Dr. J.M. (Merijn) Schuurmans
Faculty of Science
Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics
Visiting address
- Science Park 904
- Room number: C4.226
Postal address
- Postbus 94240
1090 GE Amsterdam
Contact details
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Publications
- refereed (30)
- academic (4)
- popular scientific (1)
- conference contributions (1)
- supervised theses (2)
- doctoral thesis (1)
2021
Ahn, A-C., Jongepier, E., Schuurmans, J. M., Rijpstra, W. I. C., Sinninghe Damsté, J. S., Galinski, E. A., Roman, P., Sorokin, D., & Muyzer, G. (2021). Molecular and Physiological Adaptations to Low Temperature in Thioalkalivibrio Strains Isolated from Soda Lakes with Different Temperature Regimes. mSystems, 6(2), [e01202-20]. https://doi.org/10.1128/mSystems.01202-20 [details]- Weenink, E. F. J., Matthijs, H. C. P., Schuurmans, J. M., Piel, T., van Herk, M. J., Sigon, C. A. M., Visser, P. M., & Huisman, J. (2021). Interspecific protection against oxidative stress: Green algae protect harmful cyanobacteria against hydrogen peroxide. Environmental Microbiology, 23(5), 2404-2419. https://doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.15429 [details]
2020
- Luimstra, V. M., Schuurmans, J. M., Hellingwerf, K. J., Matthijs, H. C. P., & Huisman, J. (2020). Blue light induces major changes in the gene expression profile of the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. Physiologia Plantarum, 170(1), 10-26. https://doi.org/10.1111/ppl.13086 [details]
- Luimstra, V. M., Verspagen, J. M. H., Xu, T., Schuurmans, J. M., & Huisman, J. (2020). Changes in water color shift competition between phytoplankton species with contrasting light-harvesting strategies. Ecology, 101(3), [e02951]. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.2951 [details]
- Piel, T., Sandrini, G., White, E., Xu, T., Schuurmans, J. M., Huisman, J., & Visser, P. M. (2020). Suppressing Cyanobacteria with Hydrogen Peroxide Is More Effective at High Light Intensities. Toxins, 12(1), [18]. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins12010018 [details]
2019
- Ahn, A-C., Cavalca, L., Colombo, M., Schuurmans, J. M., Sorokin, D. Y., & Muyzer, G. (2019). Transcriptomic Analysis of Two Thioalkalivibrio Species Under Arsenite Stress Revealed a Potential Candidate Gene for an Alternative Arsenite Oxidation Pathway. Frontiers in Microbiology, 10, [1514]. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2019.01514 [details]
- Chen, Q., Arents, J., Schuurmans, J. M., Ganapathy, S., de Grip, W. J., Cheregi, O., Funk, C., Dos Santos, F. B., & Hellingwerf, K. J. (2019). Combining retinal-based and chlorophyll-based (oxygenic) photosynthesis: Proteorhodopsin expression increases growth rate and fitness of a ∆PSI strain of Synechocystis sp. PCC6803. Metabolic Engin., 52, 68-76. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ymben.2018.11.002 [details]
- Luimstra, V. M., Schuurmans, J. M., de Carvalho, C. F. M., Matthijs, H. C. P., Hellingwerf, K. J., & Huisman, J. (2019). Exploring the low photosynthetic efficiency of cyanobacteria in blue light using a mutant lacking phycobilisomes. Photosynthesis Research, 141(3), 291–301. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11120-019-00630-z [details]
2018
- Lips, D., Schuurmans, J. M., Branco dos Santos, F., & Hellingwerf, K. J. (2018). Many ways towards 'solar fuel': quantitative analysis of the most promising strategies and the main challenges during scale-up. Energy and Environmental Science, 11(1), 10-22. https://doi.org/10.1039/c7ee02212c [details]
- Luimstra, V. M., Schuurmans, J. M., Verschoor, A. M., Hellingwerf, K. J., Huisman, J., & Matthijs, H. C. P. (2018). Blue light reduces photosynthetic efficiency of cyanobacteria through an imbalance between photosystems I and II. Photosynthesis Research, 138(2), 177-189. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11120-018-0561-5 [details]
- Schuurmans, J. M., Brinkmann, B. W., Makower, A. K., Dittmann, E., Huisman, J., & Matthijs, H. C. P. (2018). Microcystin interferes with defense against high oxidative stress in harmful cyanobacteria. Harmful Algae, 78, 47-55. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hal.2018.07.008 [details]
2017
