I. S. Barton

Comparison of CcrM-dependent methylation in Caulobacter crescentus and Brucella abortus by nanopore sequencing

This paper uses nanopore sequencing to compare CcrM-dependent DNA methylation in Caulobacter crescentus and Brucella abortus, revealing differences in methylation patterns and regulatory mechanisms.

Co-Dependent and Interdigitated: Dual Quorum Sensing Systems Regulate Conjugative Transfer of the Ti Plasmid and the At Megaplasmid in Agrobacterium tumefaciens 15955

This study shows that two quorum sensing systems in Agrobacterium tumefaciens co-regulate conjugative transfer of the Ti plasmid and the At megaplasmid through cross-activation and shared regulatory elements.

Destabilization of the tumor-inducing plasmid from an octopine-type Agrobacterium tumefaciens lineage drives a large deletion in the co-resident At megaplasmid

The paper shows that curing a tumor-inducing plasmid in Agrobacterium tumefaciens causes a large deletion in a co-resident megaplasmid, revealing cross-replicon interactions and co-evolution.