Juliette Fauchot

Dr. Juliette Fauchot


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Academic Career Length

10Years (2017-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 September 2017 in Harmful Algae
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MTMaxine Thorel
Maxine Thorel
PCPascal Claquin
Pascal Claquin
MSMathilde Schapira
Mathilde Schapira
RGRomain Le Gendre
Romain Le Gendre
PRPhilippe Riou
Philippe Riou
JFJuliette Fauchot
Juliette Fauchot

19 August 2021 in Toxins
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ASAurore Sauvey
Aurore Sauvey
FDFrançoise Denis
Françoise Denis
HHHelene Hegaret
Helene Hegaret
BRBertrand Le Roy
Bertrand Le Roy
CLChristophe Lelong
Christophe Lelong
JFJuliette Fauchot
Juliette Fauchot
Among Pseudo-nitzschia species, some produce the neurotoxin domoic acid (DA), a source of serious health problems for marine organisms. Filter-feeding organisms—e.g., bivalves feeding on toxigenic Pseudo-nitzschia spp.—are the main vector of DA in humans. However, little is known about the interactions between bivalves and Pseudo-nitzschia. In this study, we examined the interactions between two juvenile bivalve species—oyster (Crassostrea gigas) and scallop (Pecten maximus)—and two toxic Pseudo-nitzschia species—P. australis and P. fraudulenta. We characterized the influence of (1) diet composition and the Pseudo-nitzschia DA content on the feeding rates of oysters and scallops, and (2) the presence of bivalves on Pseudo-nitzschia toxin production. Both bivalve species fed on P. australis and P. fraudulenta. However, they preferentially filtered the non-toxic Isochrysis galbana compared to Pseudo-nitzschia. The presence of the most toxic P. australis species resulted in a decreased clearance rate in C. gigas. The two bivalve species accumulated DA in their tissues (up to 0.35 × 10−3 and 5.1 × 10−3 µg g−1 for C. gigas and P. maximus, respectively). Most importantly, the presence of bivalves induced an increase in the cellular DA contents of both Pseudo-nitzschia species (up to 58-fold in P. fraudulenta in the presence of C. gigas). This is the first evidence of DA production by Pseudo-nitzschia species stimulated in the presence of filter-feeding bivalves. The results of this study highlight complex interactions that can influence toxin production by Pseudo-nitzschia and accumulation in bivalves. These results will help to better understand the biotic factors that drive DA production by Pseudo-nitzschia and bivalve contamination during Pseudo-nitzschia blooms.

27 June 2019 in Journal of Phycology
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ASAurore Sauvey
Aurore Sauvey
PCPascal Claquin
Pascal Claquin
BRBertrand Le Roy
Bertrand Le Roy
MGMickael Le Gac
Mickael Le Gac
JFJuliette Fauchot
Juliette Fauchot