Publications BEAMM
2025
1) Busigny V, Mathon FP, Amor M, Guyot F, Menguy N, Lefevre CT (2025) Iron isotope fractionation in magnetite produced by the marine magnetotactic bacterium Magnetovibrio blakemorei. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. GCA 13795
2) Mangin CC, Benzerara K, Bergot M, Menguy N, Alonso B, Fouteau S, Méheust R, Chevrier D, Godon C, Turrini E, Mehta N, Duverger A, Travert C, Busigny V, Duprat E, Bolzoni R, Cruaud C, Viollier E, Jézéquel D, Vallenet D, Lefèvre CT, Monteil CL (2025) Magnetotactic bacteria affiliated with multiple Pseudomonadota families biomineralize intracellular Ca-carbonate. ISME Journal. wrae260
3) Chobert SC, Roger-Margueritat M, Flandrin L, Berraies S, Lefèvre CT, Pelosi L, Junier I, Varoquaux N, Pierrel F, Abby SS (2025) Dynamic quinone repertoire accompanied the diversification of energy metabolism in Pseudomonadota. ISME Journal. wrae253
2024
1) Kovács A, Pósfai M, Zingsem B, Li ZA, Pekker P, Caron J, Prévéral S, Lefèvre CT, Bazylinski DA, Frankel RB, Dunin-Borkowski RE (2024) Influence of crystal shape and orientation on the magnetic microstructure of bullet−shaped magnetosomes synthesized by magnetotactic bacteria. Geo−Bio Interfaces. 1, e1, pp.1-11
2) Mathon FP, Amor M, Guyot F, Menguy N, Lefevre CT, Busigny V (2024) Establishing the content in trace and minor elements of magnetite as a biosignature of magnetotactic bacteria. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 386: 127-138
3) Monteil CL, Lefèvre CT (2024) Magnetosymbiosis discovery: new perspectives in magnetotaxis research. Journal of Oceanology and Limnology. 43: 177-186
2023
1) Awal RP, Müller FD, Pfeiffer D, Monteil CL, Perrière G, Lefèvre CT, Schüler (2023) Experimental analysis of diverse actin-like proteins from various magnetotactic bacteria by functional expression in Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense. mBio. 14:e0164923
2) D.Awal RP, Lefevre CT, Schüler D (2023) Functional expression of foreign magnetosome genes in the alphaproteobacterium Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense. mBio. 14:e0328222
3) Chevrier DM, Juhin A, Menguy N, Bolzoni R, Soto-Rodriguez PED, Kojadinovic-Sirinelli M, Paterson GA, Belkhou R, Williams W, Skouri-Panet F, Kosta A, Le Guenno H, Pereiro E, Faivre D, Benzerara K, Monteil CL, Lefevre CT (2023) Collective magnetotaxis of microbial holobionts is optimized by the three-dimensional organization and magnetic properties of ectosymbionts. PNAS. 120:e2216975120
4) Selmani Z, Attard E, Lauga B, Barakat M, Ortet P, Tulumello J, Achouak W, Kaci Y, Heulin T (2023) Culturing the desert microbiota. Front Microbiol. 14:1098150
5) Dziuba MV, Paulus A, Schramm L, Awal RP, Pósfai M, Monteil CL, Fouteau S, Uebe R, Schüler D (2023) Silent gene clusters encode magnetic organelle biosynthesis in a non-magnetotactic phototrophic bacterium. ISME J. 17:326-339
6) Leão P, Lefèvre CT (2023) Magnetic Guidance in Multicellular Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes. Elements. 19: 234-238
2022
1) Collin B, Auffan M, Doelsch E, Proux O, Kieffer I, Ortet P, Santaella C (2022) Bacterial Metabolites and Particle Size Determine Cerium Oxide Nanomaterial Biotransformation. Environ Sci Technol. 56:16838-16847
2) Wan J, Monteil CL, Taoka A, Ernie G, Park K, Amor M, Taylor-Cornejo E, Lefevre CT, Komeili A (2022) McaA and McaB control the dynamic positioning of a bacterial magnetic organelle. Nature Com. 13:5652
3) Monteil CL, Vallenet D, Schüler D, Lefevre CT (2022) Magnetosome proteins belong to universal protein families involved in many cell processes. PNAS. 119:e2208648119
4) Behairi S, Baha N, Barakat M, Ortet P, Achouak W, Heulin T, Kaci Y (2022) Bacterial diversity and community structure in the rhizosphere of the halophyte Halocnemum strobilaceum in an Algerian arid saline soil. Extremophiles. 26:18
5) Park Y, Eyal Z, Pekker P, Chevrier DM, Lefèvre CT, Arnoux P, Armengaud J, Monteil CL, Gal A, Pósfai M, Faivre D (2022) Periplasmic bacterial biomineralization of copper sulfide nanoparticles. Adv. Sci. 9:e2203444
6) Bidaud CC, Monteil CL, Menguy N, Busigny V, Jézéquel D, Viollier E, Travert C, Skouri-Panet F, Benzerara K, Lefevre CT, Duprat E (2022) Biogeochemical niche of magnetotactic cocci capable to sequester large polyphosphate inclusions in the anoxic layer of the Lake Pavin water column. Front. Microbiol. 12:789134
7) Failor KC, Liu H, Llontop MEM, LeBlanc S, Eckshtain-Levi N, Sharma P, Reed A, Yang S, Tian L, Lefevre CT, Menguy N, Du L, Monteil CL, Vinatzer BA (2022) Ice nucleation in a Gram-positive bacterium isolated from precipitation depends on a polyketide synthase and non-ribosomal peptide synthetase. ISME J. 16:890-897.
8) Gallois N, Alpha-Bazin B, Bremond N, Ortet P, Barakat M, Piette L, Mohamad Ali A, Lemaire D, Legrand P, Theodorakopoulos N, Floriani M, Février L, Den Auwer C, Arnoux P, Berthomieu C, Armengaud J, Chapon V (2022) Discovery and characterization of UipA, a uranium- and iron-binding PepSY protein involved in uranium tolerance by soil bacteria. ISME J. 16:705-716
9) Paliwal D, Hamilton AJ, Barrett GA, Alberti F, van Emden H, Monteil CL, Mauchline TH, Nauen R, Wagstaff C, Bass C, Jackson RW (2022) Identification of novel aphid-killing bacteria to protect plants. Microb Biotechnol. 15:1203-1220
10) Busigny V, Mathon FP, Jézéquel D, Bidaud CC, Viollier E, Bardoux G, Bourrand JJ, Benzerara K, Duprat E, Menguy N, Monteil CL, Lefevre CT (2022) Mass collection of magnetotactic bacteria from the permanently stratified ferruginous Lake Pavin, France. Environ. Microbiol. 24:721-736
2021
1) Busigny V, Mathon FP, Jézéquel D, Bidaud CC, Viollier E, Bardoux G, Bourrand JJ, Benzerara K, Duprat E, Menguy N, Monteil CL, Lefevre CT (2021) Mass collection of magnetotactic bacteria from the permanently stratified ferruginous Lake Pavin, France. Environment Microbiology. 24:721-736
2) Benzerara K, Bolzoni R, Monteil CL, Beyssac O, Forni O, Alonso B, Asta MP, Lefevre CT (2021) The gamaproteobacterium Achromatium forms intracellular amorphous calcium carbonate and not (crystalline) calcite. Geobiology. 19:199-213
3) Ortet P, Fochesato S, Bitbol AF, Whitworth DE, Lalaouna D, Santaella C, Heulin T, Achouak W, Barakat M (2021) Evolutionary history expands the range of signaling interactions in hybrid multikinase networks. Scientific Reports. 11:11763
4) Trubitsyn D, Monteil CL, Geurink C, Morillo-Lopez V, de Almeida LG, de Vasconcelos AT, Abreu F, Bazylinski DA, Lefevre CT (2021) Complete genome sequence of strain SS-5, a magnetotactic gammaproteobacterium isolated from the Salton Sea, a shallow, saline, endorheic rift lake located on the San Andreas Fault, California. Microbiology Resource Announcement. 10:e00928-20
5) Monteil CL, Benzerara K, Menguy N, Bidaud CC, Michot-Achdjian E, Bolzoni R, Mathon FP, Coutaud M, Alonso B, Garau C, Jézéquel D, Viollier E, Ginet N, Floriani M, Swaraj S, Sachse M, Busigny V, Duprat E, Guyot F, Lefevre CT (2021) Intracellular amorphous Ca-carbonate and magnetite biomineralization by a magnetotactic bacterium affiliated to the Alphaproteobacteria. The ISME Journal. 15:1-18
6) Ndour PMS, Barry CM, Tine D, Cantó CD, Gueye M, Barakat M, Ortet P, Achouak W, Ndoye I, Sine B, Laplaze L, Heulin T, Cournac L (2021) Pearl millet genotype impacts microbial diversity and enzymatic activities in relation to root-adhering soil aggregation. Pant and Soil. 464:109-129
7) Hecht N, Monteil CL, Perrière G, Vishkautzan M, Gur E (2021) Exploring Protein Space: From Hydrolase to Ligase by Substitution. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 38:761-776
8) Lalaouna D, Fochesato S, Harir M, Ortet P, Schmitt-Kopplin P, Heulin T, Achouak W (2021) Amplifying and Fine-Tuning Rsm sRNAs Expression and Stability to Optimize the Survival of Pseudomonas brassicacerum in Nutrient-Poor Environments. Microorganisms. 9:250
To access all publications from the team:
Caroline Monteil -> Link
Philippe Ortet -> Link
Christopher Lefevre -> Link