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Catherine Branger
Associate professor
email:catherine.branger@lmr.ap-hop-paris.fr

Inserm U722

Ecology and evolution of microorganisms

Laboratoire de Microbiologie et Hygiene – Hôpital Louis Mourier,
178 rue des Renouillers 92701 Colombes (France)
Tel : 33 (0) 1 47 60 60 10 – Fax : 33 (0) 1 47 60 60 48

Contact information - Inserm U 722
Faculté de Médecine Xavier Bichat
16, rue Henri Huchard -- 75018 Paris (France)

Tel: 33 (0)1 57 27 77 44 -- Fax: 33 (0)1 57 27 77 24
3ème étage - ascenseur B - pièce 392




Research interest
My main research interest is the molecular epidemiology of bacteria involved in human infections. I worked on the genetic diversity of Staphylococcus aureus resistant or sensitive to methicillin and on bacteria responsible for nosocomial outbreaks. I am now focusing my research on clinical strains of Escherichia coli. The approach is to explore the implication of the genetic background in the acquisition of resistance to antibiotics such as extended spectrum beta-lactams and the relation between resistance and virulence.
Education

Degrees

1986
 PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Paris 11 University 
1973
 PharmD Pharmaceutical School, Tours University 

Academic positions

1988-present
 Associate Professor in Bacteriology, Xavier Bichat medical school, Paris 7 University
1981-1988
 Assistant Professor in Bacteriology, Amiens Medical School, Picardie University
1980-1981
 Assistant Professor in Bacteriology, Broussais-Hôtel Dieu medical school, Paris 6 University
List of the 10 main publications
BRANGER C., GOULLET Ph.
Genetic heterogeneity in methicillin-resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus revealed by esterase electrophoretic polymorphism. Journal of Hospital Infection, 1989, 4 : 125-135.
SCHLICHTING C., BRANGER C., FOURNIER J.M., WITTIE W., BOUTONNIER A., WOLZ C., GOULLET Ph., DORING G.
Typing of Staphylococcus aureus by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis zymotyping, capsular typing and phage typing: resolution of clonal relationships. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 1993, 31 : 227-232.
BERT F., PICARD B., BRANGER C., LAMBERT-ZECHOVSKY N.
Analysis of genetic relationships among strains of group A, C and G streptococci by random amplified polymorphic DNA analysis. Journal of Medical Microbiology, 1996, 45 : 278-284.
BRANGER C., GARDYE C., LAMBERT-ZECHOVSKY N.
Persistence of Staphylococcus aureus strains among cystic fibrosis patients over extended periods of time. Journal of Medical Microbiology, 1996, 45 : 1-8.
LEMANN F., CHAMBON C., BARBUT F., GARDIN C., BRIERE J., LAMBERT-ZECHOVSKY N., BRANGER C.
Arbitrary primer PCR rules out Clostridium difficile cross-infection among patients in a haematology unit. Journal of Hospital Infection, 1997, 35 : 107-115.
BRANGER C., BRUNEAU B., LESIMPLE A.L., SEVALI-GARCIA J., BERRY P., LAMBERT-ZECHOVSKY N.
Epidemiological typing of extended-spectrum b-lactamase producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates responsible for 5 outbreaks in a university hospital. Journal of Hospital Infection, 1997, 36 : 23-36
BERT F., BRANGER C., LAMBERT-ZECHOVSKY N.
Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis is more discriminating than multilocus enzyme electrophoresis and random amplified polymorphic DNA analysis for typing pyogenic streptococci. Current Microbiology, 1997, 34:226-229.
BRANGER C., LESIMPLE A.L., BRUNEAU B., BERRY P., LAMBERT-ZECHOVSKY N.
Long-term investigation of the clonal dissemination of Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates producing extended-spectrum b-lactamases in a university hospital. Journal of Medical Microbiology, 1998, 47:1-9.
GALDBART J.O., LEMANN F., AINOUZ D., FERON P., LAMBERT-ZECHOVSKY N., BRANGER C.
TEM-24 extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacter aerogenes: Long-term clonal dissemination in French hospitals. Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 2000, 6 : 316-323.
BRANGER C., GARDYE C., GALDBARD J.O, DESCHAMPS C., LAMBERT N.
Genetic relationship between methicillin-sensitive and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains from France and from international sources: delineation of genomic groups. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 2003. 41 : 2946-2951
Exhaustive list of publications
BRANGER C., GOULLET Ph.
Esterase electrophoretic polymorphism of methicillin-sensitive and methicillin-resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus. Journal of Medical Microbiology, 1987, 23 : 275-281.
BOCZKOWSKI J., DUREUIL B., BRANGER C., VIRES N., PAVLOVIC D., MURCIANO D., PARIENTE R., AUBIER M.
Effects of sepsis on diaphragmatic function in rats. American Review of Respiratory Diseases, 1988, 138 : 260-265.
BRANGER C., GOULLET Ph.
Genetic heterogeneity in methicillin-resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus revealed by esterase electrophoretic polymorphism. Journal of Hospital Infection, 1989, 4 : 125-135.
GOULLET Ph., BRANGER C., PHILIPPE J.C., PICARD B.
Isolation and properties of carboxylesterase P4 from Yersinia pseudotuberculosis. Research in Microbiology (Annales de l'Institut Pasteur), 1989, 140 : 221-234.
BRANGER C., GOULLET PH., BOUTONNIER A., FOURNIER J.M.
Correlation between esterase electrophoretic types and capsular polysaccharide types 5 and 8 among methicillin-susceptible and methicillin-resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 1990, 28 : 150-151.
BOUVET A., FOURNIER J.M., AUDURIER A., BRANGER C., ORSONI A., GIRARD C.
Epidemiological markers for epidemic strain and carrier isolates in an outbreak of nosocomial oxacillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 1990, 28 : 1338-1341.
SCHLICHTING C., BRANGER C., FOURNIER J.M., WITTIE W., BOUTONNIER A., WOLZ C., GOULLET Ph., DORING G.
Typing of Staphylococcus aureus by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis zymotyping, capsular typing and phage typing: resolution of clonal relationships. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 1993, 31 : 227-232.
BRANGER C., FOURNIER J.M., LOULERGUE J., BOUVET A., GOULLET Ph., BOUTONNIER A., DE GIALLULY C., COUETDIC G., CHOMARAT M., JAFFAR-BANJEE M.C., MARIANI P.
Epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus in patients with cystic fibrosis. Epidemiology and Infection, 1994, 112 : 489-500.
BERT F., MAUBEC E., GARDYE C., BRANGER C., LAMBERT-ZECHOVSKY N.
Staphylococcal brain abscess following hematogenous seeding of an intracerebral hematoma. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 1995, 14 : 366-367.
BERT F., PICARD B., BRANGER C., LAMBERT-ZECHOVSKY N.
Analysis of genetic relationships among strains of group A, C and G streptococci by random amplified polymorphic DNA analysis. Journal of Medical Microbiology, 1996, 45 : 278-284.
BRANGER C., GARDYE C., LAMBERT-ZECHOVSKY N.
Persistence of Staphylococcus aureus strains among cystic fibrosis patients over extended periods of time. Journal of Medical Microbiology, 1996, 45 : 1-8.
BRANGER C., BRUNEAU B., LESIMPLE A.L., SEVALI-GARCIA J., BERRY P., LAMBERT-ZECHOVSKY N.
Epidemiological typing of extended-spectrum b-lactamase producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates responsible for 5 outbreaks in a university hospital. Journal of Hospital Infection, 1997, 36 : 23-36.
BERT F., BRANGER C., LAMBERT-ZECHOVSKY N.
Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis is more discriminating than multilocus enzyme electrophoresis and random amplified polymorphic DNA analysis for typing pyogenic streptococci. Current Microbiology, 1997, 34:226-229.
BERT F., BRANGER C., POUTREL B., LAMBERT-ZECHOVSKY N.
Differentiation of human and animal strains of Streptococcus dysgalactiae by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. FEMS Microbiology Letters, 1997, 150 : 107-112.
BRANGER C., LESIMPLE A.L., BRUNEAU B., BERRY P., LAMBERT-ZECHOVSKY N.
Long-term investigation of the clonal dissemination of Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates producing extended-spectrum b-lactamases in a university hospital. Journal of Medical Microbiology, 1998, 47:1-9.
GALDBART J.O., LEMANN F., AINOUZ D., FERON P., LAMBERT-ZECHOVSKY N., BRANGER C.
TEM-24 extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacter aerogenes: Long-term clonal dissemination in French hospitals. Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 2000, 6 : 316-323.
BERT F., BRANGER C., LAMBERT-ZECHOVSKY N.
Identification of PSE and OXA beta-lactamase genes in Pseudomonas aeruginosa using PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 2002, 50 : 11-18.
BRONCHARD R., ALBALADEJO P., BREZAC G., GEOFFROY A., SEINCE P.F., MORRIS W., BRANGER C., MARTY J.
Early onset pneumonia: risk factors and consequences in head trauma patients. Anesthesiology, 2004.100 : 234-9.
BRANGER C, ZAMFIR O., GEOFFROY S., LAURANS G., ARLET G., VU THIEN H., GOURIOU S., PICARD B., DENAMUR E.
Extended-spectrum β-lactamase type depends on the genetic background of the strain in Escherichia coli. Emerging infectious diseases, 2005, 11, 54-61.