Besides the massive gene transfer from organelles to the nuclear genomes, which occurred
during the early evolution of eukaryote lineages, the importance of horizontal gene transfer …

It is commonly assumed that the horizontal transfer of most bacterial chromosomal genes is
limited, in contrast to the frequent transfer observed for typical mobile genetic elements …

Background Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is an important process, which contributes in
bacterial pathogenesis and drug resistance. A number of methods have been proposed for …

Horizontal gene transfer permits rapid dissemination of genetic elements between
individuals in bacterial populations. Transmitted DNA sequences may encode favourable …

Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is largely responsible for increasing the incidence of
antibiotic-resistant infections worldwide. While studies have focused on HGT in vivo, this …

Extremophilic prokaryotes live under harsh environmental conditions which require far-
reaching cellular adaptations. The acquisition of novel genetic information via natural …

Klebsiella pneumoniae 287-w carries three small narrow host range (NHR) plasmids
(pIGMS31, pIGMS32, and pIGRK), which could be maintained in several closely related …

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 …

Highlights•Phages drive horizontal gene transfer between prokaryotes.•Lysogenic
conversion provides novel adaptive traits, at the cost of eventual lysis.•Prophages account …

Nucleotide sequence analysis, and more recently whole genome analysis, shows that
bacterial evolution has often proceeded by horizontal gene flow between different species …