Our research centers around a range of subjects related to microbial environmental metagenomics, such as bacterial adaptation, horizontal gene transfer, and bioengineering. The scientific questions raised often require novel methodological approaches. Environmental metagenomic techniques have been developed including methods for extracting high molecular weight DNA, construction and high-density screening of clone libraries, microarray analyses, and sequencing.

• Fate of Transgenes from Genetically Modified Plants
• Lightning Induced Gene Transfer in Soil (click to hear a brief description)
• Adaptation to Extreme Environments: The Case of Nickel Rich New Caledonia Soil
• Bacterial Adaptation to Chlorinated Compounds (chlorinated solvents, lindane, PCBs). This work has led to applied site remediation. (see a video)
• Microbial Fuel Cells (MFC)
• Accessing Microbial Diversity for Drug Discovery and Assessing Antibiotic Resistance Gene Dispersion
• Horizontal Gene Transfer
  
• Microbial Ecology of Human Digestive Tract
• Extremophiles in Polar Regions (e.g., Mercury resistant bacteria in Arctic snow) (see a video)

Below is a list of our recent and current research projects. For more information about each project, please click on the icon

ADEME GENERIQUE
ADEME CINETIQUE
ADEME BIOINDICATEUR
ALIMINTEST
APTITUDE
BIODECHLOR
BIODECHLORD
EVASOL
GENEFISH
HYBIOX
METINTEST
METACONTROL
METAGENE
METAEXPLORE		METAGENOMICS FOR BIOEXPLORATION – TOOLS AND APPLICATION
METASOIL		Metagenomic discovery and exploitation of the soil microbial community
Microbial Fuel Cells
MIOXYFUN		Biodegradability of fuel oxygenates (ETBE and MTBE) : Microorganisms – Monooxygenases - Functionality
MISAFE
NORA
OSIRIS
PLOBEN
RMQS
SEPTANTE
SOLAO
TRAINBIODIVERSE
TRANSBAC		Gene flow from transgenic plants: evaluation and biotechnology