Publications

New insights into the effects of growth phase and enzymatic treatment on the cell-wall properties of Chlorella vulgaris microalgae

J.F.L.Duval, A. Razafitianamaharavo, I. Bihannic, M. Offroy, N. Lesniewska, B. Sohm, H. Le Cordier, C. Mustin, C. Pagnout, A. Beaussart

Submitted

Dynamics of peroxiredoxin interaction with sulfiredoxin

probed at the single decamer level

A. Beaussart, F. Canonico, H. Mazon, J. Hidalgo, H. Le Cordier, A. Kriznik, S. Rahuel-Clermont

Submitted

Osmotic stress and vesiculation as key mechanims controlling bacterial sensitivity and resistance to TiO2 nanoparticles

C. Pagnout, A. Razafitianamaharavo, B. Sohm, C. Caillet, A. Beaussart, E. Delatour, I. Bihannic, M. Offroy, J.F.L. Duval.

Communications biology

2021, 4, 678

S. S. W. Wong, L. P. Venugopalan, A. Beaussart, A. Karnam, M. R. S. Mohammed,

J. M. Jayapal, C. Gautier, D. Garcia-Hermoso, S. Bretagne, J. Bayry, L. Prajna, D. Kuppamuthu, J-P Latgé, V. Aimanianda

Frontiers Cellular and Infection Microbiology 

  2021, 11, 643312

Supported Lysozyme for Improved Antimicrobial Surface Protection

Journal of  Colloid and  Interface Science

2021, 582, 764

2020

The microbial adhesive arsenal deciphered by atomic force microscopy

A. Beaussart, C. Feuillie, S. El-Kirat-Chatel

Nanoscale

2020, 12, 23885

Fast automated processing of AFM PeakForce curves to evaluate spatially resolved Young modulus and stiffness of turgescent cells
M. Offroy, A. Razafitianamaharavo, A. Beaussart, C. Pagnout, J.F.L. Duval

RSC  Advances

2020, 10, 19258

*S. El-Kirat-Chatel, *A. Beaussart, M. Mathelié-Guinlet, Y. F. Dufrêne

Current Opinion  in Colloid & Interface Science

2020, 47, 111

Electrophoresis as a simple method to detect

deleterious actions of engineered nanoparticles on living cells
E. Vouriot, *I. Bihannic, *A. Beaussart, Y. Waldvogel, A. Razafitianamaharavo, T. Ribeiro,

J.P.S. Farinha, C. Beloin, J.F.L. Duval

* contributed equally

Environmental chemistry 

2019

Probing the adhesion of the common freshwater

diatom Nitzschia palea at the nanoscale

*M. Laviale , *A. Beaussart , J. Allen , F. Quilès, S. El-Kirat-Chatel

* contributed equally

ACS  Applied Materials & Interfaces

2019,  11, 48574

Microbial adhesion and ultrastructure from the single-molecule to the single-cell

levels by Atomic Force Microscopy

A. Beaussart, S. El-Kirat-Chatel

The cell surface

2019, 5,  100031

Scientific Reports

2019, 9, 9696

Assembly and disassembly of Aspergillus fumigatus conidial rodlets

I. Valsecchi, J.I. Lai, E. Stephen-Victor, A. Pillé, A. Beaussart, V. Lo, C.L.L. Pham, V. Aimanianda,

A.H. Kwan, M. Duchateau, Q.G. Gianetto, M. Matondo, Y.F. Dufrêne, J. Bayry, J. I. Guijarro,

M. Sunde, J-P. Latgé

The cell surface

2019, 5, 100023

2018

Two Aspergillus species, A. flavus and A. fumigatus - a comparative study of their conidial surface properties and immunological reactivities

V. Aimanianda, S.S.W. Wong, L.P. Venugopalan, A. Karnam,

A. Beaussart, J. Bayry, J.M. Jayapal, D. Kuppamuthu, J.P. Latge, L. Prajna

Medical Mycology 2018,  56, S2

(conf. proceeding)

Probing the influence of cell surface polysaccharides on nanodendrimer binding

to Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria using single-nanoparticle force spectroscopy
A. Beaussart, C. Beloin, J-M Ghigo, M-P Chapot-Chartier, S. Kulakauskas, J.F.L Duval

