Senior Lecturer
Institute of Aquaculture Pathfoot Building, University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA
https://www.stir.ac.uk/people/michaelbekaert
I am a computational biologist and DataOps (Genome evolution & population genetics). My current research projects rely on the most up to date next generation sequencing technologies, their applications in aquaculture, and principles and methodologies for the analysis of genomic and transcriptomic large datasets using bioinformatic methods, algorithm, and databases.
I have a number of research interests including:
Seaweeds farming programmes;
Evolution and conservation of sex chromosomes;
Drug resistance mechanisms;
Genome Sequencing and characterisation of highly virulent bacterial strain;
Genetic diversity and connectivity of marine organisms;
Gene and genome duplications.
AQUAculture Infrastructures For EXCELlence In European Fish Research 3
PI: Dr Sonia Rey Planellas
Funded by: European Commission (Horizon 2020)
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Development of a rapid molecular tool for the identification of fouling epibionts in Blue Mussel farms
PI: Dr Michaël Bekaert
Funded by: Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre
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AquaLeap: Innovation in Genetics and Breeding to Advance UK Aquaculture Production
PI: Dr Alejandro Gutierrez
Funded by: Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
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Efficacy testing of immersion and oral vaccines for Aeromonas hydrophila in Tilapia an Vietnamese catfish
PI: Dr Andrew Desbois
Funded by: International Veterinary Vaccinology Network
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AquaExcel2020
PI: Dr Sonia Rey Planellas
Funded by: European Commission (Horizon 2020)
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Genomic breeding for gill health and lice resistance in salmon: Towards a step improvement in accuracy and affordability
PI: Professor James Bron
Funded by: Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre
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ParaFishControl - Advanced Tools and Research Strategies for Parasite Control in European farmed fish
PI: Professor James Bron
Funded by: European Commission (Horizon 2020)
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Optimsation and implementation of sterile triploid salmon in Scotland
PI:
Funded by: Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
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Identifying molecular determinants of drug susceptibility in salmon lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis)
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Funded by: Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
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Identifying molecular determinants of drug susceptibility in salmon lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis)
PI: Dr Armin Sturm
Funded by: Salmon Scotland
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Article
Weidmann M, Graf E, Lichterfeld D, Abd El Wahed A & Bekaert M (2022) Efficient Screening of Long Oligonucleotides Against Hundred Thousands of SARS-CoV-2 Genome Sequences. Frontiers in Virology, 2, Art. No.: 835707. https://doi.org/10.3389/fviro.2022.835707
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Elmagzoub WA, Idris SM, Isameldin M, Arabi N, Abdo A, Ibrahim M, Khan MAA, Tanneberger F, Bakhiet SM, Okuni JB, Ojok L, Gameel AA, Abd El Wahed A, Bekaert M & Mukhtar ME (2022) Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis and microbiome profile of patients in a referral gastrointestinal diseases centre in the Sudan. PLoS ONE, 17 (4), Art. No.: e0266533. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0266533
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Evidence of multiple genome duplication events in Mytilus evolution
Corrochano-Fraile A, Davie A, Carboni S & Bekaert M (2022) Evidence of multiple genome duplication events in Mytilus evolution. BMC Genomics, 23 (1), Art. No.: 340. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-022-08575-9
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Pharaoh Cuttlefish, Sepia pharaonis, Genome Reveals Unique Reflectin Camouflage Gene Set
Song W, Li R, Zhao Y, Migaud H, Wang C & Bekaert M (2021) Pharaoh Cuttlefish, Sepia pharaonis, Genome Reveals Unique Reflectin Camouflage Gene Set. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8, Art. No.: 639670. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.639670
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A high-density linkage map and sex-linked markers for the Amazon Tambaqui Colossoma macropomum
Varela ES, Bekaert M, Ganeco-Kirschnik LN, Torati LS, Shiotsuki L, de Almeida FL, Villela LCV, Rezende FP, da Silva Barroso A, de Freitas LEL, Taggart JB & Migaud H (2021) A high-density linkage map and sex-linked markers for the Amazon Tambaqui Colossoma macropomum. BMC Genomics, 22 (1), Art. No.: 709. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-021-08037-8
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Bekaert M, Goffin N, McMillan S & Desbois AP (2021) Essential Genes of Vibrio anguillarum and Other Vibrio spp. Guide the Development of New Drugs and Vaccines. Frontiers in Microbiology, 12, Art. No.: 755801. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.755801
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Rhythmic Clock Gene Expression in Atlantic Salmon Parr Brain
Bolton CM, Bekaert M, Eilertsen M, Helvik JV & Migaud H (2021) Rhythmic Clock Gene Expression in Atlantic Salmon Parr Brain. Frontiers in Physiology, 12, Art. No.: 761109. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2021.761109
Article
Genomic analysis of the carboxylesterase family in the salmon louse (Lepeophtheirus salmonis)
Tschesche C, Bekaert M, Humble JL, Bron JE & Sturm A (2021) Genomic analysis of the carboxylesterase family in the salmon louse (Lepeophtheirus salmonis). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part C: Toxicology and Pharmacology, 248, Art. No.: 109095. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpc.2021.109095
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Are Shell Strength Phenotypic Traits in Mussels Associated with Species Alone?
Carboni S, Evans S, Tanner KE, Davie A, Bekaert M & Fitzer SC (2021) Are Shell Strength Phenotypic Traits in Mussels Associated with Species Alone?. Aquaculture Journal, 1 (1), pp. 3-13. https://doi.org/10.3390/aquacj1010002
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Mytilus trossulus introgression and consequences for shell traits in longline cultivated mussels
Michalek K, Vendrami DLJ, Bekaert M, Green DH, Last KS, Telesca L, Wilding TA & Hoffman JI (2021) Mytilus trossulus introgression and consequences for shell traits in longline cultivated mussels. Evolutionary Applications, 14 (7), pp. 1830-1843. https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.13245
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Lu J, Li R, Bekaert M, Migaud H, Liu X, Chen Q, Zhang W, Mu C, Song W & Wang C (2021) Development and validation of SNP genotyping assays to identify genetic sex in the swimming crab Portunus trituberculatus. Aquaculture Reports, 20, Art. No.: 100731. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aqrep.2021.100731
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Tschesche C, Bekaert M, Bassett DI, Mitchell C, North B, Boyd S, Carmona‐Antoñanzas G, Bron JE & Sturm A (2021) Investigation of deltamethrin resistance in salmon lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis) provides no evidence for roles of mutations in voltage-gated sodium channels. Pest Management Science, 77 (2), pp. 1052-1060. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.6120
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Bacterial Communities of Ballan Wrasse (Labrus bergylta) Eggs at a Commercial Marine Hatchery
Bone A, Bekaert M, Papadopoulou A, McMillan S, Adams A, Davie A & Desbois AP (2021) Bacterial Communities of Ballan Wrasse (Labrus bergylta) Eggs at a Commercial Marine Hatchery. Current Microbiology, 78 (1), pp. 114-124. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00284-020-02286-8
