title: The nucleoid as a smart polymer.
authors.affiliation: Computational and Quantitative Biology, Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, UMR 7238 Paris, France.
authors.forename: Vittore F
authors.initials: VF
authors.lastname: Scolari
authors.affiliation: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, LBPA, UMR 8113, ENS Cachan Cachan, France.
authors.forename: Bianca
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sclavi
authors.affiliation: Computational and Quantitative Biology, Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, UMR 7238 Paris, France ; Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR 7238 Paris, France.
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cosentino Lagomarsino
keywords: bacterial nucleoid; genome organization; nucleoid-associated proteins; polymer sensors; smart-polymers; supercoiling