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Aquatic Ecology, Microbial Ecology, Coral Reefs, Physiology, Biogeography, Global change, One Health, Symbiosis, Glacier-fed Streams
Switzerland, United States, France

Biography

As an aquatic ecologist, I study the implications of global and local human-induced stressors on aquatic ecosystem biodiversity and function. My cross-ecosystem (e.g. tropical and temperate coral reefs, glacier-fed streams) research from seas to summits, is based on hypothesis-driven and interdisciplinary multiscale approaches which include controlled manipulative experiments, field sampling, animal physiology, biogeochemistry, molecular biology, and omics related methods.

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Employment (3)

University of Montpellier: Montpellier, FR

2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31 | Marie Skłodowska-Curie Research Fellow (UMR MARBEC 9190 - CNRS - Faculté des Sciences de Montpellier)
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École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne: Lausanne, VD, CH

2021-01-01 to 2022-12-31 | Postdoctoral Researcher (School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering)
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University of California Santa Barbara: Santa Barbara, CA, US

2017-06-01 to 2020-11-30 | Swiss National Science Foundation Research Fellow (Department of Ecology Evolution and Marine Biology )
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Education and qualifications (3)

Sorbonne University: Paris, FR

2013-10-01 to 2016-09-22 | Ph.D in Environmental Sciences (Sciences de l'Environnement)
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École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne: Lausanne, VD, CH

2010-10 to 2012-10 | MSc. in Environmental Sciences and Engineering (Environmental Engineering and Sciences (ENAC))
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École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne: Lausanne, CH

2006-09 to 2010-08 | BSc. in Environmental Sciences and Engineering (Environmental Sciences and Engineering (ENAC))
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Funding (3)

H2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions - Effects of nutrient pollution on parrotfish in Mayotte: From physiological to microbial scales

2023-01 to 2024-12 | Grant
HORIZON EUROPE Framework Programme (Bruxelles, BE)
GRANT_NUMBER: 101031543
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Implications of global and local stressors on microbial relationships between reef fishes and corals

2019-01 to 2020-08 | Grant
Swiss National Science Foundation (Bern, CH)
GRANT_NUMBER: 183867
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The combined effects of local and global stressors on trophic interactions in coral reef ecosystems: from community ecology down to microbial scale

2017-06 to 2018-11 | Grant
Swiss National Science Foundation (Bern, CH)
GRANT_NUMBER: 171764
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Works (33)

Deciphering the biosynthetic landscape of biofilms in glacier-fed streams

mSystems
2025-02-18 | Journal article
Contributors: Aileen Ute Geers; Grégoire Michoud; Susheel Bhanu Busi; Hannes Peter; Tyler J. Kohler; Leïla Ezzat; Tom J. Battin; Hans C. Bernstein; Hannah Doris Schweitzer; Michael Styllas et al.
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Predicting climate-change impacts on the global glacier-fed stream microbiome

Nature Communications
2025-02-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Massimo Bourquin; Hannes Peter; Grégoire Michoud; Susheel Bhanu Busi; Tyler J. Kohler; Andrew L. Robison; Mike Styllas; Leïla Ezzat; Aileen U. Geers; Matthias Huss et al.
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Diversity and biogeography of the bacterial microbiome in glacier-fed streams

Nature
2025-01-16 | Journal article
Contributors: Leïla Ezzat; Hannes Peter; Massimo Bourquin; Susheel Bhanu Busi; Grégoire Michoud; Stilianos Fodelianakis; Tyler J. Kohler; Thomas Lamy; Aileen Geers; Paraskevi Pramateftaki et al.
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Mapping the metagenomic diversity of the multi-kingdom glacier-fed stream microbiome

Nature Microbiology
2025-01-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Grégoire Michoud; Hannes Peter; Susheel Bhanu Busi; Massimo Bourquin; Tyler J. Kohler; Aileen Geers; Leila Ezzat; Michael Styllas; Martina Schön; Matteo Tolosano et al.
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Fish feces reveal diverse nutrient sources for coral reefs

