Synthetic Fatty Acids Prevent Plasmid-Mediated Horizontal Gene Transfer
mBio, 2015 Bacterial conjugation constitutes a major horizontal gene transfer mechanism for the dissemination of antibiotic resistance genes among human pathogens.
María Getino +7 more
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Evolution of Phototrophy in the Chloroflexi Phylum Driven by Horizontal Gene Transfer
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2018 The evolutionary mechanisms behind the extant distribution of photosynthesis is a point of substantial contention. Hypotheses range from the presence of phototrophy in the last universal common ancestor and massive gene loss in most lineages, to a later ...
L. Ward +4 more
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Loss of very-long O-antigen chains optimizes capsule-mediated immune evasion by Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi. [PDF]
, 2013 UnlabelledExpression of capsular polysaccharides is a variable trait often associated with more-virulent forms of a bacterial species. For example, typhoid fever is caused by the capsulated Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi, while nontyphoidal Salmonella
Bäumler, Andreas J +5 more
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Pull in and Push Out: Mechanisms of Horizontal Gene Transfer in Bacteria
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2018 Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) plays an important role in bacterial evolution. It is well accepted that DNA is pulled/pushed into recipient cells by conserved membrane-associated DNA transport systems, which allow the entry of only single-stranded DNA ...
Dongchang Sun
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CRISPR-Cas-Mediated Phage Resistance Enhances Horizontal Gene Transfer by Transduction
mBio, 2018 A powerful contributor to prokaryotic evolution is horizontal gene transfer (HGT) through transformation, conjugation, and transduction, which can be advantageous, neutral, or detrimental to fitness.
B. N. Watson +2 more
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Horizontal gene transfer in human pathogens [PDF]
Critical Reviews in Microbiology, 2013 Horizontal gene transfer has a tremendous impact on the genome plasticity, adaptation and evolution of bacteria. Horizontally transferred mobile genetic elements are involved in the dissemination of antibiotic resistance and virulence genes, thus contributing to the emergence of novel "superbugs".
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Ancient horizontal gene transfer and the last common ancestors [PDF]
, 2015 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
A Barzel +82 more
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Beyond horizontal gene transfer: the role of plasmids in bacterial evolution
Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2021 J. Rodríguez-Beltrán +5 more
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Vertical and horizontal transfer of genes in lichens [PDF]
, 2013 Mnoge se pojave u evoluciji živog svijeta mogu objasniti simbiozom. Simbioza kao pojava u živom svijetu dala je mnoge prednosti samim organizmima koji u nju stupaju, ali je i neposredno ubrzala evoluciju živog svijeta.
Tunjić, Monika
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Measuring degradation of transgenic DNA and screening for horizontal gene transfer from GMO-plant material during composting [PDF]
, 2004 The experiments show that composting of GM plant residues greatly increases the rate of degradation of transgenic DNA compared to the rate for plant residues left in the soil.
Magid, Jakob +2 more
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