Quantifying synthetic bacterial community composition with flow cytometry: efficacy in mock communities and challenges in co-cultures

Authors: Fabian Mermans, Ioanna Chatzigiannidou, Wim Teughels, Nico Boon

Source: mSystems, Vol 10, Iss 1 (2025)

Subject Terms: flow cytometry, strain specific qPCR, 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing, machine learning, random forest, oral microbiology, Microbiology, QR1-502

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2379-5077

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Unlocking the mechanism of action: a cost-effective flow cytometry approach for accelerating antimicrobial drug development

Authors: Fabian Mermans, Hanna De Baets, Cristina García-Timermans, Wim Teughels, Nico Boon

Source: Microbiology Spectrum, Vol 12, Iss 4 (2024)

Subject Terms: mode of action, mechanism of action, antimicrobials, antibiotics, flow cytometry, predictive modeling, Microbiology, QR1-502

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2165-0497

Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/5e93bb614ee6434ab7aa89c6b60d10ae

Antimicrobial potential of known and novel probiotics on in vitro periodontitis biofilms

Authors: Wannes Van Holm, Rita Carvalho, Lize Delanghe, Tom Eilers, Naiera Zayed, Fabian Mermans, Kristel Bernaerts, Nico Boon, Ingmar Claes, Sarah Lebeer, Wim Teughels

Source: npj Biofilms and Microbiomes, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2023)

Subject Terms: Microbial ecology, QR100-130

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2055-5008

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Opportunities in optical and electrical single-cell technologies to study microbial ecosystems

Authors: Fabian Mermans, Valérie Mattelin, Ruben Van den Eeckhoudt, Cristina García-Timermans, Josefien Van Landuyt, Yuting Guo, Irene Taurino, Filip Tavernier, Michael Kraft, Hira Khan, Nico Boon

Source: Frontiers in Microbiology, Vol 14 (2023)

Subject Terms: single-cell, microbial ecology, optical techniques, electrical techniques, flow cytometry, Raman spectroscopy, Microbiology, QR1-502

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Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1233705/full; https://doaj.org/toc/1664-302X

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