Jo De Vrieze

This study evaluates how quorum sensing signals affect two microbial species in pure and co-cultures, showing context-dependent responses that are not predictable from pure-culture assays.

The paper tests molybdate application at different stages of shrimp growth to suppress sulphide formation in a pond model, finding it effective only in early stages.

This study evaluates anaerobic co-digestion of sewage sludge and food waste using single- and two-stage reactors with and without carriers, finding that two-stage systems with carriers achieve the highest biogas production and stability.

The paper introduces BIO-SPEC, an open-source bioreactor system for microbiology and bioprocessing, demonstrating its cost-effectiveness and versatility compared to commercial systems.

The paper demonstrates the feasibility of using a simplified N-cycle bacterial consortium to study bioflocculation in wastewater treatment by forming and observing microcolonies and macroclusters under controlled conditions.

This study demonstrates ectoine production from biogas by marine methanotroph-microalgae cultures, showing that osmotic stress enhances ectoine accumulation while high NaCl inhibits it.

The paper expands the MiDAS database with global anaerobic digester microbiome data, revealing environmental influences on microbial communities and identifying core taxa.

This study shows that molybdate treatment reduces sulphide production in shrimp pond sediments by altering microbial communities and delaying sulphide transfer to the bulk liquid.