Valérie Barbe

Organised genome dynamics in the Escherichia coli species results in highly diverse adaptive paths. (2009)

Touchon, Marie, Hoede, Claire, Tenaillon, Olivier, Barbe, Valérie, Baeriswyl, Simon, Bidet, Philippe, ...

The Escherichia coli species represents one of the best-studied model organisms, but also encompasses a variety of commensal and pathogenic strains that diversify by high rates of genetic change. We...

Organised genome dynamics in the Escherichia coli species results in highly diverse adaptive paths. (2009)

Touchon, Marie, Hoede, Claire, Tenaillon, Olivier, Barbe, Valérie, Baeriswyl, Simon, Bidet, Philippe, ...

The Escherichia coli species represents one of the best-studied model organisms, but also encompasses a variety of commensal and pathogenic strains that diversify by high rates of genetic change. We...

Organised genome dynamics in the Escherichia coli species results in highly diverse adaptive paths. (2009)

Touchon, Marie, Hoede, Claire, Tenaillon, Olivier, Barbe, Valérie, Baeriswyl, Simon, Bidet, Philippe, ...

The Escherichia coli species represents one of the best-studied model organisms, but also encompasses a variety of commensal and pathogenic strains that diversify by high rates of genetic change. We...

High quality draft sequences for prokaryotic genomes using a mix of new sequencing technologies (2008)

Aury, Jean-Marc, Cruaud, Corinne, Barbe, Valérie, Rogier, Odile, Mangenot, Sophie, Samson, Gaelle, ...

Abstract Background Massively parallel DNA sequencing instruments are enabling the decoding of whole genomes at significantly lower cost and higher throughput than classical Sanger technology. Each...

Genome sequence of the {beta}-rhizobium Cupriavidus taiwanensis and comparative genomics of rhizobia (2008)

Amadou, Claire, Pascal, Géraldine, Mangenot, Sophie, Glew, Michelle, Bontemps, Cyril, Capela, Delphine, ...

We report the first complete genome sequence of a β-proteobacterial nitrogen-fixing symbiont of legumes, Cupriavidus taiwanensis LMG19424. The genome consists of two chromosomes of size 3.42 Mb and...

Being Pathogenic, Plastic, and Sexual while Living with a Nearly Minimal Bacterial Genome (2007)

Pascal Sirand-Pugnet, Carole Lartigue, Marc Marenda, Daniel Jacob, Aurélien Barré, Valérie Barbe, ...

Mycoplasmas are commonly described as the simplest self-replicating organisms, whose evolution was mainly characterized by genome downsizing with a proposed evolutionary scenario similar to that of...

A Tale of Two Oxidation States: Bacterial Colonization of Arsenic-Rich Environments (2007)

Daniel Muller, Claudine Médigue, Sandrine Koechler, Valérie Barbe, Mohamed Barakat, Emmanuel Talla, ...

Microbial biotransformations have a major impact on contamination by toxic elements, which threatens public health in developing and industrial countries. Finding a means of preserving natural...

A Tale of Two Oxidation States: Bacterial Colonization of Arsenic-Rich Environments (2007)

Daniel Muller, Claudine Médigue, Sandrine Koechler, Valérie Barbe, Mohamed Barakat, Emmanuel Talla, ...

Microbial biotransformations have a major impact on the contamination by toxic elements, threatening public health in developing and industrial countries. Finding means of preserving natural...

A tale of two oxidation states: bacterial colonization of arsenic-rich environments. (2007)

Muller, Daniel, Médigue, Claudine, Koechler, Sandrine, Barbe, Valérie, Barakat, Mohamed, Talla, Emmanuel, ...

Microbial biotransformations have a major impact on contamination by toxic elements, which threatens public health in developing and industrial countries. Finding a means of preserving natural...

A tale of two oxidation states: bacterial colonization of arsenic-rich environments. (2007)

Muller, Daniel, Médigue, Claudine, Koechler, Sandrine, Barbe, Valérie, Barakat, Mohamed, Talla, Emmanuel, ...

