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2026
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Biology and Biochemistry
Belgium
2023

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Microbiology

D-Index
106
Citations
38163
World Ranking
302
National Ranking
8

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Microbiology in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Microbiology in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Belgium Leader Award

Overview

Luc De Vuyst is affiliated with Vrije Universiteit Brussel in Belgium and has a research focus primarily within Agricultural and Biological Sciences, alongside significant contributions to Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.

Their work traverses multiple subfields, including Food Science, Nutrition and Dietetics, Molecular Biology, Animal Science and Zoology, and Biotechnology.

Main topics of interest in their research include:

  • Probiotics and Fermented Foods
  • Fermentation and Sensory Analysis
  • Food composition and properties
  • Meat and Animal Product Quality
  • Food Chemistry and Fat Analysis
  • Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology
  • Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy

Luc De Vuyst has contributed to several frequent academic venues, notably:

  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • International Journal of Food Microbiology
  • Applied and Environmental Microbiology
  • Food Microbiology
  • FEMS Microbiology Reviews

Key publications include:

  • "Functional role of yeasts, lactic acid bacteria and acetic acid bacteria in cocoa fermentation processes," 2020, FEMS Microbiology Reviews
  • "Sourdough production: fermentation strategies, microbial ecology, and use of non-flour ingredients," 2021, Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition

Other important papers relevant to the broader field with notable citations are:

  • "The International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) consensus statement on fermented foods," 2021, Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology
  • "Diverse Microbial Composition of Sourdoughs From Different Origins," 2020, Frontiers in Microbiology
  • "Temporal shotgun metagenomics of an Ecuadorian coffee fermentation process highlights the predominance of lactic acid bacteria," 2020, Current Research in Biotechnology

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Stefan Weckx
  • Frédéric Leroy
  • Peter Vandamme
  • Inés Pradal
  • Marko Verce

Best Publications

  • Lactic acid bacteria as functional starter cultures for the food fermentation industry

    Frédéric Leroy;Luc De Vuyst

  • Bifidobacteria and butyrate-producing colon bacteria: Importance and strategies for their stimulation in the human gut

    Audrey Rivière;Marija Selak;David Reginald Lantin;Frederic Leroy

  • Heteropolysaccharides from lactic acid bacteria.

    Luc De Vuyst;Bart Degeest

  • Bacteriocins from Lactic Acid Bacteria: Production, Purification, and Food Applications

    Luc De Vuyst;Frédéric Leroy

  • Functional meat starter cultures for improved sausage fermentation.

    Frédéric Leroy;Jurgen Verluyten;Luc De Vuyst

  • The sourdough microflora: biodiversity and metabolic interactions

    Luc De Vuyst;Patricia Neysens

  • The International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) consensus statement on fermented foods

    Maria L. Marco;Mary Ellen Sanders;Michael Gänzle;Marie Claire Arrieta

  • Recent developments in the biosynthesis and applications of heteropolysaccharides from lactic acid bacteria

    Luc De Vuyst;Filip De Vin;Frederik Vaningelgem;Bart Degeest

  • Bacteriocins of Lactic Acid Bacteria: Microbiology, Genetics and Applications

    Luc de Vuyst;Erick J. Vandamme

  • Primary metabolite kinetics of bacteriocin biosynthesis by Lactobacillus amylovorus and evidence for stimulation of bacteriocin production under unfavourable growth conditions.

    Luc De Vuyst;Raf Callewaert;Kurt Crabbé

  • Antimicrobial Potential of Lactic Acid Bacteria

    Luc De Vuyst;Erick J. Vandamme

  • Cross-feeding between Bifidobacterium longum BB536 and acetate-converting, butyrate-producing colon bacteria during growth on oligofructose.

    Gwen Falony;Angeliki Vlachou;Kristof Verbrugghe;Luc De Vuyst

  • Bacteriocins of Lactic Acid Bacteria

    Luc De Vuyst;Erick J. Vandamme

  • Dynamics and biodiversity of populations of lactic acid bacteria and acetic acid bacteria involved in spontaneous heap fermentation of cocoa beans in Ghana.

    Nicholas Camu;Tom De Winter;Kristof Verbrugghe;Ilse Cleenwerck

  • Systemic availability and metabolism of colonic-derived short-chain fatty acids in healthy subjects: a stable isotope study

    Eef Boets;Sara V. Gomand;Lise Deroover;Tom Preston

  • Inhibitory substances produced by Lactobacilli isolated from sourdoughs--a review.

    Winy Messens;Luc De Vuyst

  • Influence of the carbon source on nisin production in Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis batch fermentations.

    Luc De Vuyst;Erick J. Vandamme

  • Cross-feeding between bifidobacteria and butyrate-producing colon bacteria explains bifdobacterial competitiveness, butyrate production, and gas production.

    Luc De Vuyst;Frédéric Leroy

  • Biodiversity and identification of sourdough lactic acid bacteria.

    Luc De Vuyst;Marc Vancanneyt

  • Acetic acid bacteria in fermented foods and beverages.

    Jonas De Roos;Luc De Vuyst

  • Fermentation of cocoa beans: influence of microbial activities and polyphenol concentrations on the flavour of chocolate

    Nicholas Camu;Tom De Winter;Solomon K Addo;Jemmy S Takrama

Frequent Co-Authors

Frédéric Leroy
Frédéric Leroy Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Peter Vandamme
Peter Vandamme Ghent University
Erick Vandamme
Erick Vandamme Ghent University
Marc Vancanneyt
Marc Vancanneyt Ghent University
Gwen Falony
Gwen Falony Wageningen University & Research
Ilse Cleenwerck
Ilse Cleenwerck Ghent University
Effie Tsakalidou
Effie Tsakalidou Agricultural University of Athens
Geert Huys
Geert Huys KU Leuven
Jean Swings
Jean Swings Ghent University

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