Skander Hathroubi, PhD
Skander Hathroubi is a scientist, microbiologist and microbial biofilm researcher.
He studied Molecular and Cellular Biology at Sorbonne Université (France, 2010) and earned a PhD in Veterinary Science from Université de Montréal (Canada, 2016). He was a junior postdoc at University of California Santa Cruz, focusing on survival strategies of »Helicobacter pylori«, with a particular focus on biofilm composition and genes associated with this mode of growth.
Currently Skander is a Research Associate in the project Weaving, where he will develop new tools to study morphogenetic movements in macrocolony biofilm, a well accessible model for active matter.
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Philippstraße 11–13
10115 Berlin
Biofilm, Biofilm architectures, Cellulose, Fermentation
Articles
Hathroubi, S., Hu, S., Ottemann, K. M. 2020. »Genetic requirements and transcriptomics of Helicobacter pylori biofilm formation on abiotic and biotic surfaces.« npj Biofilms and Microbiomes, 6, (1): https://doi.org/10.1038/s41522-020-00167-3
Hathroubi, S., Zerebinski, J., Clarke, A., Ottemann, K. M. 2020. »Helicobacter pylori Biofilm Confers Antibiotic Tolerance in Part via A Protein-Dependent Mechanism.« Antibiotics, 9, (6): 355. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics9060355
Hathroubi, S., Servetas, S. L., Windham, I., Merrell, D. S., Ottemann, K. M. 2018. »Helicobacter pyloriBiofilm Formation and Its Potential Role in Pathogenesis.« Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews, 82, (2): https://doi.org/10.1128/MMBR.00001-18
Hathroubi, S., Zerebinski, J., Ottemann, K. M. 2018. »Helicobacter pylori Biofilm Involves a Multigene Stress-Biased Response, Including a Structural Role for Flagella.« mBio, 9, (5): https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.01973-18
Hathroubi, S., Loera-Muro, A., Guerrero-Barrera, A. L., Tremblay, Y. D. N., Jacques, M. 2017. »Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae biofilms: Role in pathogenicity and potential impact for vaccination development.« Animal Health Research Reviews, 19, (1): 17-30. https://doi.org/10.1017/S146625231700010X
Hathroubi, S., Mekni, M. A., Domenico, P., Nguyen, D., Jacques, M. 2017. »Biofilms: Microbial Shelters Against Antibiotics.« Microbial Drug Resistance, 23, (2): 147-156. https://doi.org/10.1089/mdr.2016.0087
Hathroubi, S., Beaudry, F., Provost, C., Martelet, L., Segura, M., Gagnon, C. A., Jacques, M. 2016. »Impact of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae biofilm mode of growth on the lipid A structures and stimulation of immune cells.« Innate Immunity, 22, (5): 353-362. https://doi.org/10.1177/1753425916649676
Hathroubi, S., Hancock, M. A., Bossé, J. T., Langford, P. R., Tremblay, Y. D. N., Labrie, J., Jacques, M. 2015. »Surface Polysaccharide Mutants Reveal that Absence of O Antigen Reduces Biofilm Formation of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae.« Infection and Immunity, 84, (1): 127-137. https://doi.org/10.1128/IAI.00912-15