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

Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) has a crucial role in microbial evolution, in shaping the
structure and function of microbial communities and in controlling a myriad of environmental …

Comparative genomic studies of microorganisms have disrupted the paradigm of vertical
inheritance with modification. First in bacteria, and more recently in microscopic and even …

Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) can create diversity in the genetic repertoire of a lineage.
Successful gene transfer likely occurs more frequently between more closely related …

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

▪ Abstract Comparative analysis of bacterial, archaeal, and eukaryotic genomes indicates
that a significant fraction of the genes in the prokaryotic genomes have been subject to …

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

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 …

The emergence and spread of antibiotic resistance among pathogenic bacteria has been a
rising problem for public health in recent decades. It is becoming increasingly recognized …

Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is the sharing of genetic material between organisms that are
not in a parent–offspring relationship. HGT is a widely recognized mechanism for adaptation …