- Huisman, J., Visser, P., & Schuurmans, M. (2017). Hans C.P. Matthijs (1951-2016): a passion for light and life. In R. Kurmayer, K. Sivonen, A. Wilmotte, & N. Salmaso (Eds.), Molecular Tools for the Detection and Quantification of Toxigenic Cyanobacteria (pp. v-vi). Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119332169.fmatter [details]
- Matthijs, H. C. P., & Schuurmans, J. M. (2017). cDNA microarray for Cyanobacteria. In R. Kurmayer, K. Sivonen, A. Wilmotte, & N. Salmaso (Eds.), Molecular Tools for the Detection and Quantification of Toxigenic Cyanobacteria (pp. 244-247). Chichester: Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119332169.ch8 [details]
- Schuurmans, J. M., & Matthijs, H. C. P. (2017). cDNA microarrays for Cyanobacteria. In R. Kurmayer, K. Sivonen, A. Wilmotte, & N. Salmaso (Eds.), Molecular Tools for the Detection and Quantification of Toxigenic Cyanobacteria (pp. 254-262). Chichester: Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119332169.ch8 [details]
2016
- Sandrini, G., Ji, X., Verspagen, J. M. H., Tann, R. P., Slot, P. C., Luimstra, V. M., Schuurmans, J. M., Matthijs, H. C. P., & Huisman, J. (2016). Rapid adaptation of harmful cyanobacteria to rising CO2. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 113(33), 9315-9320. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1602435113 [details]
- Sandrini, G., Tann, R. P., Schuurmans, J. M., van Beusekom, S. A. M., Matthijs, H. C. P., & Huisman, J. (2016). Diel Variation in Gene Expression of the CO2-Concentrating Mechanism during a Harmful Cyanobacterial Bloom. Frontiers in Microbiology, 7, [551]. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2016.00551 [details]
2015
- Makower, A. K., Schuurmans, J. M., Groth, D., Zilliges, Y., Matthijs, H. C. P., & Dittmann, E. (2015). Transcriptomics-Aided Dissection of the Intracellular and Extracellular Roles of Microcystin in Microcystis aeruginosa PCC 7806. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 81(2), 544-554. https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.02601-14 [details]
- Sandrini, G., Cunsolo, S., Schuurmans, J. M., Matthijs, H. C. P., & Huisman, J. (2015). Changes in gene expression, cell physiology and toxicity of the harmful cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa at elevated CO2. Frontiers in Microbiology, 6, [401]. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2015.00401 [details]
- Schuurmans, R. M., van Alphen, P., Schuurmans, J. M., Matthijs, H. C. P., & Hellingwerf, K. J. (2015). Comparison of the Photosynthetic Yield of Cyanobacteria and Green Algae: Different Methods Give Different Answers. PLoS ONE, 10(9), [e0139061]. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0139061 [details]
- Weenink, F. J., Luimstra, V. M., Schuurmans, J. M., van Herk, M. J., Visser, P. M., & Matthijs, H. C. P. (2015). Combatting cyanobacteria with hydrogen peroxide: A laboratory study on the consequences for phytoplankton community and diversity. Frontiers in Microbiology, 6, [714]. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2015.00714 [details]
2014
- Schuurmans, R. M., Schuurmans, J. M., Bekker, M., Kromkamp, J. C., Matthijs, H. C. P., & Hellingwerf, K. J. (2014). The redox potential of the plastoquinone pool of the cyanobacterium Synechocystis species strain PCC 6803 is under strict homeostatic control. Plant Physiology, 165(1), 463-475. https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.114.237313 [details]
- Wilken, S., Schuurmans, J. M., & Matthijs, H. C. P. (2014). Do mixotrophs grow as photoheterotrophs? Photophysiological acclimation of the chrysophyte Ochromonas danica after feeding. New Phytologist, 204(4), 882-889. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.12975 [details]
2013
- Händel, N., Schuurmans, J. M., Brul, S., & ter Kuile, B. H. (2013). Compensation of the metabolic costs of antibiotic resistance by physiological adaptation in Escherichia coli. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 57(8), 3752-3762. https://doi.org/10.1128/AAC.02096-12 [details]
- van der Horst, M. A., Fabri, T. H., Schuurmans, J. M., Koenders, B. B., Brul, S., & ter Kuile, B. H. (2013). Effects of therapeutical and reduced levels of antibiotics on the fraction of antibiotic-resistant strains of Escherichia coli in the chicken gut. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease, 10(1), 55-61. https://doi.org/10.1089/fpd.2012.1217 [details]
