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Environmental microbiology, bacterial genetics, mobile genetic elements, antibiotic resistance
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Employment (5)

University of Lorraine: Nancy, FR

2005-02-01 to present | Senior Lecturer (LCPME)
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Christophe Merlin

CEA Cadarache: Saint Paul lez Durance, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azu, FR

2003 to 2004 | Post-doc (LEMiR)
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Christophe Merlin

University of Edinburgh: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, GB

2000 to 2003 | Post-doc (Institute of Cell and Molecular Biology)
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Christophe Merlin

Michigan State University: East Lansing, MI, US

1997 to 1998 | Post-doc (Center for Microbial Ecology)
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Christophe Merlin

Université Libre de Bruxelles: Bruxelles, BE

1997 to 1997 | Post-doc
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Christophe Merlin

Education and qualifications (2)

Université de Lorraine: Nancy, Lorraine, FR

2016 to 2016 | HDR (habilitation to supervise research)
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Christophe Merlin

Joseph Fourier University: Grenoble, FR

1992 to 1996 | PhD
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Christophe Merlin

Works (50 of 53)

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Exposure to environmental stress decreases the resistance of river microbial communities towards invasion by antimicrobial resistant bacteria

2022-11-19 | Preprint
Contributors: Kenyum Bagra; Xavier Bellanger; Christophe Merlin; Gargi Singh; Thomas U. Berendonk; Uli Klümper
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Identification of antibiotics triggering the dissemination of antibiotic resistance genes by SXT/R391 elements using a dedicated high-throughput whole-cell biosensor assay

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
2021-12-24 | Journal article
Contributors: Hélène Guilloteau; Cédric Pradalier; Véronica L Roman; Xavier Bellanger; Patrick Billard; Christophe Merlin
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Abundance and environmental host range of the SXT/R391 ICEs in aquatic environmental communities

Environmental Pollution
2021-11 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0269-7491
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Christophe Merlin

F-Specific RNA Bacteriophage Transport in Stream Water: Hydro-Meteorological Controls and Association with Suspended Solids

Water
2021-08-18 | Journal article
Contributors: Núria Martínez-Carreras; Leslie Ogorzaly; Cécile Walczak; Christophe Merlin; Emmanuelle Montargès-Pelletier; Christophe Gantzer; Jean-François Iffly; Henry-Michel Cauchie; Christophe Hissler
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EpicPCR 2.0: Technical and Methodological Improvement of a Cutting-Edge Single-Cell Genomic Approach

Microorganisms
2021-08-02 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2076-2607
Source: Self-asserted source
Christophe Merlin

Zn2+ leakage and photo-induced reactive oxidative species do not explain the full toxicity of ZnO core Quantum Dots

Journal of Hazardous Materials
2020-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Xavier Bellanger; Raphaël Schneider; Clément Dezanet; Boussad Arroua; Lavinia Balan; Patrick Billard; Christophe Merlin
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Cell-Free DNA: An Underestimated Source of Antibiotic Resistance Gene Dissemination at the Interface Between Human Activities and Downstream Environments in the Context of Wastewater Reuse

Frontiers in Microbiology
2020-04-21 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1664-302X
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Christophe Merlin

Reducing the Consumption of Antibiotics: Would That Be Enough to Slow Down the Dissemination of Resistances in the Downstream Environment?

Frontiers in microbiology
2020-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Merlin C
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Christophe Merlin via Europe PubMed Central

Antibiotic resistance genes in treated wastewater and in the receiving water bodies: A pan-European survey of urban settings.

Water research
2019-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Cacace D; Fatta-Kassinos D; Manaia CM; Cytryn E; Kreuzinger N; Rizzo L; Karaolia P; Schwartz T; Alexander J; Merlin C et al.
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Christophe Merlin via Europe PubMed Central

Inter-laboratory calibration of quantitative analyses of antibiotic resistance genes

Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85042650412

Contributors: Rocha, J.; Cacace, D.; Kampouris, I.; Guilloteau, H.; Jäger, T.; Marano, R.B.M.; Karaolia, P.; Manaia, C.M.; Merlin, C.; Fatta-Kassinos, D. et al.
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Christophe Merlin via Scopus - Elsevier

Suspended materials in river waters differentially enrich class 1 integron- and IncP-1 plasmid-carrying bacteria in sediments

Frontiers in Microbiology
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85049411523

Contributors: Barrón, M.C.; Merlin, C.; Guilloteau, H.; Montargès-Pelletier, E.; Bellanger, X.
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Christophe Merlin via Scopus - Elsevier

ZnO nanorods with high photocatalytic and antibacterial activity under solar light irradiation

Materials
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85055988905

Contributors: Achouri, F.; Merlin, C.; Corbel, S.; Alem, H.; Mathieu, L.; Balan, L.; Medjahdi, G.; Said, M.B.; Ghrabi, A.; Schneider, R.
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Christophe Merlin via Scopus - Elsevier

Comparing TiO<inf>2</inf> photocatalysis and UV-C radiation for inactivation and mutant formation of Salmonella typhimurium TA102

Environmental Science and Pollution Research
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84992698940

Contributors: Fiorentino, A.; Rizzo, L.; Guilloteau, H.; Bellanger, X.; Merlin, C.
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Christophe Merlin via Scopus - Elsevier

Inducibility of Tn916 conjugative transfer in Enterococcus faecalis by subinhibitory concentrations of ribosome-targeting antibiotics

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85030666422

Contributors: Scornec, H.; Bellanger, X.; Guilloteau, H.; Groshenry, G.; Merlin, C.
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Christophe Merlin via Scopus - Elsevier

Chronic impact of sulfamethoxazole on the metabolic activity and composition of enriched nitrifying microbial culture

Water Research
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84969674138

Contributors: Katipoglu-Yazan, T.; Merlin, C.; Pons, M.-N.; Ubay-Cokgor, E.; Orhon, D.
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Christophe Merlin via Scopus - Elsevier

Deciphering the aggregation mechanism of bacteria (Shewanella oneidensis MR1) in the presence of polyethyleneimine: Effects of the exopolymeric superstructure and polymer molecular weight

Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84952948636

Contributors: Krapf, M.E.M.; Lartiges, B.; Merlin, C.; Francius, G.; Ghanbaja, J.; Duval, J.F.L.
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Christophe Merlin via Scopus - Elsevier

High Throughput Analysis of Integron Gene Cassettes in Wastewater Environments

Environmental Science and Technology
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84993927168

Contributors: Gatica, J.; Tripathi, V.; Green, S.; Manaia, C.M.; Berendonk, T.; Cacace, D.; Merlin, C.; Kreuzinger, N.; Schwartz, T.; Fatta-Kassinos, D. et al.
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Christophe Merlin via Scopus - Elsevier

Trace amounts of Cu<sup>2+</sup> ions influence ROS production and cytotoxicity of ZnO quantum dots

Journal of Hazardous Materials
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84947976645

Contributors: Moussa, H.; Merlin, C.; Dezanet, C.; Balan, L.; Medjahdi, G.; Ben-Attia, M.; Schneider, R.
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Christophe Merlin via Scopus - Elsevier

Chronic impact of tetracycline on nitrification kinetics and the activity of enriched nitrifying microbial culture

Water Research
2015 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84939999148

Contributors: Katipoglu-Yazan, T.; Merlin, C.; Pons, M.-N.; Ubay-Cokgor, E.; Orhon, D.
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Christophe Merlin via Scopus - Elsevier

Stability and toxicity of ZnO quantum dots: Interplay between nanoparticles and bacteria

Journal of Hazardous Materials
2015 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84949115176

Contributors: Bellanger, X.; Billard, P.; Schneider, R.; Balan, L.; Merlin, C.
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Christophe Merlin via Scopus - Elsevier

Tackling antibiotic resistance: The environmental framework

Nature Reviews Microbiology
2015 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84928428777

Contributors: Berendonk, T.U.; Manaia, C.M.; Merlin, C.; Fatta-Kassinos, D.; Cytryn, E.; Walsh, F.; Bürgmann, H.; Sørum, H.; Norström, M.; Pons, M.-N. et al.
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Christophe Merlin via Scopus - Elsevier

Atypical stress response to temperature and NaOCl exposure leading to septation defect during cell division in Cupriavidus metallidurans CH34

FEMS Microbiology Letters
2014 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84898058858

Contributors: Arroua, B.; Bellanger, X.; Guilloteau, H.; Mathieu, L.; Merlin, C.
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Christophe Merlin via Scopus - Elsevier

Comparison of seven methods for extraction of bacterial DNA from fecal and cecal samples of mice

Journal of Microbiological Methods
2014 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84907362375

Contributors: Ferrand, J.; Patron, K.; Legrand-Frossi, C.; Frippiat, J.-P.; Merlin, C.; Alauzet, C.; Lozniewski, A.
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Christophe Merlin via Scopus - Elsevier

Demonstrating plasmid-based horizontal gene transfer in complex environmental matrices: A practical approach for a critical review

