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Sacha A. F. T. van Hijum

Sacha A. F. T. van Hijum

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
55
Citations
10150
World Ranking
15127
National Ranking
368

Overview

Sacha A. F. T. van Hijum is affiliated with KPMG (Netherlands) in the Netherlands. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with specific attention to subfields such as Insect Science and Plant Science.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
  • Insect Pest Control Strategies
  • Insect and Pesticide Research

Van Hijum has contributed to research published in venues such as BMC Plant Biology. Their recent paper is titled Natural variation in wild tomato trichomes; selecting metabolites that contribute to insect resistance using a random forest approach, published in 2021.

Frequent collaborators in van Hijum's research include:

  • Ruy Kortbeek
  • Marc Galland
  • Aleksandra Muras
  • Frans van der Kloet
  • Bart André

This profile reflects van Hijum's involvement in the intersection of plant biology and insect science, focusing on insect resistance and pest control strategies, which are important components of agricultural and biological research.

Best Publications

  • Structure-Function Relationships of Glucansucrase and Fructansucrase Enzymes from Lactic Acid Bacteria

    Sacha A. F. T. van Hijum;Slavko Kralj;Lukasz K. Ozimek;Lubbert Dijkhuizen

  • Whole-Genome Sequencing of Bacterial Pathogens: the Future of Nosocomial Outbreak Analysis

    Scott Quainoo;Jordy P. M. Coolen;Sacha A. F. T. van Hijum;Martijn A. Huynen

  • Data mining in the Life Sciences with Random Forest: a walk in the park or lost in the jungle?

    Wouter G. Touw;Jumamurat R. Bayjanov;Lex Overmars;Lennart Backus

  • Gut microbiome in ADHD and its relation to neural reward anticipation

    Esther Aarts;Thomas H. A. Ederveen;Jilly Naaijen;Marcel P. Zwiers

  • BAGEL: a web-based bacteriocin genome mining tool

    Anne de Jong;Sacha A. F. T. van Hijum;Jetta J. E. Bijlsma;Jan Kok

  • Microbiome dynamics of human epidermis following skin barrier disruption

    Patrick L J M Zeeuwen;Jos Boekhorst;Ellen H van den Bogaard;Heleen D de Koning

  • Degenerate target sites mediate rapid primed CRISPR adaptation

    Peter C. Fineran;Matthias J. H. Gerritzen;María Suárez-Diez;Tim Künne

  • The raw starch binding domain of cyclodextrin glycosyltransferase from Bacillus circulans strain 251

    Dirk Penninga;Bart A. van der Veen;Ronald M.A. Knegtel;Sacha A.F.T. van Hijum

  • The Lactococcus lactis CodY regulon - Identification of a conserved cis-regulatory element

    Chris D. den Hengst;Sacha A.F.T. van Hijum;Jan M.W. Geurts;Arjen Nauta

  • Inferring patient to patient transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from whole genome sequencing data.

    Josephine M Bryant;Anita C Schürch;Anita C Schürch;Henk van Deutekom;Simon R Harris

  • Mixed-Culture Transcriptome Analysis Reveals the Molecular Basis of Mixed-Culture Growth in Streptococcus thermophilus and Lactobacillus bulgaricus

    Sander Sieuwerts;Douwe Molenaar;Sacha A. F. T. van Hijum;Marke Beerthuyzen

  • Nomadic lifestyle of Lactobacillus plantarum revealed by comparative genomics of 54 strains isolated from different habitats.

    Maria Elena Martino;Jumamurat R. Bayjanov;Brian E. Caffrey;Michiel Wels

  • Multifactorial diversity sustains microbial community stability

    Oylum Erkus;Victor C L de Jager;Victor C L de Jager;Maciej Spus;Ingrid J van Alen-Boerrigter

  • Mechanisms and Evolution of Control Logic in Prokaryotic Transcriptional Regulation

    Sacha A. F. T. van Hijum;Sacha A. F. T. van Hijum;Marnix H. Medema;Oscar P. Kuipers

  • ESSENTIALS: Software for Rapid Analysis of High Throughput Transposon Insertion Sequencing Data

    Aldert Zomer;Peter Burghout;Hester J. Bootsma;Peter W. M. Hermans

  • Complete Resequencing and Reannotation of the Lactobacillus plantarum WCFS1 Genome

    R.J. Siezen;C. Francke;C. Francke;B.A. Renckens;B.A. Renckens;J. Boekhorst

  • Regulation of Glutamine and Glutamate Metabolism by GlnR and GlnA in Streptococcus pneumoniae

    Tomas G. Kloosterman;Wouter T. Hendriksen;Jetta J. E. Bijlsma;Hester J. Bootsma

  • A generally applicable validation scheme for the assessment of factors involved in reproducibility and quality of DNA-microarray data.

    Sacha A.F.T. Van Hijum;Anne De Jong;Richard J.S. Baerends;Harma A. Karsens

  • Comparative Genome Analysis of Lactococcus lactis Indicates Niche Adaptation and Resolves Genotype/Phenotype Disparity.

    Michiel Wels;Roland Siezen;Sacha van Hijum;William J Kelly

  • Transcriptome analysis reveals mechanisms by which Lactococcus lactis acquires nisin resistance.

    Naomi E. Kramer;Sacha A. F. T. van Hijum;Jan Knol;Jan Kok

Frequent Co-Authors

Oscar P. Kuipers
Oscar P. Kuipers University of Groningen
Roland J. Siezen
Roland J. Siezen Radboud University
Jos Boekhorst
Jos Boekhorst Wageningen University & Research
Jan Kok
Jan Kok University of Groningen
Michiel Kleerebezem
Michiel Kleerebezem Wageningen University & Research
Peter W. M. Hermans
Peter W. M. Hermans University Medical Center Utrecht
Patrick L.J.M. Zeeuwen
Patrick L.J.M. Zeeuwen Radboud University
Joost Schalkwijk
Joost Schalkwijk Radboud University
Willem M. de Vos
Willem M. de Vos Wageningen University & Research
Jos B. T. M. Roerdink
Jos B. T. M. Roerdink University of Groningen

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