Weronika A Slesak

Competition constrains parasite adaptation to thermal heterogeneity

This study shows that competition reduces thermal adaptation in bacteriophages under fluctuating temperatures compared to monoculture conditions.

Evolutionary rescue accelerates competitive exclusion in a parasite community

This study shows evolutionary rescue prevents parasite extinction but can destabilize communities by promoting competitive exclusion in a viral parasite system under thermal stress.

Plasmids link antibiotic resistance genes and phage defense systems in E. coli

The paper analyzes 2,559 E. coli plasmids to show that antibiotic resistance genes and phage defense systems are physically linked, suggesting potential interactions between antibiotic use and phage therapy.

Sedentary chromosomal integrons as biobanks of bacterial anti-phage defence systems

The paper identifies anti-phage defence systems encoded by sedentary chromosomal integron cassettes in Vibrio cholerae, showing 16 cassettes provide phage resistance.