Yunmeng is trained as a marine biologist (MSc) in the field of aquatic ecology and aquaculture at Zhejiang University. During the master, she worked on the effects of microbial regulation (mainly by the supplementation of microbial products and carbon source) on the production performance and water quality in white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei farming ponds. She joined VLIZ in December 2019. In the next four years, she will be working on airborne microorganisms and their derivatives, and their effects on human health. Thesaurus term: Marine ecology
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- PhD Marine bacteria and bacterial endotoxin in sea spray aerosols and potential health effects, more
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- Li, Y.; Hablützel, P.I.; Liu, Z.; Van Acker, E.; Janssen, C.R.; Asselman, J.; De Rijcke, M.; Flanders Marine Institute; Ghent University; Vrije Universiteit Brussel; Belgium; (2024): Seasonal dynamics of bacterial community structure and function in surf zone seawater of a recreational beach in Ostend, Belgium. Marine Data Archive., more
- Li, Y.; Liu, Z.; Hablützel, P.I.; Van Beeck, W.; Janssen, C.R.; Lebeer, S.; Asselman, J.; De Rijcke, M.; Flanders Marine Institute; Ghent University; University of Antwerp; Vrije Universiteit Brussel; Belgium; (2024): Marine influence on airborne bacterial community composition and function in coastal zones: a case study from Ostend, Belgium. Marine Data Archive., more
- Li, Y.; Schütte, W.; Dekeukeleire, M.; Janssen, C.; Boon, N.; Asselman, J.; Lebeer, S.; Spacova, I.; De Rijcke, M.; Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ); University of Antwerp; Ghent University: Belgium; (2024): Immune receptor- and transcription factor-stimulatory activity of bacteria and endotoxin in sea spray aerosols on human cells. Marine Data Archive., more
- Schütte, W., Li, Y., De Rijcke, M. (2023): Immunostimulatory effects of marine bacteria and bacterial endotoxin in sea spray aerosols. Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ)., more
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| A1 Publications (6) [show] |
- Lambert, S.; Vercauteren, M.; Catarino, A.I.; Li, Y.; Van Landuyt, J.; Boon, N.; Everaert, G.; De Rijcke, M.; Janssen, C.; Asselman, J. (2024). Aerosolization of micro- and nanoplastics via sea spray: Investigating the role of polymer type, size, and concentration, and potential implications for human exposure. Environ. Pollut. 351: 124105. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2024.124105, more
- Li, Y.; Schütte, W.; Dekeukeleire, M.; Janssen, C.; Boon, N.; Asselman, J.; Lebeer, S.; Spacova, I.; De Rijcke, M. (2024). The immunostimulatory activity of sea spray aerosols: Bacteria and endotoxins activate TLR4, TLR2/6, NF-κB and IRF in human cells. Sci. Total Environ. 927: 171969. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.171969, more
 Li, Y.; Hablützel, P.I.; Liu, Z.; Van Acker, E.; Janssen, C.R.; Asselman, J.; De Rijcke, M. (2024). Seasonal dynamics of bacterial community structure and function in the surf zone seawater of a recreational beach in Ostend, Belgium. Environmental Microbiology Reports 16(6): e70031. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1758-2229.70031, more- Catarino, A.I.; León, M.C.; Li, Y.; Lambert, S.; Vercauteren, M.; Asselman, J.; Janssen, C.; Everaert, G.; De Rijcke, M. (2023). Micro- and nanoplastics transfer from seawater to the atmosphere through aerosolization under controlled laboratory conditions. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 192: 115015. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115015, more
- Zhang, C.; Zheng, X.; Ren, X.; Li, Y.; Wang, Y. (2019). Bacterial diversity in gut of large yellow croaker Larimichthys crocea and Black Sea bream Sparus macrocephalus reared in an inshore net pen. Fish. Sci. 85(6): 1027-1036. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12562-019-01349-5, more
