Soufian Ouchane

This study identifies c-type cytochrome biogenesis as a conserved target of copper toxicity in bacteria, showing Cu disrupts assembly of these complexes across diverse species.

The paper investigates the roles of MnSOD and FeSOD in superoxide defense in cyanobacteria, finding that FeSOD provides the major defense while MnSOD contributes modestly.

This paper establishes CRISPR/Cas12a as a rapid and efficient genome editing tool for the non-model cyanobacterium Cyanothece PCC 7425, enabling targeted gene deletion and mutant characterization.