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Coyle NM, Bartie KL, Bayliss SC, Bekaert M, Adams A, McMillan S, Verner-Jeffreys DW, Desbois AP & Feil EJ (2020) A Hopeful Sea-Monster: A Very Large Homologous Recombination Event Impacting the Core Genome of the Marine Pathogen Vibrio anguillarum. Frontiers in Microbiology, 11, Art. No.: 1430. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2020.01430
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Local ancestry inference provides insight into Tilapia breeding programmes
Avallone A, Bartie KL, Selly SC, Taslima K, Campos Mendoza A & Bekaert M (2020) Local ancestry inference provides insight into Tilapia breeding programmes. Scientific Reports, 10 (1), Art. No.: 18613. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-75744-9
Book Chapter
Hansen S, Faye O, Sanabani SS, Faye M, Böhlken-Fascher S, Faye O, Sall AA, Bekaert M, Weidmann M, Czerny C & Abd El Wahed A (2020) Zika Virus Amplification Using Strand Displacement Isothermal Method and Sequencing Using Nanopore Technology. In: Kobinger G & Racin T (eds.) Zika Virus: Methods and Protocols. Methods in Molecular Biology, 2142. New York: Springer, pp. 123-136. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-0581-3_11
Book Chapter
Development and Validation of Real-Time RT-LAMP Assays for the Specific Detection of Zika Virus
Lopez-Jimena B, Bakheit M, Bekaert M, Harold G, Frischmann S, Fall C, Diagne CT, Faye O, Faye O, Sall AA & Weidmann M (2020) Development and Validation of Real-Time RT-LAMP Assays for the Specific Detection of Zika Virus. In: Kobinger G & Racine T (eds.) Zika Virus: Methods and Protocols. Methods in Molecular Biology, 2142. New York: Springer, pp. 147-164. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-0581-3_13
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AmbuAli A, Monaghan SJ, McLean K, Inglis NF, Bekaert M, Wehner S & Bron JE (2020) Identification of proteins from the secretory/excretory products (SEPs) of the branchiuran ectoparasite Argulus foliaceus (Linnaeus, 1758) reveals unique secreted proteins amongst haematophagous ecdysozoa. Parasites and Vectors, 13 (1), Art. No.: 88. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-020-3964-z
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Sex determination in the GIFT strain of tilapia is controlled by a locus in linkage group 23
Taslima K, Wehner S, Taggart JB, de Verdal H, Benzie JAH, Bekaert M, McAndrew BJ & Penman DJ (2020) Sex determination in the GIFT strain of tilapia is controlled by a locus in linkage group 23. BMC Genetics, 21, Art. No.: 49. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12863-020-00853-3
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Huyben D, Roehe BK, Bekaert M, Ruyter B & Glencross B (2020) Dietary Lipid:Protein Ratio and n-3 Long-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids Alters the Gut Microbiome of Atlantic Salmon Under Hypoxic and Normoxic Conditions. Frontiers in Microbiology, 11, Art. No.: 589898. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2020.589898
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Species composition in the Molobicus hybrid tilapia strain
Bartie KL, Taslima K, Bekaert M, Wehner S, Syaifudin M, Taggart JB, de Verdal H, Rosario W, Muyalde N, Benzie JAH, McAndrew BJ & Penman DJ (2020) Species composition in the Molobicus hybrid tilapia strain. Aquaculture, 526, Art. No.: 735433. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2020.735433
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Mapping and validation of sex-linked SNP markers in the swimming crab Portunus trituberculatus
Li R, Bekaert M, Lu J, Lu S, Zhang Z, Zhang W, Shi O, Chen C, Mu C, Song W, Migaud H & Wang C (2020) Mapping and validation of sex-linked SNP markers in the swimming crab Portunus trituberculatus. Aquaculture, 524, Art. No.: 735228. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2020.735228
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The Whole-Genome Sequencing and Hybrid Assembly of Mytilus coruscus
