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Claire E. Stevens

University of St Andrews

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Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Organism:human· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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A.B. BorastoniD· 2 shared Ashley T. DeventeriD· 2 shared Joanne K. HobbsiD· 2 shared Paul R. JohnstoniD· 2 shared Anna‐Karina KaczorowskaiD· 1 shared Ava Sutherland· 1 shared Daria BiernackaiD· 1 shared Phillip T. LoweiD· 1 shared

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Clinical stringent response activation promotes conjugal transfer of staphylococcal resistance plasmids

Ashley T. Deventer, Ava Sutherland, Daria Biernacka, Paul R. Johnston, Claire E. Stevens, Anna‐Karina Kaczorowska, A.B. Boraston, Joanne K. Hobbs

The paper shows that stringent response activation in Staphylococcus aureus increases plasmid conjugation, particularly in strains with Rel mutations, without relying on known mechanisms like CodY derepression or increased plasmid copy number.

bioRxiv · Nov 12, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology

Staphylococcus aureus COL: An Atypical Model Strain of MRSA that Exhibits Slow Growth and Antibiotic Tolerance Due to a Mutation in PRPP Synthetase

Claire E. Stevens, Ashley T. Deventer, Paul R. Johnston, Phillip T. Lowe, A.B. Boraston, Joanne K. Hobbs

Molecular Microbiology · Jun 9, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology