Bacterial cell cycle & stress response
Our group is interested in understanding how bacteria respond to stress and regulate their cell cycle by combining genetic and biochemical approaches. Our bacterial models include both alpha-proteobacteria (the free-living Caulobacter crescentus; the plant pathogen Agrobacterium tumefaciens; the intracellular pathogen of mammals Brucella abortus) and gamma-proteobacteria (the nosocomial, multidrug resistant (MDR) and opportunistic pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii; the uropathogenic E. coli (UPEC) and the intracellular pathogens Salmonellae).