BELOIN Christophe

Scientific file / structure

Scientist:

BELOIN Christophe

Address:

Institut Pasteur 28 rue du Dr Roux, 75015 Paris

https://research.pasteur.fr/en/team/genetics-of-biofilms/

Area of intervention:

Antibiotics and alternative therapies, Genetics and genomics, Microbial defense mechanisms, Microorganisms and host interactions/response, Experimental models, One Health Sectors, Bacterial strains
Antibiotic resistance acquisition, Genotypic and phenotypic adaptations, Adhesion to surfaces, Adjuvants, Therapeutic alternatives, Antimicrobials, Biofilm, Diffusion - dissemination - transmission of antibiotic resistance, Enterobacteriaceae, Evolution and phylogeny, Genetics and genomics, Gram negative, Resistance mechanisms, Membrane and bacterial wall, Animal models, Persistence - robustness and resilience

Unity;

Unité de Génétique des Biofilms

Team name:

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Responsible:
(Unit director / head of structure)

Jean-Marc Ghigo

Type of structure:

Academic

Affiliation:

Institut Pasteur-CNRS

Region:

Ile-de-France

City:

Paris

Other contact:

Pascale Sitbon (0140613819)

Description:​

We have a strong interest in studying biofilms as places where tolerance and potential resistance to antibiotics can emerge. We also develop some antibiofilms strategies essentially based on adjuvants to favor antibiotics activity against mature biofilms.