- Li, Y.; Qin, J.; Zheng, X.; Wang, Y. (2018). Production performance of largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides and water quality variation in monoculture, polyculture and integrated culture. Aquac. Res. 50(2): 423-430. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/are.13901, more
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| Thesis [show] |
- Li, Y. (2025). Marine bacteria in sea spray aerosols and their potential immunological effects on human health. VLIZ PhD Theses, 8. PhD Thesis. University of Antwerp, Faculty of Science/Ghent University, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering/Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ): Antwerp/Ostend/Ghent. ISBN 9789464206333. 265 pp. https://dx.doi.org/10.48470/100, more
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| Abstracts (8) [show] |
- Lambert, S.; Vercauteren, M.; Catarino, A.I.; Li, Y.; Van Landuyt, J.; Boon, N.; Everaert, G.; De Rijcke, M.; Janssen, C.; Asselman, J. (2024). Transfer of micro- and nanoplastics via sea spray aerosols and estimate of human exposure, in: SETAC Europe 34th Annual Meeting, 5–9 May 2024, Seville, Spain: Abstract Book. pp. 492, more
- Li, Y.; Schütte, W.; Van Beeck, W.; Dekeukeleire, M.; Janssen, C.; Boon, N.; Asselman, J.; Lebeer, S.; Spacova, I.; De Rijcke, M. (2024). Immune receptor- and transcription factor-stimulatory effects of bacteria and endotoxin in sea spray aerosols on human cells, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, 6 March 2024, Oostende. VLIZ Special Publication, 91: pp. 33, more
- Li, Y.; De Rijcke, M.; Asselman, J.; Janssen, C. (2023). Comparison of bacterial communities in coastal bioaerosols collected with AirCube and Coriolis air samplers, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, 1 March 2023, Bruges. VLIZ Special Publication, 90: pp. 70, more
- Li, Y.; Van Acker, E.; Janssen, C.; Asselman, J.; De Rijcke, M. (2023). Bacterial community dynamics and predictive function of surf zone seawater in a recreational beach in Oostende, Belgium, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, 1 March 2023, Bruges. VLIZ Special Publication, 90: pp. 71, more
- Lim, X.K.; Li, Y.; Everaert, G.; De Rijcke, M.; Catarino, A.I. (2023). Microplastics transfer from the ocean to the atmosphere through aerosolization, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, 1 March 2023, Bruges. VLIZ Special Publication, 90: pp. 72, more
- Schütte, W.; Li, Y.; Spacova, I.; Lebeer, S.; De Rijcke, M. (2023). Effects of marine bacteria and their endotoxin in sea spray aerosols on pro-inflammatory gene expression in human cells, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, 1 March 2023, Bruges. VLIZ Special Publication, 90: pp. 98, more
- Catarino, A.I.; León Duque, M.C.; Li, Y.; Asselman, J.; Janssen, C.; Everaert, G.; De Rijcke, M. (2022). Microplastics transfer from the ocean to the atmosphere through aerosolization: insights undercontrolled laboratory conditions, in: MICRO 2022, Online Atlas Edition: Plastic Pollution from MACRO to nano, 14-18 November 2022. pp. 427341. https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7216242, more
- León Duque, M.C.; Li, Y.; Asselman, J.; Janssen, C.; Everaert, G.; Catarino, A.I.; De Rijcke, M. (2022). Microplastics transfer from the ocean to the atmosphere through aerosolization, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, Online event 2 March 2022. VLIZ Special Publication, 88: pp. 61, more
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| Thesis supervisor (3) [show] |
- Schütte, W. (2023). Immunostimulatory effects of marine bacteria and bacterial endotoxin in sea spray aerosols. MSc Thesis. Ghent University/Universiteit Antwerpen: Gent, Antwerpen. 37 pp., more
- Duque, M.C.L. (2022). Microplastics transfer from the ocean to the atmosphere through aerosolization: First insights under controlled laboratory conditions. MSc Thesis. Universiteit Antwerpen/Ghent University/Vrije Universiteit Brussel: Antwerpen/Gent/Brussel. 39 pp., more
- Lim, X.K. (2022). Micro- and nanoplastics transfer from the ocean to the atmosphere through aerosolization in the presence of bacteria. MSc Thesis. Ghent University: Gent. 65 pp., more
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