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Yves V. Brun

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Indiana University

OpenAlex ORCID
Bacterial Genetics and BiotechnologyBacterial biofilms and quorum sensingBacteriophages and microbial interactionsGenomics and Phylogenetic StudiesBiochemical and Structural Characterization

Publications

216

Citations

15,159

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

44

Publishing since 1983

Research summary
AI-generated

Yves V. Brun studies how bacteria build and use surface structures like pili (hair-like appendages) and stalks, and how these features control whether bacteria swim freely or attach to surfaces. The work combines molecular biology, genetics, and structural imaging to understand bacterial cell shape, adhesion, and interactions with their environment, using model organisms such as Caulobacter crescentus and Vibrio. Recent projects also extend to bacterial adhesives for materials applications and phage-bacteria interactions.

Bacterial surface appendages (pili and stalks)Bacterial adhesion and attachment mechanismsMotile-versus-sessile lifestyle regulationBacteriophage-host interactionsCell shape and morphogenesis

Publication activity has been fairly steady, dipping around 2020 and 2023 but recovering, averaging about 7 papers per year over the last five years.

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

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 7.0/year recently
2017: 12 publications172018: 14 publications182019: 15 publications15192020: 5 publications202021: 9 publications212022: 9 publications222023: 5 publications232024: 8 publications242025: 11 publications252026: 2 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×21
  • Journal of Bacteriology×7
  • Nature Communications×6
  • mBio×6
  • Nature Microbiology×5

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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