Dariusz Bartosik

pLAST - a tool for rapid comparison and classification of bacterial plasmid sequences

pLAST improves plasmid classification by combining ORF similarity and gene neighborhood conservation, outperforming existing methods in detecting functional modules and types.

Replication coordination marks the domestication of large extrachromosomal replicons in bacteria

This study identifies two categories of extrachromosomal replicons in bacteria and shows that large replicons replicate in sync with the chromosome and use its replication machinery for stable inheritance.

The unique structure and replication mode of the replication system of Klebsiella pneumoniae plasmid pIGMS31

The paper characterizes the replication system of Klebsiella pneumoniae plasmid pIGMS31, revealing its unique mosaic structure combining theta and rolling circle replication modes.