William P. J. Smith

University of Manchester — United Kingdom

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Life Sciences

10h-index1.3kcitations26works4.02yr avg
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Research Topics

Vibrio bacteria research studies(9), Escherichia coli research studies(5), Evolution and Genetic Dynamics(5), Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria(4), Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation(4)

Publications26 total

Type VI secretion system activity at lethal antibiotic concentrations leads to overestimation of weapon potency
Microbiology·2025Open Access
Type VI secretion system activity at lethal antibiotic concentrations leads to overestimation of weapon potency
2025Open Access
Multiplicity of type 6 secretion system toxins limits the evolution of resistance
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences·2025· 12 citedOpen Access
The evolution of short- and long-range weapons for bacterial competition
Nature Ecology & Evolution·2023· 53 citedOpen Access
Collective protection against the type VI secretion system in bacteria
The ISME Journal·2023· 41 citedOpen Access
Bacterial defences: mechanisms, evolution and antimicrobial resistance
Nature Reviews Microbiology·2023· 321 citedOpen Access
Data from: Collective protection against the type VI secretion system in bacteria (The ISME Journal 2023)
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)·2023Open Access
Data from: Collective protection against the type VI secretion system in bacteria (The ISME Journal 2023)
2023Open Access
Collective protection against the type VI secretion system in bacteria
2022· 4 citedOpen Access
BoothSmithFoster2022.zip
Figshare·2022Open Access
Droplet printing reveals the importance of micron-scale structure for bacterial ecology
Nature Communications·2021· 84 citedOpen Access
Image processing data, micrographs, and confocal microscopy images of printed arrays containing E. coli
Figshare·2020· 1 citedOpen Access
The evolution of tit-for-tat in bacteria via the type VI secretion system
Nature Communications·2020· 67 citedOpen Access
Droplet printing reveals the importance of micron-scale structure for bacterial ecology
2020· 9 citedOpen Access
The evolution of the type VI secretion system as a disintegration weapon
PLoS Biology·2020· 98 citedOpen Access
PLOSBiol_DataSheet.xlsx
Figshare·2020Open Access
PLOSBiol_DataSheet.xlsx
Figshare·2020Open Access
PLOSBiol_DataSheet.xlsx
Figshare·2020Open Access
Light sheets unveil host–microorganism interactions
Nature Reviews Microbiology·2019· 6 citedOpen Access
Cooperation, competition and antibiotic resistance in bacterial colonies
The ISME Journal·2018· 210 cited
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Frequent Co-authors

Kevin R. Foster(15), Elisa T. Granato(6), Yohan Davit(4), Wook Kim(4), Andrea Vettiger(4), James M. Osborne(3), Joe Pitt‐Francis(3), Marek Basler(3), Ravinash Krishna Kumar(3), Thomas A. Meiller-Legrand(3), Alessandro Alcinesio(3), Diego González(3), Despoina A. I. Mavridou(3), Oliver J. Meacock(3), Linna Zhou(3), Gökçe Su Pulcu(3), Hagan Bayley(3), Sean C. Booth(3), Laurie E. Comstock(2), Benjamin R. Wucher(1)