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  1. Does universal 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing of environmental communities provide an accurate description of nitrifying guilds?

    Article • Journal of Microbiological Methods, August 2018, Elsevier

    Arnaud Dechesne

  2. Stochastic processes govern invasion success in microbial communities when the invader is phylogenetically close to resident bacteria

    Article • The ISME Journal, July 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Arnaud Dechesne

  3. Comparative genomics sheds light on niche differentiation and the evolutionary history of comammox Nitrospira

    Article • The ISME Journal, March 2018, Nature

    Arnaud Dechesne

  4. Novel Method Reveals a Narrow Phylogenetic Distribution of Bacterial Dispersers in Environmental Communities Exposed to Low-Hydration Conditions

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, January 2018, ASM Journals

    Arnaud Dechesne

  5. Comammox Nitrospira are abundant ammonia oxidizers in diverse groundwater-fed rapid sand filter communities

    Article • Environmental Microbiology, January 2018, Wiley

    Arnaud Dechesne

  6. Density and distribution of nitrifying guilds in rapid sand filters for drinking water production: Dominance of Nitrospira spp.

    Article • Water Research, December 2017, Elsevier

    Arnaud Dechesne

  7. Nitrotoga is selected over Nitrospira in newly assembled biofilm communities from a tap water source community at increased nitrite loading

    Article • Environmental Microbiology, June 2017, Wiley

    Arnaud Dechesne

  8. Metal stressors consistently modulate bacterial conjugal plasmid uptake potential in a phylogenetically conserved manner

    Article • The ISME Journal, August 2016, Nature

    Arnaud Dechesne

  9. Underestimation of ammonia‐oxidizing bacteria abundance by amplification bias in amoA ‐targeted qPCR

    Article • Microbial Biotechnology, May 2016, Wiley

    Arnaud Dechesne

  10. A conceptual framework for invasion in microbial communities

    Article • The ISME Journal, May 2016, Nature

    Arnaud Dechesne

  11. The spatial distribution of exoenzyme activities across the soil micro-landscape, as measured in micro- and macro-aggregates, and ecosystem processes

    Article • Soil Biology and Biochemistry, December 2015, Elsevier

    Arnaud Dechesne

  12. A nitrate sensitive planar optode; performance and interferences

    Article • Talanta, November 2015, Elsevier

    Arnaud Dechesne

  13. Measuring biogeochemical heterogeneity at the micro scale in soils and sediments

    Article • Soil Biology and Biochemistry, November 2015, Elsevier

    Arnaud Dechesne

  14. Microthrix parvicella abundance associates with activated sludge settling velocity and rheology – Quantifying and modelling filamentous bulking

    Article • Water Research, July 2015, Elsevier

    Arnaud Dechesne

  15. Novel assay to measure the plasmid mobilizing potential of mixed microbial communities

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, December 2014, Frontiers

    Arnaud Dechesne

  16. Fine scale spatial variability of microbial pesticide degradation in soil: scales, controlling factors, and implications

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, December 2014, Frontiers

    Arnaud Dechesne

  17. Broad host range plasmids can invade an unexpectedly diverse fraction of a soil bacterial community

    Article • The ISME Journal, October 2014, Nature

    Arnaud Dechesne

  18. Colony morphology and transcriptome profiling of P seudomonas putida KT 2440 and its mutants deficient in alginate or all EPS

    Article • MicrobiologyOpen, June 2014, Wiley

    Arnaud Dechesne

  19. Does microbial centimeter-scale heterogeneity impact MCPA degradation in and leaching from a loamy agricultural soil?

    Article • The Science of The Total Environment, February 2014, Elsevier

    Arnaud Dechesne

  20. Long-term manure exposure increases soil bacterial community potential for plasmid uptake

    Article • Environmental Microbiology Reports, January 2014, Wiley

    Arnaud Dechesne

  21. Protocol for Evaluating the Permissiveness of Bacterial Communities Toward Conjugal Plasmids by Quantification and Isolation of Transconjugants

    Article • January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Arnaud Dechesne

  22. Pseudomonad Swarming Motility Is Restricted to a Narrow Range of High Matric Water Potentials

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, February 2012, ASM Journals

    Arnaud Dechesne

  23. Transcriptome Dynamics of Pseudomonas putida KT2440 under Water Stress

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, December 2011, ASM Journals

    Arnaud Dechesne

  24. An individual-based approach to explain plasmid invasion in bacterial populations

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Ecology, November 2010, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Arnaud Dechesne

  25. Evaluation of Bioaugmentation with Entrapped Degrading Cells as a Soil Remediation Technology

    Article • Environmental Science & Technology, October 2010, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Arnaud Dechesne

  26. The Pressurized Porous Surface Model: An improved tool to study bacterial behavior under a wide range of environmentally relevant matric potentials

    Article • Journal of Microbiological Methods, September 2010, Elsevier

    Arnaud Dechesne

  27. Hydration-controlled bacterial motility and dispersal on surfaces

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, July 2010, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Arnaud Dechesne

  28. Novel Assay To Assess Permissiveness of a Soil Microbial Community toward Receipt of Mobile Genetic Elements

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, May 2010, ASM Journals

    Arnaud Dechesne

  29. Biodegradation in a Partially Saturated Sand Matrix: Compounding Effects of Water Content, Bacterial Spatial Distribution, and Motility

    Article • Environmental Science & Technology, April 2010, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Arnaud Dechesne

  30. Antecedent Growth Conditions Alter Retention of EnvironmentalEscherichia coliIsolates in Transiently Wetted Porous Media

    Article • Environmental Science & Technology, December 2008, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Arnaud Dechesne

  31. The Porous Surface Model, a Novel Experimental System for Online Quantitative Observation of Microbial Processes under Unsaturated Conditions

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, June 2008, ASM Journals

    Arnaud Dechesne

  32. Limited diffusive fluxes of substrate facilitate coexistence of two competing bacterial strains

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Ecology, April 2008, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Arnaud Dechesne

  33. Physical constraints affecting bacterial habitats and activity in unsaturated porous media – a review

    Article • Advances in Water Resources, June 2007, Elsevier

    Arnaud Dechesne

  34. Extracellular Polymeric Substances Affecting Pore-Scale Hydrologic Conditions for Bacterial Activity in Unsaturated Soils

    Article • Vadose Zone Journal, January 2007, Soil Science Society of America

    Arnaud Dechesne

  35. Potential of a 16S rRNA-Based Taxonomic Microarray for Analyzing the Rhizosphere Effects of Maize on Agrobacterium spp. and Bacterial Communities

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, June 2006, ASM Journals

    Arnaud Dechesne

  36. Development and validation of a prototype 16S rRNA-based taxonomic microarray for Alphaproteobacteria

    Article • Environmental Microbiology, February 2006, Wiley

    Arnaud Dechesne

  37. Impact of the Microscale Distribution of a Pseudomonas Strain Introduced into Soil on Potential Contacts with Indigenous Bacteria

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, December 2005, ASM Journals

    Arnaud Dechesne

  38. Modification of Spatial Distribution of 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid Degrader Microhabitats during Growth in Soil Columns

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, May 2004, ASM Journals

    Arnaud Dechesne

  39. A novel method for characterizing the microscale 3D spatial distribution of bacteria in soil

    Article • Soil Biology and Biochemistry, December 2003, Elsevier

    Arnaud Dechesne