Horizontal gene transfer of molecular weapons can reshape bacterial competition

Elisa T. Granato; Jacob D. Palmer; Christian Kirk; Connor Sharp; George Shillcock; Kevin R. Foster

doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.3003095

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Horizontal gene transfer of molecular weapons can reshape bacterial competition

Elisa T. Granato ,

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: elisa.granato@gmail.com (ETG); jpalmer10@binghamton.edu (JDP); kevin.foster@path.ox.ac.uk (KRF)

Affiliations Department of Biology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1581-2899

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Jacob D. Palmer ,

Roles Methodology, Software, Supervision, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: elisa.granato@gmail.com (ETG); jpalmer10@binghamton.edu (JDP); kevin.foster@path.ox.ac.uk (KRF)

Affiliations Department of Biological Sciences, Binghamton University, Binghamton, New York, United States of America, Binghamton Biofilm Research Center, Binghamton University, Binghamton, New York, United States of America

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7928-8673

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Christian Kirk,

Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Biology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Connor Sharp,

Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom
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George Shillcock,

Roles Methodology, Software, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Biology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Kevin R. Foster

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: elisa.granato@gmail.com (ETG); jpalmer10@binghamton.edu (JDP); kevin.foster@path.ox.ac.uk (KRF)

Affiliations Department of Biology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4687-6633

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Horizontal gene transfer of molecular weapons can reshape bacterial competition

Elisa T. Granato,
Jacob D. Palmer,
Christian Kirk,
Connor Sharp,
George Shillcock,
Kevin R. Foster

Published: May 21, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3003095

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