Lateral Gene Transfer (LGT) between Archaea and Escherichia coli is a contributor to the emergence of novel infectious disease

BACKGROUND: Lateral gene transfer is the major mechanism for acquisition of new virulence genes in pathogens. Recent whole genome analyses have suggested massive gene transfer between widely divergent organisms. PRESENTATION OF THE HYPOTHESIS: Archeal-like genes acting as virulence genes are present...

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Autor principal: Faguy, David M
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2003
Materias:
Hypothesis
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC184401/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12816550
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-3-13

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC184401/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12816550
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-3-13

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