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  1. Asymmetric adhesion of rod-shaped bacteria controls microcolony morphogenesis

    Article • Nature Communications, March 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Christophe BELOIN

  2. Probing the influence of cell surface polysaccharides on nanodendrimer binding to Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria using single-nanoparticle force spectroscopy

    Article • Nanoscale, January 2018, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Christophe BELOIN

  3. Comparative Analysis of Bacterial Community Composition and Structure in Clinically Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Central Venous Catheters

    Article • mSphere, September 2017, ASM Journals

    Dr Christophe BELOIN

  4. YeeJ is an inverse autotransporter from Escherichia coli that binds to peptidoglycan and promotes biofilm formation

    Article • Scientific Reports, September 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Christophe BELOIN

  5. Outer Membrane Proteome of Veillonella parvula: A Diderm Firmicute of the Human Microbiome

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, June 2017, Frontiers

    Dr Christophe BELOIN

  6. Central venous catheters and biofilms: where do we stand in 2017?

    Article • Apmis, April 2017, Wiley

    Dr Christophe BELOIN

  7. Characterization of one of the most prevalent chaperone-usher fimbriae of E. coli

    Article • Environmental Microbiology, October 2016, Wiley

    Dr Christophe BELOIN

  8. Firmicutes with an outer membrane

    Article • eLife, August 2016, eLife

    Dr Christophe BELOIN

  9. Understanding biofilm formation in intravascular device-related infections

    Article • Intensive Care Medicine, August 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Christophe BELOIN

  10. Impact of percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation procedural steps on leaflets histology and mechanical behaviour: An in vitro study

    Article • Archives of Cardiovascular Diseases, August 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Christophe BELOIN

  11. Study of in vivo catheter biofilm infections using pediatric central venous catheter implanted in rat

    Article • Nature Protocols, February 2016, Nature

    Dr Christophe BELOIN

  12. In vivo prevention of biofilm formation and associated occlusion by biomimetic glycocalyxlike polymer in totally implantable venous access devices

    Article • Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, January 2016, Frontiers

    Dr Christophe BELOIN

  13. Selective propensity of bovine jugular vein material to bacterial adhesions: An in-vitro study

    Article • International Journal of Cardiology, November 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Christophe BELOIN

  14. Inhibition of type 1 fimbriae-mediated Escherichia coli adhesion and biofilm formation by trimeric cluster thiomannosides conjugated to diamond nanoparticles

    Article • Nanoscale, January 2015, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Christophe BELOIN, aloysius harindra siriwardena

  15. Dynamic Modulation of Fimbrial Extension and FimH-Mannose Binding Force on Live Bacteria Under pH Changes: A Molecular Atomic Force Microscopy Analysis

    Article • Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology, November 2014, American Scientific Publishers

    Dr Christophe BELOIN

  16. Novel approaches to combat bacterial biofilms

    Article • Current Opinion in Pharmacology, October 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Christophe BELOIN

  17. Biofilm-Related Infections: Bridging the Gap between Clinical Management and Fundamental Aspects of Recalcitrance toward Antibiotics

    Article • Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews, September 2014, ASM Journals

    Dr Christophe BELOIN

  18. Tolérance des biofilms aux antibiotiques : comprendre pour mieux traiter

    Article • Journal des Anti-infectieux, September 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Christophe BELOIN

  19. Biofilms Formed by Gram-Negative Bacteria Undergo Increased Lipid A Palmitoylation, Enhancing In Vivo Survival

    Article • mBio, August 2014, ASM Journals

    Dr Christophe BELOIN, Jean-Marc GHIGO

  20. Bacteria Hold Their Breath upon Surface Contact as Shown in a Strain of Escherichia coli, Using Dispersed Surfaces and Flow Cytometry Analysis

    Article • PLoS ONE, July 2014, PLOS

    Dr Christophe BELOIN

  21. pH-Mediated Potentiation of Aminoglycosides Kills Bacterial Persisters and Eradicates In Vivo Biofilms

    Article • The Journal of Infectious Diseases, May 2014, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Christophe BELOIN

  22. Preventing Biofilm Formation and Associated Occlusion by Biomimetic Glycocalyxlike Polymer in Central Venous Catheters

    Article • The Journal of Infectious Diseases, May 2014, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Christophe BELOIN

  23. In VitroActivities of Dermaseptins K4S4and K4K20S4against Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa Planktonic Growth and Biofilm Formation

    Article • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, February 2014, ASM Journals

    Dr Christophe BELOIN

  24. Management of infections related to totally implantable venous-access ports: challenges and perspectives

    Article • The Lancet Infectious Diseases, February 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Christophe BELOIN

  25. A new biofilm-associated colicin with increased efficiency against biofilm bacteria

    Article • The ISME Journal, January 2014, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Christophe BELOIN

  26. The dynamics and pH-dependence of Ag43 adhesins’ self-association probed by atomic force spectroscopy

    Article • Nanoscale, January 2014, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Christophe BELOIN, Professor Jerome F.L. Duval

