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  Polard lab - Toulouse polardlab.bsky.social · Jan 8
  Delighted to share a new paper from our lab, a study led by Mathieu Bergé looking at how an endogenous toxin targets replication to induce competence in the pneumococcus. dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...
  

  A toxin/antitoxin system targeting the replication sliding-clamp induces competence in Streptococcus pneumoniae

  Author summary The environment in which bacteria live puts them under a great deal of stress, forcing them to adapt constantly, either temporarily or permanently. Streptococcus pneumoniae, a pathogeni...

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  Polard lab - Toulouse polardlab.bsky.social · Jan 8
  A strong and fruitful collaboration with Patricia Bordes in the team of @genevauxpierre.bsky.social
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  Calum H. G. Johnston handle.invalid · Sep 3, 2025
  New paper from our lab up on Biorxiv, showing how a toxin targets replication to induce competence. 👇
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    bioRxiv Microbiology biorxiv-microbiol.bsky.social · Sep 3, 2025
    A toxin/antitoxin system targeting the replication sliding-clamp induces competence in Streptococcus pneumoniae. biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/202…
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