Li R, Zhang W, Lu J, Zhang Z, Mu C, Song W, Migaud H, Wang C & Bekaert M (2020) The Whole-Genome Sequencing and Hybrid Assembly of Mytilus coruscus. Frontiers in Genetics, 11, Art. No.: 440. https://doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2020.00440
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Species-Specific Marker Discovery in Tilapia
Syaifudin M, Bekaert M, Taggart JB, Bartie KL, Wehner S, Palaiokostas C, Khan MGQ, Selly SC, Hulata G, D’Cotta H, Baroiller J, McAndrew BJ & Penman DJ (2019) Species-Specific Marker Discovery in Tilapia. Scientific Reports, 9, Art. No.: 13001. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-48339-2
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Humble JL, Carmona-Antoñanzas G, McNair CM, Nelson DR, Bassett DI, Egholm I, Bron JE, Bekaert M & Sturm A (2019) Genome-wide survey of cytochrome P450 genes in the salmon louse Lepeophtheirus salmonis (Krøyer, 1837). Parasites and Vectors, 12 (1), Art. No.: 563. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-019-3808-x
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Sindbis virus polyarthritis outbreak signalled by virus prevalence in the mosquito vectors
Lundström JO, Hesson JC, Schäfer ML, Östman Ö, Semmler T, Bekaert M, Weidmann M, Lundkvist Å & Pfeffer M (2019) Sindbis virus polyarthritis outbreak signalled by virus prevalence in the mosquito vectors. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 13 (8), Art. No.: e0007702. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007702
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Li R, Bekaert M, Wu L, Mu C, Song W, Migaud H & Wang C (2019) Transcriptomic Analysis of Marine Gastropod Hemifusus tuba Provides Novel Insights into Conotoxin Genes. Marine Drugs, 17 (8), Art. No.: 466. https://doi.org/10.3390/md17080466
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Razgour O, Forester B, Taggart JB, Bekaert M, Juste J, Ibáñez C, Puechmaille SJ, Novella-Fernandez R, Alberdi A & Manel S (2019) Considering adaptive genetic variation in climate change vulnerability assessment reduces species range loss projections. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 116 (21), pp. 10418-10423. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1820663116
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Carmona-Antoñanzas G, Helgesen KO, Humble JL, Tschesche C, Bakke MJ, Gamble L, Bekaert M, Bassett DI, Horsberg TE, Bron JE & Sturm A (2019) Mutations in voltage-gated sodium channels from pyrethroid resistant salmon lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis). Pest Management Science, 75 (2), pp. 527-536. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.5151
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Ulrich K, Wehner S, Bekaert M, Paola ND, Dilcher M, Muir KF, Taggart JB, Matejusova I & Weidmann M (2018) Molecular epidemiological study on Infectious Pancreatic Necrosis Virus isolates from aquafarms in Scotland over three decades. Journal of General Virology, 99 (12), pp. 1567-1581. https://doi.org/10.1099/jgv.0.001155
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Hansen S, Faye O, Sanabani SS, Faye M, Böhlken-Fascher S, Faye O, Sall AA, Bekaert M, Weidmann M, Czerny C & Abd El Wahed A (2018) Combination Random Isothermal Amplification and Nanopore Sequencing For Rapid Identification of the Causative Agent of an Outbreak. Journal of Clinical Virology, 106, pp. 23-27. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcv.2018.07.001
Article
New diagnostic SNP molecular markers for the Mytilus species complex
Wilson J, Matejusova I, McIntosh RE, Carboni S & Bekaert M (2018) New diagnostic SNP molecular markers for the Mytilus species complex. PLOS ONE, 13 (7), Art. No.: e0200654. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0200654
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Development of a single-tube one-step RT-LAMP assay to detect the Chikungunya virus genome
Lopez Jimena B, Wehner S, Harold G, Bakheit M, Frischmann S, Bekaert M, Faye O, Sall AA & Weidmann M (2018) Development of a single-tube one-step RT-LAMP assay to detect the Chikungunya virus genome [Detection of Chikunguny a virus by RT-LAMP]. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 12 (5), Art. No.: e0006448. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006448
