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Didier Blanot publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Didier Blanot sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 165 publications — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Didier Blanot D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Didier Blanot sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 59 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Didier Blanot is affiliated with the University of Paris-Saclay in France and conducts research primarily in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with additional interests spanning Medicine.

Their recent scholarly output includes publications in several journals, such as:

  • The Biology of Colicin M and Its Orthologs, 2021, Antibiotics
  • AsnB is responsible for peptidoglycan precursor amidation in Clostridium difficile in the presence of vancomycin, 2020, Microbiology
  • The Biology of Colicin M and Its Orthologs, 2021, Preprints.org
  • CbrA Mediates Colicin M Resistance in Escherichia coli through Modification of Undecaprenyl-Phosphate-Linked Peptidoglycan Precursors, 2020, Journal of Bacteriology

Frequent co-authors in Didier Blanot's research include Delphine Patin, Thierry Touzé, Hélène Barreteau, Dimitri Chérier, and Dominique Mengin-Lecreulx. Collaborations with these researchers have contributed to studies in bacterial resistance mechanisms and molecular microbiology.

The scientist's research addresses several subfields, notably Genetics, Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases, Food Science, and Ecology.

Main research topics covered in Didier Blanot's work include:

  • Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Probiotics and Fermented Foods
  • Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
  • Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions

Didier Blanot has published in a range of journals that focus on microbiology and antibiotics, including Antibiotics, Microbiology, Preprints.org, and Journal of Bacteriology. This dissemination reflects a concentration on microbial physiology, resistance mechanisms, and bacterial cell wall biosynthesis studies.

Best Publications

  • Peptidoglycan structure and architecture

    Waldemar Vollmer;Didier Blanot;Miguel A. De Pedro

  • Peptidoglycan molecular requirements allowing detection by Nod1 and Nod2.

    Stephen E. Girardin;Leonardo H. Travassos;Mireille Hervé;Didier Blanot

  • Cytoplasmic steps of peptidoglycan biosynthesis.

    Hélène Barreteau;Andreja Kovač;Audrey Boniface;Matej Sova

  • Toll‐like receptor 2‐dependent bacterial sensing does not occur via peptidoglycan recognition

    Leonardo H Travassos;Leonardo H Travassos;Stephen E Girardin;Dana J Philpott;Didier Blanot

  • The Drosophila Amidase PGRP-LB Modulates the Immune Response to Bacterial Infection

    Anna Zaidman-Rémy;Mireille Hervé;Mickael Poidevin;Sébastien Pili-Floury

  • The Peptidoglycan of Stationary-Phase Mycobacterium tuberculosis Predominantly Contains Cross-Links Generated by l,d-Transpeptidation

    Marie Lavollay;Michel Arthur;Michel Arthur;Michel Arthur;Martine Fourgeaud;Martine Fourgeaud;Martine Fourgeaud;Lionel Dubost

  • The bacA Gene of Escherichia coli Encodes an Undecaprenyl Pyrophosphate Phosphatase Activity

    Meriem El Ghachi;Ahmed Bouhss;Didier Blanot;Dominique Mengin-Lecreulx

  • Purification and Characterization of the Bacterial MraY Translocase Catalyzing the First Membrane Step of Peptidoglycan Biosynthesis

    Ahmed Bouhss;Muriel Crouvoisier;Didier Blanot;Dominique Mengin-Lecreulx

  • Determination of the MurD mechanism through crystallographic analysis of enzyme complexes.

    J.A Bertrand;G Auger;L Martin;E Fanchon

  • Crystal structure of UDP-N-acetylmuramoyl-L- alanine:D-glutamate ligase from Escherichia coli

    Jay A. Bertrand;Geneviève Auger;Eric Fanchon;Lydie Martin

  • A detailed study of the amino acids produced from the vacuum UV irradiation of interstellar ice analogs.

    Michel Nuevo;Geneviève Auger;Didier Blanot;Louis d’Hendecourt

  • In Vitro and In Vivo Analysis of the Gram-Negative Bacteria–Derived Riboflavin Precursor Derivatives Activating Mouse MAIT Cells

    Claire Soudais;Fatoumata Samassa;Manal Sarkis;Manal Sarkis;Lionel Le Bourhis

  • Invariant amino acids in the Mur peptide synthetases of bacterial peptidoglycan synthesis and their modification by site-directed mutagenesis in the UDP-MurNAc:L-alanine ligase from Escherichia coli.

    Bouhss A;Mengin-Lecreulx D;Blanot D;van Heijenoort J

  • The peptidoglycan sacculus of Myxococcus xanthus has unusual structural features and is degraded during glycerol-induced myxospore development.

    Nhat Khai Bui;Joe Gray;Heinz Schwarz;Peter Schumann

  • Colicin M Exerts Its Bacteriolytic Effect via Enzymatic Degradation of Undecaprenyl Phosphate-linked Peptidoglycan Precursors

    Meriem El Ghachi;Ahmed Bouhss;Hélène Barreteau;Thierry Touzé

  • Active site mapping of MraY, a member of the polyprenyl-phosphate N-acetylhexosamine 1-phosphate transferase superfamily, catalyzing the first membrane step of peptidoglycan biosynthesis.

    Bayan Al-Dabbagh;Xavier Henry;Meriem El Ghachi;Geneviève Auger

  • Discovery of novel 5-benzylidenerhodanine and 5-benzylidenethiazolidine-2,4-dione inhibitors of MurD ligase.

    Nace Zidar;Tihomir Tomašić;Roman Šink;Veronika Rupnik

  • Balance between Two Transpeptidation Mechanisms Determines the Expression of β-Lactam Resistance in Enterococcus faecium

    Jean-Luc Mainardi;Véronique Morel;Martine Fourgeaud;Julie Cremniter

  • Synthesis of Mosaic Peptidoglycan Cross-bridges by Hybrid Peptidoglycan Assembly Pathways in Gram-positive Bacteria

    Ana Arbeloa;Jean-Emmanuel Hugonnet;Anne-Charlotte Sentilhes;Nathalie Josseaume

  • Over-production, Purification and Properties of the Uridine-diphosphate-N -Acetylmuramate: l-alanine Ligase from Escherichia coli

    Dominique Liger;Anne Masson;Didier Blanot;Jean Van Heijenoort

Frequent Co-Authors

Dominique Mengin-Lecreulx
Dominique Mengin-Lecreulx University of Paris-Saclay
Stanislav Gobec
Stanislav Gobec University of Ljubljana
Michel Arthur
Michel Arthur Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers
Andréa Dessen
Andréa Dessen Brazilian Biosciences National Laboratory
Jean-Luc Mainardi
Jean-Luc Mainardi Université Paris Cité
Herman van Tilbeurgh
Herman van Tilbeurgh University of Paris-Saclay
Ian Chopra
Ian Chopra University of Leeds
Otto Dideberg
Otto Dideberg Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Ivo G. Boneca
Ivo G. Boneca Institut Pasteur
Stephen E. Girardin
Stephen E. Girardin University of Toronto

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