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Recent Publications

Marquiegui-Alvaro, A. et al. Using auxotrophic donor strains to explore pQBR57 plasmid host range among environmental soil bacterial isolates. Preprint at https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.02.11.702040 (2026).

Le Roy, P., Alvarez-Gonzalez, G., Chacón, M., Dunstan, M., Dixon, N. Efficient Sampling of Genetically Encoded Biosensor Design Space Enabled with a Design of Experiments and Automation Workflow. J. Vis. Exp. (2025)

Roy, P. L., Chacόn, M. & Dixon, N. Genetically encoded biosensor enabled mining, characterisation and engineering of aromatic acid MFS transporters. J. Biol. Eng. 19, 94 (2025).

Complex waste stream valorization through combined enzymatic hydrolysis and catabolic assimilation by Pseudomonas putida. Trends Biotechnol. 43, 647–672 (2025)

Chacón, M. & Dixon, N. Genetically encoded biosensors for the circular plastics bioeconomy. Metab. Eng. Commun. 19, e00255 (2024)

Alvarez Gonzalez, G., Chacón, M., Butterfield, T. & Dixon, N. Tuning the performance of a TphR-based terephthalate biosensor with a design of experiments approach. Metab. Eng. Commun. 19, e00250 (2024)