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Widespread impact of horizontal gene transfer on plant colonization of land [PDF]

, 2012
In complex multicellular eukaryotes such as animals and plants, horizontal gene transfer is commonly considered rare with very limited evolutionary significance.
A Schaller, AA Wiszniewski, AK Werner, AO Richardson, B Wang, B Zhu, C Esser, C Zhao, D Cove, D Pisani, DC Price, EG Danchin, G Emiliani, G Noctor, G Ricard, G Sun, G Sun, H Ochman, H Philippe, H Tanaka, HA Schmidt, J Huang, J Huang, J Huang, JD Hackett, JO Andersson, JO Andersson, JO Andersson, JO Andersson, JP Gogarten, L Belbahri, L Klasson, LE Graham, LW Neuteboom, M Koulintchenko, M Syvanen, MC Brundrett, MJ Sanderson, NA Moran, PA Christin, PJ Keeling, R Alcazar, R Bock, S Guindon, S Yoshida, SD Copley, T Davidsen, T Flores, T Kusano, T Ni, TA Richards, TM Keane, U Bergthorsson, VV Goremykin, W Martin, Y Cheng   +55 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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Systematic detection of horizontal gene transfer across genera among multidrug-resistant bacteria in a single hospital

eLife, 2020
Multidrug-resistant bacteria pose a serious health threat, especially in hospitals. Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) of mobile genetic elements (MGEs) facilitates the spread of antibiotic resistance, virulence, and environmental persistence genes between ...
D. Evans, M. Griffith, A. Sundermann, K. Shutt, M. Saul, M. Mustapha, Jane W. Marsh, V. Cooper, L. Harrison, D. Van Tyne   +9 more
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Extensive horizontal gene transfer during Staphylococcus aureus co-colonization in vivo. [PDF]

, 2014
Staphylococcus aureus is a commensal and major pathogen of humans and animals. Comparative genomics of S. aureus populations suggests that colonization of different host species is associated with carriage of mobile genetic elements (MGE), particularly ...
Gould, KA, Lindsay, JA, Lloyd, DH, Loeffler, A, McCarthy, AJ, Witney, AA   +5 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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CRISPR-Cas systems restrict horizontal gene transfer in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

The ISME Journal, 2020
CRISPR-Cas systems provide bacteria and archaea with an adaptive immune system that targets foreign DNA. However, the xenogenic nature of immunity provided by CRISPR-Cas raises the possibility that these systems may constrain horizontal gene transfer ...
Rachel M. Wheatley, R. MacLean
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Multiple pathways of plasmid DNA transfer in Helicobacter pylori [PDF]

, 2012
Many Helicobacter pylori (Hp) strains carry cryptic plasmids of different size and gene content, the function of which is not well understood. A subgroup of these plasmids (e.g.
Benghezal, Mohammed, Fischer, Wolfgang, Haas, Rainer, Holsten, Lea, Rohrer, Stefanie, Weiss, Evelyn   +5 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, Noga Ninyo, Uri Gophna, Sagi Snir   +3 more
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The Role of the Environment in Horizontal Gene Transfer

Molecular Biology and Evolution, 2022
AbstractGene-by-environment interactions play a crucial role in horizontal gene transfer by affecting how the transferred genes alter host fitness. However, how the environment modulates the fitness effect of transferred genes has not been tested systematically in an experimental study.
Hande Acar Kirit, Jonathan P Bollback, Mato Lagator   +2 more
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Evidence of Massive Horizontal Gene Transfer Between Humans and Plasmodium vivax [PDF]

, 2011
The horizontal transfer of DNA between different organisms is a major force shaping the genomes of prokaryotes, but is considered to have a minor role in eukaryotes, with only a handful of known examples, mostly of limited size.
Daniel Z. Bar
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