| Intranasal administration of probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG prevents birch pollen‐induced allergic asthma in a murine model I Spacova, MI Petrova, A Fremau, L Pollaris, J Vanoirbeek, JL Ceuppens, ... Allergy 74 (1), 100-110, 2019 | 101 | 2019 |
| Probiotics for the airways: potential to improve epithelial and immune homeostasis K Martens, B Pugin, I De Boeck, I Spacova, B Steelant, SF Seys, S Lebeer, ... Allergy 73 (10), 1954-1963, 2018 | 84 | 2018 |
| Lactobacilli have a niche in the human nose I De Boeck, MFL van den Broek, CN Allonsius, I Spacova, S Wittouck, ... Cell reports 31 (8), 2020 | 80 | 2020 |
| EUFOREA Rhinology Research Forum 2016: report of the brainstorming sessions on needs and priorities in rhinitis and rhinosinusitis PW Hellings, CA Akdis, C Bachert, J Bousquet, B Pugin, G Adriaensen, ... Rhinology 55 (3), 202-210, 2017 | 55 | 2017 |
| Lactobacillus rhamnosus probiotic prevents airway function deterioration and promotes gut microbiome resilience in a murine asthma model I Spacova, W Van Beeck, S Seys, F Devos, J Vanoirbeek, J Vanderleyden, ... Gut Microbes 11 (6), 1729-1744, 2020 | 47 | 2020 |
| Cotton and surgical face masks in community settings: bacterial contamination and face mask hygiene L Delanghe, E Cauwenberghs, I Spacova, I De Boeck, W Van Beeck, ... Frontiers in medicine 8, 732047, 2021 | 46 | 2021 |
| Future of probiotics and prebiotics and the implications for early career researchers I Spacova, HB Dodiya, AU Happel, C Strain, D Vandenheuvel, X Wang, ... Frontiers in microbiology 11, 550088, 2020 | 37 | 2020 |
| The role of lactobacilli in inhibiting skin pathogens L Delanghe, I Spacova, J Van Malderen, E Oerlemans, I Claes, S Lebeer Biochemical Society Transactions 49 (2), 617-627, 2021 | 32 | 2021 |
| Selective targeting of skin pathobionts and inflammation with topically applied lactobacilli S Lebeer, EFM Oerlemans, I Claes, T Henkens, L Delanghe, S Wuyts, ... Cell Reports Medicine 3 (2), 2022 | 31 | 2022 |
| Probiotics against airway allergy: host factors to consider I Spacova, JL Ceuppens, SF Seys, MI Petrova, S Lebeer Disease models & mechanisms 11 (7), dmm034314, 2018 | 31 | 2018 |
| Lactic acid bacteria as probiotics for the nose? I De Boeck, I Spacova, OM Vanderveken, S Lebeer Microbial biotechnology 14 (3), 859-869, 2021 | 29 | 2021 |
| Demonstrating the involvement of an active efflux mechanism in the intestinal absorption of chlorogenic acid and quinic acid using a Caco-2 bidirectional permeability assay O Mortelé, J Jörissen, I Spacova, S Lebeer, ALN van Nuijs, N Hermans Food & function 12 (1), 417-425, 2021 | 26 | 2021 |
| Expression of fluorescent proteins in Lactobacillus rhamnosus to study host–microbe and microbe–microbe interactions I Spacova, E Lievens, T Verhoeven, H Steenackers, J Vanderleyden, ... Microbial biotechnology 11 (2), 317-331, 2018 | 26 | 2018 |
| Topical microbial therapeutics against respiratory viral infections I Spacova, I De Boeck, PA Bron, P Delputte, S Lebeer Trends in Molecular Medicine 27 (6), 538-553, 2021 | 23 | 2021 |
| Engineering Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG and GR-1 to express HIV-inhibiting griffithsin MI Petrova, MFL van den Broek, I Spacova, TLA Verhoeven, J Balzarini, ... International journal of antimicrobial agents 52 (5), 599-607, 2018 | 23 | 2018 |
| Topical cream with live lactobacilli modulates the skin microbiome and reduce acne symptoms S Lebeer, E Oerlemans, I Claes, S Wuyts, T Henkens, I Spacova, ... BioRxiv, 463307, 2018 | 22 | 2018 |
| Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of a throat spray with selected lactobacilli in COVID-19 outpatients I De Boeck, E Cauwenberghs, I Spacova, T Gehrmann, T Eilers, ... Microbiology Spectrum 10 (5), e01682-22, 2022 | 19 | 2022 |
| Exploring human host–microbiome interactions in health and disease—how to not get lost in translation S Lebeer, I Spacova Genome biology 20, 1-3, 2019 | 18 | 2019 |
| Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus GG inhibits infection of human keratinocytes by Staphylococcus aureus through mechanisms involving cell surface molecules and pH reduction I Spacova, C O’neill, S Lebeer Beneficial microbes 11 (7), 703-715, 2020 | 17 | 2020 |
| The nasal mutualist Dolosigranulum pigrum AMBR11 supports homeostasis via multiple mechanisms I De Boeck, S Wittouck, K Martens, I Spacova, E Cauwenberghs, ... Iscience 24 (9), 2021 | 15 | 2021 |
