Antibacterial gene transfer across the tree of life

Antibacterial gene transfer across the tree of life

Though horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is widespread, genes and taxa experience biased rates of transferability. Curiously, independent transmission of homologous DNA to archaea, bacteria, eukaryotes, and viruses is extremely rare and often defies ecological and functional explanations. Here, we demo...

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Main Authors: Jason A Metcalf, Lisa J Funkhouser-Jones, Kristen Brileya, Anna-Louise Reysenbach, Seth R Bordenstein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2014-11-01
Series:eLife
Subjects:
horizontal gene transfer
antibiotic
lysin
archaea
Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/04266

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