Dorien Wilmaerts

VIB-KU Leuven Center for Microbiology — Belgium

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Life Sciences

10h-index583citations18works0.02yr avg
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Research Topics

Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology(14), Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria(8), Protein Structure and Dynamics(4), Escherichia coli research studies(4), Vibrio bacteria research studies(3)

Publications18 total

Assessing persister awakening dynamics following antibiotic treatment in E. coli
STAR Protocols·2022· 5 citedOpen Access
Transcription-coupled DNA repair underlies variation in persister awakening and the emergence of resistance
Cell Reports·2022· 31 citedOpen Access
The Dynamic Transition of Persistence toward the Viable but Nonculturable State during Stationary Phase Is Driven by Protein Aggregation
mBio·2021· 78 citedOpen Access
Transcription-coupled DNA repair underlies variation in persister awakening and the emergence of resistance
2021Open Access
Alternative dimerization is required for activity and inhibition of the HEPN ribonuclease RnlA
Nucleic Acids Research·2021· 15 citedOpen Access
Functional analysis of cysteine residues of the Hok/Gef type I toxins in <i>Escherichia coli</i>
FEMS Microbiology Letters·2021· 11 citedOpen Access
Antibiotic persistence: The power of being a diploid
Current Biology·2021· 1 citedOpen Access
Population Bottlenecks Strongly Affect the Evolutionary Dynamics of Antibiotic Persistence
Molecular Biology and Evolution·2021· 30 citedOpen Access
Alternative dimerization is required for activity and inhibition of the HEPN ribonuclease RnlA
2021Open Access
The dynamic transition of persistence towards the VBNC state during stationary phase is driven by protein aggregation
2021· 6 citedOpen Access
Detecting Persister Awakening Determinants
Methods in molecular biology·2021· 1 cited
Image-Based Dynamic Phenotyping Reveals Genetic Determinants of Filamentation-Mediated β-Lactam Tolerance
Frontiers in Microbiology·2020· 23 citedOpen Access
Biochemical determinants of ObgE‐mediated persistence
Molecular Microbiology·2019· 11 citedOpen Access
HokB monomerization and membrane repolarization control persister awakening. Wilmaerts et al.
Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS)·2019Open Access
HokB Monomerization and Membrane Repolarization Control Persister Awakening
Molecular Cell·2019· 84 citedOpen Access
General Mechanisms Leading to Persister Formation and Awakening
Trends in Genetics·2019· 181 citedOpen Access
Genetic Determinants of Persistence in Escherichia coli
2019· 8 cited
The Persistence-Inducing Toxin HokB Forms Dynamic Pores That Cause ATP Leakage
mBio·2018· 98 citedOpen Access

Frequent Co-authors

Jan Michiels(16), Natalie Verstraeten(7), Liselot Dewachter(5), Paul Matthay(5), Pauline Herpels(4), Celien Bollen(3), Elen Louwagie(3), Etthel M. Windels(2), Wouter Knapen(2), Johan Hofkens(2), Pieter-Jan De Loose(2), Frédéric Rousseau(2), Joost Schymkowitz(2), Charline Focant(2), Bram Van den Bergh(2), Maarten Fauvart(2), Gregorio Gómez-Jarabo García(2), Daniël Charlier(2), Remy Loris(2), Mariam Bayoumi(1)