Rob Van Houdt

Research output

Research output per year 2006 2007 2009 2010 2012 2013 2014 2018 2020 2021 2022 2023

• 88 Article
• 10 Chapter
• 3 In-proceedings paper
• 2 Book as author
• 7 More
  • 2 Review article
  • 1 Book of abstracts
  • 1 Literature review
  • 1 Special issue
  • 1 Master's thesis
  • 1 Professional Bachelor's thesis

Research output per year

Research output per year

Search results

• 2023

  PrsQ2, a small periplasmic protein involved in increased uranium resistance in the bacterium Cupriavidus metallidurans

  Mijnendonckx, K., Rogiers, T., Giménez, F. J., Merroun, M., Williamson, A., Ali, M. M., Charlier, D., Leys, N., Boon, N. & Van Houdt, R., 15 Feb 2023, In: Journal of Hazardous Materials. 444, p. 1-9 9 p., 130410.

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• 2022

  Cupriavidus metallidurans NA4 actively forms polyhydroxybutyrate-associated uranium-phosphate precipitates

  Rogiers, T., Merroun, M. L., Williamson, A., Leys, N., Van Houdt, R., Boon, N. & Mijnendonckx, K., 5 Jan 2022, In: Journal of Hazardous Materials. 421, p. 1-10 10 p., 126737.

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• Editorial: Metal Resistance in Microorganisms

  Van Houdt, R., Hobman, J. L., Matroule, J-Y. & Turner, R. J., 11 Apr 2022, In: Frontiers in Microbiology. p. 1-2 2 p., 899448.

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• Growth and biofilm formation of Cupriavidus metallidurans CH34 on different metallic and polymeric materials used in spaceflight applications

  Abdeljelil, N., Yahia, N. B. M., Landoulsi, A., Chatti, A., Wattiez, R., Van Houdt, R. & Gillan, D., 4 Aug 2022, In: Biofouling. 38, 6, p. 643-655 13 p.

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• Introduction to the principles and methods underlying the recovery of metagenome‐assembled genomes from metagenomic data

  Goussarov, G., Ahmed, M., Vandamme, P. & Van Houdt, R., 9 Jun 2022, In: Microbiology Open. 11, 3, p. 1-19 19 p., e1298.

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• Metaproteomics, heterotrophic growth, and distribution of nitrosomonas europaea and nitrobacter winogradskyi after long-term operation of an autotrophic nitrifying biofilm reactor

  Mastroleo, F., Arnau, C., Verbeelen, T., Ahmed, M., Gòdia, F., Leys, N. & Van Houdt, R., 9 Mar 2022, In: Applied Microbiology. 2, 1, p. 272-287 16 p., 201002.

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• Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Bacterial Uranium Resistance

  Rogiers, T., Van Houdt, R., Williamson, A., Leys, N., Boon, N. & Mijnendonckx, K., 10 Mar 2022, In: Frontiers in Microbiology. 13, p. 1-19 19 p., 822197.

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• Optimization of RNA extraction for bacterial whole transcriptome studies of low-biomass samples

  Verbeelen, T., Van Houdt, R., Leys, N., Ganigué, R. & Mastroleo, F., 9 Oct 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: iScience. 25, p. 1-20 20 p., 105311.

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• Synthetic Biology Toolbox, Including a Single-Plasmid CRISPR-Cas9 System to Biologically Engineer the Electrogenic, Metal-Resistant Bacterium Cupriavidus metallidurans CH34

  Turco, F., Garavaglia, M., Van Houdt, R., Hill, P., Rawson, F. J. & Kovacs, K., 18 Nov 2022, In: ACS Synthetic Biology. 11, 11, p. 3617–3628

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• Testing Laser-Structured Antimicrobial Surfaces Under Space Conditions: The Design of the ISS Experiment BIOFILMS

  Siems, K., Müller, D. W., Maertens, L., Ahmed, A., Van Houdt, R., Mancinelli, R. L., Baur, S., Brix, K., Kautenburger, R., Caplin, N., Krause, J., Desmets, R., Vukich, M., Tortora, A., Roesch, C., Holland, G., Laue, M., Müchlich, F. & Moeller, R., 3 Jan 2022, In: Frontiers in Space Technologies. 2, p. 1-18 18 p., 773244.

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• 2021

  Accurate prediction of metagenome‑assembled genome completeness by MAGISTA, a random forest model built on alignment‑free intra‑bin statistics

  Goussarov, G., Claesen, J., Ahmed, M., Leys, N., Vandamme, P. & Van Houdt, R., 5 Mar 2021, In: Environmental Microbiome. 17, 9, p. 1-13 13 p.

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• Adaptation of Cupriavidus metallidurans CH34 to Toxic Zinc Concentrations Involves an Uncharacterized ABC-Type Transporter

  Van Houdt, R., Vandecraen, J., Leys, N., Monsieurs, P. & Aertsen, A., 2 Feb 2021, In: Microorganisms. 9, 2, p. 1-14 14 p., 9020309.

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• Characteristics of the copper‐induced viable‐but‐non‐culturable state in bacteria

  Maertens, L., Matroule, J-Y. & Van Houdt, R., 5 Feb 2021, In: World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 37, 37, p. 1-9 9 p.

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• Cupriavidus metallidurans CH34, a historical perspective on its discovery, characterization and metal resistance

  Mergeay, M. & Van Houdt, R., 1 Feb 2021, In: FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 97, 2, p. 1-8 8 p., fiaa247.

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• Environmental conditions modulate the transcriptomic response of both caulobacter crescentus morphotypes to Cu stress

  Maertens, L., Cherry, P., Tilquin, F., Van Houdt, R. & Matroule, J-Y., 21 May 2021, In: Microorganisms. 9, 6, p. 1-25 25 p., 9061116.

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• First Description of Various Bacteria Resistant to Heavy Metals and Antibiotics Isolated from Polluted Sites in Tunisia

  Ali, M. M., Dziri, O., Ferjani, S., Ahmed, M. M., Boutiba Ben Boubaker, I., Van Houdt, R. & Chouchani, C., 1 Jun 2021, In: Polish Journal of Microbiology. 70, 2, p. 161-174 14 p.

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• First report of cross resistance to silver and antibiotics in Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from patients and polluted water in Tunisia

  Ben Miloud, S., Ali, M. M., Boutiba Ben Boubaker, I., Van Houdt, R. & Chouchani, C., May 2021, In: Water and environment journal. 35, 2, p. 730-739 10 p.

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• Microbially-Enhanced Vanadium Mining and Bioremediation Under Micro- and Mars Gravity on the International Space Station

  Cockell, C. S., Santomartino, R., Finster, K., Waajen, A. C., Nicholson, N., Loudon, C-M., Eades, L. J., Moeller, R., Rettberg, P., Fuchs, F., Van Houdt, R., Leys, N., Coninx, I., Hatton, J., Parmitano, L., Krause, J., Koehler, A., Caplin, N., Zuijderduijn, L., Mariani, A. & 15 others, Pellari, S. S., Carubia, F., Luciani, G., Balsamo, M., Zolesi, V., Zolesi, V., Ochoa, J., Sen, P., Watt, J. A. J., Doswald-Winkler, J., Herova, M., Rattenbacher, B., Wadsworth, J., Everroad, C. R. & Demets, R., 1 Apr 2021, In: Frontiers in Microbiology. p. 1-15 15 p.

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• Phenotypic and Genetic Characterization of Temperature-Induced Mutagenesis and Mortality in Cupriavidus metallidurans

  Van Houdt, R., Vandecraen, J., Heylen, W., Leys, N., Monsieurs, P., Provoost, A. & Aertsen, A., 9 Jul 2021, In: Frontiers in Microbiology. 12, p. 1-9 9 p., 698330.