Science of the Total Environment
2014 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84903823194

Contributors: Bellanger, X.; Guilloteau, H.; Bonot, S.; Merlin, C.
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Christophe Merlin via Scopus - Elsevier

Effect of antibiotics on biological wastewater treatment processes

Pharmaceutical Accumulation in the Environment: Prevention, Control, Health Effects, and Economic Impact
2014 | Book
Part of DOI: 10.1201/b17031
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2-s2.0-85054239904

Contributors: Potier, O.; Louvet, J.-N.; Merlin, C.; Pons, M.-N.; Dumas, D.; Goldstein, W.E.
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Christophe Merlin via Scopus - Elsevier

Incidence of the core composition on the stability, the ROS production and the toxicity of CdSe quantum dots

Journal of Hazardous Materials
2014 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84893525207

Contributors: Kauffer, F.-A.; Merlin, C.; Balan, L.; Schneider, R.
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Christophe Merlin via Scopus - Elsevier

Natural microbial communities supporting the transfer of the IncP-1β plasmid pB10 exhibit a higher initial content of plasmids from the same incompatibility group

Frontiers in Microbiology
2014 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84920571504

Contributors: Bellanger, X.; Guilloteau, H.; Breuil, B.; Merlin, C.
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Christophe Merlin via Scopus - Elsevier

Impact of certain household micropollutants on bacterial behavior. Toxicity tests/study of extracellular polymeric substances in sludge

Science of the Total Environment
2013 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84880023499

Contributors: Pasquini, L.; Merlin, C.; Hassenboehler, L.; Munoz, J.-F.; Pons, M.-N.; Görner, T.
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Christophe Merlin via Scopus - Elsevier

Patterned hydrophobic domains in the exopolymer matrix of Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 biofilms

Applied and Environmental Microbiology
2013 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84874686167

Contributors: Aldeek, F.; Schneider, R.; Fontaine-Aupart, M.-P.; Mustin, C.; Lécart, S.; Merlin, C.; Block, J.-C.
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Christophe Merlin via Scopus - Elsevier

Urban wastewater treatment plants as hotspots for antibiotic resistant bacteria and genes spread into the environment: A review

Science of the Total Environment
2013 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84873433431

Contributors: Rizzo, L.; Manaia, C.; Merlin, C.; Schwartz, T.; Dagot, C.; Ploy, M.C.; Michael, I.; Fatta-Kassinos, D.
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Christophe Merlin via Scopus - Elsevier

Urban wastewater treatment plants as hotspots for the release of antibiotics in the environment: A review

Water Research
2013 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84872679392

Contributors: Michael, I.; Rizzo, L.; McArdell, C.S.; Manaia, C.M.; Merlin, C.; Schwartz, T.; Dagot, C.; Fatta-Kassinos, D.
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Christophe Merlin via Scopus - Elsevier

Physicochemical properties and cellular toxicity of (poly) aminoalkoxysilanes-functionalized ZnO quantum dots

Nanotechnology
2012 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84864585152

Contributors: Aboulaich, A.; Tilmaciu, C.-M.; Merlin, C.; Mercier, C.; Guilloteau, H.; Medjahdi, G.; Schneider, R.
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Christophe Merlin via Scopus - Elsevier

Polyethyleneimine-mediated flocculation of Shewanella oneidensis MR-1: Impacts of cell surface appendage and polymer concentration

Water Research
2012 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84857114145

Contributors: Krapf, M.E.M.; Lartiges, B.S.; Merlin, C.; Francius, G.; Ghanbaja, J.; Duval, J.F.L.
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Christophe Merlin via Scopus - Elsevier

Aqueous route to biocompatible ZnSe:Mn/ZnO core/shell quantum dots using 1-thioglycerol as stabilizer

Chemistry of Materials
2011 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-80051710006

Contributors: Aboulaich, A.; Balan, L.; Ghanbaja, J.; Medjahdi, G.; Merlin, C.; Schneider, R.
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Christophe Merlin via Scopus - Elsevier

Bacterial surface appendages strongly impact nanomechanical and electrokinetic properties of escherichia coli cells subjected to osmotic stress

PLoS ONE
2011 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-79957872824

Contributors: Francius, G.; Polyakov, P.; Merlin, J.; Abe, Y.; Ghigo, J.-M.; Merlin, C.; Beloin, C.; Duval, J.F.L.
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Christophe Merlin via Scopus - Elsevier

Impact of internal RNA on aggregation and electrokinetics of viruses: Comparison between MS2 phage and corresponding virus-like particles

Applied and Environmental Microbiology
2011 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-79961060279

Contributors: Dika, C.; Duval, J.F.L.; Ly-Chatain, H.M.; Merlin, C.; Gantzer, C.
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Christophe Merlin via Scopus - Elsevier

Persistence and dissemination of the multiple-antibiotic-resistance plasmid pB10 in the microbial communities of wastewater sludge microcosms

Water Research
2011 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-79954630644

Contributors: Merlin, C.; Bonot, S.; Courtois, S.; Block, J.-C.
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Christophe Merlin via Scopus - Elsevier

Biocompatible and stable ZnO quantum dots generated by functionalization with siloxane-core PAMAM dendrons

Journal of Materials Chemistry
2010 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-77949562922

Contributors: Moussodia, R.-O.; Balan, L.; Merlin, C.; Mustin, C.; Schneider, R.
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Christophe Merlin via Scopus - Elsevier

Improving the recovery of qPCR-grade DNA from sludge and sediment

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
2010 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-77955553975

Contributors: Bonot, S.; Courtois, S.; Block, J.-C.; Merlin, C.
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Christophe Merlin via Scopus - Elsevier

Monitoring the dissemination of the broad-host-range plasmid pB10 in sediment microcosms by quantitative PCR

Applied and Environmental Microbiology
2010 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-76149123916

Contributors: Bonot, S.; Merlin, C.
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Christophe Merlin via Scopus - Elsevier

Assessment of damage to nucleic acids and repair machinery in Salmonella typhimurium exposed to chlorine

International Journal of Microbiology
2009 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-80052494085

Contributors: Phe, M.H.; Chehade, M.H.; Guilloteau, H.; Merlin, C.; Block, J.C.
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Christophe Merlin via Scopus - Elsevier

The exposure of bacteria to CdTe-core quantum dots: The importance of surface chemistry on cytotoxicity

Nanotechnology
2009 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-67649222983

Contributors: Schneider, R.; Wolpert, C.; Guilloteau, H.; Balan, L.; Lambert, J.; Merlin, C.
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Christophe Merlin via Scopus - Elsevier

The biphenyl- and 4-chlorobiphenyl-catabolic transposon Tn4371, a member of a new family of genomic islands related to IncP and Ti plasmids

Applied and Environmental Microbiology
2003 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-0038018390

Contributors: Toussaint, A.; Merlin, C.; Monchy, S.; Benotmane, M.A.; Leplae, R.; Mergeay, M.; Springael, D.
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Christophe Merlin via Scopus - Elsevier

Why Is Carbonic Anhydrase Essential to Escherichia coli?

Journal of Bacteriology
2003 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-0142183477

Contributors: Merlin, C.; Masters, M.; McAteer, S.; Coulson, A.
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Christophe Merlin via Scopus - Elsevier

Mobile elements as a combination of functional modules

Plasmid
2002 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-0036152835

Contributors: Toussaint, A.; Merlin, C.
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Christophe Merlin via Scopus - Elsevier

The Escherichia coli metD locus encodes an ABC transporter which includes Abc (MetN), YaeE (MetI), and YaeC (MetQ)

Journal of Bacteriology
2002 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-0036776777

Contributors: Merlin, C.; Gardiner, G.; Durand, S.; Masters, M.
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Christophe Merlin via Scopus - Elsevier

Tools for characterization of Escherichia coli genes of unknown function

Journal of Bacteriology
2002 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-0036339037

Contributors: Merlin, C.; McAteer, S.; Masters, M.
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Christophe Merlin via Scopus - Elsevier

Occurrence of Tn4371-related mobile elements and sequences in (chloro)biphenyl-degrading bacteria

Applied and Environmental Microbiology
2001 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-0035166827

Contributors: Springael, D.; Ryngaert, A.; Merlin, C.; Toussaint, A.; Mergeay, M.
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Christophe Merlin via Scopus - Elsevier

A GntR-like negative regulator of the biphenyl degradation genes of the transposon Tn4371

Molecular and General Genetics
1999 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-0033384571

Contributors: Mouz, S.; Merlin, C.; Springael, D.; Toussaint, A.
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Christophe Merlin via Scopus - Elsevier

Tn4371: A modular structure encoding a phage-like integrase, a Pseudomonas-like catabolic pathway, and RP4/Ti-like transfer functions

Plasmid
1999 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-0032905533

Contributors: Merlin, C.; Springael, D.; Toussaint, A.
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Christophe Merlin via Scopus - Elsevier
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