Leanne Barker

The paper investigates plasmid sharing among Enterobacterales in human infections, livestock, wastewater, and waterways in Oxfordshire, finding shared plasmid backbones and rapid accessory gene changes across niches.

This study optimizes Oxford Nanopore Flowcell usage for hybrid assemblies by reducing sequencing time and cost through washing steps, enabling more isolates per flowcell.

The paper analyzes IncF plasmid diversity across environmental and livestock settings using network community analysis, revealing niche-driven partitioning and core gene-defined communities.