Publications


    1. Refereed publications

    TINDALL, B.J., BRAMBILLA, E., STEFFEN, M., NEUMANN, R., PUKALL, R., KROPPENSTEDT, R.M., & STACKEBRANDT, E. (2000) Cultivatable Microbial Biodiversity: Gnawing at the Gordian Knot. Environmental Microbiology 2: 310-318

    HODGSON, D.A., VYVERMAN, W., & SABBE, K (2001). Limnology and biology of saline lakes in the Rauer Islands, Eastern Antarctica. Antarctic Science, in press.

    BRAMBILLA, E., HIPPE,  H., HAGELSTEIN, A., TINDALL, B.J. and STACKEBRANDT, E. (2001).  16S rDNA diversity of cultured and uncultured prokaryotes of a mat sample from Lake Fryxell, McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica. Extremophiles, in press

    BUFFAN-DUBAU, E., PRINGAULT, O., DE WIT, R. (2001). Artificial cold-adapted mats cultured from Antarctic lake samples. 1. Formation and structure. Aquatic Microbial
    Ecology, 115-125

    PRINGAULT, O., BUFFAN-DUBAU, E., DE WIT, R. (2001). Artificial cold-adapted mats cultured from Antarctic lake samples. 2. Short-term temperature effects on the oxygen
    turn-over. Aquatic Microbial Ecology 26, 127-138

    HODGSON, D.A., NOON, P.E. , VYVERMAN, W., BRYANT, C.L., GORE, D.B., APPLEBY, P., GILMOUR, M., VERLEYEN, E., SABBE, K., JONES, V.J.., ELLIS-EVANS, J.C. and
    WOOD, P.B. 2001.  Were the Larsemann Hills ice free through the Last Glacial Maximum? Antarctic Science 13: 440-454.
     

    2. Abstracts, lectures and posters presented at symposia

    TATON, A., GRUBISIC, S., HODGSON, D., HOFFMANN, L. & WILMOTTE, A. (1999). Cyanobacterial diversity in the microbial mats of Antarctic lakes. Proceedings 2nd European Phycological Congress, Montecatini, Italie, 20-26 Septembre 1999, page 69

    E. BRAMBILLA, S. COUSIN, B. GERRITS VAN DEN ENDE, I. GONZALEZ, S. GRUBISIC, B. LAWLEY, R. NEUMANN, U. STEINER, A.WILMOTTE (2000). MICROMAT: workshop on DNA extraction methods. Proceedings EU workshop on Microbial Diversity in aquatic systems: environmental gene cloning and analysis, 25-27 June 2000, Roscoff, France.

    A. TATON, S. GRUBISIC, D. ERTZ, D. HODGSON, L. HOFFMANN, A. WILMOTTE (2000). Cyanobacterial diversity in the benthic mats of Antarctic lakes in the Larsemann Hills, Vestfold Hills and Dry Valleys. Proceedings 10th International Symposium on Phototrophic Prokaryotes, 26-31 August 2000, Barcelona, Spain, page 62.

    A. TATON, S. GRUBISIC, D. ERTZ, D. HODGSON, L. HOFFMANN, A. WILMOTTE (2000) Morphological and molecular diversity of cyanophyceae in the microbial mats of Antarctic lakes. Proceedings of the International Conference on Algae and Extreme Environments. Ecology and physiology, 11-16 September 2000, Trebon, Czech Republic, page 82.

    VYVERMAN, W., SABBE, K., VERLEYEN, E. & HODGSON, D. (2000). La distribution des diatomées aux Larsemann Hills, Antarctique et leur utilisation pour des études paléoclimatiques. Proceedings 19ème Colloque de l'Association des Diatomistes de la Langue Française, 12-15 Sept. 2000, Mont Rigi, Belgium.

    MERGAERT, J., VANEYGEN, S., CNOCKAERT, M. C., and SWINGS, J. Biodiversity of heterotrophic bacteria in microbial mats from Antarctic lakes. Extremophiles 2000, International Congress on Extremophiles, Hamburg, 3-7/09/2000.

