Radek Šíma

Directed Evolution of a Pantoea Strain for Antibiotic Production via Interspecies Competition: A Reproducible Experimental Approach

This paper describes a method to evolve antibiotic-producing Pantoea strains through interspecies competition and temperature stress, resulting in reproducible strain-specific antibiotic activity.

Elevated developmental temperatures below the lethal limit reduce Aedes aegypti fertility

This study shows that elevated temperatures below the lethal limit reduce Aedes aegypti fertility, with effects persisting across generations and being exacerbated by adult exposure to high temperatures.

Tracking Borrelia afzelii from infected Ixodes ricinus nymphs to mice suggests a direct ‘gut-to-mouth’ route of Lyme disease transmission

This study tracks Borrelia afzelii transmission from Ixodes ricinus nymphs to mice, showing a direct gut-to-mouth route rather than salivary gland transmission.