Dissemination

Papers:

• Papakostas S, Triantafyllidis A, Kappas I, Abatzopoulos TJ, 2005. The utility of the 16S gene in investigating cryptic speciation within the Brachionus plicatilis species complex. MARINE BIOLOGY 147 (5): 1129-1139.
• Dooms, S., Papakostas, S., Hoffman, S., Dierckens, K., Triantafyllidis, A., Abatzopoulos, T.J., Bossier, P., Sorgeloos, P. (2007). Genetic characterisation of commercially important Brachionus sp. strains with 16S rDNA sequencing and DGGE (denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis) analysis. Aquaculture 272 (suppl.1): 252-252.
• Dooms, S., Papakostas, S., Hoffman, S., Delbare, D., Dierckens, K., Triantafyllidis, A., Vadstein, O., Abatzopoulos, T.J., Sorgeloos, P., Bossier, P. (2007). Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) as a tool for the characterisation of Brachionus sp. strains. Aquaculture 262 (1): 29-40.
• Papakostas, S., Dooms, S., Christodoulou, M., Triantafyllidis, A., Kappas, I., Dierckens, K., Bossier, P., Sorgeloos, P., Abatzopoulos, T.J. (2006). Identification of cultured Brachionus rotifers based on RFLP and SSCP screening. Marine Biotechnology 8 (5): 547-559.
• Papakostas, S., Dooms, S., Triantafyllidis, A., Deloof, D., Kappas, I., Dierckens, K., De Wolf, T., Bossier, P., Vadstein, O., Kui, S., Sorgeloos, P., Abatzopoulos, T.J. (2006). Evaluation of DNA methodologies in identifying Brachionus species used in European hatcheries. Aquaculture 255 (1-4): 557-564.
• Tinh, N.T.N., Phuoc, N.N., Dierckens, K., Sorgeloos, P., Bossier, P. (2006). Gnotobiotically grown rotifer Brachionus plicatilis sensu strictu as a tool for evaluation of microbial functions and nutritional value of different food types. Aquaculture 253 (1-4): 421-432.
• Kostopoulou, V., Vadstein, O. (2005). Growth kinetics in three strains of the Brachionus plicatilis species complex. European Aquaculture Society Special Publication 36: 252-255.
• Nguyen, N.T.N., Nguyen, N.P., Dierckens, K., Bossier, P., Sorgeloos, P. (2004). Probiotic and nutritional effects of microbial communities on axenic cultures of a rotifer strain Brachionus plicatilis. Commun. Agric. Appl. Biol. Sci. 69(2):199-202.

Presentations at congresses:

• Dooms, S. et al., 2003 (pdf, 1.24Mb). Genetic implications in the production of rotifers in commercial finfish hatcheries. Rotifera X (7-13 June 2003, Illmitz, Austria)
• Papakostas, S. et al., 2004 (pdf, 1.19 Mb). Genetic identification of Brachionus species used in different hatcheries. Aquaculture Europe 2004 - Biotechnology for quality (20-23 October 2004, Barcelona, Spain)

Posters at congresses:

• Dooms, S. et al., 2003 (pdf, 3.89Mb). Genetic characterisation of Brachionus sp. clones using the 16SrDNA and HSP60 markers with the SSCP technique. Rotifera X (7-13 June 2003, Illmitz, Austria)
• Papakostas, S. et al., 2003 (pdf, 315kb). Genetic analysis of Brachionus plicatilis strains used for aquaculture: preliminary results. Rotifera X (7-13 June 2003, Illmitz, Austria)
• Dooms, S. et al., 2006. DGGE as a tool for characterization of commercial Brachionus strains (VLiz Jongeren contactdag, March 3, 2006)
• Tinh, N.T.N et al., 2005 (pdf, 59kb). EFFECTS OF MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES IN AXENIC CULTURES OF Brachionus plicatilis sensu strictu (Larvi 2005, Ghent, Belgium)
• Dooms, S. et al., 2006. Genetic characterization of commercial important Brachionus strains (Larvi 2005, Ghent Belgium)

Nucleotide sequences of the 16SRNA gene of B. plicatilis:

• 15 sequences are made available by S. Dooms on the site of the European bioinformatics institute. The sequences can be accessed at www.ebi.ac.uk , search for: Dooms. The EMBL codes range from MBL:AJ748693 to EMBL:AJ748707

Rotifer Workshop for Fish and Shellfish Hatchery Producers (Gent, September 9, 2005)

• see workshop website for program and presentations