Bacterial adaptation is accelerated by the acquisition of novel traits through horizontal gene
transfer, but the integration of these genes affects genome organization. We found that …

Bacteria experience recombination in two ways. In the context of the Biological Species
concept, allelic exchange purges genic variability within bacterial populations as gene …

Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is arguably the most conspicuous feature of bacterial
evolution. Evidence for HGT is found in most bacterial genomes. Although HGT can …

Horizontal genetic transfer (HGT) has played an important role in bacterial evolution at least
since the origins of the bacterial divisions, and HGT still facilitates the origins of bacterial …

Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is an important factor in bacterial evolution that can act
across species boundaries. Yet, we know little about rate and genomic targets of cross …

Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is an important evolutionary process that allows the spread
of innovations between distantly related organisms. We present evidence that prokaryotes …

Unlike eukaryotes, which evolve principally through the modification of existing genetic
information, bacteria have obtained a significant proportion of their genetic diversity through …

Bacterial genomes are extremely dynamic and mosaic in nature. A substantial amount of
genetic information is inserted into or deleted from such genomes through the process of …

Sequence information from complete genomes, and from multiple loci of strains within
species, is transforming the way that we investigate the evolution of bacteria. Such large …

In bacteria, horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is widely recognized as the mechanism
responsible for the widespread distribution of antibiotic resistance genes, gene clusters …