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• Soil microbial community structure and functionality changes in response to long-term metal and radionuclide pollution

  Rogiers, T., Claesen, J., Van Gompel, A., Vanhoudt, N., Ahmed, M., Williamson, A., Leys, N., Van Houdt, R., Boon, N. & Mijnendonckx, K., 1 Mar 2021, In: Environmental Microbiology. 23, 3, p. 1670-1683 14 p.

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• 2020

  Copper resistance mediates long-term survival of Cupriavidus metallidurans in wet contact with metallic copper

  Maertens, L., Coninx, I., Claesen, J., Leys, N., Matroule, J-Y. & Van Houdt, R., 3 Jun 2020, In: Frontiers in Microbiology. p. 1-11 11 p.

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• DNA-Binding and Transcription Activation by Unphosphorylated Response Regulator AgrR From Cupriavidus metallidurans Involved in Silver Resistance

  Ali, M. M., Provoost, A., Mijnendonckx, K., Van Houdt, R. & Charlier, D., 17 Jul 2020, In: Frontiers in Microbiology. p. 1-17 17 p., 1635.

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• Microbial Monitoring in the EDEN ISS Greenhouse, a Mobile Test Facility in Antarctica

  Fahrion, J., Fink, C., Zabel, P., Schubert, D., Ahmed, M. M., Van Houdt, R., Eikmanns, B., Beblo-Vranesevic, K. & Rettberg, P., 31 Mar 2020, In: Frontiers in Microbiology. p. 1-15 15 p.

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• Monitoring the microbial burden in manned space stations

  Van Houdt, R. & Leys, N., 1 Jan 2020, Stress Challenges and Immunity in Space: From Mechanisms to Monitoring and Preventive Strategies. Choukér, A. (ed.). 2nd ed. Springer International Publishing, p. 463-475 13 p.

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• No Effect of Microgravity and Simulated Mars Gravity on Final Bacterial Cell Concentrations on the International Space Station: Applications to Space Bioproduction

  Santomartino, R., Waajen, A. C., de Wit, W., Parmitano, L., Loudon, C-M., Moeller, R., Rettberg, P., Fuchs, F., Van Houdt, R., Finster, K., Coninx, I., Krause, J., Koehler, A., Caplin, N., Zuijderduijn, L., Zolesi, V., Balsamo, M., Mariani, A., Pellari, S. S., Carubia, F. & 9 others, Luciani, G., Leys, N., Doswald-Winkler, J., Herova, M., Wadsworth, J., Everroad, C. R., Rattenbacher, B., Demets, R. & Cockell, C. S., 14 Oct 2020, In: Frontiers in Microbiology. p. 1-15 15 p., 579156.

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• PaSiT: a novel approach based on short-oligonucleotide frequencies for efficient bacterial identification and typing

  Goussarov, G., Cleenwerck, I., Ahmed, M., Leys, N., Monsieurs, P., Tahon, G., Carlier, A., Vandamme, P. & Van Houdt, R., 3 Jan 2020, In: Bioinformatics. p. 1-8 8 p., 964.

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• Space station biomining experiment demonstrates rare earth element extraction in microgravity and Mars gravity

  Cockell, C. S., Santomartino, R., Finster, K., Waajen, A. C., Eades, L. J., Moeller, R., Rettberg, P., Fuchs, F., Van Houdt, R., Leys, N., Coninx, I., Hatton, J., Parmitano, L., Krause, J., Koehler, A., Caplin, N., Zuijderduijn, L., Demets, R., Mariani, A., Pellari, S. S. & 9 others, Carubia, F., Luciani, G., Balsamo, M., Zolesi, V., Doswald-Winkler, J., Herova, M., Rattenbacher, B., Wadsworth, J. & Everroad, C. R., 10 Nov 2020, In: Nature Communications. 11, p. 1-11 11 p., 5523.

