Articles in peer-reviewed international journals

Cornet L, Wilmotte A, Javaux E & Baurain D (2018) A constrained SSU-rRNA phylogeny reveals the unsequenced diversity of photosynthetic Cyanobacteria (Oxyphotobacteria). BMC Research Notes 11(1):435. doi: 10.1186/s13104-018-3543-y

Cornet L, Bertrand A, Hanikenne M, Javaux E, Wilmotte A & Baurain D (2018) Metagenomic assembly of new (sub)polar Cyanobacteria and their associated microbiome from non-axenic cultures. Microbial Genomics 4(9): 1-15. doi: 10.1099/mgen.0.000212

Cornet L, Meunier L, Van Vlierberghe M, Léonard R, Durieu B, Lara Y, Misztak A, Sirjacobs D, Javaux E, Philippe H, Wilmotte A & Baurain D (2018) Consensus assessment of the contamination level of publicly available cyanobacterial genomes. PLoS ONE 13(7): e0200323. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0200323

Hughes K, Constable A, Frenot Y, Lopez-Martinez J, McIvor E, Njåstad B, Terauds A, Liggett D, Roldan G, Wilmotte A & Xavier J C (2018) Antarctic environmental protection: strengthening the links between science and governance. Environmental Science and Policy 83: 86-95. doi: 10.1016/j.envsci.2018.02.006

Pessi IS, Lara Y, Durieu B, Maalouf P, Verleyen E & Wilmotte A (2018) Community structure and distribution of benthic cyanobacteria in Antarctic lacustrine microbial mats. FEMS Microbiology Ecology 94(5). doi: 10.1093/femsec/fiy042

Van de Vijver B, Lange-Bertalot H, Wetzel CE & Ector L (2017) Michelcostea, a new diatom genus (Bacillariophyta) from the sub-Antarctic Region. Nova Hedwigia Beihefte 146: 125–136. doi: 1438-9134/2017/125

Pinseel E, Hejdukova E, Vanormelingen P, Kopalová K, Vyverman W, Van De Vijver B (2017) Pinnularia catenaborealis sp. Nov. (Bacillariophyceae), a unique chain-forming diatom species from James Ross Island and Vega Island (Maritime Antarctica). Phycologia 56: 94-107. doi: 10.2216/16-18.1

Tahon G & Willems A (2017) Isolation and characterization of aerobic anoxygenic phototrophs from exposed soils from the Sør Rondane Mountains, East Antarctica. Systematic and Applied Microbiology 40: 357-369. doi: 10.1016/j.syapm.2017.05.007

Lara Y, Durieu B, Cornet L, Verlaine O, Rippka R, Pessi IS, Misztak A, Joris B, Javaux EJ, Baurain D & Wilmotte A (2017) Draft genome sequence of the axenic strain Phormidesmis priestleyi ULC007, a cyanobacterium isolated from Lake Bruehwiler (Larsemann Hills, Antarctica). Genome Announcements 5: e01546-16. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.01546-16

Zidarova R, Kopalová K & Van de Vijver B (2016) Ten new Bacillariophyta species from James Ross Island and the South Shetland Islands (Maritime Antarctic Region). Phytotaxa 272(1): 037–062. doi: 10.11646/phytotaxa.272.1.2

Kochman-Kędziora N, Noga T, Zidarova R, Kopalová K & Van de Vijver B (2016) Humidophila komarekiana sp. nov. (Bacillariophyta), a new limnoterrestrial diatom species from King George Island (Maritime Antarctica). Phytotaxa 272(3): 184–190. doi: 10.11646/phytotaxa.272.3.2

Van de Vijver B, Kopalová K, Zidarova R & Kociolek JP (2016) Two new Gomphonema species (Bacillariophyta) from the Maritime Antarctic Region. Phytotaxa 269(3): 209–220. doi: 10.11646/phytotaxa.269.3.4

Van de Vijver B, Kopalová K & Zidarova R (2016) Revision of the Psammothidium germainii complex (Bacillariophyta) in the Maritime Antarctic Region. Fottea 16(2): 145–156. doi: 10.5507/fot.2016.008

Hamsher S, Kopalová K, Kociolek JP, Zidarova R & Van de VIjver B (2016) The genus Nitzschia on the South Shetland Islands and James Ross Island. Fottea 16(1): 79–102. doi: 10.5507/fot.2015.023

Kopalová K, Zidarova R & Van de Vijver B (2016) Four new monoraphid diatom species (Bacillariophyta, Achnanthaceae) from the Maritime Antarctic Region. European Journal of Taxonomy 217: 1–19. doi: 10.5852/ejt.2016.217

