Vulgarisation scientifique @MicroCros
10/03/2026 Les bactéries manipulent nos cellules grâce à la physique Audrey Laurent Granger Les bactéries sont partout, y compris à l’intérieur de nous. Le microbiote intestinal, bien connu, en est …
The MDA promotes bacterial colonisation by selecting hyperadhesive pili variants
20/12/2025 Neisseria meningitidis filamentous phage MDA promotes colonisation by selecting hyperadhesive pili variants Clémence Mouville, Antoine Brizard, Morgane Wuckelt, Mélanie Montabord, Hervé Lécuyer, Julie Meyer, Anne Jamet, Béatrice Durel, Charlotte Izabelle, Xavier Nassif, Mathieu Coureuil, Emmanuelle Bille Abstract Filamentous phages are …
Meningococci reshape host membranes to recruit their own signaling receptors
05/12/2025. Meningococci drive host membrane tubulation to recruit their signaling receptors Audrey Laurent-Granger, Kévin Sollier, Bruno Saubamea, Virginie Mignon, Nicolas Goudin, Yaëlle Wormser, Morgane Wuckelt, Mahmoud Rifai, Thomas Heng, Lya …
Soutenance de thèse de Xiali Fu
04/11/2025. Xiali a soutenu et défendu une très belle thèse aujourd’hui! Félicitations ! Staphylococcus aureus adaptation and host response during chronic skin infectionDirigée par Anne Jamet
Fête de la science 2025
04/10/2025. ATELIER 💉 Contagion bactérienne en cours : saurez-vous trouver le vaccin ? A l’occasion de la Fête de la Science 2025, Elif, Lison et Morgane ont organisé un atelier immersif …
Newcomers in the Lab
01/10/2025. It’s time to welcome Five new lab members: Anne-Aurélie Lopes, MD, PhD, HDR. Anne Aurélie join the lab and she will work on Staphylococcus aureus with Anne Jamet Eliska …
Soutenance de thèse de Audrey Laurent-Granger
23/09/2025. Quelle journée pour Audrey qui a brillament soutenu sa thèse aujourd’hui. U Tetraspanins-focused investigation of human endothelial plasma membrane deformation and dynamics upon Neisseria meningitidis adhesionDirigée par Mathieu Coureuil
Skin-adapted Staphylococcus aureus in chronically infected patients
27/08/2025. Immune response and clinical severity are shaped by skin-adapted Staphylococcus aureus in chronically infected patients Anne Jamet, Xiali Fu, Céline Dietrich, Nathalia Bellon, Messaouda Attailia, Elif Uyar, Mélanie Montabord, Iharilalao Dubail, …
Grant ANR PRC
24/07/2025. Anne Jamet was granted ANR PRC for one project as collaborator with Nicolas Mirouze and Sophie Quevillon-Cheruel Characterization of competence development in Staphylococcus aureus in vivo“COLOSSUS”
Structure of the MDAΦ
01/07/2025. Structure of the virulence-associated Neisseria meningitidis filamentous bacteriophage MDAΦ Jan Böhning, Miles Graham, Mathieu Coureuil , Abul K. Tarafder , Julie Meyer, Xavier Nassif, Emmanuelle Bille, and Tanmay A. …
Grant MicrobEX
01/07/2025. Anne Jamet in collaboration with Asmaa Tazi (Institut Cochin) were granted by the Microb’EX network Polymicrobial infections are frequently seen in patients with skin wounds. Despite their prevalence, polymicrobial …
MDA cycle of life (and more… in French)
01/07/2025. Lison Reboul is a PhD student in our team. She joined us in October 2024. She expresses her talents at the bench and also with her tablet ! Lison …
Photo 2025
01/03/2025. L’équipe au complet… ou presque…
MOF-Enhanced Phototherapeutic Wound
01/02/2025. MOF-Enhanced Phototherapeutic Wound Dressings Against Drug-Resistant Bacteria Zhihao Yu, Xiali Fu, Theotim Lucas, Heng Zhao, Changchong Chen, Iharilalao Dubail, Yong Chen, Gilles Patriarche, Jérôme Gateau, Florence Gazeau, Anne Jamet*, Mathilde Lepoitevin*, Christian Serre*, Advanced Healthcare Materials Abstract Phototherapy is a low-risk …
Trends Microbiology – Microbe of the Month – Neisseria meningitidis
01/01/2025. Neisseria meningitidis. Emmanuelle Bille, Alexandra Schubert-Unkmeir and Mathieu Coureuil, Trends Microbiology 2025
Soutenance de thèse de Clémence Mouville
