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h-index: 29
Works: 66
Citations: 3,376

Most-cited papers

Improving industrial yeast strains: exploiting natural and artificial diversity
Jan Steensels, T. Snoek, E. Meersman, M. P. Nicolino +2 more
2014FEMS Microbiology Reviews449 citations Open access
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Physiology, ecology and industrial applications of aroma formation in yeast
Maria C. Dzialo, Rahel Park, Jan Steensels, B. Lievens +1 more
2017FEMS Microbiology Reviews382 citations Open access
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Taming wild yeast: potential of conventional and nonconventional yeasts in industrial fermentations.
Jan Steensels, K. Verstrepen
2014Annual Review of Microbiology267 citations Open access
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Brettanomyces yeasts--From spoilage organisms to valuable contributors to industrial fermentations.
Jan Steensels, L. Daenen, P. Malcorps, G. Derdelinckx +2 more
2015Journal of food microbiology232 citations Open access
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Domestication of Industrial Microbes.
Jan Steensels, Brigida Gallone, K. Voordeckers, K. Verstrepen
2019Current Biology158 citations Open access
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Large-Scale Selection and Breeding To Generate Industrial Yeasts with Superior Aroma Production
Jan Steensels, E. Meersman, T. Snoek, Veerle Saels +1 more
2014Applied and Environmental Microbiology135 citations Open access
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Origins, evolution, domestication and diversity of Saccharomyces beer yeasts.
Brigida Gallone, S. Mertens, Jonathan L. Gordon, Steven Maere +2 more
2018Current Opinion in Biotechnology118 citations Open access
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A Large Set of Newly Created Interspecific Saccharomyces Hybrids Increases Aromatic Diversity in Lager Beers
S. Mertens, Jan Steensels, Veerle Saels, Gert De Rouck +2 more
2015Applied and Environmental Microbiology112 citations Open access
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Non-Conventional Yeast Strains Increase the Aroma Complexity of Bread
E. Aslankoohi, Beatriz Herrera-Malaver, M. Rezaei, Jan Steensels +2 more
2016PLoS ONE109 citations Open access
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Interspecific hybridization facilitates niche adaptation in beer yeast
Brigida Gallone, Jan Steensels, S. Mertens, Maria C. Dzialo +16 more
2019Nature Ecology & Evolution106 citations Open access
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Detailed Analysis of the Microbial Population in Malaysian Spontaneous Cocoa Pulp Fermentations Reveals a Core and Variable Microbiota
E. Meersman, Jan Steensels, M. Mathawan, Pieter-Jan Wittocx +5 more
2013PLoS ONE95 citations Open access
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Large-scale robot-assisted genome shuffling yields industrial Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeasts with increased ethanol tolerance
T. Snoek, Martina Picca Nicolino, S. van den Bremt, S. Mertens +4 more
2015Biotechnology for Biofuels92 citations Open access
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Interspecific hybridization as a driver of fungal evolution and adaptation
Jan Steensels, Brigida Gallone, K. Verstrepen
2021Nature Reviews Microbiology84 citations Open access
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On the duration of the microbial lag phase
Lieselotte Vermeersch, Gemma Perez-Samper, Bram Cerulus, A. Jariani +4 more
2019Current Genetics83 citations Open access
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Phenotypic evaluation of natural and industrial Saccharomyces yeasts for different traits desirable in industrial bioethanol production
V. Mukherjee, Jan Steensels, B. Lievens, I. Van de Voorde +6 more
2014Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology79 citations Open access
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Domestication and Divergence of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Beer Yeasts
Brigida Gallone, Jan Steensels, Troels Prahl, L. Soriaga +15 more
2016Cell76 citations Open access
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Assessing Genetic Diversity among Brettanomyces Yeasts by DNA Fingerprinting and Whole-Genome Sequencing
S. Crauwels, Bo Zhu, Jan Steensels, P. Busschaert +5 more
2014Applied and Environmental Microbiology62 citations Open access
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Tuning Chocolate Flavor through Development of Thermotolerant Saccharomyces cerevisiae Starter Cultures with Increased Acetate Ester Production
E. Meersman, Jan Steensels, Nore Struyf, Tinneke Paulus +5 more
2015Applied and Environmental Microbiology57 citations Open access
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High-throughput system-wide engineering and screening for microbial biotechnology.
