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Philippe Moreillon

Philippe Moreillon

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Microbiology

D-Index
41
Citations
7973
World Ranking
5420
National Ranking
138

Overview

Philippe Moreillon is affiliated with the University of Lausanne in Switzerland and conducts research primarily in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Environmental Science.

Their work spans several subfields including Ecology, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases, and Microbiology. The primary topics of their research encompass:

  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
  • Microbial infections and disease research
  • Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research

Philippe Moreillon has contributed to multiple publications, including:

  • The multidomain architecture of a bacteriophage endolysin enables intramolecular synergism and regulation of bacterial lysis (2021, Journal of Biological Chemistry)
  • Antibiotic Exposure Leads to Reduced Phage Susceptibility in Vancomycin Intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (VISA) (2022, Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy)
  • Intramolecular synergism and bacterial lysis regulation can explain the complex multi-domain architecture of the bacteriophage endolysin PlySK1249 (2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory))

Their frequent co-authors include Frank Oechslin, Carmen Menzi, Grégory Resch, Shawna McCallin, and Swenja Lassen.

Philippe Moreillon's research has appeared in venues such as the Journal of Biological Chemistry, Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, and bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory).

Best Publications

  • Clinical Presentation, Etiology, and Outcome of Infective Endocarditis in the 21st Century: The International Collaboration on Endocarditis-Prospective Cohort Study

    David R. Murdoch;G. Ralph Corey;Bruno Hoen;José M. Miró

  • Guidelines on the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of infective endocarditis (new version 2009)

    Gilbert Habib

  • Role of Staphylococcus aureus coagulase and clumping factor in pathogenesis of experimental endocarditis

    Philippe Moreillon;J. M. Entenza;Patrick Francioli;D. McDevitt

  • Fibrinogen and fibronectin binding cooperate for valve infection and invasion in Staphylococcus aureus experimental endocarditis.

    Yok-Ai Que;Jacques-Antoine Haefliger;Lionel Piroth;Patrice François

  • Heterologously expressed Staphylococcus aureus fibronectin-binding proteins are sufficient for invasion of host cells.

    Bhanu Sinha;Patrice Francois;Yok-Ai Que;Muzaffar Hussain

  • Potent Synergism of the Combination of Fluconazole and Cyclosporine in Candida albicans

    Oscar Marchetti;Philippe Moreillon;Michel P. Glauser;Jacques Bille

  • Synergistic Interaction Between Phage Therapy and Antibiotics Clears Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Infection in Endocarditis and Reduces Virulence

    Frank Oechslin;Philippe Piccardi;Stefano Mancini;Jérôme Gabard

  • Pathogenesis of streptococcal and staphylococcal endocarditis.

    Philippe Moreillon;Yok A Que;Arnold S Bayer

  • Expression of a plant-derived peptide harboring water-cleaning and antimicrobial activities.

    M. Suarez;J. M. Entenza;C. Doerries;E. Meyer

  • Reassessing the Role of Staphylococcus aureus Clumping Factor and Fibronectin-Binding Protein by Expression in Lactococcus lactis

    Yok-Ai Que;Patrice François;Jacques-Antoine Haefliger;José-Manuel Entenza

  • Therapeutic Effects of Bacteriophage Cpl-1 Lysin against Streptococcus pneumoniae Endocarditis in Rats

    J. M. Entenza;J. M. Loeffler;D. Grandgirard;V. A. Fischetti

  • Biosafety assessment of probiotics used for human consumption: recommendations from the EU-PROSAFE project

    Vanessa Vankerckhoven;Vanessa Vankerckhoven;Geert Huys;Marc Vancanneyt;Carl Vael

  • Successful Single-Dose Amoxicillin Prophylaxis Against Experimental Streptococcal Endocarditis: Evidence for Two Mechanisms of Protection

    M. P. Glauser;J. P. Bernard;P. Moreillon;P. Francioli

  • Staphylococcus aureus (Including Staphylococcal toxic shock)

    Y.A. Que;P. Moreillon

  • Prophylaxe der infektiösen Endokarditis

    Christoph K. Naber;Bilal Al-Nawas;Helmut Baumgartner;Hans-Jürgen Becker

  • Staphylococcus aureus Host Range and Human-Bovine Host Shift

    Unknown

  • Structure-Function Characterization and Optimization of a Plant-Derived Antibacterial Peptide

    Mougli Suarez;Marisa Haenni;Stéphane Canarelli;Florian Fisch

  • Tigecycline in combination with other antimicrobials: a review of in vitro, animal and case report studies.

    J.M. Entenza;P. Moreillon

  • Expression of Staphylococcus aureus clumping factor A in Lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris using a new shuttle vector.

    Yok-Ai Que;Jacques-Antoine Haefliger;Patrick Francioli;Philippe Moreillon

  • Fluconazole plus Cyclosporine: a Fungicidal Combination Effective against Experimental Endocarditis Due to Candida albicans

    O. Marchetti;J. M. Entenza;D. Sanglard;J. Bille

  • High-Dose Daptomycin plus Fosfomycin Is Safe and Effective in Treating Methicillin-Susceptible and Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Endocarditis

    José M. Miró;José M. Entenza;Ana del Río;Maria Velasco

  • Granular Layer in the Periplasmic Space of Gram-Positive Bacteria and Fine Structures of Enterococcus gallinarum and Streptococcus gordonii Septa Revealed by Cryo-Electron Microscopy of Vitreous Sections

    Benoît Zuber;Marisa Haenni;Tânia Ribeiro;Kathrin Minnig

  • Prospective monitoring of cefepime in intensive care unit adult patients

    Thomas M Chapuis;Eric Giannoni;Paul A Majcherczyk;René Chioléro

  • The discriminatory power of MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry to differentiate between isogenic teicoplanin-susceptible and teicoplanin-resistant strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

    Paul A. Majcherczyk;Therese McKenna;Philippe Moreillon;Pierre Vaudaux

  • Proinflammatory Activity of Cell-wall Constituents from Gram-positive Bacteria

    Unknown

  • In vitro characterization of PlyE146, a novel phage lysin that targets Gram-negative bacteria.

    Yu Larpin;Frank Oechslin;Philippe Moreillon;Grégory Resch

  • The Fibrinogen- and Fibronectin-Binding Domains of Staphylococcus aureus Fibronectin-Binding Protein A Synergistically Promote Endothelial Invasion and Experimental Endocarditis

    Unknown

  • Role of σB in the Expression of Staphylococcus aureus Cell Wall Adhesins ClfA and FnbA and Contribution to Infectivity in a Rat Model of Experimental Endocarditis

    Jose-Manuel Entenza;Jose-Manuel Entenza;Philippe Moreillon;Maria Magdalena Senn;Jan Kormanec

  • β-lactams against methicillin-resistant

    Unknown

Frequent Co-Authors

Michel P. Glauser
Michel P. Glauser University Hospital of Lausanne
Patrick Francioli
Patrick Francioli University Hospital of Lausanne
José Luis Zamorano
José Luis Zamorano Hospital Ramon y Cajal
Gilbert Habib
Gilbert Habib Aix-Marseille University
Pierre Vaudaux
Pierre Vaudaux Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève
Patrice Francois
Patrice Francois University of Geneva
Petros Nihoyannopoulos
Petros Nihoyannopoulos Imperial College London
Jacques Bille
Jacques Bille University of Lausanne
Georg Peters
Georg Peters University of Münster
Mathias Herrmann
Mathias Herrmann Saarland University

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