Associate Professor
Biological and Environmental Sciences University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA
CAREER
2015-present: Lecturer / Assoc. Professor in Environmental and Molecular Microbiology. Faculty of Natural Sciences, Division of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Stirling.
2010-2015: Research Fellow - CNRS. European Research Project FP7. Marine Metagenomics for new Biotechnological applications (MAMBA FP7-KBBE-2008-226977). Laboratory of Microbial Biodiversity and Biotechnology - Institute of Oceanography - Banyuls sur mer. Université Pierre et Marie Curie. UPMC. France
2009-2010: Research Fellow, ESA (European Space Agency). European Research Project. Micro-Ecological Life Support System Alternative (MELISSA, ESA-PRODEX). Department of Proteomics and Environmental Microbiology. University of Mons, Belgium.
EDUCATION
2005/2009: PhD, Joint Doctoral Degree. Cotutelle between University Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC, Paris, France) and the University of New South Wales (UNSW, Sydney, Australia)
2005: Master degree in Molecular and Cellular Biology, UPMC, Paris, France
2003: BSc Hons in Molecular and Cellular Biology, UPMC, Paris, France
Sabine Matallana-Surget is an Associate Professor in Environmental and Molecular Microbiology. Her research focuses on the molecular responses of marine microorganisms to environmental stresses, using cutting edge technology (e.g. proteomics). Her expertise centres on microbial ecology, photobiology, and ecotoxicology with strengths in molecular biology. She focuses on the physiological and molecular responses of microbial communities to anthropogenic perturbations. She developed cutting edge science and technology especially in the area of Proteomics. Since her appointment as a Lecturer in 2015, she has been awarded several international and national grants from NERC, EPSRC, the Royal Society, Newton scheme, and Carnegie UK Trust. She has developed an international and multidisciplinary research group on environmental proteomics and microbial ecology.
She is currently leading a large international consortium on Plastic Pollution in South East Asia (NERC Award No. NE/V009621/1, NRF-NERC-SEAP-2020-0003), comprised of 22 partners, from 6 countries (UK, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, and Belgium). This consortium is part of the South East Asia Plastics (SEAP) Programme, and the awarded ongoing project is entitled 'Sources, Impacts, and Solutions for Plastics in Southeast Asia Coastal Environments' (website under construction). The research activities that she leads at UoS aim to characterise the functioning and activity of microbial biofilms inhabiting (micro)plastic debris collected across Southeast Asia, using innovative tools, such as metaproteomics.
Sources, impacts and solutions for plastics in South East Asia coastal environments
PI: Dr Sabine Matallana-Surget
Funded by: Natural Environment Research Council
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Microbial hitch-hikers of marine plastics: survival, persistence and ecology of microbial communities in the 'Plastisphere'.
PI: Professor Richard Quilliam
Funded by: Natural Environment Research Council
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Assessing the toxicity of UV-filters found in cosmetics and personal care products: Invisible threat to Ocean sustainability.
