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J. Kippnich, F. Benz, H. Uecker, F. Baumdicker
This study evaluates how CRISPR-Cas plasmids can sensitize bacteria with plasmid-encoded antibiotic resistance to conventional antibiotics, finding that DNA cleaving is effective for low copy numbers and gene silencing for high copy numbers.
bioRxiv · Jul 5, 2024Evolutionary Biology
F. Benz, S. Camara-Wilpert, J. Russel, K. G. Wandera, R. Cepaite, M. Ares-Arroyo, J. V. Gomes-Filho, F. Englert, J. Kuehn, S. Gloor, A. Cuenod, M. Aguila-Sans, L. Maccario, A. Egli, L. Randau, , R. Pinilla-Redondo
This study shows type IV-A3 CRISPR-Cas systems use host adaptation machinery to update their CRISPR arrays and interfere with plasmid and phage transfer, supporting their role in plasmid competition.
bioRxiv · Jun 23, 2023 · PreprintMicrobiology
The paper shows strain-specific evolution of plasmid-stability traits in bacteria influences long-term plasmid stability, overriding initial bacterium-plasmid combination differences.
bioRxiv · Jul 6, 2022Evolutionary Biology
J. S. Huisman, F. Benz, S. J. N. Duxbury, J. A. G. M. de Visser, A. R. Hall, E. A. J. Fischer, S. Bonhoeffer
The paper introduces a new computational tool for estimating plasmid conjugation rates and compares existing methods, showing biases due to population dynamics and growth differences.
bioRxiv · Mar 9, 2020Microbiology
F. Benz, J. S. Huisman, E. Bakkeren, J. A. Herter, T. Stadler, M. Ackermann, M. Diard, A. Egli, A. R. Hall, W.-D. Hardt, S. Bonhoeffer
This study quantifies the conjugative transfer dynamics of ESBL plasmids in vitro and in vivo, showing variation in transfer efficiency and potential for predicting plasmid spread.
bioRxiv · Mar 3, 2020Microbiology