Research projects

• Sanitary status of promising biocontrol agents
• Impact of soil microbes on the fitness of the invasive weed Ventenata dubia.
• Characterization of Wolbachia endosymbiont in the released parasitoid Psyttalia lounsburyi for the control of the olive fruit fly in California
• Microbial diversity associated with the olive psyllid
• Microbial diversity and protists associated with the invasive stink bug Bagrada hilaris
• Investigation of the soil microbial diversity of sand fly breeding sites

Areas of scientific interest

Her main research interest includes interactions of invasive plants and arthropods with microbial communities. A better understanding of the role of microbes in biological invasions can provide new pest control strategies. She is also responsible for the development and the maintenance of EBCL microbial collection containing more than 2000 isolates.

Publications

Mélanie Tannières' publications

Technical skills

• Microbiology: plant-microbe interactions and insect microbiology
• Molecular biology: DNA and RNA extraction, PCR, qPCR, RT-PCR, phylogeny
• Sequencing technologies and bioinformatics

Degrees

2012: Ph.D. in Plant pathology and microbial ecology, Paris-Sud University, France.

2008: M.S. in Plant sciences, option “plant-microbe interaction”, Paris-Sud University, France.

2006: B.S. “Biology of organisms and ecology”, Paris-Sud University, France.

Work Experience

2015-present: Scientist, Microbiologist at EBCL, Montferrier sur Lez, France.

2014: Post-doctoral researcher at INRAE (French national research institute for agriculture, food and environment) “Grapevine Health and Wine Quality” Unit, Colmar, France. “Metagenomic‐based impact study of transgenic grapevine rootstock on its associated virome”.

2012: Research assistant at CNRS (French National Centre for Scientific Research) “Institute of Plant Sciences” Unit, Gif-sur-Yvette, France. “Involvement of Quorum Sensing-signal degrading enzymes in policing QS-cheating and QS-hijacking”.

2008 – 2012: PhD Student at CNRS (French National Centre for Scientific Research) “Institute of Plant Sciences” Unit, Gif-sur-Yvette, France. “Disruption of bacterial communication in rhizosphere by enzymatic degradation of quorum sensing signals”.