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Olivier Tenaillon

Olivier Tenaillon

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Genetics

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48
Citations
13904
World Ranking
4029
National Ranking
209

Overview

Olivier Tenaillon is affiliated with Université Paris Cité in France. Their research spans multiple fields primarily within Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions also to Medicine.

Their scholarly work covers various subfields, including:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Genetics
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Molecular Medicine
  • Endocrinology

Tenaillon's research topics focus on:

  • Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies

Recent publications showcase the scientist's involvement in understanding bacterial resistance and evolutionary mechanisms. Notable papers include:

  • "Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase Variants Resistant to Ceftazidime-Avibactam: an Evolutionary Overview," 2022, Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
  • "Insertion-sequence-mediated mutations both promote and constrain evolvability during a long-term experiment with bacteria," 2021, Nature Communications
  • "Cross-resistance to cefiderocol and ceftazidime-avibactam in KPC β-lactamase mutants and the inoculum effect," 2021, Clinical Microbiology and Infection
  • "Towards evolutionary predictions: Current promises and challenges," 2022, Evolutionary Applications
  • "Success of prophylactic antiviral therapy for SARS-CoV-2: Predicted critical efficacies and impact of different drug-specific mechanisms of action," 2021, PLoS Computational Biology

Publications by Olivier Tenaillon appear frequently in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
  • Nature Communications
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Frequent collaborators include:

  • André Birgy
  • Claire Amaris Hobson
  • Alaksh Choudhury
  • Érick Denamur
  • Stéphane Bonacorsi

Best Publications

  • The population genetics of commensal Escherichia coli.

    Olivier Tenaillon;David Skurnik;Bertrand Picard;Erick Denamur

  • Organised Genome Dynamics in the Escherichia coli Species Results in Highly Diverse Adaptive Paths

    Marie Touchon;Marie Touchon;Claire Hoede;Olivier Tenaillon;Valérie Barbe

  • The Molecular Diversity of Adaptive Convergence

    Olivier Tenaillon;Olivier Tenaillon;Olivier Tenaillon;Alejandra Rodríguez-Verdugo;Rebecca L. Gaut;Pamela McDonald

  • Stress-Induced Mutagenesis in Bacteria

    Ivana Bjedov;Ivana Bjedov;Olivier Tenaillon;Olivier Tenaillon;Bénédicte Gérard;Bénédicte Gérard;Valeria Souza;Valeria Souza

  • Costs and benefits of high mutation rates: adaptive evolution of bacteria in the mouse gut.

    Antoine Giraud;Ivan Matic;Olivier Tenaillon;Antonio Clara

  • Tempo and mode of genome evolution in a 50,000-generation experiment

    Olivier Tenaillon;Jeffrey E. Barrick;Jeffrey E. Barrick;Noah Ribeck;Daniel E. Deatherage

  • Mutation rate dynamics in a bacterial population reflect tension between adaptation and genetic load.

    Sébastien Wielgoss;Jeffrey E. Barrick;Olivier Tenaillon;Olivier Tenaillon;Michael J. Wiser

  • Extraintestinal Virulence Is a Coincidental By-Product of Commensalism in B2 Phylogenetic Group Escherichia coli Strains

    Tony Le Gall;Olivier Clermont;Stéphanie Gouriou;Bertrand Picard

  • Selection Versus Demography: A Multilocus Investigation of the Domestication Process in Maize

    Maud I. Tenaillon;Jana U'Ren;Olivier Tenaillon;Brandon S. Gaut

  • Coevolutionary Landscape Inference and the Context-Dependence of Mutations in Beta-Lactamase TEM-1

    Matteo Figliuzzi;Hervé Jacquier;Alexander Schug;Olivier Tenaillon

  • Mutators, Population Size, Adaptive Landscape and the Adaptation of Asexual Populations of Bacteria

    O Tenaillon;B Toupance;H Le Nagard;F Taddei

  • Evolutionary Implications of the Frequent Horizontal Transfer of Mismatch Repair Genes

    Erick Denamur;Guillaume Lecointre;Pierre Darlu;Olivier Tenaillon

  • Capturing the mutational landscape of the beta-lactamase TEM-1.

    Hervé Jacquier;Hervé Jacquier;André Birgy;André Birgy;Hervé Le Nagard;Yves Mechulam

  • Elucidating the molecular architecture of adaptation via evolve and resequence experiments.

    Anthony Long;Gianni Liti;Andrej Luptak;Olivier Tenaillon

  • Understanding the evolutionary fate of finite populations: the dynamics of mutational effects.

    Olin K Silander;Olivier Tenaillon;Olivier Tenaillon;Olivier Tenaillon;Lin Chao

  • The Utility of Fisher's Geometric Model in Evolutionary Genetics.

    O. Tenaillon

  • Mutation Rate Inferred From Synonymous Substitutions in a Long-Term Evolution Experiment With Escherichia coli

    Sébastien Wielgoss;Sébastien Wielgoss;Jeffrey E. Barrick;Olivier A. Tenaillon;Olivier A. Tenaillon;Stéphane Cruveiller

  • Evolutionary significance of stress-induced mutagenesis in bacteria.

    Olivier Tenaillon;Erick Denamur;Ivan Matic

  • Second-order selection in bacterial evolution: selection acting on mutation and recombination rates in the course of adaptation.

    Olivier Tenaillon;François Taddei;Miroslav Radman;Ivan Matic

  • Evolution of Escherichia coli rifampicin resistance in an antibiotic-free environment during thermal stress.

    Alejandra Rodríguez-Verdugo;Alejandra Rodríguez-Verdugo;Brandon S Gaut;Olivier Tenaillon

Frequent Co-Authors

Erick Denamur
Erick Denamur Université Paris Cité
Olivier Clermont
Olivier Clermont Université Paris Cité
Richard E. Lenski
Richard E. Lenski Michigan State University
Bertrand Picard
Bertrand Picard Université Paris Cité
Jeffrey E. Barrick
Jeffrey E. Barrick The University of Texas at Austin
Claudine Médigue
Claudine Médigue University of Paris-Saclay
François Taddei
François Taddei Université Paris Cité
Miroslav Radman
Miroslav Radman Université Paris Cité
Stéphane Bonacorsi
Stéphane Bonacorsi Université Paris Cité
Brandon S. Gaut
Brandon S. Gaut University of California, Irvine

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