  27. Bacterial biofilm mechanical properties persist upon antibiotic treatment and survive cell death

    Article • New Journal of Physics, December 2013, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Dr Christophe BELOIN

  28. Induction of the Cpx Envelope Stress Pathway Contributes to Escherichia coli Tolerance to Antimicrobial Peptides

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, October 2013, ASM Journals

    Dr Christophe BELOIN, Jean-Marc GHIGO

  29. Did I Pick the Right Colony? Pitfalls in the Study of Regulation of the Phase Variable Antigen 43 Adhesin

    Article • PLoS ONE, September 2013, PLOS

    Dr Christophe BELOIN

  30. Sugar‐Modified Foldamers as Conformationally Defined and Biologically Distinct Glycopeptide Mimics

    Article • Angewandte Chemie, August 2013, Wiley

    Dr Christophe BELOIN, Professor Tushar Kanti Chakraborty

  31. Sugar-Modified Foldamers as Conformationally Defined and Biologically Distinct Glycopeptide Mimics

    Article • Angewandte Chemie, August 2013, Wiley

    Professor Tushar Kanti Chakraborty, Dr Christophe BELOIN

  32. From in vitro to in vivo Models of Bacterial Biofilm-Related Infections

    Article • Pathogens, May 2013, MDPI AG

    Dr Christophe BELOIN

  33. Identification of Commensal Escherichia coli Genes Involved in Biofilm Resistance to Pathogen Colonization

    Article • PLoS ONE, May 2013, PLOS

    Dr Christophe BELOIN

  34. Starvation, Together with the SOS Response, Mediates High Biofilm-Specific Tolerance to the Fluoroquinolone Ofloxacin

    Article • PLoS Genetics, January 2013, PLOS

    Dr Christophe BELOIN

  35. Glycan-functionalized diamond nanoparticles as potent E. coli anti-adhesives

    Article • Nanoscale, January 2013, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Christophe BELOIN

  36. Full and Broad-SpectrumIn VivoEradication of Catheter-Associated Biofilms Using Gentamicin-EDTA Antibiotic Lock Therapy

    Article • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, October 2012, ASM Journals

    Dr Christophe BELOIN

  37. Mapping of Bacterial Biofilm Local Mechanics by Magnetic Microparticle Actuation

    Article • Biophysical Journal, September 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Christophe BELOIN

  38. Functional Heterogeneity of the UpaH Autotransporter Protein from Uropathogenic Escherichia coli

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, August 2012, ASM Journals

    Dr Christophe BELOIN

  39. A Rat Model of Central Venous Catheter to Study Establishment of Long-Term Bacterial Biofilm and Related Acute and Chronic Infections

    Article • PLoS ONE, May 2012, PLOS

    Dr Christophe BELOIN

  40. Molecular Characterization of the EhaG and UpaG Trimeric Autotransporter Proteins from Pathogenic Escherichia coli

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

    Dr Christophe BELOIN

  41. Molecular Characterization of UpaB and UpaC, Two New Autotransporter Proteins of Uropathogenic Escherichia coli CFT073

    Article • Infection and Immunity, September 2011, ASM Journals

    Dr Christophe BELOIN

  42. Correction: Bacterial Surface Appendages Strongly Impact Nanomechanical and Electrokinetic Properties of Escherichia coli Cells Subjected to Osmotic Stress

    Article • PLoS ONE, July 2011, PLOS

    Dr Christophe BELOIN

  43. Bacterial Surface Appendages Strongly Impact Nanomechanical and Electrokinetic Properties of Escherichia coli Cells Subjected to Osmotic Stress

    Article • PLoS ONE, May 2011, PLOS

    Dr Christophe BELOIN, Professor Jerome F.L. Duval

  44. The sweet connection: Solving the riddle of multiple sugar‐binding fimbrial adhesins in Escherichia coli

    Article • BioEssays, February 2011, Wiley

    Dr Christophe BELOIN

  45. Silent Mischief: Bacteriophage Mu Insertions Contaminate Products of Escherichia coli Random Mutagenesis Performed Using Suicidal Transposon Delivery Plasmids Mobilized by Broad-Host-Range RP4 Conjugative Machinery

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, October 2010, ASM Journals

    Dr Christophe BELOIN

  46. Escherichia coli K‐12 possesses multiple cryptic but functional chaperone–usher fimbriae with distinct surface specificities

    Article • Environmental Microbiology, July 2010, Wiley

    Dr Christophe BELOIN

  47. Biofilm-forming Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria undergo lipopolysaccharide structural modifications and induce enhanced inflammatory cytokine response in human monocytes

    Article • Innate Immunity, August 2009, SAGE Publications

    Dr Christophe BELOIN

  48. Impact of rpoS Deletion on the Proteome of Escherichia coli Grown Planktonically and as Biofilm

    Article • Journal of Proteome Research, October 2008, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Christophe BELOIN

