D. C. Angst

Antibiotic-degrading resistance changes bacterial community structure via species-specific responses

The paper investigates how antibiotic-degrading resistance in one species affects multispecies bacterial communities, finding that species benefiting most are those that grow best at degraded antibiotic concentrations.

Physical contacts between sparse biofilms promote plasmid transfer and generate functional novelty

This study shows that biofilm collisions promote plasmid transfer between discrete biofilms, with transfer rates influenced by spatial positioning and plasmid dynamics.