49. doi. pdf.

 

94. Verhelst, R., H. Verstraelen, G. Claeys, G. Verschraegen, J. Delanghe, L. Van Simaey, C. De Ganck, M. Temmerman, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2004. Cloning of 16S rRNA genes amplified from normal and disturbed vaginal microflora suggests a strong assocation between Atopobium vaginae, Gardnerella vaginalis and bacterial vaginosis. BMC Microbiol. 4: 16. doi. pdf.

 

93. Hommez, G. M., R. Verhelst, G. Claeys, M. Vaneechoutte, and R. J. De Moor. 2004. Investigation of the effect of the coronal restoration quality on the composition of the root canal microflora in teeth with apical periodontitis by means of T-RFLP analysis. Int. Endodont. J. 37: 819-827. doi. pdf.

 

92. Verstraelen, H., R. Verhelst, G. Claeys, M. Temmerman, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2004. Culture-independent analysis of vaginal microflora: the unrecognized association of Atopobium vaginae with bacterial vaginosis. Am. J. Obst. Gynecol. 191: 1130-1132. doi. pdf.

 

91. De Baere, T., R. Verhelst, C. Labit, G. Verschraegen, G. Wauters, G. Claeys, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2004. Bacteremic infection with Pantoea ananatis. J. Clin. Microbiol. 42: 4393-4395. doi. pdf.

 

90. van Kempen, M. J., M. Vaneechoutte, G. Claeys, G. L. Verschraegen, J. Vermeiren, and I. J. Dhooge. 2004. Antibiotic susceptibility of acute otitis media pathogens in otitis-prone Belgian children. Eur. J. Pediatr. 163: 524-529. doi. pdf.

 

89. Vancraeynest, D., K. Hermans, A. Martel, M. Vaneechoutte, L. A. Devriese, and F. Haesebrouck. 2004. Antimicrobial resistance and resistance genes in Staphylococcus aureus strains from rabbits. Vet. Microbiol. 101: 245-251. doi. pdf.

 

88. Verthé, K., S. Possemiers, N. Boon, M. Vaneechoutte, and W. Verstraete. 2004. Stability and activity of an Enterobacter aerogenes-specific bacteriophage under simulated gastro-intestinal conditions. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 65: 465-472. doi. pdf.

 

87. Massonet, C., J. Van Eldere, M. Vaneechoutte, T. De Baere, J. Verhaegen, and K. Lagrou. 2004. Comparison of VITEK 2 with ITS2-fragment length polymorphism analysis for identification of yeast species. J. Clin. Microbiol. 42: 2209-2211. doi. pdf.

 

86. Vaneechoutte, M., P. Kämpfer, T. De Baere, E. Falsen, and G. Verschraegen. 2004. Wautersia gen. nov., a novel genus accomodating the phylogenetic lineage including Ralstonia eutropha and related species and proposal of Ralstonia [Pseudomonas] syzygii (Roberts et al. 1990) comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 54: 317-327. doi. pdf.

 

2003

85. Verhelst, R., T. Kaijalainen, T. De Baere, G. Verschraegen, G. Claeys, L. Van Simaey, C. De Ganck and M. Vaneechoutte. 2003. Comparison of five genotypic techniques for identification of optochin-resistant pneumococcal-like isolates. J. Clin. Microbiol. 41: 3521-3525. doi. pdf.

 

84. Oliveira, M. J., J. Van Damme, T. Lauwaet, V. De Corte, G. De Bruyne, G. Verschraegen, M. Vaneechoutte, M. Goethals, M. R. Ahmadian, O. Muller, J. Vandekerckhove, M. Mareel, and A. Leroy. 2003. Beta-casein-derived peptides, produced by bacteria, stimulate cancer cell invasion and motility. EMBO J. 22: 6161-6173. doi. pdf.

 

83. Nemec, A., L. Dijkshoorn, D. Janssens, T. De Baere, T. J. K. van der Reijden, P. Jezek, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2003. Acinetobacter parvus sp. nov., a small colony forming species isolated from human specimens. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 53: 1563-1567. doi. pdf.

 

#*82. Delesalle, C., P. Deprez, L. Vanbrantegem, M. Vaneechoutte, A. Decostere, and R. Ducatelle. 2003. Emphysematous gastritis associated with Clostridium septicum in a horse. J. Vet. Intern. Med. 17: 115-118. doi. pdf.

 

81. Vergauwen, B., F. Pauwels, M. Vaneechoutte, and J. Van Beeumen. 2003. Exogenous glutathione completes the defense against oxidative stress in Haemophilus influenzae. J. Bacteriol. 185: 1572-1581. doi. pdf.

 

80. Wauters, G., T. De Baere, A. Willems, E. Falsen, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2003. Description of Comamonas aquatica comb. nov. and Comamonas kerstersii sp. nov. for two subgoups of Comamonas terrigena and emended description of Comamonas terrigena. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 53: 859-862. doi. pdf.

 

79. Baele, M., L. A. Devriese, M., Vancanneyt, M. Vaneechoutte, C. Snauwaert, J. Swings, and F. Haesebrouck. 2003. Emended species description of Streptococcus ferus isolated from pigs and rats. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 53: 143-146. doi. pdf.

 

78. De Costere, A., K. Hermans, T. De Baere, F. Pasmans, and F. Haesebrouck. 2003. First report on Cryptococcus laurentii associated with feather loss in aviary birds. Avian Pathol. 32: 307-309. doi. pdf.

 

77. Glonti, T., M. Merabishvili, M. Tediashvili, T. Chanishvili, N. Chanishvili, P. Barrow, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2003. Morpho-serological and genetic grouping of the P. aeruginosa bacteriophages related to the PT-series. Proc. Georgian Acad. Sciences. 29: 745-753. doi. pdf.

 

 

2002

76. De Baere, T., G. Wauters, P. Kämpfer, C. Labit, G. Claeys, G. Verschraegen, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2002. Isolation of Buttiauxella gaviniae from a spinal cord patient with urinary bladder pathology. J. Clin. Microbiol. 40: 3867-3870. doi. pdf.

 

75. De Baere, T., G. Claeys, D. Swinne, G. Verschraegen, A. Muylaert, C. Massonet, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2002. Identification of cultured isolates of clinically important yeast species using fluorescent fragment length analysis of the amplified internally transcribed rRNA spacer 2 region (ITS2). BMC Microbiol. 2: 21. doi. pdf.

 

74. Storms, V., M. Baele, R. Coopman, A. Willems, T. De Baere, F. Haesebrouck, G. Verschraegen, M. Gillis, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2002. Study of the intra- and interlaboratory reproducibility of partial single base C-sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene and its applicability for the identification of members of the genus Streptococcus. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 25: 52-59. doi. pdf.

 

73. Cetinkaya, B., M. Karahan, E. Atil, R. Kalin, T. De Baere, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2002. Identification of Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis isolates from sheep and goats by PCR. Vet. Microbiol. 88: 75-83. doi. pdf.

 

72. Devriese, L. A., M. Baele, M. Vaneechoutte, A. Martel, and F. Haesebrouck. 2002. Identification and antimicrobial susceptibility of Staphylococcus chromogenes isolates from intramammary infections of dairy cows. Vet. Microbiol. 87: 175-182. doi. pdf.

 

71. Baele, M., M. Vaneechoutte, R. Verhelst, M. Vancanneyt, L. A. Devriese, and F. Haesebrouck. 2002. Identification of Lactobacillus species using tDNA-PCR. J. Microbiol. Methods 50: 263-271. doi. pdf.

 

70. De Baere, T., A. Muylaert, E. Everaert, G. Wauters, G. Claeys, G. Verschraegen, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2002. Bacteremia due to Moraxella atlantae in a cancer patient. J. Clin. Microbiol. 40: 2693-2695. doi. pdf.

 

69. De Baere, T., R. de Mendonça, G. Claeys, G. Verschraegen, W. Mijs, R. Verhelst, S. Rottiers, L. Van Simaey, C. De Ganck, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2002. Evaluation of amplified rDNA restriction analysis (ARDRA) for the identification of cultured mycobacteria in a diagnostic laboratory. BMC Microbiol. 2: 4. doi. pdf.

 

68. Vandenbossche, I., M. Vaneechoutte, M. Vandevenne, T. De Baere, and G. Verschraegen. 2002. Susceptibility testing of fluconazole by the NCCLS broth macrodilution method, E-test, and disk diffusion for application in the routine laboratory. J. Clin. Microbiol. 40: 918-921. doi. pdf.

 

67. Storms, V., J. Hommez, L. A. Devriese, M. Vaneechoutte, T. De Baere, M. Baele, R. Coopman, G. Verschraegen, M. Gillis, and F. Haesebrouck. 2002. Identification of a new biotype of Actinomyces hyovaginalis in tissues of pigs during diagnostic bacteriological examination. J. Vet. Microbiol. 84: 93-102. doi. pdf.

 

 

2001

66. Vaneechoutte, M., T. De Baere, G. Wauters, S. Steyaert, G. Claeys, D. Vogelaers, and G. Verschraegen. 2001. One case each of recurrent meningitis and hemoperitoneum infection with Ralstonia mannitolilytica. J. Clin. Microbiol. 39: 4588-4590. doi. pdf.

 

65. Wauters, G., G. Claeys, G. Verschraegen, T. De Baere, E. Vandecruys, L. Van Simaey, C. De Ganck, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2001. Case of catheter sepsis with Ralstonia gilardii in a child with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. J. Clin. Microbiol. 39: 4583-4584. doi. pdf.

 

64. Chiers, K., I. Van Overbeke, E. Donné, M. Baele, R. Ducatelle, T. De Baere, and F. Haesebrouck. 2001. Detection of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae in cultures from nasal and tonsillar swabs of pigs by a PCR assay based on the nucleotide sequence of a DsbE-like gene. Vet. Microbiol. 83: 147-159. doi. pdf.

 

63. Baele, M., K. Chiers, L. A. Devriese, H. E. Smith, H. J. Wisselink, M. Vaneechoutte, and F. Haesebrouck. 2001. The Gram positive tonsillar and nasal flora of piglets before and after weaning. J. Appl. Microbiol. 91: 997-1003. doi. pdf.

 

62. Vaneechoutte, M., and M. Heyndrickx. 2001. Application and analysis of ARDRA patterns in bacterial identification, taxonomy and phylogeny. Pp. 211-247, In: New Approaches for Analysis of Microbial Typing Data (Dijkshoorn, L., K. Towner, and M. Struelens, Eds.), Elsevier, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. ISBN 0444 507 40X. doi. pdf.

 

61. van Kempen, M., I. Dhooge, M. Vaneechoutte, and G. Claeys. 2001. Turnover of Haemophilus influenzae isolates in otitis-prone children. Acta Otorhinolaryngol. Belg. 55: 83-86. doi. pdf.

 

60. Vergauwen, B., F. Pauwels, M. Vaneechoutte and J. J. van Beeumen. 2001. Probing mycothiol for completing the Mycobacterium tuberculosis AhpC enzymic peroxidatic cycle. Arch. Physiol. Biochem. 113: B22 Not in PubMed. doi. pdf.

 

59. Nemec, A., T. De Baere, I. Tjernberg, M. Vaneechoutte, T. J. K. van der Reijden, and L. Dijkshoorn. 2001. Acinetobacter ursingii sp. nov. and Acinetobacter schindleri sp. nov., isolated from human clinical specimens. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 51: 1891-1899. doi. pdf.

 

58. Baele, M., V. Storms, F. Haesebrouck, L. A. Devriese, M. Gillis, G. Verschraegen, T. De Baere, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2001. Application and evaluation of the interlaboratory reproducibility of tRNA intergenic length polymorphism analysis (tDNA-PCR) for identification of species of the genus Streptococcus. J. Clin. Microbiol. 39: 1436-1442. doi. pdf.

 

57. De Baere, T., G. Wauters, A. Huylenbroeck, G. Claeys, R. Peleman, G. Verschraegen, D. Allemeersch, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2001. Isolations of Leclercia adecarboxylata from a patient with a chronically inflamed gallbladder and from a patient with sepsis without focus. J. Clin. Microbiol. 39: 1674-1675. doi. pdf.

 

56. De Gheldre, Y., M. J. Struelens, Y. Glupczynski, P. De Mol, N. Maes, C. Nonhoff, H. Chetoui, C. Sion, O. Ronveaux, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2001. National epidemiologic surveys of Enterobacter aerogenes in Belgian hospitals from 1996 to 1998. J. Clin. Microbiol. 39: 889-896. doi. pdf.