Pessi IS, Maalouf PC, Laughinghouse IV HD, Baurain D & Wilmotte A (2016) On the use of high-throughput sequencing for the study of cyanobacterial diversity in Antarctic aquatic mats. Journal of Phycology 52: 356–368. doi: 10.1111/jpy.12399

Tahon G, Tytgat B & Willems A (2016) Diversity of phototrophic genes suggests multiple bacteria may be able to exploit sunlight in exposed soils from the Sør Rondane Mountains, East Antarctica. Frontiers in Microbiology 7: Article 2026. doi: 10.3389/10.3389/fmicb.2016.02026

Tahon G, Tytgat B, Stragier P & Willems A (2016) Analysis of cbbL, nifH, and pufLM in Soils from the Sør Rondane Mountains, Antarctica, Reveals a Large Diversity of Autotrophic and Phototrophic Bacteria. Microbial Ecology 71: 131-149. doi: 10.1007/s00248-015-0704-6

Jancusova M, Kovacik L, Pereira AB, Dusinsky R & Wilmotte A (2016) Polyphasic characterization of 10 selected ecologically relevant filamentous cyanobacterial strains from the South Shetland Islands, Maritime Antarctica. FEMS Microbiology Ecology 92: 1–12. doi: 10.1093/femsec/fiw100

Tytgat B, Verleyen E, Sweetlove M, D'hondt S, Clercx P, Van Ranst E, Peeters K, Roberts S, Namsaraev Z, Wilmotte A, Vyverman W & Willems A (2016) Bacterial community composition in relation to bedrock type and macrobiota in soils from the Sør Rondane Mountains, East Antarctica FEMS Microbiology Ecology 92: fiw126. doi: 10.1093/femsec/fiw126

Obbels D, Verleyen E, Mano M-J, Namsaraev Z, Sweetlove M, Tytgat B, Fernandez-Carazo R, De Wever A, D'hondt S, Ertz D, Elster J, Sabbe K, Willems A, Wilmotte A & Vyverman W (2016) Bacterial and eukaryotic biodiversity patterns in terrestrial and aquatic habitats in the Sør Rondane Mountains, Dronning Maud Land, East Antarctica FEMS Microbiology Ecology 92: 1-13. doi: 10.1093/femsec/fiw041

Hughes K, Cowan D & Wilmotte A (2015) Protection of Antarctic microbial communities – ‘out of sight, out of mind’. Frontiers in Microbiology 6: 151. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.00151

Van de Vijver B & Cox EJ (2015) Fallacia emmae sp. nov., a new soil-inhabiting diatom species from the sub-Antarctic Region. Cryptogamie, Algologie 36(3): 245-254. doi: 10.7872/crya/v36.iss3.2015.245

Kopalová K, Kociolek JP, Lowe RL, Zidarova R & Van de Vijver B (2015) Five new species of the genus Humidophila (Bacillariophyta) from the Maritime Antarctic Region. Diatom Research 30: 117–131. doi: 10.1080/0269249X.2014.998714

Van de Vijver B, Kopalová K & Zidarova R (2015) Three new Craticula species (Bacillariophyta) from the Maritime Antarctic Region. Phytotaxa 213: 45–55. doi: 10.11646/phytotaxa.213.1.3

Kohler TJ, Kopalová K, Van de Vijver B & Kociolek PJ (2015) The genus Luticola D.G. Mann (Bacillariophyta) from the McMurdo Sound Region, Antarctica, with the description of 4 new species. Phytotaxa 208: 103–134. doi: 10.11646/phytotaxa.208.2.1

Van de Vijver B, Kopalova K, Kociolek JP & Ector L (2015) Denticula jamesrossensis, a new freshwater diatom (Bacillariophyta) species from the Maritime Antarctic Region. Fottea 15: 105–111. doi: 10.5507/fot.2015.009

Van de Vijver B (2014) Analysis of the type material of Navicula brachysira Brébisson with the description of Brachysira sandrae, a new raphid diatom (Bacillariophyceae) from Iles Kerguelen (TAAF, sub-Antarctica, southern Indian Ocean). Phytotaxa 184: 139–147. doi: 10.11646/phytotaxa.184.3.3

Chattová B, Lebouvier M & Van de Vijver B (2014) Freshwater diatom communities from Ile Amsterdam (TAAF, southern Indian Ocean). Fottea 14(1): 101–119. doi: 10.5507/fot.2014.008

Pinseel E, Kopalová K & Van de Vijver B (2014) Gomphonema svalbardense sp. nov., a new freshwater diatom species (Bacillariophyta) from the Arctic Region. Phytotaxa 170: 250–258. doi: 10.11646/phytotaxa.170.4.2

Wetzel CE, Van de Vijver B, Kopalová K, Hoffmann L, Pfister L & Ector L (2014) Type analysis of the South American diatom Achnanthes haynaldii (Bacillariophyta) and description of Planothidium amphibium sp. nov., from aerial and aquatic environments of Oregon (USA). Plant Ecology & Evolution 14: 439–454. doi: 10.5091/plecevo.2014.1058

