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K. Borgers

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Approach:experimental assay· 4 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Organism:human· 2 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 2 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Research Focus:genome assembly· 1

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E. Plets· 4 shared N. Callewaert· 4 shared N. Festjens· 4 shared A. Van Hecke· 3 shared G. Michielsen· 3 shared P. Tiels· 3 shared K. Vandewalle· 2 shared L. van Schie· 2 shared

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Exploration of synergistic action of cell wall-degrading enzymes against Mycobacterium tuberculosis

L. van Schie, K. Borgers, G. Michielsen, E. Plets, M. Vuylsteke, P. Tiels, N. Festjens, N. Callewaert

This study investigates the synergistic effects of cell wall-degrading enzymes against Mycobacterium tuberculosis using a novel microtiter assay and identifies potent enzyme combinations.

bioRxiv · Apr 5, 2021Microbiology

Use of a counterselectable transposon to create markerless knockouts from a 18,432-clone ordered M. bovis BCG mutant resource

K. Borgers, K. Vandewalle, A. Van Hecke, G. Michielsen, E. Plets, L. van Schie, S. Vanmarcke, L. Schindfessel, N. Festjens, N. Callewaert

The paper describes a method to generate markerless knockouts from a large transposon mutant library in M. bovis BCG, creating an ordered mutant resource targeting 83% of non-essential genes.

bioRxiv · Oct 24, 2019 · PreprintMicrobiology

Reference genome for the WHO reference strain for Mycobacterium bovis BCG Danish, the present tuberculosis vaccine

K. Borgers, J.-Y. Ou, P.-X. Zheng, P. Tiels, A. Van Hecke, E. Plets, G. Michielsen, N. Festjens, N. Callewaert, Y.-C. Lin

The paper presents a completely assembled genome sequence of the WHO reference strain M. bovis BCG Danish 1331 using an integrated genome analysis workflow.

bioRxiv · Jan 7, 2019Microbiology

SapM mutation to improve the BCG vaccine: genomic, transcriptomic and preclinical safety characterization

N. Festjens, K. Vandewalle, E. Houthuys, E. Plets, D. Vanderschaeghe, K. Borgers, A. Van Hecke, P. Tiels, N. Callewaert

The paper characterizes a BCG vaccine mutant with a SapM mutation, showing improved safety and immune control, supporting its potential as a live attenuated TB vaccine.

bioRxiv · Dec 4, 2018Microbiology