Bacterial transformation, transduction, and “conjugation” can be considered the first
horizontal transfer mechanisms in living organisms; these mechanisms have occurred since …

Horizontal gene transfer within diverse bacterial populations occurs through multiple
mechanisms of exchange. The most established routes of gene transfer, transduction …

Bacterial conjugation is a mechanism for horizontal DNA transfer with potential for universal
DNA delivery. The conjugal machinery can be separated into three functional modules: the …

For many years, the F factor was the only conjugative plasmid that had been identified and
conjugation was thought to be an unusual biological phenomenon. This chapter focuses on …

DNA can be transferred among eubacteria and to plants and fungi by related, plasmid-
mediated processes collectively referred to as bacterial conjugation. Conjugation occurs …

Bacteria influence eukaryotic biology as parasitic, commensal or beneficial symbionts. Aside
from these organismal interactions, bacteria have also been important sources of new …

Mutation and horizontal gene transfer (HGT) continually give rise to new bacterial
genotypes. Infrequently, such new bacterial genotypes establish and spread in the larger …

Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is an important means to obtain and maintain plasticity of
microbial genomes. Basically, bacteria apply three different modes to horizontally exchange …

Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is widespread among bacteria and plays a key role in
genome dynamics. HGT is much less common in eukaryotes, but is being reported with …

Horizontal or lateral gene transfer is an effective mechanism for the exchange of genetic
information in bacteria allowing bacterial diversification and facilitating adaptation to new …