17/12/2024. Nous sommes tous très fier de Clémence Mouville qui a soutenue sa thèse avec brio ! Interaction entre les pili de type IV et le phage filamenteux MDA : …
Fête de la science 2024
14/10/2024. Atelier 8 – Au cœur du labo : les mystères d’un gène dévoilé Aimeriez-vous plonger dans le quotidien d’un laboratoire de microbiologie sans avoir à mettre une blouse ? …
Newcomers in the Lab
01/10/2024. We are delighted to welcome three new members: Lison Reboul for a thesis with Emmanuelle Bille on phage biologyRomina Mehrabdollahi for a Master 2 internship with Mathieu Coureuil on …
Expanding the genetic toolbox for Neisseria meningitidis
14/08/2024. Expanding the genetic toolbox for Neisseria meningitidis with efficient tools for unmarked gene editing, complementation, and labelingMorgane Wuckelt et al Applied and Environmental Microbiology 2024 ABSTRACT The efficient natural transformation of Neisseria …
Grant ANR PRC
24/07/2024. Mathieu Coureuil was granted ANR PRC for two project Deciphering the role of Endothelial MicroParticles in CARdiovascular Dysfunctions in bacterial sepsis (EMPCard) — Unravelling the molecular mechanisms of action …
Dual proteomics of infected macrophages in the Francisella intracellular life cycle
02/04/2024. Dual proteomics of infected macrophages reveal bacterial and host players involved in the Francisella intracellular life cycle and cell to cell dissemination by merocytophagyHéloïse Rytter et al Scientific Reports …
Performance of clinical metagenomics in France: a prospective observational study
11/12/2023. Performance of clinical metagenomics in France: a prospective observational studyJacques Fourgeaud et al. Lancet Microbe 2023 Background Metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) allows untargeted identification of a broad range of pathogens, including …
Airway environment promote Staphylococcus aureus chronic lifestyle
11/12/2023. Airway environment drives the selection of quorum sensing mutants and promote Staphylococcus aureus chronic lifestyleXiongqi Ding et al. Nat Commun 2023 Staphylococcus aureus is a predominant cause of chronic lung infections. While …
Grant ANR PRC and PRME
24/07/2023. Emmanuelle Bille was granted ANR PRME for her project on N. meningitidis and filamentous phage biology. The Neisseria group was also granted ANR PRC in collaboration with Sandrine Bourdoulous. …
Congratulation to Morgane Wuckelt and Elif UYAR
24/07/2023 .Morgane Wuckelt and Elif Uyar have been awarded a PhD Track Grant from BioSPC. We are all very proud and very excited about the science to come. Morgane will …
Engineered human microvasculature to study human infectious diseases
27/03/2023 . Implantation of engineered human microvasculature to study human infectious diseases in mouse models.Sophia Schönherr-Hellec et al iScience 2023 Animal models for studying human pathogens are crucially lacking. We …
Genomic analysis of S. aureus sequential isolates
27/03/2023 . Genomic analysis of Staphylococcus aureus sequential isolates from lungs of patients with cystic fibrosisDing et al Microbes and Infection 2023 Staphylococcus aureus is the predominant pathogen in children …
Grant ANR PRC – Anne Jamet
03/09/2022 .Anne Jamet was granted ANR PRC for her project on S. aureus, skin microbiota and host immune responses Deciphering how the interplay between dysbiosis and MAIT cells impacts skin …
Lung-Adapted Staphylococcus aureus Trigger a Proinflammatory Response
07/05/2022 . Lung-Adapted Staphylococcus aureus Isolates With Dysfunctional Agr System Trigger a Proinflammatory ResponseElodie Ramond et al The Journal of Infectious Diseases 2022 BackgroundStaphylococcus aureus dominates the lung microbiota of children …
Lockdown and decrease of infectious diseases
COVID-19 pandemic: Impact caused by school closure and national lockdown on pediatric visits and admissions for viral and non-viral infections, a time series analysisAugoulvant et al Clinical Infectious Diseases, epublished …