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Muriel Vayssier-Taussat

Muriel Vayssier-Taussat

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Overview

Muriel Vayssier-Taussat is affiliated with the University of Rennes in France. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Immunology and Microbiology, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, and Medicine. Within these broad domains, they have developed expertise in parasitology, insect science, infectious diseases, public health, environmental and occupational health, as well as genetics.

The main topics covered by their work include vector-borne infectious diseases, viral infections and vectors, insect and pesticide research, insect symbiosis and bacterial influences, mosquito-borne diseases and control, insect and arachnid ecology and behavior, and entomopathogenic microorganisms in pest control.

Muriel Vayssier-Taussat has contributed to several recent research papers, including:

  • Tick-borne diseases and co-infection: Current considerations, 2020, Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
  • Meteorological and climatic variables predict the phenology of Ixodes ricinus nymph activity in France, accounting for habitat heterogeneity, 2022, Scientific Reports
  • Taxon Appearance From Extraction and Amplification Steps Demonstrates the Value of Multiple Controls in Tick Microbiota Analysis, 2020, Frontiers in Microbiology
  • RNA Viruses of Amblyomma variegatum and Rhipicephalus microplus and Cattle Susceptibility in the French Antilles, 2020, Viruses
  • Animal board invited review: Improving animal health and welfare in the transition of livestock farming systems: Towards social acceptability and sustainability, 2024, animal

The scientist frequently publishes in various venues, with multiple publications in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), as well as contributions to Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, Scientific Reports, Frontiers in Microbiology, and Viruses.

Throughout their career, Muriel Vayssier-Taussat has collaborated extensively with several co-authors. These include Sara Moutailler with eight joint publications, Jean-François Cosson with six, Karine Chalvet-Monfray with five, Phrutsamon Wongnak with four, and Maude Jacquot with four.

Best Publications

  • Ixodes ricinus and Its Transmitted Pathogens in Urban and Peri-Urban Areas in Europe: New Hazards and Relevance for Public Health

    Annapaola Rizzoli;Cornelia Silaghi;Cornelia Silaghi;Anna Obiegala;Anna Obiegala;Ivo Rudolf

  • Ecological fitness and strategies of adaptation of Bartonella species to their hosts and vectors

    Bruno B. Chomel;Henri-Jean Boulouis;Edward B. Breitschwerdt;Rickie W. Kasten

  • Shifting the paradigm from pathogens to pathobiome: new concepts in the light of meta-omics.

    Muriel Vayssier-Taussat;Emmanuel Albina;Christine Citti;Jean-FranÒ«ois Cosson

  • Co-infection of Ticks: The Rule Rather Than the Exception

    Sara Moutailler;Claire Valiente Moro;Elise Vaumourin;Lorraine Michelet

  • Transmission of Bartonella henselae by Ixodes ricinus.

    Violaine Cotté;Sarah Bonnet;Danielle Le Rhun;Evelyne Le Naour

  • Mitochondrial membrane potential and apoptosis peripheral blood monocytes in severe human sepsis.

    Christophe Adrie;Maria Bachelet;Muriel Vayssier-Taussat;Françoise Russo-Marie

  • Role of Hippoboscidae Flies as Potential Vectors of Bartonella spp. Infecting Wild and Domestic Ruminants

    Lénaïg Halos;Taoufik Jamal;Renaud Maillard;Renaud Maillard;Benjamin Girard

  • The importance of multiparasitism: examining the consequences of co-infections for human and animal health.

    Elise Vaumourin;Elise Vaumourin;Gwenaël Vourc’h;Patrick Gasqui;Muriel Vayssier-Taussat

  • Prevention of kidney ischemia/reperfusion-induced functional injury, MAPK and MAPK kinase activation, and inflammation by remote transient ureteral obstruction.

    Kwon Moo Park;Cornelis Kramers;Muriel Vayssier-Taussat;Ang Chen

  • Vector competence of the tick Ixodes ricinus for transmission of Bartonella birtlesii.

    Caroline Reis;Martine Cote;Danielle Le Rhun;Benoit Lecuelle

  • Effects of tobacco smoke and benzo[a]pyrene on human endothelial cell and monocyte stress responses

    Muriel Vayssier-Taussat;Tura Camilli;Yolande Aron;Catherine Meplan

  • Determination of an efficient and reliable method for DNA extraction from ticks

    Lénaïg Halos;Taoufik Jamal;Laurence Vial;Renaud Maillard

  • Next generation sequencing uncovers unexpected bacterial pathogens in ticks in western Europe.

    Muriel Vayssier-Taussat;Sara Moutailler;Lorraine Michelet;Elodie Devillers

  • Genomic analysis of Bartonella identifies type IV secretion systems as host adaptability factors

    Henri L Saenz;Philipp Engel;Michèle C Stoeckli;Christa Lanz

  • 16S rRNA Amplicon Sequencing for Epidemiological Surveys of Bacteria in Wildlife

    Maxime Galan;Maria Razzauti;Emilie Bard;Maria Bernard;Maria Bernard

  • Ecological Factors Characterizing the Prevalence of Bacterial Tick-Borne Pathogens in Ixodes ricinus Ticks in Pastures and Woodlands

    Lénaïg Halos;Séverine Bord;Violaine Cotté;Patrick Gasqui

  • Evidence of Bartonella sp. in questing adult and nymphal Ixodes ricinus ticks from France and co-infection with Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato and Babesia sp.

    Lénaïg Halos;Taoufik Jamal;Renaud Maillard;Frederic Beugnet

  • A review on the eco-epidemiology and clinical management of human granulocytic anaplasmosis and its agent in Europe

    Ioana A. Matei;Agustín Estrada-Peña;Sally J. Cutler;Muriel Vayssier-Taussat

  • Heat shock protein 70 and ATP as partners in cell homeostasis (Review)

    Y Mallouk;M Vayssier-Taussat;J V Bonventre;B S Polla

  • The Trw Type IV Secretion System of Bartonella Mediates Host-Specific Adhesion to Erythrocytes

    Muriel Vayssier-Taussat;Danielle Le Rhun;Hong Kuan Deng;Francis Biville

  • Null alleles of ABCG2 encoding the breast cancer resistance protein define the new blood group system Junior.

    Carole Saison;Virginie Helias;Bryan A Ballif;Thierry Peyrard

  • Prevalence of tick-borne pathogens in adult Dermacentor spp. ticks from nine collection sites in France.

    S. Bonnet;J. de la Fuente;P. Nicollet;X. Liu

  • Identification of Novel Zoonotic Activity of Bartonella spp., France.

    Muriel Vayssier-Taussat;Sara Moutailler;Françoise Féménia;Philippe Raymond

Frequent Co-Authors

Sara Moutailler
Sara Moutailler École nationale vétérinaire d'Alfort
Jean-François Cosson
Jean-François Cosson INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Marc Eloit
Marc Eloit Institut Pasteur
Lénaïg Halos
Lénaïg Halos Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Emmanuel Albina
Emmanuel Albina INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Bruno B Chomel
Bruno B Chomel University of California, Davis
Agustín Estrada-Peña
Agustín Estrada-Peña University of Zaragoza
Christoph Dehio
Christoph Dehio University of Basel
Andrei Daniel Mihalca
Andrei Daniel Mihalca University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca
Didier Raoult
Didier Raoult Aix-Marseille University

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