Espéli, O., Borne, R., Dupaigne, P., Thiel, A., Gigant, E., Mercier, R., Boccard, F. (2012) A MatP-divisome interaction coordinates chromosome segregation with cell division in E. coli. EMBO J., in press.

Thiel, A., Valens, M., Vallet-Gely, I., Espéli, O., Boccard, F. (2012) Long range chromosome organization in E. coli: A site-specific system isolates the Ter macrodomain. PLoS Genet., in press.

Vallet-Gely, I., Opota, O., Boniface, A., Novikov, A., Lemaitre, B. (2010) A secondary metabolite acting as a signaling molecule controls Pseudomonas entomophila virulence. Cell Microbiol, 12 (11) 1666-79.

Vallet-Gely, I., Novikov, A., Augusto, L., Liehl, P., Bolbach, G., Péchy-Tarr, M., Cosson, P., Keel, C., Caroff, M., Lemaitre, B. (2010) Association of hemolytic activity of Pseudomonas entomophila, a versatile soil bacterium, with cyclic lipopeptide production. Appl Environ Microbiol, 76 (3) 910-21.

Quevillon-Cheruel, S., Leulliot, N., Acosta Muniz, C., Vincent, M., Gallay, J., Argentini, M., Cornu, D., Boccard, F., Lemaitre, B. and van Tilbeurgh, H. (2009) Evf, a virulence factor produced by the Drosophila pathogen Erwinia carotovora is a S-palmitoylated protein with a new fold that binds to lipid vesicles. J Biol Chem, 284 (6) 3552-3562.

Mercier, R., Petit, M.-A., Schbath, S., Robin, S., El Karoui, M., Boccard, F. and Espéli, O. (2008) The MatP/matS site-specific system organizes the terminus region of the E. coli chromosome into a macrodomain. Cell, 135 (3) 475-85.

Espeli, O., Mercier, R. and Boccard, F. (2008) DNA dynamics vary according to macrodomain topography in the E. coli chromosome. Mol Microbiol, 68 (6) 1418-27.

Vallet-Gely, I., Lemaitre, B. and Boccard, F. (2008) Bacterial strategies to overcome insect defences. Nat Rev Microbiol, 6 (4) 302-13.

Esnault, E., Valens, M., Espéli, O. and Boccard, (2007) Chromosome Structuring Limits Genome Plasticity in Escherichia coli. PLoS Genet, 3 (12) e226.

Acosta Muniz, C., Jaillard, D., Lemaitre, B. and Boccard, F. (2007) Erwinia carotovora Evf antagonizes the elimination of bacteria in the gut of Drosophila larvae. Cell Microbiol, 9 (1) 106-19.

Espeli, O. and Boccard, F. (2006) Organization of the Escherichia coli chromosome into macrodomains and its possible functional implications. J Struct Biol, 156 (2) 304-10.

Vodovar, N., Vallenet, D., Cruveiller, S., Rouy, Z., Barbe, V., Acosta, C., Cattolico, L., Jubin, C., Lajus, A., Segurens, B., Vacherie, B., Wincker, P., Weissenbach, J., Lemaitre, B., Médigue, C. and Boccard, F. (2006) The complete genome sequence of the entomopatogenic and metabolically versatile soil bacterium Pseudomonas entomophila Nature Biotech, 24 (6) 673-9.

Liehl, P., Blight, M., Vodovar, N., Boccard, F. and Lemaitre, B. (2006) Prevalence of local immune response against oral infection in a Drosophila/Pseudomonas infection model. PLoS Pathog, 2 (6) e56.

Vodovar, N., Vinals, M., Basset, A., Degrouard, J., Spelmann, P. T., Boccard, F., and Lemaitre, B. (2005). Drosophila host defense after oral infection by an entomopathogenic Pseudomonas species. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 102, 11414-11419

Moulin, L., Rahmouni, A. R., and Boccard, F. (2005). Topological insulators inhibit diffusion of transcription-induced positive supercoils in the chromosome of E. coli. Molecular Microbiology 55, 601-610

Lesterlin, C., Mercier, R., Boccard, F., Barre, F.-X., and Cornet, F. (2005). Roles for replichores and macrodomains in segregation of the Escherichia coli chromosome. EMBO Rep 6, 557-562.

Boccard, F., Esnault, E., and Valens, M. (2005). Spatial arrangement and macrodomain organization of bacterial chromosomes. Molecular Microbiology 57, 9-16.

Valens, M., Penaud, S., Rossignol, M., Cornet, F., and Boccard, F. (2004). Macrodomain organization of the E. coli chromosome. EMBO J 23(21):4330-41

Espeli O, Marians KJ.(2004) Untangling intracellular DNA topology. Mol Microbiol. 52(4):925-31.

Vodovar N, Acosta C, Lemaitre B, Boccard F. (2004) Drosophila: a polyvalent model to decipher host-pathogen interactions.Trends Microbiol. 12(5):235-42

Espéli, O., et al. (2003) Temporal regulation of topoisomerase IV activity during E. coli cell cycle. Molecular Cell, (1):189-201

Espeli O, Nurse P, Levine C, Lee C, Marians KJ. (2003) SetB: an integral membrane protein that affects chromosome segregation in Escherichia coli. Mol Microbiol. 50(2):495-509.

Espeli O, Lee C, Marians KJ. (2003) A physical and functional interaction between Escherichia coli FtsK and topoisomerase IV. J Biol Chem.  278(45):44639-44

Alan Basset, Phoebe Tzou, Bruno Lemaitre & Frédéric Boccard (2003) A single gene that promotes interaction of a phytopathogenic bacterium with its insect vector, Drosophila melanogaster. EMBO reports 4, 2, 205­209 .

Rossignol M, Moulin L, Boccard F. (2002) Phage HK022-based integrative vectors for the insertion of genes in the chromosome of multiply marked Escherichia coli strains. FEMS Microbiol Lett. 213:45-9.

Espéli, O., Moulin, L., Boccard, F. (2001) Rho-dependent transcription attenuation in bacterial repetitive extragenic BIME elements. Journal of Molecular Biology, 314:375-386.

Rossignol, M., Basset, A., Espéli, O., Boccard, F. (2001) NKBOR, a mini Tn10-based transposon for random insertion in the chromosome of Gram-negative bacteria and the rapid recovery of sequences flanking the insertion sites in E. coli. Research in Microbiology, 152:481-485.

Boccard, F., Déthiollaz, S., Engelhorn, M., Geiselmann, J. (2001) In vivo UV laser footprinting. In DNA-protein interactions: a practical approach (Eds A. Travers and M. Buckle), Oxford University Press.

Geiselmann, J., and Boccard, F.(2001) UV laser footprinting. In Methods in Molecular Biology: DNA-protein interactions (Ed T. Moss), vol. 148, Humana Press .

Basset, A., Khush, R.S., Braun, A., Gardan, L., Boccard, F., Hoffman, J.A., Lemaitre, B. (2000) The phytopathogenic bacteria Erwinia carotovora infects Drosophila and activates an immune response. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, 97: 3376-3381.

Murtin, C., Engelhorn, M., Geiselmann, J., Boccard, F. (1998) A quantitative UV laser footprinting analysis of the interaction of IHF with specific binding sites: re-evaluation of the effective concentration of IHF in the cell. Journal of Molecular Biology, 284: 949-961.

Espéli, O., Boccard, F. (1997) In vivo cleavage of the E. coli BIME-2 repeats by DNA gyrase: genetic characterization of the target and identification of the cut site. Molecular Microbiology 26:767-777

Clerget, M., Boccard, F. (1996) Phage HK022 Roi Protein Inhibits Phage Lytic Growth in Escherichia coli Integration Host Factor Mutants. Journal of Bacteriology 178:4077-4083

Thiel, A. (2011) Organisation á longue distance du chromosome d’Escherichia coli : insulation du macrodomaine Ter.
Thèse Université Paris-Sud 11 sous la direction de Frédéric Boccard, soutenue le 23 septembre 2011.

Mercier, R. (2009) Organisation du chromosome bactérien en macrodomaines : identification du système matS / MATP.
Thèse  sous la direction de Frédéric Boccard et Olivier Espéli, soutenue le 28 septembre 2009. Université Paris-Sud 11.

Esnault, E. (2008) Etude génétique de la conformation du chromosome chez la bactérie Escherichia coli.
Thèse sous la direction de F. Boccard, 24 septembre 2008. Université Paris-Sud 11.

Liehl, P. (2007) Genetic analysis of Drosophila host defence to oral bacterial infection.
Thèse sous la direction de B. Lemaitre et F. Boccard, soutenue le 22 juin 2007. Université Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris 6).

Acosta, C. (2006) Rôle du facteur EVF dans l'interaction entre Erwinia carotovora carotovora 15 et Drosophila melanogaster
Thèse sous la direction de F. Boccard et B. Lemaitre, soutenue le 22 juin 2006. Université Paris Sud 11.

Vodovar, N. (2005) Analyse génétique et génomique de l'interaction entre Drosophila melanogaster et Pseudomonas entomophila.
Thèse sous la direction de B. Lemaitre et F. Boccard, soutenue le 20 septembre 2005. Université Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris 6)

Moulin, L. (2003) Implication de l'ADN Gyrase dans différents phénomènes topologiques et transcriptionnels chez la bactérie Escherichia coli. Thèse sous la direction de F. Boccard, soutenue le 15 décembre 2003. Université Paris-Sud 11.

Basset, A. (2002) Etude de l'interaction hôte/pathogène entre la drosophile et la bactérie Erwinia carotovora carotovora 15.
Thèse sous la direction de B. Lemaitre et F. Boccard, soutenue le 13 novembre 2002. Université Pierre et Marie Curie.

Espéli, O. (2000) Analyse fonctionnelle des BIMEs, la principale famille de séquences répétées du génome d'Escherichia coli : conséquences topologiques et transcriptionnelles.
Thèse sous la direction de F. Boccard, soutenue le 7 juillet 2000. Université de la Méditerranée, Faculté des Sciences de Luminy.