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Wladimir Sougakoff

Wladimir Sougakoff

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Microbiology

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Overview

Wladimir Sougakoff is affiliated with Sorbonne University in France and has contributed extensively to the field of Medicine, with a focus on Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases, and Surgery. Their research encompasses several subfields, including Immunology and Parasitology.

The main topics of Sougakoff's work include:

  • Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
  • Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
  • Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis
  • Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis
  • Infectious Diseases and Mycology
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research

Sougakoff has published multiple papers, with notable recent contributions including:

  • "A Comprehensive Evaluation of GeneLEAD VIII DNA Platform Combined to Deeplex Myc-TB® Assay to Detect in 8 Days Drug Resistance to 13 Antituberculous Drugs and Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Directly From Clinical Samples" (2021, Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology)
  • "Targeted next-generation sequencing: a Swiss army knife for mycobacterial diagnostics?" (2021, European Respiratory Journal)
  • "Rational Choice of Antibiotics and Media for Mycobacterium avium Complex Drug Susceptibility Testing" (2020, Frontiers in Microbiology)
  • "A lentiviral vector encoding fusion of light invariant chain and mycobacterial antigens induces protective CD4+ T cell immunity" (2022, Cell Reports)
  • "Impact of the revised definition of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis" (2021, European Respiratory Journal)

The frequent coauthors collaborating with Sougakoff are:

  • Alexandra Aubry
  • F. Morel
  • Isabelle Bonnet
  • Nicolas Véziris
  • J. Robert

Sougakoff regularly publishes in various academic journals, with several papers appearing in:

  • European Respiratory Journal
  • Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
  • Emerging Infectious Diseases
  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Cell Reports

Best Publications

  • Phenotypic detection of extended‐spectrum β‐lactamase production in Enterobacteriaceae: review and bench guide

    L. Drieux;F. Brossier;W. Sougakoff;V. Jarlier

  • Detection by GenoType MTBDRsl Test of Complex Mechanisms of Resistance to Second-Line Drugs and Ethambutol in Multidrug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Isolates

    Florence Brossier;Nicolas Veziris;Alexandra Aubry;Vincent Jarlier

  • Cloning and sequence analysis of the gene for a carbapenem-hydrolyzing class A beta-lactamase, Sme-1, from Serratia marcescens S6.

    T Naas;L Vandel;W Sougakoff;D M Livermore

  • Plasmid-mediated resistance to third-generation cephalosporins caused by point mutations in TEM-type penicillinase genes

    Wladimir Sougakoff;Sylvie Goussard;Guy Gerbaud;Patrice Courvalin

  • Genetic Basis for Natural and Acquired Resistance to the Diarylquinoline R207910 in Mycobacteria

    Stephanie Petrella;Emmanuelle Cambau;Aurelie Chauffour;Koen Andries

  • Performance of the Genotype MTBDR Line Probe Assay for Detection of Resistance to Rifampin and Isoniazid in Strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis with Low- and High-Level Resistance

    Florence Brossier;Nicolas Veziris;Chantal Truffot-Pernot;Vincent Jarlier

  • Crystal structure of the pyrazinamidase of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: insights into natural and acquired resistance to pyrazinamide.

    Stéphanie Petrella;Nathalie Gelus-Ziental;Nathalie Gelus-Ziental;Arnaud Maudry;Caroline Laurans

  • A cluster of multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis among patients arriving in Europe from the Horn of Africa: a molecular epidemiological study

    Timothy M Walker;Matthias Merker;Astrid M Knoblauch;Peter Helbling

  • Penicillin-Binding Protein 5 Sequence Alterations in Clinical Isolates of Enterococcus faecium with Different Levels of β-Lactam Resistance

    Tania Rybkine;Jean-Luc Mainardi;Wladimir Sougakoff;Ekkehard Collatz

  • Characterization of New Mutations in Pyrazinamide-Resistant Strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Identification of Conserved Regions Important for the Catalytic Activity of the Pyrazinamidase PncA

    Nadine Lemaitre;Wladimir Sougakoff;Chantal Truffot-Pernot;Vincent Jarlier

  • New Mutations in the Mycobacterial ATP Synthase: New Insights into the Binding of the Diarylquinoline TMC207 to the ATP Synthase C-Ring Structure

    Elena Segala;Wladimir Sougakoff;Aurelie Nevejans-Chauffour;Vincent Jarlier

  • Nucleotide sequence and distribution of gene tetO encoding tetracycline resistance in Campylobacter coli

    Wladimir Sougakoff;Barbara Papadopoulou;Patrice Nordmann;Patrice Courvalin

  • Direct sequencing of the amplified structural gene and promoter for the extended-broad-spectrum β-lactamase TEM-9 (RHH-1) of Klebsiella pneumoniae

    Claude Mabilat;Sylvie Goussard;Wladimir Sougakoff;Robert C. Spencer

  • Selection of a gyrA Mutant of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Resistant to Fluoroquinolones during Treatment with Ofloxacin

    E Cambau;W Sougakoff;M Besson;C Truffot-Pernot

  • Genetic and Structural Insights into the Dissemination Potential of the Extremely Broad-Spectrum Class A β-Lactamase KPC-2 Identified in an Escherichia coli Strain and an Enterobacter cloacae Strain Isolated from the Same Patient in France

    Stephanie Petrella;Nathalie Ziental-Gelus;Claudine Mayer;Murielle Renard

  • Molecular detection of rifampin and ofloxacin resistance for patients who experience relapse of multibacillary leprosy.

    Cambau Emmanuelle;Pascale Bonnafous;Perani Evelyne;Wladimir Sougakoff

  • Molecular Investigation of Resistance to the Antituberculous Drug Ethionamide in Multidrug-Resistant Clinical Isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

    F. Brossier;N. Veziris;C. Truffot-Pernot;V. Jarlier

  • The TEM-3 β-lactamase, which hydrolyzes broad-spectrum cephalosporins, is derived from the TEM-2 penicillinase by two amino acid substitutions

    Wladimir Sougakoff;Sylvie Goussard;Patrice Courvalin

  • Emergence in Klebsiella pneumoniae of a Chromosome-Encoded SHV β-Lactamase That Compromises the Efficacy of Imipenem

    Laurent Poirel;Claire Héritier;Isabelle Podglajen;Wladimir Sougakoff

  • Molecular Characterization of OXA-20, a Novel Class D β-Lactamase, and Its Integron from Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    Thierry Naas;Wladimir Sougakoff;Anne Casetta;Patrice Nordmann

  • Characterization of the plasmid genes blaT-4 and blaT-5 which encode the broad-spectrum β-lactamases TEM-4 and TEM-5 in Enterobacteriaceae

    W. Sougakoff;A. Petit;S. Goussard;D. Sirot

Frequent Co-Authors

Vincent Jarlier
Vincent Jarlier Sorbonne University
Emmanuelle Cambau
Emmanuelle Cambau Université Paris Cité
Patrice Courvalin
Patrice Courvalin Institut Pasteur
Thierry Naas
Thierry Naas University of Paris-Saclay
Patrice Nordmann
Patrice Nordmann University of Fribourg
Laurent Gutmann
Laurent Gutmann Université Paris Cité
Michel Arthur
Michel Arthur Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers
Guillaume Arlet
Guillaume Arlet Sorbonne University
Emmanuelle Varon
Emmanuelle Varon Université Paris Cité
Olivier Clermont
Olivier Clermont Université Paris Cité

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