Adaptive evolution of hybrid bacteria by horizontal gene transfer [PDF]
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2020 Significance In a parallel evolution experiment, we probe lateral gene transfer between two Bacillus subtilis lineages close to the species boundary. We show that laboratory evolution by horizontal gene transfer can rapidly generate hybrid organisms with
J. Power +8 more
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Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, 2006 Two pectate lyase genes (Bx-pel-1 and Bx-pel-2) were cloned from the pine wood nematode, Bursaphelenchus xy-lophilus. The deduced amino acid sequences of these pectate lyases are most similar to polysaccharide lyase family 3 proteins.
Taisei Kikuchi +3 more
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Recombination and gene loss occur simultaneously during bacterial horizontal gene transfer.
PLoS ONE, 2020 Bacteria can acquire new genes by incorporating environmental DNA into their genomes, yet genome sizes stay relatively constant. In nature, gene acquisition is a rare event so it is difficult to observe.
Bert Ely
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Pathways for horizontal gene transfer in bacteria revealed by a global map of their plasmids
Nature Communications, 2020 Plasmids can mediate horizontal gene transfer of antibiotic resistance, virulence genes, and other adaptive factors across bacterial populations. Here, we analyze genomic composition and pairwise sequence identity for over 10,000 reference plasmids to ...
S. Redondo-Salvo +7 more
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Horizontal gene transfer is not a hallmark of the human genome
Genome Biology, 2017 Crisp et al. recently reported that 145 human genes have been horizontally transferred from distant species. Here, I re-analyze those genes listed by Crisp et al.
Steven L. Salzberg
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Dissemination of Antimicrobial Resistance in Microbial Ecosystems through Horizontal Gene Transfer
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2016 The emergence and spread of antibiotic resistance among pathogenic bacteria has been a rising problem for public health in recent decades. It is becoming increasingly recognized that not only antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) encountered in clinical ...
C. V. von Wintersdorff +7 more
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Experimental determination of evolutionary barriers to horizontal gene transfer
BMC Microbiology, 2020 Background Horizontal gene transfer, the acquisition of genes across species boundaries, is a major source of novel phenotypes that enables microbes to rapidly adapt to new environments.
Hande Acar Kirit +2 more
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Surfactin Facilitates Horizontal Gene Transfer in Bacillus subtilis
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021 Genetic competence for the uptake and integration of extracellular DNA is a key process in horizontal gene transfer (HGT), one of the most powerful forces driving the evolution of bacteria. In several species, development of genetic competence is coupled
Tjaša Danevčič +6 more
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Detecting Horizontal Gene Transfer between Closely Related Taxa. [PDF]
PLoS Computational Biology, 2015 Horizontal gene transfer (HGT), the transfer of genetic material between organisms, is crucial for genetic innovation and the evolution of genome architecture.
Orit Adato +3 more
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Gene Loss and Horizontal Gene Transfer Contributed to the Genome Evolution of the Extreme Acidophile “Ferrovum” [PDF]
, 2016 Indexación: Web of Science. Scopus.Acid mine drainage (AMD), associated with active and abandoned mining sites, is a habitat for acidophilic microorganisms that gain energy from the oxidation of reduced sulfur compounds and ferrous iron and that thrive ...
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