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François-Xavier Weill

François-Xavier Weill

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Overview

François-Xavier Weill is affiliated with the Institut Pasteur in France. Their research spans diverse fields within biological sciences, focusing primarily on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, alongside agricultural and biological sciences. Their subfield expertise includes endocrinology, food science, molecular medicine, infectious diseases, and molecular biology.

The scientist's published work covers a range of topics, particularly in bacterial epidemiology and genomics. Their main areas of research include:

  • Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
  • Vibrio bacteria research studies
  • Antibiotic resistance in bacteria
  • Escherichia coli research studies
  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Genomics and phylogenetic studies

François-Xavier Weill has contributed to multiple scholarly articles published in notable journals. Key recent papers include:

  • Stepwise evolution of Salmonella Typhimurium ST313 causing bloodstream infection in Africa, 2020, Nature Microbiology
  • Global population structure and genotyping framework for genomic surveillance of the major dysentery pathogen, Shigella sonnei, 2021, Nature Communications
  • The genus Serratia revisited by genomics, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Genomic diversity of Salmonella enterica - The UoWUCC 10K genomes project, 2020, Wellcome Open Research
  • Genomic diversity of Salmonella enterica - The UoWUCC 10K genomes project, 2021, Wellcome Open Research

The scientist frequently publishes in several venues, indicating an active contribution to the literature in these areas, including:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • Emerging Infectious Diseases
  • Microbial Genomics
  • Nature Microbiology

Collaboration is a significant aspect of their work, with frequent co-authors being:

  • Elisabeth Njamkepo
  • María Pardos de la Gándara
  • Marie-Laure Quilici
  • Claire Jenkins

The profile illustrates a focus on bacterial pathogens and genomics, with extensive contributions to understanding infectious disease epidemiology and molecular biology related to bacteria of public health importance.

Best Publications

  • Multilocus Sequence Typing as a Replacement for Serotyping in Salmonella enterica

    Mark Achtman;John Wain;John Wain;François Xavier Weill;Satheesh Nair;Satheesh Nair

  • Supplement 2003-2007 (No. 47) to the White-Kauffmann-Le Minor scheme.

    Martine Guibourdenche;Peter Roggentin;Matthew Mikoleit;Patricia I. Fields

  • High-throughput sequencing provides insights into genome variation and evolution in Salmonella Typhi

    Kathryn E. Holt;Julian Parkhill;Camila J. Mazzoni;Philippe Roumagnac

  • Phylogeographical analysis of the dominant multidrug-resistant H58 clade of Salmonella Typhi identifies inter- and intracontinental transmission events

    Vanessa K. Wong;Vanessa K. Wong;Stephen Baker;Stephen Baker;Stephen Baker;Derek J. Pickard;Julian Parkhill

  • Evolutionary History of Salmonella Typhi

    Philippe Roumagnac;François-Xavier Weill;Christiane Dolecek;Stephen Baker

  • Genomic insights into the emergence and spread of antimicrobial-resistant bacterial pathogens.

    Stephen Baker;Stephen Baker;Nicholas Thomson;Nicholas Thomson;François Xavier Weill;Kathryn E. Holt;Kathryn E. Holt

  • Genomic history of the seventh pandemic of cholera in Africa.

    François Xavier Weill;François Xavier Weill;Daryl Domman;Elisabeth Njamkepo;Cheryl Tarr

  • Genomic epidemiology of the Escherichia coli O104:H4 outbreaks in Europe, 2011

    Yonatan H. Grad;Marc Lipsitch;Marc Lipsitch;Michael Feldgarden;Harindra M. Arachchi

  • Shigella sonnei genome sequencing and phylogenetic analysis indicate recent global dissemination from Europe.

    Kathryn E Holt;Stephen Baker;François-Xavier Weill;Edward C Holmes;Edward C Holmes

  • Genome-scale rates of evolutionary change in bacteria.

    Sebastian Duchêne;Sebastian Duchêne;Kathryn E. Holt;François Xavier Weill;Simon Le Hello

  • International Spread of an Epidemic Population of Salmonella enterica Serotype Kentucky ST198 Resistant to Ciprofloxacin

    Simon Le Hello;Rene S. Hendriksen;Benoit Doublet;Ian Fisher

  • CRISPR typing and subtyping for improved laboratory surveillance of Salmonella infections.

    Laëtitia Fabre;Jian Zhang;Ghislaine Guigon;Simon Le Hello

  • Intercontinental dissemination of azithromycin-resistant shigellosis through sexual transmission: a cross-sectional study

    Kate Susan Baker;Timothy J Dallman;Philip M Ashton;Martin Day

  • Effect of anakinra versus usual care in adults in hospital with COVID-19 and mild-to-moderate pneumonia (CORIMUNO-ANA-1): a randomised controlled trial

    Pierre-Louis Tharaux;Gilles Pialoux;Arthur Pavot;Xavier Mariette

  • Highly drug-resistant Salmonella enterica serotype Kentucky ST198-X1: a microbiological study

    Simon Le Hello;Dorothée Harrois;Brahim Bouchrif;Lucile Sontag

  • Distinct Salmonella Enteritidis lineages associated with enterocolitis in high-income settings and invasive disease in low-income settings

    Nicholas A. Feasey;James Hadfield;Karen Helena Keddy;Timothy J Dallman

  • Outbreak of Shiga Toxin–Producing Escherichia coli O104:H4 Associated With Organic Fenugreek Sprouts, France, June 2011

    Lisa A. King;Francisco Nogareda;Francisco Nogareda;François-Xavier Weill;Patricia Mariani-Kurkdjian

  • Clonal Emergence of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase (CTX-M-2)-Producing Salmonella enterica Serovar Virchow Isolates with Reduced Susceptibilities to Ciprofloxacin among Poultry and Humans in Belgium and France (2000 to 2003)

    Sophie Bertrand;François-Xavier Weill;Axel Cloeckaert;Martine Vrints

  • Horizontal antimicrobial resistance transfer drives epidemics of multiple Shigella species.

    Kate S. Baker;Kate S. Baker;Timothy J. Dallman;Nigel Field;Tristan Childs

  • Emergence of a globally dominant IncHI1 plasmid type associated with multiple drug resistant typhoid.

    Kathryn E. Holt;Kathryn E. Holt;Minh Duy Phan;Minh Duy Phan;Stephen Baker;Pham Thanh Duy

  • Emergence of Extended-Spectrum-β-Lactamase (CTX-M-9)-Producing Multiresistant Strains of Salmonella enterica Serotype Virchow in Poultry and Humans in France

    François-Xavier Weill;Renaud Lailler;Karine Praud;Annaëlle Kérouanton

  • Multidrug Resistance in Salmonella enterica Serotype Typhimurium from Humans in France (1993 to 2003)

    François-Xavier Weill;Françoise Guesnier;Véronique Guibert;Mohammed Timinouni

Frequent Co-Authors

Nicholas R. Thomson
Nicholas R. Thomson Wellcome Sanger Institute
Kathryn E. Holt
Kathryn E. Holt London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Stephen Baker
Stephen Baker Agency for Science, Technology and Research
Mark Achtman
Mark Achtman University of Warwick
Axel Cloeckaert
Axel Cloeckaert INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Patrick A. D. Grimont
Patrick A. D. Grimont Institut Pasteur
Sylvain Brisse
Sylvain Brisse Institut Pasteur
Julian Parkhill
Julian Parkhill University of Cambridge
Gordon Dougan
Gordon Dougan University of Cambridge
John Wain
John Wain University of East Anglia

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