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Lopez-Jimena B, Bekaert M, Bakheit M, Frischmann S, Patel P, Simon-Loriere E, Lambrechts L, Duong V, Dussart P, Harold G, Fall C, Faye O, Sall AA & Weidmann M (2018) Development and validation of four one-step real-time RT-LAMP assays for specific detection of each dengue virus serotype [Detection of each DENV serotype by RT-LAMP]. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 12 (5), Art. No.: e0006381. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006381
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Evolution and conservation of Characidium sex chromosomes
Utsunomia R, Scacchetti PC, Hermida M, Fernandez-Cebrian R, Taboada X, Fernandez C, Bekaert M, Mendes NJ, Robledo D, Mank JE, Taggart J, Oliveira C, Foresti F & Martinez P (2017) Evolution and conservation of Characidium sex chromosomes. Heredity, 119 (4), pp. 237-244. https://doi.org/10.1038/hdy.2017.43
Article
Subcellular localization and function study of a secreted phospholipase C from Nocardia seriolae
Xia L, Liang H, Xu L, Chen J, Bekaert M, Zhang H & Yu L (2017) Subcellular localization and function study of a secreted phospholipase C from Nocardia seriolae. FEMS Microbiology Letters, 364 (17), Art. No.: fnx143. https://doi.org/10.1093/femsle/fnx143
Article
Carmona-Antoñanzas G, Bekaert M, Humble JL, Boyd S, Roy W, Bassett DI, Houston RD, Gharbi K, Bron JE & Sturm A (2017) Maternal inheritance of deltamethrin resistance in the salmon louse Lepeophtheirus salmonis (Krøyer) is associated with unique mtDNA haplotypes. PLoS ONE, 12 (7), Art. No.: e0180625. http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0180625; https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0180625
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Mac Aogain M, Fennelly N, Walsh A, Lynagh Y, Bekaert M, Lawlor B, Walsh P, Kelly B, Rogers TR & Crowley B (2017) Fourteen Draft Genome Sequences for the First Reported Cases of Azithromycin-Resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Ireland. Genome Announcements, 5 (23), Art. No.: e00403-17. https://doi.org/10.1128/genomeA.00403-17
Article
Gene-centromere mapping in meiotic gynogenetic European seabass
Oral M, Colléter J, Bekaert M, Taggart JB, Palaiokostas C, McAndrew BJ, Vandeputte M, Chatain B, Kuhl H, Reinhardt R, Peruzzi S & Penman DJ (2017) Gene-centromere mapping in meiotic gynogenetic European seabass. BMC Genomics, 18 (1), Art. No.: 449. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-017-3826-z
Article
Ramirez-Paredes J, Larsson P, Wehner S, Bekaert M, Ohrman C, Metselaar M, Thompson KD, Richards R, Penman D & Adams A (2017) Draft Genome Sequence of Francisella noatunensis subsp. orientalis STIR-GUS-F2f7, a Highly Virulent Strain Recovered from Diseased Red Nile Tilapia Farmed in Europe. Genome Announcements, 5 (11), Art. No.: e01555-16. https://doi.org/10.1128/genomeA.01555-16
Article
Genetic diversity and connectivity within Mytilus spp. in the subarctic and Arctic
Mathiesen SS, Thyrring J, Hemmer-Hansen J, Berge J, Sukhotin A, Leopold P, Bekaert M, Sejr MK & Nielsen EE (2017) Genetic diversity and connectivity within Mytilus spp. in the subarctic and Arctic. Evolutionary Applications, 10 (1), pp. 39-55. https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.12415
Book Chapter
McAndrew B, Penman D, Bekaert M & Wehner S (2016) Tilapia genomic studies. In: MacKenzie S & Jentoft S (eds.) Genomics in Aquaculture. London: Elsevier, pp. 105-130. http://store.elsevier.com/Genomics-in-Aquaculture/isbn-9780128014189/
Article
Tsai HY, Robledo D, Lowe NR, Bekaert M, Taggart JB, Bron J & Houston RD (2016) Construction and Annotation of a High Density SNP Linkage Map of the Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) Genome. G3: Genes Genomes Genetics, 6 (7), pp. 2173-2179. https://doi.org/10.1534/g3.116.029009
Article
Mapping the sex determination locus in the hāpuku (Polyprion oxygeneios) using ddRAD sequencing
