GALLOIS Nicolas (University of Toulon, FRANCE)

  • First Name: Nicolas
  • Name: Gallois
  • Position: Post-doctoral fellow
  • Email: nicolas.gallois@univ-tln.fr
  • Institute / University / Company: Université de Toulon
  • Research Unit: Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography
  • Address (city, state): Bât R – bureau R118 Avenue de l’Université 83130 LA GARDE
  • Country: France
  • Please indicate if you have a personnal webpage, an ORCID ID, ResearchGate or LinkedIn account:
  • Please give 5 key-words showing your research / interest in Microbial Ecotoxicolgy:
    • Structural and functional responses
    • Molecular mechanisms
    • Resilience
  • Main kinds of contaminant(s) of interest:
    • UV-filters
    • Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
    • Trace elements
  • Main kinds of microorganisms of interest:
    • Microbial communities (bacteria, archeae, fungi, micro-eukaryotes)
  • Main kinds of ecosystems of interest:
    • Subterranean estuaries (sand & interstitial water),
    • Seawater,
    • Poplar
  • Do you give courses on Microbial Ecotoxicology ?: YES
  • If yes, please tell us more about the courses (University, course level,website,etc): Université de Toulon, master and BUT, microbial ecotoxicology and quantitative PCR
  • Website URL: –
  • Message you want to publish on your member page:
    • As a microbial ecotoxicologist, I am particularly interested in exploring the molecular mechanisms that microbes uses to face pollutants through omics.
  • Most relevant articles in the field of Microbial Ecotoxicology YOU AUTHORED (max.5):
    • GALLOIS, Nicolas, GRÉAU, Lilian, ZUMSTEG, Julie, et al. Comprehensive multi-omics integration to unravel poplar molecular responses to a phenanthrene contamination gradient. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2025, vol. 495, p. 138826. (10.1016/j.jhazmat.2025.138826)
    • HELLAL, Jennifer, BARTHELMEBS, Lise, BÉRARD, Annette, et al. Unlocking secrets of microbial ecotoxicology: recent achievements and future challenges. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 2023, vol. 99, no 10, p. fiad102. (10.1093/femsec/fiad102)
    • GALLOIS, Nicolas, LEÃO, Inês, KHALIFA, Leron, et al. Microbiome and resistome profiles along a sewage-effluent-reservoir trajectory underline the role of natural attenuation in wastewater stabilization reservoirs. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 2023, vol. 89, no 6, p. e00170-23. (10.1128/aem.00170-23)
    • GALLOIS, N., Alpha-Bazin, B., Bremond, N., Ortet, P., Barakat, M., Piette, L., … & Chapon, V. (2022). Correction: Discovery and characterization of UipA, a uranium-and iron-binding PepSY protein involved in uranium tolerance by soil bacteria. The ISME Journal, 16(3), 902-903.(10.1038/s41396-021-01164-w)
    • CATAO, Elisa CP, GALLOIS, Nicolas, FAY, Fabienne, et al. Metal resistance genes enrichment in marine biofilm communities selected by biocide-containing surfaces in temperate and tropical coastal environments. Environmental pollution, 2021, vol. 268, p. 115835. (10.1016/j.envpol.2020.115835)

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