GAUTHIER P - cbgp

philippe.gauthier@ird.fr

+33 4 99 62 33 21

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Philippe GAUTHIER

Research engineer, IRD

Area(s)

3 - Health ecology and small mammals

Technical platform(s)

Molecular Biology

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.

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)

Galan M., Bordes A., Gauthier P., Kane M., Niang Y., Pierre E. & Granjon L. 2023. The diet of commensal Crocidura olivieri (Soricomorpha: Soricidae): predation on co-existing invasive Mus musculus suggested by DNA metabarcoding data. Mammalia 87 : 326-334. (https://dx.doi.org/10.1515/mammalia-2023-0021)