Geobiology search menu search content Microbial Electricity: Cable bacteria Living electrical wires with record conductivity Electrifying research Welcome to the homepage of the Microbial Electricity Research Team coordinated by Prof. dr. ir. Filip Meysman. The research team involves scientists from…

A-PECS search menu search content Bio-electrochemistry Conductive features of cable bacteria (in collaboration with the Meysman Group) The cable bacteria demonstrate a novel evolution-optimized type of cell-to-cell interactions based on the charge transport over centimeter distances implemented via …

Eric Boschker onbezoldigd medewerker Publicaties Eric Boschker A hierarchical nickel organic framework confers high conductivity over long distances in cable bacteria Bron - (2025) p. 1-68 Auteur(s) Filip Meysman, Bent Smets, Silvia Hidalgo Martinez, Nathalie Claes, Bob C. Schroeder, Jeanine Geelhoe…

Silvia Hidalgo Martinez gespecialiseerd med.- expert Publicaties Silvia Hidalgo Martinez A hierarchical nickel organic framework confers high conductivity over long distances in cable bacteria Bron - (2025) p. 1-68 Auteur(s) Filip Meysman, Bent Smets, Silvia Hidalgo Martinez, Nathalie Claes, Bob C. …

Jeanine Geelhoed senior onderzoeker Publicaties Jeanine Geelhoed A hierarchical nickel organic framework confers high conductivity over long distances in cable bacteria Bron - (2025) p. 1-68 Auteur(s) Filip Meysman, Bent Smets, Silvia Hidalgo Martinez, Nathalie Claes, Bob C. Schroeder, Jeanine Geelh…

Philip Ley onderzoeker Publicaties Philip Ley A novel cable bacteria species with a distinct morphology and genomic potential Bron Applied and environmental microbiology - ISSN 0099-2240-91:5 (2025) p. 1-24 Auteur(s) Anwar Hiralal, Philip Ley, Jesper van Dijk, Cheng Li, Dmitry Pankratov, Jiji Alinga…

Max Dekeukeleire onbezoldigd medewerker Publicaties Max Dekeukeleire Immune receptor- and transcription factor-stimulatory activity of bacteria and endotoxin in sea spray aerosols on human cells Bron -, Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ), 2024, Auteur(s) Yunmeng Li, W. Schutte, Max Dekeukeleire, C. Ja…

Medicinal Chemistry search menu search content Infectious diseases HIV/AIDS In the framework of a large EU-FP7 research project on the development of microbicides for the prevention of HIV/AIDS (CHAARM) we developed a series of novel and highly interesting non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibi…

Naïm Blansaer predoc mandaat FWO Publicaties Naïm Blansaer Carbon and ammonium limitation and nitrogen fixation alter the nutritional profile of purple non-sulphur bacteria grown on H₂ and CO₂ Bron Bioresource technology - ISSN 0960-8524-430 (2025) p. 1-9 Auteur(s) Janne Spanoghe, Naïm Blansa…

Janne Spanoghe operations manager Publicaties Janne Spanoghe Carbon and ammonium limitation and nitrogen fixation alter the nutritional profile of purple non-sulphur bacteria grown on H₂ and CO₂ Bron Bioresource technology - ISSN 0960-8524-430 (2025) p. 1-9 Auteur(s) Janne Spanoghe, Naïm Blansa…

Luis Diaz Allegue postdoc mandaat FWO Publicaties Luis Diaz Allegue Purple bacteria as sustainable nutraceutical ingredient in aquafeed : the case of guppies Bron Animal feed science and technology - ISSN 0377-8401-326 (2025) p. 1-11 Auteur(s) Sergio Jesús González Cámara, Sammy Kibor, Sara Olysl…

Geobiology search menu search content Research team expertise Boschker Eric I study electron conduction in cable bacteria. Technique Raman, Cryo-EM, ToF-SIMS Users Researchers Keywords Microbiology, Bacteria, Sediments Flipkens Gunter Limiting global warming will require not only reducing emissions …

Geobiology search menu search content Available Master thesis topics New Culturing approaches for cable bacteria - with Prof. Dr. Ir. Filip Meysman and Dr. Ir. Jeanine Geelhoed Very recently, long filamentous so-called “cable bacteria” have been discovered in marine sediments that are able to ge…

Sarah Van der Reysen doctoral scholarship holder Research Sarah Van der Reysen Research team Medicinal Chemistry (UAMC) Modulation of cathepsin activity by pathogenic bacteria. 01/01/2023 - 31/12/2026 Abstract We will investigate how some harmful bacteria can evade the immune system and cause infect…

Philip Ley onderzoeker Over Philip Ley Philip Ley Contact Campus Drie Eiken Toon e-mailadres Universiteitsplein 1 2610 Wilrijk, BEL In my PhD project I am studying the microbial ecology of 'electrical ecosystems'. The key players of these sediment ecosystems are electricity-conducting cable bacteria…

Jamie Lustermans postdoctoraal bursaal Publicaties Jamie Lustermans Iron reduction under oxic conditions by Microbacterium deferre sp. nov. $A1-JK^{T}$ Bron Nature communications - ISSN 2041-1723-16:1 (2025) p. 1-12 Auteur(s) Jamie Joanna Maria Lustermans, Naja Basu, Leonid Digel, Kartik Aiyer Citat…

Jamie Lustermans postdoctoral scholarship hold. Research Jamie Lustermans Research team Geobiology Expertise To determine electric interactions between cable bacteria and associated bacteria, light microscopy and more advanced microscopy types such as Electron- and Raman microscopy will be used comb…

Laboratory of Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology search menu search content Research Mission LAMB Our team shares a passion for beneficial microorganisms and their potential to enhance human and environmental health. We implement broad ecological and molecular-mechanistic approaches and focus on…

Galina Pankratova postdoctoraal bursaal Publicaties Galina Pankratova A hierarchical nickel organic framework confers high conductivity over long distances in cable bacteria Bron - (2025) p. 1-68 Auteur(s) Filip Meysman, Bent Smets, Silvia Hidalgo Martinez, Nathalie Claes, Bob C. Schroeder, Jeanine …

Geobiology search menu search content PhD dissertations 2025 GEERTS Luna Feasibility of carbon dioxide removal in marine systems using enhanced rock weathering with olivine Promotor: Prof. Dr. Ir. F.J.R. Meysman, Dr. Astrid Hylén VAN DIJK Jesper The Life Cycle of Cable Bacteria Promotor: Prof. Dr. …

Max Dekeukeleire unpaid staff Research Max Dekeukeleire Research team Laboratory of Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (LAMB) Strategic application of beneficial bacteria to bioremediate atmospheric polyaromatic hydrocarbons. 01/07/2020 - 30/06/2024 Abstract The main objective of this project is…

Janne Spanoghe operations manager Research Janne Spanoghe Research team PurpleTech – Purple bacteria cleantech for the production of nutritional protein. 01/10/2017 - 30/09/2021 Abstract By 2050, the global demand for nutritional protein will increase by about 50%. Yet, the boundaries of environme…

Gudrun De Boeck gewoon hoogleraar Publicaties Gudrun De Boeck Getting a burn-out : how heatwaves impact eutrophic freshwater ecosystems Bron Antwerp, University of Antwerp, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, 2025,xxvi, 315 p. Auteur(s) Sabiha Akter, Gudrun De Boeck, Jonas Schoelynck Citatiel…

Philip Ley researcher Research Philip Ley Research team Geobiology The electrical ecosystem: cable bacteria and associated partner microorganisms 01/11/2021 - 31/10/2025 Abstract Long filamentous cable bacteria are capable of generating and mediating electricity over centimeter-scale distances, thus…

Jari Temmermans predoc researcher FWO Research Jari Temmermans Research team Laboratory of Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (LAMB) Entomovectoring of lactic acid bacteria to control Botrytis cinerea on strawberries. 01/11/2022 - 31/10/2026 Abstract The phytopathogenic fungus, Botrytis cinerea,…