Guylaine Talbot, Ph.D.

Research Scientist

Research Scientist in Microbial Ecology

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Sherbrooke Research and Development Centre

Current research and/or projects

  • Improving the environmental performance, which includes research focused on ways to improve the efficiency of nutrient utilization and recycling and mitigate the greenhouse gas production, and therefore reduce the environmental footprint of the livestock sector.
  • Assessment and management of water and air quality risks associated with the use of organic fertilizers. Examination of the link between microbial communities, pathogen survival, physico-chemical properties and greenhouse gas emissions and odours from swine slurry and cattle manure storage pits
  • Characterization of microbial communities during low-temperature anaerobic digestion of swine slurry and cattle manure to reduce odours and pathogens and to produce renewable energy (biogas) and value added agronomic by-products
  • Development of novel feeding strategies aiming to improve gut development, defence functions, health and performance of piglets. Study of the effect of dietary strategies on microbial communities in the digestive system of piglets
  • Development of dietary strategies and technology to improve intestinal health and mitigate use of antibiotics in monogastric animal productions.

Research and/or project statements

  • Study of the impact of diverse manure treatments on the mitigation of greenhouse gas emission and pathogen survival.

  • Study of the impact of alternatives to the use of in-feed antibiotics on the swine gut microbial ecology.

Professional activities / interests

Adjunct Professor at the Faculty of Science, Université de Sherbrooke

Education and awards

Ph.D. in Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, Université de Sherbrooke

Key publications

  1. Adam, Z., Whiteduck-Leveillee, K., Cloutier, M., Tambong, J.T., Chen, W., Lewis, C.T., Lévesque, C.A., Topp, E., Lapen, D.R., Talbot, G., Khan, I.U.H. (2014). Draft genome sequences of three Arcobacter strains of pig and dairy cattle manure origin. Genome Announcements, [online] 2(3), http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/genomeA.00377-14

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  2. Masse, L., Mondor, M., Talbot, G., Deschênes, L., Drolet, H., Gagnon, N., St-Germain, F., Puig-Bargués, J. (2014). Fouling of Reverse Osmosis Membranes Processing Swine Wastewater Pretreated by Mechanical Separation and Aerobic Biofiltration. Separation Science and Technology, [online] 49(9), 1298-1308. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01496395.2014.881880

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  3. Adam, Z., Whiteduck-Léveillée, K., Cloutier, M., Chen, W., Lewis, C.T., Lévesque, C.A., Topp, E., Lapen, D.R., Tambong, J.T., Talbot, G., Khan, I.U.H. (2014). Draft genome sequences of two Arcobacter strains isolated from human feces. Genome Announcements, [online] 2(2), http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/genomeA.00113-14

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  4. Morissette, B., Lessard, M., Guay, F., Matte, J.J., Gong, J., Wang, Q., Beaulieu, C., and Talbot, G. (2013). "Prebiotics, probiotic, nutraceuticals and functional food as feed additives that modulate the gut microbiota of weanling piglets challenged with E. coli lipopolysaccharides.", 63rd Annual Conference of the Canadian Society of Microbiologists, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada, June 17-20, 2013, Abstract AE56. (Abstract)

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  5. Léveillée, W.J., Kaneza, C.A., Léveillée, K., Talbot, G., Topp, E., Lapen, D.R., Tambong, J.T., Lévesque, C.A., and Khan, I.U.H. (2013). "Optimization of multiplex PCR assays for the detection of virulence genes in Arcobacter species isolated from fecal samples.", 63rd Annual Conference of the Canadian Society of Microbiologists, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada, June 17-20, 2013, Abstract AE86.

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  6. Gil, M., Faucitano, L., Talbot, G., Devillers, N., and Saucier, L. (2013). "Stratégies pré-abattage pour améliorer la qualité microbiologique des carcasses de porc.", Congrès de bactériologie intégrative: symbiose & pathogenèse (BiSP), Québec, QC, Canada, novembre 28-29, 2013.

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  7. Talbot, G. and Lessard, M. (2013). "Influence of growth rate, probiotics, nutraceuticals and functional food on intestinal microbiota of suckling and weanling piglets.", 6th Symposium of Swine and Poultry Infectious Diseases Research Center. Congrès de l’ACFAS Colloque 227 – Le microbiote animal : une question d’équilibre., Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada, May 8-9, 2013.

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  8. Abdelbasset, A., Lo Verso, L., Fliss, I., Lessard, M., Talbot, G., and Subirade, M. (2013). "Protection of probiotic bacteria in a symbiotic matrix.", 6th Symposium of Swine and Poultry Infectious Diseases Research Center. Congrès de l’ACFAS Colloque 227 – Le microbiote animal : une question d’équilibre., Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada, May 8-9, 2013. (Poster)

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  9. Topp, E., Lanthier, M., Diarra, M.S., Delaquis, P.J., Bach, S.J., McAllister, T.A., Sharma, R., Inglis, G.D., Masse, D., Bezanson, G.S., Bittman, S., Talbot, G., Masse, L., Brassard, J., Houde, A., Jones, T.H., Lapen, D.R., van Bochove, É., Gannon, V.P.J., Pintar, K.D.M., Masson, L., Neumann, N.F., and Koning, W. (2013). Assessment and management of on-farm fate of microbial and chemical contaminants carried in human and animal wastes used as organic fertilizers. Final Report SAGES #1462. (Report)

