Selected publications:

Fauvart M., Phillips P., Bachaspatimayum D., Verstraeten N., Fransaer J., Michiels J., Vermant J. (2012). Surface tension gradient control of bacterial swarming in colonies of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Soft Matter 8:70-76 -- Publisher -- PDF -- Supplementary Movie 1 -- Supplementary Movie 2

Verstraeten N., Fauvart M., Versées W., Michiels J. (2011). The universally conserved prokaryotic GTPases. Microbiol. Mol. Biol. Rev. 75:507-542 -- PubMed -- PDF

Vercruysse M., Fauvart M., Beullens S., Braeken K., Cloots L., Engelen K., Marchal K., Michiels J. (2011). A comparative transcriptome analysis of Rhizobium etli bacteroids: specific gene expression during symbiotic non-growth. Mol. Plant Microbe Interact. -- PubMed -- PDF

Fauvart M., Sánchez-Rodríguez A., Beullens S., Marchal K., Michiels J. (2011). Genome sequence of Rhizobium etli CNPAF512, a nitrogen-fixing symbiont isolated from bean root nodules in Brazil. J. Bacteriol. 193:3158-3159 -- PubMed -- PDF

Fauvart M., De Groote V.N., Michiels J. (2011). Role of persister cells in chronic infections: clinical relevance and perspectives on anti-persister therapies. J. Med. Microbiol. 60:699-709 -- PubMed -- PDF -- LabNews feature 

Vercruysse M., Fauvart M., Jans A., Beullens S., Braeken K., Cloots L., Engelen K., Marchal K., Michiels J. (2011). Stress response regulators identified through genome-wide transcriptome analysis of the (p)ppGpp-dependent response in Rhizobium etli. Genome Biol. 12:R17 -- PubMed -- PDF

De Groote V.N., Fauvart M., Kint C.I., Verstraeten N., Jans A., Cornelis P., Michiels J. (2011). Pseudomonas aeruginosa fosfomycin resistance mechanisms affect non-inherited fluoroquinolone tolerance. J. Med. Microbiol. -- PubMed -- PDF -- JMM Editorial -- SGM Press Release  -- De Standaard (piece in Belgian newspaper)  -- NRC Handelsblad (piece in Dutch newspaper) 

Vercruysse, M., Fauvart, M., Cloots, L., Engelen, K., Thijs, I.M., Marchal, K., Michiels, J. (2010) Genome-wide detection of predicted non-coding RNAs in Rhizobium etli expressed during free-living and host-associated growth using a high-resolution tiling array. BMC Genomics. 11:53. -- PubMed -- PDF 

De Groote V.N., Verstraeten, N., Fauvart, M., Kint, C.I., Verbeeck, A.M., Beullens, S., Cornelis, P., Michiels, J. (2009). Novel persistence genes in Pseudomonas aeruginosa identified by high-throughput screening. FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 297:73-79. -- PubMed -- PDF -- Faculty of 1000 evaluation 

Verstraeten, N., Braeken, K., Debkumari, B., Fauvart, M., Fransaer, J., Vermant, J., and J. Michiels (2008) Living on a surface: swarming and biofilm formation. Trends in Microbiology. 16, 496-506. -- PubMed -- PDF

Vos, K., Braeken, K., Fauvart, M., Ndayizeye, M., Verhaert, J., Zachurzok, S., Lambrichts, I., and J. Michiels (2007) The Rhizobium etli opt operon is required for symbiosis and stress resistance. Environmental Microbiology. 9, 1665-1674. -- PubMed -- PDF

Daniels, R., Reynaert, S., Hoekstra, H., Verreth, C., Janssens, J., Braeken, K., Fauvart, M., Beullens, S., Heusdens, C., Lambrichts, I., E. De Vos, D., Vanderleyden, J., Vermant, J., and J. Michiels. (2006) Quorum signal molecules as biosurfactants affecting swarming in Rhizobium etli. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 103, 14965-14970. -- PubMed -- PDF

