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Olivier Dussurget

Olivier Dussurget

D-Index & Metrics

Microbiology

D-Index
46
Citations
10575
World Ranking
4863
National Ranking
293

Olivier Dussurget publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Microbiology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Olivier Dussurget sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 90 publications — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

Olivier Dussurget D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Olivier Dussurget sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

Overview

Olivier Dussurget is affiliated with Université Paris Cité in France and conducts research primarily in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine. Their work spans multiple subfields including Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases, Genetics, Biotechnology, and Endocrinology.

The main topics Olivier Dussurget focuses on cover various areas related to bacterial infections and microbial biology. These include:

  • Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research
  • Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety
  • Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
  • Vector-borne infectious diseases
  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
  • Calcium signaling and nucleotide metabolism

Their recent publications reflect an emphasis on bacterial pathogenesis, immune interactions, and antimicrobial strategies. Selected recent papers include:

  • "Emerging Evasion Mechanisms of Macrophage Defenses by Pathogenic Bacteria" (2020), published in Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
  • "Listeriolysin S: A bacteriocin from Listeria monocytogenes that induces membrane permeabilization in a contact-dependent manner" (2021), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Cold Atmospheric Plasma Promotes Killing of Staphylococcus aureus by Macrophages" (2021), published in mSphere
  • "From Substrate to Fragments to Inhibitor Active In Vivo against Staphylococcus aureus" (2020), published in ACS Infectious Diseases
  • "The cnf1 gene is associated with an expanding Escherichia coli ST131 H 30Rx/C2 subclade and confers a competitive advantage for gut colonization" (2022), published in Gut Microbes

Olivier Dussurget frequently publishes in venues such as Microbiology Resource Announcements and bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), with additional contributions to Microbes and Infection, Zenodo, and Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology.

Collaborations are a notable aspect of Olivier's research profile. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Javier Pizarro-Cerdá
  • Clarisse Leseigneur
  • Pierre Lê-Bury
  • Mariette Matondo
  • Guillem Mas Fiol

Best Publications

  • Comparative Genomics of Listeria Species

    P Glaser;L Frangeul;C Buchrieser;C Rusniok

  • 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

  • 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

  • A trans-Acting Riboswitch Controls Expression of the Virulence Regulator PrfA in Listeria monocytogenes

    Edmund Loh;Olivier Dussurget;Olivier Dussurget;Olivier Dussurget;Jonas Gripenland;Karolis Vaitkevicius

  • 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

  • Surface proteins and the pathogenic potential of Listeria monocytogenes.

    Didier Cabanes;Pierre Dehoux;Olivier Dussurget;Lionel Frangeul

  • Molecular Determinants of Listeria monocytogenes Virulence

    Olivier Dussurget;Javier Pizarro-Cerda;Pascale Cossart

  • Conjugated action of two species-specific invasion proteins for fetoplacental listeriosis

    Olivier Disson;Olivier Disson;Solène Grayo;Solène Grayo;Eugénie Huillet;Eugénie Huillet;Eugénie Huillet;Georgios Nikitas;Georgios Nikitas

  • Yersinia pestis and plague: an updated view on evolution, virulence determinants, immune subversion, vaccination, and diagnostics.

    Christian E. Demeure;Olivier Dussurget;Olivier Dussurget;Guillem Mas Fiol;Guillem Mas Fiol;Anne-Sophie Le Guern;Anne-Sophie Le Guern

  • VirR, a response regulator critical for Listeria monocytogenes virulence

    Pierre Mandin;Hafida Fsihi;Olivier Dussurget;Massimo Vergassola

  • Auto, a surface associated autolysin of Listeria monocytogenes required for entry into eukaryotic cells and virulence

    Didier Cabanes;Olivier Dussurget;Pierre Dehoux;Pascale Cossart

  • Recruitment of the major vault protein by InlK: a Listeria monocytogenes strategy to avoid autophagy.

    Laurent Dortet;Serge Mostowy;Serge Mostowy;Serge Mostowy;Ascel Samba Louaka;Ascel Samba Louaka;Ascel Samba Louaka;Edith Gouin;Edith Gouin;Edith Gouin

  • Identity, regulation and in vivo function of gut NKp46+RORγt+ and NKp46+RORγt- lymphoid cells.

    Ana Reynders;Ana Reynders;Nadia Yessaad;Nadia Yessaad;Thien-Phong Vu Manh;Thien-Phong Vu Manh;Marc Dalod;Marc Dalod

  • Characterization of a serine/threonine kinase involved in virulence of Staphylococcus aureus.

    Michel Débarbouillé;Michel Débarbouillé;Shaynoor Dramsi;Shaynoor Dramsi;Olivier Dussurget;Olivier Dussurget;Olivier Dussurget;Marie-Anne Nahori;Marie-Anne Nahori;Marie-Anne Nahori

  • Bacteriocin from epidemic Listeria strains alters the host intestinal microbiota to favor infection

    Juan J. Quereda;Olivier Dussurget;Marie-Anne Nahori;Amine Ghozlane

  • An ideR mutant of Mycobacterium smegmatis has derepressed siderophore production and an altered oxidative-stress response.

    Olivier Dussurget;Marcela Rodriguez;Marcela Rodriguez;Issar Smith;Issar Smith

  • Control of Listeria superoxide dismutase by phosphorylation.

    Cristel Archambaud;Marie-Anne Nahori;Javier Pizarro-Cerda;Pascale Cossart

  • The Listeria monocytogenes InlC protein interferes with innate immune responses by targeting the IκB kinase subunit IKKα

    Edith Gouin;Minou Adib-Conquy;Damien Balestrino;Marie-Anne Nahori

  • Translation elongation factor EF-Tu is a target for Stp, a serine-threonine phosphatase involved in virulence of Listeria monocytogenes.

    Cristel Archambaud;Edith Gouin;Javier Pizarro-Cerda;Pascale Cossart

  • OatA, a Peptidoglycan O-Acetyltransferase Involved in Listeria monocytogenes Immune Escape, Is Critical for Virulence

    Camille Aubry;Céline Goulard;Céline Goulard;Céline Goulard;Marie-Anne Nahori;Marie-Anne Nahori;Marie-Anne Nahori;Nadège Cayet

  • TRANSCRIPTIONAL CONTROL OF THE IRON-RESPONSIVE FXBA GENE BY THE MYCOBACTERIAL REGULATOR IDER

    Olivier Dussurget;Olivier Dussurget;Juliano Timm;Manuel Gomez;Benjamin Gold;Benjamin Gold

Frequent Co-Authors

Pascale Cossart
Pascale Cossart Institut Pasteur
Marie-Anne Nahori
Marie-Anne Nahori Institut Pasteur
Javier Pizarro-Cerdá
Javier Pizarro-Cerdá Institut Pasteur
Marc Lecuit
Marc Lecuit Institut Pasteur
Carmen Buchrieser
Carmen Buchrieser Institut Pasteur
Issar Smith
Issar Smith Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Hélène Bierne
Hélène Bierne INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Philippe Glaser
Philippe Glaser Institut Pasteur
Laurent Dortet
Laurent Dortet University of Paris-Saclay
Dan R. Littman
Dan R. Littman New York University

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