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Cindy E. Morris

Directrice de Recherche (DREX), INRAE at Avignon
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I am a senior scientist and research director at the Plant Pathology research unit of INRAE’s center in Avignon, France where I have worked since 1989. My research focuses on microbial ecology to elucidate how the adaptation of microorganisms to their habitats affects two seemingly conflicting impacts on the environment: their capacity to i) cause disease, and in particular newly emerging diseases and to ii) play beneficial roles in major environmental phenomena – the water cycle in particular. My research concerns primarily the bacterium *Pseudomonas syringae* but my team also studies a wide range of other bacterial and fungal pathogens of plants. Questions common to the models of my team include the nature of non-agricultural habitats of pathogens and their role in disease outbreaks, and tracking pathways of long distance dissemination via the atmosphere and waterway. Detail of my activities can be found on the website of a project I coordinate about modernizing surveillance for plant health (https://beyond.paca.hub.inrae.fr/) and on my blog about the interaction of microorganisms with atmospheric processes (<https://bioice.wordpress.com/>). This work has led me to be involved in fostering understanding and adoption of the concept of One Health. In collaboration with Avignon University, I recently co-founded a new international graduate teaching and research program – IMPLANTEUS that opened in Sept 2020 (https://implanteus.univ-avignon.fr/en/) - that melds plant production and food processing with environmental sciences and human health. I also compose lyrics and performs songs about science and post educational videos about plant health and atmospheric processes on my YouTube channel (<https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcaDNBCQ2nFaZ6NIJPSoMwg>). Awards & Recognition 2009. Distinguished Alumnus, Lyman Briggs College, Michigan State University, USA 2015. Chevalier of the Order of Agricultural Merit, July 2015, French Minister of Agriculture 2021. Fellow, American Society of Phytopathology https://www.apsnet.org/members/give-awards/awards/Pages/2021_Morris.aspx 2023. Femme-en-tête, Collège des Sociétés Savantes Académiques de France https://societes-savantes.fr/femmes-en-tete-2023-cindy-morris/ 2023. Fellow. International Society for Plant Pathology https://www.isppweb.org/about_objectives.asp#hm

Publications

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Aetiology of garlic rot, an emerging disease in France

Paul L. Chretien , Cindy E. Morris , Magali Duffaud , Christel Leyronas
Plant Pathology, 2021, 70 (6), pp.1276-1291. ⟨10.1111/ppa.13394⟩
Article dans une revue hal-03225453v1
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Assessing the aerial interconnectivity of distant reservoirs of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum

Christel Leyronas , Cindy E. Morris , Maria Choufany , Samuel Soubeyrand
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2018, 9, pp.2257. ⟨10.3389/fmicb.2018.02257⟩
Article dans une revue hal-02621012v1
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Striking similarities between Botrytis cinerea from non-agricultural and from agricultural habitats

Marc Bardin , Christel Leyronas , Claire Troulet , Cindy E. Morris
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2018, 9, pp.1820. ⟨10.3389/fpls.2018.01820⟩
Article dans une revue hal-01946288v1
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First report of Fusarium proliferatum causing garlic clove rot in France

Christel Leyronas , Paul L. Chretien , Claire Troulet , Magali Duffaud , François Villeneuve
Plant Disease, 2018, 102 (12), pp.2658. ⟨10.1094/PDIS-06-18-0962-PDN⟩
Article dans une revue hal-02622657v1
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Measurements and modeling of surface–atmosphere exchange of microorganisms in Mediterranean grassland

Federico Carotenuto , Teodoro Georgiadis , Beniamino Gioli , Christel Leyronas , Cindy E. Morris
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 2017, 17, pp.14919-14936. ⟨10.5194/acp-2017-527⟩
Article dans une revue hal-01604418v1
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Microbiology and atmospheric processes: research challenges concerning the impact of airborne micro-organisms on the atmosphere and climate

Cindy E. Morris , David C. Sands , Marc Bardin , Ruprecht Jaenicke , B. Vogel
Biogeosciences, 2011, 8 (1), pp.17-25. ⟨10.5194/bg-8-17-2011⟩
Article dans une revue hal-02652355v1
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Microbiology and atmospheric processes: an upcoming era of research on bio-meteorology

