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Overview

P. De Vos is affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium and has an extensive publication record covering multiple fields related to health, nutrition, and molecular biology. Their research spans significant areas within Medicine, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Agricultural and Biological Sciences.

Their work encompasses a variety of subfields including Nutrition and Dietetics, Surgery, Molecular Biology, Genetics, and Food Science. Key research topics prominently featured in their studies include Pancreatic function and diabetes, Probiotics and Fermented Foods, Gut microbiota and health, Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology, Infant Nutrition and Health, Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls, and Diabetes and associated disorders.

They have published frequently in journals such as Food & Function, Carbohydrate Polymers, Molecular Nutrition & Food Research, Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, and SSRN Electronic Journal.

Recent publications include:

  • Impact of Bacterial Metabolites on Gut Barrier Function and Host Immunity: A Focus on Bacterial Metabolism and Its Relevance for Intestinal Inflammation (2021, Frontiers in Immunology)
  • The effects of different dietary fiber pectin structures on the gastrointestinal immune barrier: impact via gut microbiota and direct effects on immune cells (2020, Experimental & Molecular Medicine)
  • Mitochondrial function in immune cells in health and disease (2020, Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease)
  • Acetate and Butyrate Improve β-cell Metabolism and Mitochondrial Respiration under Oxidative Stress (2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences)
  • Benefits of bacteria-derived exopolysaccharides on gastrointestinal microbiota, immunity and health (2020, Journal of Functional Foods)

Their collaborative network includes frequent co-authors such as Henk A. Schols, Bart J. de Haan, Alexandra M. Smink, Marijke M. Faas, and Marthe T. C. Walvoort, with numerous joint publications reflecting ongoing partnerships.

Best Publications

  • Polyphasic taxonomy, a consensus approach to bacterial systematics.

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

  • Encapsulation for preservation of functionality and targeted delivery of bioactive food components

    Paul de Vos;Marijke M. Faas;Milica Spasojevic;Jan Sikkema

  • Ralstonia taiwanensis sp. nov., isolated from root nodules of Mimosa species and sputum of a cystic fibrosis patient.

    W M Chen;S Laevens;T M Lee;T Coenye

  • Introduction to the Proteobacteria

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

  • Proposed minimal standards for describing new taxa of aerobic, endospore-forming bacteria.

    N A Logan;O Berge;A H Bishop;H-J Busse

  • Identification of Acinetobacter genomic species by amplified ribosomal DNA restriction analysis.

    M. Vaneechoutte;L. Dijkshoorn;I. Tjernberg;Abdeslam Elaichouni

  • Intra- and Intergeneric Similarities of Pseudomonas and Xanthomonas Ribosomal Ribonucleic Acid Cistrons

    P. De Vos;J. De Ley

  • Applicability of combined amplified ribosomal DNA restriction analysis (ARDRA) patterns in bacterial phylogeny and taxonomy

    M. Heyndrickx;L. Vauterin;P. Vandamme;K. Kersters

  • Recent Changes in the Classification of the Pseudomonads: an Overview

    Karel Kersters;Wolfgang Ludwig;Marc Vancanneyt;Paul De Vos

  • DNA-DNA hybridization study of Bradyrhizobium strains

    A Willems;F Doignon-Bourcier;J Goris;R Coopman

  • Transfer of Pseudomonas maltophilia Hugh 1981 to the Genus Xanthomonas as Xanthomonas maltophilia (Hugh 1981) comb. nov.

    J. Swings;P. De Vos;M. Van den Mooter;J. De Ley

  • Classification of Pseudomonas diminuta Leifson and Hugh 1954 and Pseudomonas vesicularis Büsing, Döll, and Freytag 1953 in Brevundimonas gen. nov. as Brevundimonas diminuta comb. nov. and Brevundimonas vesicularis comb. nov., respectively

    P. Segers;M. Vancanneyt;B. Pot;U. Torck

  • Classification of metal-resistant bacteria from industrial biotopes as Ralstonia campinensis sp. nov., Ralstonia metallidurans sp. nov. and Ralstonia basilensis Steinle et al. 1998 emend.

    J Goris;P De Vos;T Coenye;B Hoste

  • Report of the Ad Hoc Committee on Approaches to Taxonomy within the Proteobacteria

    R. G. E. Murray;D. J. Brenner;R. R. Colwell;P. De Vos

  • Aerobic Denitrification in Various Heterotrophic Nitrifiers

    L.A. Robertson;R. Cornelisse;P. De Vos;R. Hadioetomo

  • Virgibacillus : a new genus to accommodate Bacillus pantothenticus (Proom and Knight 1950). Emended description of Virgibacillus pantothenticus

    M. Heyndrickx;L. Lebbe;K. Kersters;P. De Vos

  • Real-time PCR assay for the simultaneous quantification of nitrifying and denitrifying bacteria in activated sludge.

    Joke Geets;Michaël De Cooman;Lieven Wittebolle;Kim Heylen

  • Identification and Population Structure of Burkholderia stabilis sp. nov. (formerly Burkholderia cepacia Genomovar IV)

    P. Vandamme;Eshwar Mahenthiralingam;B. Holmes;T. Coenye

  • Bordetella trematum sp. nov., isolated from wounds and ear infections in humans, and reassessment of Alcaligenes denitrificans Rüger and Tan 1983.

    P. Vandamme;M. Heyndrickx;M. Vancanneyt;B. Hoste

  • Aerobic endospore-forming bacteria from geothermal environments in northern Victoria Land, Antarctica, and Candlemas Island, South Sandwich archipelago, with the proposal of Bacillus fumarioli sp. nov.

    N A Logan;L Lebbe;B Hoste;J Goris

Frequent Co-Authors

J. De Ley
J. De Ley Ghent University
Marc Heyndrickx
Marc Heyndrickx Ghent University
Niall A. Logan
Niall A. Logan Glasgow Caledonian University
Bart Hoste
Bart Hoste Ghent University
Peter Vandamme
Peter Vandamme Ghent University
Monique Gillis
Monique Gillis Ghent University
Karel Kersters
Karel Kersters Ghent University
Stéphane Declerck
Stéphane Declerck Université Catholique de Louvain
Tom Coenye
Tom Coenye Ghent University
Erko Stackebrandt
Erko Stackebrandt Leibniz Institute DSMZ – German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures

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