Maria Pilar Garcillán-Barcia

This study shows that plasmid-plasmid interactions alter EV cargo composition and gene transfer potential in microbial communities.

This study identifies plasmids as key drivers in the dissemination and diversification of Type VI Secretion Systems (T6SSs) across bacterial lineages.

JINA is a workflow that integrates existing tools to analyze bacterial genomes via a network approach, enabling visualization and identification of genomic patterns and associations.

This paper identifies a distinct Type IV Secretion System (T4SS) in Patescibacteria, showing it evolved from monoderm bacteria via horizontal gene transfer and is adapted for non-conjugative functions.

This study explores using CRISPR-Cas to target class 1 integrons in multidrug-resistant bacteria to re-sensitize them to antibiotics by removing resistance genes.

The paper introduces a method to measure pangenome relatedness using Jaccard Index and a novel distance metric to capture both vertical and horizontal gene transfer in Salmonella Typhi, enhancing genomic surveillance.

This study describes the first comprehensive analysis of plasmids in Planctomycetes, revealing their diversity, coevolution with host genomes, and potential for genetic tool development.