Insertion sequences (ISs) are small, self-mobilizing DNA elements widespread across prokaryotic genomes, including chromosomes and plasmids. IS elements frequently co-localize with antimicrobial resis...

The gut microbiota is implicated in adverse effects associated with low-calorie sweeteners. Yet, the direct impact of sweeteners on gut bacteria remains largely uncharacterized. Here, we report intera...

Abstract. Soil microbial communities are essential to the functioning of their ecosystems, providing vital services such as plant growth promotion and bior

Abstract. The repeatability of evolution is fundamentally important for understanding the origin and diversification of life as well as for developing evol

Biological communities are complex, dynamic systems that underpin ecosystem functionality, yet their long-term dynamics and predictability remain p...

Authors investigate ancient DNA from animal remains and identify multiple signatures of ancient zoonotic pathogens. They find ancient pathogen genomics from archaeological animal remains may inform zo...

PhD Project - Investigating how E. coli exploits bacterial competition in the microbiome at University of Reading, listed on FindAPhD.com

npj Antimicrobials and Resistance - Mechanistic insights into plasmid transfer inhibition in Enterobacterales by nucleoside analogues

PhD Project - (President's Doctoral Scholar Award) A mechanistic understanding of microbe-immune cross talk in the face of pollutant challenge at The University of Manchester, listed on FindAPhD.c...

Resistance-nodulation-division (RND) efflux pumps confer multidrug resistance in Gram-negative bacteria and are critical for many physiological functions including virulence and biofilm formation. The...

Population-based studies from Sweden with replication in Norway identify associations between host genetic variants and gut microbial composition and implicate short-chain fatty acid chemosensors as m...

Abstract. Understanding the drivers and consequences of horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is a key goal of microbial evolution research. Although co-occurring

A planetary-scale analysis of over 85,000 metagenomes establishes a framework for exploring the structure and drivers of global microbial habitats, revealing that generalist species bridge ecological ...

PhD Project - (CODE M) Losing your head: how do bacterial viruses evolve into anti-competitor weapons? at The University of Manchester, listed on FindAPhD.com

Abstract. Understanding how genotype-by-environment (G × E) interactions influence evolutionary trajectories and contribute to historical contingency is ke

PhD Project - (CODE M) Engineering tuneable mutation processes in microbial systems via non-canonical DNA repair at The University of Manchester, listed on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - (CODE M) The use of synthetic communities to understand how the cystic fibrosis microbiome responds to perturbation at The University of Manchester, listed on FindAPhD.com

Author summary Artificial selection has been extremely powerful in improving properties of complex biological or biochemical entities. The most familiar examples come from the breeding of animals and ...

One of the jobs facing an early-career scientist, and a developing writer, is to learn what their field’s literature looks like. One of the best tools to that end is the journal club. If you’ve nev…

Machine learning methods have emerged as promising tools to predict antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and uncover resistance determinants from genomic data. This study shows that sampling biases driven b...

New study shows that microplastics in the natural environment are colonized by pathogenic and antimicrobial resistant bacteria. The study team calls for urgent action for waste management and strongly

PhD Project - NERC RED-ALERT CDT: Green Rivers: harnessing freshwater algae for bioremediation and critical metal recovery. at University of Exeter, listed on FindAPhD.com

Antimicrobial resistance genes that have been mobilized between bacterial species represent a subset of the naturally occurring resistome. Here, the authors compare the abundance, diversity and geogra...