Horizontal gene transfer is an important evolutionary force, facilitating bacterial diversity. It is
thought to be pervasive in host-associated microbiomes, where bacterial densities are high …

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 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 …

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

Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is one of the most important processes in prokaryote
evolution. The sharing of DNA can spread neutral or beneficial genes, as well as genetic …

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 …

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

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 …

The molecular and ecological factors shaping horizontal gene transfer (HGT) via natural
transformation in microbial communities are largely unknown, which is critical for …