François Cornet

The paper identifies chromosomal integration of blaCTX-M in E. coli, showing lineage-specific prevalence and suggesting it contributes to the spread of antibiotic resistance.

This study investigates ParBF biocondensate dynamics in bacteria, showing they maintain stability through regulated phase separation and ParAF's dual role in assembly and coalescence.

This study investigates how the Xer recombination system in Acinetobacter baumannii facilitates plasmid co-integration and gene exchange, contributing to the spread of antibiotic resistance.

The paper identifies that XerCD recombination is used by large plasmids and chromids for dimer resolution, similar to chromosomes, and shows this is required for their faithful inheritance.

This study investigates how DNA supercoiling affects ParB DNA binding and partition complex assembly in bacteria, finding no significant impact and suggesting ParB-ParB interactions are key for condensate formation.

The paper identifies a subclass of the IS1202 family of bacterial insertion sequences that specifically target XerCD recombination sites, revealing their role in mobile genetic elements.