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Overview

Nicolas Barnich is affiliated with the University of Clermont Auvergne in France. Their research focuses primarily on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a significant emphasis on medicine. The subfields they work in include molecular biology, genetics, endocrinology, epidemiology, and immunology.

The main topics covered in their research involve gut microbiota and health, inflammatory bowel disease, Escherichia coli research studies, antibiotic resistance in bacteria, microscopic colitis, probiotics and fermented foods, and Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies.

The scientist has published numerous articles in respected venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • Gastroenterology
  • Gut Microbes
  • Journal of Crohn's and Colitis
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Nicolas Barnich are:

  • Pathogenicity Factors of Genomic Islands in Intestinal and Extraintestinal Escherichia coli, 2020, Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Dietary Emulsifiers Directly Impact Adherent-Invasive E. coli Gene Expression to Drive Chronic Intestinal Inflammation, 2020, Cell Reports
  • Colibactin-positive Escherichia coli Induce a Procarcinogenic Immune Environment Leading to Immunotherapy Resistance in Colorectal Cancer, 2020, International Journal of Cancer
  • Autophagy of Intestinal Epithelial Cells Inhibits Colorectal Carcinogenesis Induced by Colibactin-Producing Escherichia coli in Apc Mice, 2020, Gastroenterology
  • Adherent-Invasive E. coli: Update on the Lifestyle of a Troublemaker in Crohn's Disease, 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences

The scientist frequently collaborates with colleagues such as Anthony Buisson, Guillaume Dalmasso, Pierre Sauvanet, Adeline Sivignon, and Richard Bonnet.

Best Publications

  • High prevalence of adherent-invasive Escherichia coli associated with ileal mucosa in Crohn’s disease

    Arlette Darfeuille-Michaud;Jérôme Boudeau;Philippe Bulois;Christel Neut

  • Presence of adherent Escherichia coli strains in ileal mucosa of patients with Crohn's disease

    Arlette Darfeuille-Michaud;Christel Neut;Nicolas Barnich;Emmanuel Lederman

  • Lactobacillus acidophilus modulates intestinal pain and induces opioid and cannabinoid receptors.

    Christel Rousseaux;Xavier Thuru;Xavier Thuru;Agathe Gelot;Nicolas Barnich

  • Gut microbiota imbalance and colorectal cancer.

    Johan Gagnière;Jennifer Raisch;Julie Veziant;Nicolas Barnich

  • New insights into the interplay between autophagy, gut microbiota and inflammatory responses in IBD.

    Anaïs Larabi;Nicolas Barnich;Hang Thi Thu Nguyen

  • CEACAM6 acts as a receptor for adherent-invasive E. coli , supporting ileal mucosa colonization in Crohn disease

    Nicolas Barnich;Frédéric A. Carvalho;Anne-Lise Glasser;Claude Darcha

  • Adherent Invasive Escherichia coli Strains from Patients with Crohn's Disease Survive and Replicate within Macrophages without Inducing Host Cell Death

    Anne-Lise Glasser;Jerome Boudeau;Nicolas Barnich;Marie-Helene Perruchot

  • Western diet induces dysbiosis with increased E coli in CEABAC10 mice, alters host barrier function favouring AIEC colonisation

    Margarita Martinez-Medina;Jérémy Denizot;Nicolas Dreux;Frédéric Robin

  • Transient Inability to Manage Proteobacteria Promotes Chronic Gut Inflammation in TLR5-Deficient Mice

    Frederic A. Carvalho;Frederic A. Carvalho;Frederic A. Carvalho;Omry Koren;Julia K. Goodrich;Malin E.V. Johansson

  • Adherent-invasive Escherichia coli in inflammatory bowel disease

    Carolina Palmela;Caroline Chevarin;Zhilu Xu;Joana Torres

  • Western diet induces a shift in microbiota composition enhancing susceptibility to Adherent-Invasive E. coli infection and intestinal inflammation.

    Allison Agus;Jérémy Denizot;Jonathan Thévenot;Margarita Martinez-Medina

  • Crohn's disease adherent-invasive Escherichia coli colonize and induce strong gut inflammation in transgenic mice expressing human CEACAM

    Frédéric A. Carvalho;Nicolas Barnich;Adeline Sivignon;Claude Darcha

  • Membrane recruitment of NOD2 in intestinal epithelial cells is essential for nuclear factor-ΚB activation in muramyl dipeptide recognition

    Nicolas Barnich;Jose E. Aguirre;Hans-Christian Reinecker;Ramnik J Xavier

  • Microbiota, Inflammation and Colorectal Cancer.

    Cécily Lucas;Nicolas Barnich;Hang Thi Thu Nguyen

  • Type 1 pili-mediated adherence of Escherichia coli strain LF82 isolated from Crohn's disease is involved in bacterial invasion of intestinal epithelial cells

    Jérôme Boudeau;Nicolas Barnich;Arlette Darfeuille-Michaud

  • Immunopathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease

    Julien Matricon;Nicolas Barnich;Denis Ardid

  • Colibactin: More Than a New Bacterial Toxin.

    Tiphanie Faïs;Julien Delmas;Nicolas Barnich;Richard Bonnet

  • Point mutations in FimH adhesin of Crohn's disease-associated adherent-invasive Escherichia coli enhance intestinal inflammatory response.

    Nicolas Dreux;Jérémy Denizot;Margarita Martinez-Medina;Alexander Mellmann

  • Adherent-invasive Escherichia coli and Crohn's disease.

    Nicolas Barnich;Arlette Darfeuille-Michaud

  • Regulatory and functional co‐operation of flagella and type 1 pili in adhesive and invasive abilities of AIEC strain LF82 isolated from a patient with Crohn's disease

    Nicolas Barnich;Jérôme Boudeau;Laurent Claret;Arlette Darfeuille-Michaud

  • Oral exposure to environmental pollutant benzo[a]pyrene impacts the intestinal epithelium and induces gut microbial shifts in murine model

    Céline Ribière;Pierre Peyret;Nicolas Parisot;Claude Darcha

Frequent Co-Authors

Arlette Darfeuille-Michaud
Arlette Darfeuille-Michaud University of Clermont Auvergne
Richard Bonnet
Richard Bonnet University of Clermont Auvergne
Benoit Chassaing
Benoit Chassaing Georgia State University
Jean-Frederic Colombel
Jean-Frederic Colombel Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Matthieu Allez
Matthieu Allez Université Paris Cité
Paul Hofman
Paul Hofman Grenoble Alpes University
Daniel K. Podolsky
Daniel K. Podolsky The University of Texas at Dallas
Jean-Pierre Hugot
Jean-Pierre Hugot Université Paris Cité
Harry Sokol
Harry Sokol Sorbonne University
Mathias Chamaillard
Mathias Chamaillard University of Lille

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