Brown J, Taggart J, Bekaert M, Wehner S, Palaiokostas C, Setiawan AN, Symonds JE & Penman D (2016) Mapping the sex determination locus in the hāpuku (Polyprion oxygeneios) using ddRAD sequencing. BMC Genomics, 17 (1), Art. No.: 448. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-016-2773-4
Article
Huang Z, Gallot A, Lao NT, Puechmaille SJ, Foley NM, Jebb D, Bekaert M & Teeling EC (2016) A nonlethal sampling method to obtain, generate and assemble whole blood transcriptomes from small, wild mammals. Molecular Ecology Resources, 16 (1), pp. 150-162. https://doi.org/10.1111/1755-0998.12447
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Sirimanapong W, Thompson KD, Ooi EL, Bekaert M, Collet B, Taggart J, Bron J, Green D, Shinn A, Adams A & Leaver M (2015) The effects of feeding β-glucan to Pangasianodon hypophthalmus on immune gene expression and resistance to Edwardsiella ictaluri. Fish and Shellfish Immunology, 47 (1), pp. 595-605. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsi.2015.09.042
Article
Trumbic Z, Bekaert M, Taggart J, Bron J, Gharbi K & Mladineo I (2015) Development and validation of a mixed tissue oligonucleotide DNA microarray for Atlantic bluefin tuna, Thunnus thynnus (Linnaeus, 1758). BMC Genomics, 16, Art. No.: 1007. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-015-2208-7
Article
Carmona-Antonanzas G, Carmichael SN, Heumann J, Taggart J, Bron J, Bekaert M, Sturm A & Gharbi K (2015) A survey of the ATP-binding cassette (ABC) gene superfamily in the salmon louse (Lepeophtheirus salmonis). PLoS ONE, 10 (9), Art. No.: e0137394. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0137394
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Palaiokostas C, Bekaert M, Taggart J, Gharbi K, McAndrew B, Chatain B, Penman D & Vandeputte M (2015) A new SNP-based vision of the genetics of sex determination in European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax). Genetics Selection Evolution, 47, Art. No.: 68. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12711-015-0148-y
Article
The butterfly plant arms-race escalated by gene and genome duplications
Edger PP, Heidel-Fischer HM, Bekaert M, Rota J, Glockner G, Platts AE, Pires JC, Heckel DG, Der JP, Wafula EK, Tang M, Hofberger JA, Smithson A, Hall JC & Blanchette M (2015) The butterfly plant arms-race escalated by gene and genome duplications. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 112 (27), pp. 8362-8366. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1503926112
Article
Walsh P, Bekaert M, Carroll J, Manning T, Kelly B, O'Driscoll A, Lu X, Smith C, Dickinson P, Templeton K, Ghazal P & Sleator RD (2015) Draft Genome Sequences of Six Different Staphylococcus epidermidis Clones, Isolated Individually from Preterm Neonates Presenting with Sepsis at Edinburgh's Royal Infirmary. Genome Announcements, 3 (3), Art. No.: e00471-15. https://doi.org/10.1128/genomeA.00471-15
Article
A novel sex-determining QTL in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)
Palaiokostas C, Bekaert M, Khan MGQ, Taggart J, Gharbi K, McAndrew B & Penman D (2015) A novel sex-determining QTL in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). BMC Genomics, 16 (1), Art. No.: 171. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-015-1383-x
Article
A Cluster of Olfactory Receptor Genes Linked to Frugivory in Bats
Hayden S, Bekaert M, Goodbla A, Murphy WJ, Davalos LM & Teeling EC (2014) A Cluster of Olfactory Receptor Genes Linked to Frugivory in Bats. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 31 (4), pp. 917-927. https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msu043
Article
Development and validation of a high density SNP genotyping array for Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)
Houston RD, Taggart J, Cezard T, Bekaert M, Lowe NR, Downing A, Talbot RT, Bishop SC, Archibald AL, Bron J, Penman D, Davassi A, Brew F, Tinch AE, Gharbi K & Hamilton A (2014) Development and validation of a high density SNP genotyping array for Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). BMC Genomics, 15 (1), Art. No.: 90. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2164-15-90
Article
Gene duplication and phenotypic changes in the evolution of Mammalian metabolic networks
Bekaert M & Conant GC (2014) Gene duplication and phenotypic changes in the evolution of Mammalian metabolic networks. PLoS ONE, 9 (1), Art. No.: e87115. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0087115
Article
Carmichael SN, Bekaert M, Taggart J, Christie HRL, Bassett DI, Bron J, Skuce P, Gharbi K, Skern-Mauritzen R & Sturm A (2013) Identification of a sex-linked SNP marker in the salmon louse (Lepeophtheirus salmonis) using RAD sequencing. PLoS ONE, 8 (10), Art. No.: e77832. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0077832
Article
Palaiokostas C, Bekaert M, Davie A, Cowan M, Oral M, Taggart J, Gharbi K, McAndrew B, Penman D & Migaud H (2013) Mapping the sex determination locus in the Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus) using RAD sequencing. BMC Genomics, 14 (1), Art. No.: 566. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2164-14-566
Article
Palaiokostas C, Bekaert M, Khan MGQ, Taggart J, Gharbi K, McAndrew B & Penman D (2013) Mapping and Validation of the Major Sex-Determining Region in Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus L.) Using RAD Sequencing. PLoS ONE, 8 (7), Art. No.: e68389. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0068389; https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0068389
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Sequencing and Characterisation of an Extensive Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar L.) MicroRNA Repertoire
Bekaert M, Lowe NR, Bishop SC, Bron J, Taggart J & Houston RD (2013) Sequencing and Characterisation of an Extensive Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar L.) MicroRNA Repertoire. PLoS ONE, 8 (7), Art. No.: e70136. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0070136
Article
Carmichael SN, Bron J, Taggart J, Ireland J, Bekaert M, Burgess S, Skuce P, Nisbet A, Gharbi K & Sturm A (2013) Salmon lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis) showing varying emamectin benzoate susceptibilities differ in neuronal acetylcholine receptor and GABA-gated chloride channel mRNA expression. BMC Genomics, 14, Art. No.: 408. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2164-14-408
Article
Kirwan JD, Bekaert M, Commins JM, Davies KT, Rossiter SJ & Teeling EC (2013) A phylomedicine approach to understanding the evolution of auditory sensory perception and disease in mammals. Evolutionary Applications, 6 (3), pp. 412-422. https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.12047
Article
Reconstruction of Danio rerio Metabolic Model Accounting for Subcellular Compartmentalisation
Bekaert M (2012) Reconstruction of Danio rerio Metabolic Model Accounting for Subcellular Compartmentalisation. PLoS ONE, 7 (11), p. e49903. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0049903
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Metabolic and evolutionary costs of herbivory defense: systems biology of glucosinolate synthesis
Bekaert M, Edger PP, Hudson CM, Pires JC & Conant GC (2012) Metabolic and evolutionary costs of herbivory defense: systems biology of glucosinolate synthesis. New Phytologist, 196 (2), pp. 596-605. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8137.2012.04302.x
Article
Selection for Higher Gene Copy Number after Different Types of Plant Gene Duplications
Hudson CM, Puckett EE, Bekaert M, Pires JC & Conant GC (2011) Selection for Higher Gene Copy Number after Different Types of Plant Gene Duplications. Genome Biology and Evolution, 3, pp. 1369-1380. https://doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evr115
Article
Bekaert M, Edger PP, Pires JC & Conant GC (2011) Two-Phase Resolution of Polyploidy in the Arabidopsis Metabolic Network Gives Rise to Relative and Absolute Dosage Constraints. Plant Cell, 23 (5), pp. 1719-1728. https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.110.081281
Article
Transcriptional robustness and protein interactions are associated in yeast