Ecology
2023-08 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0012-9658
Part of ISSN: 1939-9170
Contributors: Jacey Van Wert; Leïla Ezzat; Katrina S. Munsterman; Kaitlyn Landfield; Nina Schiettekatte; Valeriano Parravicini; Jordan M. Casey; Simon Brandl; Deron E. Burkepile; Erika J. Eliason
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The dark side of the moon: first insights into the microbiome structure and function of one of the last glacier-fed streams in Africa

Royal Society Open Science
2023-08 | Journal article | Author
Part of ISSN: 2054-5703
Contributors: Grégoire Michoud; Tyler J. Kohler; Leïla Ezzat; Hannes Peter; Juliet Nattabi; Rosemary Nalwanga; PARASKEVI PRAMATEFTAKI; Michael Styllas; Tolosano Matteo; Vincent De Staercke et al.
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Global biogeography of the glacier-fed stream microbiome

2023-05-15 | Preprint
Contributors: Leila Ezzat; Hannes Peter; Massimo Bourquin; Grégoire Michoud; Stilianos Fodelianakis; Tyler Kohler; Thomas Lamy; Susheel Busi; Daniele Daffonchio; Nicola Deluigi et al.
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Predicting the global response of the glacier-fed streams and their bacterial microbiome to climate change

2023-05-15 | Preprint
Contributors: Massimo Bourquin; Hannes Peter; Andrew Lean Robison; Grégoire Michoud; Leïla Ezzat; Tyler J Kohler; Matthias Huss; Susheel Bhanu Busi; Stilianos Fodelianakis; Tom J Battin
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Towards a global biogeography of the glacier-fed stream benthic microbiome

2023-04-03 | Preprint
Contributors: Leïla Ezzat; Hannes Peter; Massimo Bourquin; Grégoire Michoud; Stilianos Fodelianakis; Tyler Kohler; Thomas Lamy; Susheel Bhanu Busi; Daniele Daffonchio; Nicola Deluigi et al.
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Homogeneous Environmental Selection Structures the Bacterial Communities of Benthic Biofilms in Proglacial Floodplain Streams

Applied and Environmental Microbiology
2023-03-29 | Journal article | Author
Part of ISSN: 0099-2240
Part of ISSN: 1098-5336
Contributors: Jade Brandani; Hannes Peter; Stilianos Fodelianakis; Tyler J. Kohler; Massimo Bourquin; Grégoire Michoud; Susheel Bhanu Busi; Leïla Ezzat; Stuart Lane; Tom J. Battin
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Glacier-Fed Stream Biofilms Harbor Diverse Resistomes and Biosynthetic Gene Clusters

Microbiology Spectrum
2023-02-14 | Journal article | Author
Part of ISSN: 2165-0497
Contributors: Susheel Bhanu Busi; Laura de Nies; Paraskevi Pramateftaki; Massimo Bourquin; Tyler J. Kohler; Leïla Ezzat; Stilianos Fodelianakis; Grégoire Michoud; Hannes Peter; Michail Styllas et al.
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Positive interactions between corals and damselfish increase coral resistance to temperature stress

Global Change Biology
2023-01 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1354-1013
Part of ISSN: 1365-2486
Contributors: Andrew Shantz; Mark C. Ladd; Leila Ezzat; Russell J. Schmitt; Sally J. Holbrook; Emily Schmeltzer; Rebecca Vega Thurber; Deron Burkepile
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Spatial patterns of benthic biofilm diversity among streams draining proglacial floodplains

Frontiers in Microbiology
2022-08-08 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1664-302X
Contributors: Jade Brandani; Hannes Peter; Susheel Bhanu Busi; Tyler J. Kohler; Stilianos Fodelianakis; Leila Ezzat; Grégoire Michoud; Massimo Bourquin; Paraskevi Pramateftaki; Matteo Roncoroni et al.
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Glacier shrinkage will accelerate downstream decomposition of organic matter and alters microbiome structure and function

