Thomas Ipoutcha
tomipou.bsky.social
Thomas Ipoutcha
@tomipou.bsky.social
Postdoc at Imperial College, in the
@jrPenades lab. Passionate about Phage-bacteria stories.
Reposted by Thomas Ipoutcha
New paper with my (amazing) friend and mentor @jrpenades.bsky.social
Really looking forward to see what plasmid aficionados think of this one!!
With @asantoslopez.bsky.social @wfigueroac3.bsky.social Akshay Sabins and others
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Non-conjugative plasmids limit their mobility to persist in nature
Sabnis et al. explain why non-conjugative plasmids move at a low rate in nature. While increased mobility can easily evolve by incorporating phage DNA into plasmids, this is disadvantageous because it...
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October 22, 2025 at 1:12 PM