Bacteria in our intestines engage in genetic exchanges, called bacterial conjugation, and sometimes this gene swapping ...

Bacterial cells (black outlines) contain plasmids (red) in addition to their main genome (green). A conjugative plasmid can transfer genetic material between cells as shown here, which can spread ...

In particular, we study the fundamental mechanics and principles that influence bacterial conjugation. Our goal is to use this knowledge to facilitate the use of conjugation as a synthetic biological ...