Pavel Payne
@pavelpayne.bsky.social
Thou/Thee
Eco-evolutionary microbiologist. CRISPR / herd immunity / horizontal gene transfer / microbial population genetics / microbiome / phageome / bioinformatics / fieldwork / mathematical modelling. Open to new job opportunities.
Eco-evolutionary microbiologist. CRISPR / herd immunity / horizontal gene transfer / microbial population genetics / microbiome / phageome / bioinformatics / fieldwork / mathematical modelling. Open to new job opportunities.
Reposted by Pavel Payne
Preprint finally out! I show that eco-evo feedback can drive a tipping point where genetic drift overwhelms adaptation. This can result in a contraction of a species' range border or range fragmentation. Fragmentation is abrupt and arises readily under rapid temporal change. doi.org/10.1101/2025...
January 22, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Preprint finally out! I show that eco-evo feedback can drive a tipping point where genetic drift overwhelms adaptation. This can result in a contraction of a species' range border or range fragmentation. Fragmentation is abrupt and arises readily under rapid temporal change. doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Reposted by Pavel Payne
🆕New in @plosbiology.bsky.social: we show compensatory mutations make plasmids play Rock-Paper-Scissors and turn conjugation into a weapon🛡️💫✂️🦠
w/Rosanna Wright, Jamie Wood, @mbottery.bsky.social, @kmudz.bsky.social, @scottishwormboy.bsky.social, Ellie Harrison & @brockhurstlab.bsky.social #MicroSky
w/Rosanna Wright, Jamie Wood, @mbottery.bsky.social, @kmudz.bsky.social, @scottishwormboy.bsky.social, Ellie Harrison & @brockhurstlab.bsky.social #MicroSky
A chromosomal mutation is superior to a plasmid-encoded mutation for plasmid fitness cost compensation
Plasmids spread important traits in microbiomes but impose fitness costs on their hosts. This study of the ecological consequences of plasmid-bacterial compensatory evolution reveals benefits to bacte...
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December 3, 2024 at 9:45 AM
🆕New in @plosbiology.bsky.social: we show compensatory mutations make plasmids play Rock-Paper-Scissors and turn conjugation into a weapon🛡️💫✂️🦠
w/Rosanna Wright, Jamie Wood, @mbottery.bsky.social, @kmudz.bsky.social, @scottishwormboy.bsky.social, Ellie Harrison & @brockhurstlab.bsky.social #MicroSky
w/Rosanna Wright, Jamie Wood, @mbottery.bsky.social, @kmudz.bsky.social, @scottishwormboy.bsky.social, Ellie Harrison & @brockhurstlab.bsky.social #MicroSky
I am excited to share our latest publication looking at the effect of bacteriophage transplantation from wild into captive mice. 🦠 🧬 🐁
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Convergence of gut phage communities but not bacterial communities following wild mouse bacteriophage transplantation into captive house mice
Abstract. Bacteriophages are abundant components of vertebrate gut microbial communities, impacting bacteriome dynamics, evolution, and directly interactin
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November 10, 2024 at 10:43 PM
I am excited to share our latest publication looking at the effect of bacteriophage transplantation from wild into captive mice. 🦠 🧬 🐁
academic.oup.com/ismej/articl...
academic.oup.com/ismej/articl...