Ancient horizontal gene transfer and the last common ancestors

Background The genomic history of prokaryotic organismal lineages is marked by extensive horizontal gene transfer (HGT) between groups of organisms at all taxonomic levels. These HGT events have played an essential role in the origin and distribution of biological innovations. Analyses of ancient g...

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Auteurs principaux: Andam, Cheryl P., Gogarten, J. Peter, Fournier, Gregory P.
Autres auteurs: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
Format: Article
Langue:English
Publié: BioMed Central 2015
Accès en ligne:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/97553
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1605-5455