BopCo Publications

Journal publications:

Van Bortel, W., Deblauwe, I., Rebolledo, J., Smitz, N., Müller, R. 'Mosquito-borne diseases in Belgium: a real threat or just hype?'. submitted to Proceedings of the Royal Academy of Overseas Sciences.
De Coninck, L., Soto, A., Wang, L., De Wolf, K., Smitz, N., Deblauwe, I., Celes Mbigha Donfack, K., Müller, R., Delang, L., Matthijnssens, J. 'Lack of abundant core virome in Culex mosquitoes from a temperate climate region despite a mosquito species-specific virome'. submitted mSystems. Link
Vanderheyden, A., Dekoninck, W., Smitz, N., Lombal, A., De Meyer, M., Backeljau, T. 'First record of three alien termite species in Belgium'. submitted BioInvasions Records.
Schols, R., Smitz, N., Vanderheyden, A., Huyse, T. 2024 'Expanding the swimmer's itch pool of the Benelux: a first record of the neurotropic Trichobilharzia regenti and potential link to human infection'. Parasites & Vectors 17:126. Link
D'hondt, B., Meganck, K., Van Acker, K., De Beer, D. 2024 'Genetic confirmation for the presence of the rare moss Atrichum angustatum (Brid.) Bruch & Schimp. in Belgium'. Dumortiera 123: 5-8. Link
Pauwels, S.G. O., Brecko, J., Baeghe, D., Venderickx, J., Vanderheyden, A. and Backeljau, T. 2023 'Morphological, acoustic and genetic identification of a reporoducing population of the invasive African clawed frog Xenopus laevis (Anura, Pipidae) recently discovered in Belgium.' Zookeys 1184: 41-64. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1184.103702
Dekoninck, W., Smitz, N., Vanderheyden, A., Grootaert, P. 2023 'DNA-based species identification of mosquitoes collected with Malaise Traps in the Botanical Garden “Jardin Massart” (Diptera: Culicidae)'. Belgian Journal of Entomology 134: 247-255.
Edmunds, S.C., Fouque, F., Copas, K.A., Hirsch, T., Schigel, D., Shimabukuro, P.H.F., Andrade-filho, J.D., Marceló, C., Morales, C.A., Lesmes, M.C., Fuya, P., Méndez, S., Cadena, H., Ávila-Díaz, A., Santamaría, E., Južnič-Zonta, Z., Eritja, R., Palmer, J.R.B., Bartumeus, F., dos Santos-Conceição, M., Chahad-Ehlers, S., Silva-Inácio, C.L., Lozovei, A.L., de Andrade, A.J., Paull, S., Miranda, M.A., Barceló, C., Schaffner, F., Della-Torre, A., Brosens, D., Dekoninck, W., Hendrickx, G., Van Bortel, W., Deblauwe, I., Smitz, N., Brilhante, A.F., Ceccarelli, S., Balsalobre, A., Vicente, M.E., Curtis-Robles, R., Hamer, S.A., Landa, J.M.A., Rabinovich, J.E., Marti, G.A. 2022 'Publishing data to support the fight against human vector-borne diseases'. GigaScience 11: giac114. doi: 10.1093/gigascience/giac114
Chomchoei, N., Backeljau, T., Segers, B., Wongsawad, C., Butboonchoo, P., Nantarat, N. 2022 'Morphological and molecular characterization of larval trematodes infecting the assassin snail genus Anentome in Thailand'. Journal of Helminthology 96, e52: 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022149X22000463
Ibáñez-Justicia, A., Smitz, N., Blom, R., Vanderheyden, A., Jacobs, F., Meganck, K., Gombeer, S., Backeljau, T., Koenraadt, C.J.M., Griep, J.S., De Meyer, M. and Stroo, A. 2022 'Anopheles maculipennis complex in the Netherlands: First record of Anopheles daciae (Diptera: Culicidae)'. Diversity 14(8):636. https://doi.org/10.3390/d14080636
Kurucz, K., Zeghbib, S., Arnoldi, D., Marini, G., Manica, M., Michelutti, A., Montarsi, F., Deblauwe, I., Van Bortel, W., Smitz, N., Pfitzner, W.P., Czajka, C., Jost, A., Kalan, K., Susnjar, J., Ivović, V., Kuczmog, A., Lanszki, Z., Toth, G.E., Somogyi, B.A., Herczeg, R., Urban, P., Bueno-Marı, R., Soltesz, Z., Kemenesi, G. 2022 'Aedes koreicus, a vector on the rise: Pan-European genetic patterns, mitochondrial and draft genome sequencing'. PlosONE 17(8): e0269880. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0269880
Vanderheyden, A., Smitz, N., De Wolf, K., Deblauwe, I., Dekoninck, W., Meganck, K., Gombeer, S., Vanslembrouck, A., De Witte, J., Schneider, A., Verlé, I., De Meyer, M., Backeljau, T., Müller, R., Van Bortel, W. 2022 'DNA identification and diversity of the vector mosquitoes Culex pipiens s.s. and Culex torrentium in Belgium (Diptera: Culicidae)'. Diversity 14(6): 486. https://doi.org/10.3390/d14060486
Deblauwe, I., Brosens, D., De Wolf, K., Smitz, N., Vanslembrouck, A., Schneider, A., De Witte, J., Verlé, I., Dekoninck, W., De Meyer, M., Backeljau, T., Gombeer, S., Meganck, K., Vanderheyden, A., Müller, R., Van Bortel, W. 2022. 'MEMO: Monitoring of exotic mosquitoes in Belgium'. GIGAbyte: 1-9. https://doi.org/10.46471/gigabyte.59
Harbi, A., Abbes, K., Elimem, M., Lazheri, H., Meganck, K., Chermiti, B. 2022. ‘The seedcorn maggot Delia platura (Diptera: Anthomyiidae): An emerging pest of garlic crops in Tunisia’. EPPO Bulletin 52: 149– 153. DOI:10.1111/epp.12841.
