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  1. The Ability of Basalt to Leach Nutrients and Support Growth of Cupriavidus metallidurans CH34 Depends on Basalt Composition and Element Release

    Article • Geomicrobiology Journal, February 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Rob Van Houdt, Natalie Leys

  2. Metal Response in Cupriavidus metallidurans

    Article • January 2015

    Rob Van Houdt

  3. Metal Response in Cupriavidus metallidurans

    Article • January 2015

    Rob Van Houdt

  4. Genomic Context of Metal Response Genes in Cupriavidus metallidurans with a Focus on Strain CH34

    Article • January 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Rob Van Houdt

  5. Metal Response in Cupriavidus metallidurans: Insights into the Structure-Function Relationship of Proteins

    Article • January 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Rob Van Houdt

  6. Response of Cupriavidus metallidurans CH34 to Metals

    Article • January 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Rob Van Houdt

  7. Genome Sequences of Cupriavidus metallidurans Strains NA1, NA4, and NE12, Isolated from Space Equipment

    Article • Genome Announcements, July 2014, ASM Journals

    Rob Van Houdt, Natalie Leys

  8. The deletion of TonB-dependent receptor genes is part of the genome reduction process that occurs during adaptation ofPseudomonas aeruginosato the cystic fibrosis lung

    Article • Pathogens and Disease, April 2014, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Rob Van Houdt, Pierre Cornelis, Dr. Jozef Dingemans

  9. Plasmids as Secondary Chromosomes

    Article • January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Rob Van Houdt

  10. Genome Sequence of Cupriavidus metallidurans Strain H1130, Isolated from an Invasive Human Infection

    Article • Genome Announcements, December 2013, ASM Journals

    Rob Van Houdt, Natalie Leys

  11. Adaptation to Xenobiotics and Toxic Compounds by Cupriavidus and Ralstonia with Special Reference to Cupriavidus metallidurans CH34 and Mobile Genetic Elements

    Article • September 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Rob Van Houdt

  12. Antimicrobial silver: uses, toxicity and potential for resistance

    Article • BioMetals, June 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Rob Van Houdt, Natalie Leys

  13. Characterization of culturable Paenibacillus spp. from the snow surface on the high Antarctic Plateau (DOME C) and their dissemination in the Concordia research station

    Article • Extremophiles, April 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Rob Van Houdt, Natalie Leys

  14. Expression of a Novel P22 ORFan Gene Reveals the Phage Carrier State in Salmonella Typhimurium

    Article • PLoS Genetics, February 2013, PLOS

    Rob Van Houdt

  15. A PKS/NRPS/FAS Hybrid Gene Cluster from Serratia plymuthica RVH1 Encoding the Biosynthesis of Three Broad Spectrum, Zeamine-Related Antibiotics

    Article • PLoS ONE, January 2013, PLOS

    Rob Van Houdt, Miss Joleen Masschelein

  16. Differential proteomics and physiology of Pseudomonas putida KT2440 under filament-inducing conditions

    Article • BMC Microbiology, November 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Rob Van Houdt, Natalie Leys

  17. Towards a more accurate annotation of tyrosine-based site-specific recombinases in bacterial genomes

    Article • Mobile DNA, April 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Rob Van Houdt

  18. Microbial contamination monitoring and control during human space missions

    Article • Planetary and Space Science, January 2012, Elsevier

    Rob Van Houdt, Natalie Leys

  19. Variation in genomic islands contribute to genome plasticity in Cupriavidus metallidurans

    Article • BMC Genomics, January 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Rob Van Houdt, Natalie Leys

  20. Monitoring the Microbial Burden in Manned Space Stations

    Article • September 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Rob Van Houdt

  21. Heavy metal resistance in Cupriavidus metallidurans CH34 is governed by an intricate transcriptional network

    Article • BioMetals, June 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Rob Van Houdt, Natalie Leys

  22. Insertion sequence elements in Cupriavidus metallidurans CH34: Distribution and role in adaptation

    Article • Plasmid, May 2011, Elsevier

    Rob Van Houdt, Natalie Leys

  23. Alveolar epithelium protects macrophages from quorum sensing-induced cytotoxicity in a three-dimensional co-culture model

    Article • Cellular Microbiology, November 2010, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Rob Van Houdt, Natalie Leys

  24. Response of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 to low shear modelled microgravity involves AlgU regulation

    Article • Environmental Microbiology, June 2010, Wiley

    Rob Van Houdt, Pierre Cornelis, Natalie Leys

  25. The Complete Genome Sequence of Cupriavidus metallidurans Strain CH34, a Master Survivalist in Harsh and Anthropogenic Environments

    Article • PLoS ONE, May 2010, PLOS

    Rob Van Houdt, Natalie Leys

  26. Bacillus thuringiensis Conjugation in Simulated Microgravity

    Article • Astrobiology, October 2009, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Rob Van Houdt, Natalie Leys

  27. Quorum sensing and butanediol fermentation affect colonization and spoilage of carrot slices by Serratia plymuthica

    Article • International Journal of Food Microbiology, August 2009, Elsevier

    Rob Van Houdt

  28. From industrial sites to environmental applications with Cupriavidus metallidurans

    Article • Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, July 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Rob Van Houdt

  29. Experimental design and environmental parameters affect Rhodospirillum rubrum S1H response to space flight

    Article • The ISME Journal, July 2009, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Rob Van Houdt, Natalie Leys

  30. New mobile genetic elements in Cupriavidus metallidurans CH34, their possible roles and occurrence in other bacteria

    Article • Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, April 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Rob Van Houdt, Natalie Leys

  31. Shotgun Proteome Analysis of Rhodospirillum rubrum S1H: Integrating Data from Gel-Free and Gel-Based Peptides Fractionation Methods

    Article • Journal of Proteome Research, April 2009, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Rob Van Houdt

  32. Plasmids captured in C. metallidurans CH34: defining the PromA family of broad-host-range plasmids

    Article • Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, March 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Rob Van Houdt

  33. Megaplasmids in Cupriavidus Genus and Metal Resistance

    Article • January 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Rob Van Houdt

  34. Evaluation of the Airborne Bacterial Population in the Periodically Confined Antarctic Base Concordia

    Article • Microbial Ecology, October 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Rob Van Houdt, Natalie Leys

  35. Use of the rotating wall vessel technology to study the effect of shear stress on growth behaviour of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PA01

    Article • Environmental Microbiology, July 2008, Wiley

    Rob Van Houdt

  36. Quorum sensing inSerratia

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Reviews, July 2007, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Rob Van Houdt

  37. Quorum-sensing-dependent switch to butanediol fermentation prevents lethal medium acidification in Aeromonas hydrophila AH-1N

    Article • Research in Microbiology, May 2007, Elsevier

    Rob Van Houdt

  38. Characterization of a luxI/luxR-type quorum sensing system and N-acyl-homoserine lactone-dependent regulation of exo-enzyme and antibacterial component production in Serratia plymuthica RVH1

    Article • Research in Microbiology, March 2007, Elsevier

    Rob Van Houdt

  39. Characterization of a luxI/luxR-type quorum sensing system and N-acyl homoserine lactone-dependent regulation of exo-enzyme and antibacterial component production in Serratia plymuthica RVH1

    Article • Research in Microbiology, January 2007, Elsevier

    Rob Van Houdt

  40. Isolation and functional analysis of luxS in Serratia plymuthica RVH1

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Letters, September 2006, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Rob Van Houdt

  41. N -acyl-l-homoserine lactone signal interception by Escherichia coli

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Letters, March 2006, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Rob Van Houdt

  42. Role of bacterial cell surface structures in Escherichia coli biofilm formation

    Article • Research in Microbiology, June 2005, Elsevier

    Rob Van Houdt

  43. Genotypic and phenotypic characterization of a biofilm-forming Serratia plymuthica isolate from a raw vegetable processing line

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Letters, May 2005, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Rob Van Houdt

  44. Construction and use of an stx1 transcriptional fusion to gfp

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Letters, April 2005, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Rob Van Houdt

  45. Unique stress response to the lactoperoxidase-thiocyanate enzyme system in Escherichia coli

    Article • Research in Microbiology, March 2005, Elsevier

    Rob Van Houdt

  46. High pressure increases bactericidal activity and spectrum of lactoferrin, lactoferricin and nisin

    Article • International Journal of Food Microbiology, March 2001, Elsevier

    Rob Van Houdt