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Biology and Biochemistry
Belgium
2023

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
102
Citations
30570
World Ranking
1396
National Ranking
22

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Belgium Leader Award

Overview

Yves F. Dufrêne is affiliated with the Université Catholique de Louvain in Belgium and has an extensive publication record primarily in the field of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their research spans several subfields, including Molecular Biology, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Plant Science, Infectious Diseases, and Genetics.

Their work covers a range of main topics, prominently featuring bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing, biochemical and structural characterization, and force microscopy techniques and applications. Other areas of focus include bacteriophages and microbial interactions, bacterial genetics and biotechnology, antimicrobial resistance in Staphylococcus, and antimicrobial peptides and activities.

Yves F. Dufrêne frequently publishes in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nature Communications, Nano Letters, mBio, and Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research).

  • Marion Mathelié-Guinlet
  • Albertus Viljoen
  • Felipe Viela
  • Telmo O. Paiva
  • Pietro Speziale

Selected recent papers authored by Yves F. Dufrêne include:

  • "Mechanomicrobiology: how bacteria sense and respond to forces", 2020, Nature Reviews Microbiology
  • "Atomic Force Microscopy-Based Force Spectroscopy and Multiparametric Imaging of Biomolecular and Cellular Systems", 2020, Chemical Reviews (authored by Daniel J. Müller, notable as a related work)
  • "Lipoprotein Lpp regulates the mechanical properties of the E. coli cell envelope", 2020, Nature Communications (authored by Marion Mathelié-Guinlet, frequent coauthor)
  • "Force spectroscopy of single cells using atomic force microscopy", 2021, Nature Reviews Methods Primers (authored by Albertus Viljoen, frequent coauthor)
  • "AFM in cellular and molecular microbiology", 2021, Cellular Microbiology

The topics addressed in these publications are closely aligned with Dufrêne's research interests in bacterial mechanics, molecular microbiology, and advanced imaging techniques such as atomic force microscopy.

Best Publications

  • Detection and localization of single molecular recognition events using atomic force microscopy

    Peter Hinterdorfer;Yves F Dufrêne

  • Imaging modes of atomic force microscopy for application in molecular and cell biology

    Yves F. Dufrêne;Toshio Ando;Ricardo García García;David Alsteens

  • Atomic force microscopy as a multifunctional molecular toolbox in nanobiotechnology

    Daniel J. Müller;Yves F. Dufrêne

  • Atomic force microscopy-based mechanobiology

    Michael Krieg;Gotthold Fläschner;David Alsteens;Benjamin M. Gaub

  • Antiparallel beta-sheet: a signature structure of the oligomeric amyloid beta-peptide.

    Emilie Cerf;Rabia Sarroukh;Shiori Tamamizu-Kato;Leonid Breydo

  • Nanoscale mapping of the elasticity of microbial cells by atomic force microscopy

    Ahmed Touhami;Bernard Nysten;Yves F. Dufrêne

  • Force probing surfaces of living cells to molecular resolution

    Daniel J Müller;Jonne Helenius;David Alsteens;Yves F Dufrêne

  • Atomic Force Microscopy, a Powerful Tool in Microbiology

    Yves F. Dufrêne

  • Multiparametric imaging of biological systems by force-distance curve-based AFM.

    Yves F Dufrêne;David Martínez-Martín;Izhar Medalsy;David Alsteens

  • Atomic force microscopy: a nanoscopic window on the cell surface

    Daniel J. Müller;Yves F. Dufrêne

  • Nanoscale mapping and functional analysis of individual adhesins on living bacteria

    Vincent Dupres;Franco D Menozzi;Camille Locht;Brian H Clare

  • Identification of a Gene Cluster for the Biosynthesis of a Long, Galactose-Rich Exopolysaccharide in Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG and Functional Analysis of the Priming Glycosyltransferase

    Sarah Lebeer;Tine L. A. Verhoeven;Grégory Francius;Geert Schoofs

  • Protein Adsorption on Model Surfaces with Controlled Nanotopography and Chemistry

    Frédéric A. Denis;Per Hanarp;Duncan S. Sutherland;Julie Gold

  • Using nanotechniques to explore microbial surfaces.

    Yves F. Dufrêne

  • Advances in the characterization of supported lipid films with the atomic force microscope.

    Yves F Dufrêne;Gil U Lee

  • Nanometer-scale surface properties of mixed phospholipid monolayers and bilayers

    Yves F. Dufrêne;William R. Barger;John-Bruce D. Green;Gil U Lee

  • Towards nanomicrobiology using atomic force microscopy.

    Yves F. Dufrêne

  • Atomic force microscopy of supported lipid bilayers.

    Marie -Paule Mingeot-Leclercq;Magali Deleu;Robert Brasseur;Yves F Dufrene

  • Scanning probe microscopy

    Richard J Colton;David R Baselt;Yves F Dufrêne;John-Bruce D Green

  • Atomic force microscopy-based mechanobiology

    Michael Krieg;Gotthold Fläschner;David Alsteens;Benjamin M. Gaub

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul Rouxhet
Paul Rouxhet Université Catholique de Louvain
Peter N. Lipke
Peter N. Lipke City University of New York
Pascal Hols
Pascal Hols Université Catholique de Louvain
Marie-Paule Mingeot-Leclercq
Marie-Paule Mingeot-Leclercq Université Catholique de Louvain
Joan A. Geoghegan
Joan A. Geoghegan University of Birmingham
Timothy J. Foster
Timothy J. Foster Campden BRI (United Kingdom)
Jacques Mahillon
Jacques Mahillon Université Catholique de Louvain
Pietro Speziale
Pietro Speziale University of Pavia
Sarah Lebeer
Sarah Lebeer University of Antwerp

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