IMIS - Marine Research Groups

Prof. Dr Eng. Swings, Jean
ORCID

Previous institute
Publications (104)
Projects (7)

Universiteit Gent; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Vakgroep Biochemie en Microbiologie; Laboratorium voor Microbiologie, more

Function: Emeritus

Biodegradility of bioplastics : prenominative research, biorecycling and ecological impacts, more
Biodiversity of microbial mats in Antarctica, more
Diagnosis and control of bacterial diseases in penaeid shrimp hatcheries - relationship between microbial flora, nutrition, production techniques and health status of penaeid shrimps, more
Hygiene management and disease prevention in marine fish larviculture by the adjustement and control of the microbiological environment, more
Improvement of scallop (Mollusca) production in rural areas, more
Larviculture of turbot (Scophthalmus maximus): zootechnical, pathological and microbiological aspects, more
Prokaryotic diversity in polar seas and Antarctic lakes., more

A1 Publications (75) [show]
Walter, J.M.; de Oliveira, L.S.; Tschoeke, D.A.; Meirelles, P.M.; Neves, M.H.C.B.; Batista, D.; Carvalho, A.P.; Dos Santos Costa, R.; Dobretsov, S.; Coutinho, R.; Swings, J.; Thompson, C.C.; Thompson, F.L. (2021). Metagenomic insights into ecosystem function in the microbial mats of a large hypersaline coastal lagoon system. Front. Mar. Sci. 8: 715335. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.715335, more Salazar, V.W.; Tschoeke, D.A.; Swings, J.; Cosenza, C.A.; Mattoso, M.; Thompson, C.C.; Thompson, F.L. (2020). A new genomic taxonomy system for the Synechococcus collective. Environ. Microbiol. 22(11): 4557-4570. https://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/1462-2920.15173, more Tschoeke, D.; Salazar, V.W.; Vidal, L.; Campeão, M.; Swings, J.; Thompson, F.; Thompson, C. (2020). Unlocking the genomic taxonomy of the Prochlorococcus collective. Microb. Ecol. 80(3): 546-558. https://hdl.handle.net/10.1007/s00248-020-01526-5, more Campeão, M.E.; Swings, J.; Silva, B.S.; Otsuki, K.; Thompson, F.L.; Thompson, C.C. (2019). “Candidatus Colwellia aromaticivorans” sp. nov., “Candidatus Halocyntiibacter alkanivorans” sp. nov., and “Candidatus Ulvibacter alkanivorans” sp. nov. genome sequences. Microbiology Resource Announcements 8(15): e00086-19. https://dx.doi.org/10.1128/MRA.00086-19, more Walter, J.M.; Coutinho, F.H.; Dutilh, B.E.; Swings, J.; Thompson, F.L.; Thompson, C. (2017). Ecogenomics and taxonomy of Cyanobacteria phylum. Front. Microbiol. 8: 2132. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2017.02132, more Appolinario, L.; Tschoeke, D.; Rua, C.; Venas, T.; Campeao, M.; Amaral, G.; Leomil, L.; de Oliveira, L.; Vieira, V.; Otsuki, K.; Swings, J.; Thompson, F.; Thompson, C. (2016). Description of Endozoicomonas arenosclerae sp. nov. using a genomic taxonomy approach. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 109(3): 431-438. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10482-016-0649-x, more Meirelles, P.M.; Gadelha, L.M.R.; Francini-Filho, R.B.; de Moura, R.L.; Amado-Filho, G.M.; Bastos, A.C.; Paranhos, R.P.R.; Rezende, C.E.; Swings, J.; Siegle, E.; Asp Neto, N.E.; Leitão, S.N.; Coutinho, R.; Mattoso, M.; Salomon, P.S.; Valle, R.A.B.; Pereira, R.C.; Kruger, R.H.; Thompson, C.; Thompson, F.L. (2015). BaMBa: towards the integrated management of Brazilian marine environmental data. Database 2015: bav088. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/database/bav088, more Moreira, B; Duytschaever, G; Tonon, C; Froes, M; de Oliveira, S; Amado, M; Francini, B; De Vos, P.; Swings, J.; Thompson, C; Thompson, L (2014). Photobacterium sanctipauli sp. nov. isolated from bleached Madracis decactis (Scleractinia) in the St Peter & St Paul Archipelago, Mid-Atlantic Ridge, Brazil. PeerJ 2: e427. dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.427, more Rojas, J.L.; Martin, J.; Tormo, J.R.; Vicente, F.; Brunati, M.; Ciciliato, I.; Losi, D.; Van Trappen, S.; Mergaert, J.; Swings, J.; Marinelli, F.; Genilloud, O. (2009). Bacterial diversity from benthic mats of Antarctic lakes as a source of new bioactive metabolites. Marine Genomics 2(1): 33-41. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.margen.2009.03.005, more Hidalgo, R.; Cleenwerck, I.; Balboa, S.; De Wachter, M.; Thompson, F.; Swings, J.; de Vos, P.; Romalde, J. (2008). Diversity of Vibrios associated with reared clams in Galicia (NW Spain). Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 31(3): 215-222. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.syapm.2008.04.001, more Thompson, F.L.; Cleenwerck, I.; Swings, J.; Matsuyama, J.; Iida, T. (2007). Genomic diversity and homologous recombination in Vibrio parahaemolyticus as revealed by amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) and multilocus sequence analysis (MLSA). Microbes and Environments 22(4): 373-379. dx.doi.org/10.1264/jsme2.22.373, more Tryfinopoulou, P.; Tsakalidou, E.; Vancanneyt, M.; Hoste, B.; Swings, J.; Nychas, G-J.E (2007). Diversity of Shewanella population in fish Sparus aurata harvested in the Aegean Sea. J. Appl. Microbiol. 103(3): 711-721. dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2672.2007.03355.x, more De Mesel, I.G.; Derycke, S.; Swings, J.; Vincx, M.; Moens, T. (2006). Role of nematodes in decomposition processes: does within-trophic group diversity matter? Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 321: 157-166. dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps321157, more Nedashkovskaya, O.I.; Vancanneyt, M.; Christiaens, L.; Kalinovskaya, N.I.; Mikhailov, V.; Swings, J. (2006). Aquimarina intermedia sp. nov., reclassification of Stanierella latercula (Lewin 1969) as Aquimarina latercula comb. nov. and Gaetbulimicrobium brevivitae Yoon et al. 2006 as Aquimarina brevivitae comb. nov. and emended description of the genus Aquimarina. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 56: 2037-2041. dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.64155-0, more Nedashkovskaya, O.I.; Kim, S.B.; Vancanneyt, M.; Lysenko, A.M.; Shin, D.S.; Park, M.S.; Lee, K.H.; Jung, W.J.; Kalinovskaya, N.I.; Mikhailov, V.; Bae, K.S.; Swings, J. (2006). Echinicola pacifica gen. nov., sp nov., a novel flexibacterium isolated from the sea urchin Strongylocentrotus intermedius. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 56: 953-958. dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.64156-0, more Nedashkovskaya, O.I.; Kim, S.B.; Vancanneyt, M.; Shin, D.S.; Lysenko, A.M.; Shevchenko, L.S.; Krasokhin, V.B.; Mikhailov, V.; Swings, J.; Bae, K.S. (2006). Salegentibacter agarivorans sp. nov., a novel marine bacterium of the family Flavobacteriaceae isolated from the sponge Artemisina sp. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 56: 883-887. dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.64167-0, more Nedashkovskaya, O.I.; Vancanneyt, M.; Cleenwerck, I.; Snauwaert, C.; Kim, S.B.; Lysenko, A.M.; Shevchenko, L.S.; Lee, K.H.; Park, M.S.; Frolova, G.M.; Mikhailov, V.; Bae, K.S.; Swings, J. (2006). Arenibacter palladensis sp. nov., a novel marine bacterium isolated from the green alga Ulva fenestrata, and emended description of the genus Arenibacter. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 56: 155-160. dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.63893-0, more Nedashkovskaya, O.I.; Kim, S.B.; Vancanneyt, M.; Snauwaert, C.; Lysenko, A.M.; Rohde, M.; Frolova, G.M.; Zhukova, N.V.; Mikhailov, V.; Bae, K.S.; Oh, H.W.; Swings, J. (2006). Formosa agariphila sp. nov., a budding bacterium of the family Flavobacteriaceae isolated from marine environments, and emended description of the genus Formosa. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 56: 161-167. dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.63875-0, more Thompson, F.L.; Barash, Y.; Sawabe, T.; Sharon, G.; Swings, J.; Rosenberg, E. (2006). Thalassomonas loyana sp. nov., a causative agent of the white plague-like disease of corals on the Eilat coral reef. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 56: 365-368. dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.63800-0, more Austin, B.; Austin, D.; Sutherland, R.; Thompson, F.; Swings, J. (2005). Pathogenicity of vibrios to rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss, Walbaum) and Artemia nauplii. Environ. Microbiol. 7(9): 1488-1495. dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1462-2920.2005.00847.x, more Laursen, B.G.; Bay, L.; Cleenwerck, I.; Vancanneyt, M.; Swings, J.; Dalgaard, P.; Leisner, J. (2005). Carnobacterium divergens and Carnobacterium maltaromaticum as spoilers or protective cultures in meat and seafood: phenotypic and genotypic characterization. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 28(2): 151-164. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.syapm.2004.12.001, more Le Roux, F.; Goubet, A.; Thompson, F.L.; Faury, N.; Gay, M.; Swings, J.; Saulnier, D. (2005). Vibrio gigantis sp. nov., isolated from the haemolymph of cultured oysters (Crassostrea gigas). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 55: 2251-2255. dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.63666-0, more Moens, T.; Paiva dos Santos, G.A.; Thompson, F.L.; Swings, J.; Fonséca-Genevois, V.; Vincx, M.; De Mesel, I.G. (2005). Do nematode mucus secretions affect bacterial growth? Aquat. Microb. Ecol. 40(1): 77-83. dx.doi.org/10.3354/ame040077, more Nedashkovskaya, O.I.; Vancanneyt, M.; Dawyndt, P.; Engelbeen, K.; Vandemeulebroecke, K.; Cleenwerck, I.; Hoste, B.; Mergaert, J.; Tan, T.-L.; Frolova, G.M.; Mikhailov, V.; Swings, J. (2005). Reclassification of [Cytophaga] marinoflava Relchenbach 1989 as Leeuwenhoekiella marinoflava gen. nov., comb. nov. and description of Leeuwenhoekiella aequorea sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 55: 1033-1038. dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.63410-0, more Nedashkovskaya, O.I.; Kim, S.B.; Han, S.K.; Snauwaert, C.; Vancanneyt, M.; Swings, J.; Kim, K.-O.; Lysenko, A.M.; Rohde, M.; Frolova, G.M.; Mikhailov, V.; Bae, K.S. (2005). Winogradskyella thalassocola gen. nov., sp. nov., Winogradskyella epiphytica sp. nov. and Winogradskyella eximia sp. nov., marine bacteria of the family Flavobactefiaceae. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 55: 49-55. dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.63307-0, more Svec, P.; Vancanneyt, M.; Devriese, L.A.; Naser, S.M.; Snauwaert, C.; Lefebvre, K.; Hoste, B.; Swings, J. (2005). Enterococcus aquimarinus sp. nov., isolated from sea water. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 55: 2183-2187. dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.63722-0, more Thompson, F.L.; Gevers, D.; Thompson, C.C.; Dawyndt, P.; Naser, S.; Hoste, B.; Munn, C.B.; Swings, J. (2005). Phylogeny and molecular identification of vibrios on the basis of multilocus sequence analysis. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 71(9): 5107-5115. dx.doi.org/10.1128/AEM.71.9.5107-5115.2005, more Thompson, F.L.; Thompson, C.C.; Naser, S.; Hoste, B.; Vandemeulebroecke, K.; Munn, C.; Bourne, D.; Swings, J. (2005). Photobacterium rosenbergii sp. nov. and Enterovibrio coralii sp. nov., vibrios associated with coral bleaching. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 55: 913-917. dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.63370-0, more Abraham, W.-R.; Strömpl, C.; Vancanneyt, M.; Bennasar, A.; Swings, J.; Lünsdorf, H.; Smit, J.; Moore, E.R.B. (2004). Woodsholea maritima gen. nov., sp nov., a marine bacterium with a low diversity of polar lipids. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 54: 1227-1234. dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.02943-0, more De Mesel, I.G.; Derycke, S.; Moens, T.; Van der Gucht, K.; Vincx, M.; Swings, J. (2004). Top-down impact of bacterivorous nematodes on the bacterial community structure: a microcosm study. Environ. Microbiol. 6(7): 733-744. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1462-2920.2004.00610.x, more Faury, N.; Saulnier, D.; Thompson, F.L.; Gay, M.; Swings, J.; Le Roux, F. (2004). Vibrio crassostreae sp. nov., isolated from the haemolymph of oysters (Crassostrea gigas). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 54: 2137-2140. dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.63232-0, more Gomez-Gil, B.; Thompson, F.L.; Thompson, C.C.; Garcia-Gasca, A.; Roque, A.; Swings, J. (2004). Vibrio hispanicus sp. nov., isolated from Artemia sp. and sea water in Spain. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 54: 261-265. dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.02775-0, more Nedashkovskaya, O.I.; Suzuki, M.; Lysenko, A.M.; Snauwaert, C.; Vancanneyt, M.; Swings, J.; Vysotskii, M.V.; Mikhailov, V. (2004). Cellullophaga pacifica sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 54: 609-613. dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.02737-0, more Nedashkovskaya, O.I.; Suzuki, M.; Vancanneyt, M.; Cleenwerck, I.; Lysenko, A.M.; Mikhailov, V.; Swings, J. (2004). Zobellia amurskyensis sp. nov., Zobellia laminariae sp. nov. and Zobellia russellii sp. nov., novel marine bacteria of the family Flavobactenaceae. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 54: 1643-1648. dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.63091-0, more Nedashkovskaya, O.I.; Vancanneyt, M.; Van Trappen, S.; Vandemeulebroecke, K.; Lysenko, A.M.; Rohde, M.; Falsen, E.; Frolova, G.M.; Mikhailov, V.; Swings, J. (2004). Description of Algoriphagus aquimarinus sp. nov., Algoriphagus chordae sp. nov. and Algoriphagus winogradskyi sp. nov., from sea water and algae, transfer of Hongiella halophile Yi and Chun 2004 to the genus Algoriphagus as Algoriphagus halophilus comb. nov. and emended descriptions of the genera Algoriphagus Bowman et al. 2003 and Hongiella Yi and Chun 2004. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 54: 1757-1764. dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.02915-0, more Nedashkovskaya, O.I.; Suzuki, M.; Vancanneyt, M.; Cleenwerck, I.; Zhukova, N.V.; Vysotskii, M.V.; Mikhailov, V.; Swings, J. (2004). Salegentibacter holothuriorum sp. nov., isolated from the edible holothurian Apostichopus japonicus. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 54: 1107-1110. dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.02987-0, more Sawabe, T.; Hayashi, K.; Moriwaki, J.; Fukui, Y.; Thompson, F.L.; Swings, J.; Christen, R. (2004). Vibrio neonatus sp. nov. and Vibrio ezurae sp. nov. Isolated from the Gut of Japanese Abalones. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 27(5): 527-534. https://dx.doi.org/10.1078/0723202041748154, more Sawabe, T.; Hayashi, K.; Moriwaki, J.; Thompson, F.L.; Swings, J.; Potin, P.; Christen, R.; Ezura, Y. (2004). Vibrio gallicus sp. nov., isolated from the gut of the French abalone Haliotis tuberculata. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 54: 843-846. dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.02804-0, more Thompson, F.L.; Iida, T.; Swings, J. (2004). Biodiversity of Vibrios. Microbiol. Mol. Biol. Rev. 68(3): 403-431. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/MMBR.68.3.403-431.2004, more Van Trappen, S.; Tan, T.-L.; Yang, J.; Mergaert, J.; Swings, J. (2004). Alteromonas stellipolaris sp. nov., a novel, budding, prosthecate bacterium from Antarctic seas, and emended description of the genus Alteromonas. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 54: 1157-1163. dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.02862-0, more Van Trappen, S.; Tan, T.-L.; Yang, J.; Mergaert, J.; Swings, J. (2004). Glaciecola polaris sp. nov., a novel budding and prosthecate bacterium from the Arctic Ocean, and emended description of the genus Glaciecola. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 54: 1765-1771. dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.63123-0, more Ben-Haim, Y.; Thompson, F.L.; Thompson, C.C.; Cnockaert, M.; Hoste, B.; Swings, J.; Rosenberg, E. (2003). Vibrio coralliilyticus sp. nov., a temperature-dependent pathogen of the coral Pocillopora damicornis. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 53(1): 309-315. http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.02402-0, more Berry, A.; Janssens, D.; Hümbelin, M.; Jore, J.P.M.; Hoste, B.; Cleenwerck, I.; Vancanneyt, M.; Bretzel, W.; Mayer, A.F.; Lopez-Ulibarri, R.; Shanmugam, B.; Swings, J.; Pasamontes, L. (2003). Paracoccus zeaxanthinifaciens sp. nov., a zeaxanthin-producing bacterium. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 53: 231-238. dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.02368-0, more De Mesel, I.G.; Derycke, S.; Swings, J.; Vincx, M.; Moens, T. (2003). Influence of bacterivorous nematodes on the decomposition of cordgrass. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 296(2): 227-242. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0022-0981(03)00338-1, more Godoy, F.; Vancanneyt, M.; Martinez, M.; Steinbuchel, A.; Swings, J.; Rehm, B.H.A. (2003). Sphingopyxis chilensis sp. nov., a chlorophenol-degrading bacterium that accumulates polyhydroxyalkanoate, and transfer of Sphingomonas alaskensis to Sphingopyxis alaskensis comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 53: 473-477. dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.02375-0, more Gomez-Gil, B.; Thompson, F.L.; Thompson, C.C.; Swings, J. (2003). Vibrio rotiferianus sp. nov., isolated from cultures of the rotifer Brachionus plicatilis. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 53(1): 239-243. https://dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.02430-0, more Hayashi, K.; Moriwaki, J.; Sawabe, T.; Thompson, F.L.; Swings, J.; Gudkovs, N.; Christen, R.; Ezura, Y. (2003). Vibrio superstes sp. nov., isolated from the gut of Australian abalones Haliotis laevigata and Haliotis rubra. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 53: 1813-1817. dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.02625-0, more Thompson, F.L.; Hoste, B.; Vandemeulebroecke, K.; Swings, J. (2003). Reclassification of Vibrio hollisae as Grimontia hollisae gen. nov., comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 53(5): 1615-1617. http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.02660-0, more Thompson, F.L.; Thompson, C.C.; Hoste, B.; Vandemeulebroecke, K.; Gullian, M.; Swings, J. (2003). Vibrio fortis sp. nov. and Vibrio hepatarius sp. nov., isolated from aquatic animals and the marine environment. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 53(5): 1495-1501. https://dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.02658-0, more Thompson, F.L.; Thompson, C.C.; Li, Y.; Gomez-Gil, B.; Vandenberghe, J.; Hoste, B.; Swings, J. (2003). Vibrio kanaloae sp. nov., Vibrio pomeroyi sp. nov. and Vibrio chagasii sp. nov., from sea water and marine animals. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 53(1): 753-759. https://dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.02490-0, more Thompson, F.L.; Thompson, C.C.; Swings, J. (2003). Vibrio tasmaniensis sp. nov., isolated from Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.). Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 26(1): 65-69. https://dx.doi.org/10.1078/072320203322337326, more Thompson, F.L.; Li, Y.; Gomez-Gil, B.; Thompson, C.C.; Hoste, B.; Vandemeulebroecke, K.; Rupp, G.S.; Pereira, A.; De Bem, M.M.; Sorgeloos, P.; Swings, J. (2003). Vibrio neptunius sp. nov., Vibrio brasiliensis sp. nov. and Vibrio xuii sp. nov., isolated from the marine aquaculture environment (bivalves, fish, rotifers and shrimps). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 53: 245-252. dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.02447-0, more Vandenberghe, J.; Thompson, F.L.; Gomez-Gil, B.; Swings, J. (2003). Phenotypic diversity amongst Vibrio isolates from marine aquaculture systems. Aquaculture 219(1-4): 9-20. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0044-8486(02)00312-5, more Abraham, W.-R.; Strömpl, C.; Bennasar, A.; Vancanneyt, M.; Snauwaert, C.; Swings, J.; Smit, J.; Moore, E.R.B. (2002). Phylogeny of Maricaulis Abraham et al. 1999 and proposal of Maricaulis virginensis sp. nov., M. parjimensis sp. nov., M. washingtonensis sp. nov. and M. salignorans sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 52: 2191-2201. dx.doi.org/10.1099/00207713-52-6-2191, more Sawabe, T.; Thompson, F.L.; Heyrman, J.; Cnockaert, M.; Hayashi, K.; Tanaka, R.; Yoshimizu, M.; Hoste, B.; Swings, J.; Ezura, Y. (2002). Fluorescent amplified fragment length polymorphism and repetitive extragenic palindrome-PCR fingerprinting reveal host-specific genetic diversity of Vibrio halioticoli-like strains isolated from the gut of Japanese abalone. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 68(8): 4140-4144. https://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AEM.68.8.4140-4144.2002, more Thompson, F.L.; Hoste, B.; Vandemeulebroecke, K.; Engelbeen, K.; Denis, R.; Swings, J. (2002). Vibrio trachuri Iwamoto et al. 1995 is a junior synonym of Vibrio harveyi (Johnson and Shunk 1936) Baumann et al. 1981. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 52: 973-976. https://dx.doi.org/10.1099/00207713-52-3-973, more Thompson, F.L.; Hoste, B.; Thompson, C.C.; Goris, J.; Gomez-Gil, B.; Huys, L.; de Vos, P.; Swings, J. (2002). Enterovibrio norvegicus gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from the gut of turbot (Scophthalmus maximus) larvae: a new member of the family Vibrionaceae. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 52(6): 2015-2022. https://dx.doi.org/10.1099/00207713-52-6-2015, more Huys, L.; Dhert, P.; Robles, R.; Ollevier, F.P.; Sorgeloos, P.; Swings, J. (2001). Search for beneficial bacterial strains for turbot (Scophthalmus maximus L.) larviculture. Aquaculture 193(1-2): 25-37. dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0044-8486(00)00474-9, more Mergaert, J.; Verhelst, A.; Cnockaert, M.C.; Tan, T.-L.; Swings, J. (2001). Characterization of facultative oligotrophic bacteria from polar seas by analysis of their fatty acids and 16S rDNA sequences. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 24(1): 98-107. https://dx.doi.org/10.1078/0723-2020-00012, more Thompson, F.L.; Hoste, B.; Thompson, C.C.; Huys, G.; Swings, J. (2001). The coral bleaching Vibrio shiloi Kushmaro et al. 2001 is a later synonym of Vibrio mediterranei Pujalte and Garay 1986. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 24(4): 516-519. https://dx.doi.org/10.1078/0723-2020-00065, more Thompson, F.L.; Hoste, B.; Vandemeulebroecke, K.; Swings, J. (2001). Genomic diversity amongst Vibrio isolates from different sources determined by fluorescent amplified fragment length polymorphism. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 24(4): 520-538. https://dx.doi.org/10.1078/0723-2020-00067, more Vancanneyt, M.; Schut, F.; Snauwaert, C.; Goris, J.; Swings, J.; Gottschal, J.C. (2001). Sphingomonas alaskensis sp nov., a dominant bacterium from a marine oligotrophic environment. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 51: 73-80. https://hdl.handle.net/10.1099/00207713-51-1-73, more Benediktsdóttir, E.; Verdonck, L.; Sproer, C.; Helgason, S.; Swings, J. (2000). Characterization of Vibrio viscosus and Vibrio wodanis isolated at different geographical locations: a proposal for reclassification of Vibrio viscosus as Moritella viscosa comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 50: 479-488. https://dx.doi.org/10.1099/00207713-50-2-479, more Neyts, K.; Huys, G.; Uyttendaele, M.; Swings, J.; Debevere, J. (2000). Incidence and identification of mesophilic Aeromonas spp. from retail foods. Letters in Applied Microbiology 31(5): 359-363. https://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1472-765x.2000.00828.x, more Moens, T.; Verbeeck, L.; de Mayer, A.; Swings, J.; Vincx, M. (1999). Selective attraction of marine bacterivorous nematodes to their bacterial food. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 176: 165-178, more Vandenberghe, J.; Verdonck, L.; Robles-Arozarena, R.; Rivera, G.; Bolland, A.; Balladares, M.; Gomez-Gil, B.; Calderon, J.; Sorgeloos, P.; Swings, J. (1999). Vibrios associated with Litopenaeus vannamei larvae, postlarvae, broodstock, and hatchery probionts. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 65(6): 2592-2597, more Shiri Harzevili, A.R.; Van Duffel, H.; Dhert, Ph.; Swings, J.; Sorgeloos, P. (1998). Use of a potential probiotic Lactococcus lactis AR21 strain for the enhancement of growth in the rotifer Brachionus plicatilis (Müller). Aquac. Res. 29(6): 411-417. dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2109.1998.00217.x, more Vandenberghe, J.; Li, Y.; Verdonck, L.; Li, J.; Sorgeloos, P.; Xu, H.S.; Swings, J. (1998). Vibrios associated with Penaeus chinensis (Crustacea: Decapoda) larvae in Chinese shrimp hatcheries. Aquaculture 169: 121-132. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0044-8486(98)00319-6, more Arias, C.R.; Verdonck, L.; Swings, J.; Aznar, R.; Garay, E. (1997). A polyphasic approach to study the intraspecific diversity amongst Vibrio vulnificus isolates. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 20(4): 622-633, more Arias, C.R.; Verdonck, L.; Swings, J.; Garay, E.; Aznar, R. (1997). Intraspecific differentiation of Vibrio vulnificus biotypes by amplified fragment length polymorphism and ribotyping. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 63(7): 2600-2606, more Grisez, L.; Reyniers, J.; Verdonck, L.; Swings, J.; Ollevier, F. (1997). Dominant intestinal microflora of sea bream and sea bass larvae, from two hatcheries, during larval development. Aquaculture 155(1-4): 387-399. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0044-8486(97)00113-0, more Shiri Harzevili, A.R.; Van Duffel, H.; Defoort, T.; Dhert, P.; Sorgeloos, P.; Swings, J. (1997). The influence of a selected bacterial strain Vibrio anguillarum TR 27 on the growth rate of rotifers in different culture conditions. Aquacult. Int. 5(2): 183-188, more Verdonck, L.; Grisez, L.; Sweetman, E.; Minkoff, G.; Sorgeloos, P.; Ollevier, F.P.; Swings, J. (1997). Vibrios associated with routine productions of Brachionus plicatilis. Aquaculture 149(3-4): 203-214. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0044-8486(96)01451-2, more Kühn, I.; Austin, B.; Austin, D.A.; Blanch, A.R.; Grimont, P.A.D.; Jofre, J.; Koblavi, S.; Larsen, J.L.; Möllby, R.; Pedersen, K.; Tiainen, T.; Verdonck, L.; Swings, J. (1996). Diversity of Vibrio anguillarum isolates from different geographical and biological habitats, determined by the use of a combination of eight different typing methods. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 19(3): 442-450. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0723-2020(96)80075-0, more Verdonck, L.; Swings, J.; Kersters, K.; Dehasque, M.; Sorgeloos, P.; Léger, P. (1994). Variability of the microbial environment of rotifer Brachionus plicatilis and Artemia production systems. J. World Aquacult. Soc. 25(1): 55-59, more
Peer reviewed publications (3) [show]
Berrada, I.; Willems, A.; De Vos, P.; El Fahime, E.; Swings, J.; Bendaou, N.; Melloul, M.; Amar, M. (2012). Diversity of culturable moderately halophilic and halotolerant bacteria in a marsh and two salterns a protected ecosystem of Lower Loukkos (Morocco). Afr. J. Microbiol. Res. 6(10): 2419-2434. dx.doi.org/10.5897/AJMR-11-1490, more Hisbi, D.; Vandenberghe, J.; Robles, R.; Verdonck, L.; Swings, J.; Sorgeloos, P. (2000). Characterisation of Vibrio and related bacteria associated with shrimp Penaeus monodon larvae in Indonesia. Asian Fish. Sci. 13: 57-64, more Thyssen, A.; Van Eygen, S.; Hauben, L.; Goris, J.; Swings, J.; Ollevier, F.P. (2000). Application of AFLP for taxonomic and epidemiological studies of Photobacterium damselae subsp. piscicida. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 50: 1013-1019, more
Book chapters (25) [show]
De Mesel, I.G.; Derycke, I.; Swings, J.; Vincx, M.; Moens, T. (2004). Effect of nematode diversity on organic matter decomposition and the associated microbial community: a microcosm study, in: De Mesel, I.G. Nematoden geassocieerd met fytodetritus in schorren: kolonisatiepatronen en soort- en diversiteitsafhankelijke invloed op afbraakprocessen = Nematodes associated with phytodetritus in salt marshes: colonization patterns and species- and diversity related impacts on decomposition processes. pp. 53-79, more De Mesel, I.G.; Derycke, S.; Moens, T.; Van der Gucht, K.; Vincx, M.; Swings, J. (2004). Top-down impact of bacterivorous nematodes on the bacterial community structure: a microcosm study, in: De Mesel, I.G. Nematoden geassocieerd met fytodetritus in schorren: kolonisatiepatronen en soort- en diversiteitsafhankelijke invloed op afbraakprocessen = Nematodes associated with phytodetritus in salt marshes: colonization patterns and species- and diversity related impacts on decomposition processes. pp. 32-52, more Ben-Haim, Y.; Thompson, F.L.; Thompson, C.C.; Cnockaert, M.; Hoste, B.; Swings, J.; Rosenberg, E. (2003). Vibrio coralliilyticus sp. nov., a temperature-dependent pathogen of the coral Pocillopora damicornis, in: Thompson, F.L. Improved taxonomy of the family Vibrionaceae. pp. 135-145, more De Mesel, I.G.; Derycke, S.; Swings, J.; Vincx, M.; Moens, T. (2003). Influence of bacterivorous nematodes on the decomposition of cordgrass, in: De Mesel, I.G. (2004). Nematoden geassocieerd met fytodetritus in schorren: kolonisatiepatronen en soort- en diversiteitsafhankelijke invloed op afbraakprocessen = Nematodes associated with phytodetritus in salt marshes: colonization patterns and species- and diversity related impacts on decomposition processes. pp. 10-29, more Gomez-Gil, B.; Thompson, F.L.; Thompson, C.C.; Swings, J. (2003). Vibrio rotiferianus sp. nov., isolated from cultures of the rotifer Brachionus plicatilis, in: Thompson, F.L. Improved taxonomy of the family Vibrionaceae. pp. 183-189, more Gomez-Gil, B.; Thompson, F.L.; Thompson, C.C.; Garcia-Gasca, A.; Roque, A.; Swings, J. (2003). Vibrio hispanicus sp nov., isolated from Artemia sp. and seawater in Spain, in: Thompson, F.L. Improved taxonomy of the family Vibrionaceae. pp. 165-172, more Gomez-Gil, B.; Thompson, F.L.; Thompson, C.C.; Swings, J. (2003). Vibrio pacinii sp. nov., a new species isolated from cultured aquatic organisms, in: Thompson, F.L. Improved taxonomy of the family Vibrionaceae. pp. 173-181, more Gomez-Gil, B.; Thompson, F.L.; Swings, J. (2003). Molecular identification of V. campbellii and V. harveyi isolates associated with disease in aquatic organisms, in: Thompson, F.L. Improved taxonomy of the family Vibrionaceae. pp. 87-92, more Hayashi, K.; Moriwaki, J.; Sawabe, T.; Thompson, F.L.; Swings, J.; Gudkovs, N.; Christen, R.; Ezura, Y. (2003). Vibrio superstes sp. nov., isolated from the gut of Australian abalones Haliotis laevigata and Haliotis rubra, in: Thompson, F.L. Improved taxonomy of the family Vibrionaceae. pp. 191-196, more Sawabe, T.; Hayashi, K.; Moriwaki, J.; Thompson, F.L.; Swings, J.; Potin, P.; Kloareg, B.; Christen, R.; Ezura, Y. (2003). Vibrio gallicus sp nov., isolated from the gut of French abalone Haliotis tuberculata, in: Thompson, F.L. Improved taxonomy of the family Vibrionaceae. pp. 159-163, more Thompson, F.L.; Hoste, B.; Vandemeulebroecke, K.; Swings, J. (2003). Reclassification of V. hollisae as Grimontia hollisae gen. nov., comb. nov., in: Thompson, F.L. Improved taxonomy of the family Vibrionaceae. pp. 205-210, more Thompson, F.L.; Thompson, C.C.; Swings, J. (2003). Vibrio tasmaniensis sp. nov., isolated from Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.), in: Thompson, F.L. Improved taxonomy of the family Vibrionaceae. pp. 197-204, more Thompson, F.L.; Hoste, B.; Vandemeulebroecke, K.; Engelbeen, K.; Denis, R.; Swings, J. (2003). Vibrio trachuri Iwamoto et al. 1995 is a junior synonym of Vibrio harveyi (Johnson and Shunk 1936) Baumann et al. 1981, in: Thompson, F.L. Improved taxonomy of the family Vibrionaceae. pp. 217-222, more Thompson, F.L.; Thompson, C.C.; Hoste, B.; Vandemeulebroecke, K.; Gullian, M.; Swings, J. (2003). Vibrio fortis sp. nov. and Vibrio hepatarius sp. nov., isolated from aquatic animals and the marine environment, in: Thompson, F.L. Improved taxonomy of the family Vibrionaceae. pp. 147-158, more Thompson, F.L.; Thompson, C.C.; Li, Y.; Gomez-Gil, B.; Vandenberghe, J.; Hoste, B.; Swings, J. (2003). Vibrio kanaloae sp. nov., Vibrio pomeroyi sp. nov. and Vibrio chagasii sp. nov., from sea water and marine animals, in: Thompson, F.L. Improved taxonomy of the family Vibrionaceae. pp. 123-134, more Vandenberghe, J.; Thompson, F.L.; Gomez-Gil, B.; Swings, J. (2003). Phenotypic diversity amongst Vibrio isolates from marine aquaculture systems, in: Thompson, F.L. Improved taxonomy of the family Vibrionaceae. pp. 39-50, more Sawabe, T.; Thompson, F.L.; Heyrman, J.; Cnockaert, M.; Hayashi, K.; Tanaka, R.; Yoshimizu, M.; Hoste, B.; Swings, J.; Ezura, Y. (2002). Fluorescent amplified fragment length polymorphism and repetitive extragenic palindrome-PCR fingerprinting reveal host-specific genetic diversity of Vibrio halioticoli-like strains isolated from the gut of Japanese abalone, in: Thompson, F.L. (2003). Improved taxonomy of the family Vibrionaceae. pp. 69-76, more Thompson, F.L.; Hoste, B.; Thompson, C.C.; Goris, J.; Gomez-Gil, B.; Huys, L.; de Vos, P.; Swings, J. (2002). Enterovibrio norvegicus gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from the gut of turbot (Scophthalmus maximus) larvae: a new member of the family Vibrionaceae, in: Thompson, F.L. (2003). Improved taxonomy of the family Vibrionaceae. pp. 95-107, more Thompson, F.L.; Hoste, B.; Vandemeulebroecke, K.; Swings, J. (2001). Genomic diversity amongst Vibrio isolates from different sources determined by fluorescent amplified fragment length polymorphism, in: Thompson, F.L. (2003). Improved taxonomy of the family Vibrionaceae. pp. 51-65, more Thompson, F.L.; Hoste, B.; Thompson, C.C.; Huys, G.; Swings, J. (2001). The coral bleaching Vibrio shiloi Kushmaro et al. 2001 is a later synonym of Vibrio mediterranei Pujalte and Garay 1986, in: Thompson, F.L. (2003). Improved taxonomy of the family Vibrionaceae. pp. 211-216, more Vandenberghe, J.; Thompson, F.L.; Swings, J. (2001). Phenotypic diversity amongst Vibrio isolates from marine aquaculture, in: Hendry, C.I. et al. (Ed.) Larvi 2001: 3rd fish and shellfish larviculture symposium Gent, Belgium, September 3-6, 2001. Special Publication European Aquaculture Society, 30: pp. 622-623, more Shiri Harzevili, A.R.; Van Duffel, H.; Defoort, T.; Sorgeloos, P.; Swings, J. (1995). The influence of a selected bacterial strain Vibrio anguillarum TR27 on the growth rate of the rotifer, Brachionus plicatilis in two culture conditions, in: Lavens, P. et al. (Ed.) Larvi '95: Fish & Shellfish Symposium, Gent, Belgium, September 3-7, 1995. EAS Special Publication, 24: pp. 480-483, more Verdonck, L.; Swings, J.; Sorgeloos, P. (1995). Characterization and possible role of the Vibrio flora involved in marine larviculture, in: Lavens, P. et al. (Ed.) Larvi '95: Fish & Shellfish Symposium, Gent, Belgium, September 3-7, 1995. EAS Special Publication, 24: pp. 492, more Dehasque, M.; Verdonck, L.; Sorgeloos, P.; Swings, J.; Léger, P.; Kersters, K. (1991). Determination of the bacterial contamination in live food production systems in marine fish hatcheries in southern Europe, in: Lavens, P. et al. (Ed.) Larvi '91. Short communications and abstracts of contributions presented at the international Symposium on Fish and Crustacean Larviculture. Gent, Belgium, August 27-30, 1991. EAS Special Publication, 15: pp. 399-402, more Verdonck, L.; Dehasque, M.; Swings, J.; Sorgeloos, P.; Léger, Ph. (1991). The microbial environment of rotifer (Brachionus plicatilis) and Artemia production systems, in: Lavens, P. et al. (Ed.) Larvi '91. Short communications and abstracts of contributions presented at the international Symposium on Fish and Crustacean Larviculture. Gent, Belgium, August 27-30, 1991. EAS Special Publication, 15: pp. 398, more
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Van Trappen, S. (2004). Biodiversity of bacterial isolates from Antarctic lakes and polar seas. PhD Thesis. Universiteit Gent. Faculteit Wetenschappen: Gent. 312, ill. pp., more

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