Antibiotic inhibition uncouples growth from horizontal gene transfer
Heather D. Curtsinger, Gabriel Quintero, Aidan Larish, Tatiana Dimitriu, Christian Lesterlin, Allison J. Lopatkin
This study shows that different antibiotics create distinct plasmid transfer dynamics, revealing drug-specific residual conjugation windows that are decoupled from growth inhibition.
bioRxiv · Oct 18, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology