Manuel Ares-Arroyo

The paper examines the leading region of conjugative plasmids and finds evidence of sequence adaptation for translational efficiency in anti-defense genes.

The paper identifies novel origins of transfer (oriTs) in Genomic Islands, revealing their role as hitchhikers on conjugative elements and their contribution to bacterial genetic adaptation.

The paper identifies 21 novel origins of transfer (oriTs) in bacterial plasmids, filling gaps in oriT diversity and enabling exploration of conjugation in plasmids lacking conjugation genes.

The paper identifies conjugative origins of transfer in plasmids and chromosomes, revealing functional dependencies that explain plasmid mobility and antimicrobial resistance gene distribution.