 

55. De Baere, T., S. Steyaert, G. Wauters, P. De Vos, J. Goris, T. Coenye, T. Suyama, G. Verschraegen, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2001. Classification of Ralstonia pickettii biovar 3/'thomasii' strains (Pickett 1994) and of new isolates related to nosocomial recurrent meningitis as Ralstonia mannitolytica sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 51: 547-558. doi. pdf.

 

54. De Baere, T., M. Moerman, L. Rigouts, C. Dhooge, H. Vermeersch, G. Verschraegen, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2001. Mycobacterium interjectum as causative agent of cervical lymphadenitis. J. Clin. Microbiol. 39: 725-727. doi. pdf.

 

53. Vanpoucke, H., T. De Baere, G. Claeys, M. Vaneechoutte, and G. Verschraegen. 2001. Evaluation of six commercial assays for the rapid detection of Clostridium difficile toxin and/or antigen in stool specimens. Clin. Microbiol. Infection 7: 55-64. doi. pdf.

 

 

2000

52. Devriese, L. A., P. Riegel, J. Hommez, M. Vaneechoutte, T. De Baere, and F. Haesebrouck. 2000. Identification of Corynebacterium glucuronolyticum strains from the genital tract of humans and pigs. J. Clin. Microbiol. 38: 4657-4659. Erratum: J. Clin. Microbiol. 2001. 39: 1686. doi. pdf.

 

51. Vaneechoutte, M., L. A. Devriese, L. Dijkshoorn, B. Lamote, P. Deprez, G. Verschraegen, and F. Haesebrouck. 2000. Acinetobacter baumannii infected vascular catheters in a horse clinic. J. Clin. Microbiol. 38: 4280-4281. doi. pdf.

 

50. Dhooge, I., M. Vaneechoutte, G. Claeys, G. Verschraegen, and P. Van Cauwenberge. 2000. Turnover of Haemophilus influenzae isolates in otitis-prone children. Int. J. Pediatr. Otorhinolaryngol. 54: 7-12. doi. pdf.

 

49. Baele, M., P. Baele, M. Vaneechoutte, V. Storms, P. Butaye, L. A. Devriese, G. Verschraegen, M. Gillis, and F. Haesebrouck. 2000. Application of tRNA intergenic spacer PCR for the identification of Enterococcus species. J. Clin. Microbiol. 38: 4201-4207. doi. pdf.

 

48. Vaneechoutte, M., G. Claeys, S. Steyaert, T. De Baere, R. Peleman, and G. Verschraegen. 2000. Isolation of Moraxella canis from an ulcerated metastatic lymph node. J. Clin. Microbiol. 38: 3870-3871. doi. pdf.

 

47. De Baere, T., G. Claeys, G. Verschraegen, L.A. Devriese, M. Baele, B. Van Vlem, R. Vanholder, C. Dequidt, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2000. Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis peritonitis due to Enterococcus cecorum. J. Clin. Microbiol. 38: 3511-3512. doi. pdf.

 

46. Claeys, G., G. Verschraegen, T. De Baere, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2000. PER-1 β lactamase- producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa in an Intensive Care Unit. J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 45: 924-925. doi. pdf.

 

45. Hermans, K., F. Haesebrouck, M. Vaneechoutte, L. A. Devriese, C. Godard, and P. De Herdt. 2000. Differentation between high and low virulence Staphylococcus aureus strains from rabbits by randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD)-analysis. Vet. Microbiol. 72: 311-319. doi. pdf.

 

44. Baele, M., M. Vanrobaeys, M. Vaneechoutte, P. De Herdt, L. A. Devriese, and F. Haesebrouck. 2000. Genomic fingerprinting of pigeon Streptococcus gallolyticus strains of differing virulence by randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis. Vet. Microbiol. 71: 103-111. doi. pdf.

 

Vaneechoutte, M. 2000. The scientific origin of life. Considerations on the evolution of information, leading to an alternative proposal for explaining the origin of the cell, a semantically closed system. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 901: 139-147. Closure: Emergent organizations and their dynamics. J.L.R. Chandler & G. Van de Vijver, Eds., New York. pdf.

 

# Vaneechoutte, M. 2000. Experience, awareness and consciousness: suggestions for definitions as offered by an evolutionary approach. Foundations of Science 5: 429-456. doi. pdf.

 

Vaneechoutte, M. 2000. Report of the Symposium ‘Water and Human Evolution’. Human Evolution 15:3-4, 243-251.

 

1999

43. Vaneechoutte, M., I. Tjernberg, F. Baldi, M. Pepi, R. Fani, E. R. Sullivan, J. van der Toorn, and L. Dijkshoorn. 1999. Oil-degrading Acinetobacter strain RAG-1 and strains described as 'Acinetobacter venetianus sp. nov.' belong to the same genomic species. Res. Microbiol. 150: 69-73. doi. pdf.

 

42. Sabbe, L. J. M., D. Van de Merwe, L. Schouls, A. Bergmans, M. Vaneechoutte, and P. Vandamme. 1999. Clinical spectrum of infections due to the newly described Actinomyces species A. turicensis, A. radingae and A. europaeus. J. Clin. Microbiol. 37: 8-13. doi. pdf.

 

41. Hommez, J., L. A. Devriese, M. Vaneechoutte, P. Riegel, P. Butaye, and F. Haesebrouck. 1999. Identification of nonlipophilic corynebacteria isolated from dairy cows with mastitis. J. Clin. Microbiol. 37: 954-957. doi. pdf.

 

40. Dhooge, I., D. Van Damme, M. Vaneechoutte, G. Claeys, G. Verschraegen, and P. Van Cauwenberghe. 1999. Role of nasopharyngeal bacterial flora in the evaluation of recurrent middle ear infections in children. Clin. Microbiol. Infection. 5: 530-534. doi. pdf.

 

39. Vaneechoutte, M. 1999. A plea for caution with regard to the applicability of PCR for direct detection. Letter to the Editor. J. Clin. Microbiol. 37: 3081. Relative to the publication of: "Bergeron, M. G., and M. Ouellette. 1998. Preventing antibiotic resistance through rapid genotypic identification of bacteria and of their antibiotic resistance genes in the clinical microbiology laboratory. J. Clin. Microbiol. 36: 2169-2172." doi. pdf.

 

38. Vaneechoutte, M., L. Vauterin, B. van Harsselaar, L. Dijkshoorn, and P. De Vos. 1999. Considerations in evaluation of the applicability of DNA fingerprinting techniques for species differentiation. Letter to the Editor. J. Clin. Microbiol. 37: 3428-3429. Relative to the publication of: "Koeleman J. G. M., J. Stoof, D. J. Biesmans, P. H. M. Savelkoul, and C. M. J. E. Vandenbroucke-Grauls. 1998. Comparison of amplified rDNA restriction analysis, random amplified polymorphic DNA analysis, and amplified fragment length polymorphism fingerprinting for identification of Acinetobacter genomic species and typing of Acinetobacter baumannii. J. Clin. Microbiol. 36: 2522-2529." doi. pdf.

 

37. Steyaert, S., R. Peleman, M. Vaneechoutte, T. De Baere, G. Claeys, and G. Verschraegen. 1999. Septicemia in neutropenic patients infected with Clostridium tertium resistant to cefepime and other expanded-spectrum cephalosporins. J. Clin. Microbiol. 37: 3778-3779. doi. pdf.

 

 

1998

36. Louagie, H., M. Struelens, R. De Ryck, G. Claeys, G. Verschraegen, D. Vogelaers, N. Lameire, and M. Vaneechoutte. 1998. Problems in diagnosis and treatment of S. haemolyticus endocarditis in a hemodialysis patient. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. 4: 44-48. doi. pdf.

 

35. Vaneechoutte, M., P. Boerlin, H.-V. Tichy, E. Bannerman, B. Jäger, and J. Bille. 1998. Comparison of PCR-based DNA fingerprinting techniques for the identification of Listeria species and their use for atypical Listeria isolates. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 48: 127-139. doi. pdf.

 

34. Dijkshoorn, L., B. van Harsselaar, I. Tjernberg, P. J. M. Bouvet, and M. Vaneechoutte. 1998. Evaluation of amplified ribosomal DNA restriction analysis for identification of Acinetobacter genomic species. System. Appl. Microbiol. 21: 33-39. doi. pdf.

 

33. Claeys, G., T. De Baere, M. Vaneechoutte, and G. Verschraegen. 1998. Caz-hi, an extended-spectrum TEM β-lactamase (TEM-61), is derived from Caz-lo (TEM-11) by in vivo-selection. Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 42: 3328-3329. doi. pdf.

 

32. Vaneechoutte, M., D. De Bleser, G. Claeys, G. Verschraegen, T. De Baere, J. Hommez, L. Devriese, and Ph. Riegel. 1998. Cardioverter-lead electrode infection due to Corynebacterium amycolatum. Clin. Infect. Dis. 21: 1553-1554. doi. pdf.

 

Vaneechoutte, M., and J.R. Skoyles. 1998. The memetic origin of language: humans as musical primates. J. Memetics - Evolutionary Models of Information Transmission 2. doi. pdf.

 

 

1997

31. Vaneechoutte, M., and J. Van Eldere. 1997. The possibilities and limitations of nucleic acid amplification technology in diagnostic microbiology. J. Med. Microbiol. 46: 188-194. doi. pdf.

 

30. Reischl, U., B. Haber, W. Vandezande, T. De Baere, and M. Vaneechoutte. 1997. Long term storage of unamplified complete PCR mixtures. BioTechniques 23: 580-584. doi. pdf.

 

29. Maes, N., Y. De Gheldre, R. De Ryck, M. Vaneechoutte, H. Meugnier, J. Etienne, and M. Struelens. 1997. Rapid and accurate identification of Staphylococcus species by tRNA intergenic spacer length polymorphism analysis. J. Clin. Microbiol. 35: 2477-2481. doi. pdf.

 

28. Seifert, H., L. Dijkshoorn, P. Gerner-Smidt, N. Pelzer, I. Tjernberg, and M. Vaneechoutte. 1997. Distribution of Acinetobacter species on human skin: comparison of phenotypic and genotypic identification methods. J. Clin. Microbiol. 35: 2819-2825. doi. pdf.

 

27. Deplano, A., M. Vaneechoutte, G. Verschraegen, and M. Struelens. 1997. Typing of Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis strains by PCR analysis of inter-IS256 spacer length polymorphisms. J. Clin. Microbiol. 35: 2580-2587. doi. pdf.

 

26. Grundmann, H. J., K. J. Towner, L. Dijkshoorn, P. Gerner-Smidt, M. Maher, H. Seifert, and M. Vaneechoutte. 1997. Multicenter study using standardized protocols and reagents for evaluation of reproducibility of PCR-based fingerprinting of Acinetobacter spp. J. Clin. Microbiol. 35: 3071-3077. doi. pdf.

 

25. Claeys, G., M. Vaneechoutte, and G. Verschraegen. 1997. High levels of resistance to antibiotics in Escherichia coli from Cambodian doctors during a postgraduate course. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. 3: 701-702. doi. pdf.

 

Vaneechoutte, M. 1997. Bird song as a possible cultural mechanism for speciation. Journal of Memetics - Evolutionary Models of Information Transmission 1. doi. pdf.

 

 

1996

24. Vaneechoutte, M. 1996. DNA fingerprinting techniques for microorganisms. A proposal for classification and nomenclature. Mol. Biotechnol. 6: 115-142. doi. pdf.

 

23. Lemaitre, D., A. Elaichouni, M. Hundhausen, G. Claeys, P. Vanhaesebrouck, M. Vaneechoutte, and G. Verschraegen. 1996. Tracheal colonization with Sphingomonas paucimobilis in mechanically ventilated neonates due to contaminated ventilator temperature probes. J. Hosp. Infection 32: 199-206. doi. pdf.

 

22. Oishi, K., H. Tanaka, F. Sonoda, S. Borann, K. Ahmed, Y. Utsunomiya, K. Watanabe, T. Nagatake, M. Vaneechoutte, G. Verschraegen, and K. Matsumoto. 1996. A monoclonal antibody reactive with a common epitope of Moraxella (Branhamella) catarrhalis lipopolysaccharides. Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 3: 351-354. doi. pdf.

 

21. Claeys, G., H. Vanhouteghem, P. Riegel, G. Wauters, R. Hamerlynck, J. Dierick, J. De Witte, G. Verschraegen, and M. Vaneechoutte. 1996. Endocarditis of native aortic and mitral valves due to Corynebacterium accolens: report of a case and application of phenotypic and genotypic techniques for identification. J. Clin. Microbiol. 34: 1290-1292. doi. pdf.

 

20. Cobben, N. A. M., M. Drent, M. Jonkers, E. F. M. Wouters, M. Vaneechoutte, and E. E. Stobberingh. 1996. Outbreak of severe Pseudomonas aeruginosa respiratory infections due to contaminated nebulizers. J. Hosp. Infection. 33: 63-70. doi. pdf.

 

#19. Bernard, D., G. Verschraegen, G. Claeys, J. Bellon, and M. Vaneechoutte. 1996. Diagnosis of intravascular device related sepsis by a continuous monitoring blood culture system. Intensive Care Med. 22: 829-830. doi. pdf.

 

18. Vaneechoutte, M., C. P. Cartwright, E. C. Williams, B. Jäger, H.-V. Tichy, T. De Baere, A. De Rouck, and G. Verschraegen. 1996. Evaluation of 16S rRNA gene restriction analysis for the identification of cultured organisms of clinically important Clostridium species. Anaerobe 2: 249-256. Not in PubMed. doi. pdf.

 

 

1995

17. Vaneechoutte, M., L. Dijkshoorn, I. Tjernberg, A. Elaichouni, P. De Vos, G. Claeys, and G. Verschraegen. 1995. Identification of Acinetobacter genomic species by amplified ribosomal DNA restriction analysis. J. Clin. Microbiol. 33: 11-15. doi. pdf.

 

16. Kellens, J., M. Persoons, M. Vaneechoutte, F. van Tiel, and E. Stobberingh. 1995. Evidence for lectin-mediated adherence of Moraxella catarrhalis. Infection 23: 37-41. doi. pdf.

 

15. Vaneechoutte, M., A. Elaichouni, K. Maquelin, G. Claeys, A. Van Liedekerke, H. Louagie, G. Verschraegen, and L. Dijkshoorn. 1995. Comparison of arbitrarily primed polymerase chain reaction and cell envelope protein electrophoresis for analysis of Acinetobacter baumannii and A. junii outbreaks. Res. Microbiol. 146: 457-465. doi. pdf.

 

14. van Belkum, A., J. Kluytmans, W. van Leeuwen, R. Bax, W. Quint, E. Peters, A. Fluit, C. Vanderbroucke-Grauls, A. van den Brule, H. Koeleman, W. Melchers, J. Meis, A. Elaichouni, M. Vaneechoutte, F. Moonens, N. Maes, M. Struelens, F. Tenover, and H. Verburgh. 1995. Multi-center evaluation of arbitrarily primed PCR for typing of Staphylococcus aureus strains. J. Clin. Microbiol. 33: 1537-1547. Not in PubMed searching Vaneechoutte. doi. pdf.

 

13. Vaneechoutte, M., P. Riegel, D. de Briel, H. Monteil, G. Verschraegen, A. De Rouck, and G. Claeys. 1995. Evaluation of the applicability of amplified rDNA-restriction analysis to identification of species of the genus Corynebacterium. Res. Microbiol. 146: 633-641. doi. pdf.

 

12. Nesme, X., M. Vaneechoutte, S. Orso, B. Hoste, and J. Swings. 1995. Diversity and genetic relatedness within genera Xanthomonas and Stenotrophomonas using restriction endonuclease site differences of PCR-amplified 16S rDNA. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 18: 127-135. Not in PubMed. doi. pdf.

 

11. Verhasselt, B., G. Claeys, A. Elaichouni, G. Verschraegen, G. Laureys, and M. Vaneechoutte. 1995. A case of recurrent Flavimonas oryzihabitans bacteremia associated with an implanted central venous catheter (Port-A-Cath): Assessment of clonality by arbitrarily primed PCR. J. Clin. Microbiol. 33: 3047-3048. doi. pdf.

 

 

1994

10. Elaichouni, A., J. van Emmelo, G. Claeys, G. Verschraegen, R. Verhelst, and M. Vaneechoutte. 1994. Study of the influence of plasmids on the arbitrary primer polymerase chain reaction fingerprint of Escherichia coli strains. FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 115: 335-340. doi. pdf.

 

9. Elaichouni, A., G. Verschraegen, G. Claeys, M. Devleeschouwer, C. Godard, and M. Vaneechoutte. 1994. Pseudomonas aeruginosa serotype O12 outbreak studied by arbitrary primer PCR. J. Clin. Microbiol. 32: 666-671. doi. pdf.

 

 

1993

8. Vaneechoutte, M., H. De Beenhouwer, G. Claeys, G. Verschraegen, A. De Rouck, N. Paepe, A. Elaichouni, and F. Portaels. 1993. Identification of Mycobacterium species by using amplified ribosomal DNA restriction analysis. J. Clin. Microbiol. 31: 2061-2065. (J. Clin. Microbiol. 31: 3355). doi. pdf.

 

7. Jannes, G., M. Vaneechoutte, M. Lannoo, M. Gillis, M. Vancanneyt, P. Vandamme, G. Verschraegen, H. Van Heuverswyn, and R. Rossau. 1993. Polyphasic taxonomy leading to the proposal of Moraxella canis sp. nov. for Moraxella catarrhalis-like strains. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 43: 438-449. doi. pdf.

 

# Vaneechoutte, M. 1993. The memetic basis for religion. (Correspondence Letter). Nature 365: 290. doi. pdf.

 

 

1992

6. Vaneechoutte, M., R. Rossau, P. De Vos, M. Gillis, D. Janssens, N. Paepe, A. De Rouck, T. Fiers, G. Claeys, and K. Kersters. 1992. Rapid identification of bacteria of the Comamonadaceae with amplified ribosomal DNA-restriction analysis (ARDRA). FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 93: 227-234. doi. pdf.

 

1991

#*5. Dratwa, M., Y. Glupczynski, N. Lameire, D. Matthys, G. Verschraegen, M. Vaneechoutte, J. Boelaert, M. Schurgers, H. Van Landuyt, D. Verbeelen, and S. Lauwers. 1991. Treatment of Gram-negative peritonitis with aztreonam in patients undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis. Rev. Infect. Dis. 13: S645-S647. doipdf.

 

 

1990

#*4. Vaneechoutte, M., G. Verschraegen, G. Claeys, and A.-M. Van den Abeele. 1990. Serological typing of Branhamella catarrhalis strains on the basis of lipopolysaccharide antigens. J. Clin. Microbiol. 28: 182-187. doipdf.

 

#*3. Vaneechoutte, M., G. Verschraegen, G. Claeys, B. Weise, and A.-M. Van den Abeele. 1990. Respiratory tract carrier rates of Moraxella (Branhamella) catarrhalis in adults and children and interpretation of the isolation of M. catarrhalis from sputum. J. Clin. Microbiol. 28: 2674-2680. doi. pdf.

 

 

1988

#*2. Vaneechoutte, M., G. Verschraegen, G. Claeys, and A.-M. Van den Abeele. 1988. A selective medium for Branhamella catarrhalis, with acetazolamide as a specific inhibitor of Neisseria spp. J. Clin. Microbiol. 26: 2544-2548. doipdf.

 

#*1. Vaneechoutte, M., G. Verschraegen, G. Claeys, and P. Flamen. 1988. Rapid identification of Branhamella catarrhalis with 4-methylumbelliferyl butyrate. J. Clin. Microbiol. 26: 1227-1228. doipdf.

 

Desender, K., J.-P. Maelfait, and M. Vaneechoutte. 1986. Allometry and evolution of hind wing development in macropterous carabid beetles. In: Den Boer, P. J., M. Luff, D. Mossakowski, and F. Weber (Eds). Carabid Beetles. Their Adaptations and Dynamics. Gustav Fisher, Stuttgart, Pp. 101-112.

 

*# Desender, K., and M. Vaneechoutte. 1984. Phoretic associations of carabid beetles (Coleoptera, Carabidae) and mites (Acari). Rev. Ecol. Biol. Sol. 21: 363-371.

 

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Oral presentations

Landlinger, C., L. Tišáková, V. Oberbauer, M. Vaneechoutte, A. Swidsinski, and L. Corsini. 2022. Metronidazole resistance is a major impediment for the antibiotic therapy in bacterial vaginosis and may be overcome with the Gardnerella-specific endolysin PM-477. IDSOG Oral Abstracts. Am J Obstetr Gynecol. 226: 296. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2021.11.1287.

 

Gryp, T., K. De Paepe, F.-M. Kerckhof, R. Vanholder, M. Joossens, M. Vaneechoutte, and G. Glorieux. 2019. Concentrations of p-cresyl - and indoxyl sulfate and its precursors over the stages of chronic kidney disease: from feces to urine. Poster at the 56th ERA-EDTA Congress. June 13-16, 2019. Budapest, Hungary.

 

Vaneechoutte, M. 2019. Phage biology. Oral presentation @ Phage Therapy Symposium. Queen Astrid Military Hospital, Neder Over Heembeek. June 14, 2019.

 

Vaneechoutte, M. 2019. Phage biology and phage therapy: basics and brief history. Oral presentation. Vesalius Phage Therapy Meeting. March 19, 2019.

 

Vaneechoutte, M. 2018. Gardnerella vaginalis and/or Lactobacillus iners: Vaginal commensals and/or pathogens? Oral presentation. St. Lucas Ziekenhuis, Gent. December 6, 2018.

 

Vaneechoutte, M. 2018. Gardnerella vaginalis and/or Lactobacillus iners: Vaginal commensals and/or pathogens? Oral presentation. MiniSymposium: Vaginal biomarkers and HIV prevention. Institute Tropical Medicine, Antwerp. November 19, 2018.

 

Vaneechoutte, M. 2018. Gardnerella vaginalis and/or Lactobacillus iners: Vaginal commensals and/or pathogens? Oral presentation. Emeritate Geert Claeys, Auditorium 2P8, UZ Gent. December 21, 2018.

 

Cools, P., J. H. van de Wijgert, V. Jespers, T. Crucitti, E. Sanders, H. Verstraelen, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2017. HIV-exposed uninfected infants at increased risk for neonatal GBS disease. Systematic review and meta-analysis. Oral presentation. TropMed17 (American Society for Tropical Medicine and Hygiene), Baltimore, Md. November 8, 2017.

 

Van Belleghem, J., M. Merabishvili, F. Clement, R. Lavigne, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2017. Pro- and anti-inflammatory responses of peripheral blood mononuclear cells induced by Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa phages. Oral presentation. 22nd Biennial Evergreen International Phage Biology Meeting, Olympia, Washington. August, 2017.

Masha, S. C. 2017. Molecular typing of Trichomonas vaginalis clinical isolates from Kilifi, Kenya by actin gene sequencing and detection of Trichomonas vaginalis viruses. Oral presentation. IPMB Alumni Meeting at the Institute for Primate Research, Nairobi, Kenya. September 19, 2017.

Cools, P. 2017. HIV-exposed but uninfected infants are at increased risk for neonatal GBS disease: systematic review and meta-analysis. Oral presentation. ASTMH (American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene), Baltimore. November 6-10, 2017.

 

Van Belleghem, J. 2017. Oral presentation. Centennial Celebration of Bacteriophage Research, Tbilisi, Georgia. June 26-29, 2017.

 

Vaneechoutte, M. 2017. Research at the Laboratory for Bacteriology. Oral presentation. Expert Meeting, Gahro, Germany. May 12-14, 2017.

 

Vaneechoutte, M. 2016. Current understanding of the microbial dynamics of the vaginal econiche and the etiology of bacterial vaginosis/Das Kleinlebewesen des Scheidensekret der geschlechtstüchtiger Frau. Oral presentation. Symposium on Phage Therapy for Female Urogenital Infections. Phagomed/DSMZ, Leibniz Insitut, Braunschweig, Germany. December 9, 2016.

 

Vaneechoutte, M. 2016. Bacteriofaagtherapie: mogelijkheden en beperkingen voor bestrijding van bacteriële luchtwegkolonisatie bij mensen met muco. Oral presentation. Baila’R, Hooglede. October 22, 2016. ppt

 

Gryp, T., S. Vieira-Silva, S. Eloot, E. Schepers, A. Dhondt, R. Vanholder, J. Raes, G. Huys, M. Vaneechoutte, M. Joossens, and G. Glorieux. 2016. Individual variation of hippuric acid and p-cresyl sulfate plasma levels correlate with variation of intestinal microbial phylotypes in hemodialysis patients. Oral presentation. Research Day of the UGent. March 16, 2016.


