M.R. van Leeuwen

Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute — Netherlands

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Life Sciences

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Research Topics

Fungal and yeast genetics research(5), Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food(5), Fungal Biology and Applications(4), Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions(3), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology(2)

Publications15 total

Hydrophilins in the filamentous fungus <i>Neosartorya fischeri</i> ( <i>Aspergillus fischeri</i> ) have protective activity against several types of microbial water stress
Environmental Microbiology Reports·2015· 12 citedOpen Access
Functionality and prevalence of trehalose‐based oligosaccharides as novel compatible solutes in ascospores of <scp> <i>N</i> </scp> <i>eosartorya fischeri</i> ( <scp> <i>A</i> </scp> <i>spergillus fischeri</i> ) and other fungi
Environmental Microbiology·2014· 64 citedOpen Access
Trehalose synthesis in Aspergillus niger: characterization of six homologous genes, all with conserved orthologs in related species
BMC Microbiology·2014· 64 citedOpen Access
Mannitol is essential for the development of stress-resistant ascospores in Neosartorya fischeri (Aspergillus fischeri)
Fungal Genetics and Biology·2014· 41 citedOpen Access
Cytosolic streaming in vegetative mycelium and aerial structures of Aspergillus niger
Studies in Mycology·2013· 27 citedOpen Access
Germination of conidia of Aspergillus niger is accompanied by major changes in RNA profiles
Studies in Mycology·2013· 168 citedOpen Access
The effect of natamycin on the transcriptome of conidia of Aspergillus niger
Studies in Mycology·2013· 45 citedOpen Access
Polyene antibiotic that inhibits membrane transport proteins
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences·2012· 107 cited
The commercialisation of the healthcare sector; What is the opinion of people towards the new system
2011
Natamycin Inhibits Vacuole Fusion at the Priming Phase via a Specific Interaction with Ergosterol
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy·2010· 100 cited
Water- and air-distributed conidia exhibit differences in sterol content and cytoplasmic microviscosity
Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS)·2010· 5 cited
Water- and Air-Distributed Conidia Differ in Sterol Content and Cytoplasmic Microviscosity
Applied and Environmental Microbiology·2009· 51 citedOpen Access
Natamycin and the germinating spore
Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS)·2009· 1 citedOpen Access
The polyene antimycotics nystatin and filipin disrupt the plasma membrane, whereas natamycin inhibits endocytosis in germinating conidia of<i>Penicillium discolor</i>
Journal of Applied Microbiology·2009· 53 cited
Filipin is a reliable in situ marker of ergosterol in the plasma membrane of germinating conidia (spores) of Penicillium discolor and stains intensively at the site of germ tube formation
Journal of Microbiological Methods·2008· 60 cited

Frequent Co-authors

Jan Dijksterhuis(13), Han A. B. Wösten(6), J. Stark(4), Timon T. Wyatt(4), Pauline Krijgsheld(3), Robert‐Jan Bleichrodt(3), Elena A. Golovina(3), Hildegard Menke(2), H. Stam(2), Yvonne M. te Welscher(2), Ben de Kruijff(2), Eefjan Breukink(2), Elena A. Golovina(2), Tineke M. van Doorn(2), Lynden Jones(1), Gary Eitzen(1), Åsa Svanström(1), Petter Melin(1), Folkert A. Hoekstra(1), Eric J. Kuenstner(1)