Jean-Antoine Rioux
Jean-Antoine Rioux | |
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Born | 1925 |
Died | 2017 |
Nationality | French |
Alma mater | University of Montpellier |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Parasitology, Entomology |
Institutions | University of Montpellier |
Jean-Antoine Rioux (1925-2017) was a French parasitologist, mainly a specialist of leishmaniasis. He was a professor at the University of Montpellier, France, and one of the founders of the Société Française de Parasitologie in 1962.[1]
Scientific career[]
Jean-Antoine Rioux worked on several parasitological diseases, including malaria, plague, schistosomiasis, and leishmaniasis. He led teams in the field in France (Camargue, Languedoc, Roussillon, Cévennes, Corsica), and various countries including Iran, Chad, Tunisia, and Morocco.[1]
Jean-Antoine Rioux was also a botanist and the Director of the jardin des plantes de Montpellier,[1] a historic botanical garden and arboretum located in Montpellier, France.
Taxa named in his honour[]
Many taxa were named in the honour of Jean-Antoine Rioux by his colleagues. The list of species includes: Adelina riouxi Levine, 1977 (Coccidia, Adeleidae), Amphinomia riouxii Quézel, 1959 (Rosales, Leguminosae), Culicoides riouxi Callot & Krémer, 1961 (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae), Empidomermis riouxi Doucet, Laumont & Bain, 1979 (Nematoda, Mermithidae), Hystrichopsylla talpae riouxi Beaucournu & Rosin, 1977 (Siphonaptera, Hystrichopsyllidae), Longicollum riouxi Golvan, 1969 (Acanthocephala, Pomphorhynchidae), Phlebotomus (Paraphlebotomus) riouxi Depaquit, Léger & Killick-Kendrick, 1998 (Diptera, Psychodidae), Pseudorhabdosynochus riouxi (Oliver, 1986) Kritsky & Beverley-Burton, 1986 (Monogenea, Diplectanidae). The genus Riouxgolvania Bain & Brunhes, 1968 (Nematoda, Muspiceidae) honours both Jean-Antoine Rioux and Yves-Jean Golvan, two French parasitologists.[1] The subgenus Riouxomyia Depaquit, Blavier & Randrianambinintsoa, 2019 has been created for sandflies (Diptera, Phlebotominae).[2]
Selected publications[]
The most cited paper by Jean-Antoine Rioux is his classification of Leishmania in 1990.[3]
External links[]
- PDF, Homage to Jean-Antoine Rioux, Société Française de Parasitologie (in French, numerous photographs)
- Obituary (in French) on the website of the Société Française de Parasitologie
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Houin, René; Léger, Nicole; Dupouy-Camet, Jean; Bastien, Patrick; Luffau, Gérard (2018). "In memoriam Professor Jean-Antoine Rioux (1925-2017)". Parasite. 25: 13. doi:10.1051/parasite/2018012. ISSN 1776-1042. PMC 5849416.
- ^ Blavier, Antoine; Laroche, Laetitia; Randrianambinintsoa, Fano José; Lucas, Vincent; Gantier, Jean-Charles; Léger, Nicole; Robert, Vincent; Depaquit, Jérôme (2019). "Phlebotomine sandflies (Diptera, Psychodidae) from the Ankarana tsingy of northern Madagascar: inventory and description of new taxa". Parasite. 26: 38. doi:10.1051/parasite/2019039. ISSN 1776-1042. PMC 6601424. PMID 31259684.
- ^ Rioux, J. A.; Lanotte, G.; Serres, E.; Pratlong, F.; Bastien, P.; Perieres, J. (1990). "Taxonomy of Leishmania. Use of isoenzymes. Suggestions for a new classification". Annales de Parasitologie Humaine et Comparée. 65 (3): 111–125. doi:10.1051/parasite/1990653111. ISSN 0003-4150. PMID 2080829.
- 1925 births
- 2017 deaths
- French biologists
- French microbiologists
- French entomologists
- French parasitologists
- Recipients of the Legion of Honour
- French scientists
- Recipients of the Order of Agricultural Merit
- Recipients of the National Order of Merit (France)