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2024
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France
2024

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Genetics

D-Index
81
Citations
35246
World Ranking
1496
National Ranking
58

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics in France Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in France Leader Award

Overview

Valérie Barbe is affiliated with the Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) in France. Their research spans primarily across the fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a strong focus on specific subfields including Pollution, Molecular Biology, Insect Science, Biomaterials, and Plant Science.

The scientist's work addresses various main research topics, which include:

  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
  • Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
  • Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
  • Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Antimicrobial agents and applications

Valérie Barbe has contributed to a number of scientific publications, including articles in well-recognized journals. Notable recent papers include:

  • "TbD1 deletion as a driver of the evolutionary success of modern epidemic Mycobacterium tuberculosis lineages" (2020), published in Nature Communications
  • "Relative Influence of Plastic Debris Size and Shape, Chemical Composition and Phytoplankton-Bacteria Interactions in Driving Seawater Plastisphere Abundance, Diversity and Activity" (2021), published in Frontiers in Microbiology
  • "Bacterial Abundance, Diversity and Activity During Long-Term Colonization of Non-biodegradable and Biodegradable Plastics in Seawater" (2021), published in Frontiers in Microbiology
  • "Chromosomal scale assembly of parasitic wasp genome reveals symbiotic virus colonization" (2021), published in Communications Biology
  • "Microbial Diversity and Activity During the Biodegradation in Seawater of Various Substitutes to Conventional Plastic Cotton Swab Sticks" (2021), published in Frontiers in Microbiology

The main publication venues where Valérie Barbe frequently publishes research include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Environmental Science and Pollution Research
  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Collaboration is a significant aspect of Valérie Barbe's scientific activity. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Jean-François Ghiglione
  • Anne-Leïla Meistertzheim
  • Stéphane Bruzaud
  • Alexandra ter Halle
  • Corinne Cruaud

The body of work by Valérie Barbe contributes to ongoing understanding of environmental impact related to plastic pollution, microbial activity, biodegradation processes, and insect-associated microbial interactions. The research involves multidisciplinary approaches combining molecular biology, environmental sciences, and materials science to address relevant ecological and biological questions.

Best Publications

  • Shifting the limits in wheat research and breeding using a fully annotated reference genome

    Rudi Appels;Rudi Appels;Kellye Eversole;Nils Stein;Nils Stein

  • A chromosome-based draft sequence of the hexaploid bread wheat (Triticum aestivum) genome

    Klaus F. X. Mayer;Jane Rogers;Jaroslav Doležel

  • Genome evolution in yeasts

    Bernard Dujon;David Sherman;Gilles Fischer;Pascal Durrens

  • Deciphering the evolution and metabolism of an anammox bacterium from a community genome

    Marc Strous;Eric Pelletier;Sophie Mangenot;Thomas Rattei

  • The Medicago genome provides insight into the evolution of rhizobial symbioses

    Nevin D Young;Frédéric Debellé;Frédéric Debellé;Giles E D Oldroyd;Rene Geurts

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

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

  • Genome sequence and gene compaction of the eukaryote parasite Encephalitozoon cuniculi

    Michaël D. Katinka;Simone Duprat;Emmanuel Cornillot;Guy Méténier

  • Comparative Genomics of Multidrug Resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii

    Pierre-Edouard Fournier;David Vallenet;Valérie Barbe;Stéphane Audic

  • Spastin, a new AAA protein, is altered in the most frequent form of autosomal dominant spastic paraplegia

    Jamilé Hazan;Nùria Fonknechten;Delphine Mavel;Caroline Paternotte

  • Legumes Symbioses: Absence of Nod Genes in Photosynthetic Bradyrhizobia

    Eric Giraud;Lionel Moulin;David Vallenet;Valérie Barbe

  • Structural and functional partitioning of bread wheat chromosome 3B.

    Frédéric Choulet;Adriana Alberti;Sébastien Theil;Natasha Glover

  • Genome sequence of the cyanobacterium Prochlorococcus marinus SS120, a nearly minimal oxyphototrophic genome

    Alexis Dufresne;Marcel Salanoubat;Frédéric Partensky;François Artiguenave

  • Mechanisms of evolution in Rickettsia conorii and R. prowazekii.

    Hiroyuki Ogata;Stéphane Audic;Patricia Renesto-Audiffren;Pierre-Edouard Fournier

  • Genome sequences of Escherichia coli B strains REL606 and BL21(DE3).

    Haeyoung Jeong;Valérie Barbe;Choong Hoon Lee;Choong Hoon Lee;David Vallenet

  • The complete genome sequence of Lactobacillus bulgaricus reveals extensive and ongoing reductive evolution

    M. van de Guchte;S. Penaud;C. Grimaldi;V. Barbe

  • Non Mycobacterial Virulence Genes in the Genome of the Emerging Pathogen Mycobacterium abscessus

    Fabienne Ripoll;Sophie Pasek;Chantal Schenowitz;Carole Dossat

  • From a consortium sequence to a unified sequence: The Bacillus subtilis 168 reference genome a decade later

    Valérie Barbe;Stéphane Cruveiller;Frank Kunst;Patricia Lenoble

  • Coping with cold: The genome of the versatile marine Antarctica bacterium Pseudoalteromonas haloplanktis TAC125

    Claudine Médigue;Evelyne Krin;Géraldine Pascal;Valérie Barbe

  • MaGe: a microbial genome annotation system supported by synteny results

    David Vallenet;Laurent Labarre;Zoé Rouy;Valérie Barbe

  • Genome Evolution in Yeasts

    Bernard Dujon

Frequent Co-Authors

Claudine Médigue
Claudine Médigue University of Paris-Saclay
Patrick Wincker
Patrick Wincker University of Paris-Saclay
Jean Weissenbach
Jean Weissenbach Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
David Vallenet
David Vallenet University of Paris-Saclay
Arnaud Couloux
Arnaud Couloux French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA)
Alain Blanchard
Alain Blanchard University of Bordeaux
Jean-Marc Aury
Jean-Marc Aury University of Paris-Saclay
Julie Poulain
Julie Poulain French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA)
Corinne Cruaud
Corinne Cruaud Atomic Energy and Alternative Energies Commission
Gwénaël Jan
Gwénaël Jan Institut Agro Rennes-Angers

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