PI: Dr Sabine Matallana-Surget
Funded by: The Carnegie Trust
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OCEANCLOCK: Light/dark cycle in picoplankton in response to environmental change
PI: Dr Sabine Matallana-Surget
Funded by: Royal Society
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MicMAC: Microbiology via Modelling and Acoustics
PI: Dr Sabine Matallana-Surget
Funded by: Scottish Crucible
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Microbiology via Acoustics: Bacterial Behaviour in Complex Microbial Communities (BBC MiC)
PI: Dr Sabine Matallana-Surget
Funded by: Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
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Journal Article
Novel model organisms and proteomics for a better biological understanding
Armengaud J, Cardon T, Cristobal S, Matallana-Surget S & Bertile F (2025) Novel model organisms and proteomics for a better biological understanding. Journal of Proteomics, 316, Art. No.: 105441. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jprot.2025.105441
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Lee C, Messer L, Holland S, Gutierrez T, Quilliam R & Matallana-Surget S (2024) The primary molecular influences of marine plastisphere formation and function: Novel insights into organism -organism and -co-pollutant interactions.. Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, 54 (2), pp. 138-161. https://doi.org/10.1080/10643389.2023.2224182
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Matallana-Surget S, Geron A, Decroo C & Wattiez R (2024) Diel Cycle Proteomics: Illuminating Molecular Dynamics in Purple Bacteria for Optimized Biotechnological Applications. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 25 (5), p. 2934. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25052934
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Messer LF, Wattiez R & Matallana-Surget S (2024) A closer look at plastic colonisation: Prokaryotic dynamics in established versus newly synthesised marine plastispheres and their planktonic state. Environmental Pollution, 358 (124479). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2024.124479
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Oliver DM, Metcalf R, Jones DL, Matallana-Surget S, Thomas DN, Robins P, Tulloch CL, Cotterell BM, Williams G, Christie-Oleza JA & Quilliam RS (2024) Plastic pollution and human pathogens: Towards a conceptual shift in risk management at bathing water and beach environments. Water Research, 261, Art. No.: 122028. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2024.122028
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Messer LF, Lee CE, Wattiez R & Matallana-Surget S (2024) Novel functional insights into the microbiome inhabiting marine plastic debris: critical considerations to counteract the challenges of thin biofilms using multi-omics and comparative metaproteomics. Microbiome, 12 (1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-024-01751-x
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Matallana-Surget S, Nigro LM, Waidner LA, Lebaron P, Wattiez R, Werner J, Fraser R, Dimitrov D, Watt R & Jeffrey WH (2024) Clarifying the murk: unveiling bacterial dynamics in response to crude oil pollution, Corexit-dispersant, and natural sunlight in the Gulf of Mexico. Frontiers in Marine Science, 10. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2023.1337886
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Metcalf R, Messer LF, White HL, Ormsby MJ, Matallana-Surget S & Quilliam RS (2024) Evidence of interspecific plasmid uptake by pathogenic strains of Klebsiella isolated from microplastic pollution on public beaches. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 461, Art. No.: 132567. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.132567
Article
Diversifying the concept of model organisms in the age of -omics
Bertile F, Matallana-Surget S, Tholey A, Cristobal S & Armengaud J (2023) Diversifying the concept of model organisms in the age of -omics. Communications Biology, 6, Art. No.: 1062. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-023-05458-x
Review
Towards the discovery of novel molecular clocks in Prokaryotes
Matallana-Surget S, Augustin G, Werner J & Wattiez R (2023) Towards the discovery of novel molecular clocks in Prokaryotes. Critical Reviews in Microbiology. https://doi.org/10.1080/1040841X.2023.2220789
Editorial
Editorial: Environmental omics and their biotechnological applications
Martínez-Espinosa RM, Armengaud J, Matallana-Surget S & Olaya-Abril A (2023) Editorial: Environmental omics and their biotechnological applications. Frontiers in Microbiology, 14, pp. 1-3. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1165558
Article
Priorities to inform research on marine plastic pollution in Southeast Asia
Omeyer LCM, Duncan EM, Aiemsomboon K, Beaumont N, Bureekul S, Cao B, Carrasco LR, Chavanich S, Clark JR, Cordova MR, Couceiro F, Lee C, Matallana-Surget S, Messer LF & Quilliam R (2022) Priorities to inform research on marine plastic pollution in Southeast Asia. Science of The Total Environment, 841, Art. No.: 156704. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156704
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Moresco V, Charatzidou A, Oliver DM, Weidmann M, Matallana-Surget S & Quilliam RS (2022) Binding, recovery, and infectiousness of enveloped and non-enveloped viruses associated with plastic pollution in surface water. Environmental Pollution, 308, Art. No.: 119594. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2022.119594
