Publications

Peer-Reviewed:

27 Will, I., Das, B., Trinh, T., Brachmann, A., Ohm, R.A., de Bekker, C. (2020):
Genetic underpinnings of host manipulation by Ophiocordyceps as revealed by comparative transcriptomics.
In: G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics 10(7), 2275-2296
26 de Bekker, C. (2019):
Ophiocordyceps-ant interactions as an integrative model to understand the molecular basis of parasitic behavioral manipulation.
In: Curr. Opin. Insect Sci. 33, 19-24
25Westwood, M.L., O’Donnell, A.J., de Bekker, C., Lively, C.M., Zuk, M., Reece, S.E. (2019):
The evolutionary ecology of circadian rhythms in infection.
In: Nat. Ecol. Evol. 3, 552–560 
24 Andriolli, F.S., Ishikawa, N.K., Isla, R.V., Cabral, T.S., de Bekker, C., Baccaro, F.B. (2019):
Do zombie ant fungi turn their hosts into light seekers?
In: Behav. Ecol. 30(3), 609-616
23de Bekker, C., Will, I., Das, B., Adams, R.M.M. (2018):
The ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and their parasites: effects of parasitic manipulations and host responses on ant behavioral ecology.
In: Myrmecol. News 28: 1-24
22Solá-Gracia, E., de Bekker, C., Russell, J., Manlove, K., Hanks, E., Hughes, D.P. (2018):
Within the fortress: A specialized parasite is not discriminated against in a social insect society.
In: PLoS ONE 13(2): e0193536
21 Link to paperde Bekker, C., Will, I., Hughes, D.P., Brachmann, A., Merrow, M. (2017):
Daily rhythms and enrichment patterns in the transcriptome of the behavior-manipulating parasite Ophiocordyceps kimflemingiae.
In: PLoS ONE12(11): e0187170
20Link to paperHughes, M.E., Abruzzi, K.C., Allada, R., Anafi, R., Arpat, A.B., Asher, G., Baldi, P., de Bekker, C.Bell-Pedersen, D., Blau, J., Brown, S., Ceriani, M.F., Chen, Z., Chiu, J.C., Cox, J., Crowell, A.M., DeBruyne, J.P., Dijk, D.-J., DiTacchio, L., Doyle, F.j., Duffield, G.E., Dunlap, J.C., Eckel-Mahan, K., Esser, K.A., FitzGerald, G.A., Forger, D.B., Francey, L.J., Fu, Y.-H., Gachon, F., Gatfield, D., de Goede, P., Golden, S.S., Green, C., Harer, J., Harmer, S., Haspel, J., Hastings, M.H., Herzel, H., Herzog, E.D., Hoffmann, C., Hong, C., Hughey, J.J., Hurley, J.M., de la Iglesia, H.O., Johnson, C., Kay, S.A., Koike, N., Kornacker, K., Kramer, A., Lamia, K., Leise, T., Lewis, S.A., Li, J., Li, X., Liu, A.C., Loros, J.J., Martino, T.A., Menet, J.S., Merrow, M., Millar, A.J., Mockler, T., Naef, F., Nagoshi, E., Nitabach, M.N., Olmedo, M., Nusinow, D.A., Ptáček, L.J., Rand, D., Reddy, A.B., Robles, M.S., Roenneberg, T., Rosbash, M., Ruben, M.D., Rund, S.S.C., Sancar, A., Sassone-Corsi, P., Sehgal, A., Sherrill-Mix, S., Skene, D.J., Storch, K.-F., Takahashi, J.S., Ueda, H.R., Wang, H., Weitz, C., Westermark, P.O., Wijnen, H., Xu, Y., Wu, G., Yoo, S.-H., Young, M., Zhang, E.E., Zielinski, T., Hogenesch, J.B. (2017):
Guidelines for Genome-Scale Analysis of Biological Rhythms
In: Journal of Biological Rhythms xx(x):1-14
 19 Link to paperde Bekker, C., Ohm, R.A., Evans, H.C., Brachmann, A., Hughes, D.P. (2017):
Ant-infecting Ophiocordyceps genomes reveal a high diversity of potential behavioral manipulation genes and a possible major role for enterotoxins.
In: Scientific Reports 7(1):12508
18Link to paperHughes, D.P., Araújo, J.P.M., Loreto R.G., Quevillon, L.E., de Bekker, C., Evans, H.C. (2016):
From so simple a beginning: the evolution of behavioral manipulation by fungi.
In: Advances in Genetics 94, 437-469
17Link to paperde Bekker, C., Ohm, R.A., Loreto, R.G., Sebastian, A., Albert, I., Merrow, M., Brachmann, A., Hughes, D.P. (2015):
Gene expression during zombie ant biting behavior reflects the complexity underlying fungal parasitic behavioral manipulation.
In: BMC Genomics 16:620
16Link to paperChetouhi, C., Panek, J., Bonhomme, L., ElAlaoui, H., Texier, C., Langin, T., de Bekker, C., Urbach, S., Demettre, E., Missé, D., Holzmuller, P., Hughes, D.P., Zanzoni, A., Brun, C., Biron, D.G. (2015):
Cross-talk in host-parasite associations: what do past and recent proteomics tools tell us?
In: Infection, Genetics and Evolution 
DOI:10.1016/j.meegid.2015.04.015
15Link to paperWang, F., Krijgsheld, P., Hulsman, M., de Bekker, C., Müller, W.H., Reinders, M., de Vries, R.P., Wösten, H.A.B. (2014):
FluG affects secretion in colonies of Aspergillus niger.
In: Antonie van Leeuwenhoek Journal of Microbiology 107(1), 225-240
14Link to paperde Bekker, C., Quevillon, L.E., Smith, P.B., Fleming, K.R., Ghosh, D., Patterson, A.D., Hughes, D.P. (2014):
Species-specific ant brain manipulation by a specialized fungal parasite.
In: BMC Evolutionary Biology 14:166
13Link to paperde Bekker, C., Merrow, M., Hughes, D.P. (2014):
From behavior to mechanisms: An integrative approach to the manipulation by a parasitic fungus (Ophiocordyceps unilateralis s.l.) of its host ants (Camponotus spp.).
In: Integrative and Comparative Biology 54(2), 166-176
12Link to paperde Bekker, C., Smith, P.B., Patterson, A.D., Hughes, D.P. (2013):
Metabolomics reveals the heterogeneous response of entomopathogenic fungi in ex vivo cultured insect tissues.
In: PLoS ONE 8(8):e70609
11Link to paperWösten, H.A.B., van Veluw, G.J., de Bekker, C., Krijgsheld, P. (2013):
Heterogeneity in the mycelium; implications for the use of fungi as cell factories.
In: Biotechnology Letters 35, 1155-1164
10Link to papervan Veluw, G.J., Teertstra, W.R., de Bekker, C., Vinck, A., van Beek, N., Muller, W.H., Arentshorst, M., van der Mei. H.C., Ram, A.F.J., Dijksterhuis, J., Wösten, H.A.B. (2013):
Heterogeneity in liquid shaken cultures of Aspergillus niger inoculated with melanised conidia of pigmentation mutants.
In: Studies in Mycology 74(1), 47-57
9Link to paperde Bekker, C., Bruning, O., Jonker, M.J., Breit, T.M., Wösten, H.A.B. (2011):
Single cell transcriptomics of neighboring hyphae of Aspergillus niger.
In: Genome Biology 12:R71
8Link to paperOhm, R.A., de Jong, J.F., de Bekker, C., Lugones, L.G., Wösten, H.A.B. (2011):
Transcription factor genes of Schizophyllum commune involved in regulation of mushroom formation.
In: Molecular Microbiology 81(6), 1433-1445
7Link to paperde Bekker, C., van Veluw, G.J., Vinck, A., Wiebenga, L.A., Wösten, H.A.B. (2011):
Heterogeneity in Aspergillus niger micro-colonies in liquid shaken cultures.
In: Applied and Environmental Microbiology 77(4), 1263-1267
6Link to paperde Bekker, C., Vinck, A., Ossin, A., Ohm, R.A., de Vries, R.P., Wösten, H.A.B. (2011):
Heterogenic expression of genes encoding secreted proteins at the periphery of Aspergillus niger colonies.
In: Environmental Microbiology 13(1), 216-225
5Link to paperde Jong, J.F., Ohm, R.A., de Bekker, C., Wösten, H.A.B., Lugones, L.G. (2010):
Inactivation of ku80 in the mushroom forming fungus Schizophyllum commune decreases transformation efficiency and increases the relative incidence of homologous recombination.
In: FEMS Microbiology Letters 310(1), 91-95
4Link to paperde Bekker, C., Wiebenga, A., Aguilar, G., Wösten, H.A.B. (2009):
An enzyme cocktail for efficient protoplast formation in Aspergillus niger.
In: Journal of Microbiological Methods 76(3), 305-306
3Link to papervan Peer, A.F., de Bekker, C., Vinck, A., Wösten, H.A.B., Lugones, L.G. (2009):
Phleomycin increases transformation efficiency and promotes single integrations in Schizophyllum commune.
In: Applied and Environmental Microbiology 75(5), 1243-1247
2Link to paperLevin, A.M., de Vries, R.P., Conesa, A., de Bekker, C., Talon, M., Menke, H.H., Van Peij, N.N.M.E., Wösten, H.A.B. (2007):
Spatial differentiation in the vegetative mycelium of Aspergillus niger.
In: Eukaryotic Cell 6(12), 2311-2322
1Link to paperSivanathan, V., Allen, M.D., de Bekker, C., Baker, R., Arciszewska, L.K., Freund, S.M., Bycroft, M., Sherratt, D.J. (2006):
The FtsK gamma domain directs oriented DNA translocation by interacting with KOPS.
In: Nature Structural and Molecular Biology 13(11), 965-972

Other Written Contributions (Not Peer-Reviewed):

2Link to paperde Bekker, C. (2017):
Manipulating fungi. (written in Dutch: “Manipulatieve schimmels.”)
In: Schimmels. Van plaag tot bouwmeester. Biowetenschappen en Maatschappij, kwartaal 4, 35
1Link to paperde Bekker, C., van Veluw, G.J., & Bongaarts, R.(2009):
Analysis and sorting of Aspergillus niger pellets based on size and fluorescence intensity measurements.
In: COPAS QTN 015, 1-4