Microbial biotransformations have a major impact on contamination by toxic elements, which threatens public health in developing and industrial countries. Finding a means of preserving natural...

A New O-Antigen Gene Cluster Has a Key Role in the Virulence of the Escherichia coli Meningitis Clone O45:K1:H7 � (2007)

Céline Plainvert, Chantal Peigne, Valérie Barbe, Claudine Médigue, Erick Denamur, Edouard Bingen, ...

A new highly pathogenic clone of Escherichia coli meningitis strains harboring the unusual serogroup O45 has recently emerged in France. To gain insight into the pathogenicity of this new clone, we...

Comparative Genomics of Multidrug Resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii (2006)

Pierre-Edouard Fournier, David Vallenet, Valérie Barbe, Stéphane Audic, Hiroyuki Ogata, Laurent Poirel, ...

Acinetobacter baumannii is a species of nonfermentative gram-negative bacteria commonly found in water and soil. This organism was susceptible to most antibiotics in the 1970s. It has now become a...

a microbial genome annotation system supported by synteny results (2006)

David Vallenet, Laurent Labarre, Zoé Rouy, Valérie Barbe, Stéphanie Bocs, Stéphane Cruveiller, ...

Magnifying Genomes (MaGe) is a microbial genome annotation system based on a relational database containing information on bacterial genomes, as well as a web interface to achieve genome annotation...

MaGe: a microbial genome annotation system supported by synteny results (2006)

Vallenet, David, Labarre, Laurent, Rouy, Zoé, Barbe, Valérie, Bocs, Stéphanie, Cruveiller, Stéphane, ...

Magnifying Genomes (MaGe) is a microbial genome annotation system based on a relational database containing information on bacterial genomes, as well as a web interface to achieve genome annotation...

Evolution of the Terminal Regions of the Streptomyces Linear Chromosome (2006)

Choulet, Frédéric, Aigle, Bertrand, Gallois, Alexandre, Mangenot, Sophie, Gerbaud, Claude, Truong, Chantal, ...

Comparative analysis of the Streptomyces chromosome sequences, between Streptomyces coelicolor, Streptomyces avermitilis, and Streptomyces ambofaciens ATCC23877 (whose partial sequence is released in...

Evolution of the Terminal Regions of the Streptomyces Linear Chromosome (2006)

Choulet, Frédéric, Aigle, Bertrand, Gallois, Alexandre, Mangenot, Sophie, Gerbaud, Claude, Truong, Chantal, ...

Comparative analysis of the Streptomyces chromosome sequences, between S. coelicolor, S. avermitilis and S. ambofaciens ATCC23877 (whose partial sequence is released in this study), revealed a highly...

Coping with cold: The genome of the versatile marine Antarctica bacterium Pseudoalteromonas haloplanktis TAC125 (2005)

Médigue, Claudine, Krin, Evelyne, Pascal, Géraldine, Barbe, Valérie, Bernsel, Andreas, Bertin, Philippe N., ...

A considerable fraction of life develops in the sea at temperatures lower than 15°C. Little is known about the adaptive features selected under those conditions. We present the analysis of the...

Coping with cold: The genome of the versatile marine Antarctica bacterium Pseudoalteromonas haloplanktis TAC125 (2005)

Médigue, Claudine, Krin, Evelyne, Pascal, Géraldine, Barbe, Valérie, Bernsel, Andreas, Bertin, Philippe N., ...

A considerable fraction of life develops in the sea at temperatures lower than 15°C. Little is known about the adaptive features selected under those conditions. We present the analysis of the...

Unique features revealed by the genome sequence of Acinetobacter sp. ADP1, a versatile and naturally transformation competent bacterium (2004)

Barbe, Valérie, Vallenet, David, Fonknechten, Nuria, Kreimeyer, Annett, Oztas, Sophie, Labarre, Laurent, ...

Acinetobacter sp. strain ADP1 is a nutritionally versatile soil bacterium closely related to representatives of the well-characterized Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Pseudomonas putida. Unlike these...

