The Plasmid Biology and Evolution lab is part of the Department of Microbial Biotechnology in the CNB in Madrid.

Welcome to the PBE lab led by Alvaro San Millan (Centro Nacional de Biotecnología – CSIC, Madrid)
The PBE lab is based in the Centro Nacional de Biotecnología – CSIC, Madrid. If you are interested in working with us, get in touch.
Check out some of the cool microbiology we see on an average day!
In the PBE lab we study the role of plasmids as catalysts of bacterial evolution, with a special focus on the evolution of plasmid-mediated antibiotic resistance.
Last September the PBE attended the International Symposium On Plasmid Biology at the University of Toulouse III- Paul Sabatier. Read More …
We are happy to announce our new host institution
The Jaime Ferran Award to recognizes the outstanding achievements of a young microbiologist.
We have recently published four new papers from the lab
New paper from the PBE lab in PNAS