Nanoscale

2018,  10, 12743

Adhesion of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG surface biomolecules

to milk proteins

J. Guerin, J. Burgain, G. Francius, S. El-Kirat Chatel, A. Beaussart, J. Scher, C. Gaiani

Food hydrocolloids

2018,  82, 296

Remarkable reversal of electrostatic interaction force on zwitterionic soft nanointerfaces in monovalent aqueous electrolyte: an AFM study at the single nanoparticle level
A. Beaussart, C. Caillet, I. Bihannic, R. Zimmermann, J.F.L. Duval

Nanoscale 2018, 10, 3181

2017

Functional amyloids from the fungal pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus

A. Pille, J. Lai, V. Lo, V. Aimanianda, A. Beaussart, I.  Valsecchi, A. Kwan, J. Bayry, Y.F.

Dufrêne, J.P. Latge, M. Sunde, I. Guijarro

European Biophysics Journal

2017, 46:236

(conf. proceeding)

2016

The BR domain of PsrP interacts with extracellular DNA to promote bacterial

aggregation - structural insights into pneumococcal biofilm formation

T. Schulte, C. Mikaelsson, A. Beaussart, A. Kikhney, M. Deshmukh, S. Wolniak, A. Pathak, C. Ebel,

J. Löfling, B. Henriques-Normark, Y. F. Dufrêne, D. Svergun, P. Nygren, A. Achour

Scientific reports

2016, 6:32371

ACS Nano 

2016, 10, 3443

Effect of LRP-1 Silencing on the Invasive Potential of Cancer Cells by Nanomechanical

Probing and Adhesion Force Measurements using Atomic Force Microscopy

A. Le Cigne, L. Chieze, A. Beaussart, S. El-Kirat-Chatel, Y.F. Dufrêne, S. Dedieu, C. Schneider,

L. Martiny, J. Devy, M. Molinari.

Nanoscale

2016, 8, 7144

Force nanoscopy as a versatile Platform for Anti-adhesion Therapy targeting

Bacterial Pathogens

Nano Letters

2016, 16, 1299

The Human Disease-Associated Aβ Amyloid Core Sequence Forms Functional Amyloids in a Fungal Adhesin

R.D. Rameau, D.N. Jackson, A. Beaussart, Y. F. Dufrêne, P.N. Lipke

mBio

2016, 7:1, e01815-15

2015

Blastomyces virulence adhesin-1 protein binding to glycosaminoglycans is enhanced by protein disulfide isomerase

A. Beaussart, T. Brandhorst, Y.F. Dufrêne, B.S. Klein

mBio

2015, 6:5, e01403-15

Nanoscale biophysical properties of the cell surface galactosaminogalactan from the

fungal pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus

A. Beaussart, S. El-Kirat, T. Fontaine, J.-P. Latgé, Y.F. Dufrêne

Nanoscale

2015,  7, 14996

Force nanoscopy of hydrophobic interactions in the fungal pathogen Candida glabrata

*S. El-Kirat-Chatel, *A. Beaussart, S. Derclaye, D. Alsteens, S. Kucharikova, P. Van Dijck, Y.F. Dufrêne

* contributed equally

ACS Nano

2015, 9, 1648

 Identification of a Supramolecular Functional Architecture of Streptococcus mutans

Adhesin P1 on the Bacterial Cell Surface

K. Heim, R.M.A. Sullan, P. Crowley, S. El-Kirat-Chatel, A. Beaussart, W. Tang, R. Besingi,

Y.F. Dufrêne, J. Bready

J. Biol. Chem.,

2015, 290, 9002

Forces in yeast flocculation

S. El-Kirat-Chatel, A. Beaussart, S.P. Vincent, M. Abellan Flos, P. Hols, P.N. Lipke, Y.F. Dufrêne

Nanoscale

2015,  7, 1760

2014

Cell cycle constraints on capsulation and genetic exchange

S. Ardisson, C. Fumeaux, M. Bergé, A. Beaussart, L. Théraulaz, S.K. Kadhakrishnan,

Y.F. Dufrêne, P.H. Viollier

eLife

2014, 3,e03587

In situ particle film ATR FTIR spectroscopy of poly (N-isopropyl acrylamide)

(PNIPAM) adsorption onto talc

D. A. Beattie, J. Addai-Mensah, A. Beaussart, G. V. Franks, K. Y. Yeap

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys.

