Nathalie Campo

This study identifies RumC1 as a broad-spectrum bacteriocin targeting a transient peptidoglycan intermediate in cell wall maturation, with distinct mechanisms from vancomycin.

This study identifies a tripartite protein complex essential for ssDNA uptake during natural transformation in firmicutes, validated through structural modeling and experimental assays.

This study identifies a toxin-antitoxin system in Streptococcus pneumoniae that induces competence by causing replicative stress and triggering the comCDE operon.

The paper investigates how ComM, a membrane protein in Streptococcus pneumoniae, transiently inhibits cell division during competence by reducing septal peptidoglycan synthesis.

This paper investigates DivIVA's role in Streptococcus pneumoniae cell division and elongation using microscopy and modeling, revealing its control over septum cleavage and peptidoglycan synthesis.

This study reveals a populational QS mechanism in Streptococcus pneumoniae that drives antibiotic response heterogeneity through competence-induced bet-hedging.