Y. Vervoort, Alicia Gutiérrez Linares, Miguel Roncoroni, Cheng-Xun Liu +2 more
2017Current Opinion in Biotechnology55 citations Open access
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Brettanomyces bruxellensis, essential contributor in spontaneous beer fermentations providing novel opportunities for the brewing industry
S. Crauwels, Jan Steensels, G. Aerts, K. Willems +2 more
201551 citations
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Nectar bacteria affect life history of a generalist aphid parasitoid by altering nectar chemistry
Marijke Lenaerts, Tim Goelen, Caroline Paulussen, Beatriz Herrera-Malaver +6 more
201748 citations Open access
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Contribution of Eat1 and Other Alcohol Acyltransferases to Ester Production in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
A. J. Kruis, Brigida Gallone, T. Jonker, A. Mars +8 more
2018Frontiers in Microbiology46 citations Open access
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Reducing phenolic off-flavors through CRISPR-based gene editing of the FDC1 gene in Saccharomyces cerevisiae x Saccharomyces eubayanus hybrid lager beer yeasts
S. Mertens, Brigida Gallone, Jan Steensels, Beatriz Herrera-Malaver +5 more
2019PLoS ONE45 citations Open access
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Combinatorial optimization of gene expression through recombinase-mediated promoter and terminator shuffling in yeast
Charlotte Cautereels, Jolien Smets, Peter W. Bircham, Dries De Ruysscher +6 more
2024Nature Communications43 citations Open access
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A Cas3-base editing tool for targetable in vivo mutagenesis
Anna Zimmermann, Julian E. Prieto-Vivas, Charlotte Cautereels, A. Gorkovskiy +3 more
2023Nature Communications41 citations Open access
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Breeding Strategy To Generate Robust Yeast Starter Cultures for Cocoa Pulp Fermentations
E. Meersman, Jan Steensels, Tinneke Paulus, Nore Struyf +5 more
2015Applied and Environmental Microbiology41 citations Open access
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Fermentation assays reveal differences in sugar and (off‐) flavor metabolism across different Brettanomyces bruxellensis strains
S. Crauwels, Filip Van Opstaele, B. Jaskula‐Goiris, Jan Steensels +12 more
2017FEMS Yeast Research35 citations Open access
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The effect of hopping regime, cultivar and β‐glucosidase activity on monoterpene alcohol concentrations in wort and beer
D. Sharp, Jan Steensels, T. Shellhammer
201733 citations Open access
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Orthogonal LoxPsym sites allow multiplexed site-specific recombination in prokaryotic and eukaryotic hosts
Charlotte Cautereels, Jolien Smets, Jonas De Saeger, Lloyd Cool +6 more
2024Nature Communications32 citations Open access
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Characterization and Degradation of Pectic Polysaccharides in Cocoa Pulp.
E. Meersman, Nore Struyf, Clare Kyomugasho, Zahra Jamsazzadeh Kermani +8 more
2017Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry29 citations
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Rapid Screening Method for Phenolic Off-Flavor (POF) Production in Yeast
S. Mertens, Jan Steensels, Brigida Gallone, Ben Souffriau +2 more
201727 citations Open access
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Variable repeats in the eukaryotic polyubiquitin gene ubi4 modulate proteostasis and stress survival
Rita Gemayel, Yudi Yang, Maria C. Dzialo, Jacek Kominek +8 more
2017Nature Communications24 citations Open access
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SCRaMbLEing to understand and exploit structural variation in genomes
Jan Steensels, A. Gorkovskiy, K. Verstrepen
2018Nature Communications22 citations Open access
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Novel Saccharomyces cerevisiae variants slow down the accumulation of staling aldehydes and improve beer shelf-life.