Braeken, K., Moris, M., Daniels, R., Vanderleyden, J. and J. Michiels. (2006) New horizons for (p)ppGpp in bacterial and plant physiology. Trends in Microbiology. 14, 45-54. -- PubMed -- PDF

Moris, M., Braeken, K., Schoeters, E., Verreth, C., Beullens, S., Vanderleyden, J. and J. Michiels. (2005) Effective symbiosis between Rhizobium etli and Phaseolus vulgaris requires the alarmone ppGpp. Journal of Bacteriology. 187, 5460-5469. -- PubMed -- PDF

Dombrecht, B., Heusdens, C., Beullens, S., Verreth, C., Mulkers, E., Proost, P., Vanderleyden, J. and J. Michiels. (2005) Defence of Rhizobium etli bacteroids against oxidative stress involves a complexly regulated atypical 2-Cys peroxiredoxin. Molecular Microbiology. 55: 1207-1221. -- PubMed -- PDF

Daniels R., Vanderleyden, J. and Michiels, J. (2004) Quorum sensing and swarming migration in bacteria. FEMS Microbiology Reviews. 28: 261-289. -- PubMed -- PDF

Dombrecht, B., Marchal, K., Vanderleyden, J., and Michiels, J. (2002) Prediction and overview of the RpoN-regulon in closely related species of the Rhizobiales. Genome Biology. 3, 0076.1-0076.11. -- PubMed -- PDF

Michiels, J., Xi, C., Verhaert, J. and J. Vanderleyden (2002) Functions of Ca²⁺ in bacteria. A role for EF-hand proteins? Trends in Microbiology. 10, 97-93. -- PubMed -- PDF

Daniels, R., De Vos, D.E., Desair, J., Raedschelders, G., Luyten, E., Rosemeyer, V., Verreth, C., Schoeters, E., Vanderleyden, J., and J. Michiels (2002) The cin quorum-sensing locus of Rhizobium etli CNPAF512 affects growth and symbiotic nitrogen fixation. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 277, 462-468. -- PubMed -- PDF

Michiels, J., Dirix, G., Vanderleyden, J., and C. Xi (2001) Processing and export of peptide pheromones and bacteriocins in Gram-negative species. Trends in Microbiology. 9, 164-168. -- PubMed -- PDF

Dombrecht, B., Vanderleyden, J., and J. Michiels (2001) Stable RK2-derived cloning vectors for the analysis of gene expression and gene function in Gram-negative bacteria. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions. 14, 426-430. -- PubMed -- PDF

Xi, C., Schoeters, E., Vanderleyden, J., and J. Michiels (2000) Symbiosis-specific expression of Rhizobium etli casA encoding a secreted calmodulin-related protein. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 97, 11114-11119. -- PubMed -- PDF

Michiels, J., Dombrecht, B., Vermeiren, N., and J. Vanderleyden (1998) Phaseolus vulgaris is a non-selective host for nodulation. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 26, 193-205. -- Publisher -- PDF

Michiels, J., Moris, M., Dombrecht, B., Verreth, C., and J. Vanderleyden (1998) Differential regulation of Rhizobium etli rpoN2 gene expression during symbiosis and free-living growth. Journal of Bacteriology, 180, 3620-3628. -- PubMed -- PDF

Michiels, J., Van Soom, T., D’hooghe, I., Dombrecht, B., Benhassine, T., de Wilde, P., and J. Vanderleyden (1998) The Rhizobium etli rpoN locus: DNA sequence analysis and phenotypical characterization of rpoN, ptsN and ptsA mutants. Journal of Bacteriology, 180, 1729-1740. -- PubMed -- PDF

Rosemeyer, V., Michiels, J., Verreth, C., Desair, J., and J. Vanderleyden (1998) luxI- and luxR-homologous genes of Rhizobium etli CNPAF512 contribute to the synthesis of autoinducer molecules and nodulation of Phaseolus vulgaris. Journal of Bacteriology, 180, 815-821. -- PubMed -- PDF