Publications

2024

Amstutz J, Krol E, Verhaeghe A, De Bolle X, Becker A, Brown PJ. Getting to the point: unipolar growth of Hyphomicrobiales. Curr Opin Microbiol. 2024 Apr 2;79:102470.

Lázaro-Antón L, Veiga-da-Cunha M, Elizalde-Bielsa A, Chevalier N, Conde-Álvarez R, Iriarte M, Letesson JJ, Moriyón I, Van Schaftingen E, Zúñiga-Ripa A. A novel gluconeogenic route enables efficient use of erythritol in zoonotic Brucella. Front Vet Sci. 2024 Mar 27;11:1328293.

Desmecht S, Latka A, Ceyssens PJ, Garcia-Pino A, Gillis A, Lavigne R, Lima-Mendez G, Matthijnssens J, Vázquez R, Venneman J, Wagemans J, Briers Y, Thiry D. Meeting Report of the Second Symposium of the Belgian Society for Viruses of Microbes and Launch of the Phage Valley. Viruses. 2024 Feb 15;16(2):299.

King KA, Benton AH, Caudill MT, Stoyanof ST, Kang L, Michalak P, Lahmers KK, Dunman PM, DeHart TG, Ahmad SS, Jutras BL, Poncin K, De Bolle X, Caswell CC. Post-transcriptional control of the essential enzyme MurF by a small regulatory RNA in Brucella abortus. Mol Microbiol. 2024 Jan;121(1):129-141.

2023

Morlighem C, Chaiban C, Georganos S, Brousse O, van Lipzig NPM, Wolff E, Dujardin S, Linard C. Spatial Optimization Methods for Malaria Risk Mapping in Sub-Saharan African Cities Using Demographic and Health Surveys. Geohealth. 2023 Oct 6;7(10):e2023GH000787.

Reynders C, Lerho T, Goebel EA, Crum CP, Vandenput S, Beaudart C, Herfs M. Prevalence and genotype distribution of human papillomavirus in cervical adenocarcinoma (usual type and variants): A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Med Virol. 2023 Oct;95(10):e29190.

Pierson E, De Pol F, Fillet M, Wouters J. A morpheein equilibrium regulates catalysis in phosphoserine phosphatase SerB2 from Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Commun Biol. 2023 Oct 10;6(1):1024.

Louis G, Cherry P, Michaux C, Rahuel-Clermont S, Dieu M, Tilquin F, Maertens L, Van Houdt R, Renard P, Perpete E, Matroule JY. A cytoplasmic chemoreceptor and Reactive Oxygen Species mediate bacterial chemotaxis to copper. J Biol Chem. 2023 Sep 1:105207.

Moriyón I, Blasco JM, Letesson JJ, De Massis F, Moreno E. Brucellosis and One Health: Inherited and Future Challenges. Microorganisms. 2023 Aug 11;11(8):2070.

Verbeke J, De Bolle X, Arnould T. When mitophagy dictates the outcome of cellular infection: the case of Brucella abortus. Autophagy. 2023 Nov;19(11):3022-3023.

Verbeke J, De Bolle X, Arnould T. To eat or not to eat mitochondria? How do host cells cope with mitophagy upon bacterial infection? PLoS Pathog. 2023 Jul 6;19(7):e1011471.

Loret S, Habib B, Romain P, Roba A, Reboul A. Prevention of horizontal transfer of laboratory plasmids to environmental bacteria: comparison of the effectiveness of a few disinfection approaches to degrade DNA. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2023 Jul 14.

Wang T, Jimmidi R, Roubinet B, Landemarre L, Vincent SP. Glycofullerene-AuNPs as multivalent ligands of DC-SIGN and bacterial lectin FimH: tuning nanoparticle size and ligand density. Nanoscale. 2023 Jun 28.

Latka A, Aertsen A, Boeckaerts D, Blasdel B, Ceyssens PJ, Garcia-Pino A, Gillis A, Lavigne R, Lima-Mendez G, Matthijnssens J, Onsea J, Peeters E, Pirnay JP, Thiry D, Vandenheuvel D, Van Mechelen E, Venneman J, Verbeken G, Wagemans J, Briers Y. Foundation of the Belgian Society for Viruses of Microbes and Meeting Report of Its Inaugural Symposium. Viruses. 2023 May 22;15(5):1213.

Verbeke J, Fayt Y, Martin L, Yilmaz O, Sedzicki J, Reboul A, Jadot M, Renard P, Dehio C, Renard HF, Letesson JJ, De Bolle X, Arnould T. Host cell egress of Brucella abortus requires BNIP3L-mediated mitophagy. EMBO J. 2023 Jul 17;42(14):e112817.

Serge Chasseur A, Muylkens B, Coupeau D. Quel cirque, ces virus [The circular life of viruses]. Med Sci (Paris). 2023 Apr;39(4):344-350. French.

Tamman H, Ernits K, Roghanian M, Ainelo A, Julius C, Perrier A, Talavera A, Ainelo H, Dugauquier R, Zedek S, Thureau A, Pérez J, Lima-Mendez G, Hallez R, Atkinson GC, Hauryliuk V, Garcia-Pino A. Structure of SpoT reveals evolutionary tuning of catalysis via conformational constraint. Nat Chem Biol. 2023 Mar;19(3):334-345.

Servais C, Vassen V, Verhaeghe A, Küster N, Carlier E, Phégnon L, Mayard A, Auberger N, Vincent S, De Bolle X. Lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis and traffic in the envelope of the pathogen Brucella abortus. Nat Commun. 2023 Feb 17;14(1):911.

Bruyere D, Roncarati P, Lebeau A, Lerho T, Poulain F, Hendrick E, Pilard C, Reynders C, Ancion M, Luyckx M, Renard M, Jacob Y, Twizere JC, Peiffer R, Peulen O, Delvenne P, Hubert P, McBride A, Gillet N, Masson M, Herfs M. Human papillomavirus E6/E7 oncoproteins promote radiotherapy-mediated tumor suppression by globally hijacking host DNA damage repair. Theranostics. 2023 Jan 31;13(3):1130-1149.

Lejeune N, Mathieu S, Decloux A, Poulain F, Blockx Z, Raymond KA, Willemart K, Vartanian JP, Suspène R, Gillet NA. The APOBEC3B cytidine deaminase is an adenovirus restriction factor. PLoS Pathog. 2023 Feb 6;19(2):e1011156.

Haufroid M, Volkov AN, Wouters J. Targeting the phosphoserine phosphatase MtSerB2 for tuberculosis drug discovery, an hybrid knowledge based /fragment based approach. Eur J Med Chem. 2023 Jan 5;245(Pt 1):114935.

