Tatiana Dimitriu

This study shows that different antibiotics create distinct plasmid transfer dynamics, revealing drug-specific residual conjugation windows that are decoupled from growth inhibition.

This study shows that higher temperatures increase antimicrobial resistance in E. coli by enhancing bacterial growth and susceptibility to kanamycin, leading to stronger selection of resistance.

The paper shows that diversity in restriction-modification systems is maintained through trade-offs between defense strength and horizontal transferability, and provides collective protection against phages.

The paper examines the leading region of conjugative plasmids and finds evidence of sequence adaptation for translational efficiency in anti-defense genes.

The paper tests how different conjugative pili types affect plasmid transfer efficiency in liquid vs. solid media, finding that long flexible pili transfer efficiently in liquid while short rigid pili transfer mainly on surfaces.

The paper shows that plasmids can evolve to lose antibiotic resistance genes, becoming stealthier and more transmissible, leading to AMR extinction in bacterial populations.

The paper examines how Restriction-Modification systems affect plasmid conjugation in E. coli, finding that plasmids often encode anti-RM strategies, reducing the effectiveness of RM systems as a barrier.