Zidarova R, Kopalová K & Van de Vijver B (2014) The genus Stauroneis (Bacillariophyta) from the South Shetland Islands and James Ross Island (Antarctica). Fottea 14: 201–207. doi: 10.5507/fot.2014.015

Van de Vijver B, Kopalová K, Zidarova R & Levkov Z (2014) Revision of the genus Halamphora (Bacillariophyta) in the Antarctic Region. Plant Ecology & Evolution 147: 374–391. doi: 10.5091/plecevo.2014.979

Van de Vijver B, de Haan M & Lange-Bertalot H (2014) Revision of the genus Eunotia (Bacillariophyta) in the Antarctic Region. Plant Ecology & Evolution 147: 256–284. doi: 10.5091/plecevo.2014.930

Van de Vijver B, Morales EA & Kopalová K (2014) Three new araphid diatoms (Bacillariophyta) from the Maritime Antarctic Region. Phytotaxa 167: 256–266. doi: 10.11646/phytotaxa.167.3.4

Van de Vijver B, Zidarova R & Kopalová K (2014) New species in the genus Muelleria (Bacillariophyta) from the Maritime Antarctic Region. Fottea 14: 77–90. doi: 10.5507/fot.2014.006

Van de Vijver B & Kopalová K (2014) Four Achnanthidium species (Bacillariophyta) formerly identified as Achnanthes minutissima from the Antarctic Region. European Journal of Taxonomy 79: 1–19. doi: 10.5852/ejt.2014.79

Van de Vijver B & Crawford RM (2014) Orthoseira limnopolarensis sp. nov. (Bacillariophyta), a new diatom species from Livingston Island (South Shetland Islands, Antarctica). Cryptogamie, Algologie 35: 245-257. doi: 10.7872/crya.v35.iss3.2014.245

Kopalová K, Ochyra R, Nedbalová L & Van de Vijver B (2014) Moss-inhabiting diatoms from two islands in the Maritime Antarctic Region. Plant Ecology & Evolution 147: 67–84. doi: 10.5091/plecevo.2014.896

Taylor JC, Cocquyt C, Karthick B & Van de Vijver B (2014) Analysis of the type of Achnanthes exigua Grunow (Bacillariophyta) with the description of a new Antarctic species. Fottea 14: 43-51. doi: 10.5507/fot.2014.003

Tytgat B, Verleyen E, Obbels D, Peeters K, De Wever A, D’hondt S, De Meyer T, Van Criekinge W, Vyverman W & Willems A (2014) Bacterial diversity assessment in Antarctic soils and lake sediments: a comparison between bidirectional pyrosequencing and cultivation. PLOS One 9: e97564. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0097564

Book sections

Deng L, Sweetlove M, Blank S, Obbels D, Verleyen E, Vyverman W & Kurmayer R (2017) Monitoring of Toxigenic Cyanobacteria Using Next Generation Sequencing Techniques. In Kurmayer R, Sivonen K, Wilmotte A & Salmaso N (eds.) Molecular Tools for the Detection and Quantification of Toxigenic Cyanobacteria, pp. 277-282. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley and sons LTD.

Sweetlove M, Obbels D, Verleyen E, Pessi IS, Wilmotte A & Vyveman W (2017) Bioinformatic processing of amplicon sequencing datasets. In Kurmayer R, Sivonen K, Wilmotte A & Salmaso N (eds.) Molecular Tools for the Detection and Quantification of Toxigenic Cyanobacteria, pp. 283-287. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley and sons LTD.

Oral presentations in scientific conferences

Durieu B, Lara Y, Pessi IS, Lambion A, Verleyen E, Baurain D & Wilmotte A. Biogeography of Cyanobacteria in Antarctic Mats and Implication for Conservation. Polar 2018, Where the Poles come together, Open Science Conference, 19 June 2018, Davos, Switzerland.

Vincent W and Wilmotte A. Conservation issues in the High Arctic and Pole-to-Pole comparisons. Polar 2018, Where the Poles come together, Open Science Conference, 21 June 2018, Davos, Switzerland.

Lara Y, Durieu B, Pessi IS, Cornet L, Baurain D, Javaux E & Wilmotte A. The survival toolkit of the Antarctic cyanobacterium Phormidesmis priestleyi ULC007. COST Life Origin Final Workshop, 20 March 2018, Bertinoro, Italie.

Verleyen E, Van de Vijver B, Pinseel E, Hodgson DA, Tytgat B, POLDIAT consortium, Sabbe K, Vyverman W. The origin of the polar lacustrine diatom biome: evidence from macroecology and paleolimnology. German Polar Conference, 25-29 March 2018, Rostock, Germany.