Masha, S.C., E. Wahome, P. Cools, M. Vaneechoutte, T. Crucitti, and E. J. Sanders. 2016. High prevalence of
Trichomonas vaginalis and Chlamydia trachomatis in pregnant women in a rural county hospital in Kilifi, Kenya. Oral presentation. 17th IUSTI World Congress 2016, Marrakech, Morocco. Abstract

 

Jonckheere, L., M. Vaneechoutte, F. De Baets, S. Van daele, F. Haerynck, L. Van Simaey, P. Schelstraete. 2015. Pseudomonas aeruginosa genotyping: Predicting transition to chronic colonization in cystic fibrosis patients. Oral presentation. J Cystic Fibrosis 14, Suppl 1: S36. ECFC Brussels, Belgium.

 

Vaneechoutte, M. 2015. Pseudomonas in muco-longen, een visceuze cirkel? Muco Infodag Families, Psychiatrisch Centrum St.-Jan Baptist, Zelzate. Oral presentation. November 22, 2015.

 

Vaneechoutte, M. 2015. Pseudomonas in muco-longen, een visceuze cirkel? Symposium Mucoviscidose. Zebrastraat 32/001, Gent. Oral presentation. November 20, 2015.

 

Vaneechoutte, M. 2012. Kolonisatie van de luchtwegen van mensen met muco door Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Baila’R. Fabriekspand Roeselare, Belgium. December 1.

 

Vaneechoutte, M. 2012. Rectal and vaginal microflora. The Mid Pacific Conference on Birth and Primal Health Research. Honolulu, Hawai. October 25.

 

Vaneechoutte, M. 2012. Current developments in anti-biofilm strategies and assessing their efficacy with an ex vivo sputum biofilm model. Session Microbiology, ECFS Basic Science. Ste Maxime, France. March 28.

 

Vaneechoutte, M. 2012. Anti-biofilm strategies. State of the Art. Chair Session Microbiology, 6th European Young Investigators Meeting ECFS. Paris, France. April 24-27.

 

Hermann JL, Vaneechoutte M. 2011. 5th European Young Investigators Meeting. Co-chair session Microbiology. Univ. Lille, France. August 25.

 

Vaneechoutte, M. 2010. Bacteriofaagtherapie. Wetenschappelijke Vergadering van de Nederlandse Vereniging voor Brandwondenzorg. Queen Astrid Military Hospital, Nederoverheembeek, Belgium. November 5.

 

Vaneechoutte, M. 2010. Biofilm research at the Laboratory for Bacteriology Research. 1st Sociomicrobiology Meeting. Fac. Pharm. Sci., Gent, Belgium. October 21.

 

Vaneechoutte, M. 2010. Propionibacterium acnes biofilm research possibilities. Galderma. Sophia Antipolis, Nice, France. October 6.

 

Glonti, T., P. Deschaght, S. Van daele, P. Schelstraete, F. De Baets, M. Vaneechoutte. 2010. An ex vivo sputum model to evaluate antibacterial treatments in CF patients, chronically colonized with Pseudomonas aeruginosa. 33rd ECFS Conference. Valencia, Spain. June 18.

J Cystic Fibrosis 9: S39. DOI: 10.1016/S1569-1993(10)60153-1. Link

 

De Vos, D., M. Merabishvili, G. Verbeken, T. Rose, M. Vaneechoutte, R. Lavigne, V. Krylov, P. Neirinckx, S. Jennes, M. Zizi, J.-P. Pirnay. 2010. Bacteriophage therapy: the road to acceptance. Viruses of Microbes Symposium. Paris, France. June 22.

 

Vaneechoutte M. 2009. Taxonomy and identification of acinetobacters. M. Boerhaave course on "Acinetobacter baumannii”. Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands. January 16.

 

Seifert, H., and M. Vaneechoutte. 2009. Taxonomy of Acinetobacter species.  ESCMID Postgraduate Education Course: Acinetobacter Infections: Microbiological, Clinical and Therapeutic Aspects. Istanbul, Turkey. September 4.

 

Merabishvili, M., J.-P. Pirnay, G. Verbeken, N. Chanishvili, M. Tediashvili,V. Krylov, L. Van Parys, G. Verween, P. De Corte, T. Rose, S. Jennes, M. Zizi, D. De Vos, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2009. Evaluation of safety aspects of bacteriophage cocktail used in the treatment of infected burn wounds in human clinical trial.  18th Biennial Evergreen International Phage Biology Meeting, Olympia, Washington. August 9-14.

Pirnay, J.-P., F. Bilocq, J. Van Eldere, T. L. Pitt, P. Deschacht, M. Vaneechoutte, S. Jennes, and D. De Vos. 2009. Resistance in cystic fibrosis Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains is not mediated by common acquired antibiotic resistance genes. 32nd ECFS. Brest, France. June 10-13.

 

Schelstraete, P., P. Deschaght, L. Van Simaey, S. Van daele, F. Haerynck, M. Vaneechoutte, and F. De Baets. 2009. Genotype based evaluation of eradication treatment of new Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections in CF patients. 32nd ECFS. Brest, France. June 10-13.

 

Vaneechoutte, M. 2008. Identificatie van gisten en bacteriën in klinische stalen met complexe microflora.  Studiedag Moleculaire Diagnostiek in de Microbiologie, Belgische Vereniging voor Laboratoriumtechnologen ism de opleiding Biomedische Laboratoriumtechnologie van de Hogeschool Gent. March 18.

 

Gosiewski, T., A. Chmielarczyk, M. Strus, M. Bodaszewska, M. Vaneechoutte, and P. B. Heczko. 2008. Human Lactobacillus plantarum – one clone or imperfection of contemporary genotyping methods? 8th IMMEM. Zakopane, Poland. May 14-17.

 

Deschaght, P., J.-P. Pirnay, T. De Baere, L. Van Simaey, P. Schelstraete, S. Van daele, F. De Baets, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2008. Pseudomonas aeruginosa with a specific OprD type predominantly present in chronically infected CF-patients. 31st European Cystic Fibrosis Conference. Prague, Czech Republic. June 11-14.

 

Verbeken, G., D. De Vos, M. Zizi, M. Vaneechoutte, M. Merabishvili, T. Rose, S. Jennes, and J.P. Pirnay. 2008. The clinical use of bacteriophages: (European) regulatory and psychological hurdles. Phages in Interaction II. Leuven, Belgium. December 19.

 

Dhooge, I., J. Huyghe, T. De Baere, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2008. Otitis media with effusion. A bacteriological perspective.  8th International Conference of the European Society of Paediatric Otorhinolaryngology (ESPO). 8-11 June, Budapest, Hungary.

 

Vaneechoutte, M., and N. Chanishvili. 2007. Application of bacteriophages in the prevention of secondary bacterial infections in cystic fibrosis patients. INTAS Meeting. Kiev, Ukrain. September 7.

 

De Vos, D., Y. Glupczynski, P. Bogaerts, L. Dijkshoorn, T. J. K. van der Reijden, F. Bilocq, M. Vaneechoutte, T. Pieters, P. Bosmans, P. Soentjens, J. Pirson, and J. P. Pirnay. 2007. Multidrug Resistant (MDR) Acinetobacter baumannii infections in the Brussels Burn Wound Centre.  Gezamenlijke Jaarvergadering van de Vereniging voor Infectieziekten (VIZ, Nl), de Belgische Vereniging voor Infectiologie en Klinische Microbiologie (BVIKM) en de Nederlandse Vereninging voor Medische Microbiologie (NVMM). Brugge, Belgium. November 15-16.

 

De Backer, E. 2007. Semi-quantitative determination by real-time PCR of four vaginal Lactobacillus species, Gardnerella vaginalis and Atopobium vaginae: the ambiguous roles of L. gasseri and L. iners. Autumn Meeting 2007 of the Vlaamse Vereniging voor Obstetrie & Gynecologie. Hasselt, Belgium. September 29.

 

De Baere, T. 2007. Ribosomale RNA gen sequentiebepaling: van identificatie van onbekende isolaten tot taxonomische toepassingen.  Symposium “Van wet naar sectie: De toekomst van de microbiële typering”, organized by the Werkgroep Epidemiologische Typering in collaboration with the Nederlandse Vereniging voor Microbiologie (NVvM). Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en het Milieu (RIVM), Bilthoven, the Netherlands. January 17.

 

Vaneechoutte, M. 2006. Phage therapy revisited.  Annual Meeting of the Belgian Society for Microbiology and of the National Committee for Microbiology of the Royal Academies of Science and the Arts of Belgium. Novel compounds & strategies to combat pathogenic microorganisms. Palace of the Academies, Brussels, Belgium. November 24.

 

Vaneechoutte, M. 2006. La microflore vaginale, la vaginose et sa récurrence. 26e Réunion Interdisciplinaire de Chimiothérapie Anti-Infectieuse (RICAI). Paris, France. December 7.

 

Vaneechoutte, M., G. Claeys, R. Verhelst, E. De Backer, M. Temmerman, and H. Verstraelen. 2006. The rationale for the development of vaginal probiotics.  International Society for the Advancement of Prebiotics and Probiotics (ISAPP). Coleraine University, Northern Ireland. June 18.

 

Vaneechoutte, M. 2005. Genotypic identification of bacteria and fungi. Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University (KVL), Frederiksberg, Kopenhagen, Denmark. April 6.

 

De Baere, T., G. Verschraegen, G. Claeys, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2004. The development and applicability of DNA-PCR techniques for the identification of cultured bacteria and yeasts in a clinical environment.  Annual Focus Diagnostica Meeting. Anderlecht, Belgium. December 17.

 

De Baere, T., and M. Vaneechoutte. 2004. Classification and identification of Acinetobacter using 16S rRNA gene sequencing.  6th International Symposium on the Biology of Acinetobacter. Dublin, Ireland. September 15-17.

 

De Baere, T., G. Verschraegen, G. Claeys, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2004. ITS2-PCR voor de identificatie van gekweekte gisten en dermatofyten: evaluatie, toepasbaarheid en perspectieven.  Moleculaire Technieken in de Medische Mycologie, Jaarvergadering van de Belgische Vereniging voor Menselijke en Dierlijke Mycologie. Ghent, Belgium. May 8.

 

Van daele, S., M Vaneechoutte, G. Claeys, P. Schelstraete, F. Haerynck, and F. De Baets. 2004. Pseudomonas DNA fingerprinting register in Belgian CF-patients: a one year survey.  27th European Cystic Fibrosis conference. Birmingham, UK. June 13-17.

 

Van daele, S., M. Vaneechoutte, G. Claeys, P. Schelstraete, F. Haerynck, and F. De Baets. 2004. Newly acquired Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Belgian CF patients: does the patients' P. aeruginosa genotype correlate with environmental genotypes?  14th Annual ERS Congress. Glasgow, UK. September 5.

 

Vaneechoutte, M. 2003. Rationale voor het gebruik van snelle DNA-fingerprinting voor de identificatie en typering van gekweekte bacteriën en gisten in het klinisch routinelaboratorium. Genotypic methods in clinical microbiology diagnostics. Leiden Universitair Medisch Centrum (LUMC), Leiden, the Netherlands. April 10.

 

Van daele, S., P. Schelstraete, F. Haerynck, H. Franckx, G. Claeys, M. Vaneechoutte, and F. De Baets. 2003. Pseudomonas aeruginosa DNA-fingerprinting of colonized CF-patients in a rehabilitation center: a 2 years survey.  13th Annual ERS Congress. Vienna, Austria. September.

 

Vaneechoutte, M. 2002. Koch & Pasteur vs Watson & Crick in de diagnostische bacteriologie: kweek versus DNA-technologie. 8th Annual Meeting of the Nederlandse Vereniging voor Medische Microbiologie (NVMM). Koninklijke Akademie der Nederlanden, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. February 15.

 

Van daele, S., P. Schelstraete, F. Haerynck, H. Franckx, G. Claeys, M. Vaneechoutte, and F. De Baets. 2002. DNA fingerprinting of Pseudomonas aeruginosa: risk factors of cross-infection in a CF revalidation center.  12th Annual ERS Congress. Stockholm, Sweden. September 16.

 

Vaneechoutte, M. 2001. Koch & Pasteur vs Watson & Crick in de diagnostische bacteriologie: kweek versus DNA-technologie. Avondlezingen: PCR-technieken in de microbiologie, Belg. Ver. Microbiol., UZ Gent. October 9.

 

De Baere, T. 2001. Rapid and reliable identification of the clinically important fungal species by automated capillary electrophoresis of the amplified ITS2 spacer region. Belgische Vereniging voor Moleculaire Diagnostiek Microbiologie Symposium: De moleculaire diagnose. Wilrijk, Belgium. February 3.

 

Vaneechoutte, M., M. Baele, T. De Baere, L. Van Simaey, M. Regent, R. Verhelst, F. Haesebrouck, and G. Verschraegen. 2000. Automated species identification of cultured bacteria by means of tDNA-PCR and capillary fluorescent electrophoresis.  5th International Meeting on Bacterial Epidemiological Markers (IMBEM). Noordwijkerhout, The Netherlands. September 6-9.

 

Vaneechoutte, M. 2000. Overview of molecular typing methods for Acinetobacter. Acinetobacter 2000: 5th International Symposium on the Biology of Acinetobacter. Noordwijkerhout, The Netherlands. September 3-6.

 

De Baere, T. 1999. PCR-based identification of cultured mycobacteria in routine diagnostic laboratory.  International Colloquim: Tuberculosis, the real millenium bug. Antwerp, Belgium. December 14-16.

 

Vaneechoutte, M. 1998. Development of molecular methods for rapid identification of bacteria.  European Science Foundation (ESF)/EMRC Exploratory Workshop on Development of New Molecular and Electronic Methods for Acquisition and Exchange of Microbial Typing Data. Strasbourg, France. November 1.

 

Vaneechoutte, M. 1997. PCR-based DNA-fingerprinting techniques for the identification to the species level of cultured bacteria: possibilities and limitations. Plenary lecture. Int. Workshop on Molecular Epidemiology & Evolutionary Genetics of Pathogenic Microorganisms (CDC, ORSTOM, CNRS). Montpellier, France. May 26-28.

 

De Baere, T. 1997. Universal amplification of bacterial DNA for the monitoring of blood cultures and normally sterile clinical samples.  Glaxo Wellcome Grant Award / BVIKM symposium. Verviers, Belgium. December 11.

 

Vaneechoutte, M. 1996. PCR-based typing strategies. How to investigate outbreaks of nosocomial infection? Part II: Molecular Epidemiological Typing. 12th GDEPIH-GOSPIZ Symposium, Erasmus Ziekenhuis, Brussels. October 18.

 

Vaneechoutte, M. 1996. Amplified rDNA restriction analysis (ARDRA): possibilities and limitations. Perkin-Elmer European Agriculture Seminar Series. Agriculture genetics -sowing the seeds of science, Breda, the Netherlands. June 14.

 

Seifert, H., N. Pelzer, L. Dijkshoorn, P. Gerner-Smidt, I. Tjernberg, and M. Vaneechoutte. 1996. The distribution of Acinetobacter species on human skin: comparison of phenotypic and genotypic identification methods. 4th International Symposium on the Biology of Acinetobacter, Eilat, Israel. November 4.

 

Dijkshoorn, L., B. van Harsselaar, I. Tjernberg, P.J.M. Bouvet, and M. Vaneechoutte. 1996. Further studies on the use of amplified rDNA restriction analysis (ARDRA) for identification of Acinetobacter genomic species. 4th International Symposium on the Biology of Acinetobacter. Eilat, Israel. November 4.

 

Vaneechoutte, M. 1995. Identification of cultured bacterial species with PCR-techniques. Séminaires de microbiologie/maladies infectieuses de l'ULB. Institut Bordet, Brussels. October 25.

 

Vaneechoutte, M. 1995. Identification of Acinetobacter species with amplified rDNA restriction analysis (ARDRA). Inaugural Meeting of the Acinetobacter Typing Group. Akademisch Ziekenhuis, Leiden, the Netherlands. July 4.

 

Vaneechoutte, M., L. Dijkshoorn, I. Tjernberg, and P. De Vos. 1994. Identification of 18 Acinetobacter genomic groups with amplified rDNA-restriction analysis (ARDRA). Acinetobacter '94. Edinburgh, UK.

 

Vaneechoutte, M., G. Verschraegen, G. Claeys, A. Elaichouni, F. Portaels, H. De Beenhouwer, and S. Lauwers. 1993. Identification of Mycobacteria with amplified rDNA-restriction analysis (ARDRA). 6th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. Sevilla, Spain. May.

 

Vaneechoutte, M. 1993. Identificatie van mycobacteriën met amplified rDNA-restriction analysis (ARDRA). 36ste Wetenschappelijke Vergadering Vereniging voor Infectieziekten. Antwerp, Belgium. May 18.

 

Vaneechoutte, M., G. Verschraegen, G. Claeys, A. Elaichouni, F. Portaels, and H. De Beenhouwer. 1992. Identification of Mycobacteria with amplified rDNA-restriction analysis (ARDRA). Integration of traditional and modern methods in the control of leprosy and in the study of mycobacterial taxonomy: 13th International Workgroup on Mycobacterial Taxonomy Conference. Antwerp, Belgium.

 

 

Posters

 

Supré, K., S. De Vliegher, O. Sampimon, R. Zadoks, M. Vaneechoutte, M. Baele, A. De Kruif, and F. Haesebrouck. 2007. Comparison of tRNA-intergenic spacer PCR and gene sequencing for species-level identification of coagulase-negative staphylococci. Proceedings of the Heifer Mastitis Conference, Ghent, Belgium: 56-57.

 

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De Keyser, K., G. Mulinganya, S. Balole, J. Boelens, G. Claeys, D. De Vos, A. De Vulder, E. Hendwa, R. Kambale, F. Kampara, I. Mubalama, J. Mongane, I. Nianci, S. Zigabe, S. Callens, M. Vaneechoutte, and P. Cools. 2020. Vaginal carriage of Enterobacter cloacae and Klebsiella pneumoniae among pregnant women in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo: prevalence, risk factors and adverse pregnancy outcomes. 30th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), Basel, Switzerland.

 

Cerca, N., J. Castro, P. Cools, and M. Vaneechoutte. Possible associations of the novel described Gardnerella species and virulence properties. 3rd Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology (ISIDOG) Congress, Porto, Portugal, 31 Oct-3 Nov 2019.

 

De Vulder, A., G. Mulinganya, J. Boelens, G. Claeys, E. Hendwa, Y. Kujirakwinja, F. Kampara, J. Mongane, I. Mubalama, I. Nianci, M. Vaneechoutte, G. Bisimwa, S. Callens, and P. Cools. 2019.

Prevalence, risk factors and adverse pregnancy outcomes of bacterial vaginosis in pregnant women of Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Poster at the 29th ECCMID. April 13-16, 2019. Amstedam, the Netherlands.

 

Claeys, M., G. Mulinganya, S. Balolebwami, J. Boelens, G. Claeys, J. Delanghe, E. Hendwa, R. Kambale, F. Kampara, Y. Kujirakwinja, J. Mongane, I. Mubalama, I. Nianci, M. Vaneechoutte, S. Zigabe, P. Cools, and S. Callens. 2019. Antibiotic susceptibility of bacterial etiological agents causing early-onset neonatoal sepsis in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo. Poster at the 29th ECCMID. April 13-16, 2019. Amstedam, the Netherlands.

 

Claeys, M., G. Mulinganya, S. Balolebwami, J. Boelens, G. Claeys, J. Delanghe, E. Hendwa, R. Kambale, F. Kampara, Y. Kujirakwinja, J. Mongane, I. Mubalama, I. Nianci, M. Vaneechoutte, S. Zigabe, P. Cools, and S. Callens. 2019. Prevalence of antimicrobial resistant pathogens in early-onset neonatal sepsis in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo. Poster at the 29th ECCMID. April 13-16, 2019. Amstedam, the Netherlands.

 

Masha S.C., P. Cools, C. Owuor, J. M. Ngoi, E. J. Sanders, T. Crucitti, E. de Villers, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2018. Comparative analysis of the vaginal microbiome of pregnant women with either Trichomonas vaginalis or Chlamydia trachomatis. International Union against Sexually Transmitted Infections (IUSTI) 2018 World + European Congress, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland, 27-30 June 2018. https://www.iustidublin2018.com/

 

Abera Negash, A., D. Asrat, W. Abebe, T. Hailemariam, M.G. Behute, T. Hailu, A. Aseffa, and M. Vaneechoutte. Etiology, antimicrobial susceptibility and role of pneumococci as a major cause of acute otitis media with ruptured tympanic membrane in Ethiopian children. Abstract 11th Int. Symp. Pneumococci & Pneumococcal Diseases (ISPPD-11). Melbourne, Australia, 11-14 April 2018.

 

Abera Negash, A., D. Asrat, W. Abeba, T. Hailemariam, T. Hailu, A. Aseffa, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2018. Community acquired pediatric pneumonia due to methicillin resistant and methicillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureus in Ethiopia during 2016-2017. Poster at 18th International Congress on Infectious Diseases, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1-5 March 2018.

 

*Duyvejonck, H., M. Merabishvili, J.-P. Pirnay, D. De Vos, G. Verbeken, M. Vaneechoutte, S. Vermeulen, and E. Van Mechelen. 2017. Development of a diagnostic qPCR platform for the detection, identification and quantification of bacteriophages. Poster @ Centennial Celebration of Bacteriophage Research, Tbilisi, Georgia. 26-29 June 2017.

 

Forier, K., V. Van Heck, E. Van Braeckel, S. Van daele, F. De Baets, P. Schelstraete, V. Stove, M. Vaneechoutte, and A. Verstraete. 2016. Interference of β-lactamases with the determination of antibiotic concentrations in sputum by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Poster @ ECFS Meeting, Basel, Switzerland.

 

*Van Belleghem, J.D., M. Merabishvili, F. Clement, R. Lavigne, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2016. Immunomodulation by bacteriophages – Differential expression of immune cells stimulated with different bacteriophages. Poster @ Viruses of Microbes III, Liverpool, UK. 18 – 22 July  2016.

 

Gryp, T., S. Vieira-Silva, S. Eloot, E. Schepers, A. Dhondt, R. Vanholder, J. Raes, G. Huys, M. Vaneechoutte, M. Joossens, and G. Glorieux. 2016.

Individual variation of hippuric acid and p-cresyl sulfate plasma levels correlate with variation of intestinal microbial phylotypes in hemodialysis patients. Poster at the Microbiome R&D and Business Collaboration Forum, London, UK, 11-12 April 2016.

Jonckheere et al. 2016. Evaluation of the European Consensus Criteria for chronic colonization of CF patients with /Pseudomonas aerginosa/ by means of genotyping of consequent isolates. 39th European Cystic Fibrosis Conference, Basel, Switzerland, 8 - 11 June 2016

 

Masha SC, Wahome E, Cools P, Vaneechoutte M, Crucitti T, Sanders EJ. 2016. High prevalence of Trichomonas vaginalis and Chlamydia trachomatis in pregnatn women in a rural county hospital in Kilifi, Kenya. Abstract. http://www.iustimarrakesh2016.com/

 

Schellenberg, J.J., T.P. Jayaprakash, N.W. Gamage, M.H. Patterson, M. Vaneechoutte, J.E. Hill. 2016. Defining the role of the vaginal microbiome in mucosal vulnerability to HIV infection: Sialidase production by Gardnerella vaginalis subgroups. 25th Annual Canadian Conference on HIV/AIDS Research – CAHR 2016,  May 12 to 15, 2016 at the RBC Convention Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Link

 

L.D.N. Nguyen, P. Deschaght, S. Merlin, A. Loywick, C. Audebert, E. Viscogliosi, M. Vaneechoutte, L. Delhaes. 2015. Propidium monoazide (PMA) sample pretreatment impacts the abundance of rare populations in high-throughput sequencing analysis of CF lung mycobiome and bacteriome. Journal of Cystic Fibrosis, Volume 14, Supplement 1, June 2015, Pages S70

 

F. De Baets, P. Schelstraete, F. Haerynck, L. Van Simaey, M. Vaneechoutte, S. Van Daele. 2015. Achromobacter xylosoxidans/ruhlandii colonized CF patients have more hospitalisations and IV antibiotic days. Journal of Cystic Fibrosis, Volume 14, Supplement 1, June 2015, Pages S72

 

P. Cools, E. Ho, P. Schelstraete, B. Wurth, H. Franckx, L. Van Simaey, S. Van Daele, S. Verhulst, F. De Baets, M. Vaneechoutte. 2015. A single clone of Achromobacter xylosoxidans colonizes Belgian cystic fibrosis patients from different centres. Journal of Cystic Fibrosis, Volume 14, Supplement 1, June 2015, Pages S76

 

 

John J. Schellenberg1, Teenus Paramel Jayaprakash1, Niradha Withana Gamage1, M. H. Patterson1, Mario Vaneechoutte2, Janet E. Hill1

Sialidase activity in relation to cpn60 subgroups for 118 Gardnerella vaginalis isolates from Kenyan, Canadian and Belgian women: Potential implications for clinical outcomes of bacterial vaginosis. Canadian Society of Microbiology Annual Meeting this June (http://www.csm-scm.org).

 

Hardy, L., V. Jespers, S. Abdellati, L. Mwambarangwe, V. Musengamana, M. Vaneechoutte, and T. Crucitti. 2015. The importance of Atopobium vaginae in bacterial vaginosis-associated biofilm. ISSTDR. 13-16 September 2015,  Brisbane, Australia. Abstract

 

Hardy, L., V. Jespers, N. Dahchour, V. Cuylaerts, P. Cools, S. Abdellati, G. F. Ndayisaba, S. Delany-Moretlwe, M. Mwaura, and T. Crucitti. 2013. PNA-FISH for the detection of vaginal Gardnerella vaginalis biofilm. Poster at the Nobel Conference on Biofilm Formation, Stockholm, Sweden. 28-30 August 2013. Poster

 

Fondi, M., G. Emiliani, V. Orlandini, L. Berna, K. Mara, E. Rizzi, G. Corti, M. C. Papaleo, L. Dijkshoorn, E. Perrin, I. Maida, F. Baldi, M. Vaneechoutte, G. De Bellis, and R. Fani. 2013. The Acinetobacter venetianus pangenome: clues on microbial hydrocarbon degradation. Acinetobacter 2013, June 19 21, 2013, Cologne, Germany.

 

De Vos, D., F. Bilocq, G. Verbeken, T. Pieters, L. Dijkshoorn, P. Bogaerts, Y. Glupczynski, P. Deschaght, W. Heuninckx, P. Bosmans, M. Vaneechoutte, T. Rose, B. Pot, T. J. van der Reijden, J.-P. Pirnay, S. Jennes,  and P. Soentjens. 2012. Thermally injured and Acinetobacter baumannii colonizations/infections during a five-year period at the Brussels Burn Wound Centre. 15th ICID Abstracts. Int. J. Infect. Dis. 16, Suppl. 1: e413. pdf

 

Machado, A., C. Almeida, D. Salgueiro, A. Henriques, F. Haesebrouck, M. Vaneechoutte, L. Rodrigues, N. F. Azevedo, and N. Cerca. 2012. Detection of Lactobacillus and Gardnerella species in vaginal samples by PNA-FISH. Poster ASM.

 

Deschaght, P. 2012. The Pseudomonas aeruginosa density in airways of cystic fibrosis patients treated for an exacerbation is not linked to clinical improvement. Poster at the 9th European Basic Science Conference. 28 March-1 April 2012. Sainte-Maxime, France.

 

Malik, S., S. Lebeer, M. Petrova,  M. Vaneechoutte, E. Van Damme, J. Balzarini, J. Vanderleyden. 2011. Identification of a vaginal Lactobacillus plantarum strain showing a high mannose-binding lectin activity. Poster at the Gut Day. 20 October 2011. University Wageningen, the Netherlands.

 

Fondi, M., G. Emiliani, L. Berna, E. Rizzi, G. Corti, M. C. Papaleo, E. Perrin, I. Maida, F. Baldi, M. Vaneechoutte, L. Dijkshoorn, G. De Bellis, and R. Fani. 2011. The genomes of four hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria belonging to Acinetobacter venetianus species. Poster at the 5th European Bioremediation Conference. Chania, Crete, Greece, July 4-7 2011.

 

Tency, I., H. Verstraelen, I. Kroes, G. Holtappels, M. Vaneechoutte, R. Verhelst, and M. Temmerman. 2010. Cytokine levels in maternal serum during term and preterm parturition. Poster at the 7th Meeting of the European Society for the Study of Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics & Gynaecology (ESIDOG). 2-5 October 2010. Trieste, Italy.

 

Tency, I., H. Verstraelen, O. Degomme, R. Verhelst, B. Saerens, B. Verhasselt, M. Vaneechoutte, and M. Temmerman. 2012. sTREM-1 levels are elevated in maternal serum during term and preterm labour. J Reprod Immunol 94: 123.

Tency, I., H. Verstraelen, I. Kroes, G. Holtappels, M. Vaneechoutte, R. Verhelst, and M. Temmerman. 2010. MMP-3 and 9 levels in maternal serum during term and preterm parturition. Poster at the 7th Meeting of the European Society for the Study of Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics & Gynaecology (ESIDOG). 2-5 October 2010. Trieste, Italy.

 

Fondi, M., G. Emiliani, E. Rizzi, G. Corti, M.C. Papaleo, E. Perrin, I. Maida,  F. Baldi, M. Vaneechoutte, L. Dijkshoorn, G. De Bellis, and R. Fani. 2010. The genome of the hydrocarbon-degrading bacterium Acinetobacter venetianus VE-C3. Poster at the Acinetobacter Symposium, 1-3 September 2010. Rome, Italy.

 

Nemec, A., L. Krizova, M. Maixnerova, T. J. K. van der Reijden, P. Deschaght, V. Passet, M. Vaneechoutte, S. Brisse, and L. Dijkshoorn. 2010. Taxonomy of the Acinetobacter calcoaceticus - Acinetobacter baumannii complex with the proposals of Acinetobacter pittii sp. nov. (formerly genomic species 3) and Acinetobacter nosocomialis sp. nov. (formerly genomic species 13TU). Poster at the 8th Acinetobacter Symposium, 1-3 September 2010. Rome, Italy.

 

Merabishvili, M., G. Verbeken, D. De Vos, S. Jennes, M. Vaneechoutte, and J.-P. Pirnay. 2010. Isolation of  bacteriophages active against multidrug-resistant clinical isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii. Poster at the Acinetobacter Symposium, 1-3 September 2010. Rome. Italy.

 

Glonti, T., M. Merabishvili, P.-J. Ceyssens, R. Lavigne, N. Chanishvili, M. Tediashvili, M. Vaneechoutte, E. Lingohr, and A. Kropinski. 2010. Intraspecies variations between different isolates of PhiKMV. Poster at the Viruses of Microbes Symposium, 21-25 June 2010. Paris, France.

 

Merabishvili, M., G. Verbeken, D. De Vos, S. Jennes, M. Vaneechoutte, and J.-P. Pirnay. 2010. Isolation of  bacteriophages active against multidrug-resistant clinical isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii. Poster at the Viruses of Microbes Symposium, 21-25 June 2010. Paris, France.

 

Merabishvili, M., J.-P. Pirnay, G. Verbeken, D. De Vos, N. Chanishvili, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2010. Stability of therapeutically applicable Staphylococcus aureus phage ISP in common antimicrobials and neutral carriers. Poster at the Viruses of Microbes Symposium, 21-25 June 2010. Paris, France.

 

Jenh, Y.-S., P.-L. Lu, R. Jou, Y.-C. Yang, W.-L. Huang, M. Vaneechoutte, J.-P. Bouchara, T. C. Chang. 2010. Identification of Mycobacterium species in positive mycobacteria growth indicator tube by an oligonucleotide array. Poster at the 110th ASM General Meeting, 23-27 May 2010. San Diego, Ca.

 

El Aila, NA Tency I, Claeys G, Saerens B, Temmerman M, Verhelst R, and Vaneechoutte M. 2010. Evaluation of different culture media, swabs and sampling techniques for rapid detection of vaginal and rectal Group B streptococci in pregnant women. Poster at the 20th European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, ECCMID, 10-13 April 2010. Vienna, Austria.

El Aila NA, Tency I, Verstraelen H Saerens B, De Backer E, Temmerman M, Verhelst R,  Vaneechoutte M. 2010. Correlation of the vaginal and rectal occurrence and bacterial load of lactobacilli, Gardnerella vaginalis and Atopobium vaginae as established by qPCR. Poster at Advances in Genomics, 28-29 January 2010. Gent, Belgium.

El Aila, NA., Tency I, Claeys G, H. Verstraelen, Saerens B, Santiago GL, De Backer E, Cools P, Temmerman M, Verhelst R, and Vaneechoutte M. 2009. Identification and genotyping of bacteria from paired vaginal and rectal samples from pregnant women indicates similarity between vaginal and rectal microflora. Poster at the Belgium Society of  Microbiology Meeting,  11 December 2009. Brussels, Belgium.

El Aila, NA., Tency I, Claeys G, Saerens B, De Backer E, Temmerman M, Verhelst, R and Vaneechoutte M. 2009. Genotyping of Streptococcus agalactiae (group B streptococci) isolated from vaginal and rectal swabs of women at 35-37 weeks of pregnancy. Belgium Society of  Microbiology Meeting, 11 December, 2009. Brussels, Belgium.

El Aila NA, Tency I, Verstraelen H Saerens B, De Backer E, Temmerman M, Verhelst R,  Vaneechoutte M. 2009. Correlation of the vaginal and rectal occurrence and bacterial load of lactobacilli, Gardnerella vaginalis and Atopobium vaginae as established by qPCR. Poster at the qPCR Congress, 16-17 November 2009. London, UK.

 

Vandekerckhove, L., T. De Baere, M. Vaneechoutte, G. Claeys, E. Sermijn, K. Lambein, J. Philippé, A. Crapé, D. Vogelaers, and S. Blot. 2009. Disseminated infection with a newly described uncultivated opportunistic pathogen: Mycobacterium tilburgii. Poster at the 49th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC). 12-15 September 2009. San Francisco, California.

Schelstraete, P., P. Deschaght, L. Van Simaey, S. Van daele, F. Haerynck, M. Vaneechoutte, F. De Baets. 2009. Genotype based evaluation of eradication treatment success for new Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections in Cystic Fibrosis patients. Poster at the European Respiratory Society Congress (ERS). 12-16 September 2009. Vienna, Austria.

Pirnay J.-P., F. Bilocq, B. Pot,, P. Cornelis, M. Zizi, J. Van Eldere, Pieter Deschaght, M. Vaneechoutte, T. Pitt, T. Rose, S. Jennes, D. De Vos. 2009. Most problematic multidrug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains in high care and burn units belong to two distinct lineages. Poster at the 13th European Burns Association Congress (EBAC). 2-5 September 2009. Lausanne, Switzerland.

 

Verstraelen, H., R. Verhelst, G. Claeys, E. De Backer, M. Temmerman, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2009. The composition of the normal vaginal Lactobacillus

microbiota may determine the risk of bacterial overgrowth of the vagina. Poster at the 18th ISSTDR/BASHH Biennial Congress. 28 June-1 July 2009.

London, UK.

 

Verhelst, R., H. Verstraelen, N. Poelvoorde, G. Lopes dos Santos Santiago, E. De Backer, B. Saerens, M. Trog, C. Vervaet, L. Van Bortel, J.-P. Remon,

M. Temmerman and M. Vaneechoutte. 2009. Safety and colonisation potential of a new multi-particulate pellet formulation for vaginal administration of

probiotic lactobacilli. Poster at the 18th ISSTDR/BASHH Biennial Congress. 28 June-1 July 2009. London, UK.

 

Verhelst, R., H. Verstraelen, S. Lüchters, M. Vaneechoutte, and M. Temmerman. 2009. Development of vaginal probiotics to improve the vaginal microflora and reduce mother-to-child transmission of HIV. Poster at the Fifth EDCTP Forum, 12-14 October 2009. Arusha, Tanzania.

 

De Baere, T., M. Vaneechoutte, J. Huyghe, and I. Dhooge. 2009. Evaluation of the prevalence of middle ear pathogens in the outer ear, inner ear and nasopharynx of OME patients. Poster at the 27th Annual Meeting of the European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases (ESPID), 9-13 June 2009. Brussels, Belgium.

 

Schelstraete, P., P. Deschaght, S. Van daele, F. Haerynck, L. Van Simaey, M. Vaneechoutte, and F. De Baets. 2009. Genotyping of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates can predict the transition to chronic colonization in CF patients. Poster at the 32nd ECFS, 10-13 June 2009. Brest, France.

 

Pirnay, J.-P., F. Bilocq, J. Van Eldere, T. L. Pitt, P. De Schacht, M. Vaneechoutte, S. Jennes, and D. De Vos. 2009. Resistance in cystic fibrosis Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains is not mediated by common acquired antibiotic resistance genes. Poster at the 32nd ECFS, 10-13 June 2009. Brest, France.

Pirnay, J.-P., F. Bilocq, J. Van Eldere, M. Vaneechoutte, P. Soentjens, S. Jennes, P. T. Tassios, N. J. Legakis, A. J. Mifsud, T. L. Pitt, D. De Vos. 2009. Emergence and persistence of multidrug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa serogroups O11 and O12. Poster at the ECMID.

 

Deschaght, P., T. De Baere, L. Van Simaey, S. Roels, P. Schelstraete, S. Van daele, F. De Baets, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2009. Comparison of the sensitivity of six PCR formats for the detection of P. aeruginosa. Poster at the 32nd ECFS, 10-13 June 2009, Brest, France.

 

Verhelst, R., E. De Backer, H. Verstraelen, B. Saerens, N. El Aila, G. Lopes dos Santos Santiago, M. Temmerman, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2008. RAPD fingerprinting of Lactobacillus crispatus strains in a Belgian population reveals two predominant strains. Poster at the 2nd EUPROBIO Conference. 15-17 October 2008. Krakow, Poland.

 

De Backer, E., R. tKindt, I. Tency, R. Verhelst, H. Verstraelen, M. Temmerman, D. Deforce, M. Vaneechoutte, and J. Van Boxclaer. 2008. Analytical method optimization for a metabolomics study of human amniotic fluid. Poster at the Metabolomics Society's 4th Annual International Conference, 2-6 September 2008, Boston, Massachusetts.

 

Lopes dos Santos Santiago, G., H. Verstraelen, N. Poelvoorde, M. Trog, B. Saerens, E. De Backer, C. Vervaet, G. Claeys, F. De Boeck, L. Van Bortel, J.-P. Remon, M. Temmerman, M. Vaneechoutte, and R. Verhelst. 2008. The effect of vaginal, probiotic devoided, gelatin capsules loaded with starch pellets, respectively lyophilized powder on vaginal pH and microflora. Poster at the 2nd EUPROBIO Conference. 15-17 October 2008. Krakow, Poland.

 

Dijkshoorn, L., M. Vaneechoutte, T. De Baere, T. van der Reijden, and A. Nemec. 2008. The delineation of species within the genus Acinetobacter using AFLP analysis. Poster at the IUMS, Istanbul, Turkey.

 

Deschaght, P., J.-P. Pirnay, T. De Baere, L. Van Simaey, P. Schelstraete, S. Van daele, F. De Baets, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2008. Pseudomonas aeruginosa with a specific oprD type are predominantly present in chronically infected CF-patients. Poster at the 31st ECFS Conference. 11-14 June 2008. Prague, Czech Republic.

 

Schelstraete, P., P. Deschaght, S. Van daele, M. Vaneechoutte, and F. De Baets. 2008. Comparison of standard, culture positivity-based criteria with new, genotype-based criteria to establish the colonization status of CF patients with Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Poster at the 22nd North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference. 22-25 October 2008. Orlando, Florida.

 

De Backer, E., R. Verhelst, H. Verstraelen, M. A. Alqumber, J. P. Burton, J. R. Tagg, M. Temmerman, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2008. Quantitative determination of four vaginal Lactobacillus species, Gardnerella vaginalis and Atopobium vaginae indicates an inverse relationship between L. gasseri and L.iners. Poster at the 6th European Conference of the European Society of Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 28 - 31 August 2008, Leuven, Belgium.

 

Poelvoorde, N., H. Verstraelen, R. Verhelst, C. Vervaet, M. Vaneechoutte, L. Van Bortel, M. Temmerman, and J.-P. Remon. 2008. Evaluation of the vaginal distribution and retention of a multi-particulate pellet formulation. Poster at the 22nd Meeting of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Sciences (AAPS). 16-20 November 2008. Atlanta, Georgia.

 
De Vos, D., Y. Glupczynski, P. Bogaerts, L. Dijkshoorn, T. J. K. Van der Reijden, F. Bilocq, M. Vaneechoutte, T. Pieters, P. Bosmans, P. Soentjens, J. Pirson, S. Jennes, and J.-P. Pirnay. 2008. Acinetobacter baumannii infections in thermally injured: a multidrug-resistant blaOXA-23 outbreak in a burn wound centre, Brussels. Poster at the 18th European Congress of Clinicial Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), 19-22 April 2008, Barcelona, Spain. 

 

[Dijkshoorn, L., M. Vaneechoutte, T. De Baere, T. van der Reijden, and A. Nemec. 2008. The diversity of the genus Acinetobacter determined by AFLP analysis. Poster at the IUMS, Istanbul, Turkey. Submitted.]

 

Chang, T. C., M. Vaneechoutte, L. Dijkshoorn, and Y. F. Wei. 2008. Identification of nonfermenting Gram-negative bacteria by an oligonucleotide array. Poster at the ASM Conference on Emerging Technologies of Medical Importance for the Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases and the Detection of Pathogenic Microbes, 6-10 april 2008, Beijing, China.

 

De Baere, T., M. Vaneechoutte, P. Deschaght, J. Huyghe, and I. Dhooghe. 2008. Evaluation of the prevalence of middle ear pathogens in the outer ear canal and nasopharyngeal cavity of a healthy population. Poster at the 18th European Congress of Clinicial Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), 19-22 April 2008, Barcelona, Spain. 

 

Merabishvili, M., R. Verhelst, T. Glonti, N. Chanishvili, V. Krylov, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2007. Development of digitized fluorescent RFLP (fRFLP) as a universal method applicable for comparison of the genomes of bacteriophages. Poster at Phages in Interaction, 17 December 2007, Leuven, Belgium.

 

Merabishvili, M., R. Verhelst, T. Glonti, N. Chanishvili, V. Krylov, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2007. Development of digitized fluorescent RFLP (fRFLP) as a universal method applicable for comparison of the genomes of bacteriophages. Poster at the INTAS Meeting, 6-9 September 2007, Kiev, Ukrain.

 

Dazzo, F. B., D. Nasr, I. Leader, C. Monosmith, C. Gross, R. Verhelst, T. Marsh, and C. Holzman. 2007. Perturbations in microbial community structure associated with bacterial vaginosis measured by CMEIAS computer-assisted microscopy and digital image analysis. Poster, MSU Research Excellence Fund Center for Microbial Pathogenesis, March 26, 2007, Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI.

 

Pirnay, J.-P., M. Merabishvili, D. De Vos, G. Verbeken, K. Coenye, V. Krylov, N. Chanishvili, M. Zizi, J. Pirson, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2007. Development of a defined bacteriophage cocktail for use in burn wound patients. Poster at the 12th Congress of European Burns Associaton, 12 - 15 September, 2007, Budapest, Hungary.

 

Supré, K., S. De Vliegher, O. Sampimon, R. Zadoks, M. Vaneechoutte, M. Baele, A. de Kruif, and F. Haesebrouck. 2007. Comparison of tDNA-intergenic spacer PCR and rpoB-gene sequencing for species-level identification of coagulase-negative staphylococci. Poster at the Heifer Mastitis Conference, June 24-26, Ghent, Belgium

 

Supré, K., S. De Vliegher, O. Sampimon, R. Zadoks, M. Vaneechoutte, M. Baele, A. De Kruif, and F. Haesebrouck. 2007. Comparison of tRNA-intergenic spacer PCR and gene sequencing for species-level identification of coagulase-negative staphylococci. Proceedings of the Heifer Mastitis Conference, Ghent, Belgium: 56-57. Staat in Ugent bibliografie, maar nergens anders te vinden. Zie hierboven: poster.

 

Verstraelen, H., R. Verhelst, L. Nuytinck, K. Roelens, E. De Meester, D. De Vos, M. Van Thielen, M. Vaneechoutte, and M. Temmerman. 2007. Polymorphisms of the Toll-like receptor recognition pathways in relation to vaginal carriage of Gardnerella vaginalis and Atopobium vaginae. Abstract at the 17th Meeting of the ISSTDR and 10th IUSTI World Congress, July 29-August 1, Seattle, Washington.

 

Vaneechoutte, M., J.-P. Pirnay, D. De Vos, T. L. Pitt, P. Cornelis, J. Pirson, N. El Aila, S. Van daele, P. Schelstraete, and F. De Baets. 2007. Only a subset of Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains is able to colonize CF patients. Poster at 30th ECFS, June 13-16, Belek, Turkey.

 

Van daele, S., L. Van Simaey, P. Schelstraete, F. De Baets, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2007. Genotyping of P. aeruginosa, A. xylosoxidans and S. maltophilia in a CF centre. Poster at 30th ECFS, June 13-16, Belek, Turkey.

 

Schelstraete, P., S. Van daele, L. Van Simaey, N. El Aila, T. De Baere, F. De Baets, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2007. Comparison of 6 culture media, 5 DNA-extraction methods and PCR and nested PCR for sensitive detection of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from CF sputa. Poster at 30th ECFS, June 13-16, Belek, Turkey.

 

Pirnay, J.-P., D. De Vos, M. Vaneechoutte, J. Van Eldere, T. L. Pitt, N. J. Legakis, M. Zizi, A. Vanderkelen, P. Cornelis, and J. Pirson. 2007. Pseudomonas aeruginosa population structure revisited. Poster at the 107th ASM General Meeting, May 20-24, Toronto, Canada.

 

Dijkshoorn, L., M. Vaneechoutte, T. De Baere, T. van der Reijden, and A. Nemec. 2007. The diversity of the genus Acinetobacter determined by AFLP analysis. Poster at the 107th ASM General Meeting, May 20-24, Toronto, Canada.


Dijkshoorn, L., M. Vaneechoutte, T. DeBaere, T. van der Reijden, and A. Nemec. 2006. The diversity of the genus Acinetobacter, current state and emerging problems. Poster at the 7th International Symposium on the Biology of Acinetobacter. November 8-10, Barcelona, Spain.

 

Pirnay, J.-P., D. De Vos, M. Vaneechoutte, J. Van Eldere, T. L. Pitt, N. J. Legakis, M. Zizi, A. Vanderkelen, J. Pirson, and P. Cornelis. 2006. Pseudomonas aeruginosa epidemiology: transmissible clones versus successful clonal complexes. Poster at the 12th International Congress on Infectious Diseases. June 15-18, Lisbon, Portugal.

 

Schelstraete, P., F. De Baets, F. Haerynck, L. Van Simaey, G. Claeys, M. Vaneechoutte, and S. Van daele. 2006. Newly acquired Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Belgian Cystic Fibrosis-patients: does the patients' P. aeruginosa genotype correlate with environmental genotypes? Poster at the 29th European Cystic Fibrosis Conference. June 15-18, Copenhagen, Denmark.

 

De Baets, F., S. Van Daele, P. Schelstraete, F. Haerynck, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2005. Achromobacter xylosoxidans in CF: Prevalence and clinical relevance. Poster at the 28th European Cystic Fibrosis Conference. June 22-25, Chersonissos, Crete, Greece. J. Cystic Fibrosis 4: S35. Abstract 128.

 

Van Daele, S., H. Franckx, P. Schelstraete, F. Haerynck, F. De Baets, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2005. Achromobacter xylosoxidans strains with shared genotype among patients attending a CF rehabilitation center. Poster at the 28th European Cystic Fibrosis Conference. June 22-25, Chersonissos, Crete, Greece. J. Cystic Fibrosis 4: S215. Abstract 470.

 

De Baere, T., S. Van Daele, L. Van Simaey, F. De Baets, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2005. Study on the genetic diversity of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates of Belgian Cystic Fibrosis patients. Poster. 10th International Congress on Pseudomonas. August 27-31. Marseille, France.

 

Broennum-Pedersen T., M. Vaneechoutte, S. Saxmose Nielsen, J. E. Olsen, and M. Bisgaard. 2005. Investigation on the use of coliforms and thermotolerant coliforms as indicators of Salmonella in commercial poultry feed. Poster at the 14th World Veterinary Poultry Congress & Exhibition. August 22-26. Istanbul, Turkey. 

 

Broennum Pedersen, T., M. Vaneechoutte, S. Saxmose Nielsen, J. E. Olsen, and M. Bisgaard. 2005. Investigation on the use of coliforms as indicators of Salmonella in commercial poultry feed. Poster at the 14th World Veterinary Poultry Congress & Exhibition. August 22-26. Istanbul, Turkey. 

 

Nemec, A., L. Dijkshoorn, T. J. K. van der Reijden, T. De Baere, P. J. van den Broek, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2005. The recognition of two tentative novel species among haemolytic Acinetobacter strains. Poster at the 15th European Congress on Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases. April 2-5, Copenhagen, Denmark.

 

De Baere, T., T. Boekhout, B. Theelen, R. Summerbell, G. Claeys, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2005. Identification of dermatophytes using partially digested ITS2-PCR. Poster at the 15th European Congress on Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases. April 2-5, Copenhagen, Denmark.