Valcek A, Philippe C, Whiteway C, Robino E, Nesporova K, Bové M, Coenye T, De Pooter T, De Coster W, Strazisar M, Van der Henst C. Phenotypic Characterization and Heterogeneity among Modern Clinical Isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii. Microbiol Spectr. 2023 Feb 14;11(1):e0306122.

2022

Quintero-Yanes A, Mayard A, Hallez R. The two-component system ChvGI maintains cell envelope homeostasis in Caulobacter crescentus. PLoS Genet. 2022 Dec 8;18(12):e1010465.

Morlighem C, Chaiban C, Georganos S, Brousse O, Van de Walle J, van Lipzig NPM, Wolff E, Dujardin S, Linard C. The Multi-Satellite Environmental and Socioeconomic Predictors of Vector-Borne Diseases in African Cities: Malaria as an Example. Remote Sens. 2022, 14, 5381.

Saïdi F, Gamboa Marin OJ, Veytia-Bucheli JI, Vinogradov E, Ravicoularamin G, Jolivet NY, Kezzo AA, Ramirez Esquivel E, Panda A, Sharma G, Vincent SP, Gauthier C, Islam ST. Evaluation of Azido 3-Deoxy-d-manno-oct-2-ulosonic Acid (Kdo) Analogues for Click Chemistry-Mediated Metabolic Labeling of Myxococcus xanthus DZ2 Lipopolysaccharide. ACS Omega. 2022 Sep 23;7(39):34997-35013.

Rivas-Solano O, Van der Henst M, Castillo-Zeledón A, Suárez-Esquivel M, Muñoz-Vargas L, Capitan-Barrios Z, Thomson NR, Chaves-Olarte E, Moreno E, De Bolle X, Guzmán-Verri C. The regulon of Brucella abortus two-component system BvrR/BvrS reveals the coordination of metabolic pathways required for intracellular life. PLoS One. 2022 Sep 21;17(9):e0274397.

Fernández Vecilla D, Ugalde Zarraga E, Urrutikoechea-Gutiérrez MJ, Renzi F, Díaz de Tuesta Del Arco JL. Cellulitis and transient bacteremia by Capnocytophaga canis after a cat scratch in an immunocompetent patient. Access Microbiol. 2022 May 18;4(5):acmi000352.

Fernández Vecilla D, Aspichueta Vivanco C, Angulo López I, Baraia-Etxaburu Artetxe JM, Renzi F, Díaz de Tuesta Del Arco JL. A case of septic arthritis caused by Capnocytophaga canimorsus in an HIV patient. Access Microbiol. 2022 Jun 15;4(6):acmi000368.

Potemberg G, Demars A, Barbieux E, Reboul A, Stubbe FX, Galia M, Lagneaux M, Comein A, Denis O, Pérez-Morga D, Vanderwinden JM, De Bolle X, Muraille E. Genome-wide analysis of Brucella melitensis genes required throughout intranasal infection in mice. PLoS Pathog. 2022 Jun 30;18(6):e1010621.

Fu J, He Z, Fu H, Xia Y, N'Go I, Lou H, Wu J, Pan W, Vincent SP. Synthesis and evaluation of inhibitors of Mycobacterium tuberculosis UGM using bioisosteric replacement. Bioorg Med Chem. 2022 Jun 23;69:116896.

Roba A, Carlier E, Godessart P, Naili C, De Bolle X. A histidine auxotroph mutant is defective for cell separation and allows the identification of crucial factors for cell division in Brucella abortus. Mol Microbiol. 2022 Jun 24.

Bayrou C, Lesenfants C, Paternostre J, Volpe R, Moula N, Coupeau D, Muylkens B, Desmecht D, Linden A. Schmallenberg virus, cyclical reemergence in the core region: a seroepidemiologic study in wild cervids, Belgium, 2012-2017. Transbound Emerg Dis. 2022 May;69(3):1625-1633.

Van Houdt R, Hobman JL, Matroule JY, Turner RJ. Editorial: Metal Resistance in Microorganisms. Front Microbiol. 2022 Apr 11;13:899448.

Chasseur AS, Trozzi G, Istasse C, Petit A, Rasschaert P, Denesvre C, Kaufer BB, Bertzbach LD, Muylkens B, Coupeau D. Marek's Disease Virus Virulence Genes Encode Circular RNAs. J Virol. 2022 May 11;96(9):e0032122.

Moreno E, Blasco JM, Letesson JJ, Gorvel JP, Moriyón I. Pathogenicity and Its Implications in Taxonomy: The Brucella and Ochrobactrum Case. Pathogens. 2022 Mar 21;11(3):377.

Amarir Ezzahra F, Rhalem A, Marcotty T, Dorny P, Sadak A, Azrib R, Kirschvink N. Hydatid cyst detection by liver ultrasonography in sheep: Impact of cyst abundance, viability and location. Small Ruminant Research. 2022 Volume 210, 106671, ISSN 0921-4488.

Kayembe HCN, Bompangue D, Linard C, Muwonga J, Moutschen M, Situakibanza H, Ozer P. Modalities and preferred routes of geographic spread of cholera from endemic areas in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. PLoS One. 2022 Feb 7;17(2):e0263160.

Breine A, Van Gysel M, Elsocht M, Whiteway C, Philippe C, Quinet T, Valcek A, Wouters J, Ballet S, Van der Henst C. Antimicrobial Activity of a Repurposed Harmine-Derived Compound on Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Clinical Isolates. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2022 Jan 24;11:789672.

Job V, Laloy J, Maloteau V, Haye E, Lucas S, Penninckx S. Investigation of the Antibacterial Properties of Silver-Doped Amorphous Carbon Coatings Produced by Low Pressure Magnetron Assisted Acetylene Discharges. Int J Mol Sci. 2022 Jan 5;23(1):563.

Whiteway C, Breine A, Philippe C, Van der Henst C. Acinetobacter baumannii. Trends Microbiol. 2022 Feb;30(2):199-200.

Whiteway C, Valcek A, Philippe C, Strazisar M, De Pooter T, Mateus I, Breine A, Van der Henst C. Scarless excision of an insertion sequence restores capsule production and virulence in Acinetobacter baumannii. ISME J. 2022 May;16(5):1473-1477.

2021

Faway E, Staerck C, Danzelle C, Vroomen S, Courtain C, Mignon B, Poumay Y. Towards a Standardized Procedure for the Production of Infective Spores to Study the Pathogenesis of Dermatophytosis. J Fungi (Basel). 2021 Nov 30;7(12):1029.

Kayembe HCN, Linard C, Bompangue D, Muwonga J, Moutschen M, Situakibanza H, Ozer P. The spread of cholera in western Democratic Republic of the Congo is not unidirectional from East-West: a spatiotemporal analysis, 1973-2018. BMC Infect Dis. 2021 Dec 19;21(1):1261.

