Em Stevens
emstevens93.bsky.social
Em Stevens
@emstevens93.bsky.social
Lecturer in Microbiology at Keele University

Lab website: https://sites.google.com/view/stevenslab/home?authuser=0
I'm currently advertising a PhD position in my lab, to study the transition from commensal to pathogen in Staphylococcus aureus. Details available here, please share! www.keele.ac.uk/research/pos...
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May 12, 2026 at 9:57 AM
I'm very pleased to share the latest paper from my post doc with @kayla-king.bsky.social. We looked at how host microbiota can influence pathogen virulence evolution in a C. elegans model of infection: academic.oup.com/ismej/articl...
Within-host competition causes pathogen molecular evolution and perpetual microbiota dysbiosis
Abstract. Pathogens newly invading a host must compete with resident microbiota. This within-host microbial warfare could lead to more severe disease outco
academic.oup.com
June 18, 2025 at 2:29 PM