2011
- van der Horst, M. A., Schuurmans, J. M., Smid, M. C., Koenders, B. B., & ter Kuile, B. H. (2011). De novo acquisition of resistance to three antibiotics by Escherichia coli. Microbial Drug Resistance, 17(2), 141-147. https://doi.org/10.1089/mdr.2010.0101 [details]
2010
- Schuurmans, J. M., Koenders, B. B., & ter Kuile, B. H. (2010). Rapid induction of resistance to the fluoroquinolone enrofloxacin in Pseudomonas putida NCTC 10936. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, 35(6), 612-613. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2010.02.001 [details]
2009
- Schuurmans, J. M., Nuri Hayali, A. S., Koenders, B. B., & ter Kuile, B. H. (2009). Variations in MIC value caused by differences in experimental protocol. Journal of microbiological methods, 79(1), 44-47. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mimet.2009.07.017 [details]
- Snoep, J. L., Mrwebi, M., Schuurmans, J. M., Rohwer, J. M., & Teixeira De Mattos, M. J. (2009). Control of specific growth rate in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Microbiology - SGM, 155(5), 1699-1707. https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.023119-0 [details]
2008
- Schuurmans, J. M., Boorsma, A., Lascaris, R., Hellingwerf, K. J., & Teixeira De Mattos, M. J. (2008). Physiological and transcriptional characterization of Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains with modified expression of catabolic regulators. FEMS Yeast Research, 8(1), 26-34. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1567-1364.2007.00309.x [details]
- Schuurmans, J. M., Rossell, S. L., van Tuijl, A., Bakker, B. M., Hellingwerf, K. J., & Teixeira De Mattos, M. J. (2008). Effect of hxk2 deletion and HAP4 overexpression on fermentative capacity in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. FEMS Yeast Research, 8(2), 195-203. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1567-1364.2007.00319.x [details]
2022
- Huisman, J., Dittmann, E., Fastner, J., Schuurmans, J. M., Scott, J. T., Van de Waal, D. B., Visser, P. M., Welker, M., & Chorus, I. (2022). Comment on “Models predict planned phosphorus load reduction will make Lake Erie more toxic”. Science, 378(6620), [eadd9959]. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.add9959 [details]
2015
- Smelt, J. P., Hoefsloot, H. C., de Koster, C. G., Schuurmans, J. M., ter Kuile, B. H., & Brul, S. (2015). Simulation of the rate of transfer of antibiotic resistance between Escherichia coli strains cultured under well controlled environmental conditions. Food Microbiology, 45(Part B), 189-194. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fm.2014.03.019 [details]
2014
- Händel, N., Schuurmans, J. M., Feng, Y., Brul, S., & ter Kuile, B. H. (2014). Interaction between Mutations and Regulation of Gene Expression during Development of de novo Antibiotic Resistance. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 58(8), 4371-4379. https://doi.org/10.1128/AAC.02892-14 [details]
- Schuurmans, J. M., van Hijum, S. A. F. T., Piet, J. R., Händel, N., Smelt, J., Brul, S., & ter Kuile, B. H. (2014). Effect of growth rate and selection pressure on rates of transfer of an antibiotic resistance plasmid between E. coli strains. Plasmid, 72, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plasmid.2014.01.002 [details]
2015
- Händel, N., & Schuurmans, M. (2015). Microbes strike back: How bacteria develop antibiotic resistance. Amsterdam Science, 2, 22-23.
2016
- Schuurmans, J. M., Schuurmans, M., & Matthijs, J. C. P. (2016). Effects of high frequency intermittent LED lighting on growth efficiency in Synechocystis spp. PCC6803. Poster session presented at 17th International Congress on Photosynthesis Research, Maastricht, Netherlands.
2021
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Ahn, A-C., Jongepier, E., Schuurmans, J. M., Rijpstra, W. I. C., Sinninghe Damsté, J. S., Galinski, E. A., Roman, P., Sorokin, D., & Muyzer, G. (2021). Molecular and Physiological Adaptations to Low Temperature in Thioalkalivibrio Strains Isolated from Soda Lakes with Different Temperature Regimes. mSystems, 6(2), [e01202-20].