GAUTHIER Philippe
philippe.gauthier@ird.fr
+33 4 99 62 33 21

Philippe GAUTHIER

Research engineer, IRD

Area(s)

Technical platform(s)

Collective responsibility(ies)

Prevention officer
Budget management for the Molecular Biology technical platform
  • Molecular data acquisition (quantitative PCR, high-throughput sequencing)
  • Training and skills transfer for partners in the Global South
  • Involvement in the creation and installation of technical platforms at partner organisations in the Global South
  • Prevention Officer

 

Keywords: Small mammals, zoonotic agents, molecular biology, training, prevention.

Last publications
Bouilloud* M., Galan M., Bordes A., Tatard C., Gauthier P., Pradel J., Castel G., Alburkat H., Dutra L., Sironen T., Galon C., Moutailler S., Djelouadji Z., Roche B. & Charbonnel N. 2026. Surveillance of zoonotic pathogens in small mammals across forests with different levels of anthropization in Eastern France. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases 2026 : 4038648. (https://dx.doi.org/10.1155/tbed/4038648)
Ramasindrazana B., Rahalison Z.A., Gauthier P., Mikaty G., Bodoarison Z.I., Maminirina L.A., Rahajandraibe S., Randriamanantsoa M.G., Kayoko G., Manuguerra J.C., Le Guern A.S., Rasamindrakotroka A.J. & Rajerison M. 2025. Development and evaluation of a triplex real-time PCR assay for enhanced plague diagnostics in Madagascar. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 19 : e0013278. (https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013278)
Mbou-Boutambe C., Boundenga L., Degrugillier F., Gauthier P., Arnathau C., Rivero A., Granjon L., Rougeron V. & Prugnolle F. 2025. Rodent malaria parasites detected in the invasive Rattus rattus in Gabon. International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife 27 : 101112. (https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2025.101112)
Garona J., Berard* A., Tatard C., Kwasiborski A., Gauthier P., Ag Atteynine S., Hourdel V., Eusebe A., Diagne C., Caro V., Brouat C., Charbonnel N., Sauvage V., Granjon L. & Castel G. 2025. Detection of two zoonotic pathogens, Seoul orthohantavirus and pathogenic Leptospira, in rats of Bamako, Mali (2021−2023). One Health 20 : 101085. (https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.onehlt.2025.101085)
Etougbétché* J., Houéménou G., Missihoun A., Gauthier P., Dossou H.J., Lokman G., Dalecky A., Diagne A., Dobigny G. & Mercier A. 2025. Toxoplasma gondii and Trypanosoma lewisi infection in urban small mammals from Cotonou, Benin, with special emphasis on co-infection patterns. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases 205 : e9976509. (https://dx.doi.org/10.1155/tbed/9976509)
Mbou-Boutambe C., Mombo I.M., Rougeron V., Degrugillier F., Gauthier P., Makanga B., Ngoubangoye B., Leroy E.M., Prugnolle F. & Boundenga L. 2024. Investigation of caliciviruses and astroviruses in Gabonese rodents: A possible influence of national and international trade on the spread of enteric viruses. Infection, Genetics and Evolution 122 : 105607. (https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.meegid.2024.105607)
Badou* S., Missihoun A., Agbangla C., Gauthier P., Houéménou G., Dossou H.J., Etougbétché J., Adamjy* T., Tchabi A., Faton L., Hima K., Evenamia C., Diagne C., Besnard A., Dalecky A. & Dobigny G. 2024. Maritime international trade and bioinvasions: a three-year long survey of small mammals in Autonomous Port of Cotonou, Bénin. Journal of Applied Ecology 61 : 669-686. (https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14557)
Adamjy* T., Tchabi A., Gauthier P., Houemenou G., Goergen G., Gouriveau F., Badou S., Dossou H.-J., Etougbetche J., Lokossou A., Missihoun A., Kindomissi M., Ouinsou F., Ali Mamam H., Bagan T.A., Faton L., Abotsi Y., Akanni-Ediko R., Aikpon R., Akodogbo H., Dannon E., Corbel H. & Dobigny G. 2024. Maritime trade and biological invasions management: a seaport platform of environmental surveillance in Cotonou, Benin, as a pilot multi-stakeholder initiative. Cities and the Environment 17 : . (https://dx.doi.org/10.15365/cate.2024.170201)
Badou* S., Hima K., Agbangla C., Gauthier P., Missihoun A., Houéménou G., Loiseau A., Brouat C. & Dobigny G. 2023. Biological invasions in international seaports: a case study of exotic rodents in Cotonou. Urban Ecosystems 26 : 1041-1055. (https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11252-023-01356-6)
Granjon L., Artige E., Ba K., Brouat C., Dalecky A., Diagne C., Diallo M., Fossati-Gaschignard O., Gauthier P., Kane M., Husse L., Niang Y., Piry S., Sarr N., Sow A. & Duplantier J.-M. 2023. Sharing space between native and invasive small mammals: Study of commensal communities in Senegal. Ecology and Evolution 13 : e10539. (https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10539)