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van Dijk, E.J.H. (author), Pronk, M. (author), van Loosdrecht, Mark C.M. (author)The settling behavior of aerobic granular sludge (AGS) in full-scale reactors is different from the settling of normal activated sludge. Current activated sludge models lack the features to describe the segregation of granules based on size during the settling process. This segregation plays an important role in the granulation process and...journal article 2020
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de Graaff, D.R. (author), van Loosdrecht, Mark C.M. (author), Pronk, M. (author)Abstract: Candidatus Accumulibacter phosphatis is an important microorganism for enhanced biological phosphorus removal (EBPR). In a previous study, we found a remarkable flexibility regarding salinity, since this same microorganism could thrive in both freshwater- and seawater-based environments, but the mechanism for the tolerance to saline...journal article 2020
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van der Meij, Leander (author), Demetriou, A.M. (author), Tulin, Marina (author), Méndez, Ileana (author), Dekker, Peter (author), Pronk, Tila (author)There is evidence that testosterone and cortisol levels are related to the attraction of a romantic partner; testosterone levels relate to a wide range of sexual behaviors and cortisol is a crucial component in the response to stress. To investigate this, we conducted a speed-dating study among heterosexual singles. We measured salivary...journal article 2019
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Brouwers, N. (author), Gorter de Vries, A.R. (author), van den Broek, M.A. (author), Weening, S.M. (author), Elink Schuurman, Tom D. (author), Kuijpers, Niels G.A. (author), Pronk, J.T. (author), Daran, J.G. (author)Saccharomyces eubayanus is the non-S. cerevisiae parent of the lager-brewing hybrid S. pastorianus. In contrast to most S. cerevisiae and Frohberg-type S. pastorianus strains, S. eubayanus cannot utilize the α-tri-glucoside maltotriose, a major carbohydrate in brewer's wort. In Saccharomyces yeasts, utilization of maltotriose is encoded by...journal article 2019
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Gorter de Vries, A.R. (author), Pronk, J.T. (author), Daran, J.G. (author)The yeast Saccharomyces pastorianus is responsible for the annual worldwide production of almost 200 billion liters of lager-type beer. S. pastorianus is a hybrid of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Saccharomyces eubayanus that has been studied for well over a century. Scientific interest in S. pastorianus intensified upon the discovery, in 2011,...journal article 2019
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Baldi, N. (author), Dykstra, James C. (author), Luttik, M.A.H. (author), Pabst, Martin (author), Wu, Liang (author), Benjamin, Kirsten R. (author), Vente, André (author), Pronk, J.T. (author), Mans, R. (author)Efficient production of fuels and chemicals by metabolically engineered micro-organisms requires availability of precursor molecules for product pathways. In eukaryotic cell factories, heterologous product pathways are usually expressed in the cytosol, which may limit availability of precursors that are generated in other cellular...journal article 2019
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Hakkaart, X.D.V. (author), Liu, Y. (author), Hulst, Mandy (author), el Masoudi, Anissa (author), Peuscher, Eveline (author), Pronk, J.T. (author), van Gulik, W.M. (author), Daran-Lapujade, P.A.S. (author)Engineered strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae are used for industrial production of succinic acid. Optimal process conditions for dicarboxylic-acid yield and recovery include slow growth, low pH, and high CO<sub>2</sub>. To quantify and understand how these process parameters affect yeast physiology, this study investigates individual and...journal article 2019
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Gorter de Vries, A.R. (author), Voskamp, Maaike (author), van Aalst, Aafke (author), Kristensen, L.H. (author), Jansen, Liset (author), Salazar, A.N. (author), van den Broek, M.A. (author), Brouwers, N. (author), Abeel, T.E.P.M.F. (author), Pronk, J.T. (author), Daran, J.G. (author)Saccharomyces pastorianus lager-brewing yeasts are domesticated hybrids of S. cerevisiae x S. eubayanus that display extensive inter-strain chromosome copy number variation and chromosomal recombinations. It is unclear to what extent such genome rearrangements are intrinsic to the domestication of hybrid brewing yeasts and whether they...journal article 2019
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Singh, Kaustub (author), Gupta, Ankur (author), Buchner, A.J.L.L. (author), Ibis, F. (author), Pronk, J.W. (author), Tam, D.S.W. (author), Eral, H.B. (author)We detail the analysis of centrifugal homogenization process by a hydrodynamic model and the model-guided design of a low-cost centrifugal homogenizer. During operation, centrifugal force pushes a multiphase solution to be homogenized through a thin nozzle, consequently homogenizing its contents. We demonstrate and assess the homogenization...journal article 2019
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de Graaff, D.R. (author), Felz, S. (author), Neu, Thomas R. (author), Pronk, M. (author), van Loosdrecht, Mark C.M. (author), Lin, Y. (author)Sialic acids have been discovered in the extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) of seawater-adapted aerobic granular sludge (AGS). Sialic acids are a group of monosaccharides with a nine-carbon backbone, commonly found in mammalian cells and pathogenic bacteria, and frequently described to protect EPS molecules and cells from attack by...journal article 2019