The complete genome sequence of the murine respiratory pathogen Mycoplasma pulmonis (2001)

Chambaud, Isabelle, Heilig, Roland, Ferris, Stéphane, Barbe, Valérie, Samson, Delphine, Galisson, Frédérique, ...

Mycoplasma pulmonis is a wall-less eubacterium belonging to the Mollicutes (trivial name, mycoplasmas) and responsible for murine respiratory diseases. The genome of strain UAB CTIP is composed of a...

The complete genome sequence of the murine respiratory pathogen Mycoplasma pulmonis

Chambaud, Isabelle, Heilig, Roland, Ferris, Stéphane, Barbe, Valérie, Samson, Delphine, Galisson, Frédérique, ...

Mycoplasma pulmonis is a wall-less eubacterium belonging to the Mollicutes (trivial name, mycoplasmas) and responsible for murine respiratory diseases. The genome of strain UAB CTIP is composed of a...

Genome sequence of the cyanobacterium Prochlorococcus marinus SS120, a nearly minimal oxyphototrophic genome

Dufresne, Alexis, Salanoubat, Marcel, Partensky, Frédéric, Artiguenave, François, Axmann, Ilka M., Barbe, Valérie, ...

Prochlorococcus marinus, the dominant photosynthetic organism in the ocean, is found in two main ecological forms: high-light-adapted genotypes in the upper part of the water column and...

Unique features revealed by the genome sequence of Acinetobacter sp. ADP1, a versatile and naturally transformation competent bacterium

Barbe, Valérie, Vallenet, David, Fonknechten, Nuria, Kreimeyer, Annett, Oztas, Sophie, Labarre, Laurent, ...

Acinetobacter sp. strain ADP1 is a nutritionally versatile soil bacterium closely related to representatives of the well-characterized Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Pseudomonas putida. Unlike these...

Comparative Genomics of Multidrug Resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii

Fournier, Pierre-Edouard, Vallenet, David, Barbe, Valérie, Audic, Stéphane, Ogata, Hiroyuki, Poirel, Laurent, ...

Acinetobacter baumannii is a species of nonfermentative gram-negative bacteria commonly found in water and soil. This organism was susceptible to most antibiotics in the 1970s. It has now become a...

MaGe: a microbial genome annotation system supported by synteny results

Vallenet, David, Labarre, Laurent, Rouy, Zoé, Barbe, Valérie, Bocs, Stéphanie, Cruveiller, Stéphane, ...

Magnifying Genomes (MaGe) is a microbial genome annotation system based on a relational database containing information on bacterial genomes, as well as a web interface to achieve genome annotation...

Comparative Sequence Analysis of the X-Inactivation Center Region in Mouse, Human, and Bovine

Chureau, Corinne, Prissette, Marine, Bourdet, Agnès, Barbe, Valérie, Cattolico, Laurence, Jones, Louis, ...

We have sequenced to high levels of accuracy 714-kb and 233-kb regions of the mouse and bovine X-inactivation centers (Xic), respectively, centered on the Xist gene. This has provided the basis for a...

Coping with cold: The genome of the versatile marine Antarctica bacterium Pseudoalteromonas haloplanktis TAC125

Médigue, Claudine, Krin, Evelyne, Pascal, Géraldine, Barbe, Valérie, Bernsel, Andreas, Bertin, Philippe N., ...

A considerable fraction of life develops in the sea at temperatures lower than 15°C. Little is known about the adaptive features selected under those conditions. We present the analysis of the...

A New Integrative Conjugative Element Occurs in Mycoplasma agalactiae as Chromosomal and Free Circular Forms

Marenda, Marc, Barbe, Valérie, Gourgues, Géraldine, Mangenot, Sophie, Sagne, Evelyne, Citti, Christine

An integrative conjugative element, ICEA, was characterized in Mycoplasma agalactiae strain 5632, in which it occurs as multiple chromosomal copies and as a free circular form. The distribution of...

The complete genome sequence of the murine respiratory pathogen Mycoplasma pulmonis

Chambaud, Isabelle, Heilig, Roland, Ferris, Stéphane, Barbe, Valérie, Samson, Delphine, Galisson, Frédérique, ...

