Targeted chromosomal Escherichia coli:dnaB exterior surface residues regulate DNA helicase behavior to maintain genomic stability and organismal fitness

• Megan S. Behrmann,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6788-9228

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• Himasha M. Perera,

  Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology

  Affiliation Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1533-9640

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• Joy M. Hoang,

  Roles Formal analysis, Investigation

  Current address: Baylor College of Medicine, Houston Texas

  Affiliation Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0658-8832

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• Trisha A. Venkat,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliation Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3897-4746

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• Bryan J. Visser,

  Roles Formal analysis, Investigation

  Affiliation Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3956-1476

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• David Bates,

  Roles Formal analysis, Investigation

  Affiliation Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0870-055X

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• Michael A. Trakselis

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: michael_trakselis@baylor.edu

  Affiliation Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7054-8475

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