    BUFFAN-DUBAU, E., PRINGAULT, O., CAUMETTE, P., DE WIT, R. (2000). Artificial microbial mat communities cultured at 6 °C from lake Fryxell (Dry Valleys, Antarctica) samples. 10th International Symposium of Phototrophic Prokaryotes, from 26-31 August 2000 in Barcelona.

    DE WIT, R., DYER, PS., GENILLOUD, O., GÖTTLICH, E., HODGSON, D., DE HOOG, S., JONES, B., LAYBOURN-PARRY, J., MARINELLI, F., STACKEBRANDT, E., SWINGS, J., VYVERMAN, W., WILMOTTE, A. MICROMAT : Biodiversity of Microbial Mats in Antarctic Lakes.The 3rd International Congress on Extremeophiles. September 3-7, 2000, Technical University Hamburg-Harburg, Germany. Click here to view

    DE WIT, R., DYER, PS., GENILLOUD, O., GÖTTLICH, E., HODGSON, D., DE HOOG, S., JONES, B., LAYBOURN-PARRY, J., MARINELLI, F., STACKEBRANDT, E., SWINGS, J., VYVERMAN, W., WILMOTTE, A. (1999). MICROMAT : Microbiology and Biotechnology meet in the cold. Proceedings 9th European Congress on Biotechnology, Bruxelles, 11-15 juillet 1999, number 1960. Click here to view

    TATON, A., GRUBISIC, S., HOFFMANN, L., WILMOTTE, A,  HODGSON, D. (1999). Diversity of cyanobacteria (blue green algae) in the microbial mats of antarctic lakes. Proceedings Symposium Fresh water algae : taxonomy, biogeography and conservation. National Botanical Garden of Belgium, Meise,  19 November 1999, page 33.  Click here to view

    VANHOUTTE, K., VAN DER GUCHT, K., HODGSON, D., BOVIN, K., VYVERMAN, W.,  SABBE, K & GILLIS, M. Protist biodiversity in microbial mats (Larsemann Hills, E-Antarctica). SEFS Congres: Antwerpen RUCA, Belgium 25-28 augustus 1999.

    VANHOUTTE, K., K. BOVIN, K. VAN DER GUCHT, K. SABBE, S. COUSIN, D.HODGSON, M. GILLIS, W. VYVERMAN. Autotrophic Protist Diversity in Microbial Mats of Antarctic Lakes.  2nd European Phycological Congress, Montecatini Terme (Italy), Congress Centre September, 20-26, 1999.

    BOVIN, K., VANHOUTTE, K., HODGSON, D., VYVERMAN, W. & SABBE, K. Autotrophic protist community structure in microbial mats from Antarctic lakes. Fresh Water  Algae: taxonomy, biogeography and Conservation: P. Compère Symposium, November 19, 1999. National Botanic Garden of Belgium, Domein van Bouchout, Meise.

    E. GÖTTLICH, H.C. FLEMING. Antarktische Mikroorganismen inspirieren die Biotechnologie. Tag der Forschung, Uni Duisburg

    VYVERMAN, W.; SABBE, K.; VERLEYEN, E. & HODGSON, D. (2000). La distribution des diatomées aux Larsemann Hills, Antarctique et leur utilisation pour des études paléoclimatiques. 19ème Colloque de l’Association des Diatomistes de la Langue Française. Abstract book.

    VERLEYEN, E.; VYVERMAN, W.; SABE, K. & HODGSON, D. (2001). Late Quaternary climate history of Heart Lake and Pup Lagoon (Larsemann Hills, East-Antarctica).  Societas Internationalis Limnologiae (SIL) - XXVIII congress, 4-10 February 2001, Melbourne, Australia. p.211-212 (poster).

