Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research

Harry Witte

Senior Research Assistant
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NIOZ publications

  • 2023
    van Duyl, F.C.; van Bleijswijk, J.D.L.; Wuchter, C.; Witte, H.J.; Coolen, M.J.L.; Bak, R.P.M.; Engelmann, J.C.; Nugues, M.M. (2023). Recovery patterns of the coral microbiome after relief of algal contact. J. Sea Res. 191: 102309. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2022.102309
  • 2022
    van Kemenade, Z.R.; Villanueva, L.; Hopmans, E.C.; Kraal, P.; Witte, H.J.; Sinninghe Damsté, J.S.; Rush, D. (2022). Bacteriohopanetetrol-x: constraining its application as a lipid biomarker for marine anammox using the water column oxygen gradient of the Benguela upwelling system. Biogeosciences 19(1): 201-221. https://dx.doi.org/10.5194/bg-19-201-2022
  • 2021
    Vaksmaa, A.; Knittel, K.; Abdala Asbun, A.; Goudriaan, M.; Ellrott, A.; Witte, H.J.; Vollmer, I.; Meirer, F.; Lott, C.; Weber, M.; Engelmann, J.C.; Niemann, H. (2021). Microbial communities on plastic polymers in the Mediterranean Sea. Front. Microbiol. 12: 673553. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.673553
  • 2020
    Abdala Asbun, A.; Besseling, M.A.; Balzano, S.; van Bleijswijk, J.D.L.; Witte, H.J.; Villanueva, L.; Engelmann, J.C. (2020). Cascabel: A scalable and versatile amplicon sequence data analysis pipeline delivering reproducible and documented results. Frontiers in Genetics 11: 489357. https://doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2020.489357
    Haalboom, S.; Price, D.M.; Mienis, F.; van Bleijswijk, J.D.L.; de Stigter, H.; Witte, H.J.; Reichart, G.-J.; Duineveld, G.C.A. (2020). Patterns of (trace) metals and microorganisms in the Rainbow hydrothermal vent plume at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Biogeosciences 17(9): 2499-2519. https://dx.doi.org/10.5194/bg-17-2499-2020
    van Bleijswijk, J.D.L.; Engelmann, J.C.; Klunder, L.; Witte, H.J.; Witte, J.IJ.; van der Veer, H.W. (2020). Analysis of a coastal North Sea fish community: Comparison of aquatic environmental DNA concentrations to fish catches. Environmental DNA 2(4): 429-445. https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/edn3.67
  • 2018
    Luttikhuizen, P.C.; van den Heuvel, F.H.M.; Rebours, C.; Witte, H.J.; van Bleijswijk, J.D.L.; Timmermans, K. (2018). Strong population structure but no equilibrium yet: Genetic connectivity and phylogeography in the kelp Saccharina latissima (Laminariales, Phaeophyta). Ecol. Evol. 8(8): 4265-4277. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.3968
  • 2017
    Evans, C.; Brandsma, J.; Pond, D.W.; Venables, H.J.; Meredith, M.P.; Witte, H.J.; Stammerjohn, S.; Wilson, W.H.; Clarke, A.; Brussaard, C.P.D. (2017). Drivers of interannual variability in virioplankton abundance at the coastal western Antarctic peninsula and the potential effects of climate change. Environ. Microbiol. 19(2): 740-755. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.13627
  • 2016
    Maat, D.S.; van Bleijswijk, J.D.L.; Witte, H.J.; Brussaard, C.P.D. (2016). Virus production in phosphorus-limited Micromonas pusilla stimulated by a supply of naturally low concentrations of different phosphorus sources, far into the lytic cycle. FEMS Microbiol. Ecol. 92: fiw136. dx.doi.org/10.1093/femsec/fiw136
  • 2015