Tytgat B, Obbels D, Sweetlove M, Namsaraev Z, Mano MJ, Fernandez-Carazo R, Peeters, K, D’hondt S, Clercx P, De Wever A, Ertz D, Elster J, Van Ranst E, Roberts S, Sabbe K, Wilmotte A, Willems A, Vyverman W and Verleyen E. Bacterial and eukaryotic biodiversity patterns in the Sør Rondane Mountains. Ecology Across Borders, 11-15 December 2017, Ghent, Belgium.

Verleyen E, Pinseel E, Van de Vijver B, Hodgson DA, Harper M, Wolfe AP, Lewis AR, Dickinson W, Ashworth AC, the ANTDIAT consortium, Sabbe K, Vyverman W. The imprint of Neogene and Quaternary climate filtering on contemporary biogeographic patterns in the Antarctic lacustrine diatom biome. SCAR PAIS symposium, 10-15 September 2017, Trieste, Italy.

Pessi IS, Laughinghouse HD, Rybalka N, Friedl T, Boy J & Wilmotte A. Succession of microbial photoautotrophs along a soil chronosequence in maritime Antarctica. XIIth SCAR Biology Symposium, 10-14 July 2017, Leuven, Belgium.

Durieu B, Pessi IS, Lara Y, de Carvalho Maalouf P, Lambion A & Wilmotte A. Biogeographic patterns and genomic adaptation of benthic cyanobacteria in Antarctic lakes. XIIth SCAR Biology Symposium, 10-14 July 2017, Leuven, Belgium.

Sweetlove M, Tytgat B, Verleyen E, Van den Berge K, D’hondt S, Obbels D, Pinseel E, Hodgson DA, Sabbe K, Wilmotte A, Clement L, Willems A and Vyverman W. Biogeography and macroevolution in the Arctic and Antarctic lacustrine microbiomes. XIIth SCAR Biology Symposium, 10-14 July 2017, Leuven, Belgium.

Wilmotte A. Antarctic cyanobacteria: from diversity to genomics. Paper presented at ‘Marine microorganisms and their contribution to global biogeochemical cycles’ Symposium in honour of Professor Lucas Stal, 30 June 2017, Amsterdam, Netherlands. http://hdl.handle.net/2268/212648

Verleyen E. The origin of the polar lacustrine diatom biome: evidence from macroecology and paleolimnology. 11th Central European Diatom meeting, 22-25 March 2017, Prague, Czech Republic. Invited keynote

Verleyen E, Vyverman W, Van de Vijver B, Sweetlove M, Pinseel E, Tytgat B, Sabbe K and the CCAMBIO consortium. The polar lacustrine microbiome: centres of endemism under changing climates. Flanders Annual Meeting on Ecology, 19 December 2016, Gent, Belgium.

Verleyen E. The origin of the polar lacustrine diatom biome: evidence from paleolimnology, macroecology and high-throughput sequencing. The Micropalaeontological Society Annual Conference, 17-18 November 2016, Lille,France. Invited keynote presentation

Van de Vijver B, Kociolek JP, Kopalová K, Hamsher SE, Kohler TJ, Convey P & McKnight DM. Freshwater diatom biogeography and the genus Luticola: An extreme case of endemism in Antarctica. 24th International Diatom Symposium, 20-26 August 2016, Quebec, Canada.

Van de Vijver B, Kopalová K & Zidarova R. The Psammothidium germainii-complex. 10th Central European Diatom Meeting, 20-24 April 2016, Budapest, Hungary.

Pessi IS, Lara Y, Durieu B, Wilmotte A. Cyanobacterial Diversity in Antarctic Aquatic Microbial Mats, Third annual Belgian Interdisciplinary Biofilm Research meeting, September 2016, Liège, Belgium.

Wilmotte A, Willems A, Verleyen E, Vyverman W, Velazquez D, Quesada A, Laughinghouse DH, Kleinteich J, Pearce DA, Elster J & Hughes K. Inviolate areas to protect reference sites for future microbiology research in Antarctica. XXXIV SCAR Open Science Conference, 20-30 August 2016, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Durieu B, Lara Y, Obbels D, Pinseel E, Pessi IS, Sweetlove M, Tytgat B, Verleyen E, Vyverman W, Van De Putte A, Van De Vijver B, Willems A & Wilmotte A. Diversity and distribution of microorganisms in microbial mats of Antarctic lakes. XXXIV SCAR Open Science Conference, 20-30 August 2016, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Tahon G, Tytgat B, Peeters K, Willems A. Shining a light on exposed high-altitude Antarctic ecosystems provides a clearer view on the diversity of phototrophic bacteria. BNCAR symposium. Unlocking a continent: scientific research at the Belgian Princess Elisabeth Station, Antarctica 2008-2016. 29 April 2016, Brussels, Belgium.