Kazadi Kawaya E, Marcotty T, Mfumu-Kazadi LM, Marcotty D, Van Gucht S, Kirschvink N. Evaluation of dog vaccination schemes against rabies in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Prev Vet Med. 2022 Jan;198:1055311.

Faure-Dupuy S, Riedl T, Rolland M, Hizir Z, Reisinger F, Neuhaus K, Schuehle S, Remouchamps C, Gillet N, Schönung M, Stadler M, Wettengel J, Barnault R, Parent R, Schuster LC, Farhat R, Prokosch S, Leuchtenberger C, Öllinger R, Engleitner T, Rippe K, Rad R, Unger K, Tscharahganeh D, Lipka DB, Protzer U, Durantel D, Lucifora J, Dejardin E, Heikenwälder M. Control of APOBEC3B induction and cccDNA decay by NF-κB and miR-138-5p. JHEP Rep. 2021 Aug 25;3(6):100354.

Reboul A, Carlier E, Stubbe FX, Barbieux É, Demars A, Ong TAP, Gerodez A, Muraille E, De Bolle X. PdeA is required for the rod shape morphology of Brucella abortus. Mol Microbiol. 2021 Dec;116(6):1449-1463.

Bayon-Vicente G, Marchand E, Ducrotois J, Dufrasne FE, Hallez R, Wattiez R, Leroy B. Analysis of the Involvement of the Isoleucine Biosynthesis Pathway in Photoheterotrophic Metabolism of Rhodospirillum rubrum. Front Microbiol. 2021 Sep 21;12:731976.

Mohy El Dine T, Jimmidi R, Diaconu A, Fransolet M, Michiels C, De Winter J, Gillon E, Imberty A, Coenye T, Vincent SP. Pillar[5]arene-Based Polycationic Glyco[2]rotaxanes Designed as Pseudomonas aeruginosa Antibiofilm Agents. J Med Chem. 2021 Sep 20.

Demars A, Vitali A, Comein A, Carlier E, Azouz A, Goriely S, Smout J, Flamand V, Van Gysel M, Wouters J, Abendroth J, Edwards TE, Machelart A, Hoffmann E, Brodin P, De Bolle X, Muraille E. Aconitate decarboxylase 1 participates in the control of pulmonary Brucella infection in mice. PLoS Pathog. 2021 Sep 15;17(9):e1009887.

Yadav A, Maertens L, Meese T, Van Nieuwerburgh F, Mysara M, Leys N, Cuypers A, Janssen PJ. Genetic Responses of Metabolically Active Limnospira indica Strain PCC 8005 Exposed to γ-Radiation during Its Lifecycle. Microorganisms. 2021 Jul 30;9(8):1626.

Diaconu A, Coenye T, Barboiu M, Vincent SP. Dynamic Constitutional Frameworks as antibacterial and antibiofilm agents. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2021 Aug 4.

Luizet JB, Raymond J, Lacerda TLS, Barbieux E, Kambarev S, Bonici M, Lembo F, Willemart K, Borg JP, Celli J, Gérard FCA, Muraille E, Gorvel JP, Salcedo SP. The Brucella effector BspL targets the ER-associated degradation (ERAD) pathway and delays bacterial egress from infected cells. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2021 Aug 10;118(32):e2105324118.

Champciaux B, Raynaud C, Viljoen A, Chene L, Thibonnet J, Vincent SP, Kremer L, Thiery E. Synthesis and biological evaluation of 3,4-dihydro-1H-[1,4] oxazepino [6,5,4-hi] indol-1-ones and 4,6-dihydrooxepino [5,4,3-cd] indol-1(3H)-ones as Mycobacterium tuberculosis inhibitors. Bioorg Med Chem. 2021 Jun 7;43:116248.

Gennart I, Petit A, Wiggers L, Pejaković S, Dauchot N, Laurent S, Coupeau D, Muylkens B. Epigenetic Silencing of MicroRNA-126 Promotes Cell Growth in Marek’s Disease. Microorganisms. 2021; 9(6):1339.

Maurya B, Colaço M, Wouters J, Pochet L, Misquith S. Key amino acid residues in homoserine-acetyltransferase from M. tuberculosis give insight into the evolution of MetX family of enzymes - HAT, SAT and HST. Biochimie. 2021 Oct;189:13-25.

Maertens L, Cherry P, Tilquin F, Van Houdt R, Matroule JY. Environmental Conditions Modulate the Transcriptomic Response of Both Caulobacter crescentus Morphotypes to Cu Stress. Microorganisms. 2021 May 21;9(6):1116.

Liang L, Cao J, Wei TW, Tsai MD, Vincent SP. Synthesis of a biotinylated heptose 1,7-bisphosphate analogue, a probe to study immunity and inflammation. Org Biomol Chem. 2021 May 14.

Lejeune N, Poulain F, Willemart K, Blockx Z, Mathieu S, Gillet NA. Infection of bronchial epithelial cells by the human adenoviruses A12, B3 and C2 differently regulates the innate antiviral effector APOBEC3B. J Virol. 2021 Jun 10;95(13):e0241320.

Uzureau S, Lecordier L, Uzureau P, Hennig D, Graversen JH, Homblé F, Mfutu PE, Oliveira Arcolino F, Ramos AR, La Rovere RM, Luyten T, Vermeersch M, Tebabi P, Dieu M, Cuypers B, Deborggraeve S, Rabant M, Legendre C, Moestrup SK, Levtchenko E, Bultynck G, Erneux C, Pérez-Morga D, Pays E. APOL1 C-Terminal Variants May Trigger Kidney Disease through Interference with APOL3 Control of Actomyosin. Cell Rep. 2020 Mar 17;30(11):3821-3836.e13.

Simpson G, Thompson PN, Saegerman C, Marcotty T, Letesson JJ, de Bolle X, Godfroid J. Brucellosis in wildlife in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Sci Rep. 2021 Mar 16;11(1):5960.

Beaufay F, Coppine J, Hallez R. When the metabolism meets the cell cycle in bacteria. Curr Opin Microbiol. 2021 Apr;60:104-113.

Amarir F, Rhalem A, Sadak A, Raes M, Oukessou M, Saadi A, Bouslikhane M, Gauci CG, Lightowlers MW, Kirschvink N, Marcotty T. Control of cystic echinococcosis in the Middle Atlas, Morocco: Field evaluation of the EG95 vaccine in sheep and cesticide treatment in dogs. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2021 Mar 8;15(3):e0009253.

Li T, Tikad A, Fu H, Milicaj J, Castro CD, Lacritick M, Pan W, Taylor EA, Vincent SP. A General Strategy to Synthesize ADP-7-Azido-heptose and ADP-Azido-mannoses and Their Heptosyltransferase Binding Properties. Org Lett. 2021 Feb 23.

