Research assistance

Members

The “pole biotechnologique” brings together a range of bioengineering expertise for the development of tools and approaches for research in evolutionary biology; and operational competences to ensure their logistical and technical implementation.

Since it was set up, the biotechnology hub has perpetuated insect breeding activities, including several species of drosophila, but also Venturia and Bemisia for example. These breeding activities are carried out on artificial medium or plants. We ensure laboratory logistics (e.g. autoclave, stock management, ...) as well as safety aspects, and develop devices (e.g. via 3D printing) to feed experimental research in the laboratory focusing on evolutionary genomics, behavioural ecology and functional ecology.

Our expertise is also solicited to organize field work, in metropolitan France and internationally, and to carry out population monitoring of terrestrial mammals (e.g. roe deer, marmots, feral cats, bats) and birds (dipper). In addition to capture (e.g. trapping, netting), marking and monitoring of animals, we implement experimental approaches in natura, collect biometric, behavioral and physiological data, biological samples (blood, secretions, hair, faeces, biopsy, ...) and characterize the study environments (installation of sensors, aerial imaging by drones, construction of digital models of terrain ...).

Finally, the biotechnology hub offers the technical resources and skills to analyse a wide variety of biological samples in the laboratory through an multidisciplinary prism. The complementarity and synergy of our competences are expressed in the fields of molecular biology (PCR, qPCR, construction of libraries for the genesis of ohmic data), cell biology (confocal microscopy, flow cytometry), and biochemistry (characterization of metabolic, endocrine and oxidative profiles).

Rehabilitation work was done at the LBBE in 2022 and lead to a significant expansion of the experimental space. These new premises allow us to increase our capacity, to offer new spaces and modern tools dedicated to behavioral approaches. These new premises also allow us to widen the spectrum of our activities by developing new techniques (e.g. cell culture, Crispr/cas9, RNAi, ...).

In all our activities, we regularly welcome and supervise trainees and students of all levels. For any questions or information request, do not hesitate to contact us

Publications

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Metabolic response to lipid infusion in fasting winter-acclimatized king penguin chicks (Aptenodytes patagonicus)

Loïc Teulier, Jérémy Tornos, Jean-Louis Rouanet, Benjamin Rey, Damien Roussel

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology . Part A, 165 : 1-6

DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2013.02.011

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Estimating Potential Infection Transmission Routes in Hospital Wards Using Wearable Proximity Sensors

Philippe Vanhems, Alain Barrat, Ciro Cattuto, Jean-François Pinton, Nagham Khanafer, Corinne Régis...

PLoS ONE . 8 ( 9 ) : e73970

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0073970

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Endosymbiont diversity among sibling weevil species competing for the same resource

Adrien Merville, Samuel Venner, Hélène Henri, Agnès Vallier, Frédéric Menu, Fabrice Vavre...

BMC Evolutionary Biology . 13 : 28

DOI: 10.1186/1471-2148-13-28

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Distribution of Bemisia tabaci (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) biotypes and their associated symbiotic bacteria on host plants in West Africa

Olivier Gnankine, Laurence Mouton, Hélène Henri, Gabriel Terraz, Thomas Houndeté, Thibaud Martin...

Insect conservation and diversity . 6 ( 3 ) : 411 - 421

DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-4598.2012.00206.x

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Molecular characterization of genetic diversity within the Africa/Middle East/Asia Minor and Sub-Saharan African groups of the Bemisia tabaci species complex

Hélène Henri, Gabriel Terraz, Olivier Gnankine, Frédéric Fleury, Laurence Mouton

International Journal of Pest Management . 59 ( 4 ) : 329 - 338

DOI: 10.1080/09670874.2013.869374

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Maternally deposited germline piRNAs silence the tirant retrotransposon in somatic cells

Abdou Akkouche, Thomas Grentzinger, Marie Fablet, Claudia Armenise, Nelly Burlet, Virginie Braman...