Mycoplasma pulmonis is a wall-less eubacterium belonging to the Mollicutes (trivial name, mycoplasmas) and responsible for murine respiratory diseases. The genome of strain UAB CTIP is composed of a...

Genome sequence of the cyanobacterium Prochlorococcus marinus SS120, a nearly minimal oxyphototrophic genome

Dufresne, Alexis, Salanoubat, Marcel, Partensky, Frédéric, Artiguenave, François, Axmann, Ilka M., Barbe, Valérie, ...

Prochlorococcus marinus, the dominant photosynthetic organism in the ocean, is found in two main ecological forms: high-light-adapted genotypes in the upper part of the water column and...

Unique features revealed by the genome sequence of Acinetobacter sp. ADP1, a versatile and naturally transformation competent bacterium

Barbe, Valérie, Vallenet, David, Fonknechten, Nuria, Kreimeyer, Annett, Oztas, Sophie, Labarre, Laurent, ...

Acinetobacter sp. strain ADP1 is a nutritionally versatile soil bacterium closely related to representatives of the well-characterized Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Pseudomonas putida. Unlike these...

Coping with cold: The genome of the versatile marine Antarctica bacterium Pseudoalteromonas haloplanktis TAC125

Médigue, Claudine, Krin, Evelyne, Pascal, Géraldine, Barbe, Valérie, Bernsel, Andreas, Bertin, Philippe N., ...

A considerable fraction of life develops in the sea at temperatures lower than 15°C. Little is known about the adaptive features selected under those conditions. We present the analysis of the...

Comparative Genomics of Multidrug Resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii

Fournier, Pierre-Edouard, Vallenet, David, Barbe, Valérie, Audic, Stéphane, Ogata, Hiroyuki, Poirel, Laurent, ...

Acinetobacter baumannii is a species of nonfermentative gram-negative bacteria commonly found in water and soil. This organism was susceptible to most antibiotics in the 1970s. It has now become a...

MaGe: a microbial genome annotation system supported by synteny results

Vallenet, David, Labarre, Laurent, Rouy, Zoé, Barbe, Valérie, Bocs, Stéphanie, Cruveiller, Stéphane, ...

Magnifying Genomes (MaGe) is a microbial genome annotation system based on a relational database containing information on bacterial genomes, as well as a web interface to achieve genome annotation...

Comparative Sequence Analysis of the X-Inactivation Center Region in Mouse, Human, and Bovine

Chureau, Corinne, Prissette, Marine, Bourdet, Agnès, Barbe, Valérie, Cattolico, Laurence, Jones, Louis, ...

We have sequenced to high levels of accuracy 714-kb and 233-kb regions of the mouse and bovine X-inactivation centers (Xic), respectively, centered on the Xist gene. This has provided the basis for a...

A New Integrative Conjugative Element Occurs in Mycoplasma agalactiae as Chromosomal and Free Circular Forms

Marenda, Marc, Barbe, Valérie, Gourgues, Géraldine, Mangenot, Sophie, Sagne, Evelyne, Citti, Christine

An integrative conjugative element, ICEA, was characterized in Mycoplasma agalactiae strain 5632, in which it occurs as multiple chromosomal copies and as a free circular form. The distribution of...

Intraspecific Variability of the Terminal Inverted Repeats of the Linear Chromosome of Streptomyces ambofaciens

Choulet, Frédéric, Gallois, Alexandre, Aigle, Bertrand, Mangenot, Sophie, Gerbaud, Claude, Truong, Chantal, ...

The sequences of the terminal inverted repeats (TIRs) ending the linear chromosomal DNA of two Streptomyces ambofaciens strains, ATCC23877 and DSM40697 (198 kb and 213 kb, respectively), were...

A Tale of Two Oxidation States: Bacterial Colonization of Arsenic-Rich Environments

Muller, Daniel, Médigue, Claudine, Koechler, Sandrine, Barbe, Valérie, Barakat, Mohamed, Talla, Emmanuel, ...

Microbial biotransformations have a major impact on contamination by toxic elements, which threatens public health in developing and industrial countries. Finding a means of preserving natural...

