tcostalab.bsky.social
Associate Professor and Group Leader @Imperial College London https://profiles.imperial.ac.uk/t.costa We study the architecture and function of molecular machines that drive antimicrobial resistance (AMR) dissemination and virulence.
👤 Joined on 29 November 2024
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@tcostalab.bsky.socialIt was alleged that Jason Arday was an academic fraud mainly based on accusation of plagiarism initially moved by Nathan Cofnas. I have compared Arday's thesis with the one he's been accused of copying and found a bare 4.2% similarity.
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Show PostLatest paper from the lab - particularly glad that we managed to get this one out, after getting scooped several times over… more spectacular work from PhD students extraordinaire, Kailin and Rosa, in close collaboration with Marc Erhardt’s group.
Show PostMost bacteria remain uncultured with vast microbial ‘dark matter’ awaiting discovery.. to address this am excited to share EDEN - an enhanced domestication method to grow uncultured bacteria & new diversity. Using EDEN we isolate a new species active against MDR pathogens.. doi.org/10.1093/isme...
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