Bekaert M & Conant GC (2011) Transcriptional robustness and protein interactions are associated in yeast. BMC Systems Biology, 5, p. Article 62. http://www.biomedcentral.com/1752-0509/5/62; https://doi.org/10.1186/1752-0509-5-62
Article
Copy Number Alterations among Mammalian Enzymes Cluster in the Metabolic Network
Bekaert M & Conant GC (2011) Copy Number Alterations among Mammalian Enzymes Cluster in the Metabolic Network. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 28 (2), pp. 1111-1121. https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msq296
Article
The status of the cryptic bat species, Myotis mystacinus and Myotis brandtii in Ireland
Boston ESM, Buckley DJ, Bekaert M, Gager Y, Lundy MG, Scott DD, Prodohl PA, Montgomery WI, Marnell F & Teeling EC (2010) The status of the cryptic bat species, Myotis mystacinus and Myotis brandtii in Ireland. Acta Chiropterologica, 12 (2), pp. 457-461. https://doi.org/10.3161/150811010X538025
Book Chapter
Computational resources for studying recoding
Bekaert M (2010) Computational resources for studying recoding. In: Atkins, JF, Gesteland & RF (eds.) Recoding: expansion of decoding rules enriches gene expression. Nucleic acids and molecular biology, 24. Berlin: Springer, pp. 435-461. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-89382-2_20
Article
White-Nose Syndrome Fungus (Geomyces destructans) in Bat, France
Puechmaille SJ, Verdeyroux P, Fuller H, Gouilh MA, Bekaert M & Teeling EC (2010) White-Nose Syndrome Fungus (Geomyces destructans) in Bat, France. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 16 (2), pp. 290-293. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1602.091391
Article
Recode-2: new design, new search tools, and many more genes
Bekaert M, Firth AE, Zhang Y, Gladyshev VN, Atkins JF & Baranov PV (2010) Recode-2: new design, new search tools, and many more genes. Nucleic Acids Research, 38 (Supplement 1), pp. D69-D74. https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkp788
Article
Ecological adaptation determines functional mammalian olfactory subgenomes
Hayden S, Bekaert M, Crider TA, Mariani S, Murphy WJ & Teeling EC (2010) Ecological adaptation determines functional mammalian olfactory subgenomes [Sara Hayden1,3, Michaël Bekaert1,3, Tess A. Crider2, Stefano Mariani1, William J. Murphy2,4 and Emma C. Teeling1,4]. Genome Research, 20 (1), pp. 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1101/gr.099416.109
Article
UniPrime2: a web service providing easier Universal Primer design
Boutros R, Stokes N, Bekaert M & Teeling EC (2009) UniPrime2: a web service providing easier Universal Primer design. Nucleic Acids Research, 37 (Supplement 2), pp. W209-W213. https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkp269
Article
UniPrime: a workflow-based platform for improved universal primer design
Bekaert M & Teeling EC (2008) UniPrime: a workflow-based platform for improved universal primer design. Nucleic Acids Research, 36 (10), p. e56. https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkn191
Article
Bekaert M, Ivanov IP, Atkins JF & Baranov PV (2008) Ornithine decarboxylase antizyme finder (OAF): Fast and reliable detection of antizymes with frameshifts in mRNAs. BMC Bioinformatics, 9 (178). https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2105-9-178
Article
Bekaert M, Atkins JF & Baranov PV (2006) ARFA: a program for annotating bacterial release factor genes, including prediction of programmed ribosomal frameshifting. Bioinformatics, 22 (20), pp. 2463-2465. https://doi.org/10.1093/bioinformatics/btl430
Article
Bekaert M & Rousset J (2005) An extended signal involved in eukaryotic - 1 frameshifting operates through modification of the E site tRNA. Molecular Cell, 17 (1), pp. 61-68. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molcel.2004.12.009
Article
Towards a computational model for-1 eukaryotic frameshifting sites
Bekaert M, Bidou L, Denise A, Duchateau-Nguyen G, Forest J, Froidevaux C, Hatin I, Rousset J & Termier M (2003) Towards a computational model for-1 eukaryotic frameshifting sites. Bioinformatics, 19 (3), pp. 327-335. https://doi.org/10.1093/bioinformatics/btf868
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