Publications by authors named "Anais Richard"

Article Synopsis
  • Trematodes, particularly metacercaria, are prevalent in coastal waters and can affect cockle hosts, although their overall impact on host fitness is typically low.
  • The study reviewed previous literature, provided molecular signatures of the trematode species, and analyzed a 20-year database of cockle monitoring to understand infection patterns.
  • Findings showed that trematode infection intensity increased with the size/age of cockles, varied with seasons, and indicated potential risks to cockle population dynamics due to the effects of these parasites, alongside highlighting the need for better identification methods.
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Microphytobenthos is most often the primary source of carbon for coastal soft-sediment communities, especially in intertidal and shallow subtidal environments. The influence of benthic macrofaunal organisms on microphytobenthic biomass, spatial distribution and photosynthetic capacities is not only resulting from their feeding intensity but also indirectly from their bioturbation activity, which regulates nutrient fluxes and sediment mixing. This study compares the impact of two species (Hediste diversicolor and Scrobicularia plana) that dominate macrofaunal communities in estuarine intertidal mudflats on microphytobenthic biomass and photosynthetic activity.

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Benthic organisms, in particular bioturbators, can influence erosion processes either by affecting sediment roughness through their mere presence and/or activities, or by modulating sediment characteristics (e.g., silt content, granulometry), thus altering its erodibility.

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CTX-M-type extended-spectrum ß-lactamases (ESBL) are widespread among Enterobacterales worldwide. The most common variant is CTX-M-15 hydrolyzing ceftazidime at high rate, but sparing carbapenems. We identified here CTX-M-33, a point mutant derivative of CTX-M-15 (Asp to Ser substitution at Ambler position 109), exhibiting a low carbapenemase activity.

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Objectives: Severely poisoned patients can benefit from intensive and specific treatments. Emergency medical services (EMS) may therefore play a crucial role by matching prehospital care and hospital referral to the severity of poisoned patients. Our aim was to investigate EMS accuracy in this condition.

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