Fu J, Fu H, Xia Y, N'Go I, Cao J, Pan W, Vincent SP. Identification of inhibitors of UDP-galactopyranose mutase via combinatorial in situ screening. Org Biomol Chem. 2021 Feb 10.

Blairon L, Thomas I, Lê PQ, Beukinga I, Tré-Hardy M. Diagnosis of respiratory syncytial virus and influenza A and B with cobas® Liat® from nasopharyngeal aspirations in pediatrics. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2021 Jun;100(2):115326.

Maertens L, Matroule JY, Van Houdt R. Characteristics of the copper-induced viable-but-non-culturable state in bacteria. World J Microbiol Biotechnol. 2021 Feb 5;37(3):37.

Tripathi N, Leherte L, Vercauteren DP, Laurent AD. Structure-based identification of inhibitors disrupting the CD2-CD58 interactions. J Comput Aided Mol Des. 2021 Feb 3.

Lázaro-Antón L, de Miguel MJ, Barbier T, Conde-Álvarez R, Muñoz PM, Letesson JJ, Iriarte M, Moriyón I, Zúñiga-Ripa A. Glucose Oxidation to Pyruvate Is Not Essential for Brucella suis Biovar 5 Virulence in the Mouse Model. Front Microbiol. 2021 Jan 14;11:620049.

Godessart P, Lannoy A, Dieu M, Van der Verren SE, Soumillion P, Collet JF, Remaut H, Renard P, De Bolle X. β-Barrels covalently link peptidoglycan and the outer membrane in the α-proteobacterium Brucella abortus. Nat Microbiol. 2021 Jan;6(1):27-33.

2020

Saadi A, Sahibi H, Thys S, Marcotty T, Filali H, Amarir F, Rhalem A, Kirschvink N, Antoine-Moussiaux N. Stakeholder analysis to improve the national control program of cystic echinococcosis in Morocco. Prev Vet Med. 2020 Dec 3;186:105227.

Machelart A, Willemart K, Zúñiga-Ripa A, Godard T, Plovier H, Wittmann C, Moriyón I, De Bolle X, Van Schaftingen E, Letesson JJ, Barbier T. Convergent evolution of zoonotic Brucella species toward the selective use of the pentose phosphate pathway. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2020 Oct 20;117(42):26374-26381.

Georganos S, Brousse O, Dujardin S, Linard C, Casey D, Milliones M, Parmentier B, van Lipzig NPM, Demuzere M, Grippa T, Vanhuysse S, Mboga N, Andreo V, Snow RW, Lennert M. Modelling and mapping the intra-urban spatial distribution of Plasmodium falciparum parasite rate using very-high-resolution satellite derived indicators. Int J Health Geogr. 2020 Sep 21;19(1):38.

Maurya B, Pochet L, Wouters J, Colaço M, Misquith S. MetA (Rv3341) from Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv strain exhibits substrate dependent dual role of transferase and hydrolase activity. Biochimie. 2020 Dec;179:113-126.

Pejaković S, Mbouombouo Mfossa AC, Wiggers L, Kheimar A, Coupeau D, Kaufer BB, Muylkens B. Role of DNA methylation and CpG sites in the viral telomerase RNA promoter during Gallid herpesvirus 2 pathogenesis. J Virol. 2020 Nov 9;94(23):e01488-20.

Maertens L, Leys N, Matroule JY, Van Houdt R. The Transcriptomic Landscape of Cupriavidus metallidurans CH34 Acutely Exposed to Copper. Genes (Basel). 2020 Sep 4;11(9):E1049.

Poulain F, Lejeune N, Willemart K, Gillet NA. Footprint of the host restriction factors APOBEC3 on the genome of human viruses. PLoS Pathog. 2020 Aug 14;16(8):e1008718.

Pierson E, Wouters J. Biochemical characterization of phosphoserine phosphatase SerB2 from Mycobacterium marinum. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2020 Oct 1;530(4):739-744.

Bodart L, Derlet A, Buol X, Leyssens T, Tumanov N, Wouters J. Combining two antitubercular drugs, clofazimine and 4-aminosalicylic acid, in order to improve clofazimine aqueous solubility and 4-aminosalicylic acid thermal stability. J Pharm Sci. 2020 Sep 22:S0022-3549(20)30552-9.

Saadi A, Amarir F, Filali H, Thys S, Rhalem A, Kirschvink N, Raes M, Marcotty T, Oukessou M, Duchateau L, Sahibi H, Antoine-Moussiaux N. The socio-economic burden of cystic echinococcosis in Morocco: A combination of estimation method. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2020 Jul 31;14(7):e0008410.

Quinet T, Samba-Louaka A, Héchard Y, Van Doninck K, Van der Henst C. Delayed cytokinesis generates multinuclearity and potential advantages in the amoeba Acanthamoeba castellanii Neff strain. Sci Rep. 2020 Jul 21;10(1):12109.

Mbuyi GT, Kawaya EK, Twabela AT, Cattoli G, Walandila JS, Naletoski I, Masumu J, Dundon WG. Molecular characterization of rabies viruses from two western provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2008-2017). Virus Genes. 2020 Oct;56(5):651-656.

Van der Henst M, Carlier E, De Bolle X. Intracellular Growth and Cell Cycle Progression are Dependent on (p)ppGpp Synthetase/Hydrolase in Brucella abortus. Pathogens. 2020 Jul 14;9(7):E571.

Maertens L, Coninx I, Claesen J, Leys N, Matroule JY, Van Houdt R. Copper Resistance Mediates Long-Term Survival of Cupriavidus metallidurans in Wet Contact With Metallic Copper. Front Microbiol. 2020 Jun 3;11:1208.

Coppine J, Kaczmarczyk A, Petit K, Brochier T, Jenal U, Hallez R. Regulation of bacterial cell cycle progression by redundant phosphatases. J Bacteriol. 2020 Aug 10;202(17):e00345-20.

Maaliki C, Fu J, Villaume S, Viljoen A, Raynaud C, Hammoud S, Thibonnet J, Kremer L, Vincent SP, Thiery E. Synthesis and evaluation of heterocycle structures as potential inhibitors of Mycobacterium tuberculosis UGM. Bioorg Med Chem. 2020 Jul 1;28(13):115579.

Jansen W, Demars A, Nicaise C, Godfroid J, de Bolle X, Reboul A, Al Dahouk S. Shedding of Brucella melitensis happens through milk macrophages in the murine model of infection. Sci Rep. 2020 Jun 10;10(1):9421.

Ameryckx A, Pochet L, Wang G, Yildiz E, Saadi BE, Wouters J, Van Bambeke F, Frédérick R. Pharmacomodulations of the benzoyl-thiosemicarbazide scaffold reveal antimicrobial agents targeting d-alanyl-d-alanine ligase in bacterio. Eur J Med Chem. 2020 May 18;200:112444.

Liang L, Wei TW, Wu PY, Herrebout W, Tsai MD, Vincent S. Non-hydrolyzable heptose bis- and monophosphate analogues modulate the pro-inflammatory TIFA- NF-κB signalling. Chembiochem. 2020 May 26.

Donner V, Buzzi M, Lazarevic V, Gaïa N, Girard M, Renzi F, Renzi G, Cherkaoui A, Schrenzel J. Septic shock caused by Capnocytophaga canis after a cat scratch. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2020 Oct;39(10):1993-1995.

Kazadi Kawaya E, Marcotty T, Mulumba Mfumu-Kazadi L, Van Gucht S, Kirschvink N. Factors of maintenance of rabies transmission in dogs in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Prev Vet Med. 2020 Mar;176:104928.

Amarir FE, Saadi A, Marcotty T, Rhalem A, Oukessou M, Sahibi H, Obtel M, Bouslikhane M, Sadak A, Kirschvink N. Cystic Echinococcosis in Three Locations in the Middle Atlas, Morocco: Estimation of the Infection Rate in the Dog Reservoir. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2020 Jun;20(6):436-443.

Pierson E, Haufroid M, Gosain TP, Chopra P, Singh R, Wouters J. Identification and Repurposing of Trisubstituted Harmine Derivatives as Novel Inhibitors of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Phosphoserine Phosphatase. Molecules. 2020 Jan 19;25(2):415.

Giacconi R, Maggi F, Macera L, Spezia PG, Pistello M, Provinciali M, Piacenza F, Basso A, Bürkle A, Moreno-Villanueva M, Dollé MET, Jansen E, Grune T, Stuetz W, Gonos ES, Schön C, Bernhardt J, Grubeck-Loebenstein B, Sikora E, Dudkowska M, Janiszewska D, Toussaint O, Chainiaux FD, Franceschi C, Capri M, Hervonen A, Hurme M, Slagboom E, Breusing N. Prevalence and loads of torquetenovirus (TTV) in the European MARK-AGE Study population. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2020 Sep 25;75(10):1838-1845.

2019

Amzati GS, Djikeng A, Odongo DO, Nimpaye H, Sibeko KP, Muhigwa JB, Madder M, Kirschvink N, Marcotty T. Genetic and antigenic variation of the bovine tick-borne pathogen Theileria parva in the Great Lakes region of Central Africa. Parasit Vectors. 2019 Dec 16;12(1):588.

Poncin K, Roba A, Jimmidi R, Potemberg G, Fioravanti A, Francis N, Willemart K, Zeippen N, Machelart A, Biondi EG, Muraille E, Vincent SP, De Bolle X. Occurrence and repair of alkylating stress in the intracellular pathogen Brucella abortus. Nat Commun. 2019 Oct 24;10(1):4847.

Solano-Villarreal E, Valdivia W, Pearcy M, Linard C, Pasapera-Gonzales J, Moreno-Gutierrez D, Lejeune P, Llanos-Cuentas A, Speybroeck N, Hayette MP, Rosas-Aguirre A. Malaria risk assessment and mapping using satellite imagery and boosted regression trees in the Peruvian Amazon. Sci Rep. 2019 Oct 23;9(1):15173.

Lopes-Rodrigues M, Zanuy D, Alemán C, Michaux C, Perpète EA. 3D structure of a Brucella melitensis porin: molecular modelling in lipid membranes. J Biomol Struct Dyn. 2019 Sep;37(15):3923-3935.

Demars A, Lison A, Machelart A, Van Vyve M, Potemberg G, Vanderwinden JM, De Bolle X, Letesson JJ, Muraille E. Route of Infection Strongly Impacts the Host-Pathogen Relationship. Front Immunol. 2019 Jul 11;10:1589.

Vanwambeke S, Linard C, Gilbert M. Emerging challenges of infectious diseases as a feature of land systems. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability. 2019 38, pp. 31-36.

Haufroid M, Wouters J. Targeting the Serine Pathway: A Promising Approach against Tuberculosis? Pharmaceuticals (Basel). 2019 Apr 30;12(2).

Ronneau S, Hallez R. Make and break the alarmone: regulation of (p)ppGpp synthetase/hydrolase enzymes in bacteria. FEMS Microbiol Rev. 2019 Jul 1;43(4):389-400.

Faway É, Cambier L, De Vuyst E, Evrard C, Thiry M, Lambert de Rouvroit C, Mignon B, Poumay Y. Responses of reconstructed human epidermis to Trichophyton rubrum infection and impairment of infection by the inhibitor PD169316. J Invest Dermatol. 2019 Apr 12.

Machelart A, Salzano G, Li X, Demars A, Debrie AS, Menendez-Miranda M, Pancani E, Jouny S, Hoffmann E, Deboosere N, Belhaouane I, Rouanet C, Simar S, Talahari S, Giannini V, Villemagne B, Flipo M, Brosch R, Nesslany F, Deprez B, Muraille E, Locht C, Baulard AR, Willand N, Majlessi L, Gref R, Brodin P. Intrinsic Antibacterial Activity of Nanoparticles Made of β-Cyclodextrins Potentiates Their Effect as Drug Nanocarriers against Tuberculosis. ACS Nano. 2019 Apr 23;13(4):3992-4007.

Vassen V, Valotteau C, Feuillie C, Formosa-Dague C, Dufrêne YF, De Bolle X. Localized incorporation of outer membrane components in the pathogen Brucella abortus. EMBO J. 2019 Mar 1;38(5).

Coupeau D, Bayrou C, Baillieux P, Marichal A, Lenaerts AC, Caty C, Wiggers L, Kirschvink N, Desmecht D, Muylkens B. Host-dependence of in vitro reassortment dynamics among the Sathuperi and Shamonda Simbuviruses. Emerg Microbes Infect. 2019;8(1):381-395.

Jansen W, Müller A, Grabowski N, Kehrenberg C, Muylkens B, Al Dahouk S. Foodborne diseases do not respect borders: Zoonotic pathogens and antimicrobial resistant bacteria in food products of animal origin illegally imported into the European Union. Vet J. 2019 Feb;244:75-82.

Jansen W, Linard C, Noll M, Nöckler K & Al Dahouk S. Brucella-positive raw milk cheese sold on the inner European market: A public health threat due to illegal import? Food Control. 100, p. 130-137.

Ronneau S, Caballero-Montes J, Coppine J, Mayard A, Garcia-Pino A, Hallez R. Regulation of (p)ppGpp hydrolysis by a conserved archetypal regulatory domain. Nucleic Acids Res. 2019 Jan 25;47(2):843-854.

2018

Hess E, Renzi F, Karhunen P, Dol M, Lefèvre A, Antikainen J, Carlier E, Hästbacka J, Cornelis GR. Capnocytophaga canimorsus Capsular Serovar and Disease Severity, Helsinki Hospital District, Finland, 2000-2017. Emerg Infect Dis. 2018 Dec;24(12):2195-2201.

Ameryckx A, Thabault L, Pochet L, Leimanis S, Poupaert JH, Wouters J, Joris B, Van Bambeke F, Frédérick R. 1-(2-Hydroxybenzoyl)-thiosemicarbazides are promising antimicrobial agents targeting d-alanine-d-alanine ligase in bacterio. Eur J Med Chem. 2018 Nov 5;159:324-338.

Machelart A, Potemberg G, Van Maele L, Demars A, Lagneaux M, De Trez C, Sabatel C, Bureau F, De Prins S, Percier P, Denis O, Jurion F, Romano M, Vanderwinden JM, Letesson JJ, Muraille E. Allergic Asthma Favors Brucella Growth in the Lungs of Infected Mice. Front Immunol. 2018 Aug 10;9:1856.

Boumart I, Figueroa T, Dambrine G, Muylkens B, Pejakovic S, Rasschaert D, Dupuy C. GaHV-2 ICP22 protein is expressed from a bicistronic transcript regulated by three GaHV-2 microRNAs. J Gen Virol. 2018 Sep;99(9):1286-1300.

Djerbib A, Czaplicki G, Grégoire F, Kirschvink N, Saegerman C, Dal Pozzo F. Exploratory investigation of Q fever in apparently healthy meat sheep flocks in Belgium. Transbound Emerg Dis. 2018 Aug;65(4):1117-1121.

Renzi F, Hess E, Dol M, Koudad D, Carlier E, Ohlén M, Moore E, Cornelis GR. Capsular serovars of virulent Capnocytophaga canimorsus are shared by the closely related species C. canis and C. cynodegmi. Emerg Microbes Infect. 2018 Jul 4;7(1):124.

Faway É, Lambert de Rouvroit C, Poumay Y. In vitro models of dermatophyte infection to investigate epidermal barrier alterations. Exp Dermatol. 2018 Jun 29.

Amzati GS, Pelle R, Muhigwa JB, Kanduma EG, Djikeng A, Madder M, Kirschvink N, Marcotty T. Mitochondrial phylogeography and population structure of the cattle tick Rhipicephalus appendiculatus in the African Great Lakes region. Parasit Vectors. 2018 May 31;11(1):329.

Sternon JF, Godessart P, Gonçalves de Freitas R, Van der Henst M, Poncin K, Francis N, Willemart K, Christen M, Christen B, Letesson JJ, De Bolle X. Transposon sequencing of Brucella abortus uncovers essential genes for growth in vitro and inside macrophages. Infect Immun. 2018 Jul 23;86(8).

Poncin K, Gillet S, De Bolle X. Learning from the master: Targets and functions of the CtrA response regulator in Brucella abortus and other alpha-proteobacteria. FEMS Microbiol Rev. 2018 May 3.

Claine F, Coupeau D, Wiggers L, Muylkens B, Kirschvink N. Modelling the evolution of Schmallenberg virus seroprevalence in a sheep flock after natural infection. Prev Vet Med. 2018 Jun 1;154:132-138.

Pejaković S, Wiggers L, Coupeau D, Kirschvink N, Mason J, Muylkens B. Test selection for antibody detection according to the seroprevalence level of Schmallenberg virus in sheep. PLoS One. 2018 Apr 27;13(4):e0196532.

Zúñiga-Ripa A, Barbier T, Lázaro-Antón L, de Miguel MJ, Conde-Álvarez R, Muñoz PM, Letesson JJ, Iriarte M, Moriyón I. The Fast-Growing Brucella suis Biovar 5 Depends on Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxykinase and Pyruvate Phosphate Dikinase but Not on Fbp and GlpX Fructose-1,6-Bisphosphatases or Isocitrate Lyase for Full Virulence in Laboratory Models. Front Microbiol. 2018 Apr 5;9:641.

Lopes-Rodrigues M, Triguero J, Torras J, Perpète EA, Michaux C, Zanuy D, Alemán C. Influence of the surrounding environment in re-naturalized β-barrel membrane proteins. Biophys Chem. 2018 Mar;234:6-15.

Lopes-Rodrigues M, Puiggalí-Jou A, Martí-Balleste D, Del Valle LJ, Michaux C, Perpète EA, Alemán C. Thermomechanical Response of a Representative Porin for Biomimetics. ACS Omega. 2018 Jul 13;3(7):7856-7867.

Puiggalí-Jou A, Pawlowski J, Del Valle LJ, Michaux C, Perpète EA, Sek S, Alemán C. Properties of Omp2a-Based Supported Lipid Bilayers: Comparison with Polymeric Bioinspired Membranes. ACS Omega. 2018 Aug 13;3(8):9003-9019.

Lobet E, Willemart K, Ninane N, Demazy C, Sedzicki J, Lelubre C, De Bolle X, Renard P, Raes M, Dehio C, Letesson JJ, Arnould T. Mitochondrial fragmentation affects neither the sensitivity to TNFα-induced apoptosis of Brucella-infected cells nor the intracellular replication of the bacteria. Sci Rep. 2018 Mar 26;8(1):5173.

Rasschaert P, Gennart I, Boumart I, Dambrine G, Muylkens B, Rasschaert D, Laurent S. Specific transcriptional and post-transcriptional regulation of the major immediate early ICP4 gene of GaHV-2 during the lytic, latent and reactivation phases. J Gen Virol. 2018 Jan 22.

Barbier T, Zúñiga-Ripa A, Moussa S, Plovier H, Sternon JF, Lázaro-Antón L, Conde-Álvarez R, De Bolle X, Iriarte M, Moriyón I, Letesson JJ. Brucella central carbon metabolism: an update. Crit Rev Microbiol. 2018 Mar;44(2):182-211.

Cook LB, Rowan AG, Demontis MA, Sagawe S, Gillet NA, Melamed A, Greiller C, Witkover A, Bangham CRM, Taylor GP. Long-term clinical remission maintained after cessation of zidovudine and interferon-α therapy in chronic adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma. Int J Hematol. 2018 Mar;107(3):378-382.

2017

Liang L, Vincent SP. Synthesis of D-glycero-D-manno-heptose 1,7-bisphosphate (HBP) featuring a β-stereoselective bis-phosphorylation. 2017 Tetrahedron Letters. 58, 37, p. 3631-3633.

Hinz T, Kallen K, Britten CM, Flamion B, Granzer U, Hoos A, Huber C, Khleif S, Kreiter S, Rammensee HG, Sahin U, Singh-Jasuja H, Türeci Ö, Kalinke U. The European Regulatory Environment of RNA-Based Vaccines. Methods Mol Biol. 2017;1499:203-222.

Fu J, Fu H, Dieu M, Halloum I, Kremer L, Xia Y, Pan W, Vincent SP. Identification of inhibitors targeting Mycobacterium tuberculosis cell wall biosynthesis via dynamic combinatorial chemistry. Chem Commun (Camb). 2017 Sep 26;53(77):10632-10635.

Bogaerts P, Naas T, Saegeman V, Bonnin RA, Schuermans A, Evrard S, Bouchahrouf W, Jove T, Tande D, de Bolle X, Huang TD, Dortet L, Glupczynski Y. OXA-427, a new plasmid-borne carbapenem-hydrolysing class D β-lactamase in Enterobacteriaceae. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2017 Sep 1;72(9):2469-2477.

Villaume SA, Fu J, N'Go I, Liang H, Lou H, Kremer L, Pan W, Vincent SP. Natural and Synthetic Flavonoids as Potent Mycobacterium tuberculosis UGM Inhibitors. Chemistry. 2017 Aug 1;23(43):10423-10429.

Machelart A, Van Vyve M, Potemberg G, Demars A, De Trez C, Tima HG, Vanwalleghem G, Romano M, Truyens C, Letesson JJ, Muraille E. Trypanosoma Infection Favors Brucella Elimination via IL-12/IFNγ-Dependent Pathways. Front Immunol. 2017 Jul 31;8:903.

Dernivoix K, Roupie V, Welby S, Roelandt S, Viart S, Letesson JJ, Wattiez R, Huygen K, Govaerts M. Field performance of six Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis antigens in a 20h interferon gamma release assay in Belgium. Vet Immunol Immunopathol. 2017 Jul;189:17-27.

Rohde, A., Hammerl, J.A., Boone, I., Jansen, W., Fohler, S., Klein, G., Dieckmann, R., Al Dahouk, S. Overview of validated alternative methods for the detection of foodborne bacterial pathogens (2017) Trends in Food Science and Technology, 62, pp. 113-118.

Vincent M, Percier P, Prins S, Huygen K, Potemberg G, Muraille E, Romano M, Michel O, Denis O. Investigation of inflammatory and allergic responses to common mold species: results from in vitro experiments, from a mouse model of asthma and from a group of asthmatic patients. Indoor Air. 2017 Sep;27(5):933-945.

Barbier T, Machelart A, Zúñiga-Ripa A, Plovier H, Hougardy C, Lobet E, Willemart K, Muraille E, De Bolle X, Van Schaftingen E, Moriyón I, Letesson JJ. Erythritol Availability in Bovine, Murine and Human Models Highlights a Potential Role for the Host Aldose Reductase during Brucella Infection. Front Microbiol. 2017 Jun 13;8:1088.

Hess E, Renzi F, Koudad D, Dol M, Cornelis GR. Identification of Virulent Capnocytophaga canimorsus Isolates by Capsular Typing. J Clin Microbiol. 2017 Jun;55(6):1902-1914.

Hack K, Renzi F, Hess E, Lauber F, Douxfils J, Dogné JM, Cornelis GR. Inactivation of human coagulation factor X by a protease of the pathogen Capnocytophaga canimorsus. J Thromb Haemost. 2017 Mar;15(3):487-499.

Francis N, Poncin K, Fioravanti A, Vassen V, Willemart K, Ong TA, Rappez L, Letesson JJ, Biondi EG, De Bolle X. CtrA Controls Cell Division and Outer Membrane Composition of the Pathogen Brucella abortus. Mol Microbiol. 2017 Mar;103(5):780-797.

Hallez R, Delaby M, Sanselicio S, Viollier PH. Hit the right spots: cell cycle control by phosphorylated guanosines in alphaproteobacteria. Nat Rev Microbiol. 2017 Mar;15(3):137-148.

Artois J, Lai S, Feng L, Jiang H, Zhou H, Li X, Dhingra MS, Linard C, Nicolas G, Xiao X, Robinson TP, Yu H, Gilbert M. H7N9 and H5N1 avian influenza suitability models for China: accounting for new poultry and live-poultry markets distribution data. Stoch Environ Res Risk Assess. 2017;31(2):393-402.

2016

Lawarée E, Gillet S, Louis G, Tilquin F, Le Blastier S, Cambier P, Matroule JY. Caulobacter crescentus intrinsic dimorphism provides a prompt bimodal response to copper stress. Nat Microbiol. 2016 Jul 4;1(9):16098.

Beaufay F, De Bolle X, Hallez R. Metabolic control of cell division in α-proteobacteria by a NAD-dependent glutamate dehydrogenase. Commun Integr Biol. 2016 Jan 5;9(1):e1125052.

Ronneau S, Petit K, De Bolle X, Hallez R. Phosphotransferase-dependent accumulation of (p)ppGpp in response to glutamine deprivation in Caulobacter crescentus. Nat Commun. 2016 Apr 25;7:11423.

Renzi F, Ittig SJ, Sadovskaya I, Hess E, Lauber F, Dol M, Shin H, Mally M, Fiechter C, Sauder U, Chami M, Cornelis GR. Evidence for a LOS and a capsular polysaccharide in Capnocytophaga canimorsus. Sci Rep. 2016 Dec 15;6:38914.

Guerfali FZ, Lemaire J, Mkannez G, Renard P, Laouini D. Letter to the Editor: Hypoxia inducible factor 1α: A critical factor for the immune response to pathogens and Leishmania. Cell Immunol. 2016 Dec;310:211.

Faway É, Cambier L, Mignon B, Poumay Y, Lambert de Rouvroit C. Modeling dermatophytosis in reconstructed human epidermis: A new tool to study infection mechanisms and to test antifungal agents. Med Mycol. 2016 Oct 19.

Lauber F, Cornelis GR, Renzi F. Identification of a New Lipoprotein Export Signal in Gram-Negative Bacteria. MBio. 2016 Oct 25;7(5). Erratum in: MBio. 2016 Dec 13;7(6)

Strassheim S, Gennart I, Muylkens B, André M, Rasschaert D, Laurent S. Oncogenic Marek's disease herpesvirus encodes an isoform of the conserved regulatory immediate early protein ICP27 generated by alternative promoter usage. J Gen Virol. 2016 Sep;97(9):2399-410.

Hanot Mambres D, Machelart A, Potemberg G, De Trez C, Ryffel B, Letesson JJ, Muraille E. Identification of Immune Effectors Essential to the Control of Primary and Secondary Intranasal Infection with Brucella melitensis in Mice. J Immunol. 2016 May 1;196(9):3780-93.

Coupeau D, Claine F, Wiggers L, Kirschvink N, Muylkens B. S segment variability during the two first years of the spread of Schmallenberg virus. Arch Virol. 2016 May;161(5):1353-8.

Magnette A, Huang TD, Renzi F, Bogaerts P, Cornelis GR, Glupczynski Y. Improvement of Identification of Capnocytophaga canimorsus by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry using enriched database. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2016 Jan;84(1):12-15.

Artois J, Newman SH, Dhingra MS, Chaiban C, Linard C, Cattoli G, Monne I, Fusaro A, Xenarios I, Engler R, Liechti R, Kuznetsov D, Pham TL, Nguyen T, Pham VD, Castellan D, Von Dobschuetz S, Claes F, Dauphin G, Inui K, Gilbert M. Clade-level Spatial Modelling of HPAI H5N1 Dynamics in the Mekong Region Reveals New Patterns and Associations with Agro-Ecological Factors. Sci Rep. 2016 Jul 25;6:30316.

2015

De Bolle X, Crosson S, Matroule JY, Letesson JJ. Brucella abortus Cell Cycle and Infection Are Coordinated. Trends Microbiol. 2015 Dec;23(12):812-821.

Renzi F, Zähringer U, Chandler CE, Ernst RK, Cornelis GR, Ittig SJ. Modification of the 1-Phosphate Group during Biosynthesis of Capnocytophaga canimorsus Lipid A. Infect Immun. 2015 Dec 7;84(2):550-61.

Renzi F, Dol M, Raymackers A, Manfredi P, Cornelis GR. Only a subset of C. canimorsus strains is dangerous for humans. Emerg Microbes Infect. 2015 Aug;4(8):e48. Erratum in: Emerg Microbes Infect. 2016;5:e29.

Claine, F., Coupeau, D., Wiggers, L., Muylkens, B. & Kirschvink, N. Schmallenberg virus infection of ruminants: challenges and opportunities for veterinarians. Veterinary Medicine: Research and Reports. 2015:6, p. 261-272.

Gennart I, Coupeau D, Pejaković S, Laurent S, Rasschaert D, Muylkens B. Marek's disease: Genetic regulation of gallid herpesvirus 2 infection and latency. Vet J. 2015 Sep;205(3):339-48.

Manfredi P, Renzi F, Cornelis GR. Draft Genome Sequences of Three Capnocytophaga cynodegmi Strains Isolated from the Oral Cavity of Healthy Dogs. Genome Announc. 2015 May 28;3(3).

Manfredi P, Renzi F, Cornelis GR. Draft Genome Sequences of Three Capnocytophaga canimorsus Strains Isolated from Healthy Canine Oral Cavities. Genome Announc. 2015 May 28;3(3).

Manfredi P, Renzi F, Cornelis GR. Draft Genome Sequences of Three Capnocytophaga canimorsus Strains Isolated from Septic Patients. Genome Announc. 2015 May 28;3(3).

Lobet E, Letesson JJ, Arnould T. Mitochondria: A target for bacteria. Biochem Pharmacol. 2015 Apr 1;94(3):173-85.

Renzi F, Manfredi P, Dol M, Fu J, Vincent S, Cornelis GR. Glycan-foraging systems reveal the adaptation of Capnocytophaga canimorsus to the dog mouth. MBio. 2015 Mar 3;6(2):e02507.

Manfredi P, Lauber F, Renzi F, Hack K, Hess E, Cornelis GR. New iron acquisition system in Bacteroidetes. Infect Immun. 2015 Jan;83(1):300-10.

2014

Stik, G., Muylkens, B., Coupeau, D., Laurent, S., Dambrine, G., Messmer, M., Chane-Woon-Ming, B., Pfeffer, S., Rasschaert, D. Small RNA cloning and sequencing strategy affects host and viral microRNA expression signatures (2014) Journal of Biotechnology, 181, pp. 35-44.

Hamer I, Goffin E, De Bolle X, Letesson JJ, Jadot M. Replication of Brucella abortus and Brucella melitensis in fibroblasts does not require Atg5-dependent macroautophagy. BMC Microbiol. 2014 Sep 2;14:223.

Vitry, M.-A., Mambres, D.H., Deghelt, M., Hack, K., Machelart, A., Lhomme, F., Vanderwinden, J.-M., Vermeersch, M., De Trez, C., Pérez-Morga, D., Letesson, J.-J., Muraille, E. Brucella melitensis invades murine erythrocytes during infection (2014) Infection and Immunity, 82 (9), pp. 3927-3938.

Zúñiga-Ripa, A., Barbier, T., Conde-Álvarez, R., Martínez-Gómez, E., Palacios-Chaves, L., Gil-Ramírez, Y., Grilló, M.J., Letesson, J.-J., Iriarte, M., Moriyón, I. Brucella abortus depends on pyruvate phosphate dikinase and malic enzyme but not on fbp and glpX fructose-1,6-bisphosphatases for full virulence in laboratory models (2014) Journal of Bacteriology, 196 (16), pp. 3045-3057.

2013

Claine F, Coupeau D, Wiggers L, Muylkens B, Kirschvink N Schmallenberg virus among female lambs, Belgium, 2012. Emerging infectious diseases 2013, 19:1115-1117.

Coupeau D, Claine F, Wiggers L, Kirschvink N, Muylkens B. In vivo and in vitro identification of a hypervariable region in Schmallenberg virus. The Journal of general virology 2013, 94:1168-1174.

Coupeau D, Claine F, Wiggers L, Martin B, Kirschvink N, Muylkens B. Characterization of messenger RNA termini in Schmallenberg virus and related Simbuviruses. The Journal of general virology 2013, 94:2399-2405.

Lemaire J, Mkannez G, Guerfali FZ, Gustin C, Attia H, Sghaier RM, Dellagi K, Laouini D, Renard P MicroRNA expression profile in human macrophages in response to Leishmania major infection PLoS neglected tropical diseases 2013, Oct 3;7(10):e2478.

Leemans J, Hamers C, Chery R, Bibard A, Besancon L, Duboeuf M, Hudelet P, Goutebroze S, Kirschvink N Interference of colostral antibodies with response to a Bluetongue serotype 8 inactivated vaccine in lambs born from hyperimmune ewes Vaccine 2013, 31:1975-1980.

2012

Roussel G, Matagne A, De Bolle X, Perpète EA, Michaux C. Purification, refolding and characterization of the trimeric Omp2a outer membrane porin from Brucella melitensis. Protein Expr Purif. 2012 Jun;83(2):198-204.

Leemans J, Raes M, Saegerman C, Sustronck B, Makoschey B, Kirschvink N Effect of an inactivated bluetongue serotype 8 vaccine on semen quality in rams Vet J 2012, 193:567-569.