Saskia Gerards
Laboratory AssistantMicrobial Ecology |
Research expertiseMolecular biology and microbiology
Page last updated: 14-09-2020
- Schulz-Bohm, K., Gerards, S., Hundscheid, M. P. J., Melenhorst, J., De Boer, W., & Garbeva, P. V. (2018). Calling from distance: Attraction of soil bacteria by plant root volatiles. ISME Journal, 12. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41396-017-0035-3
- Tyc, O., de Jager, V. C. L., Van den Berg, M., Gerards, S., Janssens, T., Zaagman, N., Kai, M., Svatos, A., Zweers, A. J., Hordijk, C. A., Besselink, H., De Boer, W., & Garbeva, P. V. (2017). Exploring bacterial interspecific interactions for discovery of novel antimicrobial compounds. Microbial Biotechnology, 10(4), 910-925. https://doi.org/10.1111/1751-7915.12735
- Bosmans, L., de Bruijn, I., Gerards, S., Moerkens, R., Van Looveren, L., Wittemans, L., Van Calenberge, B., Paeleman, A., Van Kerckhove, S., Rozenski, J., de Mot, R., Rediers, H., Raaijmakers, J. M., & Lievens, B. (2017). Potential for biocontrol of hairy root disease by a Paenibacillus clade. Frontiers in Microbiology, 8, [447]. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2017.00447
- Schmidt, R., Etalo, D. N., de Jager, V. C. L., Gerards, S., Zweers, H., De Boer, W., & Garbeva, P. V. (2016). Microbial small talk: volatiles in fungal-bacterial interactions. Frontiers in Microbiology, 6, [01495]. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2015.01495
- Tyc, O., Van den Berg, M., Gerards, S., Van Veen, J. A., Raaijmakers, J., De Boer, W., & Garbeva, P. (2014). Impact of interspecific interactions on antimicrobial activity among soil bacteria. Frontiers in Microbiology, 5, [567]. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2014.00567
- Garbeva, P. V., Hordijk, C. A., Gerards, S., & De Boer, W. (2014). Volatile-mediated interactions between phylogenetically different soil bacteria. Frontiers in Microbiology, 5, 289. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2014.00289
- Garbeva, P. V., Hordijk, C. A., Gerards, S., & De Boer, W. (2014). Volatiles produced by the mycophagous soil bacterium Collimonas. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 87(3), 639-649. https://doi.org/10.1111/1574-6941.12252
- Leveau, J. H. J., & Gerards, S. (2008). Discovery of a bacterial gene cluster for catabolism of the plant hormone indole 3-acetic acid. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 65(2), 238-250. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6941.2008.00436.x
- Fritsche, K., De Boer, W., Gerards, S., Van den Berg, M., Van Veen, J. A., & Leveau, J. H. J. (2008). Identification and characterization of genes underlying chitinolysis in Collimonas fungivorans Ter331. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 66(1), 123-135. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6941.2008.00547.x
- Leveau, J. H. J., Gerards, S., Fritsche, K., Zondag, G., & Van Veen, J. A. (2006). Genomic flank-sequencing of plasposon insertion sites for rapid identification of functional genes. Journal of Microbiological Methods, 66(2), 276-285. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mimet.2005.12.010
- Leveau, J. H. J., Gerards, S., De Boer, W., & Van Veen, J. A. (2004). Phylogeny-function analysis of (meta)genomic libraries: screening for expression of ribosomal RNA genes by large-insert library fluorescent in situ hybridization (LIL-FISH). Environmental Microbiology, 6(9), 990-998. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1462-2920.2004.00673.x
- De Boer, W., Gerards, S., Klein Gunnewiek, P. J. A., & Modderman, R. (1999). Response of the chitinolytic microbial community to chitin amendments of dune soils. Biology and Fertility of Soils, 29(2), 170-177. https://doi.org/10.1007/s003740050541
- Gerards, S., Duyts, H., & Laanbroek, H. J. (1998). Ammonium-induced inhibition of ammonium-starved Nitrosomonas europaea cells in soil and sand slurries. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 26(4), 269-280. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6941.1998.tb00511.x
- Nijburg, J. W., Gerards, S., & Laanbroek, H. J. (1998). Competition for nitrate and glucose between Pseudomonas fluorescens and Bacillus licheniformis under continuous or fluctuating anoxic conditions. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 26(4), 345-356. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6941.1998.tb00519.x
- Kowalchuk, G. A., Gerards, S., & Woldendorp, J. W. (1997). Detection and characterization of fungal infections of Ammophila arenaria (marram grass) roots by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis of specifically amplified 18S rDNA. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 63(10), 3858-3865. http://aem.asm.org/content/63/10/3858.abstract
- Nijburg, J. W., Coolen, M., Gerards, S., Klein Gunnewiek, P. J. A., & Laanbroek, H. J. (1997). Effects of nitrate availability and the presence of Glyceria maxima the composition and activity of the dissimilatory nitrate-reducing bacterial community. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 63(3), 931-937. http://aem.asm.org/content/63/3/931.abstract
- Laanbroek, R., Bodelier, P. L. E., & Gerards, S. (1994). Oxygen consumption kinetics of Nitrosomonas europaea and Nitrobacter hamburgensis grown in mixed continuous cultures at different oxygen concentrations. Archives of Microbiology, 161(2), 156-162. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00276477
- Laanbroek, R., & Gerards, S. (1993). Competition for limiting amounts of oxygen between Nitrosomonas europaea and Nitrobacter winogradskyi grown in mixed continuous cultures. Archives of Microbiology, 159(5), 453-459. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00288593
- Stienstra, A. W., Both, G. J., Gerards, S., & Laanbroek, R. (1993). Numbers of nitrite-oxidizing bacteria in the root-zone of grassland plants. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 12(4), 207-214. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6941.1993.tb00033.x
- Both, G. J., Gerards, S., & Laanbroek, R. (1992). Kinetics of nitrite oxidation in two Nitrobacter species grown in nitrite-limited chemostats. Archives of Microbiology, 157(5), 436-441. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00249101
- Both, G. J., Gerards, S., & Laanbroek, R. (1992). Temporal and spatial variation in the nitrite-oxidizing bacterial community of a grassland soil. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 101(2), 99-112. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6968.1992.tb05766.x
- Both, G. J., Gerards, S., & Laanbroek, R. (1992). The occurrence of chemolitho-autotrophic nitrifiers in water-saturated grassland soils. Microbial Ecology, 23(1), 15-26. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00165904
- Laanbroek, R., & Gerards, S. (1991). Effects of organic manure on nitrification in arable soils. Biology and Fertility of Soils, 12(2), 147-153. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00341492
- Both, G. J., Gerards, S., & Laanbroek, R. (1990). Enumeration of nitrite-oxidizing bacteria in grassland soils using a most probable number technique - effect of nitrite concentration and sampling procedure. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 74(4), 277-285. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6941.1990.tb01694.x
- Both, G. J., Gerards, S., & Laanbroek, R. (1990). Most probable numbers of chemolitho- autotrophic nitrate - oxidizing bacteria in well drained grassland soils: stimulation by high nitrate concentrations. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 74(4), 287-293. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6968.1990.tb04075.x
