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Etienne Yergeau

ResearcherCentre Armand-Frappier Santé BiotechnologieInstitut national de la recherche scientifique

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Etienne Yergeau

Researcher

Centre Armand-Frappier Santé Biotechnologie

Institut national de la recherche scientifique

Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
11 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 10 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 7 research grants (7 NSERC), most recently in 2023.

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Research

microbiome nitrogen plant-microbes interactions rhizosphere wheat écologie microbienne microbiologie des sols métagénomique

Latest papers

The metatranscriptomic response of the wheat rhizosphere to drought varies with growth stages.
ISME communications · 2026 · senior author
Intermittent water stress favors microbial traits that better help wheat under drought.
ISME communications · 2024 · senior author
Tipping the plant-microbe competition for nitrogen in agricultural soils.
iScience · 2024 · senior author

All 23 publications

Latest funding

manipulation écologique du microbiote des plantes
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$100,000
Rooting for net-zero emissions in agriculture: Reducing greenhouse gas emissions using seaweed as fertilizer
NSERC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$34,628
Improving early plant growth in sweet corn by engineering the soil microbiome
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$60,000

All 9 grants and awards

23 publications.

The metatranscriptomic response of the wheat rhizosphere to drought varies with growth stages.

Pande PM, Tremblay J, St-Arnaud M, Yergeau E

ISME communications2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1093/ismeco/ycag065 PMID: 41993800

Intermittent water stress favors microbial traits that better help wheat under drought.

Schmidt RL, Azarbad H, Bainard L, Tremblay J, Yergeau E

ISME communications2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1093/ismeco/ycae074 PMID: 38863723

Tipping the plant-microbe competition for nitrogen in agricultural soils.

L'Espérance E, Bouyoucef LS, Dozois JA, Yergeau E

iScience2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.110973 PMID: 39391734

The forecasting power of the microbiome.

Correa-Garcia S, Constant P, Yergeau E

Trends in microbiology2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2022.11.013 PMID: 36549949

The effect of wheat genotype on the microbiome is more evident in roots and varies through time.

Quiza L, Tremblay J, Pagé AP, Greer CW, Pozniak CJ, Li R, Haug B, Hemmingsen SM, St-Arnaud M, Yergeau E

ISME communications2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1038/s43705-023-00238-4 PMID: 37076737

Metatranscriptomic response of the wheat holobiont to decreasing soil water content.

Pande PM, Azarbad H, Tremblay J, St-Arnaud M, Yergeau E

ISME communications2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1038/s43705-023-00235-7 PMID: 37061589

Soil fauna-microbial interactions shifts fungal and bacterial communities under a contamination disturbance.

Correa-Garcia S, Corelli V, Tremblay J, Dozois JA, Mukula E, Séguin A, Yergeau E

PloS one2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0292227 PMID: 37878639

Home-based microbial solution to boost crop growth in low-fertility soil.

Jiang M, Delgado-Baquerizo M, Yuan MM, Ding J, Yergeau E, Zhou J, Crowther TW, Liang Y

The New phytologist2023

DOI: 10.1111/nph.18943 PMID: 37149890

Predictive microbial-based modelling of wheat yields and grain baking quality across a 500 km transect in Québec.

Asad NI, Tremblay J, Dozois J, Mukula E, L'Espérance E, Constant P, Yergeau E

FEMS microbiology ecology2022Senior author

DOI: 10.1093/femsec/fiab160 PMID: 34888659

Early season soil microbiome best predicts wheat grain quality.

Asad NI, Wang XB, Dozois J, Azarbad H, Constant P, Yergeau E

FEMS microbiology ecology2022Senior author

DOI: 10.1093/femsec/fiac144 PMID: 36423336

manipulation écologique du microbiote des plantes

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Yergeau, Etienne

Keywords: écologie microbienne; microbiologie des sols; métagénomique; modélisation prédictive; microbiote des plantes; cycle de l'azote; manipulation du microbiote

$100,000

Rooting for net-zero emissions in agriculture: Reducing greenhouse gas emissions using seaweed as fertilizer

Co-investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Smeaton, Christina CM

Keywords: agriculture; biogeochemistry; carbon cycling; community engagement; life cycle assessment; methane; microbial ecology; numerical modeling; nutrient cycling; seaweed aquaculture

