Olga Makarova

This study shows that ciprofloxacin-based API-ILs increase mutation frequency in E. coli, while similar chloride ILs do not, highlighting potential risks of API-ILs in promoting bacterial resistance.

This study shows that fluoroquinolones increase recombination in E. coli by causing DNA double-strand breaks, unlike other antibiotics that do not affect recombination.

This study evolves Staphylococcus aureus to resist insect antimicrobial peptides and finds mutations in ytr and nsa operons confer resistance, with varying fitness costs.

The paper shows that cationic peptides like LL-37 enhance iron-induced mutagenesis in Pseudomonas aeruginosa by enabling iron entry, leading to DNA damage via Fenton reactions.