Global Change Biology
2022-06 | Journal article | Author
Part of ISSN: 1354-1013
Part of ISSN: 1365-2486
Contributors: Tyler J. Kohler; Stilianos Fodelianakis; Grégoire Michoud; Leïla Ezzat; Massimo Bourquin; Hannes Peter; Susheel Bhanu Busi; PARASKEVI PRAMATEFTAKI; Nicola Deluigi; Michael Styllas et al.
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Benthic Biofilms in Glacier-Fed Streams from Scandinavia to the Himalayas Host Distinct Bacterial Communities Compared with the Streamwater

Applied and Environmental Microbiology
2022-06-28 | Journal article | Author
Part of ISSN: 0099-2240
Part of ISSN: 1098-5336
Contributors: Leïla Ezzat; Stilianos Fodelianakis; Tyler J. Kohler; Massimo Bourquin; Jade Brandani; Susheel Bhanu Busi; Daniele Daffonchio; Vincent De Staercke; Ramona Marasco; Grégoire Michoud et al.
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The microbiome of cryospheric ecosystems

Nature Communications
2022-06-02 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2041-1723
Contributors: Massimo Bourquin; Susheel Bhanu Busi; Stilianos Fodelianakis; Hannes Peter; Alex Washburne; Tyler J. Kohler; Leïla Ezzat; Grégoire Michoud; Paul Wilmes; Tom Battin
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Genomic and metabolic adaptations of biofilms to ecological windows of opportunity in glacier-fed streams

Nature Communications
2022-04-20 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2041-1723
Contributors: Susheel Bhanu Busi; Massimo Bourquin; Stilianos Fodelianakis; Grégoire Michoud; Tyler J. Kohler; Hannes Peter; Paraskevi Pramateftaki; Michael Styllas; Matteo Tolosano; Vincent De Staercke et al.
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Natural experiments and long-term monitoring are critical to understand and predict marine host–microbe ecology and evolution

PLOS Biology
2021-08-19 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1545-7885
Contributors: Matthieu Leray; Laetitia Wilkins; Amy Apprill; Holly M. Bik; Friederike Clever; Sean Connolly; Marina E. De León; J. Emmett Duffy; Leïla Ezzat; Sarah Gignoux-Wolfsohn et al.
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Thermal Stress Interacts With Surgeonfish Feces to Increase Coral Susceptibility to Dysbiosis and Reduce Tissue Regeneration

Frontiers in Microbiology
2021-03-25 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1664-302X
Contributors: Leïla Ezzat; Sarah Merolla; Cody S. Clements; Katrina S. Munsterman; Kaitlyn Landfield; Colton Stensrud; Emily R. Schmeltzer; Deron E. Burkepile; Rebecca Vega Thurber
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Parrotfish predation drives distinct microbial communities in reef-building corals

Animal Microbiome
2020-12 | Journal article | Author
Part of ISSN: 2524-4671
Contributors: Leïla Ezzat; Thomas Lamy; Rebecca L. Maher; Katrina S. Munsterman; Kaitlyn M. Landfield; Emily R. Schmeltzer; Cody S. Clements; Rebecca L. Vega Thurber; Deron E. Burkepile
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Coral Microbiomes Demonstrate Flexibility and Resilience Through a Reduction in Community Diversity Following a Thermal Stress Event

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
2020-10-15 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2296-701X
Contributors: Rebecca L. Maher; Emily R. Schmeltzer; Sonora Meiling; Ryan McMinds; Leïla Ezzat; Andrew A. Shantz; Thomas C. Adam; Russell J. Schmitt; Sally J. Holbrook; Deron E. Burkepile et al.
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Nitrogen Identity Drives Differential Impacts of Nutrients on Coral Bleaching and Mortality

