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Christopher Blake

Monash UniversityORCID 0000-0002-6904-4074Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Organism:E. coli· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:plant (other)· 1 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 1

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Atharva Bhide· 1 shared Aysha L. Sezmis· 1 shared Harsh RamaniD· 1 shared Hock Siew TaniD· 1 shared M. P. McDonald· 1 shared Michael J. McDonaldiD· 1 shared Soffi Kei Kei LawiD· 1 shared Storme Z. de Scally· 1 shared

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Trained phages constrain evolutionary routes to antibiotic resistance in Escherichia coli

Soffi Kei Kei Law, Christopher Blake, Hock Siew Tan, Michael J. McDonald

This paper shows that trained phages can limit bacterial evolution to costly antibiotic resistance pathways by eliminating cost-free resistance routes.

bioRxiv · Aug 6, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

De Novo Genome Assembly and Characterization of Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria isolated from field grown Canola Plants

Christopher Blake, Storme Z. de Scally, Atharva Bhide, Aysha L. Sezmis, Vanessa N. L. Wong, Harsh Raman, M. P. McDonald

The paper isolates and characterizes 12 canola rhizobacteria, generates their genomes, and identifies genes linked to plant growth promotion, though inoculation did not significantly enhance seedling development.

bioRxiv · Apr 11, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology