A5026171130- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research
- Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors
- Photonic and Optical Devices
- Algal biology and biofuel production
- Chromium effects and bioremediation
- Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry
- Advanced Proteomics Techniques and Applications
- Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
- Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
- Insect and Pesticide Research
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
- Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
- Heavy metals in environment
- Toxin Mechanisms and Immunotoxins
- Spaceflight effects on biology
- Plant and animal studies
- Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
- Echinoderm biology and ecology
- Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants
- Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
University of Mons
2016-2025
Rega Institute for Medical Research
2024
KU Leuven
2024
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
2009
QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
2009
University of Liège
2002
UCLouvain
2002
Veterinary and Agrochemical Research Centre
2002
Laboratoire de Chimie
2000-2001
University of Groningen
2001
Most plastics are released to the environment in landfills and around 32% end up sea, inducing large ecological health impacts. The constitute a physical substrate potential carbon source for microorganisms. present study compares structures of bacterial communities from floating plastics, sediment-associated sediments Mediterranean Sea. 16S rRNA microbiome profiles surface sediment plastic-associated microbial biofilms same geographic location differ significantly, with omnipresence...
The detection of circulating tumor cells (CTCs), which are responsible for metastasis in several forms cancer, represents an important goal oncological diagnosis and treatment. These remain extremely challenging to detect, despite numerous previous studies, due their low concentration (1–10 cells/mL blood). In this work, all-fiber plasmonic aptasensor featuring multiple narrowband resonances the near-infrared wavelength range was developed detect metastatic breast cancer cells. To aim,...
Larvae and imagos of bees rely exclusively on floral rewards as a food source but host-plant range can vary greatly among bee species. While oligolectic species forage pollen from single family host plants, polylectic bees, such bumblebees, collect many families plants. These contend with interspecific variability in essential nutrients their host-plants we have only limited understanding the way which chemicals chemical combinations influence development feeding behaviour. In this paper,...
Cyprinid herpesvirus 3 (CyHV-3) is the aetiological agent of a mortal and highly contagious disease in common koi carp. The skin major portal entry CyHV-3 carp after immersion water containing virus. In present study, we used vivo bioluminescence imaging to investigate effect mucus removal epidermis lesion on entry. Physical treatments inducing up complete erosion were applied defined area just before inoculation by infectious water. was drastically enhanced where removed with or without...
Abstract The recent regulations, which impose limits on single use plastics and packaging, are encouraging the development of bioplastics market. Some labelled as compostable with organic waste according to a specific certification (EN 13432), however conditions industrial composting plants generally less favourable than standard test conditions. Aiming at studying effective degradation marketable bioplastic products under composting, current research stresses novel elements can strongly...
Abstract While several clathrin-independent endocytic processes have been described so far, their biological relevance often remains elusive, especially in pathophysiological contexts such as cancer. In this study, we find that the tumor marker CD166/ALCAM ( A ctivated Leukocyte C ell dhesion M olecule) is a cargo. We show endophilin-A3—but neither A1 nor A2 isoforms—functionally associates with CD166-containing early carriers and physically interacts Our data further demonstrates three...
Microbial functioning on marine plastic surfaces has been poorly documented, especially within cold climates where temperature likely impacts microbial activity and the presence of hydrocarbonoclastic microorganisms. To date, only two studies have used metaproteomics to unravel genotype-phenotype linkages in 'plastisphere', these revealed dominance photosynthetic microorganisms warm climates. Advancing functional representation plastisphere is vital for development specific databases...
A significant phenotypical variability is observed in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). ADPKD associated with altered endothelial-dependent vasodilation and decreased vascular production of nitric oxide (NO). Thus, ENOS, the gene coding for endothelial synthase (eNOS), could have a modifier effect ADPKD. In order to test this hypothesis, we genotyped 173 unrelated patients from Belgium north France Glu298Asp, intron 4 VNTR T-786C polymorphisms ENOS looked their influence...
The molecular basis of thymocyte negative selection, a crucial mechanism in establishing central tolerance, is not yet resolved. Histone deacetylases (HDACs) have emerged as key transcriptional regulators several major developmental programs. Recently, we showed that the class IIa member, HDAC7, regulates selection by repressing expression Nur77, an orphan nuclear receptor involved antigen-induced apoptosis thymocytes. Engagement T cell (TCR) alleviates this repression through...
We used infrared attenuated total reflection spectroscopy to study the structure of diphtheria toxin (DT) and its fragments A, B, CB1, CB4 a~ a function pH in absence presence phospholipid vesicles.Binding DT asolectin or DL-a-dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine-DL-cu-dipalmitoylphosphatidic acid liposomes at 7.3 results 10% increase a-helix content.At 4, liposomes, secondary is characterized by appearance &sheet with strengthened hydrogen bonds which did not exist before lowering.DT fragment B...