Deblauwe, I., De Wolf, K., De Witte, J., Schneider, A., Verlé, I., Vanslembrouck, A., Smitz, N., Demeulemeester, J., Van Loo, T., Dekoninck, W., Krit, M., Madder, M., Müller, R., Van Bortel, W. 2022. 'From a long-distance threat to the invasion front: invasive Aedes mosquito species in Belgium between 2007 and 2020' Parasites & Vectors 15:206. 10.1186/s13071-022-05303-w
Van Bortel, W., Van den Poel, B., Hermans, G., Vanden Driessche, M., Lerouge, D., Deblauwe, I., De Wolf, K., Schneider, A., Van Hul, N., Müller, R., Wilmaerts, L., Gombeer, S., Smitz, N., Kattenberg, J.H., Monsieurs, P., Rosanas-Urgell, A., Van Esbroeck, M., Bottieau, E., Maniewski-Kelner, U., Rebolledo, J. 2022 'An outbreak report of the two autochthonous cases of airport malaria in Belgium in 2020'. Euro Surveillance 27(16): pii=2100724. https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2022.27.16.2100724
Mariën, J., Laurent, N., Smitz, N., Gombeer, S. 2022. 'First observation of Aedes albopictus in the Tshuapa province (Boende) of the Democratic Republic of the Congo'. African Entomology 30:e11932. https://doi.org//10.17159/2254-8854/2022/a11932
Aydin, M., Biltekin, D., Breugelmans, K. and Backeljau, T. 2021. 'First record, DNA identification and morphometric characerization of Pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) in the southern Black Sea'. BioInvasions Records 10(4): 838–852 https://www.reabic.net/journals/bir/2021/4/BIR_2021_Aydin_etal.pdf
Deblauwe, I., Ibáñez-Justicia, A., De Wolf, K., Smitz, N., Schneider, A., Stroo, A., Jacobs, F., Vanslembrouck, A., Gombeer, S., Dekoninck, W., Müller, R., Van Bortel, W. 2021. 'First Detections of Culiseta longiareolata (Diptera: Culicidae) in Belgium and the Netherlands'. Journal of Medical Entomology. tjab127. https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjab127
Smitz, N., De Wolf, K., Gheysen, A., Deblauwe, I., Vanslembrouck, A., Meganck, K., De Witte, J., Schneider, A., Verlé, I., Dekoninck, W., Gombeer, S., Vanderheyden, A., De Meyer, M., Backeljau, T., Müller, R., Van Bortel, W. 2021 'DNA identification of species of the Anopheles maculipennis complex and first record of An. daciae in Belgium'. Medical and Veterinary Entomology 2021: 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1111/mve.12519
Nsengimana, V., Vanderheyden, A., Gombeer, S., Smitz, N., Meganck, K., De Meyer, M., Backeljau, T., Fisher, B.L., Dekoninck, W. 2021 'First record of the ant Pheidole megatron Fischer and Fisher, 2013 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Rwanda'. African Zoology 2021: 1-5. https://doi.org/10.1080/15627020.2021.1901605
Smitz, N., De Wolf, K., Deblauwe, I., Kampen, H., Schaffner, F., De Witte, J., Schneider, A., Verlé, I., Vanslembrouck, A., Dekoninck, W., Meganck, K., Gombeer, S., Vanderheyder, A., De Meyer, M., Backeljau, T., Werner, D., Müller, R., Van Bortel, W. 2021 'Population genetic structure of the Asian bush mosquito, Aedes japonicus (Diptera, Culicidae), in Belgium suggests multiple introductions'. Parasites & Vectors 14:179. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-021-04676-8
Wat’senga Tezzo, F., Fasine, S., Manzambi Zola, E., del Carmen Marquetti, M., Binene Mbuka, G., Ilombe, G., Mundeke Takasongo, R., Smitz, N., Andre Bisset, J., Van Bortel, W., Vanlerberghe, V. 2021. 'High Aedes spp. larval indices in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo'. Parasites & Vectors, 14(1):92. DOI: 10.1186/s13071-021-04588-7
Fagbémi, M.N.A., Pigneur, L.-M., André, A., Smitz, N., Gennotte, V., Michaux, J.R., Mélard, C., Lalèyè, P.A., Rougeot, C. 2021. 'Genetic structure of wild and farmed Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) populations in Benin based on genome wide SNP technology'. Aquaculture, 535(2021):73432. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2021.736432
De Wolf, K., Vanderheyden, A., Deblauwe, I., Smitz, N., Gombeer, S., Vanslembrouck, A., Meganck, K., Dekoninck, W., De Meyer, M., Backeljau, T., Müller, R. & Van Bortel, W. 2021. 'First record of the West Nile virus bridge vector Culex modestus Ficalbi (Diptera: Culicidae) in Belgium, validated by DNA barcoding'. Zootaxa 4920 (1): 131-139. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4920.1.7
Hupało, K., Majaneva, M., Czachur, M.V., Sire, L., Marquina, D., Lijtmaer, D.A., Ivanov, V., Leidenberger, S., Čiampor, F. Jr, Čiamporová-Zaťovičová, Z., Mendes, I.S., Desiderato, A., Topstad, L., Meganck, K., Hariz, D.Z.A., Kjærstad, G., Lin, X.L., Price, B., Stevens, M., Ekrem, T. & Deiner, K. 2021. ‘A rapid urban biodiversity blitz using aquatic environmental DNA’. Environmental DNA, 1-14. DOI: 10.1002/edn3.152
Gombeer, S., Nebesse, C., Musaba, P., Ngoy, S., Peeters, M., Vanderheyden, A., Meganck, K., Smitz, N., Geers, F., Van Den Heuvel, S., Backeljau, T., De Meyer, M. & Verheyen, E. 2020. 'Exploring the bushmeat market in Brussels, Belgium: a clandestine luxury business'. Biodiversity and Conservation, 1-12. DOI: 10.1007/s10531-020-02074-7
Ibáñez-Justicia, A., Smitz, N., den Hartog, W., van de Vossenberg, B., De Wolf, K., Deblauwe, I., Van Bortel, W., Jacobs, F., Vaux, A.G., Medlock, J.M. & Stroo, A. 2020. 'Detection of Exotic Mosquito Species (Diptera: Culicidae) at International Airports in Europe'. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(10), 3450. DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17103450
Dimzas, D., Morelli, S., Traversa, D., Di Cesare, A., Van Bourgonie, Y. R., Breugelmans, K., Backeljau, T., di Regalbono, A.F. & Diakou, A., 2020. 'Intermediate gastropod hosts of major feline cardiopulmonary nematodes in an area of wildcat and domestic cat sympatry in Greece'. Parasites & Vectors, 13(1), 1-12. DOI: 10.1186/s13071-020-04213-z
Pigneur, L.‑M., Caublot, G., Fournier‑Chambrillon, C., Fournier, P., Giralda‑Carrera, G., Grémillet, X., Le Roux, B., Marc, D., Simonnet, F., Smitz, N., Sourp, E., Steinmetz, J.,Urra‑Maya, F., Michaux, J., 2019. 'Current genetic admixture between relictual populations might enhance the recovery of an elusive carnivore'. Conservation Genetics, 20, 1133–1148. DOI: 10.1007/s10592-019-01199-9
Lange, M.K., Penagos-Tabares, F., Hirzmann, J., Failing, K., Schaper, R., Van Bourgonie, Y.R., Backeljau, T., Hermosilla, C. & Taubert, A. 2018. 'Prevalence of Angiostrongylus vasorum, Aelurostrongylus abstrusus and Crenosoma vulpis larvae in native slug populations in Germany'. Veterinary Parasitology, 254, 120-130. DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2018.03.011
Virgilio, M., Daneel, JH., Manrakhan, A., Delatte, H., Meganck, K. & De Meyer, M. 2018. ‘An integrated diagnostic setup for the morphological and molecular identification of the Ceratitis FAR complex (C. anonae, C. fasciventris, C. rosa, C. quilicii, Diptera, Tephritidae)’. Bulletin of Entomological Research, 1-7. DOI:10.1017/S0007485318000615
Daneel, J.H., Beck, R., Virgilio, M., Meganck, K. & Manrakhan, A. 2017. ‘Efficacy of trapping systems for monitoring of Afrotropical fruit flies’. Journal of Applied Entomology, 141(10), 825-840. DOI: 10.1111/jen.12373
Virgilio, M., Manrakhan, A., Delatte, H., Daneel, J.H., Mwatawala, M., Meganck, K., Barr, N. & De Meyer, M. 2017. ‘The complex case of Ceratitis cosyra (Diptera, Tephritidae) and relatives. A DNA barcoding perspective’. Journal of Applied Entomology, 141(10), 788-797. DOI: 10.1111/jen.12379

Oral presentations:

Smitz, N., Meganck, K., Lombal, A., Vanderheyden, A., De Meyer, M. & Backeljau, T. 2022. ‘DNA-barcoding, a tool to identify invasive alien species: strengths and limits of the technique’. World Biodiversity Forum 2022, Davos Congress Centre, Switzerland.