    Leopold, M.F.; Begeman, L.; van Bleijswijk, J.D.L.; IJsseldijk, L.L.; Witte, H.; Gröne, A. (2015). Exposing the grey seal as a major predator of harbour porpoises. Proc. R. Soc. Lond. (Biol. Sci.) 282(1802): 20142429. dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2014.2429
    Martínez Martínez, J.; Boere, A.; Gilg, I.; van Lent, J.W.M.; Witte, H.; van Bleijswijk, J.D.L.; Brussaard, C.D.P. (2015). New lipid envelope-containing dsDNA virus isolates infecting Micromonas pusilla reveal a separate phylogenetic group. Aquat. Microb. Ecol. 74: 17-28. dx.doi.org/10.3354/ame01723
    van Bleijswijk, J.D.L.; Whalen, C.; Duineveld, G.C.A.; Lavaleye, M.S.S.; Witte, H.J.; Mienis, F (2015). Microbial assemblages on a cold-water coral mound at the SE Rockall Bank (NE Atlantic): interactions with hydrography and topography. Biogeosciences 12(14): 4493-4496. dx.doi.org/10.5194/bg-12-4483-2015
  • 2014
    van Bleijswijk, J.; Begeman, L.; Witte, H.J.; IJsseldijk, L.L.; Brasseur, S.M.J.M.; Gröne, A.; Leopold, M.F. (2014). Detection of grey seal Halichoerus grypus DNA in attack wounds on stranded harbour porpoises Phocoena phocoena. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 513: 277-281. hdl.handle.net/10.3354/meps11004
  • 2013
    Bergauer, K.; Sintes, E.; van Bleijswijk, J.; Witte, H.; Herndl, G.J. (2013). Abundance and distribution of archaeal acetyl-CoA/propionyl-CoA carboxylase genes indicative for putatively chemoautotrophic Archaea in the tropical Atlantic's interior. FEMS Microbiol. Ecol. 84(3): 461-473. dx.doi.org/10.1111/1574-6941.12073
    Brussaard, C.P.D.; Noordeloos, A.A.M.; Witte, H.; Collenteur, M.C.J; Schulz, K.G.; Ludwig, A.; Riebesell, U. (2013). Arctic microbial community dynamics influenced by elevated CO2 levels. Biogeosciences 10(2): 719-731. dx.doi.org/10.5194/bg-10-719-2013
    Cardoso, J.F.M.F.; van Bleijswijk, J.D.L.; Witte, H.; van Duyl, F.C. (2013). Diversity and abundance of ammonia-oxidizing Archaea and Bacteria in tropical and cold-water coral reef sponges. Aquat. Microb. Ecol. 68(3): 215-230. dx.doi.org/10.3354/ame01610
    Sintes, E.; Witte, H.; Stodderegger, K.; Steiner, P.; Herndl, G.J. (2013). Temporal dynamics in the free-living bacterial community composition in the coastal North Sea. FEMS Microbiol. Ecol. 83(2): 413-424. dx.doi.org/10.1111/1574-6941.12003
  • 2012
    Brandsma, J.; Hopmans, E.C.; Brussaard, C.P.D.; Witte, H.J.; Schouten, S.; Sinninghe Damsté, J.S. (2012). Spatial distribution of intact polar lipids in North Sea surface waters: Relationship with environmental conditions and microbial community composition. Limnol. Oceanogr. 57(4): 959-973. dx.doi.org/10.4319/lo.2012.57.4.0959
  • 2011
    Evans, C.; Thomson, P.G.; Davidson, A.T.; Bowie, A.R.; van den Enden, R.; Witte, H.; Brussaard, C.P.D. (2011). Potential climate change impacts on microbial distribution and carbon cycling in the Australian Southern Ocean. Deep-Sea Res., Part 2, Top. Stud. Oceanogr. 58(21-22): 2150-2161. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr2.2011.05.019
    Luttikhuizen, P.C.; Bol, A.; Witte, H.; van Bleijswijk, J.; Haddrath, O.; Baker, A.J.; Piersma, T.; Reneerkens, J.; Piersma, T. (2011). Novel and cross-species microsatellite markers for parentage analysis in Sanderling Calidris alba. J. Ornithol. 152(3): 807-810. dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10336-011-0681-6