Abstract. Interactions between bacteria, bacteriophages, and their satellites are shaped by a myriad of defence and counter-defence mechanisms. Here, we id

SUMMARYGonococcal disease is a serious threat to reproductive health, with cases and antimicrobial resistance steadily increasing. Currently, the β-lactam antibiotic ceftriaxone is the mainstay of tre...

From student to researcher, a career in science can come with a high price tag. This Perspective explores how persistent financial barriers limit who can succeed in science, revealing how wealth shape...

Plasmids exhibit a broad range of sizes and copies per cell, and these two parameters appear to be negatively correlated. Here, Ramiro-Martínez et al. analyse the copy number of thousands of diverse b...

Author summary Neisseria gonorrhoeae is a threat to sexual and reproductive health. With no available vaccine against gonococcal disease, control of infection depends on having effective antimicrobial...

Neisseria gonorrhoeae is a leading cause of sexually transmitted infection (STI) and a priority AMR pathogen. Two narrow host range plasmids, p bla and pConj, have contributed to ending penicillin and...