Francisco Dionísio

The paper analyzes plasmid abundance and host distribution in bacterial communities, finding a fat-tailed distribution and highlighting the genetic diversity of rare plasmids.

This study compares plasmid datasets to assess how data origin affects inferences about plasmid mobility, antimicrobial resistance, virulence, and host taxonomy.

The paper finds a correlation between antibiotic resistance and virulence genes in human gut and environmental microbiomes, with stronger correlations in less antibiotic-exposed populations.