François Lépine

12.7k citations

132 papers · 9.7k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 51

Impact in

Molecular Medicine top 0.1%
- Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
Pollution top 0.1%
- Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants

Papers in

Molecular Medicine 21
- Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria 21
Pollution 44
- Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants 39

Co-authors: Éric Déziel Sylvain Milot Richard Villemur Laurence G. Rahme Ahmad Mohammad Abdel‐Mawgoud Jean-Guy Bisaillon Jianxin He Gloria Soberón‐Chávez
Journals: Canadian Journal of Microbiology (14 papers)Applied and Environmental Microbiology (10 papers)PLoS Pathogens (6 papers)Journal of Bacteriology (5 papers)Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry (5 papers)
Partner nations: Canada United States Brazil

In The Last Decade

François Lépine

131 papers receiving 9.5k citations

Hit Papers

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Active Starvation Responses Mediate Antibiotic Tolerance in Biofilms and Nutrient-Limited Bacteria 2011 · 734 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2011 Science
2010 Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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1	Identification of Anti-virulence Compounds That Disrupt Quorum-Sensing Regulated Acute and Persistent Pathogenicity PLoS Pathogens ·Melissa Starkey, François Lépine, Damien Maura, Arunava Bandyopadhaya, Rizky Budiati Wahyuningtyas, Jianxin He, Tomoe Kitao, Valeria Righi, Sylvain Milot, A. Aria Tzika, Laurence G. Rahme	2014	206
2	Short-Chain Flavor Ester Synthesis in Organic Media by an E. coli Whole-Cell Biocatalyst Expressing a Newly Characterized Heterologous Lipase PLoS ONE ·L. Saravia, François Shareck, Yves Hurtubise, François Lépine, Nicolas Doucet	2014	51
3	The End of an Old Hypothesis: The Pseudomonas Signaling Molecules 4-Hydroxy-2-Alkylquinolines Derive from Fatty Acids, Not 3-Ketofatty Acids Chemistry & Biology ·Burçak GÜZELTEPE, Valérie Dekimpe, Jason Herlands, Sylvain Milot, Marie‐Christine Groleau, Nicolas Doucet, Laurence G. Rahme, François Lépine, Éric Déziel	2013	110
4	Avian lipocalin expression in chickens following Escherichia coli infection and inhibition of avian pathogenic Escherichia coli growth by Ex-FABP Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology ·Amélie Garénaux, Sébastien Houle, Benjamin Folch, J Sharma, Inés Estela F Uentevilla Martínez, François Lépine, Nicolas Doucet, Charles M. Dozois	2012	16
5	Klebsiella pneumoniae Yersiniabactin Promotes Respiratory Tract Infection through Evasion of Lipocalin 2 Infection and Immunity ·Michael A. Bachman, Jennifer E. Oyler, 毕新, Mélissa Caza, François Lépine, Charles M. Dozois, Jeffrey N. Weiser	2011	222
6	Secretion, but not overall synthesis, of catecholate siderophores contributes to virulence of extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli Molecular Microbiology ·Mélissa Caza, François Lépine, Charles M. Dozois	2011	58
7	A small RNA promotes siderophore production through transcriptional and metabolic remodeling Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Hubert Salvail, Mustafa Büyükkolancı, نهاد عبد الرحيم عبد الرحيم ابو المجد, Mélissa Caza, Rebecka Belldegr n, Herbert Liedtke, François Lépine, Charles M. Dozois, James A. Imlay, Éric Massé	2010	76
8	Homeostatic Interplay between Bacterial Cell-Cell Signaling and Iron in Virulence PLoS Pathogens ·Ronen Hazan, Jianxin He, Gaoping Xiao, Valérie Dekimpe, Yiorgos Apidianakis, Biliana Lesic, Sean V. Bradley, Éric Déziel, François Lépine, Laurence G. Rahme	2010	76
9	Structure, properties and applications of rhamnolipids produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa L2-1 from cassava wastewater Process Biochemistry ·Siddhartha G. V. A. O. Costa, Márcia Nitschke, François Lépine, Éric Déziel, Jonas Contiero	2010	121
10	Rhamnolipids: diversity of structures, microbial origins and roles Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology ·Ahmad Mohammad Abdel‐Mawgoud, François Lépine, Éric Déziel Hit paper breakdown →	2010	694