EMBO Reports . 14 ( 5 ) : 458-64

DOI: 10.1038/embor.2013.38

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Biomphalysin, a new β pore-forming toxin involved in Biomphalaria glabrata immune defense against Schistosoma mansoni.

Richard Galinier, Julien Portela, Yves Moné, Jean-François Allienne, Hélène Henri, Stéphane Delbecq...

PLoS Pathogens . 9 ( 3 ) : e1003216

DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1003216

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Differential association between circulating testosterone and infection risk by several viruses in natural cat populations: a behavioural-mediated effect?

E. Hellard, D. Fouchet, B. Rey, A. Mouchet, H. Poulet, D. Pontier

Parasitology . 140 ( 4 ) : 521-9

DOI: 10.1017/S0031182012001862

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Occurrence of arrhenotoky and thelytoky in a parasitic wasp Venturia canescens(Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae): Effect of endosymbionts or existence of twodistinct reproductive modes?

Vincent Foray, Hélène Henri, Sonia Martinez, Patricia Gibert, Emmanuel Desouhant

European Journal of Entomology . 110 : 103-107

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Putative endosymbiont-mediated coexistence of weevil sibling species competing with each other

Adrien Merville, Samuel Venner, H. Henri, Agnès Vallier, F. Menu, F. Vavre...

7. International Symbiosis Society (ISS) Congress "The earth’s vast symbiosphere" .

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Contrasted breeding strategies in four sympatric sibling insect species: when a proovigenic and capital breeder copes with a stochastic environment

Pierre-François Pelisson, Marie-Claude Bel-Venner, Benjamin Rey, Lorraine Burgevin, François Martineau, François Fourel...

Functional Ecology . 26 ( 1 ) : 198-206

DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2011.01925.x

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David and Goliath : A mitochondrial coupling problem ?

Karine Salin, Damien Roussel, Benjamin Rey, Yann Voituron

Journal of Experimental Zoology, Part A : Ecological Genetics and Physiology . 317 : 283-293

DOI: 10.1002/jez.1722

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Influenza vaccine effectiveness among adult patients in a University of Lyon hospital (2004-2009).

Sélilah Amour, Nicolas Voirin, Corinne Regis, Maude Bouscambert-Duchamp, Brigitte Comte, Brigitte Coppéré...

Vaccine . 30 ( 5 ) : 821-4

DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2011.11.033

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Influenza vaccination of healthcare workers in acute-care hospitals: a case-control study of its effect on hospital-acquired influenza among patients.

Thomas Bénet, Corinne Régis, Nicolas Voirin, Olivier Robert, Bruno Lina, Silene Cronenberger...

BMC Infectious Diseases . 12 : 30

DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-30

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An inherited Virus manipulating the behavior of its parasitoid host : epidemiology and evolutionary consequences

Julien Varaldi, Julien Martinez, Sabine Patot, David Lepetit, Frédéric Fleury, Sylvain Gandon

Parasitoid Viruses. Symbionts and Pathogens . 978-0-12-384858-1 : 203-214

DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-384858-1.00017-5

Book chapter

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A comparative analysis of the amounts and dynamics of transposable elements in natural populations of Drosophila melanogaster and Drosophila simulans.

Cristina Vieira, Marie Fablet, Emmanuelle Lerat, Matthieu Boulesteix, Rita Rebollo, Nelly Burlet...

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity . 113 : 83-86

DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2012.04.001

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tirant, a newly discovered active endogenous retrovirus in Drosophila simulans.

Abdou Akkouche, Rita Rebollo, Nelly Burlet, Caroline Esnault, Sonia Martinez, Barbara Viginier...

Journal of Virology . 86 ( 7 ) : 3675-3681

DOI: 10.1128/JVI.07146-11

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A handbook for uncovering the complete energetic budget in insects: the van Handel's method (1985) revisited

Vincent Foray, Pierre-François Pelisson, Marie-Claude Bel-Venner, Emmanuel Desouhant, Samuel Venner, Frédéric Menu...

