First Name: Stéphane
Name: Pesce
Position: Director of Research – Leader of the Research Group on Aquatic Microbial Ecotoxicology
Email: stephane.pesce@inrae.fr
Institute / University / Company: INRAE (French National Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment)
Research Unit: RiverLy
Address (city, state): Lyon-Villeurbanne
Country: France
Please give 5 key-words showing your research / interest in Microbial Ecotoxicolgy:
Benthic communities
Bioindication of toxicants
Pollution Induced Community Tolerance (PICT)
Soil-Water-Sediment continuum
Structural and functional responses
Main kinds of contaminant(s) of interest:
Pesticides
Metals
Pharmaceuticals (including antibiotics)
Main kinds of microorganisms of interest:
Phototrophic and heterotrophic microbial communities in periphyton, sediment and leaf litter material.
Main kinds of ecosystems of interest:
streams and small rivers
lake sediments
Do you give courses on Microbial Ecotoxicology ?: YES
If yes, please tell us more about the courses (University, course level,website,etc): University Savoie Mont-Blanc: “introduction to ecotoxicological concepts and applications)
– Master in “environemental risk diagnostic and management”
– Master in “mountain ecosystems”
Most relevant articles in the field of Microbial Ecotoxicology (max.5):
- TARDY V, BONNINEAU C, BOUCHEZ A, MIEGE C, MASSON M, JEANNIN P, PESCE S, 2021. A pilot experiment to assess the efficiency of pharmaceutical plant wastewater treatment and the decreasing effluent toxicity to periphytic biofilms. J. Hazard. Mat. 411, 125121
- BONNINEAU C., ARTIGAS J., CHAUMET B., DABRIN A., FABURE J., FERRARI B.J.D., LEBRUN J.D., MARGOUM C., MAZZELLA N., MIEGE C., MORIN S., UHER E., BABUT M., PESCE S., 2020. Role of biofilms in contaminant bioaccumulation and trophic transfer in aquatic ecosystems: current state of knowledge and future challenges. Rev. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 253, 115-153
- LYAUTEY E, BONNINEAU C, BILLARD P, LOIZEAU JL, NAFFRECHOUX E, TLILI A, TOPP E, FERRARI BJD, PESCE S, 2021. Diversity, functions and antibiotic resistance of sediment microbial communities from Lake Geneva are driven by the spatial distribution of anthropogenic contamination. Front. Microbiol. 12:738629.
- PESCE S, KERGOAT L, PARIS L, BILLET L, BESSE-HOGGAN P, BONNINEAU C, 2021. Contrasting effects of environmental concentrations of sulfonamides on microbial heterotrophic activities in freshwater sediment. Front. Microbiol. 12:753647.
- PESCE S, MAMY L, ACHARD AL, LE GALL M, LE PERCHEC S, RECHAUCHERE O, TIBI A, LEENHARDT S, SANCHEZ W, 2021. Collective scientific assessment as a relevant tool to inform public debate and policymaking: an illustration about the effects of plant protection products on biodiversity and ecosystem services. Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res. 28, 38448–38454