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Antibacterial gene transfer across the tree of life

Though horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is widespread, genes and taxa experience biased rates of transferability. Curiously, independent transmission of homologous DNA to archaea, bacteria, eukaryotes, and viruses is extremely rare and often defies ecological and functional explanations. Here, we demo...

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Autores principales: Metcalf, Jason A, Funkhouser-Jones, Lisa J, Brileya, Kristen, Reysenbach, Anna-Louise, Bordenstein, Seth R
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4241558/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25422936
http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.04266