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  10. Talbot, G., Barret, M., Gagnon, N., and Topp, E. (2013). "Use of specific methanogen inhibitors and molecular analyses to elucidate biochemical pathways of methanogenesis in swine manure.", 63rd Annual Conference of the Canadian Society of Microbiologists, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada, June 17-20, 2013. (Abstract)

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  11. Lo Verso, L., Lessard, M., Talbot, G., Subirade, M., and Fliss, I. (2013). "Isolation and antibacterial activity of potential probiotic bacteria from pig gastrointestinal tract.", 6th Symposium of Swine and Poultry Infectious Diseases Research Center. Congrès de l’ACFAS Colloque 227 – Le microbiote animal : une question d’équilibre., Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada, May 8-9, 2013, pp. 45. (Poster)

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  12. Morissette, B., Lessard, M., Guay, F., Matte, J.J., Gong, J., Wang, Q., Beaulieu, C., and Talbot, G. (2013). "Prebiotics, probiotic, nutraceuticals and functional food as feed additives that modulate gut microbiota of weanling piglets.", 6th Symposium of Swine and Poultry Infectious Diseases Research Center. Congrès de l’ACFAS Colloque 227 – Le microbiote animal : une question d’équilibre., Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada, May 8-9, 2013, pp. 46. (Poster)

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  13. Léveillée, W.J., Kaneza, C.A., Léveillée, K., Talbot, G., Topp, E., Lapen, D.R., Tambong, J.T., Lévesque, C.A., and Khan, I.U.H. (2013). "Optimization of a genus-specific PCR assay and restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis for rapid detection.", 63rd Annual Conference of the Canadian Society of Microbiologists, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada, June 17-20, 2013, Abstract AE88.

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  14. Masse, L., Puig-Bargues, J., Mondor, M., Deschênes, L., and Talbot, G. (2013). "The efficiency of EDTA+SDS solutions to clean RO membranes processing swine wastewater.", 7th IWA Specialised Membrane Technology Conference and Exhibition for Water and Wastewater Treatment and Reuse, Westin Harbour Castle, Toronto, Toronto, Canada, August 25-29, Session 08C Abstract #401.

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  15. Léveillée, K., Laprade, N., Léveillée, W.J., Topp, E., Lapen, D.R., Tambong, J.T., Talbot, G., Wilkes, G.A., and Khan, I.U.H. (2013). "Antimicrobial resistance profiling of Arcobacter butzleri isolates from faecal sources and an agricultural watershed.", 63rd Annual Conference of the Canadian Society of Microbiologists, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada, June 17-20, 2013, Abstract AE87.

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  16. Chiquette, J., Lagrost, J., Girard, C.L., Talbot, G., Li, S., and Plaizier, K. (2013). "Combination of Bacterial and Yeast Probiotics for Lactating Cows Submitted To a Sub-Acute Rumen Acidosis Challenge.", WCDS Advances in Dairy Technology, Canada, Volume 25, page 381. (Abstract)

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  17. Talbot, G. (2013). "Influence of growth rate, probiotics, nutraceuticals and functional food on intestinal microbiota of suckling and weanling piglets.", 6th Symposium of Swine and Poultry Infectious Diseases Research Center. Congrès de l’ACFAS Colloque 227 – Le microbiote animal : une question d’équilibre., Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada, May 8-9, 2013, Invited speaker.

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  18. Barret, M., Gagnon, N., Topp, E., Masse, L., Massé, D.I., Talbot, G. (2013). Physico-chemical characteristics and methanogen communities in swine and dairy manure storage tanks: Spatio-temporal variations and impact on methanogenic activity. Water Research, [online] 47(2), 737-746. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2012.10.047

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  19. Barret, M., Gagnon, N., Kalmokoff, M.L., Topp, E., Verastegui, Y., Brooks, S.P.J., Matias, F., Neufeld, J.D., Talbota, G. (2013). Identification of Methanoculleus spp. as active methanogens during anoxic incubations of swine manure storage tank samples. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, [online] 79(2), 424-433. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AEM.02268-12

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  20. Chiquette, J., Lagrost, J., Girard, C.L., Li, S., Plaizier, J.C., and Talbot, G. (2012). "Combination of bacterial and yeast probiotics: a step forward to unravel their mode of action.", ADSA-AMPA-ASAS-CSAS-WSASAS 2012 Joint Annual Meeting, Hyatt Regency, Phoenix, AZ, USA, July 15-19, 2012, Published in: J. Anim. Sci. 90, Suppl. 3; J. Dairy Sci. 95, Suppl. 2, pp. 73, M323. (Abstract)

    2012 - View publication details

Contact

Research facility

Sherbrooke Research and Development Centre
2000 College Street
Sherbrooke, QC J1M 0C8
Canada

Expertise

Agriculture›Ecology›Microbial
Agriculture›Microbiology›Molecular

Affiliations

  • Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Université de Sherbrooke

  • Swine and Poultry Infectious Diseases Research Center

  • Canadian Society of Microbiologists

Language

English
French