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Gorter de Vries, A.R. (author), Koster, C.C. (author), Weening, S.M. (author), Luttik, M.A.H. (author), Kuijpers, N.G.A. (author), Geertman, Jan Maarten A. (author), Pronk, J.T. (author), Daran, J.G. (author)Interspecies hybrids of Saccharomyces species are found in a variety of industrial environments and often outperform their parental strains in industrial fermentation processes. Interspecies hybridization is therefore increasingly considered as an approach for improvement and diversification of yeast strains for industrial application....journal article 2019
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Dekker, W.J.C. (author), Wiersma, S.J. (author), Bouwknegt, J. (author), Mooiman, C. (author), Pronk, J.T. (author)In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, acyl-coenzyme A desaturation by Ole1 requires molecular oxygen. Tween 80, a poly-ethoxylated sorbitan-oleate ester, is therefore routinely included in anaerobic growth media as a source of unsaturated fatty acids (UFAs). During optimization of protocols for anaerobic bioreactor cultivation of this yeast, we...journal article 2019
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Liu, Y. (author), El Masoudi, Anissa (author), Pronk, J.T. (author), van Gulik, W.M. (author)So far, the physiology of Saccharomyces cerevisiae at near-zero growth rates has been studied in retentostat cultures with a growth-limiting supply of the carbon and energy source. Despite its relevance in nature and industry, the near-zero growth physiology of S. cerevisiae under conditions where growth is limited by the supply of non-energy...journal article 2019
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Else-Hassing, J. (author), de Groot, P.A. (author), Marquenie, Vita R. (author), Pronk, J.T. (author), Daran, J.G. (author)The organic compound 2-phenylethanol (2PE) has a pleasant floral scent and is intensively used in the cosmetic and food industries. Microbial production of 2PE by phenylalanine bioconversion or de novo biosynthesis from sugar offer sustainable, reliable and natural production processes compared to chemical synthesis. Despite the ability of...journal article 2019
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Venturini, T. (author), Turrin, M. (author), Setaki, F. (author), Veer, F.A. (author), Pronk, Arno (author), Teuffel, Patrick (author), Moonen, Yaron (author), Slangen, Stefan (author), Vorstermans, Rens (author)In recent years, natural disaster and military conflicts forced vast numbers of people to flee their home countries, contributing to the migration crisis we are facing today. According to the UNHCR, the number of forcibly displaced people worldwide reached the highest level since World War II. Post-disaster housing is by nature diverse and...journal article 2019
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Papapetridis, I. (author), Goudriaan, M. (author), Vazquez Vitali, M. (author), De Keijzer, Nikita A. (author), van den Broek, M.A. (author), van Maris, A.J.A. (author), Pronk, J.T. (author)Background: Reduction or elimination of by-product formation is of immediate economic relevance in fermentation processes for industrial bioethanol production with the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Anaerobic cultures of wild-type S. cerevisiae require formation of glycerol to maintain the intracellular NADH/NAD<sup>+</sup> balance....journal article 2018
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Bracher, J.M. (author), Verhoeven, M.D. (author), Wisselink, H. Wouter (author), Crimi, B. (author), Nijland, Jeroen G. (author), Driessen, Arnold J.M. (author), Klaassen, Paul (author), van Maris, A.J.A. (author), Daran, J.G. (author), Pronk, J.T. (author)Background: l-Arabinose occurs at economically relevant levels in lignocellulosic hydrolysates. Its low-affinity uptake via the Saccharomyces cerevisiae Gal2 galactose transporter is inhibited by d-glucose. Especially at low concentrations of l-arabinose, uptake is an important rate-controlling step in the complete conversion of these...journal article 2018
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Mans, R. (author), Daran, J.G. (author), Pronk, J.T. (author)Evolutionary engineering, which uses laboratory evolution to select for industrially relevant traits, is a popular strategy in the development of high-performing yeast strains for industrial production of fuels and chemicals. By integrating whole-genome sequencing, bioinformatics, classical genetics and genome-editing techniques, evolutionary...review 2018
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Marques, W.L. (author), Mans, R. (author), Henderson, Ryan K. (author), Marella, Eko Roy (author), ter Horst, J. (author), de Hulster, A.F. (author), Poolman, Bert (author), Daran, J.G. (author), Pronk, J.T. (author), Gombert, Andreas K. (author), van Maris, A.J.A. (author)Anaerobic industrial fermentation processes do not require aeration and intensive mixing and the accompanying cost savings are beneficial for production of chemicals and fuels. However, the free-energy conservation of fermentative pathways is often insufficient for the production and export of the desired compounds and/or for cellular growth...journal article 2018