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PhD defense

Claire-Jing Rouchet – 27/11/2024

The effect of membrane fluidity on cell wall shape and elongation in Bacillus subtilis

PhD defense

Anaïs Lemaire – 10/12/2024

Caractérisation des biofilms in vitro et évaluation de la diversité génomique et de la transmission de Clostridioides difficile

PhD defense

Raphaël Charron – 25/11/2024

Impact of bacterial biofilm adaptation to biocides on antibiotic resistance

Research article

FabT, a Streptococcus pyogenes membrane lipid regulator that flips the switch between bacterial sur-vival and virulence

The pathogen Streptococcus pyogenes (Group A Streptococcus; GAS) causes severe infections with long-term sequellae. GAS infections account for 517,000 deaths

Research article

Aquatic environment drives the emergence of cell wall-deficient dormant forms in Listeria

Bacteria can respond to environmental stresses by entering a dormant state called viable but non-culturable (VBNC) state. VBNC bacteria lose

Invited speaker

Guillermo Rodrigo – 17/10

Engineering prokaryotic translation regulation with eukaryotic RNA-binding proteins

Invited speaker

Ken-Ichi Yoshida – 21/10

Elucidation and application of the bacterial inositol metabolic system

INRAE News

B3D and Lallemand Animal Nutrition launch LabCom “Biofilm1Health”

From livestock buildings to the International Space Station, and even in our toothbrushes, biofilms, composed of three-dimensional microbial communities, have

INRAE News

COST Action “Building Consensus on Biofilm Regulatory Decision Making” (CA23152)

The B3D team is thrilled to participate in a new COST Action, officially launched in Brussels on September 26th. This

Internship

CFTR modulators and intestinal physiology

We are looking for a Master 2 student (M/F) for a 6-month internship within the ProbiHôte team at the MICALIS

PhD defense

Colombe Rous – 26/09

Long-term alteration of host-microbiota intestinal symbiosis by dietary modulation in a murine model

PhD defense

Aurore Quilleré – 03/10

Deciphering the mechanisms of cold adaptation when Listeria monocytogenes uses food unsaturated lipid

Fluidity quantification on bacteria living cells (B. subtilis) by Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy (FCS)

Research article

A method for the quantification of membrane fluidity in bacteria

Membrane fluidity is a critical element in bacterial phenotype: it is the parameter that governs the rate of diffusion of

MreB protofilament in bacteria observed by electron microscopy

Research article

Organisation of MreB protein protofilaments in Gram-positive bacteria

First observation by electron microscopy of pairs of organised protofilaments and first three-dimensional structure of the bacterial homologue of MreB

PhD defense

Romane Junker – 16/09

Comprehensive study of the microbiome of fermented vegetables using integrative approaches

PhD defense

Francesco Rizzotto – 13/09

Innovative approaches to food preservation and safety: development of active packaging and advanced microbiological screening

Invited speaker

Junichi Mano – 03/09

New Aspects of fermentation by KOJI, Aspergillus oryzae

INRAE News

Biofilms: Microbes in Society

From livestock buildings to the International Space Station, and even in our toothbrushes, biofilms, composed of three-dimensional microbial communities, have

Internship

Deciphering the polymerization cycle of a bacterial actin-like protein

From eukaryotic to bacterial cells, cytoskeletal proteins play critical roles in various aspect of cell physiology, including cell shape and

Invited speaker

Isaias Balderas Renteria – 07/03

The Phenomenon of Cellular Senescence in CancerIsaias Balderas Renteria

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Benoît Perez-Lamarque – 04/04

Unraveling gut microbiome evolution in mammals

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Joshua Ricouvier – 25/04

On-chip large-scale-integration of genetically programmed artificial cells

Invited speaker

Yong-Su JIN – 22/05

Non-conventional substrates, yeasts, and strategies for biomanufacturing

Invited speaker

Julia Frunzke – 13/06

Bacterial multicellular behavior in antiviral defense