Laboratory of Microbiology
The LM-UGent team studies microbial diversity, evolution, taxonomy, ecology and biochemistry. Research topics in environmental, plant, medical and food microbiology.
LM-UGent was founded in 1959 by the late professor Jozef De Ley. Today it is a multidisciplinary team of more than 60 biotechnologists, biologists, biochemists, chemists, engineers, mathematicians, (bio-)informaticians, and technicians led by Peter Vandamme, Anne Willems, Aurélien Carlier, Marie Joossens, Petra Van Damme, Bart Devreese and Kurt Houf, studying microbial diversity, evolution, taxonomy, ecology, host-microbe interaction and biochemistry.
Research topics are diverse and embedded in environmental, plant, medical and food microbiology.
Research
- Food and medical microbiology (lead: Peter Vandamme)
- Environmental and plant microbiology (lead: Anne Willems)
- Plant microbiology and symbioses (lead: Aurélien Carlier)
- Human associated microbiome (lead: Marie Joossens)
- Bacterial infection biology, host-microbe interaction and riboprotegenomics (lead: Petra Van Damme)
- Proteomics, microbial biochemistry and biotechnology (lead: Bart Devreese)
- Food microbiology and food safety (lead: Kurt Houf)
Services
- BCCM/LMG Bacteria Collection
- Burkholderia cepacia complex Reference Center
- Proteomics platform and quantitative metabolite analysis
- Food Microbiology Service
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Research consortia
- LM-UGent staff contribute expertise to several research consortia and networks:
- Food-2-Know Centre of Excellence for feed, food and health
- EMBRC European Marine Biological Research Resource Center
- CropFit Multidisciplinary consortium of Ghent University and HoGent experts on biostimulants and biocontrol
- MIRRI Microbial Resource Research Infrastructure
- ProteoGent : UGent expertise center for Proteomics.
- Protein Technologies : Consortium for development of protein based technologies for biomedical applications.
Vacancies
At present there are no open vacancies.
Practical Information
Lab. of Microbiology, Dept. Biochemistry and Microbiology
Ghent University, Campus Ledeganc
K. L. Ledeganckstraat 35
B-9000 Gent
Belgium
Secretariat: Epifania Verstraeten
T 09 264 51 04