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Delacuvellerie A, Ballerini T, Frère L, Matallana-Surget S, Dumontet B & Wattiez R (2022) From rivers to marine environments: A constantly evolving microbial community within the plastisphere. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 179, Art. No.: 113660. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.113660
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Diel Protein Regulation of Marine Picoplanktonic Communities Assessed by Metaproteomics
Géron A, Werner J, Lebaron P, Wattiez R & Matallana-Surget S (2021) Diel Protein Regulation of Marine Picoplanktonic Communities Assessed by Metaproteomics. Microorganisms, 9 (12), Art. No.: 2621. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9122621
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Shedding light on the bacterial resistance to toxic UV filters: A comparative genomic study
Lozano C, Lebaron P & Matallana-Surget S (2021) Shedding light on the bacterial resistance to toxic UV filters: A comparative genomic study. PeerJ, 9, Art. No.: e12278. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12278
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Lozano C, Lee C, Wattiez R, Lebaron P & Matallana-Surget S (2021) Unraveling the molecular effects of oxybenzone on the proteome of an environmentally relevant marine bacterium. Science of The Total Environment, 793, p. 148431. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.148431
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Moresco V, Oliver DM, Weidmann M, Matallana-Surget S & Quilliam RS (2021) Survival of human enteric and respiratory viruses on plastics in soil, freshwater, and marine environments. Environmental Research, 199, Art. No.: 111367. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2021.111367
Book Chapter
Bioaccumulation and Toxicological Effects of UV-Filters on Marine Species
Lozano C, Givens J, Stien D, Matallana-Surget S & Lebaron P (2020) Bioaccumulation and Toxicological Effects of UV-Filters on Marine Species. In: Tovar-Sánchez A, Sánchez-Quiles D & Blasco J (eds.) Sunscreens in Coastal Ecosystems: Occurrence, Behavior, Effect and Risk. Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, 94. Cham, Switzerland: Springer, pp. 85-130. https://doi.org/10.1007/698_2019_442
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Chang RL, Stanley JA, Robinson MC, Sher JW, Li Z, Chan YA, Omdahl AR, Wattiez R, Godzik A & Matallana-Surget S (2020) Protein structure, amino acid composition and sequence determine proteome vulnerability to oxidation-induced damage. EMBO Journal, 39 (23), Art. No.: e104523. https://doi.org/10.15252/embj.2020104523
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Toxicity of UV filters on marine bacteria: Combined effects with damaging solar radiation
Lozano C, Matallana-Surget S, Givens J, Nouet S, Arbuckle L, Lambert Z & Lebaron P (2020) Toxicity of UV filters on marine bacteria: Combined effects with damaging solar radiation. Science of The Total Environment, 722, Art. No.: 137803. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.137803
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Werner J, Géron A, Kerssemakers J & Matallana-Surget S (2019) mPies: a novel metaproteomics tool for the creation of relevant protein databases and automatized protein annotation. Biology Direct, 14 (1), Art. No.: 21. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13062-019-0253-x
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Géron A, Werner J, Wattiez R, Lebaron P & Matallana-Surget S (2019) Deciphering the Functioning of Microbial Communities: Shedding Light on the Critical Steps in Metaproteomics. Frontiers in Microbiology, 10, Art. No.: 2395. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2019.02395
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Matallana-Surget S, Werner J, Wattiez R, Lebaron K, Intertaglia L, Regan C, Morris J, Teeling H, Ferrer M, Golyshin PN, Gerogiorgis D, Reilly SI & Lebaron P (2018) Proteogenomic Analysis of Epibacterium Mobile BBCC367, a Relevant Marine Bacterium Isolated From the South Pacific Ocean. Frontiers in Microbiology, 9, Art. No.: 3125. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2018.03125
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Perez VA, Hengst MB, Kurte L, Dorador C, Jeffrey WH, Wattiez R, Molina V & Matallana-Surget S (2017) Bacterial survival under extreme UV radiation: A comparative proteomics study of Rhodobacter sp., isolated from high altitude wetlands in Chile. Frontiers in Microbiology, 8, Art. No.: 1173. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2017.01173
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Matallana-Surget S, Derock J, Baptiste L, Badri H, Deschoenmaeker F & Wattiez R (2014) Proteome-wide analysis and diel proteomic profiling in the cyanobacterium Arthrospira platensis PCC 8005. PLoS ONE, 9 (6), Art. No.: e99076. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0099076
Article
Impact of Solar Radiation on Gene Expression in Bacteria
Matallana-Surget S & Wattiez R (2013) Impact of Solar Radiation on Gene Expression in Bacteria. Proteomes, 1 (2), pp. 70-86. https://doi.org/10.3390/proteomes1020070
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Matallana-Surget S, Cavicchioli R, Fauconnier C, Wattiez R, Baptiste L, Joux F, Raftery M & Lebaron P (2013) Shotgun redox proteomics: identification and quantitation of carbonylated proteins in the UVB resistant marine bacterium, Photobacterium angustum S14. PLoS ONE, 8 (7), Art. No.: e68112. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0068112
Book Chapter
Analysis of Isotopic Labelling Vs. Label-Free Approaches for Quantitative Proteomics.