Tytgat B, Obbels D, Verleyen E, Sweetlove M, Namsaraev Z, Mano MJ, Fernandez-Carazo R, Peeters K, D’hondt S, Clercx P, De Wever A, Ertz D, Elster J, Van Ranst E, Roberts S, Sabbe K, Wilmotte A, Vyverman W, Willems A. Bacterial and eukaryotic biodiversity patterns in the Sør Rondane Mountains, Dronning Maud Land, East Antarctica. BNCAR symposium. Unlocking a continent: scientific research at the Belgian Princess Elisabeth Station, Antarctica 2008-2016. 29 April 2016, Brussels, Belgium.

Sweetlove M, Verleyen E, Tytgat B, Obbels D, D’hondt S, Willems A, Vyverman W. Biogeographic zoning of aquatic microeukaryotes in the Antarctic realm. 6th International Conference on Polar and Alpine Microbiology, 6-10 September 2015, České Budějovice, Czech Republic.

Vyverman W, Verleyen E, Pinseel E, Kopalová K, Antoniades D, Sterken M, Nedbalová L, Jones VJ, Tavernier I, Tytgat B, Souffreau C, Imura S, Kudoh S, Convey P, Hodgson DA, Sabbe K, Van de Vijver B. Post-Miocene divergence of polar diatom biomes. 6th International Conference on Polar and Alpine Microbiology, 6-10 September 2015, České Budějovice, Czech Republic.

Tahon G, Tytgat B, Willems A. Diversity of cbbL, nifH and pufLM genes in soils around the Princess Elisabeth Station, Sør Rondane Mountains, Antarctica. 6th International Conference on Polar and Alpine Microbiology, České Budějovice, Czech Republic, 6-10 September 2015. Oral presentation by G. Tahon. Second prize for a lecture by a young researcher.

Wilmotte A, Pessi IS, Sweetlove M, Obbels D, Vanormelingen P, Tytgat B, Willems A, Verleyen E, Vyverman W, Van De Vijver B. Molecular diversity of microorganisms in Antarctic lacustrine microbial mats. Aquatic Sciences Meeting: Global And Regional Perspectives — North Meets South. 22-27 February 2015, Granada, Spain.

Pessi IS, de Carvalho Maalouf P, Laughinghouse IV HD & Wilmotte A. Unveiling Antarctic cyanobacterial diversity by 454 pyrosequencing. Paper presented at DFG Workshop on Antarctic Research, May 2015, Göttingen, Germany.

Verleyen E, Tavernier I, Van Nieuwenhuyze W, Hodgson DA, Souffreau C, Sabbe K, Van de Vijver B & Vyverman W. Biogeografisch provincialisme in Oost-Antarctische diatomeeëngemeenschappen: lokale extinctie versus selectieve overleving in glaciale refugia. NVKD studiedagen, 15-17 May 2014, Leiden, Netherlands.

Van de Vijver B, Kopalová K, Zidarova R & Verleyen E. Freshwater diatoms from the Maritime Antarctic Region: biodiversity hotspot or taxonomical artefact? 23rd International Diatom Symposium, 6-11 September 2014, Nanjing, China.

Vyverman W, Verleyen E, Obbels D, Tytgat B, Wilmotte A, Willems A, Van Nieuwenhuyze W, Tavernier I, Hodgson DA, Sabbe K. The imprint of glacial history on the biogeography of Antarctic lake-dwelling micro-organisms. 5th International Conference on Polar and Alpine Microbiology, 8-13 September 2013, Big Sky, Montana, USA.

Hughes K, Verleyen E, Vyverman W, Obbels D, Willems A, Pessi IS, Laughinghouse IV HD & Wilmotte A. Human impacts on Antarctic ecosystems: do not forget the microorganisms! XI SCAR Biology Symposium, 15-19 July 2013, Barcelona, Spain.

Verleyen E, Van Nieuwenhuyze W, Tavernier I, Hodgson DA, Souffreau C, Sabbe K, Van de Vijver B & Vyverman W. Marked provincialism in East Antarctic diatom communities underlain by local extinction versus selective survival in glacial refugia. XI SCAR Biology Symposium, 15-19 July 2013, Barcelona, Spain.

Van de Vijver B, Kopalová K & Zidarova R. Freshwater diatoms from the Maritime Antarctic Region: biodiversity hotspot or taxonomical artefact? 22nd North American Diatom Symposium, 13-17 August 2013, Bar Harbor, Maine, USA.

Kopalová K, Nedbalová L & Van de Vijver B. James Ross Island: diatom gate to two biogeographical zones. 22nd North American Diatom Symposium, 13-17 August 2013, Bar Harbor, Maine, USA.

Van de Vijver B, Kopalová K, Zidarova R, Wetzel CE & Ector L. Le genre Planothidium dans la région antarctique. 32ème Colloque de l'Association des Diatomistes de Langue Française, 16-20 September 2013, Thonon-les-Bains, France.

Van de Vijver B, Kopalová K, Zidarova R & Verleyen E. Freshwater diatoms from the Maritime Antarctic Region: biodiversity hotspot or taxonomical artefact? 7th Central European Diatom Meeting, 16-20 September 2013, Thonon-les-Bains, France.

Kopalová K, Nedbalová L, Verleyen E & Van de Vijver B. James Ross Island: diatom gate to two biogeographical zones. 7th Central European Diatom Meeting, 16-20 September 2013, Thonon-les-Bains, France.

Van de Vijver B, Wetzel CA & Ector L. Revision of the genus Planothidium: the importance of type material in a better identiftication of some widespread taxa. NORBAF meeting, 18-22 November 2013, Erken, Sweden.

Vyverman W, Verleyen E, Obbels D, Tytygat B, Wilmotte A, Willems A, Van Nieuwenhuyze W, Tavernier I, Hodgson DA & Sabbe K. The imprint of glacial history on the biogeography of Antarctic lake-dwelling micro-organisms. 5th International Conference on Polar and Alpine Microbiology, 8-12 September 2012, Big Sky, Montana, USA.

Verleyen E, Van de Vijver B, Souffreau C, Sabbe K, Hodgson DA, Nedbalová L, Antoniades D, Vanormelingen P, Convey P & Vyverman W. Diatom distributions in space and time - a case study from the polar regions. 1st Polar Ecology Symposium, 1-3 October 2012. České Budějovice, Czech Republic.

Verleyen E, Van de Vijver B, Hodgson DA, Sabbe K, Souffreau C, Nedbalová L, Tavernier I, Sterken M, Jones VJ, Vanormelingen P, Antoniades D, Van Nieuwenhuyze W, Satoshi I, Kudoh S & Vyverman W. Poles apart: Interhemispheric contrasts in polar diatom diversity driven by differences in tectonics and glacial history. 30th Polar Biology Symposium, 24 November-01 December 2012, Tokyo, Japan.

Wilmotte A. Antarctic cyanobacterial diversity: how important are the geographical and ecological factors? Paper presented at the XXI Congresso Latinoamericano de Microbiology – ALAM 2012, 31 October 2012, Santos, Brazil.(Invited Speaker)

Mano MJ, De Carvalho P, Verleyen E, Obbels D, De Wever A, Namsaraev Z, Willems A, Vyverman W & Wilmotte A. Out of sight, out of mind? Diversity of microscopic organisms as an overlooked criterion for conservation purposes. Paper presented at XXXII SCAR OPEN SCIENCE CONFERENCE "Antarctic Science and Policy Advice in a Changing World", July 2012, Portland, OR, USA.

Poster presentations in scientific conferences

Durieu B, Baurain D, Wilmotte A & Lara Y. Cold Adaptation Strategy of the Antarctic Cyanobacterium P. priestleyi ULC007. Polar 2018, Where the Poles come together, Open Science Conference, 19 June 2018, Davos, Switzerland.

Wilmotte A, Willems A, Verleyen E, Vyverman W, Velazquez D, Quesada A, Laughinghouse DH, Kleinteich J, Pearce DA, Elster J & Hughes K. A strategy to protect reference sites for future microbiology research in Antarctica. XIIth SCAR Biology Symposium, 10-14 July 2017, Leuven, Belgium.

Wilmotte A, Durieu B, Lara Y, Obbels D, Pessi IS, Pinseel E, Sweetlove M, Tytgat B, Van De Putte A, Van De Vijver B, Verleyen E, Vyverman W & Willems A. Diversity and biogeography of microorganisms in microbial mats of Antarctic lakes. XIIth SCAR Biology Symposium, 10-14 July 2017, Leuven, Belgium.

Tytgat B, Verleyen E, Sweetlove M, Van de Vijver B, Van den Berge K, D’hondt S, Obbels D, Pinseel E, Hodgson D, Imura S, Sabbe K, Wilmotte A, Clement L, Willems A, the ANTDIAT consortium & Vyverman W. Multi-domain evidence for fine-scale bioregionalisation patterns in the Antarctic lacustrine microbiome. XIIth SCAR Biology Symposium, 10-14 July 2017, Leuven, Belgium.

