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Elizabeth S. Duan

University of WashingtonORCID 0009-0000-1743-6474Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Benjamin KerriD· 2 shared Eva Maria TopiD· 2 shared Olivia KosterlitziD· 2 shared Maya AbhyankariD· 1 shared

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Evolutionary BiologybioRxivPreprintJun 3, 2026

Horizontal gene transfer by plasmids relaxes the evolutionary constraints of its own tradeoff

Olivia Kosterlitz, Elizabeth S. Duan, Maya Abhyankar…·Eva Maria Top

The paper examines the evolutionary tradeoff between horizontal and vertical gene transfer in plasmids, finding mixed evidence and proposing that HGT relaxes constraints by introducing plasmids into novel hosts.

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintJun 2, 2026

Molecular pet or parasite? Exploring selection for vertical and horizontal plasmid transfer

Elizabeth S. Duan, Eva Maria Top, Benjamin Kerr, Olivia Kosterlitz

This study develops a mathematical model to understand selection for horizontal plasmid transfer and shows that modifying lab protocols can tip selection towards horizontal gene transfer.

DOI 10.64898/2026.06.02.729688

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