 

Broennum Pedersen, T. B., M. Vaneechoutte, M. Bisgaard, and J. E. Olsen. 2005. Identification of potential faecal contamination markers of coliforms and thermotolerant coliforms isolated from chicken feed using tRNA Intergenic Length Polymorphism Analysis (tDNA-PCR). Poster at the 15th European Congress on Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases. April 2-5, Copenhagen, Denmark.

 

Verhelst, R., H. Verstraelen, G. Claeys, G. Verscharegen, M. Temmerman, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2005. Comparsioin of Gram stain and culture for the characterisation of vaginal microflora. Poster at the 15th European Congress on Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases. April 2-5, Copenhagen, Denmark.

 

Glover, J., T. De Baere, L. Dijkshoorn, J. Turton, M. Vaneechoutte, J. Shah, M. E. Kaufmann, and T. Pitt. 2005. Identification of Acinetobacter baumannii by PCR. ASM Conference.

 

Van Daele, S., M. Vaneechoutte, G. Claeys, P. Schelstraete, and F. De Baets. 2004. Pseudomonas aeruginosa DNA-fingerprinting register in Belgian CF-patients: a one year survey. Poster at the 14th Annual ERS Congress. September 6, Glasgow, UK.

 

Van Daele, S., F. De Baets, P. Schelstraete, L. Van Simaey, G. Claeys, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2004. Newly acquired Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Belgian CF-patients: does the patients' genotype correlate with environmental genotypes. Poster at the 27th European Cystic Fibrosis conference. June 13-17, Birmingham, UK.

 

De Baere, T., L. Dijkshoorn, A. Nemec, M. Vaneechoutte, L. N. Ornston, and D. Young. 2004. Hypertransformable strain BD413 (ADP1) belongs to the newly described species Acinetobacter baylyi. Poster at the 4th Scientific Information Day Ghent University Hospital. January 20, Gent, Belgium.

 

De Baere, T., L. Dijkshoorn, A. Nemec, M. Vaneechoutte, L. N. Ornston, and D. Young. 2004. Hypertransformable strain BD413 (ADP1) belongs to the newly described species Acinetobacter baylyi. Poster at the 6th International Symposium on the Biology of Acinetobacter. September 15-17, Dublin, Ireland.

 

Dijkshoorn, L., A. Nemec, T. J. K. van der Reijden, T. De Baere, P. J. van den Broek, P. Ježek, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2004. Extended description of three novel Acinetobacter species of possible clinical relevance, Acinetobacter ursingii, Acinetobacter schindleri and Acinetobacter parvus. Poster at the 104th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology. May 23-27, New Orleans, LA.

 

Verhelst R., H. Verstraelen, G. Claeys, G. Verschraegen, M. Temmerman, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2004. Culture-independent characterization of healthy and disturbed vaginal microflora confirms the presence of Atopobium vaginae in the bacterial vaginosis microflora and suggests an ambiguous role for Lactobacillus gasseri and L. iners. Poster at the 44th ICAAC. October 30 - November 2, Washington DC, NY.

 

Verhelst, R., H. Verstraelen, G. Claeys, G. Verschraegen, J. Delanghe, L. Van Simaey, C. De Ganck, Temmerman M., and M. Vaneechoutte. 2004. Genotypic characterization of normal and disturbed vaginal microflora points to a strong association between Atopobium vaginae, Gardnerella vaginalis and bacterial vaginosis. Poster at the 14th ECCMID. May 1-4, Prague, Cszech Republic.

 

Verhelst, R., H. Verstraelen, G. Claeys, G. Verschraegen, J. Delanghe, L. Van Simaey, C. De Ganck, M. Temmerman, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2004. Cloning of 16SrRNA genes amplified form normal and disturbed vaginal microflora points to a strong association between Atopobium vaginae, Gardnerella vaginalis and bacterial vaginosis. Poster at the Wetenschapsdag UZ Gent. January 22, Ghent, Belgium.

 

Nemec, A., L. Dijkshoorn, T. J. K. van der Reijden, T. De Baere, P. J. van den Broek, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2004. The recognition of two tentative novel species among haemolytic Acinetobacter strains. Poster at the 14th ECCMID. May 1 - 4 May, Prague, Cszech Republic.

 

Wei, Y. F., H. C. Chang, L. Dijkshoorn, M. Vaneechoutte, C. T. Tang, and T. C. Chang. 2004. Identification of Acinetobacter calcoaceticus-Acinetobacter baumannii by sequence analysis of the 16S-23S rDNA spacer region. Poster at the 14th ECCMID. May 1 - 4, Prague, Czech Republic.

 

Dhaene, K., R. Peleman, C. De Cock, M. Vaneechoutte, T. De Baere, and M. Praet. 2002. Nocardia paucivorans infection in a cardiac transplant recipient. Poster at the Inter-Congress of the European Society of Pathology. May 19-21, Baveno, Lago Maggiore, Italy.

 

Nemec, A., L. Dijkshoorn, I. Cleenwerck, T. De Baere, D. Janssens, T. J. K. van der Reijden, P. Ježek, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2003. Acinetobacter parvus sp. nov., a small colony forming species isolated from human specimens. Poster at the FEMS Congress. June 29-July 3, Llubljana, Slovenia.

 

Massonet, C., J. Van Eldere, J. Verhaegen, T. De Baere, and K. Lagrou. 2003. Comparison of the ID32C Strip, the Vitek system and ITS2-PCR for yeast identification in the clinical microbiology laboratory. Poster at the 31st Inters­cience Confe­rence on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemothe­ra­py. Chicago, Illinois.

 

Van daele, S., F. De Baets, P. Schelstraete, F. Haerynck, G. Claeys, M. Vaneechoutte, and H. Franckx. 2003. Pseudomonas aeruginosa-DNA fingerprinting in colonised cystic fibrosis patients in a rehabilitation centre: a 2 years survey. Poster at the 26th European Cystic Fibrosis Conference. June 4-7, Belfast, UK.

 

De Schuijmer, J., M. Vanneste, P. De Waegemaeker, G. Verschraegen, G. Claeys, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2002. A (pseudo-) outbreak of Pseudomonas in an ICU. Poster at the 5th International Conference of the Hospital Infection Society. September 15-18, Edinburgh, Scotland. 

 

Verhelst, R., G. Claeys, M. Temmerman, G. Verschraegen, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2001. Study of the complex microbial vaginal flora by means of genotypic methods. Poster at the Meeting Belgische Vereniging Infectieziekten en Klinische Microbiologie. December 14, Antwerp, Belgium.

 

Nemec, A., T. De Baere, I. Tjernberg, M. Vaneechoutte, and L. Dijkshoorn. 2000. Acinetobacter ursingii sp. nov., a new species associated with nosocomial infections. Poster at the 5th International Symposium on the Biology of Acinetobacter. 3-6 September. Noordwijkerhout, the Netherlands.

 

De Baere, T., G. Claeys, D. Swinne, N. Nolard, L. Van Simaey, M. Regent, G. Verschraegen, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2000. Evaluation of ITS2-PCR and capillary electrophoresis for the identification of yeasts. Poster at the 5th International Meeting on Bacterial Epidemiological Markers (IMBEM). September 6-9, Noordwijkerhout, The Netherlands.

 

De Baere, T., G. Claeys, D. Swinne, N. Nolard, G. Verschraegen, and M. Vaneechoutte. 2000. Evaluation of ITS2-PCR and capillary electrophoresis for the identification of yeasts. 2000. Poster at the 40th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC). September 17-20, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 

 

Vaneechoutte, M. 1997. PCR-based DNA-fingerprinting techniques for species identification: review, comparison, experiences, possibilities and limitations. 4th IMBEM, Elsinore, Denmark. 10-13 September.

 

Johnson, M., and M. Vaneechoutte. 1997. Rapid microbial fingerprinting using a single fluorescent DNA sequencing reaction. Poster. Annual Meeting of the Association for Molecular Pathology, San Diego, 13-16 November.

 

Vaneechoutte, M.,. H. V. Tichy, T. De Baere, J. Bille, G. Claeys, and P. Boerlin. 1997. Comparison of PCR-based DNA-fingerprinting techniques for the identification of species of the genus Listeria. December 1996. ASM, Miami Florida.

 

Maes, N., M. Vaneechoutte, J. Etienne, and M.J. Struelens. 1996. Molecular identification of staphylococci by PCR-amplified length polymorphisms in tRNA intergenic spacers. 8th International Symposium on Staphylococci and Staphylococcal Infections, Aix les Bains, France.

 

Deplano, A., N. Maes, M. Vaneechoutte, I. Marks, G. Verschraegen, and M. Struelens. 1996. Comparison of PCR-based methods for typing of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates. 4th International Conference on the Prevention of Infection, Nice, France.

 

Dijkshoorn, L.,. B. van Harsselaar, I. Tjernberg, P.J.M. Bouvet, and M. Vaneechoutte. 1996. Restriction analysis of amplified ribosomal DNA for identification Acinetobacter genomic species. Microbial Genome Research and its Applications. 35th Hanford Symposium on Health and Environment, Richland, Washington.

 

Vaneechoutte, M., P. Boerlin, J. Bille, and G. Verschraegen. 1995. Identification of Listeria monocytogenes strains by amplified rDNA-restriction analysis. International Symposium on Pathogenesis of Listeria XII, Perth, Western Australia.

 

Claeys, G., A. Elaichouni, G. Verschraegen, and M. Vaneechoutte. 1994. Study of a neonatal ICU-outbreak of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Serratia marcescens with arbitrary primer PCR. 3rd International Meeting on Bacterial Epidemiological Markers, Cambridge, UK.

 

Vaneechoutte, M., A. Elaichouni, L. Dijkshoorn, K. Maquelin, G. Claeys, and G. Verschraegen. 1994. Evaluation of arbitrary primer PCR for typing of Acinetobacter baumannii strains. 3rd International Meeting on Bacterial Epiderniological Markers, Cambridge, UK.

 

Vaneechoutte, M., L. Dijkshoorn, I. Tjernberg, G. Verschraegen, P. De Vos, and G. Claeys. 1994. Identification of Acinetobacter genospecies with amplified rDNA-restriction analysis. 94th ASM Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada.

 

Vaneechoutte, M,. A. Elaichouni, L. Dijkshoorn, K. Maquelin, G. Claeys, and G. Verschraegen. 1994. Comparison of the usefulness of arbitrary primer PCR and cell envelope protein electrophoresis for typing of Acinetobacter baumannii. Acinetobacter '94, Edinburgh, UK.

 

Heyndrickx, M., P. Scheldeman, M. Vancanneyt, M. Vaneechoutte, K. Kersters, and P. De Vos. 1994. High resolution species identification within the Bacillus polymyxa group with phenotypic and genotypic fingerprinting techniques. 7th International Congress of Bacteriology and Applied Microbiology, Prague, Czech Republic.

 

Lemaitre, D., M. Vaneechoutte, M. Hundhausen, G. Claeys, P. Vanhaesebrouck, and G. Verschraegen. 1994. Tracheal colonisation with Pseudomonas paucimobilis in mechanically ventilated neonates due to contaminated temperature probes. 3rd International Conference of the Hospital Infection Society, London, UK.

 

Lemaitre, D., M. Vanneste, M. Hundhausen, G. Claeys, M. Vaneechoutte, P. Leroy, and G. Verschraegen. 1994. Contaminated heparin solution as a source of nosocomial sepsis with Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a neonatal intensive care unit. 3rd International Conference of the Hospital Infection Society, London, UK.

 

Vaneechoutte, M., G. Verschraegen, G. Claeys, N. Paepe, A. De Rouck, and A Elaichouni. 1993. Comparison of arbitrary primer-polymerase chain reaction fingerprinting with phenotyping to study an outbreak of ofloxacin resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains. 6th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Sevilla, Spain.

 

Vaneechoutte, M., G. Verschraegen, G. Claeys, A. De Rouck, A Elaichouni, and M. Devleeschouwer. 1993. Arbitrary primer-polymerase chain reaction typing of an outbreak of ofloxacin resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains. 93rd ASM General Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia.

 

Claeys, G., M. Vaneechoutte, G. Verschraegen, A Elaichouni, F. Portaels, and H. De Beenhouwer. 1993. Rapid identification of Mycobacteria with ampli:fied rDNA-restriction analysis (ARDRA). 93rd ASM General Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia.

 

Vaneechoutte, M., P. De Vos, M. Gillis, G. Claeys, and R. Rossau. 1992. Identi:fication of bacterial species by amplified rDNA-restriction analysis (ARDRA). 6th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology, Barcelona, Spain.

 

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