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Benoit Chassaing is affiliated with Georgia State University in the United States. Their research primarily spans fields such as Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with notable focus on subfields including Molecular Biology, Physiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Genetics, and Surgery.

The core research interests of Benoit Chassaing center on several key topics:

  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease
  • Gastrointestinal motility and disorders
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
  • Probiotics and Fermented Foods

Benoit Chassaing has a substantial publication record, appearing frequently in venues such as:

  • Gut Microbes
  • Gastroenterology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology
  • Nutrients

Their recent significant papers include:

  • "Multi-omics analyses of the ulcerative colitis gut microbiome link Bacteroides vulgatus proteases with disease severity," 2022, Nature Microbiology
  • "Randomized Controlled-Feeding Study of Dietary Emulsifier Carboxymethylcellulose Reveals Detrimental Impacts on the Gut Microbiota and Metabolome," 2021, Gastroenterology
  • "Ultra-processed foods and human health: from epidemiological evidence to mechanistic insights," 2022, The Lancet. Gastroenterology & Hepatology
  • "Direct impact of commonly used dietary emulsifiers on human gut microbiota," 2021, Microbiome
  • "Ultra-processed foods and food additives in gut health and disease," 2024, Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Benoit Chassaing has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Andrew T. Gewirtz
  • Clara Delaroque
  • Émilie Viennois
  • Charlène J. G. Dauriat
  • Nicolas Barnich

Best Publications

  • Dietary emulsifiers impact the mouse gut microbiota promoting colitis and metabolic syndrome

    Benoit Chassaing;Omry Koren;Julia K. Goodrich;Angela C. Poole

  • Dextran Sulfate Sodium (DSS)-Induced Colitis in Mice

    Benoit Chassaing;Jesse D. Aitken;Madhu Malleshappa;Matam Vijay-Kumar

  • Sex steroid deficiency–associated bone loss is microbiota dependent and prevented by probiotics

    Jau-Yi Li;Benoit Chassaing;Abdul Malik Tyagi;Chiara Vaccaro

  • Transient Inability to Manage Proteobacteria Promotes Chronic Gut Inflammation in TLR5-Deficient Mice

    Frederic A. Carvalho;Frederic A. Carvalho;Frederic A. Carvalho;Omry Koren;Julia K. Goodrich;Malin E.V. Johansson

  • Fecal lipocalin 2, a sensitive and broadly dynamic non-invasive biomarker for intestinal inflammation.

    Benoit Chassaing;Gayathri Srinivasan;Maria A. Delgado;Andrew N. Young

  • The Commensal Microbiota and Enteropathogens in the Pathogenesis of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

    Benoit Chassaing;Arlette Darfeuille–Michaud

  • Dietary emulsifiers directly alter human microbiota composition and gene expression ex vivo potentiating intestinal inflammation

    Benoit Chassaing;Tom Van de Wiele;Jana De Bodt;Massimo Marzorati

  • Fiber-Mediated Nourishment of Gut Microbiota Protects against Diet-Induced Obesity by Restoring IL-22-Mediated Colonic Health.

    Jun Zou;Benoit Chassaing;Vishal Singh;Michael Pellizzon

  • TLR5-mediated sensing of gut microbiota is necessary for antibody responses to seasonal influenza vaccination.

    Jason Z. Oh;Rajesh Ravindran;Benoit Chassaing;Frederic A. Carvalho;Frederic A. Carvalho

  • Dysregulated Microbial Fermentation of Soluble Fiber Induces Cholestatic Liver Cancer.

    Vishal Singh;Beng San Yeoh;Benoit Chassaing;Xia Xiao

  • Multi-omics analyses of the Ulcerative Colitis gut microbiome link Bacteroides vulgatus proteases with disease severity

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  • Innate and adaptive immunity interact to quench microbiome flagellar motility in the gut

    Tyler C. Cullender;Benoit Chassaing;Anders Janzon;Krithika Kumar

  • Microbiota-liver axis in hepatic disease.

    Benoit Chassaing;Lucie Etienne-Mesmin;Andrew T. Gewirtz

  • Intestinal epithelial cell toll-like receptor 5 regulates the intestinal microbiota to prevent low-grade inflammation and metabolic syndrome in mice.

    Benoit Chassaing;Ruth E. Ley;Andrew T. Gewirtz

  • Crohn disease–associated adherent-invasive E. coli bacteria target mouse and human Peyer’s patches via long polar fimbriae

    Benoit Chassaing;Nathalie Rolhion;Amélie de Vallée;Sa’ad Y. Salim

  • Randomized controlled-feeding study of dietary emulsifier carboxymethylcellulose reveals detrimental impacts on the gut microbiota and metabolome.

    Benoit Chassaing;Charlene Compher;Brittaney Bonhomme;Qing Liu

  • Dietary Emulsifier–Induced Low-Grade Inflammation Promotes Colon Carcinogenesis

    Emilie Viennois;Didier Merlin;Didier Merlin;Andrew T. Gewirtz;Benoit Chassaing

  • Antigen sampling by intestinal M cells is the principal pathway initiating mucosal IgA production to commensal enteric bacteria

    D Rios;M B Wood;J Li;B Chassaing

  • Prevention and cure of rotavirus infection via TLR5/NLRC4–mediated production of IL-22 and IL-18

    Benyue Zhang;Benoit Chassaing;Zhenda Shi;Robin Uchiyama

  • Direct impact of commonly used dietary emulsifiers on human gut microbiota.

    Sabrine Naimi;Emilie Viennois;Andrew T. Gewirtz;Benoit Chassaing

  • AIEC pathobiont instigates chronic colitis in susceptible hosts by altering microbiota composition

    Benoit Chassaing;Omry Koren;Frederic A Carvalho;Ruth E Ley

  • Antibiotic Treatment Suppresses Rotavirus Infection and Enhances Specific Humoral Immunity

    Robin Uchiyama;Benoit Chassaing;Benyue Zhang;Andrew T. Gewirtz

  • Microbiota fermentation-NLRP3 axis shapes the impact of dietary fibres on intestinal inflammation

    Vishal Singh;Beng San Yeoh;Rachel E Walker;Xia Xiao

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew T. Gewirtz
Andrew T. Gewirtz Georgia State University
Matam Vijay-Kumar
Matam Vijay-Kumar University of Toledo
Arlette Darfeuille-Michaud
Arlette Darfeuille-Michaud University of Clermont Auvergne
Nicolas Barnich
Nicolas Barnich University of Clermont Auvergne
Ruth E. Ley
Ruth E. Ley Max Planck Society
Didier Merlin
Didier Merlin Georgia State University
Timothy L. Denning
Timothy L. Denning Georgia Research Alliance
Marie-Anne Nahori
Marie-Anne Nahori Institut Pasteur
Marc Lecuit
Marc Lecuit Institut Pasteur
Pascale Cossart
Pascale Cossart Institut Pasteur

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