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Monique Gillis

Monique Gillis

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Biology and Biochemistry
Belgium
2023

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
74
Citations
22102
World Ranking
5542
National Ranking
89

Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Monique Gillis is a researcher affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium, specializing in Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their research spans several subfields, including Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Nutrition and Dietetics, Neurology, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

Their work focuses on key topics such as Skin and Cellular Biology Research, melanin and skin pigmentation, RNA regulation and disease, Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques, Neurological diseases and metabolism, Hereditary Neurological Disorders, and Medical Imaging and Pathology Studies.

Gillis has contributed to a range of publications in diverse scientific venues. Their recent papers include:

  • Haplotype-based analysis resolves missing heritability in oculocutaneous albinism type 1B, 2023, The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • P848: Novel structural variant in PDGFB-associated with ectopic intracerebral calcifications, 2024, Genetics in Medicine Open
  • The Kelch 3 motif on gigaxonin mediates the interaction with NUDCD3 and regulates vimentin filament morphology, 2025, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The Kelch 3 motif on gigaxonin mediates the interaction with NUDCD3 and regulates vimentin filament morphology, 2025, European Journal of Cell Biology

Gillis frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including David R. Adams, Cassandra L. Phillips, C.C. So, Jonathan S. Harrison, and Chih-Hsuan Hsu.

Their research has been published in various venues, notably:

  • The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Genetics in Medicine Open
  • European Journal of Cell Biology

Best Publications

  • Polyphasic taxonomy, a consensus approach to bacterial systematics.

    P Vandamme;B Pot;M Gillis;P de Vos

  • Methylotrophic Methylobacterium bacteria nodulate and fix nitrogen in symbiosis with legumes.

    Abdourahmane Sy;Eric Giraud;Philippe Jourand;Nelly Garcia

  • Occurrence of multiple genomovars of Burkholderia cepacia in cystic fibrosis patients and proposal of Burkholderia multivorans sp. nov.

    Peter Vandamme;B Holmes;Marc Vancanneyt;Tom Coenye

  • Characterization of Azorhizobium caulinodans gen. nov., sp. nov., a stem-nodulating nitrogen-fixing bacterium isolated from Sesbania rostrata

    Bernard Dreyfus;Jean-Louis Garcia;Monique Gillis

  • The Determination of Molecular Weight of Bacterial Genome DNA from Renaturation Rates

    M. Gillis;J. De Ley;M. De Cleene

  • Introduction to the Proteobacteria

    Karel Kersters;Paul De Vos;Monique Gillis;Jean Swings

  • Polyphasic Taxonomy in the Genus Burkholderia Leading to an Emended Description of the Genus and Proposition of Burkholderia vietnamiensis sp. nov. for N2-Fixing Isolates from Rice in Vietnam

    Monique Gillis;Tran Van Van;René Bardin;Mart Goor

  • Polyphasic Taxonomy of Rhizobia: Emendation of the Genus Sinorhizobium and Description of Sinorhizobium meliloti comb. nov., Sinorhizobium saheli sp. nov., and Sinorhizobium teranga sp. nov.

    Philippe De Lajudie;Anne Willems;Bruno Pot;Dirk Dewettinck

  • Transfer of Rhizobium loti, Rhizobium huakuii, Rhizobium ciceri, Rhizobium mediterraneum, and Rhizobium tianshanense to Mesorhizobium gen. nov.

    B. D. W. Jarvis;P. Van Berkum;W. X. Chen;S. M. Nour

  • Advantages of multilocus sequence analysis for taxonomic studies: a case study using 10 housekeeping genes in the genus Ensifer (including former Sinorhizobium).

    Miet Martens;Peter Dawyndt;Renata Coopman;Monique Gillis

  • Azoarcus gen. nov., Nitrogen-Fixing Proteobacteria Associated with Roots of Kallar Grass (Leptochloa fusca (L.) Kunth), and Description of Two Species, Azoarcus indigens sp. nov. and Azoarcus communis sp. nov.

    Barbara Reinhold-Hurek;Thomas Hurek;Monique Gillis;Bart Hoste

  • A New Species of Devosia That Forms a Unique Nitrogen-Fixing Root-Nodule Symbiosis with the Aquatic Legume Neptunia natans (L.f.) Druce

    Raul Rivas;Encarna Velázquez;Anne Willems;Nieves Vizcaíno

  • Acetobacter diazotrophicus sp. nov., a Nitrogen-Fixing Acetic Acid Bacterium Associated with Sugarcane

    M. Gillis;K. Kersters;B. Hoste;D. Janssens

  • Hydrogenophaga, a new genus of hydrogen-oxidizing bacteria that includes Hydrogenophaga flava comb. nov. (formerly Pseudomonas flava), Hydrogenophaga palleronii (formerly Pseudomonas palleronii), Hydrogenophaga pseudoflava (formerly Pseudomonas pseudoflava and Pseudomonas carboxydoflava), and Hydrogenophaga taeniospiralis (formerly Pseudomonas taeniospiralis)

    A. Willems;J. Busse;M. Goor;B. Pot

  • Photosynthetic bradyrhizobia are natural endophytes of the African wild rice Oryza breviligulata.

    Clémence Chaintreuil;Eric Giraud;Yves Prin;Jean Lorquin

  • Azospirillum halopraeferens sp. nov., a Nitrogen-Fixing Organism Associated with Roots of Kallar Grass (Leptochloa fusca (L.) Kunth)

    Barbara Reinhold;Thomas Hurek;Istvan Fendrik;Bruno Pot

  • Rapid identification of bacteria of the Comamonadaceae with amplified ribosomal DNA-restriction analysis (ARDRA)

    Mario Vaneechoutte;Rudi Rossau;Paul De Vos;Monique Gillis

  • Emended description of Herbaspirillum; inclusion of [Pseudomonas] rubrisubalbicans, a milk plant pathogen, as Herbaspirillum rubrisubalbicans comb. nov.; and classification of a group of clinical isolates (EF group 1) as Herbaspirillum species 3

    Ji Baldani;Bruno Pot;G Kirchhof;E Falsen

  • Burkholderia ambifaria sp. nov., a novel member of the Burkholderia cepacia complex including biocontrol and cystic fibrosis-related isolates

    Tom Coenye;Eshwar Mahenthiralingam;Deborah Henry;John J. Lipuma

  • Multilocus sequence analysis of Ensifer and related taxa.

    Miet Martens;Manuel Delaere;Renata Coopman;Paul De Vos

Frequent Co-Authors

Anne Willems
Anne Willems Ghent University
Bernard Dreyfus
Bernard Dreyfus Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
Karel Kersters
Karel Kersters Ghent University
Bart Hoste
Bart Hoste Ghent University
Peter Vandamme
Peter Vandamme Ghent University
J. De Ley
J. De Ley Ghent University
Bruno Pot
Bruno Pot Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Enevold Falsen
Enevold Falsen University of Gothenburg
Paul De Vos
Paul De Vos Ghent University
Tom Coenye
Tom Coenye Ghent University

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