40 works · 13 as first or last author
Publications
Peer-reviewed articles, preprints and my doctoral thesis, newest first. For live citation counts see Google Scholar or OpenAlex.
- 2024 The determinants of COVID-19 case reporting across AfricaHan, Qing; Rutayisire, Ghislain; Mbogning Fonkou, Maxime Descartes; Avusuglo, Wisdom Stallone; Ahmadi, Ali; Asgary, Ali; et al.Frontiers in Public Health
- 2024 The application of Culturomics to explore African skin microbiotaNdiaye, Codou; Bassene, Hubert; Fonkou, Maxime Descartes Mbogning; Fenollar, Florence; Lagier, Jean Christophe; Raoult, Didier; et al.The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- 2024 Leveraging machine learning and big data techniques to map the global patent landscape of phage therapyMbogning Fonkou, Maxime Descartes; Kong, Jude DzevelaNature Biotechnology
- 2024 Phage Therapy: Leveraging Machine Learning and Big Data techniques to Unveil the Evolution, Innovations, and Global Landscape in the Fight Against Antibiotic ResistanceFonkou, Maxime Descartes Mbogning; Kong, Jude DzevelaResearch Square
- 2024 The Determinants of Under-Estimation of Covid-19 Cases Across AfricaHan, Qing; Rutayisire, Ghislain; Mbogning Fonkou, Maxime Descartes; Avusuglo, Wisdom; Ahmadi, Ali; Asgary, Ali; et al.SSRN Electronic Journal
- 2023 Lice and lice-borne diseases in humans in Africa: A narrative reviewOuarti, Basma; Fonkou, Descartes Maxime Mbogning; Houhamdi, Linda; Mediannikov, Oleg; Parola, PhilippeActa Tropica
- 2023 A microbiota-modulated checkpoint directs immunosuppressive intestinal T cells into cancersFidelle, Marine; Rauber, Conrad; Alves Costa Silva, Carolina; Tian, Ai-Ling; Lahmar, Imran; de La Varende, Anne-Laure Mallard; et al.Science
- 2022 Escherichia coli–Specific CXCL13-producing TFH are associated with clinical efficacy of neoadjuvant PD-1 blockade against muscle-invasive bladder cancerGoubet, Anne-Gaelle; Lordello, Leonardo; Alves Costa Silva, Carolina; Peguillet, Isabelle; Gazzano, Marianne; Mbogning-Fonkou, Maxime Descartes; et al.Cancer Discovery
- 2022 Detection of horizontal sequence transfer in microorganisms in the genomic eraTall, Mamadou Lamine; Mbogning, Maxime Descartes; Kuete Yimagou, Edmond; Raoult, Didier; Levasseur, AnthonybioRxiv
- 2021 How the COVID-19 pandemic is shaping research in Africa: inequalities in scholarly output and collaborations and new opportunities for scientific leadershipMbogning Fonkou, Maxime Descartes; Bragazzi, Nicola Luigi; Tsinda, Emmanuel Kagning; Bouba, Yagai; Mmbando, Gideon Sadikiel; Kong, Jude DzevelamedRxiv
- 2021 COVID-19 pandemic related research in Africa: bibliometric analysis of scholarly output, collaborations and scientific leadershipMbogning Fonkou, Maxime Descartes; Bragazzi, Nicola Luigi; Tsinda, Emmanuel Kagning; Bouba, Yagai; Mmbando, Gideon Sadikiel; Kong, Jude DzevelaInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
- 2021 The determinants of the low COVID-19 transmission and mortality rates in Africa: a cross-country analysisBouba, Yagai; Tsinda, Emmanuel Kagning; Fonkou, Maxime Descartes Mbogning; Mmbando, Gideon Sadikiel; Bragazzi, Nicola Luigi; Kong, Jude DzevelaFrontiers in Public Health
- 2021 Gemella massiliensis sp. nov., a new bacterium isolated from the human sputumMbogning Fonkou, Maxime Descartes; Lo, Cheikh Ibrahima; Mekhalif, Zouina; Bilen, Melhem; Tomei, Enora; Kuete Yimagou, Edmond; et al.Archives of Microbiology
- 2020 Enorma burkinafasonensis sp. nov., a new bacterium isolated from a human gut microbiotaGouba, N; Hassani, Y; Saad, J; Drancourt, Michel; Fonkou, MD Mbogning; Fellag, MNew Microbes and New Infections
- 2020 Enterococcus burkinafasonensis sp. nov. isolated from human gut microbiotaGouba, Nina; Yimagou, Edmond KUETE; Hassani, Yasmine; Drancourt, Michel; Fellag, Mustapha; Fonkou, MD MbogningNew Microbes and New Infections
