C. Putonti

Cataloging the Phylogenetic Diversity of Human Bladder Bacterial Isolates

This paper presents a bladder-specific bacterial reference collection of 1134 genomes to study the human bladder microbiota and its interactions with the host.

Urinary F plasmids reduce permissivity to coliphage infection

This study shows that urinary E. coli F plasmids reduce permissivity to coliphage infection and can maintain antibiotic resistance in the absence of selection.

Profiling the plasmid conjugation potential of urinary E. coli

This study profiles conjugation systems in urinary E. coli isolates, finding abundant and diverse conjugation genes, particularly associated with IncF plasmids, and validates conjugation of two isolates.

Phylogenomic study of Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus haemolyticus clinical isolates from Egypt

This study performs whole genome sequencing of Staphylococcus aureus and S. haemolyticus isolates from Egypt to characterize their population structure and antibiotic resistance.

UP{varphi} phages, a new group of filamentous phages found in several members of Enterobacteriales

The paper identifies a new group of filamentous phages, UP{phi} viruses, found in multiple bacterial species and environments, including clinical isolates and patient samples.

Gene networks provide a high-resolution view of bacteriophage ecology

The paper develops a gene-level network method to predict bacteriophage hosts and identify genes involved in virus-host interactions with 86% genus-level accuracy.