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Richard Villemur
PeerJ Author & Reviewer
675 Points

Contributions by role

Author 640
Reviewer 35

Contributions by subject area

Biotechnology
Genomics
Marine Biology
Microbiology
Biogeochemistry
Environmental Sciences
Molecular Biology
Environmental Contamination and Remediation
Biodiversity
Biochemistry
Aquatic and Marine Chemistry

Richard Villemur

PeerJ Author & Reviewer

Summary

Professor at INRS-Institut Armand-Frappier since 1993.
Ph.D. in Biochemistry, Université de Montréal, [1987];
Postdoctoral studies at the National Research Council of Canada in Halifax [1987-1989] and at the University of Minnesota [1990-1993]
Specialist in molecular biology for the Groupe de Recherche en Microbiologie de l'Environnement
Research Interest
Molecular Biology of microorganisms capable of degrading pollutants
Study of microbial diversity in bioprocesses
Development of genetic markers of source tracking of fecal contamination of surface waters

Biotechnology Ecology Environmental Sciences Marine Biology Microbiology Molecular Biology

Editorial Board Member

Work details

Research Professor

Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique
Institut Armand-Frappier
see http://www.inrs.ca/english/richard-villemur

Websites

  • Institution web site

PeerJ Contributions

  • Articles 5
  • Reviewed 1
November 1, 2021
Co-culturing Hyphomicrobium nitrativorans strain NL23 and Methylophaga nitratireducenticrescens strain JAM1 allows sustainable denitrifying activities under marine conditions
Alexandra Cucaita, Marianne Piochon, Richard Villemur
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12424 PubMed 34760396
August 13, 2019
Dynamics of a methanol-fed marine denitrifying biofilm: 1-Impact of environmental changes on the denitrification and the co-occurrence of Methylophaga nitratireducenticrescens and Hyphomicrobium nitrativorans
Geneviève Payette, Valérie Geoffroy, Christine Martineau, Richard Villemur
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7497 PubMed 31423363
August 13, 2019
Dynamics of a methanol-fed marine denitrifying biofilm: 2—impact of environmental changes on the microbial community
Richard Villemur, Geneviève Payette, Valérie Geoffroy, Florian Mauffrey, Christine Martineau
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7467 PubMed 31423359
April 23, 2018
Strain-level genetic diversity of Methylophaga nitratireducenticrescens confers plasticity to denitrification capacity in a methylotrophic marine denitrifying biofilm
Valérie Geoffroy, Geneviève Payette, Florian Mauffrey, Livie Lestin, Philippe Constant, Richard Villemur
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4679 PubMed 29707436
November 28, 2017
Denitrifying metabolism of the methylotrophic marine bacterium Methylophaga nitratireducenticrescens strain JAM1
Florian Mauffrey, Alexandra Cucaita, Philippe Constant, Richard Villemur
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4098 PubMed 29201569

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September 21, 2018
Genomic organization, gene expression and activity profile of Marinobacter hydrocarbonoclasticus denitrification enzymes
Cíntia Carreira, Olga Mestre, Rute F. Nunes, Isabel Moura, Sofia R. Pauleta
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5603 PubMed 30258713