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Eduardo P. C. Rocha

Eduardo P. C. Rocha

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Genetics
France
2024
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Genetics and Molecular Biology
France
2024

D-Index & Metrics

Microbiology

D-Index
98
Citations
36199
World Ranking
453
National Ranking
24

Genetics

D-Index
97
Citations
35879
World Ranking
838
National Ranking
25

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics in France Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in France Leader Award

Overview

Eduardo P. C. Rocha is affiliated with the Institut Pasteur in France. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology as well as Environmental Science. Within these broader areas, their work focuses on subfields such as Molecular Biology, Ecology, Molecular Medicine, Genetics, and Endocrinology.

The scientist's research covers a variety of main topics, including:

  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Vibrio bacteria research studies
  • Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
  • Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
  • Microbial infections and disease research

Eduardo P. C. Rocha has contributed to multiple recent publications, including:

  • Pathways for horizontal gene transfer in bacteria revealed by a global map of their plasmids, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Phages and their satellites encode hotspots of antiviral systems, 2022, Cell Host & Microbe
  • PPanGGOLiN: Depicting microbial diversity via a partitioned pangenome graph, 2020, PLoS Computational Biology
  • IntegronFinder 2.0: Identification and Analysis of Integrons across Bacteria, with a Focus on Antibiotic Resistance in Klebsiella, 2022, Microorganisms
  • Phylogenetic background and habitat drive the genetic diversification of Escherichia coli, 2020, PLoS Genetics

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers, notably:

  • Marie Touchon
  • Jorge A. Moura de Sousa
  • Olaya Rendueles
  • Amandine Nucci
  • David Bikard

Eduardo P. C. Rocha's work is published extensively in specific venues including:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • Nucleic Acids Research
  • Nature Microbiology
  • Molecular Biology and Evolution

Best Publications

  • The complete genome sequence of the Gram-positive bacterium Bacillus subtilis

    F. Kunst;N. Ogasawara;I. Moszer;A. M. Albertini

  • CRISPRCasFinder, an update of CRISRFinder, includes a portable version, enhanced performance and integrates search for Cas proteins.

    David Couvin;Aude Bernheim;Aude Bernheim;Claire Toffano-Nioche;Marie Touchon;Marie Touchon

  • Organised Genome Dynamics in the Escherichia coli Species Results in Highly Diverse Adaptive Paths

    Marie Touchon;Marie Touchon;Claire Hoede;Olivier Tenaillon;Valérie Barbe

  • Mobility of Plasmids

    Chris Smillie;M. Pilar Garcillán-Barcia;M. Victoria Francia;Eduardo P. C. Rocha

  • Uncovering Listeria monocytogenes hypervirulence by harnessing its biodiversity

    Mylène M. Maury;Mylène M. Maury;Mylène M. Maury;Yu Huan Tsai;Yu Huan Tsai;Caroline Charlier;Marie Touchon;Marie Touchon

  • Whole genome-based population biology and epidemiological surveillance of Listeria monocytogenes

    Alexandra Moura;Alexis Criscuolo;Hannes Pouseele;Mylène M. Maury

  • Horizontal transfer, not duplication, drives the expansion of protein families in prokaryotes.

    Todd J. Treangen;Eduardo P. C. Rocha;Eduardo P. C. Rocha;Eduardo P. C. Rocha

  • Base composition bias might result from competition for metabolic resources.

    Eduardo P.C. Rocha;Antoine Danchin

  • Codon usage bias from tRNA's point of view: Redundancy, specialization, and efficient decoding for translation optimization

    Eduardo P.C. Rocha

  • Comparisons of dN/dS are time dependent for closely related bacterial genomes.

    Eduardo P.C. Rocha;John Maynard Smith;Laurence D. Hurst;Matthew T.G. Holden

  • Coping with cold: The genome of the versatile marine Antarctica bacterium Pseudoalteromonas haloplanktis TAC125

    Claudine Médigue;Evelyne Krin;Géraldine Pascal;Valérie Barbe

  • Identification of protein secretion systems in bacterial genomes

    Sophie S. Abby;Jean Cury;Jean Cury;Julien Guglielmini;Julien Guglielmini;Bertrand Néron

  • Phages and their satellites encode hotspots of antiviral systems

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  • MacSyFinder: a program to mine genomes for molecular systems with an application to CRISPR-Cas systems.

    Sophie S. Abby;Bertrand Néron;Hervé Ménager;Marie Touchon

  • Pathways for horizontal gene transfer in bacteria revealed by a global map of their plasmids

    Santiago Redondo-Salvo;Raúl Fernández-López;Raúl Ruiz;Luis Vielva

  • The Systemic Imprint of Growth and Its Uses in Ecological (Meta)Genomics

    Sara Vieira-Silva;Eduardo P. C. Rocha

  • The Repertoire of ICE in Prokaryotes Underscores the Unity, Diversity, and Ubiquity of Conjugation

    Julien Guglielmini;Leonor Quintais;Leonor Quintais;Maria Pilar Garcillán-Barcia;Fernando de la Cruz

  • Comparative and evolutionary analysis of the bacterial homologous recombination systems.

    Eduardo P. C Rocha;Emmanuel Cornet;Bénédicte Michel

  • Genetic and life-history traits associated with the distribution of prophages in bacteria

    Marie Touchon;Aude Bernheim;Aude Bernheim;Eduardo Pc Rocha;Eduardo Pc Rocha

  • The Genome of Burkholderia cenocepacia J2315, an Epidemic Pathogen of Cystic Fibrosis Patients

    Matthew T. G. Holden;Helena M. B. Seth-Smith;Lisa C. Crossman;Mohammed Sebaihia

  • The Organization of the Bacterial Genome

    Eduardo P. C. Rocha

  • Causes for the intriguing presence of tRNAs in phages.

    Marc Bailly-Bechet;Massimo Vergassola;Eduardo Rocha

  • What traits are carried on mobile genetic elements, and why?

    D J Rankin;E P C Rocha;S P Brown

Frequent Co-Authors

Marie Touchon
Marie Touchon Université Paris Cité
Antoine Danchin
Antoine Danchin Institut Cochin
Sylvain Brisse
Sylvain Brisse Institut Pasteur
Erick Denamur
Erick Denamur Université Paris Cité
Fernando de la Cruz
Fernando de la Cruz University of Cantabria
Claudine Médigue
Claudine Médigue University of Paris-Saclay
David Vallenet
David Vallenet University of Paris-Saclay
Valérie Barbe
Valérie Barbe Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
François Taddei
François Taddei Université Paris Cité

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