J. P. J. Hall

The paper shows compensatory mutations reduce the fitness cost of plasmid carriage in Pseudomonas fluorescens in plant rhizosphere communities.

This study shows that horizontal gene transfer increases microbiome stability by spreading resistance genes, but affects individual taxa differently based on gene mobility and community interactions.

This study compares two Shigella plasmids to identify plasmid features contributing to differences in their epidemiological success during outbreaks.

The paper shows that bacterial diversity limits plasmid horizontal transmission through the dilution effect and plasmid-plasmid interactions in multispecies communities.

The paper identifies specific genetic conflicts as the cause of plasmid fitness costs in Pseudomonas fluorescens, showing that single mutations can ameliorate these costs.