Physiological Entomology . 37 ( 3 ) : 295-302

DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3032.2012.00831.x

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Alteration of mitochondrial efficiency affects oxidative balance, development and growth in frog (Rana temporaria) tadpoles

Karine Salin, Émilien Luquet, Benjamin Rey, Damien Roussel, Yann Voituron

Journal of Experimental Biology . 215 : 863-869

DOI: 10.1242/jeb.062745

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Selective upregulation of lipid metabolism in skeletal muscle of foraging juvenile king penguins: an integrative study

Loïc Teulier, Cyril Dégletagne, Benjamin Rey, Jérémy Tornos, Céline Keime, Marc de Dinechin...

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences . 279 ( 1737 ) : 2464-2472

DOI: 10.1098/Rspb.2011.2664

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Evidence of diversity and recombination in Arsenophonus symbionts of the Bemisia tabaci species complex

L. Mouton, M. Thierry, H. Henri, R. Baudin, O. Gnankine, Bernard Reynaud...

BMC Microbiology . 12(Suppl 1) : 1-15

DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-12-S1-S10

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The proximal costs of case construction in caddisflies: antioxidant and life history responses

Nathalie Mondy, B. Rey, Yann Voituron

Journal of Experimental Biology . 215 ( pt 19 ) : 3453-3458

DOI: 10.1242/jeb.071142

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High-resolution melting technology: a new tool for studying the Wolbachia endosymbiont diversity in the field.

H. Henri, Laurence Mouton

Molecular Ecology Resources . 12 ( 1 ) : 75-81

DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-0998.2011.03064.x

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Influence of Wolbachia on host gene expression in an obligatory symbiosis.

Natacha Kremer, Delphine Charif, Hélène Henri, Frédérick F. Gavory, Patrick Wincker, Patrick Mavingui...

BMC Microbiology . 12 ( Suppl 1 ) : 1-16

DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-12-S1-S7

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Leanness of Lou/C rats does not require higher thermogenic capacity of brown adipose tissue

Maud Belouze, Brigitte Sibille, Benjamin Rey, Damien Roussel, Caroline Romestaing, Loïc Teulier...

Physiology & behavior . 104 ( 5 ) : 893-899

DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2011.05.029

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Functional argument for the existence of an avian nitric oxide synthase in muscle mitochondria: Effect of cold acclimation

Benjamin Rey, Damien Roussel, Loïc Teulier, Pierre Eyenga, Cyril Dégletagne, Maud Belouze...

FEBS Letters . 585 ( 1 ) : 173-177

DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2010.11.032

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High-resolution measurements of face-to-face contact patterns in a primary school

Juliette Stehlé, Nicolas Voirin, Alain Barrat, Ciro Cattuto, Lorenzo Isella, Jean-François Pinton...

PLoS ONE . 6 ( 8 ) : e23176

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0023176

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Simulation of an SEIR infectious disease model on the dynamic contact network of conference attendees.

Juliette Stehlé, Nicolas Voirin, Alain Barrat, Ciro Cattuto, Vittoria Colizza, Lorenzo Isella...

BMC Medicine . 9 ( 1 ) : 87

DOI: 10.1186/1741-7015-9-87

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Risk of Influenza-Like Illness in an Acute Health Care Setting During Community Influenza Epidemics in 2004-2005 2005-2006 and 2006-2007

Philippe Vanhems, N. Voirin, S. Roche, V. Escuret, C. Regis, C. Gorain...

Archive of Internal Medicine . 171 ( 2 ) : 151-157

DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2010.500

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Coexistence of Insect Species competing for a pulsed resource: toward a unified theory of biodiversity in fluctuating environments

Samuel Venner, P-F. Pelisson, Marie-Claude Bel-Venner, F. Debias, Etienne Rajon, F. Menu

PLoS ONE . 6 ( 3 ) : e18039

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0018039

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