Vanderheyden, A., Gombeer, S., Gryseels, S., Chaber, A., Meganck, K., Smitz, N., Nebesse, C., Musaba, P., Ngoye, S., Backeljau, T., De Meyer, M., and Verheyen, E. 2022. Using MinIOn Nanopore sequencing to simultaneously identify multiple, illegally imported wild meat samples in Brussels, Belgium. International Conference on DNA Barcoding and Biodiversity. 25-27 May 2022, Sofia, Bulgaria.
Gombeer, S., Meganck, K., Vanderheyden, A., Smitz, N., De Meyer, M. & Backeljau, T. 2022. ‘Identifying EU-listed Aquatic Invasive Species by DNA-barcoding using currently available sequence data’. 22nd International Conference on Aquatic Invasive Species. 19-22 April 2022. Ostend, Belgium.
Meganck, K., Gombeer, S., Smitz, N., Vanderheyden, A., Backeljau, T. & De Meyer, M. ‘The need for accurate and comprehensive DNA sequence databases to reliably identify species of policy concern’. LifeWatch.be Users & Stakeholders Meeting, 15-16 October 2020. (online)
Smitz, N., De Wolf, K., Deblauwe, I., De Witte, J., Schneider, A., Verlé, I., Vanslembrouck, A., Dekoninck, W., Meganck, K., Gombeer, S., Vanderheyden, A., De Meyer, M., Backeljau, T. & Van Bortel, W. 2020. 'A DNA-based identification pipeline to discriminate between exotic and native mosquito species collected in Belgium'. 2nd AIM-COST Annual Conference, 12-13 February 2020. Lisbon, Portugal.
Meganck, K., Smitz, N., Gombeer, S., Van Bourgonie, YR., Backeljau, T. & De Meyer, M. 'DNA barcoding to identify invasive alien species targeted by EU policies'. 8^th International Barcode of Life Conference, 17–20 June 2019. Trondheim, Norway.
Meganck, K., Smitz, N., Gombeer, S., Van Bourgonie, YR., Backeljau, T. & De Meyer, M. 'DNA barcoding for forensics: experiences from three years of BopCo'. 8^th International Barcode of Life Conference, 17–20 June 2019. Trondheim, Norway.
Gombeer, S., Meganck, K., Smitz, N., Van Bourgonie,YR., De Meyer, M. & Backeljau, T. 'Barcoding organisms and tissues of policy concern: experiences from three years of BopCo'. 8^th International Barcode of Life Conference, 17–20 June 2019. Trondheim, Norway.
Smitz, N., De Wolf, K., Deblauwe, I., Verlé, I., Schneider, A., Vanslembrouck, A., De Witte, J., Dekoninck, W., Meganck, K., Gombeer, S., Van Bourgonie, YR., De Meyer, M., Backeljau, T. & Van Bortel, W. 'A DNA-based approach to validate the identification of exotic mosquito species in Belgium'. 8^th International Barcode of Life Conference, 17–20 June 2019. Trondheim, Norway.
Gombeer, S., Van Bourgonie, Y.R., Meganck, K., Smitz, N., De Meyer, M. & Backeljau, T. 'A barcoding facility for organisms and tissues of policy concern'. LifeWatch.be Users and Stakeholders Meeting, 25-26 January 2018, Ostend, Belgium.
Gombeer, S., Meganck, K., Van Bourgonie, Y.R., Smitz, N., De Meyer, M. & Backeljau, T. 'Authenticating fish and seafood products for sale on the Belgian market'. 7^th International Barcode Of Life Conference, 20-24 November 2017, Kruger National Park, South Africa.
Meganck, K., Desmyter, S., Francis, F., Dekoninck, W., Backeljau, T. & De Meyer, M. ‘Solving crimes: A forensic rove beetles (Staphylinidae) barcode database for Belgium’. 7^th International Barcode Of Life Conference, 20-24 November 2017, Kruger National Park, South Africa.
Backeljau, T. 'Reviewing the EASIN catalogue of alien terrestrial gastropods in Europe'. World Congress of Malacology, 8-24 July 2016, Penang, Malaysia.
Meganck, K., Desmyter, S., Dekoninck, W., Backeljau, T. & De Meyer, M. ‘Constructing a DNA barcode database of Belgian rove beetles (Staphylinidae) and its application in forensic cases’. Entomology in Belgium Symposium, 2 December 2016, Brussels, Belgium.
Meganck, K., Desmyter, S., Dekoninck, W., Backeljau, T. & De Meyer, M. ‘Constructing a DNA barcode database of Belgian rove beetles (Staphylinidae) and its application in forensic cases’. 23^rd Zoology Congress, 16-17 December 2016, Antwerp, Belgium.
Gombeer, S., Van Bourgonie, Y.R., Meganck, K., Smitz, N., De Meyer, M. & Backeljau, T. 2016. ‘Using molecular techniques to identify organisms of policy concern: some examples from the BopCo project’. 23^rd Zoology Congress, 16-17 December 2016, Antwerp, Belgium.

Posters:

De Meyer, M., Meganck, K., Dermauw, W., Lombal, A. & Witters, J., 2023. 'Development of surveillance program and identification tools for non-European fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Belgium.'Benelux Congress of Zoology 2023, Leiden, the Netherlands.
Lombal, A., Dekoninck, W., Smitz, N., Vanderheyden, A., Grootaert, P. & Backeljau, T., 2023. 'DNA-based species identification of mosquitoes collected with Malaise traps in the botanic garden Jean Massart (Diptera: Culicidae).' Benelux Congress of Zoology 2023, Leiden, the Netherlands.
Schols, R., Smitz, N., Vanderheyden, A. & Huyse, T., 2023. 'Swimmer's itch in Belgium: A first record of Tricholbilharzia regenti.' The Danish Society of Parasitiology Symposion, Denmark, Copenhagen.
Dimzas, D., Di Cesare, A., Morelli, S., Iorio, R., Backeljau, T., Vanderheyden, A., Lombal, A., De Meyer, M., Meganck, K., Smitz, N., Kassari, N., Traversa, D., Diakou, A. 2022. 'Metastrongyloid parasites of felines in naturally infected gastropods in
Greece' 15th International congress on the Zoogeography and ecology of Greece and adjacent regions. ICZEGAR, Mytilini, Lesvos.
Deblauwe, I., De Wolf, K., Smitz, N., Vanslembrouck, A., Schneider, A., Dekoninck, W., De Meyer, M., Backeljau, T., Müller, R., Van Bortel, W. 2022. 'Finding the balance between efficiency and budget: preventive invasive mosquito species (IMS) surveillance' 22nd European ESOVE conference. Sofia, Bulgaria.
Smitz, N., Lombal, A., De Wolf, K., Deblauwe, I., Kampen, H., Schaffner, F., De Witte, J., Schneider, A., Verlé, I., Vanslembrouck, A., Dekoninck, W., Meganck, K., Gombeer, S., Vanderheyden, A., De Meyer, M., Backeljau, T., Werner, D., Müller, R., Van Bortel, W. 2022. 'Population genetic structure of the exotic Asian bush mosquito, Aedes japonicus, in Belgium suggests multiple introduction pathways' 22nd European ESOVE conference. Sofia, Bulgaria.
Chomchoei, N., Backeljau, T., Segers, B., Lombal, A., Vanderheyden, A., Wongsawad, C., Butboonchoo, P., Nantarat, N. 2022. 'Survey of Parasitic Larval Trematodes in the Assassin Snails Anentome helena and A. wykoffi from Thailand' 22nd European ESOVE conference. Sofia, Bulgaria.
Vanderheyden, A., Lombal, A., Smitz, N., Meganck, K., Kassari, N., Dimzas, D., Diakou, A., Di Cesare, A., Traversa, D., De Meyer, M., Backeljau, T. 2022. 'DNA barcoding and identification of intermediate terrestrial host gastropods of metastrongyloid cat parasites in Greece' 22nd European ESOVE conference. Sofia, Bulgaria.
Vanderheyden, A., Smitz, N., De Wolf, K., Deblauwe, I., Dekoninck, W., Meganck, K., Lombal, A., Vanslembrouck, A., De Witte, J., Schneider, A., Verlé, I., De Meyer, M., Backeljau, T., Müller, R., Van Bortel, W. 2022. 'DNA identification and diversity of the vector mosquitoes Culex pipiens s.s. and Culex torrentium in Belgium' 22nd European ESOVE conference. Sofia, Bulgaria.
Lombal, A., Meganck, K., Vanderheyden, A., Smitz, N., Backeljau, T., De Meyer, M. 2022. 'BopCo, a barcoding facility for organisms and tissues of policy concern, and its role in the identification of vector species' 22nd European ESOVE conference. Sofia, Bulgaria.
Dimzas, D., Di Cesare, A., Morelli, S., Iorio, R., Backeljau, T., Vanderheyden, A., Lombal, A., De Meyer, M., Meganck, K., Smitz, N., Kassari, N., Traversa, D., Diakou, A. 2022. 'Natural intermediate hosts of Angiostrongylus chabaudi in Greece' Seventh European Dirofilaria and Angiostrongylus Days. Madrid, Spain.
Dimzas, D., Di Cesare, A., Morelli, S., Iorio, R., Backeljau, T., Vanderheyden, A., Lombal, A., De Meyer, M., Meganck, K., Smitz, N., Kassari, N., Traversa, D., Diakou, A. 2022. 'Metastrongyloid parasites of felines in naturally infected gastropods in Greece' 15th ICZEGAR. Mytilini, Greece.
Vanderheyden, A., Lombal, A., Meganck, K., Smitz, N., Backeljau, T. and De Meyer, M. 2022 'A Barcoding Facility for Organisms and Tissues of Policy Concern' Benelux Congress of Zoology 2022 - Diversity of model organisms and model organisms from diversity. Leuven, Belgium.
Deblauwe, I., Hermy, M.R.G., Schneider, A., Vanslembrouck, A., Geebelen, L., Smitz, N., De Meyer, M., Vanderheyden, A., Backeljau, T., Müller, R., Lernout, T., Rebolledo, J. and Van Bortel, W. 2022. 'Multiple detections of Aedes albopictus in Belgium through Citizen Science' Xth EMCA workshop. Mendrisio, Switzerland.
Vanderheyden, A., Smitz, N., Deblauwe, I., De Wolf, K., Gombeer, S., Meganck, K., Lombal, A., Schneider, A., De Witte, J., Dekoninck, W., Backeljau, T., De Meyer, M., Müller, R., Rebolledo Gonzalez, J. and Van Bortel, W. 2022. 'MEMO and MEMO+: Identification of introduction pathways and surveillance of exotic Aedes mosquito species in Belgium' International Conference on DNA Barcoding and Biodiversity. Sofia, Bulgaria. PDF
Meganck, K.,Gombeer, S., Vanderheyden, A., Smitz, N., Lombal, A., Backeljau, T. and De Meyer, M. 2022. 'The Belgian Barcoding facililty for organisms and tissues of policy concern.' International Conference on DNA Barcoding and Biodiversity. Sofia, Bulgaria. PDF
Deblauwe, I., De Wolf, K., Schneider, A., De Witte, J., Vanslembrouck, A., Dekoninck, W., Smitz, N., De Meyer, M., Backeljau, T., Müller, R., Van Bortel, W. 2022. 'From a long-distance threat to the invasion front: a review of the invasive Aedes mosquito species in Belgium between 2007 and 2020'. 5th international workshop on Aedes albopictus. Montpellier, France.
Gombeer, S., Meganck, K., Vanderheyden, A., Smitz, N., Pauwels, O., Brecko, J., De Meyer, M. & Backeljau, T. 2022. ‘Detecting Xenopus laevis in Belgium using eDNA and qPCR’. 22nd International Conference on Aquatic Invasive Species. Ostend, Belgium. PDF
Aydin, M., Biltekin, D., Breugelmans, K., Vanderheyden, A., Gombeer, S., Meganck, K., Smitz, N. & Backeljau, T. 2022. ‘First record and DNA identification of the Pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793), in the southern Black Sea’. 22nd International Conference on Aquatic Invasive Species. Ostend, Belgium. PDF
Gombeer, S., Vanderheyden, A., Meganck, K., Smitz, N., Backeljau, T., De Meyer, M., 2021. 'A Barcoding Facility for Organisms and Tissues of Policy Concern'. LifeWatch Biodiversity Day. Ghent, Belgium. PDF
Vanderheyden, A., Smitz, N., Deblauwe, I., De Wolf, K., Gombeer, S., Meganck, K., Schneider, A., De Witte, J., Vanslembrouck, A., Dekoninck, W., Backeljau, T., De Meyer, M., Müller, R. & Van Bortel, W., 2021. 'A DNA-based pipeline for species-level identification of Belgian mosquitoes'. Xth International EMCA Conference. Vienna. Austria. PDF
Deblauwe, I., De Wolf, K., Schneider, A., De Witte, J., Vanslembrouck, A., Smitz, N., Meganck, K., Dekoninck, W., D’Hondt, B., Pardon, N., Kurucz, K., Müller, R. & Van Bortel, W. 2021. ‘Aedes koreicus in Belgium: to spread or not to spread?’. Xth International EMCA Conference. Vienna, Austria. PDF
Vanderheyden, A., Smitz, N., Deblauwe, I., De Wolf, K., Gombeer, S., Meganck, K., Schneider, A., De Witte, J., Vanslembrouck, A., Dekoninck, W., Backeljau, T., De Meyer, M., Müller, R. & Van Bortel, W. 2021. ‘COI haplotype diversity in three exotic Aedes species in Belgium’. Xth International EMCA Conference. Vienna. Austria. PDF
Smitz, N., De Wolf, K., Deblauwe, I., Kampen, H., Schaffner, F., De Witte, A., Schneider. A, Verlé, A., Vanslembrouck, A., Dekoninck, W., Meganck, K., Gombeer, S., Vanderheyden, A., De Meyer, M., Backeljau, T., Werner, D., Müller, R. & Van Bortel, W., 2021. 'Population genetic structure of Aedes japonicus in Belgium sugests multiple introductions'. Xth International EMCA Conference. Vienna, Austria. PDF
Smitz, N., De Wolf, K., Deblauwe, I., Verlé, I., Schneider, A., Vanslembrouck, A., De Witte, J., Dekoninck, W., Meganck, K., Gombeer, S., Vanderheyden, A., De Meyer, M., Backeljau, T. & Van Bortel, W. 2019. ‘Molecular validation of native and invasive mosquito species in Belgium’. Zoology 2019, 27-29 November 2019, Groningen, The Netherlands. PDF
