Sara Romano-Bertrand | Kisaco Research

 

I work on opportunistic bacterial pathogens from endogenous (from human-associated microbiota) or exogenous (environment) origins, involved in healthcare-associated infections (HAI). Conversely to true bacterial pathogens that accord with the Koch’s postulate, the study of opportunistic infections including HAI, require us to consider both opportunistic pathogens responsible for the infection, its natural reservoir an the microbial-associated communities. This intricate consideration of the opportunistic infection is based on the innovative concept of the “pathobiome”, which integrates the complex interactions between microorganisms and considers opportunistic bacteria within its microbial community, within its hosts and its environment, in the pathologic context, in order to explain the occurrence of the infection. 

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Assistant Professor
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Université Montpellier