Briana M. Burton

The paper investigates how ComI, a transmembrane peptide in Bacillus subtilis, inhibits transformation by selectively killing competent cells through permeabilization.

This paper develops DNA sensors in Bacillus subtilis to detect environmental DNA from multiple pathogens with high specificity and sensitivity, using fluorescent reporters for multiplexed detection.

This paper demonstrates efficient genetic code expansion in Bacillus subtilis using non-standard amino acids to enable chemical biology tools for studying bacterial biology.

The paper quantifies HGT efficiency in a synthetic microbial community and identifies factors influencing plasmid transfer via natural competence.