Ecosystems
2020-06 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1432-9840
Part of ISSN: 1435-0629
Contributors: Deron Burkepile; Andrew A. Shantz; Thomas C. Adam; Katrina S. Munsterman; Kelly E. Speare; Mark C. Ladd; Mallory M. Rice; Leïla Ezzat; Shelby McIlroy; Jane C. Y. Wong et al.
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The effects of glyphosate and AMPA on the mediterranean mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis and its microbiota

Environmental Research
2020-03 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0013-9351
Contributors: S. Iori; G. Dalla Rovere; L. Ezzat; M. Smits; S.S. Ferraresso; M. Babbucci; M.G. Marin; L. Masiero; J. Fabrello; E. Garro et al.
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Surgeonfish feces increase microbial opportunism in reef-building corals

Marine Ecology Progress Series
2019-11-21 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0171-8630
Part of ISSN: 1616-1599
Contributors: L Ezzat; T Lamy; RL Maher; KS Munsterman; KM Landfield; E Schmeltzer; CA Gaulke; DE Burkepile; R Vega Thurber
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Nutrient starvation impairs the trophic plasticity of reef‐building corals under ocean warming

Functional Ecology
2019-04 | Journal article | Author
Part of ISSN: 0269-8463
Part of ISSN: 1365-2435
Contributors: Leïla Ezzat; Jean‐François Maguer; Renaud Grover; Cécile Rottier; Pascale Tremblay; Christine Ferrier‐Pagès
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Corallivory in the Anthropocene: Interactive Effects of Anthropogenic Stressors and Corallivory on Coral Reefs

Frontiers in Marine Science
2019-01-11 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2296-7745
Contributors: Mallory M. Rice; Leïla Ezzat; Deron E. Burkepile
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Carbon and Nitrogen Acquisition in Shallow and Deep Holobionts of the Scleractinian Coral S. pistillata

Frontiers in Marine Science
2017-04-13 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2296-7745
Contributors: Leïla Ezzat; Maoz Fine; Jean-François Maguer; Renaud Grover; Christine Ferrier-Pagès
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Limited phosphorus availability is the Achilles heel of tropical reef corals in a warming ocean

Scientific Reports
2016-08-17 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2045-2322
Contributors: Leïla Ezzat; Jean-François Maguer; Renaud Grover; Christine Ferrier-Pagès
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The relationship between heterotrophic feeding and inorganic nutrient availability in the scleractinian coral Turbinaria reniformis under a short-term temperature increase

Limnology and Oceanography
2016-01 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0024-3590
Contributors: Leïla Ezzat; Erica Towle; Jean-Olivier Irisson; Chris Langdon; Christine Ferrier-Pagès
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Pinus nigra (European black pine) as the dominant species of the last glacial pinewoods in south‐western to central Iberia: a morphological study of modern and fossil pollen

Journal of Biogeography
2015-10 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0305-0270
Part of ISSN: 1365-2699
Contributors: Stephanie Desprat; Pedro Manuel Díaz Fernández; Tabatha Coulon; Leila Ezzat; Julien Pessarossi‐Langlois; Luis Gil; César Morales‐Molino; Maria Fernanda Sánchez Goñi
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New insights into carbon acquisition and exchanges within the coral–dinoflagellate symbiosis under NH4 and NO3 supply

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
2015-08-07 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0962-8452
Part of ISSN: 1471-2954
Contributors: Leïla Ezzat; Jean-François Maguer; Renaud Grover; Christine Ferrier-Pagès
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Nitrogen fixation in the mucus of Red Sea corals

Journal of Experimental Biology
2014-01-01 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1477-9145
Part of ISSN: 0022-0949
Contributors: Renaud Grover; Christine Ferrier-Pagès; Jean-François Maguer; Leïla Ezzat; Maoz Fine
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The Response of the Mediterranean Gorgonian Eunicella singularis to Thermal Stress Is Independent of Its Nutritional Regime

PLoS ONE
2013-05-08 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1932-6203
Contributors: Leïla Ezzat; Pierre-Laurent Merle; Paola Furla; Alexandre Buttler; Christine Ferrier-Pagès
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