Publications

Here are some of the key research outputs of the lab. Please contact me if you would like a .pdf of any outputs.

Smith, William PJ, and Elisa T. Granato. “Type VI secretion system activity at lethal antibiotic concentrations leads to overestimation of weapon potency.” Microbiology 171.8 (2025): 001600.

Smith, William PJ, et al. “Evolution: the beating heart of AMR.” UK Parliament Committee of Public Accounts, Thirtieth Report of Session 2024–25, AR0020, March 2025

Smith, William PJ, et al. “Multiplicity of type 6 secretion system toxins limits the evolution of resistance.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 122.2 (2025): e2416700122.

Booth, Sean C*., William PJ Smith*, and Kevin R. Foster. “The evolution of short-and long-range weapons for bacterial competition.” Nature Ecology & Evolution 7.12 (2023): 2080-2091.

Smith, William PJ, et al. “Bacterial defences: mechanisms, evolution and antimicrobial resistance.” Nature Reviews Microbiology 21.8 (2023): 519-534.

Granato, Elisa T.*, William PJ Smith*, and Kevin R. Foster. “Collective protection against the type VI secretion system in bacteria.” The ISME journal 17.7 (2023): 1052-1062.

Krishna Kumar, Ravinash, et al. “Droplet printing reveals the importance of micron-scale structure for bacterial ecology.” Nature communications 12.1 (2021): 857.

Smith, William PJ, et al. “The evolution of tit-for-tat in bacteria via the type VI secretion system.” Nature communications 11.1 (2020): 5395.

Smith, William PJ*, et al. “The evolution of the type VI secretion system as a disintegration weapon.” PLoS biology 18.5 (2020): e3000720.

Booth, Sean C.*, and William PJ Smith*. “Light sheets unveil host-microorganism interactions.” Nature Reviews Microbiology 18.2 (2020): 65-66.

Frost, Isabel, et al. “Cooperation, competition and antibiotic resistance in bacterial colonies.” The ISME journal 12.6 (2018): 1582-1593.

Smith, William PJ, et al. “Cell morphology drives spatial patterning in microbial communities.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 114.3 (2017): E280-E286.

Doye, Jonathan PK, et al. “Coarse-graining DNA for simulations of DNA nanotechnology.” Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 15.47 (2013): 20395-20414.