Hicham El Alaoui

Dr. Hicham El Alaoui

UMR CNRS 6023 LMGE, Université Clermont Auvergne, 63178 Aubière, France
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Academic Career Length

15Years (2012-Present)

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

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1 May 2020 in Journal of Invertebrate Pathology
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LPLaurianne Paris
Laurianne Paris
EPElodie Peghaire
Elodie Peghaire
AMAnne Moné
Anne Moné
MDMarie Diogon
Marie Diogon
DDDidier Debroas
Didier Debroas
HAHicham El Alaoui
Hicham El Alaoui

1 November 2018 in Journal of Invertebrate Pathology
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JPJohan Panek
Johan Panek
LPLaurianne Paris
Laurianne Paris
DRDiane Roriz
Diane Roriz
AMAnne Mone
Anne Mone
ADAurore Dubuffet
Aurore Dubuffet
HAHicham El Alaoui
Hicham El Alaoui

1 February 2020 in Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology
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EPElodie Peghaire
Elodie Peghaire
AMAnne Moné
Anne Moné
FDFrédéric Delbac
Frédéric Delbac
DDDidier Debroas
Didier Debroas
FCFrédérique Chaucheyras-Durand
Frédérique Chaucheyras-Durand
HAHicham El Alaoui
Hicham El Alaoui

29 May 2012 in Parasitology International
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DMDionigia Meloni
Dionigia Meloni
PPPhilippe Poirier
Philippe Poirier
CMCléa Mantini
Cléa Mantini
CNChristophe NOEL
Christophe NOEL
NGNausicaa Gantois
Nausicaa Gantois
Eric ViscogliosiEric Viscogliosi
Eric Viscogliosi

1 April 2022 in Parasitology International
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NPNastasia Prybylski
Nastasia Prybylski
MFMaurine Fayet
Maurine Fayet
ADAurore Dubuffet
Aurore Dubuffet
FDFrédéric Delbac
Frédéric Delbac
AKAyhan Kocer
Ayhan Kocer
PDpascal Dubessay
pascal Dubessay

18 January 2024 in Microorganisms
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TSThania Sbaghdi
Thania Sbaghdi
JGJulian R. Garneau
Julian R. Garneau
SYSimon Yersin
Simon Yersin
FCFrédérique Chaucheyras-Durand
Frédérique Chaucheyras-Durand
MBMichel BOCQUET
Michel BOCQUET
FDFrédéric Delbac
Frédéric Delbac
The honey bee Apis mellifera is exposed to a variety of biotic and abiotic stressors, such as the highly prevalent microsporidian parasite Nosema (Vairimorpha) ceranae and neonicotinoid insecticides. Both can affect honey bee physiology and microbial gut communities, eventually reducing its lifespan. They can also have a combined effect on the insect’s survival. The use of bacterial probiotics has been proposed to improve honey bee health, but their beneficial effect remains an open question. In the present study, western honey bees were experimentally infected with N. ceranae spores, chronically exposed to the neonicotinoid thiamethoxam, and/or supplied daily with the homofermentative bacterium Pediococcus acidilactici MA18/5M thought to improve the honey bees’ tolerance to the parasite. Deep shotgun metagenomic sequencing allowed the response of the gut microbiota to be investigated with a taxonomic resolution at the species level. All treatments induced significant changes in honey bee gut bacterial communities. Nosema ceranae infection increased the abundance of Proteus mirabilis, Frischella perrara, and Gilliamella apicola and reduced the abundance of Bifidobacterium asteroides, Fructobacillus fructosus, and Lactobacillus spp. Supplementation with P. acidilactici overturned some of these alterations, bringing back the abundance of some altered species close to the relative abundance found in the controls. Surprisingly, the exposure to thiamethoxam also restored the relative abundance of some species modulated by N. ceranae. This study shows that stressors and probiotics may have an antagonistic impact on honey bee gut bacterial communities and that P. acidilactici may have a protective effect against the dysbiosis induced by an infection with N. ceranae.