Being Pathogenic, Plastic, and Sexual while Living with a Nearly Minimal Bacterial Genome

Sirand-Pugnet, Pascal, Lartigue, Carole, Marenda, Marc, Jacob, Daniel, Barré, Aurélien, Barbe, Valérie, ...

Mycoplasmas are commonly described as the simplest self-replicating organisms, whose evolution was mainly characterized by genome downsizing with a proposed evolutionary scenario similar to that of...

Comparative Analysis of Acinetobacters: Three Genomes for Three Lifestyles

Vallenet, David, Nordmann, Patrice, Barbe, Valérie, Poirel, Laurent, Mangenot, Sophie, Bataille, Elodie, ...

Acinetobacter baumannii is the source of numerous nosocomial infections in humans and therefore deserves close attention as multidrug or even pandrug resistant strains are increasingly being...

A New O-Antigen Gene Cluster Has a Key Role in the Virulence of the Escherichia coli Meningitis Clone O45:K1:H7▿

Plainvert, Céline, Bidet, Philippe, Peigne, Chantal, Barbe, Valérie, Médigue, Claudine, Denamur, Erick, ...

A new highly pathogenic clone of Escherichia coli meningitis strains harboring the unusual serogroup O45 has recently emerged in France. To gain insight into the pathogenicity of this new clone, we...

Organised Genome Dynamics in the Escherichia coli Species Results in Highly Diverse Adaptive Paths

Touchon, Marie, Hoede, Claire, Tenaillon, Olivier, Barbe, Valérie, Baeriswyl, Simon, Bidet, Philippe, ...

The Escherichia coli species represents one of the best-studied model organisms, but also encompasses a variety of commensal and pathogenic strains that diversify by high rates of genetic change. We...

Genome sequence of the β-rhizobium Cupriavidus taiwanensis and comparative genomics of rhizobia

Amadou, Claire, Pascal, Géraldine, Mangenot, Sophie, Glew, Michelle, Bontemps, Cyril, Capela, Delphine, ...

We report the first complete genome sequence of a β-proteobacterial nitrogen-fixing symbiont of legumes, Cupriavidus taiwanensis LMG19424. The genome consists of two chromosomes of size 3.42 Mb and...

Alliance of Proteomics and Genomics to Unravel the Specificities of Sahara Bacterium Deinococcus deserti

De Groot, Arjan, Dulermo, Rémi, Ortet, Philippe, Blanchard, Laurence, Guérin, Philippe, Fernandez, Bernard, ...

To better understand adaptation to harsh conditions encountered in hot arid deserts, we report the first complete genome sequence and proteome analysis of a bacterium, Deinococcus deserti VCD115,...

Non Mycobacterial Virulence Genes in the Genome of the Emerging Pathogen Mycobacterium abscessus

Ripoll, Fabienne, Pasek, Sophie, Schenowitz, Chantal, Dossat, Carole, Barbe, Valérie, Rottman, Martin, ...

Mycobacterium abscessus is an emerging rapidly growing mycobacterium (RGM) causing a pseudotuberculous lung disease to which patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) are particularly susceptible. We report...

Life on Arginine for Mycoplasma hominis: Clues from Its Minimal Genome and Comparison with Other Human Urogenital Mycoplasmas

Pereyre, Sabine, Sirand-Pugnet, Pascal, Beven, Laure, Charron, Alain, Renaudin, Hélène, Barré, Aurélien, ...

Mycoplasma hominis is an opportunistic human mycoplasma. Two other pathogenic human species, M. genitalium and Ureaplasma parvum, reside within the same natural niche as M. hominis: the urogenital...

Comparative genomics of protoploid Saccharomycetaceae

Souciet, Jean-Luc, Dujon, Bernard, Gaillardin, Claude, Johnston, Mark, Baret, Philippe V., Cliften, Paul, ...

Our knowledge of yeast genomes remains largely dominated by the extensive studies on Saccharomyces cerevisiae and the consequences of its ancestral duplication, leaving the evolution of the entire...