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 is central to microbial evolution, because it enables genetic regions
to spread horizontally through diverse communities. However, how gene transfer exerts …

Natural microbial ecosystems harbor substantial diversity of competing species. Explaining
such diversity is challenging, because in classic theories it is extremely infeasible for a large …

Horizontal gene transfer is the collective name for processes that permit the exchange of
DNA among organisms of different species. Only recently has it been recognized as a …

The pervasive nature of bacterial recombination has become clear. Despite this, the
population genetics of bacteria persist in being viewed as simple. Here, I argue against that …

Few experimental studies have examined the role that sexual recombination plays in
bacterial evolution, including the effects of horizontal gene transfer on genome structure. To …

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

Even in lieu of a dependable species concept for asexual organisms, the classification of
bacteria into discrete taxonomic units is considered to be obstructed by the potential for …

Bacteria exchange genes rarely but are promiscuous in the choice of their genetic partners.
Inter-specific recombination has the advantage of increasing genetic diversity and promoting …

While bacteria divide clonally, horizontal gene transfer followed by homologous
recombination is now recognized as an important contributor to their evolution. However, the …