Ruben Wauters, Beatriz Herrera-Malaver, Michiel Schreurs, Peter W. Bircham +5 more
2022Food Chemistry18 citations Open access
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Massive QTL analysis identifies pleiotropic genetic determinants for stress resistance, aroma formation, and ethanol, glycerol and isobutanol production in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Ping-Wei Ho, Supinya Piampongsant, Brigida Gallone, A. Del Cortona +10 more
2021Biotechnology for Biofuels15 citations Open access
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Selecting and generating superior yeasts for the brewing industry
Jan Steensels, T. Snoek, E. Meersman, M. P. Nicolino +10 more
201215 citations
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Breeding of New Saccharomyces cerevisiae Hybrids with Reduced Higher Alcohol Production for Light-Aroma-Type-Xiaoqu Baijiu Production
Shen-Xi Chen, Gemma Perez-Samper, Beatriz Herrera-Malaver, Liping Zhu +4 more
2022Journal of the American Society of Brewing Chemists12 citations Open access
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Metabolic engineering of Saccharomyces cerevisiae for co-production of ethanol and 3-methyl-1-butanol from sugarcane molasses
Sasha Yogiswara, Jonas Rombout, Giovanni Micharikopoulos, S. De Craemer +10 more
2025Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts11 citations Open access
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The Pupal Parasitoid Trichopria drosophilae Is Attracted to the Same Yeast Volatiles as Its Adult Host
Gordana Đurović, Francine A. C. van Neerbos, S. Bossaert, Beatriz Herrera-Malaver +7 more
2021Journal of Chemical Ecology11 citations Open access
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The thermotolerance of industrial yeast strains in a dough matrix determines their impact on the oven rise during bread baking.
Sara Vandenbosch, Yamina de Bondt, Jan Steensels, K. Verstrepen +1 more
2025Food Chemistry6 citations Open access
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From Residues to Clove: Harnessing Novel Phenolic Acid Decarboxylase for 4-Vinyl Guaiacol Production in Industrial Yeast
N. Vilela, A. Gorkovskiy, Beatriz Herrera-Malaver, Robson Tramontina +8 more
2025Food and Bioproducts Processing6 citations
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Correction: Reducing phenolic off-flavors through CRISPR-based gene editing of the FDC1 gene in Saccharomyces cerevisiae x Saccharomyces eubayanus hybrid lager beer yeasts
S. Mertens, Brigida Gallone, Jan Steensels, Beatriz Herrera-Malaver +5 more
2019PLoS ONE6 citations Open access
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Distinctive domestication of farmhouse beer yeasts preserved pre-industrial genetic and phenotypic diversity
Peter W. Bircham, A. Del Cortona, L. M. Garshol, Mohammed T. Tawfeeq +9 more
2026Current Biology4 citations Open access
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Genomics and Evolution of Beer Yeasts
Brigida Gallone, S. Mertens, S. Crauwels, B. Lievens +2 more
20174 citations Open access
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Distinct genome stabilization procedures lead to phenotypic variability in newly generated interspecific yeast hybrids
Pablo Murath, Stephanie Hoffmann, Beatriz Herrera-Malaver, Luis Bustamante +2 more
2025Frontiers in Microbiology3 citations Open access
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Characterization of Wild Yeasts Isolated from Chile and Their Potential Applications in the Brewing Industry
Pablo Murath, Stephanie Hoffmann, Beatriz Herrera-Malaver, Brigida Gallone +2 more
2025Journal of the American Society of Brewing Chemists2 citations Open access
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Moulded by humans: The domestication of blue‐veined cheese fungi
Brigida Gallone, Jan Steensels, K. Verstrepen
2020Molecular Ecology2 citations Open access
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Designing the future of food fats: precision fermentation of Yarrowia lipolytica for tailored lipid production.
Vasileios Vangalis, Jan Steensels, Zongjie Dai, Qin-Hong Wang +1 more
2026Current Opinion in Biotechnology1 citations Open access
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Intron location and sequence modulate gene expression in Yarrowia lipolytica
Qi Qi, Pedro Tomaz da Silva, Vasileios Vangalis, Seppe Dockx +4 more
2026Nucleic Acids Research1 citations Open access
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Stop that Noise and Turn Up the Antisense Transcription.
Jan Steensels, K. Verstrepen
2016Cell Reports1 citations Open access
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