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Johan M. Thevelein

Erasmus Hospital · BE
Area of research
Molecular Biology · Biomedical Engineering
Research interest
Research interests include Fungal and yeast genetics research, Biofuel production and bioconversion, Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction, and Fermentation and Sensory Analysis.
h-index
101
citations
33,824
works
387
NIH funding
primary concept
Biology
email

Recent publications

Enhancing probiotic impact: engineering <i>Saccharomyces boulardii</i> for optimal acetic acid production and gastric passage tolerance
Applied and Environmental Microbiology 2024cited by 17position: lastdoi
New biomarkers underlying acetic acid tolerance in the probiotic yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae var. boulardii
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 2024cited by 15position: middledoi
Enhancing xylose-fermentation capacity of engineered <i>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</i> by multistep evolutionary engineering in inhibitor-rich lignocellulose hydrolysate
FEMS Yeast Research 2024cited by 14position: lastdoi
Uncovering Challenges for Complete Carbohydrate to Bioethanol Utilization in a Reductive Catalytic Fractionation Biorefinery
ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 2024cited by 12position: middledoi
High Acetate Concentration Protects Intestinal Barrier and Exerts Anti-Inflammatory Effects in Organoid-Derived Epithelial Monolayer Cultures from Patients with Ulcerative Colitis
International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2023cited by 94position: middledoi
The Future Biorefinery: The Impact of Upscaling the Reductive Catalytic Fractionation of Lignocellulose Biomass on the Quality of the Lignin Oil, Carbohydrate Products, and Pulp
ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 2023cited by 33position: middledoi
Development of an industrial yeast strain for efficient production of 2,3-butanediol
Microbial Cell Factories 2022cited by 29position: lastdoi
Natural Saccharomyces cerevisiae Strain Reveals Peculiar Genomic Traits for Starch-to-Bioethanol Production: the Design of an Amylolytic Consolidated Bioprocessing Yeast
Frontiers in Microbiology 2022cited by 28position: middledoi
Identification of the major fermentation inhibitors of recombinant 2G yeasts in diverse lignocellulose hydrolysates
Biotechnology for Biofuels 2021cited by 107position: lastdoi
Mechanisms underlying lactic acid tolerance and its influence on lactic acid production in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Microbial Cell 2021cited by 75position: lastdoi
Towards a practical industrial 2G ethanol production process based on immobilized recombinant S. cerevisiae: Medium and strain selection for robust integrated fixed-bed reactor operation
Renewable Energy 2021cited by 32position: middledoi
A sustainable wood biorefinery for low–carbon footprint chemicals production
Science 2020cited by 1,092position: middledoi
Simultaneous secretion of seven lignocellulolytic enzymes by an industrial second-generation yeast strain enables efficient ethanol production from multiple polymeric substrates
Metabolic Engineering 2020cited by 89position: lastdoi
Repeated batches as a strategy for high 2G ethanol production from undetoxified hemicellulose hydrolysate using immobilized cells of recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisiae in a fixed-bed reactor
Biotechnology for Biofuels 2020cited by 42position: middledoi
Xylose fermentation efficiency of industrial Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast with separate or combined xylose reductase/xylitol dehydrogenase and xylose isomerase pathways
Biotechnology for Biofuels 2019cited by 202position: middledoi
The molecular biology of fruity and floral aromas in beer and other alcoholic beverages
FEMS Microbiology Reviews 2018cited by 271position: lastdoi
Multiple Transceptors for Macro- and Micro-Nutrients Control Diverse Cellular Properties Through the PKA Pathway in Yeast: A Paradigm for the Rapidly Expanding World of Eukaryotic Nutrient Transceptors Up to Those in Human Cells
Frontiers in Pharmacology 2018cited by 45position: lastdoi
Integrating lignin valorization and bio-ethanol production: on the role of Ni-Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>catalyst pellets during lignin-first fractionation
Green Chemistry 2017cited by 343position: middledoi
Engineering tolerance to industrially relevant stress factors in yeast cell factories
FEMS Yeast Research 2017cited by 233position: lastdoi
Fructose-1,6-bisphosphate couples glycolytic flux to activation of Ras
Nature Communications 2017cited by 206position: lastdoi
Bioflavoring by non-conventional yeasts in sequential beer fermentations
Food Microbiology 2017cited by 197position: lastdoi
Guidelines and recommendations on yeast cell death nomenclature
Microbial Cell 2017cited by 187position: middledoi
Phenotypic landscape of non-conventional yeast species for different stress tolerance traits desirable in bioethanol fermentation
Biotechnology for Biofuels 2017cited by 126position: lastdoi
Identification of Novel Alleles Conferring Superior Production of Rose Flavor Phenylethyl Acetate Using Polygenic Analysis in Yeast
mBio 2017cited by 49position: lastdoi
Valorization of coffee byproducts for bioethanol production using lignocellulosic yeast fermentation and pervaporation
International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology 2017cited by 37position: middledoi
Glycerol metabolism and transport in yeast and fungi: established knowledge and ambiguities
Environmental Microbiology 2016cited by 221position: middledoi
Polygenic analysis and targeted improvement of the complex trait of high acetic acid tolerance in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Biotechnology for Biofuels 2016cited by 116position: lastdoi
Looking beyond<i>Saccharomyces</i>: the potential of non-conventional yeast species for desirable traits in bioethanol fermentation
FEMS Yeast Research 2015cited by 197position: lastdoi
Chaotropicity: a key factor in product tolerance of biofuel-producing microorganisms
Current Opinion in Biotechnology 2015cited by 196position: middledoi
OSC2 and CYP716A14v2 Catalyze the Biosynthesis of Triterpenoids for the Cuticle of Aerial Organs of <i>Artemisia annua</i>
The Plant Cell 2015cited by 107position: middledoi

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Frequent collaborators

María R. Foulquié-Moreno · KU Leuven23 papers (2013–2024)Mekonnen M. Demeke · KU Leuven7 papers (2013–2024)Kevin J. Verstrepen · KU Leuven7 papers (2013–2017)Georg Hubmann · KU Leuven6 papers (2013–2014) · 6 papers (2013–2015)Alain Goossens · Indiana University Bloomington6 papers (2013–2015)Françoise Dumortier · KU Leuven6 papers (2013–2016)Tessa Moses · KU Leuven6 papers (2013–2015)Vaskar Mukherjee · KU Leuven5 papers (2014–2017)Elke Nevoigt · KU Leuven4 papers (2013–2016)Bert F. Sels · KU Leuven4 papers (2017–2024)Bart Lievens · KU Leuven4 papers (2014–2017)Griet Van Zeebroeck · KU Leuven4 papers (2012–2018)Steve Swinnen · KU Leuven3 papers (2013–2016)Sylvester Holt · KU Leuven3 papers (2017–2018)Bruna Trindade de Carvalho · KU Leuven3 papers (2017–2024)Dries Castermans · KU Leuven3 papers (2012–2015)Thomas Nicolaï · KU Leuven3 papers (2020–2024)Sander Van den Bosch · VIB-KU Leuven Center for Microbiology3 papers (2017–2023)Paul Vandecruys · KU Leuven3 papers (2016–2024)