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Marc Lecuit

Marc Lecuit

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Microbiology
France
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Microbiology

D-Index
105
Citations
44017
World Ranking
311
National Ranking
14

Medicine

D-Index
106
Citations
44962
World Ranking
6482
National Ranking
190

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Microbiology in France Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Microbiology in France Leader Award
  • 2019 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Marc Lecuit is a researcher affiliated with the Institut Pasteur in France. Their work spans multiple disciplines, with significant contributions to biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology, medicine, and agricultural and biological sciences. The scientist's research is notably concentrated in subfields including biotechnology, food science, epidemiology, infectious diseases, and molecular biology.

Their main research topics cover Listeria monocytogenes in food safety, essential oils and antimicrobial activity, Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology, microbial inactivation methods, food safety and hygiene, mosquito-borne diseases and control, and respiratory viral infections research.

Marc Lecuit has published numerous papers with notable examples including:

  • "COVID-19-related anosmia is associated with viral persistence and inflammation in human olfactory epithelium and brain infection in hamsters," 2021, Science Translational Medicine
  • "Outbreak of Listeriosis in South Africa Associated with Processed Meat," 2020, New England Journal of Medicine
  • "Making Sense of the Biodiversity and Virulence of Listeria monocytogenes," 2021, Trends in Microbiology
  • "Listeria monocytogenes, a model in infection biology," 2020, Cellular Microbiology
  • "Maternal-neonatal listeriosis," 2020, Virulence

Their frequent coauthors include Alexandre Leclercq, Alexandra Moura, Olivier Disson, Pierre Thouvénot, and Caroline Charlier, highlighting a collaborative approach in their scientific work.

Marc Lecuit's publications are commonly found in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), SSRN Electronic Journal, Journal of Clinical Immunology, Nature Communications, and INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY.

The scientist has been recognized with memberships in distinguished organizations, including the Academia Europaea since 2019 and the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Chikungunya Virus and the Global Spread of a Mosquito-Borne Disease

    Scott C. Weaver;Marc Lecuit;Marc Lecuit

  • The Listeria transcriptional landscape from saprophytism to virulence

    Alejandro Toledo-Arana;Olivier Dussurget;Olivier Dussurget;Olivier Dussurget;Georgios Nikitas;Georgios Nikitas;Nina Sesto;Nina Sesto;Nina Sesto

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • A transgenic model for listeriosis: role of internalin in crossing the intestinal barrier.

    Marc Lecuit;Sandrine Vandormael-Pournin;Jean Lefort;Michel Huerre

  • A mouse model for Chikungunya: young age and inefficient type-I interferon signaling are risk factors for severe disease.

    Thérèse Couderc;Fabrice Chrétien;Clémentine Schilte;Olivier Disson

  • 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

  • Multidisciplinary prospective study of mother-to-child chikungunya virus infections on the island of La Réunion.

    Patrick Gérardin;Georges Barau;Alain Michault;Marc Bintner

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

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

  • A New Perspective on Listeria monocytogenes Evolution

    Marie Ragon;Thierry Wirth;Florian Hollandt;Rachel Lavenir

  • A single amino acid in E-cadherin responsible for host specificity towards the human pathogen Listeria monocytogenes.

    Marc Lecuit;Shaynoor Dramsi;Cara Gottardi;Mary Fedor-Chaiken

  • Chikungunya Virus-associated Long-term Arthralgia: A 36-month Prospective Longitudinal Study

    Clémentine Schilte;Clémentine Schilte;Frédérik Staikovsky;Thérèse Couderc;Thérèse Couderc;Yoann Madec

  • Clinical features and prognostic factors of listeriosis: the MONALISA national prospective cohort study.

    Caroline Charlier;Élodie Perrodeau;Alexandre Leclercq;Alexandre Leclercq;Benoît Cazenave

  • Infection-associated lymphomas derived from marginal zone B cells: a model of antigen-driven lymphoproliferation

    Felipe Suarez;Olivier Lortholary;Olivier Lortholary;Olivier Lortholary;Olivier Hermine;Olivier Hermine;Olivier Hermine;Marc Lecuit;Marc Lecuit;Marc Lecuit

  • Zika, Chikungunya, and Other Emerging Vector-Borne Viral Diseases

    Scott C. Weaver;Caroline Charlier;Nikos Vasilakis;Marc Lecuit

  • Liver-Resident Macrophage Necroptosis Orchestrates Type 1 Microbicidal Inflammation and Type-2-Mediated Tissue Repair during Bacterial Infection

    Camille Blériot;Théo Dupuis;Théo Dupuis;Grégory Jouvion;Gérard Eberl

  • COVID-19-related anosmia is associated with viral persistence and inflammation in human olfactory epithelium and brain infection in hamsters.

    Guilherme Dias de Melo;Françoise Lazarini;Sylvain Levallois;Sylvain Levallois;Charlotte Hautefort

  • A critical role for peptidoglycan N-deacetylation in Listeria evasion from the host innate immune system

    Ivo G. Boneca;Olivier Dussurget;Didier Cabanes;Marie-Anne Nahori

  • Listeria monocytogenes bile salt hydrolase is a PrfA‐regulated virulence factor involved in the intestinal and hepatic phases of listeriosis

    Olivier Dussurget;Didier Cabanes;Pierre Dehoux;Marc Lecuit

  • Interactions of Listeria monocytogenes with mammalian cells during entry and actin-based movement: bacterial factors, cellular ligands and signaling.

    Pascale Cossart;Marc Lecuit

  • Human listeriosis caused by Listeria ivanovii.

    Christelle Guillet;Olivier Join-Lambert;Alban Le Monnier;Alexandre Leclercq

  • Invasion of mammalian cells by Listeria monocytogenes: functional mimicry to subvert cellular functions.

    Pascale Cossart;Javier Pizarro-Cerdá;Marc Lecuit

  • Internalin of Listeria monocytogenes with an Intact Leucine-Rich Repeat Region Is Sufficient To Promote Internalization

    Marc Lecuit;Hélène Ohayon;Laurence Braun;Jérôme Mengaud

Frequent Co-Authors

Pascale Cossart
Pascale Cossart Institut Pasteur
Olivier Lortholary
Olivier Lortholary Université Paris Cité
Olivier Hermine
Olivier Hermine Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital
Sylvain Brisse
Sylvain Brisse Institut Pasteur
Olivier Dussurget
Olivier Dussurget Université Paris Cité
Jean-Paul Viard
Jean-Paul Viard Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris
Hélène Bierne
Hélène Bierne INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Marie-Anne Nahori
Marie-Anne Nahori Institut Pasteur
Marc Eloit
Marc Eloit Institut Pasteur

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