Plasmids are the main vector by which antibiotic resistance is transferred between bacterial
cells within surface-associated communities. In this study, we ask whether there is an …

Surface-associated microbial systems are hotspots for the spread of plasmid-encoded
antibiotic resistance, but how surface association affects plasmid transfer and proliferation …

Low concentrations of antibiotics have numerous effects on bacteria. However, it is unknown
whether ecological factors such as trophic interactions and spatial structuring influence the …

The current epidemic of antibiotic resistance has been facilitated by the wide and rapid
horizontal dissemination of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in microbial communities …

Microorganisms endure novel challenges for which other microorganisms in other biomes
may have already evolved solutions. This is the case of nosocomial bacteria under antibiotic …

Plasmids are key disseminators of antimicrobial resistance genes and virulence factors, and
it is therefore critical to predict and reduce plasmid spread within microbial communities. The …

By transferring ecologically important traits between species, plasmids drive genomic
divergence and evolutionary innovation in their bacterial hosts. Bacterial communities are …

Antibiotic resistance spreads among bacteria through horizontal transfer of antibiotic
resistance genes (ARGs). Here, we set out to determine predictive features of ARG transfer …

Plasmids are extrachromosomal genetic elements, some of which disperse horizontally
between different strains and species of bacteria. They are a major factor in the …

Plasmid persistence in bacterial populations is strongly influenced by the fitness effects
associated with plasmid carriage. However, plasmid fitness effects in wild-type bacterial …