T. N. Batarseh

Phenotypic and genotypic adaptation of E. coli to thermal stress is contingent on genetic background

This study shows that E. coli's adaptation to thermal stress depends on its genetic background, with distinct evolutionary outcomes based on prior adaptive pathways.

Using genomes and evolutionary analyses to screen for host-specificity and positive selection in the plant pathogen Xylella fastidiosa

This study uses genome analysis to identify host-specificity and positive selection in Xylella fastidiosa, finding genetic determinants of host specialization and candidate genes involved in pathogenicity.