Publications

Microbial and Plant Genetics

• Braeken,K., Moris,M., Daniels,R., Vanderleyden,J., and Michiels,J. (2006)
  New horizons for (p)ppGpp in bacterial and plant physiology.
  Trends in Microbiology 14 (1), 45-54.

• Daniels,R., Reynaert,S., Hoekstra,H., Verreth,C., Janssens,J., Braeken,K., Fauvart,M., Beullens,S., Heusdens,C., Lambrichts,I., De Vos,D., Vanderleyden,J., Vermant,J., and Michiels,J. (2006)
  Quorum signal molecules as biosurfactants affecting swarming in Rhizobium etli.
  Proceedings of the National Aacademy of Sciences of the United States of America 103 (40), 14965-14970.

• De Keersmaecker,S.C.J., Braeken,K., Verhoeven,T.L.A., Perea Vélez,M., Lebeer,S., Vanderleyden,J., and Hols,P. (2006)
  Flow cytometric testing of green fluorescent protein-tagged Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG for response to defensins.
  Appl.Environ.Microbiol. 72 (7), 4923-4930.

• De Keersmaecker,S.C.J., Thijs,I.M.V., Vanderleyden,J., and Marchal,K. (2006)
  Integration of omics data: how well does it work for bacteria?
  Mol.Microbiol. 62 (5), 1239-1250.

• De Keersmaecker,S.C., Sonck,K., and Vanderleyden,J. (2006)
  Let LuxS speak up in AI-2 signaling.
  Trends in Microbiology 14 (3), 114-119.

• De Keersmaecker,S.C.J., Verhoeven,T.L.A., Desair,J., Marchal,K., Vanderleyden,J., and Nagy,I. (2006)
  Strong antimicrobial activity of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG against Salmonella typhimurium is due to accumulation of lactic acid.
  FEMS Microbiol.Lett. 259 89-96.

• Remans,R., Spaepen,S., and Vanderleyden,J. (2006)
  Auxin signaling in plant defense.
  Science Letter, 313 (5784) 171.

• Benhassine,T., Fauvart,M., Vanderleyden,J., and Michiels,J. (2007)
  Interaction of an IHF-like protein with the Rhizobium etli nifA promoter.
  FEMS Microbiol.Lett. 271 (1), 20-26.

• Braeken,K., Daniels,R., Vos,K., Fauvart,M., Bachaspatimayum,D., Vanderleyden,J., and Michiels,J. (2007)
  Genetic determinants of swarming in Rhizobium etli. Microb.Ecol.
  Epub ahead of publication.

• Cappuyns,A.M., Bernaerts,K., Smet,I.Y., Ona,O., Vanderleyden,J., Prinsen,E., and Van Impe,J.F. (2007)
  Optimal fed batch experiment design for estimation of monod kinetics of Azospirillum brasilense: from theory to practice.
  Biotechnol.Prog. 23 (5), 1074-1081.

• De Mot,R. (2007)
  Actinomycete-like proteasomes in a Gram-negative bacterium.
  Trends in Microbiology 15 335-338.

• De Mot,R., Schoofs,G., and Nagy,I. (2007)
  Proteome analysis of Streptomyces coelicolor mutants affected in the proteasome system reveals changes in stress-responsive proteins.
  Arch.Microbiol. 188 257-271.

• Fauvart,M., Braeken,K., Daniels,R., Vos,K., Ndayizeye,M., Noben,J.-P., Robben,J., Vanderleyden,J., and Michiels,J. (2007)
  Identification of a novel glyoxylate reductase supports phylogeny-based enzymatic substrate specificity prediction.
  Biochim.Biophys.Acta 1774 (9), 1092-1098.

• Janssens,J., Metzger,K., Daniels,R., Ptacek,D., Verhoeven,T., Habel,L.W., Vanderleyden,J., De Vos,D., and De Keersmaecker,S. (2007)
  Synthesis of N-acyl homoserine lactone analogues reveals strong activators of SdiA, the Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium LuxR homologue.
  Appl Environ Microbiol 73 (2), 535-544.

• Janssens,J.C., Steenackers,H., Metzger,K., Daniels,R., Ptacek,D., Verhoeven,T., Hermans,K., Vanderleyden,J., De Vos,D.E., and De Keersmaecker,S.C. (2007)
  Interference with the quoroum senqing systems of Salmonella enterica serovar typhimurium: possibilities and implications.
  Communications in Agricultural and Applied Biological Sciences 72 (1), 35-39.

• Lebeer,S., Ceuppens,J., Geboes,K., Van Assche,G., Rutgeerts,P., Vanderleyden,J., and De Keersmaecker,S. (2007)
  Mechanisms of probiotic-host interaction with IBD as a case study: a role for exopolysaccharides?
  Communications in Agricultural and Applied Biological Sciences 72 (1), 41-45.

• Lebeer,S., Verhoeven,T.L.A., Perea Vélez,M., Vanderleyden,J., and De Keersmaecker,S.C.J. (2007)
  Impact of environmental and genetic factors on biofilm formation by the probiotic strain Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG.
  Appl Environ Microbiol 73 (21), 6768-6775.