11	Cassava wastewater as a substrate for the simultaneous production of rhamnolipids and polyhydroxyalkanoates by Pseudomonas aeruginosa Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology ·Siddhartha G. V. A. O. Costa, François Lépine, Sylvain Milot, Éric Déziel, Márcia Nitschke, Jonas Contiero	2009	69
12	O-Linked Glycosylation Ensures the Normal Conformation of the Autotransporter Adhesin Involved in Diffuse Adherence Journal of Bacteriology ·Marie‐Ève Charbonneau, Victoria Girard, M Baldi, Manuel Campos, Frédéric Berthiaume, 栄治大木, François Lépine, Michaël Mourez	2007	58
13	Disease Manifestations of Canine Distemper Virus Infection in Ferrets Are Modulated by Vitamin A Status , Journal of Nutrition ·Lorena Vokić Kvesić, Veronika von Messling, Sylvain Milot, François Lépine, Amee R. Manges, Brian J. Ward	2007	17
14	Adjuvant and immunogenic activities of the 73 kDa N-terminal α-domain of BrkA autotransporter and Cpn60/60 kDa chaperonin of Bordetella pertussis Vaccine ·Francesco M. La Rota, 张润田, Hellen Kaline Venâncio De Souza, G. C. Waldrep, Wagner Quintilio, François Lépine, Wilmar Dias da Silva, Isaı́as Raw	2006	10
15	The contribution of MvfR to Pseudomonas aeruginosa pathogenesis and quorum sensing circuitry regulation: multiple quorum sensing‐regulated genes are modulated without affecting lasRI, rhlRI or the production of N‐acyl‐ l‐homoserine lactones Molecular Microbiology ·Éric Déziel, Suresh Gopalan, Anastasia Tampakaki, François Lépine, Katie Padfield, 黄穗湘, Gaoping Xiao, Laurence G. Rahme	2005	332
16	Analysis of Pseudomonas aeruginosa 4-hydroxy-2-alkylquinolines (HAQs) reveals a role for 4-hydroxy-2-heptylquinoline in cell-to-cell communication Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Éric Déziel, François Lépine, Sylvain Milot, Jianxin He, Michael Mindrinos, Ronald G. Tompkins, Laurence G. Rahme	2004	495
17	Revisiting the Regiospecificity of Burkholderia xenovorans LB400 Biphenyl Dioxygenase toward 2,2′-Dichlorobiphenyl and 2,3,2′,3′-Tetrachlorobiphenyl Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Diane Barriault, François Lépine, Mahmood Mohammadi, Sylvain Milot, K. L. McCutcheon, Michel Sylvestre	2004	17
18	Liquid chromatographic/mass spectrometric determination of biologically active alkaloids in extracts of Peschiera fuschiaefolia Journal of Mass Spectrometry ·François Lépine, Sylvain Milot, Lolita O. Zamir, R. Morel	2002	10
19	Two-Liquid-Phase Slurry Bioreactors To Enhance the Degradation of High-Molecular-Weight Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Soil Biotechnology Progress ·Richard Villemur, Éric Déziel, Berina Heco, Julien Marcoux, Eric R. Gauthier, François Lépine, R. Beaudet, Yves Comeau	2000	58
20	15N Conservation in the Metabolic Conversion of Isoleucine to Alloisoleucine in the Rat Journal of Mass Spectrometry ·Orval Mamer, François Lépine	1996	5

About François Lépine

François Lépine is a scholar working on Molecular Medicine, Pollution, Endocrinology, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Molecular Biology, having authored 132 papers that have together received 9.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants (39 papers), Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (24 papers), Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (21 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (20 papers), Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (18 papers), Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (12 papers), Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications (11 papers) and Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production (10 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Molecular Medicine (1.9k citations), Pollution (3.0k citations), Endocrinology (1.1k citations), Microbiology (617 citations) and Molecular Biology (5.6k citations). François Lépine has collaborated with scholars based in Canada, United States and Brazil. Frequent co-authors include Éric Déziel, Sylvain Milot, Richard Villemur, Laurence G. Rahme, Ahmad Mohammad Abdel‐Mawgoud, Jean-Guy Bisaillon, Jianxin He, Gloria Soberón‐Chávez, Réjean Beaudet and R. Beaudet. Their work appears in journals such as Canadian Journal of Microbiology, Applied and Environmental Microbiology, PLoS Pathogens, Journal of Bacteriology and Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

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