Smitz, N., De Wolf, K., Deblauwe, I., Verlé, I., Schneider, A., Vanslembrouck, A., De Witte, J., Dekoninck, W., Meganck, K., Gombeer, S., Vanderheyden, A., De Meyer, M., Backeljau, T. & Van Bortel, W. 2019. ‘New Culicidae species records for Belgium validated using DNA-based techniques’. Zoology 2019, 27-29 November 2019, Groningen, The Netherlands. PDF
Smitz, N., Cochez, C., Wilmaerts, L., Gombeer, S., Meganck, K., Van Bourgonie,YR., Backeljau, T. & De Meyer, M. 'Identification of disease vectors from foreign deployment sites of the Belgian armed forces using DNA-based technologies'. 8^th International Barcode of Life Conference, 17–20 June 2019. Trondheim, Norway. PDF
Van Bourgonie,YR., Lange, M., Penagos-Tabares, F., Hirzmann, J., Failing, K., Schaper, R., Dimzas, D., Diakou, A., Hermosilla, C., Taubert, A., Di Cesare, A., Morelli, S., Gombeer, S., Smitz, N., Meganck, K., De Meyer, M. & Backeljau, T. 'DNA barcoding and identification of intermediate slug hosts in the framework of an epidemiological survey in Germany'. 8^th International Barcode of Life Conference, 17–20 June 2019. Trondheim, Norway. PDF
Gombeer, S., Breugelmans, K., Meganck, K., Smitz, N., Van Bourgonie,YR., De Meyer, M. & Backeljau, T. 'Seafood on the Belgian market: do you get what you are paying for?' 8^th International Barcode of Life Conference, 17–20 June 2019. Trondheim, Norway. PDF
Gombeer, S., Musaba, P., Nebesse, C., Ngoy, S., Peeters, M., Van Bourgonie,YR., Meganck, K., Smitz, N., Backeljau, T., De Meyer, M. & Verheyen, E. 'African Bushmeat in Brussels: high prices and high levels of misidentification'. 8^th International Barcode of Life Conference, 17–20 June 2019. Trondheim, Norway. PDF
Meganck, K., Smitz, N., Gombeer, S., Van Bourgonie, YR., Backeljau, T. & De Meyer, M. ‘Identifying Invasive Alien Species by DNA-barcoding: possibilities, gaps and pitfalls’. 25^th Zoology Congress, 14-15 December 2018, Antwerp, Belgium. PDF
Smitz, N., De Wolf, K., Deblauwe, I., Verlé, I., Schneider, A., Vanslembrouck, A., De Witte, J., Dekoninck, W., Meganck, K., Gombeer, S., Van Bourgonie, YR., De Meyer, M., Backeljau, T. & Van Bortel, W. ‘DNA-barcoding: an efficient tool for rapid identification of native and exotic mosquito species (Diptera: Culicidae) intercepted in Belgium’. 25^th Zoology Congress, 14-15 December 2018, Antwerp, Belgium. PDF
Smitz, N., Cochez, C., Wilmaerts, L., Gombeer, S., Backeljau, T. & De Meyer, M. ‘Identifying mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) from foreign deployment sites of the Belgian armed forces'. 25^th Zoology Congress, 14-15 December 2018, Antwerp, Belgium. PDF
Van Bourgonie Y.R., Dimzas D., Diakou A., Di Cesare A., Traversa D., De Meyer M. & Backeljau T. ‘DNA barcoding and identification of gastropods of parasitological concern for animals in Greece ‘. 25^th Zoology Congress, 14-15 December 2018, Antwerp, Belgium. PDF
Gombeer, S., Backeljau, T., De Meyer, M., Musaba, P., Nebesse, C., Ngoy, S. & Verheyen, E. ‘Bushmeat for sale in Brussels’. 25^th Zoology Congress, 14-15 December 2018, Antwerp, Belgium and 18^th Meeting of Partners of the Congo Basin Forest Partnership, 27-28 November 2018, Tervuren, Belgium. PDF
Meganck, K., Smitz, N., De Wolf, K., Deblauwe, I., Verlé, I., Schneider, A., Vanslembrouck, A., De Witte, J., Dekoninck, W., Gombeer, S., Van Bourgonie, YR., De Meyer, M., Backeljau, T. & Van Bortel, W. ‘Identification and confirmation of native and invasive mosquito species in Belgium by DNA-barcoding’. Insects and Nature Management Symposium, 7 December 2018, Brussels, Belgium. PDF
Deblauwe, I., De Wolf, K., Smitz, N., Verlé, I., Schneider, A., De Witte, J., Vanslembrouck, A., Dekoninck, W., Meganck, K., Gombeer, S., Van Bourgonie, YR., Backeljau, T., De Meyer, M., Van Bortel, W. & Pollet, M. ‘Belgium on the lookout for exotic mosquito species (Diptera: Culicidae)’. 9^th International congress of Dipterology, 25-30 November 2018, Windhoek, Namibia.
