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Gurvan Michel is affiliated with Université Paris Cité in France and has a research focus primarily within the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work spans numerous subfields including Aquatic Science, Oceanography, Molecular Biology, Nutrition and Dietetics, and Ecology.

The main topics addressed in their research include:

  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Seaweed-derived Bioactive Compounds
  • Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology
  • Algal biology and biofuel production
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Enzyme Production and Characterization
  • Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis

The scientist has contributed to various research publications, with recent papers featuring in notable journals and volumes. Among these are:

  • "A single sulfatase is required to access colonic mucin by a gut bacterium" (2021) published in Nature
  • "Role and Evolution of the Extracellular Matrix in the Acquisition of Complex Multicellularity in Eukaryotes: A Macroalgal Perspective" (2021) published in Genes
  • "SulfAtlas, the sulfatase database: state of the art and new developments" (2022) published in Nucleic Acids Research
  • "Evolutionary genomics of the emergence of brown algae as key components of coastal ecosystems" (2024) published in Cell
  • "Regulation of alginate catabolism involves a GntR family repressor in the marine flavobacterium Zobellia galactanivorans DsijT" (2020) published in Nucleic Acids Research

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Gurvan Michel include:

  • Tristan Barbeyron
  • Simon M. Dittami
  • Philippe Potin
  • Elizabeth Ficko-Blean
  • Erwan Corre

The primary publication venues where Gurvan Michel's work regularly appears are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nucleic Acids Research
  • Carbohydrate Polymers
  • Applied and Environmental Microbiology
  • Nature

Best Publications

  • Environmental and Gut Bacteroidetes: The Food Connection

    François Thomas;Jan-Hendrik Hehemann;Etienne Rebuffet;Mirjam Czjzek

  • Transfer of carbohydrate-active enzymes from marine bacteria to Japanese gut microbiota

    Jan-Hendrik Hehemann;Gaëlle Correc;Gaëlle Correc;Tristan Barbeyron;Tristan Barbeyron;William Helbert;William Helbert

  • The Ectocarpus genome and the independent evolution of multicellularity in brown algae

    J. Mark Cock;Lieven Sterck;Pierre Rouzé;Delphine Scornet

  • Evolution and diversity of plant cell walls: from algae to flowering plants.

    Zoë A. Popper;Gurvan Michel;Cécile Hervé;David S. Domozych

  • The genome of the seagrass Zostera marina reveals angiosperm adaptation to the sea

    Jeanine L. Olsen;Pierre Rouzé;Bram Verhelst;Yao-Cheng Lin

  • The cell wall polysaccharide metabolism of the brown alga Ectocarpus siliculosus. Insights into the evolution of extracellular matrix polysaccharides in Eukaryotes.

    Gurvan Michel;Thierry Tonon;Delphine Scornet;J. Mark Cock

  • Genome structure and metabolic features in the red seaweed Chondrus crispus shed light on evolution of the Archaeplastida.

    Jonas Collén;Betina Porcel;Betina Porcel;Wilfrid Carré;Steven G Ball

  • Structural Evidence for the Evolution of Xyloglucanase Activity from Xyloglucan Endo-Transglycosylases: Biological Implications for Cell Wall Metabolism

    Martin J. Baumann;Jens M. Eklöf;Gurvan Michel;Åsa M. Kallas

  • Insights into the red algae and eukaryotic evolution from the genome of Porphyra umbilicalis (Bangiophyceae, Rhodophyta)

    Susan H. Brawley;Nicolas A. Blouin;Nicolas A. Blouin;Elizabeth Ficko-Blean;Glen L. Wheeler

  • Chemical and enzymatic fractionation of cell walls from Fucales: insights into the structure of the extracellular matrix of brown algae.

    Estelle Deniaud-Bouët;Nelly Kervarec;Gurvan Michel;Thierry Tonon

  • Bioconversion of red seaweed galactans: a focus on bacterial agarases and carrageenases.

    Gurvan Michel;Pi Nyval-Collen;Tristan Barbeyron;Mirjam Czjzek

  • Characterization of the first alginolytic operons in a marine bacterium: from their emergence in marine Flavobacteriia to their independent transfers to marine Proteobacteria and human gut Bacteroides.

    François Thomas;Tristan Barbeyron;Thierry Tonon;Sabine Génicot

  • The kappa-carrageenase of P. carrageenovora features a tunnel-shaped active site: a novel insight in the evolution of Clan-B glycoside hydrolases.

    Gurvan Michel;Laurent Chantalat;Emile Duee;Tristan Barbeyron

  • Comparative Characterization of Two Marine Alginate Lyases from Zobellia galactanivorans Reveals Distinct Modes of Action and Exquisite Adaptation to Their Natural Substrate

    François Thomas;Lena C E Lundqvist;Murielle Jam;Alexandra Jeudy

  • Central and storage carbon metabolism of the brown alga Ectocarpus siliculosus: insights into the origin and evolution of storage carbohydrates in Eukaryotes.

    Gurvan Michel;Thierry Tonon;Delphine Scornet;J. Mark Cock

  • Matching the Diversity of Sulfated Biomolecules: Creation of a Classification Database for Sulfatases Reflecting Their Substrate Specificity.

    Tristan Barbeyron;Loraine Brillet-Guéguen;Wilfrid Carré;Cathelène Carrière

  • Ten years of CAZypedia: a living encyclopedia of carbohydrate-active enzymes

    Wade Abbott;Orly Alber;Ed Bayer;Jean-Guy Berrin

  • Microorganisms living on macroalgae: diversity, interactions, and biotechnological applications

    Marjolaine Martin;Daniel Portetelle;Gurvan Michel;Gurvan Michel;Micheline Vandenbol

  • Development and physiology of the brown alga Ectocarpus siliculosus: two centuries of research.

    Bénédicte Charrier;Susana M. Coelho;Aude Le Bail;Thierry Tonon

  • The endo-β-agarases AgaA and AgaB from the marine bacterium Zobellia galactanivorans: two paralogue enzymes with different molecular organizations and catalytic behaviours

    Murielle Jam;Didier Flament;Julie Allouch;Philippe Potin

Frequent Co-Authors

Mirjam Czjzek
Mirjam Czjzek Sorbonne University
Bernard Kloareg
Bernard Kloareg Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Philippe Potin
Philippe Potin Sorbonne University
J. Mark Cock
J. Mark Cock Sorbonne University
Bernard Henrissat
Bernard Henrissat Technical University of Denmark
Daniel Portetelle
Daniel Portetelle University of Liège
William G. T. Willats
William G. T. Willats Newcastle University
Frank Oliver Glöckner
Frank Oliver Glöckner Jacobs University
Frithjof C. Küpper
Frithjof C. Küpper University of Aberdeen
Yves Van de Peer
Yves Van de Peer Ghent University

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