Kevin Debatisse
kdebatisse.bsky.social
Kevin Debatisse
@kdebatisse.bsky.social
Postdoctoral researcher - Institut Pasteur - Team "Bacterial Genome Plasticity" - Mazel's Lab -Molecular microbiology - HGT - MGE - DNA recombination.
Our new paper is out in @narjournal.bsky.social We show that natural transformation enables bacteria to shuffle integron cassettes, boosting their phenotypic diversity.
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Bacterial natural transformation drives cassette shuffling and simplifies recombination in chromosomal integrons
Abstract. Integrons act as biobanks of gene cassettes conferring functions crucial for bacterial defense, including protection against phages and antibioti
academic.oup.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Reposted by Kevin Debatisse
Our new paper maps the tRNA modification landscape in Vibrio cholerae! 💫
We describe differences from E. coli and discuss links to decoding of stress-related codons 🦠
Huge thanks to amazing co-authors and collaborators!
@plos.org #rnasky #microsky #tRNAmodifications
The tRNA epitranscriptomic landscape and RNA modification enzymes in Vibrio cholerae
Author summary This study charts the first genome-wide map of transfer RNA (tRNA) modifications in the cholera pathogen, Vibrio cholerae, revealing how chemical marks on tRNAs shape translation and st...
journals.plos.org
November 3, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Reposted by Kevin Debatisse
Back in June, we welcomed #EESMicrobiology in Heidelberg 🦠

Today, we're happy to introduce you to the five best poster prize winners 👏

🏅 Kevin Debatisse
🏅 Elena López Rodríguez
🏅 Yorben Casters
🏅 Prunelle Carcassone
🏅 Lucía Pérez

Learn more 👉 https://s.embl.org/EES25-06-blog
August 12, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Reposted by Kevin Debatisse
A 2-year postdoc position in my lab, under the supervision of P-Alex Kaminski, on Z-DNA phages and the benefit given by ZTGC DNA and the replication machinery, with attempt to create a Z based minireplicon
research.pasteur.fr/en/job/a-two...
A two year post-doctoral position at the BacterialGenome Plasticity Unit starting October 1st - Research
research.pasteur.fr
July 28, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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📢 Postdoctoral research position

A 2-year postdoctoral position on bacteriophages research is available at the Institut Pasteur in Paris in the Plasticity of the Genomes Unit.

🧐 Those interested can now send their applications!
July 28, 2025 at 9:06 AM