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Roger C. Levesque

Roger C. Levesque

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Microbiology

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61
Citations
13808
World Ranking
2989
National Ranking
87

Genetics

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60
Citations
12889
World Ranking
3157
National Ranking
116

Overview

Roger C. Levesque is affiliated with Université Laval in Canada. Their research primarily focuses on Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a particular emphasis on Molecular Biology, Molecular Medicine, Ecology, Plant Science, and Genetics as subfields of study.

The scientist's work addresses several key topics including Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria, Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, Bacteriophages and microbial interactions, Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing, Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology, Vibrio bacteria research studies, and Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology.

Roger C. Levesque has a significant body of published research with frequent contributions found in several publication venues. These include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Microbiology Resource Announcements, Scientific Reports, Nature Communications, and BMC Genomics.

Recent scientific papers authored or co-authored by Roger C. Levesque include:

  • "A megaplasmid family driving dissemination of multidrug resistance in Pseudomonas" (2020, Nature Communications)
  • "An Organ System-Based Synopsis of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Virulence" (2021, Virulence)
  • "Evolution and host-specific adaptation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa" (2024, Science)
  • "Similar yet different: phylogenomic analysis to delineate Salmonella and Citrobacter species boundaries" (2020, BMC Genomics)
  • "Hit Identification of New Potent PqsR Antagonists as Inhibitors of Quorum Sensing in Planktonic and Biofilm Grown Pseudomonas aeruginosa" (2020, Frontiers in Chemistry)

The scientist collaborates frequently with several colleagues, including Jeff Gauthier, Irena Kukavica-Ibrulj, Lawrence Goodridge, Brian Boyle, and Marianne Potvin.

Best Publications

  • A standard numbering scheme for the class A beta-lactamases.

    R. P. Ambler;A. F. W. Coulson;Jean-Marie Frère;Jean-Marie Ghuysen

  • Origin and diversification of endomycorrhizal fungi and coincidence with vascular land plants

    Luc Simon;Jean Bousquet;Roger C. Lévesque;Maurice Lalonde

  • Structure and function of the Mur enzymes: development of novel inhibitors.

    Ahmed El Zoeiby;François Sanschagrin;Roger C. Levesque

  • Newly introduced genomic prophage islands are critical determinants of in vivo competitiveness in the Liverpool Epidemic Strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

    Craig Winstanley;Morgan G.I. Langille;Joanne L. Fothergill;Irena Kukavica-Ibrulj

  • Sigma factors in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    Eric Potvin;François Sanschagrin;Roger C. Levesque

  • Antimicrobial Resistance Genes in Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli O149:K91 Isolates Obtained over a 23-Year Period from Pigs

    Christine Maynard;John M. Fairbrother;Sadjia Bekal;François Sanschagrin

  • The Pseudomonas aeruginosa Pan-Genome Provides New Insights on Its Population Structure, Horizontal Gene Transfer, and Pathogenicity.

    Luca Freschi;Antony T Vincent;Julie Jeukens;Jean-Guillaume Emond-Rheault

  • Heterogeneity among Virulence and Antimicrobial Resistance Gene Profiles of Extraintestinal Escherichia coli Isolates of Animal and Human Origin

    Christine Maynard;Sadjia Bekal;François Sanschagrin;Roger C. Levesque

  • Differential regulation of twitching motility and elastase production by Vfr in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    Scott A Beatson;Cynthia Beth Whitchurch;Jennifer L Sargent;Roger C Levesque

  • In vivo functional genomics of Pseudomonas aeruginosa for high‐throughput screening of new virulence factors and antibacterial targets

    Eric Potvin;Dario E. Lehoux;Irena Kukavica-Ibrulj;Karine L. Richard

  • Identification of endomycorrhizal fungi colonizing roots by fluorescent single-strand conformation polymorphism-polymerase chain reaction

    L Simon;R C Lévesque;M Lalonde

  • Phylogeny of LCR-1 and OXA-5 with class A and class D beta-lactamases.

    F Couture;J Lachapelle;R C Levesque

  • Role of Ser-238 and Lys-240 in the hydrolysis of third-generation cephalosporins by SHV-type beta-lactamases probed by site-directed mutagenesis and three-dimensional modeling.

    A Huletsky;J R Knox;R C Levesque

  • Clinical utilization of genomics data produced by the international Pseudomonas aeruginosa consortium

    Luca Freschi;Julie Jeukens;Irena Kukavica-Ibrulj;Brian Boyle

  • Molecular basis of antibiotic resistance and β-lactamase inhibition by mechanism-based inactivators: perspectives and future directions

    Christian Therrien;Roger C. Levesque

  • Strategies for isolation of in vivo expressed genes from bacteria.

    Martin Handfield;Roger C. Levesque

  • Comparative Analysis of the 16S to 23S Ribosomal Intergenic Spacer Sequences of Bacillus thuringiensis Strains and Subspecies and of Closely Related Species.

    S N Bourque;J R Valero;M C Lavoie;R C Levesque

  • A megaplasmid family driving dissemination of multidrug resistance in Pseudomonas

    Adrian Cazares;Matthew P. Moore;James P. J. Hall;Laura L. Wright

  • In vivo growth of Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains PAO1 and PA14 and the hypervirulent strain LESB58 in a rat model of chronic lung infection.

    Irena Kukavica-Ibrulj;Alessandra Bragonzi;Moira Paroni;Craig Winstanley

  • The sensor kinase PhoQ mediates virulence in Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

    W. James Gooderham;Shaan L. Gellatly;François Sanschagrin;Joseph B. McPhee

  • Proteomic, Microarray, and Signature-Tagged Mutagenesis Analyses of Anaerobic Pseudomonas aeruginosa at pH 6.5, Likely Representing Chronic, Late-Stage Cystic Fibrosis Airway Conditions

    Mark D. Platt;Michael J. Schurr;Karin Sauer;Gustavo Vazquez

  • Multiplex polymerase chain reaction for detection and differentiation of the microbial insecticide Bacillus thuringiensis.

    S N Bourque;J R Valéro;J Mercier;M C Lavoie

Frequent Co-Authors

Craig Winstanley
Craig Winstanley University of Liverpool
Richard C. Hamelin
Richard C. Hamelin University of British Columbia
Felix A. H. Sperling
Felix A. H. Sperling University of Alberta
Ken Dewar
Ken Dewar McGill University
Robert E. W. Hancock
Robert E. W. Hancock University of British Columbia
Fiona S. L. Brinkman
Fiona S. L. Brinkman Simon Fraser University
Sylvain Moineau
Sylvain Moineau Université Laval
Timothy D. H. Bugg
Timothy D. H. Bugg University of Warwick
Eric Déziel
Eric Déziel Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique
Louis Bernier
Louis Bernier Université Laval

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