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• The transcriptomic landscape of Cupriavidus metallidurans CH34 acutely exposed to copper

  Maertens, L., Leys, N., Matroule, J-Y. & Van Houdt, R., 4 Sep 2020, In: Genes. 11, 9, p. 1-24 24 p., 1049.

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• 2019

  Genomic and Transcriptomic Changes that Mediate Increased Platinum Resistance in Cupriavidus metallidurans

  Ali, M. M., Provoost, A., Maertens, L., Leys, N., Monsieurs, P., Charlier, D. & Van Houdt, R., 18 Jan 2019, In: Genes. 10, p. 1-22 22 p., 10010063.

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• Spontaneous mutation in the AgrRS two-component regulatory system of Cupriavidus metallidurans results in enhanced silver resistance

  Mijnendonckx, K., Ali, M. M., Provoost, A., Janssen, P., Mergeay, M., Leys, N., Charlier, D., Monsieurs, P. & Van Houdt, R., 14 Oct 2019, In: Metallomics. p. 1912-1924 13 p.

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• 2018

  BioRock: new experiments and hardware to investigate microbe–mineral interactions in space

  Loudon, C-M., Nicholson, N., Finster, K., Leys, N., Byloos, B., Van Houdt, R., Rettberg, P., Moeller, R., Fuchs, F., Demets, R., Krause, J., Vukich, M., Mariani, A. & Cockell, C., 1 Oct 2018, In: International Journal of Astrobiology. 17, 4, p. 303-313 11 p.

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• Characterization of the bacterial communities on recent Icelandic volcanic deposits of different ages

  Byloos, B., Monsieurs, P., Ahmed, M., Leys, N., Boon, N. & Van Houdt, R., 24 Sep 2018, In: BMC Microbiology. 11 p., 18:122.

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• Cupriavidus metallidurans strains with different mobilomes and from distinct environments have comparable phenomes

  Van Houdt, R., Provoost, A., Van Assche, A., Leys, N., Lievens, B., Mijnendonckx, K. & Monsieurs, P., 18 Oct 2018, In: Genes. 9, 10, 23 p., 507.

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• Intrapulmonary percussive ventilation improves lung function in cystic fibrosis patients chronically colonized with Pseudomonas aeruginosa: a pilot cross-over study

  Dingemans, J., Eyns, H., Willekens, J., Monsieurs, P., Van Houdt, R., Cornelis, P., Malfroot, A. & Crabbé, A., 20 Mar 2018, In: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases. 37, p. 1143-1151 8 p.

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• Production and characterization of bioaerosols for model validation in spacecraft environment

  Salmela, A., Kokkonen, E., Kulmala, I., Veijalainen, A-M., Van Houdt, R., Leys, N., Berthier, A., Ilyin, V., Kharin, S., Morozova, J., Tikhomirov, A. & Pasanen, P., Jul 2018, In: Journal of Environmental Sciences. 69, p. 227-238

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• Requirements for modeling airborne microbial contamination in space stations

  Van Houdt, R., Kokkonen, E., Lehtimäki, M., Pasanen, P., Leys, N. & Kulmala, I., Mar 2018, In: Acta Astronautica. 144, p. 380-387

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

  Byloos, B., Maan, H., Van Houdt, R., Boon, N. & Leys, N., 15 Feb 2018, In: Geomicrobiology Journal. 35, 5, p. 438-446 8 p.

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• Unintentional Genomic Changes Endow Cupriavidus metallidurans with an Augmented Heavy-Metal Resistance

  Millacura, F. A., Janssen, P., Monsieurs, P., Janssen, A., Provoost, A., Van Houdt, R. & Rojas, L. A., 13 Nov 2018, In: Genes. 9, 24 p., 551.