  49. A Short–Time Scale Colloidal System Reveals Early Bacterial Adhesion Dynamics

    Article • PLoS Biology, July 2008, PLOS

    Dr Christophe BELOIN

  50. UpaG, a New Member of the Trimeric Autotransporter Family of Adhesins in Uropathogenic Escherichia coli

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, April 2008, ASM Journals

    Dr Christophe BELOIN

  51. Escherichia coli Biofilms

    Article • January 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Christophe BELOIN

  52. Functional Analysis of Antigen 43 in Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Reveals a Role in Long-Term Persistence in the Urinary Tract

    Article • Infection and Immunity, April 2007, ASM Journals

    Dr Christophe BELOIN

  53. Tight Modulation of Escherichia coli Bacterial Biofilm Formation through Controlled Expression of Adhesion Factors

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, March 2007, ASM Journals

    Dr Christophe BELOIN

  54. Biofilm forming P. aeruginosa induces an enhanced inflammatory response in human monocytes

    Article • Critical Care, January 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Christophe BELOIN

  55. The Transcriptional Antiterminator RfaH Represses Biofilm Formation in Escherichia coli

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, February 2006, ASM Journals

    Dr Christophe BELOIN, Professor Ulrich Dobrindt

  56. Colonization of Abiotic Surfaces

    Article • August 2005, ASM Journals

    Dr Christophe BELOIN

  57. Colonization of Abiotic Surfaces

    Article • EcoSal Plus, July 2005, ASM Journals

    Dr Christophe BELOIN

  58. CpxR/OmpR Interplay Regulates Curli Gene Expression in Response to Osmolarity in Escherichia coli

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, March 2005, ASM Journals

    Dr Christophe BELOIN

  59. Combined Inactivation and Expression Strategy To Study Gene Function under Physiological Conditions: Application to Identification of New Escherichia coli Adhesins

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, February 2005, ASM Journals

    Dr Christophe BELOIN

  60. Finding gene-expression patterns in bacterial biofilms

    Article • Trends in Microbiology, January 2005, Elsevier

    Dr Christophe BELOIN

  61. Global impact of mature biofilm lifestyle on Escherichia coli K‐12 gene expression

    Article • Molecular Microbiology, December 2003, Wiley

    Dr Christophe BELOIN

  62. Shigella flexneri 2a strain 2457T expresses three members of the H-NS-like protein family: characterization of the Sfh protein

    Article • Molecular Genetics and Genomics, August 2003, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Christophe BELOIN, Professor Charles J Dorman

  63. In vitro DNA‐binding properties of VirB, the Shigella flexneri virulence regulatory protein

    Article • FEBS Letters, May 2003, Wiley

    Dr Christophe BELOIN, Professor Charles J Dorman

  64. Three‐way interactions among the Sfh, StpA and H‐NS nucleoid‐structuring proteins of Shigella flexneri 2a strain 2457T

    Article • Molecular Microbiology, May 2003, Wiley

    Dr Christophe BELOIN, Professor Charles J Dorman

  65. An extended role for the nucleoid structuring protein H‐NS in the virulence gene regulatory cascade of Shigella flexneri

    Article • Molecular Microbiology, January 2003, Wiley

    Dr Christophe BELOIN, Professor Charles J Dorman

  66. Contribution of DNA Conformation and Topology in Right-handed DNA Wrapping by the Bacillus subtilis LrpC Protein

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, November 2002, American Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (ASBMB)

    Dr Christophe BELOIN

  67. Molecular Dissection of VirB, a Key Regulator of the Virulence Cascade ofShigella flexneri

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, February 2002, American Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (ASBMB)

    Dr Christophe BELOIN, Professor Charles J Dorman

  68. A possible role for L24 of Bacillus subtilis innucleoid organization and segregation

    Article • Biochimie, February 2001, Elsevier

    Dr Christophe BELOIN

  69. Regulation of virulence gene expression in Shigella flexneri, a facultative intracellular pathogen

    Article • International Journal of Medical Microbiology, January 2001, Elsevier

    Dr Christophe BELOIN, Professor Charles J Dorman

  70. Characterization of LrpC DNA-Binding Properties and Regulation of Bacillus subtilis lrpC Gene Expression

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, August 2000, ASM Journals

    Dr Christophe BELOIN

  71. The L17 ribosomal protein of Bacillus subtilis binds preferentially to curved DNA

    Article • Biochimie, January 2000, Elsevier

    Dr Christophe BELOIN

  72. Characterization of an lrp-like (IrpC ) gene from Bacillus subtilis

    Article • MGG Molecular & General Genetics, September 1997, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Christophe BELOIN

  73. Overproduction, purification and characterization of the HPB12-L24 ribosomal protein ofBacillus subtilis

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Letters, November 1996, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Christophe BELOIN

  74. Suppression of the Bgi+ phenotype of a Δhns strain ofEscherichia coli by aBacillus subtilis antiterminator binding site

    Article • MGG Molecular & General Genetics, April 1996, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Christophe BELOIN

  75. Suppression of the Bgl

    Article • MGG Molecular & General Genetics, January 1996, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Christophe BELOIN