    SABBE, K.; COUSIN, S.; HODGSON, D.; VIERSTRAETE, A.; VANFLETEREN, J.; VAN DER GUCHT, K.; GILIS, M. & VYVERMAN, W.; (2001). Cultivable vs non-cultivable diversity of photosynthetic eukaryotes of Antarctic microbial mats.  Societas Internationalis Limnologiae (SIL) - XXVIII congress, 4-10 February 2001, Melbourne, Australia (presentation).

    VERLEYEN, E.; VYVERMAN, W.; SABBE, K. & HODGSON, D. (2001). Diatomeeën als indicatoren voor Laat-Kwartaire milieuveranderingen in de Larsemann Hills (Oost-Antarctica).  Studiedag Nederlands-Vlaamse Kring van Diatomisten van 6-7 april 2001, Mont Rigi, België.

    HODGSON D.A., W. VYVERMAN , P.R. LEAVITT & MONTIEL, P.O.  Past ultraviolet radiation environments in Antarctic lakes. Societas Internationalis Limnologiae (SIL) - XXVIII congress, 4-10 February 2001, Melbourne, Australia (presentation).

    VYVERMAN, W., SABBE, K., VERLEYEN, E. & HODGSON, D. (2000). La distribution des diatomées aux Larsemann Hills, Antarctique et leur utilisation pour des études paléoclimatiques. Proceedings 19ème Colloque de l'Association des Diatomistes de la Langue Française, 12-15 Sept. 2000, Mont Rigi, Belgium.

    VYVERMAN, W., SABBE,  HODGSON, D., & KILROY, C. (2000). Protists Do Have A Biogeography : Distributional Patterns Of Southern Hemisphere Benthic Diatoms. Societas Internationalis Limnologiae (SIL) - XXVIII congress, 4-10 February 2001, Melbourne, Australia (presentation).

    HODGSON, D.A., MONTIEL, P.O., VYVERMAN, W., LEAVITT, P.R. & NOON, P.E. (2000). Past UV-R environments in Antarctic Lakes. 8th International Palaeolimnology Symposium. Canada.

    B.J.TINDALL, R.PUKALL, E.BRAMBILLA-ROSENBERGER, U. STEINER, R. NEUMANN, B. MERKHOFER, M.STEFFAN, P. SCHUMANN, R.M.KROPPENSTEDT, E.STAKEBRANDT (2001). Populations of species vs. populations within species: lessons from the EU project Micromat. VAAM Spring meeting, Oldenburg, March 2001

    3. Theses

    VERLEYEN, E. (2000). Paleo-ecologisch onderzoek van Heart Lake en Pup Lagoon, Larsemann Hills (Oost-Antarctica). Unpublished Lic. Thesis, University of Gent, Belgium, 60 pp, 30 Figs & Tables, 13 Plates.

    KATHLEEN BOVIN: Diversiteit van autotrofe protisten in microbiële matten van Antarctische kustmeren (Larsemann Hills): een systematisch-ecologische studie. Scriptie voorgelegd tot het behalen van de graad  van Licentiaat in de Biologie (Richting Plantkunde) Promotor: Prof. Dr. W. Vyverman, Begeleiders: Dr. Koen Sabbe, Drs. Koenraad Vanhoutte. Academiejaar 1998-1999. Universiteit Gent.

    MEIRESON S. 2000. Biodiversiteit van heterotrofe bacteriën in Antarctische microbiële matten. Licentiaatscriptie Biotechnologie. Promotor: Prof. Dr. ir. J. Swings. Copromotor: Dr. J. Mergaert. Laboratorium voor Microbiologie, Vakgroep Biochemie, Fysiologie en Microbiologie Universiteit Gent, Belgium. 75 pp., 17 tables, 16 figs., 1 annex. Unpublished.

    4. Publications for public understanding of science

    GÖTTLICH. E. & FLEMING, H.C. (1999). Antarktische Mikroorganismen inspiren die Biotechnologie. Forum '99 Forschung, Gerhard Mercator Universitat Duisburg.