Frédéric Francis

Cellular responsiveness as a predictive indicator for population collapse and autonomous control in continuous cultures of Pseudomonas putida

KT2440 equipped with fluorescent biosensors and monitored by automated flow cytometry in the Segregostat platform, we show that exposure to benzoate, a plastic-derived aromatic feedstock, progressively reduces cellular responsiveness, defined as the fraction of cells that success...

Repellency of Selected Algerian-Origin Essential Oils and Hybrid Formulations Against Two Arbovirus Vectors, Culex pipiens s.l. and Aedes albopictus

Mosquitoes are significant public health insects responsible for numerous vector-borne diseases. Injudicious chemical use has developed metabolic and genetic resistance in mosquitoes. This study evaluated the repellent efficacy of five essential oils (EOs) from local plants [Ment...

Toward Sustainable Management of Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae): A Review on the Role of Endophytic Fungi in Crop Protection

The fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda, is a highly polyphagous pest that has rapidly expanded across Africa, Asia, and Oceania, threatening food security and agricultural productivity. Reliance on synthetic insecticides for FAW management is increasingly challenged by in...