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 …

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

Bacteria acquire novel DNA through horizontal gene transfer (HGT), a process that enables
an organism to rapidly adapt to changing environmental conditions, provides a competitive …

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

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), the movement of genetic material across branches of the
tree of life, is well established in prokaryotes and uncontroversial. This is explained in part …

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 …

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 …

Detecting patterns of horizontal gene transfer (HGT) in genomic sequences is an important
problem, with implications for evolution, ecology, biotechnology and medicine. Extensive …

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 …