• Lebeer,S., De Keersmaecker,S.C.J., Verhoeven,T.L.A., Fadda,A.A., Marchal,K., and Vanderleyden,J. (2007)
  Functional analysis of luxS in the probiotic strain Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG reveals a central metabolic role important for growth and biofilm formation.
  J.Bacteriol. 189 (3), 860-871..

• Nagarajan,T., Vanderleyden,J., and Tripathi,A.K. (2007)
  Identification of salt stress inducible genes that control cell envelope related functions in Azospirillum brasilense Sp7.
  Mol.Genet.Genomics 278 (1), 43-51.

• Ormeño-Orrillo,E., Luyten,E., Vanderleyden,J., and Martinez-Romero,E. (2007)
  Three loci involved in lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis in Rhizobium tropici
  CIAT899. Environ.Microbiol. In press.

• Pedreschi,R., Vanstreels,E., Carpentier,S., Hertog,M., Lammertyn,J., Robben,J., Noben,J.-P., Swennen,R., Vanderleyden,J., and Nicolaï,B.M. (2007)
  Proteomic analysis of core breakdown disorder in Conference pears (Pyrus communis L.).
  Proteomics 7 2083-2099.

• Perea Vélez,M., Verhoeven,T.L.A., Draing,C., Von Aulock,S., Pfitzenmaier,M., Geyer,A., Lambrichts,I., Pot,B., Vanderleyden,J., and De Keersmaecker,S.C.J. (2007)
  Functional analysis of D-alanylation of lipoteichoic acid in the probiotic strain Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG.
  Appl Environ Microbiol 73 (11), 3595-3604.

• Perea Vélez,M., Hermans,K., Verhoeven,T.L.A., Lebeer,S.E., Vanderleyden,J., and De Keersmaecker,S.C.J. (2007)
  Identification and characterization of starter lactic acid bacteria and probiotics from Columbian dairy products.
  J.Appl.Microbiol. 103 666-674.

• Rediers,H., Vanderleyden,J., and De Mot,R. (2007)
  Nitrate respiration in Pseudomonas stutzeri A15 and its involvement in rice and wheat root colonization.
  Microbiol.Res. Epub ahead of print.

• Remans,R., Snoeck,C., Verreth,C., Croonenborghs,A., Luyten,E., Ndayizeye,M., Martinez-Romero,E., Michiels,J., and Vanderleyden,J. (2007)
  Inactivation of the nodH gene in Sinorhizobium sp. BR816 enhances symbiosis with Phaseolus vulgaris L. FEMS
  Microbiol.Lett. 266, 210-217.

• Remans,R., Croonenborghs,A., Torres Gutierrez,R., Michiels,J., and Vanderleyden,J. (2007)
  Effects of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria on nodulation of Phaseolus vulgaris L. are dependent on plant P nutrition.
  Eur.J.Plant Pathol. 119 341-351.

• Remans,R., Beebe,S., Blair,M., Manrique,G., Tovar,E., Rao,I., Croonenborghs,A., Torres Gutierrez,R., El-Howeity,M., Michiels,J., and Vanderleyden,J (2007)
  Physiological and genetiuc analysis of root responsiveness to auxin-producing plant growth-promoting bacteria in common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.).
  Plant Soil. Epub ahead of print.

• Spaepen,S., Versées,W., Gocke,D., Pohl,M., Steyaert,J., and Vanderleyden,J. (2007)
  Characterization of phenylpyruvate decarboxylase, involved in auxin production of Azospirillum brasilense.
  J.Bacteriol. 189 (21), 7626-7633.

• Spaepen,S., Vanderleyden,J., and Remans,R. (2007)
  Indole-3-acetic acid in microbial and microorganism-plant signaling.
  FEMS Microbiol.Rev. 31 425-448.

• Thijs,I.M.V., De Keersmaecker,S.C.J., Fadda,A., Engelen,K., Zhao,H., McClelland,M., Marchal,K., and Vanderleyden,J. (2007)
  Delineation of the Salmonella enterica serovar typhimurium HilA regulon through genome-wide location and transcript analysis.
  J.Bacteriol. 189 (13), 4587-4596.

• Triplett,E., Rolfe,B.G., Cocking,E.C., Kennedy,I., and Vanderleyden,J. (2007)
  A nitrogen story.
  Microbe 2 (8), 372-373.

• Versées,W., Spaepen,S., Vanderleyden,J., and Steyaert,J. (2007)
  The crystal structure of phenylpyruvate decarboxylase from Azospirillum brasilense at 1.5 A resolution. Implications for its catalytic and regulatory mechanism.
  FEBS J. 274 (91), 2363-2375.

• Versées,W., Spaepen,S., Wood,M.D., Leeper,F.J., Vanderleyden,J., and Steyaert,J. (2007)
  Molecular mechanism of allosteric substrate activation in a thiamine diphosphate-dependent decarboxylase.
  J.Biol.Chem. 282(48), 35269-78.

• Vélez Perea,M., De Keersmaecker,S.C., and Vanderleyden,J. (2007)
  Adherence factors of Lactobacillus in the human gastrointestinal tract.
  FEMS Microbiol.Lett. 276 (2), 140-148.