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Catherine Badel

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Indiana University

OpenAlex ORCID
Genomics and Phylogenetic StudiesBacterial Genetics and BiotechnologyMicrobial Community Ecology and PhysiologyBacteriophages and microbial interactionsProtist diversity and phylogeny

Publications

16

Citations

131

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

11

Publishing since 2014

Research summary
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Catherine Badel studies the genomes of microorganisms, with a focus on archaea (a distinct domain of single-celled life often found in extreme environments such as the deep sea and hot vents). Her work examines how chromosomes are organized inside these cells and how mobile pieces of DNA (like plasmids and integrating genetic elements) move between organisms and shape genome evolution. She also works on bacterial genomics and microbial diversity in natural environments.

Archaeal genomics and chromosome organizationMobile genetic elements and horizontal gene transferDeep-sea and extremophile microbes (Thermococcales, Sulfolobus)Microbial genome evolutionBacterial biodiversity and bioinformatics tools

Publication activity has been relatively steady at roughly one to a few papers per year over the past decade, with a peak in 2019 (which included thesis-related outputs).

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 11, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 1.2/year recently
2017: 1 publication172018: 1 publication182019: 5 publications5192020: 1 publication202021: 1 publication212022: 1 publication222023: 3 publications232024: 2 publications242526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Nature Microbiology×2
  • theses.fr (ABES)×2
  • HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)×2
  • FEMS Microbiology Reviews×1
  • Molecular Microbiology×1

This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 11, 2026.

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