… , with the rate of gene gain and loss being comparable to the … Theoretical models of evolution
suggest that HGT is essential … evolved dedicated vehicles for gene transfer that evolved …

… horizontal gene transfer ( Figure 6 ). Figure 6 Evolution of the Rhodobacter capsulatus gene
transfer … (a) Possible evolutionary pathway giving rise to RcGTA from a phage ancestor. The …

… gene transfer events. In this synthetic review, we list some notable and recent discoveries of
horizontal gene transfer among the prokaryotic … an ecological-evolutionary viewpoint. Finally…

… Efforts to identify and characterize strategies for horizontal gene transfer (HGT) in prokaryotes
could have overlooked some mechanisms that do not entirely fit in with the canonical ones …

… of gene transfers that allowed us to compare whether transfers that happened earlier in
evolution were … We have shown that such genes transferred earlier in evolution are enriched for …

… gene transfer (HGT) has a major impact on the evolution of prokaryotic genomes, as it
allows genes evolved … the ways evolving organisms can explore the gene content space and …

… Reconstructions of genome evolution performed on the ATGCs indicate that the contribution
… gene transfer by far exceeds that of duplication (14). To model gene loss, the deleted gene …

… between the prokaryote genomes and … in prokaryotes means that the study of these distinct
cooperative and conflicting interactions is central to our understanding of prokaryotic evolution…

… Such evolutionary history is compatible with maintenance of these elements by bacteria due
… other prokaryotic traits, horizontal gene transfer played a substantial role in the evolution of …

… gene transfer (HGT), the movement of genetic material across branches of the tree of life, is
well established in prokaryotes and … prokaryotic horizontal gene transfer of diverse functions. …