$34,628

Improving early plant growth in sweet corn by engineering the soil microbiome

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Yergeau, Étienne E

Keywords: Agriculture; early plant growth; microbiology; microbiome; plant-growth promoting bacteria; Sweet corn; Yield

$60,000

Improving Yield and Tolerance to Environmental Stress in Tomatoes by Engineering the Soil Microbiome

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Yergeau, Étienne

$60,000

Plant microbiome manipulation: nitrogen as the key currency

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Yergeau, Etienne

Keywords: microbiome; nitrogen; rhizosphere; plant-microbes interactions; wheat

$252,000

HighThroughput Droplet Digital PCR Platform for Absolute Quantitation of Nucleic Acids Low Copy Number

Co-investigatorNSERC2019Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Vaillancourt, Cathy

$141,865

Identification d'indicateurs microbiologiques du sol liés à la qualité de la farine

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Yergeau, Etienne

$25,000

Novel holobiont-based approaches to rapidly adapt wheat to drought stress

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Strategic Projects - Group

Principal investigators: Yergeau, Etienne

$707,200

Plant Microbiome Engineering

Principal investigatorNSERC2014Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Yergeau, Etienne

$186,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Etienne Yergeau

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

The metatranscriptomic response of the wheat rhizosphere to drought varies with growth stages.

Intermittent water stress favors microbial traits that better help wheat under drought.

Tipping the plant-microbe competition for nitrogen in agricultural soils.

The forecasting power of the microbiome.

The effect of wheat genotype on the microbiome is more evident in roots and varies through time.

Metatranscriptomic response of the wheat holobiont to decreasing soil water content.

Soil fauna-microbial interactions shifts fungal and bacterial communities under a contamination disturbance.

Home-based microbial solution to boost crop growth in low-fertility soil.

Predictive microbial-based modelling of wheat yields and grain baking quality across a 500 km transect in Québec.

Early season soil microbiome best predicts wheat grain quality.

manipulation écologique du microbiote des plantes

Rooting for net-zero emissions in agriculture: Reducing greenhouse gas emissions using seaweed as fertilizer

Improving early plant growth in sweet corn by engineering the soil microbiome

Improving Yield and Tolerance to Environmental Stress in Tomatoes by Engineering the Soil Microbiome

Plant microbiome manipulation: nitrogen as the key currency

HighThroughput Droplet Digital PCR Platform for Absolute Quantitation of Nucleic Acids Low Copy Number

Identification d'indicateurs microbiologiques du sol liés à la qualité de la farine

Novel holobiont-based approaches to rapidly adapt wheat to drought stress

Plant Microbiome Engineering

Frequent collaborators

Philippe Constant

Etienne Yergeau

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

The metatranscriptomic response of the wheat rhizosphere to drought varies with growth stages.

Intermittent water stress favors microbial traits that better help wheat under drought.

Tipping the plant-microbe competition for nitrogen in agricultural soils.

The forecasting power of the microbiome.

The effect of wheat genotype on the microbiome is more evident in roots and varies through time.

Metatranscriptomic response of the wheat holobiont to decreasing soil water content.

Soil fauna-microbial interactions shifts fungal and bacterial communities under a contamination disturbance.

Home-based microbial solution to boost crop growth in low-fertility soil.

Predictive microbial-based modelling of wheat yields and grain baking quality across a 500 km&#xa0;transect in Qu&#xe9;bec.

Early season soil microbiome best predicts wheat grain quality.

manipulation écologique du microbiote des plantes

Rooting for net-zero emissions in agriculture: Reducing greenhouse gas emissions using seaweed as fertilizer

Improving early plant growth in sweet corn by engineering the soil microbiome

Improving Yield and Tolerance to Environmental Stress in Tomatoes by Engineering the Soil Microbiome

Plant microbiome manipulation: nitrogen as the key currency

HighThroughput Droplet Digital PCR Platform for Absolute Quantitation of Nucleic Acids Low Copy Number

Identification d'indicateurs microbiologiques du sol liés à la qualité de la farine

Novel holobiont-based approaches to rapidly adapt wheat to drought stress

Plant Microbiome Engineering

Frequent collaborators

Philippe Constant

Predictive microbial-based modelling of wheat yields and grain baking quality across a 500 km transect in Québec.