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Genome Evolution and the Emergence of Fruiting Body Development in Myxococcus xanthus
BACKGROUND: Lateral gene transfer (LGT) is thought to promote speciation in bacteria, though well-defined examples have not been put forward. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPLE FINDINGS: We examined the evolutionary history of the genes essential for a trait that defines a phylogenetic order, namely fruiting bod...
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| Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2007
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2129111/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18159227 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0001329 |