Deblauwe, I., De Wolf, K., Verlé, I., Schneider, A., Vanslembrouck, A., De Witte, J., Dekoninck, W., Smitz, N., De Meyer, M., Backeljau, T., Coosemans, M. & Van Bortel, W. ‘Monitoring exotic mosquito species in Belgium : an overview from 2007 - 2018’. 21^st European Society for Vector Ecology (E-SOVE) conference, 22-26 October 2018, Palermo, Italy.
Vanslembrouck, A., De Wolf, K., Deblauwe, I., Verlé, I., Schneider, A., De Witte, J., Smitz, N., De Meyer, M., Van Bortel, W., Backeljau, T. &Dekoninck, W. ‘Constructing a morphological reference collection of native and exotic mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) species in Belgium ’. 21^st European Society for Vector Ecology (E-SOVE) conference, 22-26 October 2018, Palermo, Italy.
De Wolf, K., Smitz, N., Deblauwe, I., Vanslembrouck, A., Meganck, K., Gombeer, S., Van Bourgonie, YR., Verlé, I., Schneider, A., De Witte, J., Dekoninck, W., Backeljau, T., De Meyer, M. & Van Bortel, W. ‘The state of the art of the exotic mosquito species in Belgium: new invasion pathways detected’. 21^st European Society for Vector Ecology (E-SOVE) conference, 22-26 October 2018, Palermo, Italy.
Gombeer, S., Meganck, K., Van Bourgonie, Y.R., Smitz, N., De Meyer, M. & Backeljau, T. ‘Aliens in Europe’. 7^th International Barcode Of Life Conference, 20-24 November 2017, Kruger National Park, South Africa. PDF
Meganck, K., Ebejer, M., Kirk-Spriggs, AH., Kvifte, G., Couri, M., Rognes, K., Whitmore, D., Virgilio, M., Gombeer, S., Backeljau, T., De Meyer, M. & Jordaens, K. ‘A first, local DNA barcode reference database of the forensically important flies (Diptera) of the island of La Reunion’. 7^th International Barcode of Life Conference. 20-24 November 2017, Kruger National Park, South Africa. PDF
Gombeer, S., Meganck, K., Van Bourgonie, Y.R., Smitz, N., De Meyer, M. & Backeljau, T. ‘Validating fish and seafood labelling using DNA barcoding’. 24^th Congress of Zoology, 23-24 November 2017, Wageningen, The Netherlands. PDF
Smitz, N., Meganck, K., Gombeer, S., Van Bourgonie, Y.R., De Meyer, M. & Backeljau, T. 'Invasive Alien Species in Belgium (IAS): examining the utility of GenBank and BOLD for species identifications'. 24^th Congress of Zoology, 23-24 November 2017, Wageningen, The Netherlands. PDF
Smitz, N., Deblauwe, I., Dekoninck, W., De Wolf, K., Meganck, K., Gombeer, S., De Meyer, M., Backeljau, T., Coosemans, M. & Van Bortel, W. 'Monitoring of Exotic MOsquitoes in Belgium (MEMO): molecular validations of morphological species identifications'. 24^th Congress of Zoology, 23-24 November 2017, Wageningen, The Netherlands. PDF
Van Bourgonie, Y.R., Backeljau, T., Lange, M.K., Penagos-Tabares, F., Hirzmann, J., Failing, K., Schaper, R., Hermosilla, C., Taubert, A. 'DNA barcoding and identification of intermediate slug hosts in the framework of an epidemiological survey in Germany'. 24^th Congress of Zoology, 23-24 November 2017, Wageningen, The Netherlands. PDF
M. Virgilio, A. Manrakhan, H. Delatte, J-H. Daneel, M. Mwatawala, K. Meganck, N. Barr and M. De Meyer. 'DNA barcoding further indicates cryptic genetic variation in the mango fruit fly, Ceratitis cosyra (Diptera, Tephritidae)'. 3^rd International Symposium of TEAM (Working Group on Tephritids of Europe, Africa and the Middle East), Stellenbosch, South Africa.
Smitz, N., Cornélis, D., Chardonnet, P., Crossmary, W., Caron, A., Jouvenet, O., Meganck, K., Ligate, F., Ikanda, D., Fusari, A. & Michaux, J. ‘Conservation genetics- two case studies of Africa's Big Five: the lions of Tanzania (Panthera leo) and the buffaloes of Southern Africa (Syncerus caffer)’. Gestion rationnelle, conservation et éco-éthologie de la faune en milieu tempéré et tropical. University of Liege, 2016, Agro-Bio Tech, Gembloux.

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