Baptiste L, Houyoux N, Matallana-Surget S & Wattiez R (2012) Analysis of Isotopic Labelling Vs. Label-Free Approaches for Quantitative Proteomics.. In: Leung H, Man T & Flores R (eds.) Integrative Proteomics. Croatia: InTech, pp. 327-346. http://www.intechopen.com/books/integrative-proteomics; https://doi.org/10.5772/2473
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Proteome analysis of the UVB-resistant marine bacterium Photobacterium angustum S14
Matallana-Surget S, Joux F, Wattiez R & Lebaron P (2012) Proteome analysis of the UVB-resistant marine bacterium Photobacterium angustum S14. PLoS ONE, 7 (8), Art. No.: e42299. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0042299
Book Chapter
Physiology of marine oligotrophic ultramicrobacteria
Williams T, Joux F, Lauro F, Matallana-Surget S & Cavicchioli R (2011) Physiology of marine oligotrophic ultramicrobacteria. In: Horikoshi K, Antranikian G, Bull A, Robb F & Stetter K (eds.) Extremophiles Handbook. Japan: Springer, pp. 1179-1199. http://www.springer.com/gp/book/9784431538974
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Shotgun proteomics: concept, key points and data mining
Matallana-Surget S, Baptiste L & Wattiez R (2010) Shotgun proteomics: concept, key points and data mining. Expert Review of Proteomics, 7 (1), pp. 5-7. https://doi.org/10.1586/epr.09.101
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Matallana-Surget S, Douki T, Meador J, Cavicchioli R & Joux F (2010) Influence of growth temperature and starvation state on survival and DNA damage induction in the marine bacterium Sphingopyxis alaskensis exposed to UV radiation. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology, 100 (2), pp. 51-56. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2010.05.001
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Matallana-Surget S, Joux F, Raftery M & Cavicchioli R (2009) The response of the marine bacterium Sphingopyxis alaskensis to solar radiation assessed by quantitative proteomics. Environmental Microbiology, 11 (10), pp. 2660-2675. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1462-2920.2009.01992.x
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Matallana-Surget S, Douki T, Cavicchioli R & Joux F (2009) Remarkable resistance to UVB of the marine bacterium Photobacterium angsutum explained by an unexpected role of photolyase. Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences, 8 (9), pp. 1313-1320. https://doi.org/10.1039/B902715G
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Effect of the GC content of DNA on the distribution of UVB-induced bipyrimidine photoproducts
Matallana-Surget S, Meador J, Joux F & Douki T (2008) Effect of the GC content of DNA on the distribution of UVB-induced bipyrimidine photoproducts. Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences, 7 (7), pp. 794-801. https://doi.org/10.1039/B719929E
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Abboudi M, Matallana-Surget S, Rontani J, Sempéré R & Joux F (2008) Physiological alteration of the marine bacterium Vibrio angustum S14 exposed to simulated sunlight during growth. Current Microbiology, 57 (5), pp. 412-417. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00284-008-9214-9
Article
Isolation and characterization of oligotrophic marine bacteria
Matallana-Surget S, Joux F, Lebaron P & Cavicchioli R (2007) Isolation and characterization of oligotrophic marine bacteria. Journal de la Societe de Biologie, 201 (1), pp. 41-50. http://www.biologie-journal.org/articles/jbio/abs/2007/01/contents/contents.html; https://doi.org/10.1051/jbio%3A2007005