Cindy E. Morris , David C. Sands , Marc Bardin , R. Jaenicke , B. Vogel
Biogeosciences Discussions, 2008, 5 (1), pp.191-212
Article dans une revue hal-00330280v1
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White and grey molds, where do you come from? A comparative study on inoculum of B. cinerea and S. sclerotiorum

Christel Leyronas , Fabien Halkett , Cindy E. Morris , Maria Choufany , Samuel Soubeyrand
18. International Botrytis Symposium & 17. International Sclerotinia Workshop, Unité de pathologie végétale, Avignon, INRAE; Unité de recherche Plantes et systèmes de culture horticoles, INRAE; Unité Biologie gestion des risques en agriculture, INRAE; Avignon université, Jun 2022, Avignon, France
Communication dans un congrès hal-03695253v1
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Snooping into the invisible trajectory of airborne fungal inoculum

Christel Leyronas , Maria Choufany , Olivier Martin , Cindy E. Morris , Philippe C. Nicot
11. International Congress on Aerobiology, International Association for Aerobiology., Sep 2018, Parme, Italy
Communication dans un congrès hal-02737843v1

Vers un système de mesure des flux aériens de microorganismes

Yves Brunet , Jean-Marc J.-M. Bonnefond , Didier D. Garrigou , Frédéric Delmas , Christel Leyronas
MicrobAERO 2013, Université Blaise Pascal (Clermont Ferrand 2) (UBP). FRA., Oct 2013, La Bourboule, France
Communication dans un congrès hal-02745318v1

A relaxed-eddy accumulation system for measuring microbial emission fluxes from the vegetation

Yves Brunet , Jean-Marc J.-M. Bonnefond , Didier D. Garrigou , Frédéric Delmas , Christel Leyronas
32. AAAR Annual conference, American Association for Aerosol Research., Sep 2013, Portland, Oregon, United States
Communication dans un congrès hal-02807518v1

Plants as source of microorganisms for clouds: mechanisms and processes

Pierre Amato , Christel Leyronas , Dominique Courault , Cindy E. Morris
9th International Symposium on the Microbiology of Aerial Plant Surfaces, Aug 2010, Corvallis, United States
Communication dans un congrès hal-00493229v1
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Évolution du pouvoir pathogène d’une bactérie phytopathogène en dehors des zones agricoles. Impact des biofilms aquatiques sur la structure des populations de Pseudomonas syringae

Odile Berge , Caroline Monteil , Catherine Glaux , Caroline Guilbaud , Christel Leyronas
Colloque national d'écologie scientifique, Sep 2010, Montpellier, France
Communication dans un congrès hal-02757720v1
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Mesure de flux de bactéries d'un couvert végétal vers l'atmosphère

Christel Leyronas , Cindy E. Morris , Pierre Amato , Olivier Marloie , Dominique Courault
MicrobAéro, Oct 2009, Narbonne, France. 22 p
Communication dans un congrès hal-02818135v1

Measurement of bacterial flux over a wheat crop and characterization of particles transporting bacteria

Christel Leyronas , Olivier Marloie , Cindy E. Morris
International conference on Applied Aspects of Aerobiology, Nov 2008, Harpenden, United Kingdom
Communication dans un congrès hal-02757512v1

Mesure de flux bactériens au dessus d'un couvert végétal

Christel Leyronas , Olivier Marloie , Cindy E. Morris
8. Rencontres Plantes-Bactéries, Jan 2008, Aussois, France
Communication dans un congrès hal-02752911v1
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Fusarium on french garlic, etiology and characterization of an emerging disease

Paul L. Chretien , Magali Duffaud , Cindy E. Morris , Christel Leyronas
FEMS Congress of European Microbiologists 2019, Jul 2019, Glasgow, United Kingdom. , 1639 p., 2019, FEMS 2019 - 8. Congress of European Microbiologists
Poster de conférence hal-02390190v1
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Sources potentielles d’inoculum de Botrytis cinerea en dehors du contexte agricole sensu stricto

Marc Bardin , Caroline Monteil , Christel Leyronas , Claire Troulet , Magali Duffaud
9. Rencontres de Phytopathologie-Mycologie de la Société Française de Phytopathologie, Jan 2012, Aussois, France. 2012, Journées Jean Chevaugeon 2012
Poster de conférence hal-02749247v1