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I am working as a CNRS research scientist at the Laboratory of Marine Microbiology, Geochemistry and Ecology  (LMGEM - UMR 6117) belonging to the Center of Oceanography of Marseille (COM), located in the campus of Luminy (University of the Mediterranean).

√ Research interests

• Microbial ecology of heterotrophic prokaryotes in aquatic environments (twilight and deep-sea zones)

• Biogeochemical implications of deep-sea prokaryotes

• High pressure effects on microbial activities

• Prokaryotic degradation of macromolecules (ectoenzymatic activities)

• Bioluminescent bacteria

√ Current projects

• Pressure effects On marine prokaryOTES (ANR POTES)

• EuroSITES to integrate deep ocean observatories (FP7)

• ANTARES

• Role of attached prokaryotes on sinking particles (PROOF-SINPAS project)

• Phylogenetic structure of bacterial assemblages as revealed by molecular techniques

√ Specialized gear used

• High Pressure Serial Sampler (HPSS)

• Sinking particles simulator (PASS)