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• 2017

  Antimicrobial efficacy against Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm formation in a three-dimensional lung epithelial model and the influence of fetal bovine serum

  Crabbé, A., Liu, Y., Matthijs, N., Rigole, P., De La Fuente-Nùñez, C., Davis, R., Ledesma, M. A., Sarker, S., Van Houdt, R., Hancock, R. E. W., Coenye, T. & Nickerson, C. A., 3 Mar 2017, In: Scientific Reports. 7, p. 1-13 13 p., 43321.

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• Silver as an Antimicrobial Agent: The Resistance Issue

  Mijnendonckx, K. & Van Houdt, R., 31 May 2017, Silver Nanoparticles for Antibacterial Devices. Cao, H. (ed.). Taylor & Francis (CRC), p. 165- 23 p.

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• The impact of insertion sequences on bacterial genome plasticity and adaptability

  Vandecraen, J., Chandler, M., Aertsen, A. & Van Houdt, R., 13 Apr 2017, In: Critical Reviews in Microbiology. 43, 6, p. 709-730

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• The Impact of Space Flight on Survival and Interaction of Cupriavidus metallidurans CH34 with Basalt, a Volcanic Moon Analog Rock

  Byloos, B., Coninx, I., Van Hoey, O., Van Houdt, R. & Leys, N., 28 Apr 2017, In: Frontiers in Microbiology. 8, p. 1-14 14 p., 671.

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• Topical Day | Ionising radiation: how do bacteria cope and what can we learn?

  Janssen, P., Yadav, A., Van Houdt, R., Monsieurs, P., Mastroleo, F., Mijnendonckx, K. & Van Eesbeeck, V., 21 Apr 2017, SCK CEN. (SCK•CEN Reports; no. BA-88)

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• 2016

  An ESA roadmap for geobiology in space exploration

  Leys, N. & Van Houdt, R., 2016, In: Acta Astronautica. 118, p. 286-295

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• Conjugative transfer of broad host range plasmids to an acidobacterial strain, Edaphobacter aggregans

  Bouhajja, E., Efthymiopoulus, T., George, I. F., Moreels, D., Van Houdt, R., Mergeay, M. & Agathos, S. N., 22 Jan 2016, In: Journal of Biotechnology. 221, p. 107-113

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• Effect of Shear Stress on Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolated from the Cystic Fibrosis Lung

  Dingemans, J., Monsieurs, P., Yu, S-H., Crabbé, A., Förstner, K. U., Malfroot, A., Cornelis, P. & Van Houdt, R., 2 Aug 2016, In: mBio. 7, 4, 16 p., e00813-16.

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• Reevaluating multicolor flow cytometry to assess microbial viability

  Buysschaert, B., Byloos, B., Leys, N., Van Houdt, R. & Boon, N., 1 Sep 2016, In: Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 100, p. 9037-9051 15 p.

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• Zinc-Induced Transposition of Insertion Sequence Elements Contributes to Increased Adaptability of Cupriavidus metallidurans

  Vandecraen, J., Monsieurs, P., Mergeay, M., Leys, N., Aertsen, A. & Van Houdt, R., 23 Mar 2016, In: Frontiers in Microbiology. 7, p. 1-16 16 p., 359.

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• 2015

  Genome-wide transcriptional analysis suggests hydrogenase- and nitrogenase-mediated hydrogen production in Clostridium butyricum CWBI 1009

  Calusinska, M., Hamilton, C., Monsieurs, P., Mathy, G., Leys, N., Franck, F., Joris, B., Thonart, P., Hiligsmann, S., Wilmotte, A., Van Houdt, R. & Moors, H., 22 Feb 2015, In: Biotechnology for Biofuels. 8, 27, p. 1-16

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

  Van Houdt, R. & Mergeay, M., Jul 2015, Metal Response in Cupriavidus metallidurans, Volume I: From Habitats to Genes and Proteins. 1 ed. Switzerland: Springer, p. 21-44 (SpringerBriefs in Biometals).

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