- 2020 Global research trend in the treatment of the new Coronavirus diseases (COVID-19): bibliometric analysisMbogning Fonkou, Maxime Descartes; Yacouba, AbdourahamanemedRxiv
- 2020 Proof of concept of culturomics use of time of careNaud, Sabrina; Khelaifia, Saber; Mbogning Fonkou, Maxime Descartes; Dione, Niokhor; Lagier, Jean-Christophe; Raoult, DidierFrontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
- 2019 Parabacteroides massiliensis sp. nov., a new bacterium isolated from a fresh human stool specimenBellali, Sara; Lo, CI; Naud, Sabrina; Fonkou, MDM; Armstrong, N; Raoult, Didier; et al.New Microbes and New Infections
- 2019 Noncontiguous finished genome sequence and description of Raoultibacter massiliensis gen. nov., sp. nov. and Raoultibacter timonensis sp. nov, two new bacterial species isolated from the human gutTraore, Sory Ibrahima; Bilen, Melhem; Beye, Mamadou; Diop, Awa; Mbogning Fonkou, Maxime Descartes; Tall, Mamadou Lamine; et al.MicrobiologyOpen
- 2019 Non-contiguous finished genome sequencing and description of Enterococcus timonensis sp. nov. isolated from human sputumFonkou, MD Mbogning; Bilen, M; Gouba, N; Khelaifia, S; Cadoret, F; Nguyen, TT; et al.New Microbes and New Infections
- 2019 Brachybacterium timonense sp. nov., a new bacterium isolated from human sputumKuete, Edmond; Fonkou, MD Mbogning; Mekhalif, Fatima; Anani, Hussein; Baudoin, J-P; Raoult, Didier; et al.New Microbes and New Infections
- 2019 Selenomonas felix sp. nov., a new bacterium isolated from human sputumKuete, Edmond; Fonkou, MD Mbogning; Mekhalif, Fatima; Anani, Hussein; Baudoin, J-P; Raoult, Didier; et al.New Microbes and New Infections
- 2019 Phoenicibacter congonensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a new genus isolated from the human gut and its description using a taxonogenomic approachBilen, Melhem; Fonkou, Maxime Descartes Mbogning; Caputo, Aurélia; Nguyen, Thi-Thien; Di Pinto, Fabrizio; Bittar, Fadi; et al.Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
- 2019 Taxonogenomics description of Parabacteroides timonensis sp. nov. isolated from a human stool sampleBilen, Melhem; Mbogning Fonkou, Maxime Descartes; Khelaifia, Saber; Tomei, Enora; Cadoret, Frédéric; Daoud, Ziad; et al.MicrobiologyOpen
- 2019 Digestive tract mycobiota and microbiota and the effects on the immune systemGouba, Nina; Hien, Yeri Esther; Guissou, Marie Laure; Fonkou, Maxime Descartes Mbogning; Traoré, Yves; Tarnagda, ZekibaHuman Microbiome Journal
- 2019 Dysgonomonas massiliensis sp. nov., a new species isolated from the human gut and its taxonogenomic descriptionBilen, Melhem; Fonkou, Maxime Descartes Mbogning; Dubourg, Grégory; Tomei, Enora; Richez, Magali; Delerce, Jérémy; et al.Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
- 2019 Miniphocibacter massiliensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a new species isolated from the human gut and its taxono‐genomics descriptionBilen, Melhem; Mbogning Fonkou, Maxime D; Nguyen, Thi T; Richez, Magali; Daoud, Ziad; Fournier, Pierre E; et al.MicrobiologyOpen
- 2019 Molecular drivers of emerging multidrug resistance in Proteus mirabilis clinical isolates from AlgeriaBoudjemaa, Hadjer; Allem, Rachida; Fonkou, Maxime Descartes Mbogning; Zouagui, Souad; el Houda Khennouchi, Nour Chems; Kerkoud, MohamedJournal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance
- 2018 Eggerthella timonensis sp. nov, a new species isolated from the stool sample of a pygmy femaleBilen, Melhem; Fonkou, Maxime Descartes Mbogning; Tomei, Enora; Armstrong, Nicholas; Bittar, Fadi; Lagier, Jean‐Christophe; et al.MicrobiologyOpen
- 2018 Noncontiguous finished genome sequences and description of Bacteroides mediterraneensis sp. nov., Bacteroides ihuae sp. nov., Bacteroides togonis sp. nov., Bacteroides ndongoniae sp. nov., Bacteroides ilei sp. nov. and Bacteroides congonensis sp. nov. identified by culturomicsAndrieu, Claudia; Mailhe, Morgane; Ricaboni, Davide; Fonkou, MDM; Bilen, M; Cadoret, F; et al.New Microbes and New Infections
- 2018 Genomic and phenotypic description of the newly isolated human species Collinsella bouchesdurhonensis sp. nov.Bilen, Melhem; Beye, Mamadou; Mbogning Fonkou, Maxime Descartes; Khelaifia, Saber; Cadoret, Frédéric; Armstrong, Nicholas; et al.MicrobiologyOpen
- 2018 Exploration du microbiote respiratoire humainFonkou, Maxime Descartes MbogningPhD thesis, Aix-Marseille Université
- 2018 Repertoire of bacterial species cultured from the human oral cavity and respiratory tractFonkou, Maxime DM; Dufour, Jean-Charles; Dubourg, Gregory; Raoult, DidierFuture Microbiology
- 2018 ‘Enterococcus timonensis’ sp. nov.,‘Actinomyces marseillensis’ sp. nov.,‘Leptotrichia massiliensis’ sp. nov.,‘Actinomyces pacaensis’ sp. nov.,‘Actinomyces oralis’ sp. nov.,‘Actinomyces culturomici’sp. nov. and ‘Gemella massiliensis’ sp. nov., new bacterial species isolated from the human respiratory microbiomeFonkou, MD Mbogning; Bilen, M; Cadoret, F; Fournier, P-E; Dubourg, G; Raoult, DidierNew Microbes and New Infections
- 2018 Noncontiguous finished genome sequences and descriptions of Actinomyces ihuae, Actinomyces bouchesdurhonensis, Actinomyces urinae, Actinomyces marseillensis, Actinomyces mediterranea and Actinomyces oralis sp. nov. identified by culturomicsFonkou, MD Mbogning; Mailhe, M; Ndongo, S; Ricaboni, D; Morand, A; Cornu, F; et al.New Microbes and New Infections
- 2018 Sanguibacter massiliensis sp. nov., Actinomyces minihominis sp. nov., Clostridium minihomine sp. nov., Neobittarella massiliensis gen. nov. and Miniphocibacter massiliensis gen. nov., new bacterial species isolated by culturomics from human stool samplesBilen, Melhem; Founkou, MD Mbogning; Cadoret, Frédéric; Dubourg, Gregory; Daoud, Ziad; Raoult, DidierNew Microbes and New Infections
- 2017 ‘Bacteroides ihuae’ sp. nov., a new bacterial species isolated from the human respiratory microbiome.Fonkou, MDM; Morand, A; Fournier, Pierre-Edouard; Raoult, Didier; Dubourg, GNew Microbes and New Infections
- 2017 Sero-epidemiology of human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus: a cross-sectional survey in a rural setting of the West region of CameroonNansseu, Jobert Richie; Mbogning, Descartes Maxime; Monamele, Gwladys Chavely; Tamoh, Stive Fokam; Gonsu, Hortense Kamga; Kouanfack, Charles; et al.Pan African Medical Journal
- 2016 ‘Pygmaiobacter massiliensis’ sp. nov., a new bacterium isolated from the human gut of a pygmy femaleBilen, Melhem; Mbogning, Maxime Descartes; Cadoret, Frédéric; Dubourg, Grégory; Daoud, Ziad; Fournier, Pierre Edouard; et al.New Microbes and New Infections
- 2015 Sérotypes de Papillomavirus Humain à Haut Risque chez les Patientes Séropositives au VIH Présentant des Lésions Intra Épithéliales CervicalesKabeyene, Angèle Clarisse Okono; Bongning, Descartes; Nkodo, MJ Mendimi; Sando, Z; Doh, Anderson; Fewou, Amadou; et al.Health Sciences and Disease
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Talks
- 2024Mapping the phage therapy innovation landscape: a big data and machine learning approachBRIC conference
- 2022Evaluation of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on priority-disease research production and funding in Africa (co-author)3rd International Conference on Virology, Infectious Diseases and COVID-19, Dubai
- 2017Culturomics and metagenomics to enhance the respiratory microbiotaJournée Méditerranée Infection, Marseille
- 2017À la recherche des bactéries du poumon (school outreach)Experimentarium, Marseille and Miramas