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Marco Fioratti Junod, Sabine Brodbeck, SOPHIE C. GOMBEER, Lisa van Sluijs, Joost A. G. Riksen, Beat Frey, Anne Kempel, Christian Rixen, MARCUS C. SCHAUB, Anita Christina Risch, Irene Cordero
This study evaluates how different extraction methods and sequencing protocols affect nematode biodiversity metrics in soil samples.
bioRxiv · Sep 29, 2026 · PreprintEcology
Timothy A. Crombie, Ryan McKeown, Samuel J. Widmayer, Amanda O. Shaver, Nicolas D. Moya, J.B. Collins, Janneke Wit, Robyn E. Tanny, Christian Braendle, Lewis Stevens, Lisa van Sluijs, Matthew V. Rockman, Mark G. Sterken, Marie‐Anne Félix, Erik C. Andersen
The paper identifies 94 candidate genes in C. elegans linked to susceptibility to 23 environmental toxicants using genome-wide association analysis.
Toxicological Sciences · Feb 17, 2026Peer-reviewedPharmacology & Toxicology
Hein A. Overmars, Matthijs Mobach, Stefan J.S. van de Ruitenbeek, Jaap‐Jan Willig, Joris J.M. van Steenbrugge, Aska Goverse, Mark G. Sterken, Lisa van Sluijs, André Gustavo Machado Bertran
The paper identifies viruses in plant-parasitic nematodes and shows they use RNAi to respond to viral infection, with distinct responses between nematode lines.
bioRxiv · Dec 2, 2025 · PreprintMolecular Biology
Lisa van Sluijs, Cassidy Dietz, Floris van Noort, Johannes Helder, Mark P. Zwart, Kyle Mason‐Jones
This study shows nematodes transport bacteriophages in soil and compost through both cuticular attachment and ingestion, without requiring host bacteria.
Soil Biology and Biochemistry · Mar 12, 2025Peer-reviewedEcology
Yuqing Huang, Yiru A. Wang, Lisa van Sluijs, Demi H. J. Vogels, Yuzhi Chen, Vivian I. P. Tegelbeckers, Steven Schoonderwoerd, Joost A. G. Riksen, Jan E. Kammenga, Simon Crawford Harvey, Mark G. Sterken
The paper maps eQTLs in a transgenic C. elegans RIL panel to identify genetic modifiers of alpha-synuclein aggregation and PD-related pathways.
bioRxiv · Aug 18, 2023 · PreprintGenomics
Mark G. Sterken, Lisa van Sluijs, Jelle van Creij, Daniel E. Cook, Joost A. G. Riksen, Katharina Jovic, Jasmijn Schouten, M. Steeghs, Yiru A. Wang, Jana J. Stastna, Basten L. Snoek, Simon Crawford Harvey, Jan E. Kammenga
The paper introduces reciprocal introgression line populations in C. elegans to study genetic interactions and complex trait architectures through QTL mapping and expression analysis.
bioRxiv · Aug 29, 2022 · PreprintGenetics
Lisa van Sluijs, Kobus J. Bosman, Frederik Pankok, Tatiana Blokhina, Jop I. H. A. Wilten, Dennie te Molder, Joost A. G. Riksen, Basten L. Snoek, Gorben P. Pijlman, Jan E. Kammenga, Mark G. Sterken
The paper examines genetic variation in the Intracellular Pathogen Response (IPR) in C. elegans, finding balancing selection in key regulators and showing haplotype-specific antiviral defense.
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology · Jan 31, 2022Peer-reviewedGenetics
Mark G. Sterken, Lisa van Sluijs, Yiru A. Wang, Wannisa Ritmahan, Mitra L. Gultom, Joost A. G. Riksen, Rita J. M. Volkers, Basten L. Snoek, Gorben P. Pijlman, Jan E. Kammenga
The paper identifies two loci on chromosome IV in C. elegans associated with OrV susceptibility, with a single nucleotide polymorphism in cul-6 contributing to the difference between strains.
Journal of Virology · Apr 5, 2021Peer-reviewedGenetics