Sylvain Gandon

This study investigates how seasonal variation influences the evolution of pathogen dormancy and reactivation strategies, showing when plasticity is favored over fixed strategies.

The paper presents the first assembled genome of Haemoproteus majoris, a common avian malaria parasite, and discusses its genomic features and evolutionary significance.

The paper develops molecular markers to distinguish male and female gametocytes in Plasmodium relictum using single-cell RNA sequencing, outperforming microscopy in sensitivity and detection.

This study shows spatial structure can either promote or hinder the spread of cooperative anti-CRISPR phages, depending on host and phage efficacy.

This study reconciles two perspectives on microbial adaptation by showing how interactions between mobile genetic elements influence evolutionary dynamics and adaptation speed.

The paper examines how host competitive asymmetries affect viral evolution in a co-evolutionary system, finding that they extend viral extinction times and accelerate adaptation.

The paper examines how mutation rates affect viral adaptation and lethal mutagenesis, finding that high mutation rates can hinder adaptation but may enable lethal mutagenesis.

This study combines experimental, theoretical, and statistical approaches to improve the quantitative validation of models predicting virulence evolution in bacteriophages.

This paper theoretically examines how population bottlenecks influence evolutionary paths and adaptation rates in periodically bottlenecked populations.

The paper reports the genome sequencing of two avian malaria parasites and identifies lineage-specific features associated with their evolution in birds and mammals.