On Monday June 1, I finally defended my PhD thesis entitled "Genetic determinants and implications of host range in Klebsiella phages". Thank you to my supervisor @pilardomingoc.bsky.social, and my team for these years filled with a lot of learning and great moments.

🗞️Un estudi liderat per @pilardomingoc.bsky.social , professora de la Facultat, i @celiaferriolg.bsky.social , doctoranda en Biodiversitat i Biologia Evolutiva, revela com certs virus evolucionen i s’adapten per a infectar nous bacteris. 🔗Més informació:

Capsule diversity limits #phage host range by affecting receptor-binding protein (RBP) interactions in capsulated #bacteria. @pilardomingoc.bsky.social &co show that generalist phages evolve host range via RBP mutation & recombination, but specialists remain stable @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/48nvOqY

Very proud of @celiaferriolg.bsky.social! Amazing experimental evolution for phage optimization and for host range expansion, allowing us to understand the evolvability of phage RBPs. This work is part of her PhD project at the #EnBivirLab @i2sysbio.es @uv.es @ccbiologiquesuv.bsky.social

Capsule diversity limits #phage host range by affecting receptor-binding protein (RBP) interactions in capsulated #bacteria. @pilardomingoc.bsky.social &co show that generalist phages evolve host range via RBP mutation & recombination, but specialists remain stable @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/48nvOqY