Ludovic Poiré

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 paper identifies calcium as a key inducer of natural transformation in Acinetobacter baumannii, revealing both transcriptional and structural mechanisms by which calcium activates type IV pilus function.

The paper quantifies transformation rates in bacterial pathogens and links them to intragenomic conflicts with mobile genetic elements, showing similar evolutionary trends across species.