2015, 16, 25143

Molecular mapping of the cell wall polysaccharides of the human pathogen

Streptococcus agalactiae

Nanoscale

2014, 6, 14820

Nanoscale adhesion forces of Pseudomonas aeruginosa type IV pili

A. Beaussart, A.E. Baker, S.L. Kuchma, S. El-Kirat-Chatel, G.A. O'Toole, Y.F. Dufrêne

ACS Nano

2014, 8, 10723

The binding force of the staphylococcal adhesin SdrG is remarkably strong

P. Herman, S. El-Kirat-Chatel, A. Beaussart, T. Foster, Y.F. Dufrêne

Mol. Mic.

2014, 93, 356

Surface structure characterization of Aspergillus fumigatus conidia mutated in the

melanin synthesis pathway and their human cellular immune response

J. Bayry, A. Beaussart, Y.F. Dufrêne , M. Sharma, K. Bansal, O. Kniemeyer, V. Aimanianda,

A. A. Brakhage, S. V. Kaveri, K. J. Kwon-Chung, J-P Latgé, A. Beauvais

Infect.  Immun.

2014, 82, 3141

Quantifying the forces guiding microbial cell adhesion using single-cell force spectroscopy

A. Beaussart, S. El-Kirat-Chatel, R. M. A. Sullan,D. Alsteens, P. Herman, S. Derclaye, Y.F. Dufrêne

Nat. Protoc.

2014, 9, 1049

Atomic force microscopy and spectroscopy: a versatile toolbox to decipher

Candida albicans pathogenicity

A. Beaussart and S. El-Kirat-Chatel

J. Bionanoscience

2014, 8, 419

Single-cell force spectroscopy of pili-mediated adhesion

*R. M. A. Sullan, *A. Beaussart, P. Tripathi, S. Derclaye, S. El-Kirat-Chatel, J.K. Li, Y.J. Schneider, J. Vanderleyden, S. Lebeer, Y.F. Dufrêne

* contributed equally

Nanoscale

2014, 6, 1134

Single-cell and single-molecule analysis deciphers the localization, adhesion and

mechanics of the biofilm adhesin LapA

S. El-Kirat-Chatel, A. Beaussart, C. D. Boyd, G. A. O'Toole, Y.F. Dufrêne

ACS  Chem. Biol.

2014, 9, 485

Chemical force microscopy of stimuli-responsive adhesive copolymers

A. Beaussart, T.C. Ngo, S. Derclaye, R. Kalinova, R. Mincheva, P. Dubois, R. Lazzaroni, P. Leclère , Y.F. Dufrêne

Nanoscale

2014, 6, 565

2013

Forces driving the attachment of Staphyloccocus epidermidis to fibrinogen-coated surfaces

P. Herman, S. El-Kirat-Chatel, A. Beaussart, J. Geoghegan, T. Vanzieleghem, T. Foster, P. Hols,

J. Mahillon, Y.F. Dufrêne

Langmuir

2013, 29, 13018

Single-cell force spectroscopy of the medically-important Staphyloccocus epidermidis-

Candida albicans interaction
A. Beaussart, P. Herman, S. El-Kirat-Chatel, P.N. Lipke, S. Kucharikova, P. Van Dijck, Y.F. Dufrêne

Nanoscale

2013, 5, 10894

Single-molecule atomic force microscopy unravels the binding mechanism of a

Burkholderia cenocepacia trimeric autotransporter adhesin.

S. El-Kirat-Chatel, D. Mil-Homens, A. Beaussart, A.M Fialho, Y.F. Dufrêne

Mol. Mic.

2013, 89, 649

Single-cell force spectroscopy of Als mediated fungal adhesion

D. Alsteens, A. Beaussart, S. Derclaye, S. El-Kirat-Chatel, H.R. Park, P.N. Lipke, Y.F. Dufrêne

Anal. Methods

2013, 20, 3657

Binding mechanism of the bacterial autolysin Acm2: low affinity, broad specificity

and multifunctionality

A. Beaussart, T. Rolain, M. C. Duchêne, G. Andre, P. Hols, Y.F. Dufrêne

Biophys. J.

2013, 105, 620

O-glycosylation as a novel control mechanism of peptidoglycan hydrolase activity

T. Rolain, E. Bernard, A. Beaussart, H. Degand, P. Courtin, W. Egge-Jacobsen, P. A. Bron,

P. Morsomme, M. Kleerebezem, M-P Chapot-Chartier, Y. F. Dufrêne, P. Hols

J.  Biol. Chem.

2013, 288, 22233

Atomic force microscopy: a new look at pathogens

D. Alsteens, A. Beaussart, S. El-Kirat-Chatel, R. Sullan, Y.F. Dufrêne

PloS  Pathog.

2013, 9:9

Single-molecule analysis of the major glycopolymers of pathogenic and non-pathogenic

yeast cells

S. El-Kirat-Chatel, A. Beaussart, D. Alsteens, A. Sarazin, T. Jouault, Y.F. Dufrêne

Nanoscale

2013, 5, 4855

Single-cell force spectroscopy of probiotic bacteria

A. Beaussart, S. El-Kirat-Chatel, P. Herman, D. Alsteens, J. Mahillon, P. Hols, Y.F. Dufrêne

Biophys. J.

2013, 104, 1886

Adhesion and nanomechanics of pili from probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG

*P. Tripathi, *A. Beaussart, D. Alsteens, V. Dupres, I. Claes, I von Ossowski, A. Palva,

S. Lebeer, J. Vanderleyden, Y.F. Dufrêne

* contributed equally

ACS Nano

2013, 7, 3685

2012

Nanoscale analysis of caspofungin-induced cell surface remodelling in Candida albicans

S. El-Kirat-Chatel, A. Beaussart, D. Alsteens, D.N Jackson, P.N. Lipke PN, Y.F. Dufrêne

Nanoscale

2012, 5, 1105

Single-molecule imaging and functional analysis of Als adhesins and mannans during

Candida albicans morphogenesis

A. Beaussart, D. Alsteens, S. El-Kirat-Chatel, P.N. Lipke, S. Kucharikova, P. Van Dijck, Y.F. Dufrêne

ACS Nano

2012, 6, 10950

Towards a nanoscale view of lactic acid bacteria

P. Tripathi, A. Beaussart, G. Andre, T. Rolain, S. Lebeer, J. Vanderleyden, P. Hols, Y.F. Dufrêne

Micron

2012, 43, 1323

Looking at mechanosensors on the cell surface

J.J. Heinisch, P.N. Lipke, A. Beaussart, S. El-Kirat-Chatel, V. Dupres, D. Alsteens, Y.F. Dufrêne

J. Cell Science

2012, 125, 4189

In situ ATR FTIR study of dextrin adsorption on anatase TiO2

A. Beaussart, L. Petrone, A. Mierczynska-Vasilev, A.J. McQuillan, D.A. Beattie

Langmuir

2012, 28, 4233

Adsorption of modified dextrins on molybdenite: AFM imaging, contact angle, and

flotation studies

A. Beaussart, L. Parkinson, A. Mierczynska-Vasilev, D.A. Beattie

J. Colloid Inter.  Sci.

2012, 368, 608

Deciphering the nanometer-scale organization and assembly of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG

pili using atomic force microscopy

P. Tripathi, V. Dupres, A. Beaussart, S. Lebeer, I.J.J Claes, J. Vanderleyden, Y.F. Dufrêne

Langmuir

2012, 28, 2211

Synchrotron FTIR microscopy of Langmuir-Blodgett monolayers and polyelectrolyte

multilayers at the solid-solid interface

D.A. Beattie, A. Beaussart, A. Mierczynska-Vasilev, S.L. Harmer, B. Thierry, L. Puskar, M. Tobin 

Langmuir

2012, 28, 1683

2011

The role of mineral surface chemistry in modified dextrin adsorption

A. Beaussart, A. Mierczynska-Vasilev, S.L. Harmer, D.A. Beattie

J. Colloid Inter. Sci.

2011, 357, 510

2010

Evolution of carboxymethyl cellulose layer morphology on hydrophobic mineral

surfaces: variation of polymer concentration and ionic strength

A. Beaussart, A. Mierczynska-Vasilev, D. A. Beattie

J. Colloid Inter. Sci.

2010, 346, 303

2009

Effect of adsorbed polymers on bubble particle attachment

A. Beaussart, L. Parkinson, A. Mierczynska-Vasilev, J. Ralston, D. A. Beattie

Langmuir

2009, 25, 13290

Adsorption of dextrin on hydrophobic minerals

A. Beaussart, A. Mierczynska-Vasilev, D. A. Beattie

Langmuir

2009, 25, 9913

2007

Transfer of apatite coating from porogens to scaffolds: uniform apatite coating

within porous (DL-lactic-co-glycolic acid) scaffold in vitro

J. Li, A. Beaussart, Y. Chen, A.F.T. Mak

J. Biomed.  Mater. Res.

2007, 80, 226