Lara Y, Durieu B, Borderie F, Pessi IS, Crahay C, Deblander V, Geelen N, Iovino M, Defise A, Laughinghouse HD & Wilmotte A. Characterization of Leptolyngbya and Phormidium diversity in Antarctic biotopes, XXXIV SCAR Biennal Meetings and Open Science Conference, August 2016, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Kopalová K, Kociolek JP, Hamsher S, Kohler T, Van de Vijver B & McKnight D. Diatoms from the Maritime Antarctic Region; extreme endemism in Antarctica. 6th International Conference on Polar and Alpine Microbiology, 6-10 September 2015, České Budějovice, Czech Republic.

Kopalová K, Hamsher S, Kociolek JP, Zidarova R & Van de Vijver B. Revision of the genus Nitzschia in the Maritime Antarctic Region. 6th International Conference on Polar and Alpine Microbiology, 6-10 September 2015, České Budějovice, Czech Republic.

Kopalová K, Hamsher S, Kociolek JP, Zidarova R & Van de Vijver B. Revision of the genus Nitzschia in the Maritime Antarctic Region. 9th Central European Diatom Meeting, 10-13 March 2015, Bremerhaven, Germany.

Wilmotte A, Pessi IS, Sweetlove M, Obbels D, Vanormelingen P, Tytgat B, Willems A, Verleyen E,Vyverman W, Van de Vijver B, Lara Y & Van de Putte A. Molecular diversity of microorganisms in Antarctic lacustrine microbial mats. 2015 ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting, 22-27 February 2015, Granada, Spain.

Wilmotte A, Willems A, Verleyen E, Vyerman W, Velázquez D, Dail Laughinghouse IV H, Elster J & Hughes K. A plea for the creation of inviolate areas to protect reference areas for future microbiology research in Antarctica. 6th International Conference on Polar and Alpine Microbiology, 6-10 September 2015, České Budějovice, Czech Republic.

Tytgat B, Verleyen E, D’hondt S, Clercx P, Van Ranst E, Roberts SJ, Wilmotte A, Vyverman W & Willems A. Bedrock and biotic influence on community composition in soils from the Sør Rondane Mountains, East Antarctica. 6th International Conference on Polar and Alpine Microbiology, 6-10 September 2015, České Budějovice, Czech Republic.

Tytgat B, Verleyen E, Sweetlove M, Obbels D, D’hondt S, Wilmotte A, Vyverman W & Willems A. Biogeographic patterns in Antarctic lacustrine prokaryotes. 6th International Conference on Polar and Alpine Microbiology, 6-10 September 2015, České Budějovice, Czech Republic. (1st prize of the poster competition).

Tytgat B, Verleyen E, D’hondt S, Clercx P, Peeters K, Van Ranst E, Vyverman W & Willems A. Exploring diversity patterns in the Sør Rondane Mountains (East-Antarctica) using Next Generation Sequencing and ARISA. 6th FEMS Congress of European Microbiologists, 7-11 June 2015, Maastricht, The Netherlands.

Lara Y, Verlaine O, Kleinteich J, Pessi IS, Rippka R, Renard M, Cornet L, Baurain D & Wilmotte A. Genome sequencing of an endemic filamentous Antarctic cyanobacterium. Poster session presented at 15th International Symposium on Phototrophic Prokaryotes, 03 August 2015, Tübingen, Allemagne.

Pessi IS, De Carvalho P, Laughinghouse HD & Wilmotte A. Use of 454 pyrosequencing protocol for the assessment of cyanobacterial diversity. Poster session presented at Empowering Biodiversity Research, May 2015, Brussels, Belgium.

Kopalová K, Obbels D, Pessi IS, Sweetlove M, Tytgat B, Van de Vijver B, Vanormelingen P, Verleyen E, Vyverman W, Willems A & Wilmotte A. CCAMBIO: Climate Change and Antarctic Microbial Biodiversity. XXXIII SCAR Biennial Meetings and Open Science Conference, 25-28 August 2014, Auckland, New-Zealand.

Verleyen E, Van de Vijver B, Hodgson DA, Nedbalová L, Kopalová K, Antoniades D, Sterken M, Jones VJ, Tavernier I, Imura S, Kudoh S, Convey P, Sabbe K & Vyverman W. Poles apart: Inter-hemispheric contrasts in lacustrine diatom community structure and diversity. XXXIII SCAR Biennial Meetings and Open Science Conference, 25-28 August 2014, Auckland, New-Zealand.

Wilmotte A, Pessi IS, de Carvalho Maalouf P, Laughinghouse IV HD & Baurain D. Unveiling biogeographic patterns of Antarctic cyanobacteria by 454 pyrosequencing. XXXIII SCAR Biennial Meetings and Open Science Conference, 25-28 August 2014, Auckland, New-Zealand.

