Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the greatest public health challenges we are
currently facing. To develop effective interventions against this, it is essential to understand …

Many antibiotic resistance genes are associated with plasmids. The ecological success of
these mobile genetic elements within microbial communities depends on varying …

Spatiotemporal models that account for heterogeneity within microbial communities rely on
single-cell data for calibration and validation. Such data, commonly collected via microscopy …

The emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in food, mainly contaminated meat and its
products, and their transfer to humans is of great concern. To evaluate the potential risk of …

Many studies have examined the role that conjugation plays in disseminating antibiotic
resistance genes in bacteria. However, relatively little research has quantitively examined …

Temperature and soil moisture are known to control pesticide mineralization. Half‐life times
(DT 50 DT _ 50) derived from pesticide mineralization curves generally indicate longer …

Pesticides are widely used in agriculture despite their negative impact on ecosystems and
human health. Biogeochemical modeling facilitates the mechanistic understanding of …

Tetrahymena can facilitate plasmid transfer among Escherichia coli or from E. coli to
Salmonella Enteritidis via vesicle accumulation. In this study, whether ciliates promote the …

Bacterial conjugation plays a major role in the dissemination of antibiotic resistance and
virulence traits through horizontal transfer of plasmids. Robust measurement of conjugation …

In this thesis, we constructed two methods, one using Differential Evolution (DE) and one
using a Feedforward Neural Network (FNN), to estimate the Potassium channel parameters …