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Overview

Corinne Leyval is affiliated with the University of Lorraine in France. The research work is primarily situated within the fields of Environmental Science, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on subfields including Plant Science, Pollution, Geochemistry and Petrology, Molecular Biology, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

The main topics covered in their scientific publications include heavy metals in the environment, geochemistry and elemental analysis, lichen and fungal ecology, mycorrhizal fungi and plant interactions, microbial community ecology and physiology, gut microbiota and health, as well as genomics and phylogenetic studies.

Frequent coauthors include Ruoyu Hu, Thierry Béguiristain, Alexis de Junet, Aurélie Cébron, and Florian Lemmel, with multiple collaborations in their recent works.

Corinne Leyval has contributed to several research articles published across notable scientific journals. Key publications include:

  • Unravelling the Role of Melanin in Cd and Zn Tolerance and Accumulation of Three Dark Septate Endophytic Species, 2020, Microorganisms
  • BactoTraits - A functional trait database to evaluate how natural and man-induced changes influence the assembly of bacterial communities, 2021, Ecological Indicators
  • Altered fungal communities in contaminated soils from French industrial brownfields, 2020, Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Bioavailability and transfer of elevated Sm concentration to alfalfa in spiked soils, 2020, Environmental Science and Pollution Research
  • No significant transfer of the rare earth element samarium from spiked soil to alfalfa by Funneliformis mosseae, 2020, Mycorrhiza

Their research has often appeared in journals such as Mycorrhiza, Ecological Indicators, Microorganisms, Journal of Hazardous Materials, and Environmental Science and Pollution Research.

Best Publications

  • Effect of heavy metal pollution on mycorrhizal colonization and function: physiological, ecological and applied aspects

    C. Leyval;K. Turnau;K. Haselwandter

  • Metal-binding capacity of arbuscular mycorrhizal mycelium.

    Erik J Joner;Roberto Briones;Corinne Leyval

  • Extensive Fungal Diversity in Plant Roots

    Philippe Vandenkoornhuyse;Sandra L. Baldauf;Corinne Leyval;Jean Straczek

  • Real-Time PCR quantification of PAH-ring hydroxylating dioxygenase (PAH-RHDα) genes from Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria in soil and sediment samples

    Aurélie Cébron;Marie-Paule Norini;Thierry Beguiristain;Corinne Leyval

  • Uptake of 109Cd by roots and hyphae of a Glomus mosseae/ Trifolium subterraneum mycorrhiza from soil amended with high and low concentrations of cadmium

    E. J. Joner;C. Leyval

  • Dissipation of 3-6-ring polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the rhizosphere of ryegrass.

    P Binet;J.M Portal;C Leyval

  • Rhizosphere Gradients of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) Dissipation in Two Industrial Soils and the Impact of Arbuscular Mycorrhiza

    Erik J. Joner;Corinne Leyval

  • Nutritional constraints to degradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in a simulated rhizosphere

    E.J. Joner;S.C. Corgié;N. Amellal;C. Leyval

  • Environmental fate and ecotoxicity of lanthanides: are they a uniform group beyond chemistry?

    Veronica Gonzalez;Davide A.L. Vignati;Corinne Leyval;Laure Giamberini

  • Arbuscular mycorrhizal contribution to heavy metal uptake by maize (Zea mays L.) in pot culture with contaminated soil

    I. Weissenhorn;C. Leyval;G. Belgy;J. Berthelin

  • Rhizosphere effects on microbial community structure and dissipation and toxicity of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in spiked soil.

    Erik J. Joner;Anders Johansen;Andreas P. Loibner;Mary Ann Dela Cruz

  • Cd-tolerant arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi from heavy-metal polluted soils

    I. Weissenhorn;C. Leyval;J. Berthelin

  • Assessment of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi diversity in the rhizosphere of Viola calaminaria and effect of these fungi on heavy metal uptake by clover

    C. Tonin;P. Vandenkoornhuyse;E. J. Joner;J. Straczek

  • Potential of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi for bioremediation

    C. Leyval;E. J. Joner;C. del Val;K. Haselwandter

  • Time-course of heavy metal uptake in maize and clover as affected by root density and different mycorrhizal inoculation regimes

    E. J. Joner;C. Leyval

  • Effect of Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons in Soil on Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Plants

    C. Leyval;P. Binet

  • Weathering of a Mica by Roots and Rhizospheric Microorganisms of Pine

    C. Leyval;J. Berthelin

  • Experimental determination of magnesium isotope fractionation during higher plant growth

    Emile B. Bolou-Bi;Emile B. Bolou-Bi;Anne Poszwa;Corinne Leyval;Nathalie Vigier

  • Fate of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in the rhizosphere and mycorrhizosphere of ryegrass

    Ph. Binet;J.M. Portal;C. Leyval

  • Root colonization of maize by a Cd-sensitive and a Cd-tolerant Glomus mosseae and cadmium uptake in sand culture

    I. Weissenhorn;C. Leyval

  • Influence of arbuscular mycorrhiza on clover and ryegrass grown together in a soil spiked with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

    Erik J. Joner;Corinne Leyval

  • Differential tolerance to Cd and Zn of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungal spores isolated from heavy metal-polluted and unpolluted soils

    I. Weissenhorn;A. Glashoff;C. Leyval;J. Berthelin

Frequent Co-Authors

Pierre Faure
Pierre Faure University of Lorraine
Michel Chalot
Michel Chalot University of Franche-Comté
Iver Jakobsen
Iver Jakobsen University of Copenhagen
Marie-Odile Simonnot
Marie-Odile Simonnot University of Lorraine
Jean-Louis Morel
Jean-Louis Morel University of Lorraine
Bruno Delvaux
Bruno Delvaux Université Catholique de Louvain
Sabine Houot
Sabine Houot University of Paris-Saclay
Christian Steinberg
Christian Steinberg INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Robin Duponnois
Robin Duponnois Montpellier SupAgro
Baodong Chen
Baodong Chen Chinese Academy of Sciences

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