Julie Baltenneck

The paper develops TNSEEK, a pipeline for analyzing Tn-seq data across multiple bacterial strains, identifying conserved and strain-specific essential genes in Pectobacteriaceae.

The paper identifies a conserved NADase domain, NIR, in bacterial immunity and eukaryotic proteins like human TEP1, linking bacterial defense mechanisms to eukaryotic functions.

This study identifies three novel immune systems in bacteria that protect against conjugative plasmids, revealing their role in limiting plasmid spread and highlighting the evolutionary arms race between bacteria and plasmids.

This study shows that the Dickeya-derived tailocin P2D1 targets phylogenetically distant Pseudomonas species, challenging the idea that tailocins only act against close relatives.

This study identifies ancient immune convergence between prokaryotes and primates through SAMD9/9L proteins and reveals recent adaptations in bonobos and chimps enhancing HIV resistance.

This study identifies genetic elements critical for pOXA-48 plasmid stability, replication, and conjugative transfer using transposon sequencing.