Pessi IS, de Carvalho Maalouf, Laughinghouse IV HD, Baurain D & Wilmotte A. Assessment of bioinformatic pipelines for the analysis of 454 pyrosequencing data using artificial cyanobacterial communities. Annual Meeting of the Belgian Society for Microbiology: Microbial Diversity for Science and Industry, 26-27 November 2013, Brussels, Belgium.

Tahon G, Stragier P & Willems A. Novel insights in RuBisCO genes of terrestrial samples from Antarctica. Annual Meeting of the Belgian Society for Microbiology: Microbial Diversity for Science and Industry, 26-27 November 2013, Brussels, Belgium.

Kopalová K, Nedbalová L & Van de Vijver B. Les diatomées bryophitiques de la Région antarctique maritime. 32ème Colloque de l'Association des Diatomistes de Langue Française, 16-20 September 2013, Thonon-les-Bains, France.

Van de Vijver B, Morales EA, Kopalová K & Zidarova R. Nouvelles espèces fragilarioides de la Région antarctique maritime. 32ème Colloque de l'Association des Diatomistes de Langue Française, 16-20 September 2013, Thonon-les-Bains, France.

Van de Vijver B, Kopalová K., Zidarova R. & Levkov Z. The genus Halamphora in the Antarctic Region. 7th Central European Diatom Meeting, 16-20 September 2013, Thonon-les-Bains, France.

Kopalová K, Nedbalová L, Ochyra R & Van de Vijver B. Moss-inhabiting diatom communities from two islands in the Maritime Antarctic Region. 22nd North American Diatom Symposium, 13-17 August 2013, Bar Harbor, Maine, USA.

Van de Vijver B, Kopalová K, Zidarova R & Levkov Z. The genus Halamphora in the Antarctic Region. 22nd North American Diatom Symposium, 13-17 August 2013, Bar Harbor, Maine, USA.

Van de Vijver B, Wetzel C, Kopalová K, Zidarova R & Ector L. The Planothidium lanceolatum complex in the Antarctic Region. 22nd North American Diatom Symposium, 13-17 August 2013, Bar Harbor, Maine, USA.

de Carvalho Maalouf P, Pessi IS, Verleyen E, Lambion A, Laughinghouse IV HD &Wilmotte A. Bioregionalisation and biodiversity of Cyanobacterial communities in East-Antarctic lakes. XI SCAR Biology Symposium, 15-19 July 2013, Barcelona, Spain.

Kopalová K., Nedbalová L & Van de Vijver B. James Ross Island: diatom gate to two biogeographical zones. XI SCAR Biology Symposium, 15-19 July 2013, Barcelona, Spain.

Mano M-J, Namsaraev Z, Obbels D, Verleyen E, Vyverman W, Elster J & Wilmotte A. Biodiversity studies in Open-Top Chambers in continental Antarctica. XI SCAR Biology Symposium, 15-19 July 2013, Barcelona, Spain.

Obbels D, Verleyen E, Tytgat B, Elster J, Strunecky O, Wilmotte A, Willems A, Sabbe K & Vyverman W. The diversity and tolerance to osmotic stress of East Antarctic filamentous Cyanobacteria. XI SCAR Biology Symposium, 15-19 July 2013, Barcelona, Spain.

Van de Vijver B, Kopalová K & Zidarova R. Freshwater diatoms from the Maritime Antarctic Region: biodiversity hotspot or taxonomical artefact? XI SCAR Biology Symposium, 15-19 July 2013, Barcelona, Spain.

Convey P, Danis B, Laughinghouse IV HD, Obbels D, Pearce D, Pessi IS, Tytgat B, Van de Vijver B, Verleyen E, Vyverman W, Willems A & Wilmotte A. The CCAMBIO project: responses of the aquatic microbial mats to Climate Change. Next Generation Sequencing at the Poles, 21-23 November 2012, Liège, Belgium.

Pessi IS, Laughinghouse IV HD, de Carvalho Maalouf P &Wilmotte A. Cyanobacteria in polar environments: research at the University of Liège. BeNeLux APECS Symposium, 11-12 October 2012, Ghent, Belgium.

Obbels D, De Carvalho Maalouf P, Lambion A, De Wever A, Peeters K, Willems A, Verleyen E, Vyverman W, Wilmotte A. Antarctic Microbial BIOdiversity : the importance of geographical versus ecological factors. SCAR 5th Open Science Conference , 16-19 July 2012, Portland, Oregon, USA.

Other communications

Verleyen E, Obbels D, De Wever A, Souffreau C, Vanormelingen P, Sabbe K, Vyverman W, Peeters K, Tytgat B, Willems A, Ertz D, Van de Vijver B, Mano M-J, de Carvalho Maalouf P, Fernández-Carazo R, Namsaraev Z & Wilmotte A (2013) Out of sight, out of mind? Antarctic microbial diversity as an additional criterion for conservation purposes. Science Connection 41: 44-47. Link