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Plasmid Transfer in the Ocean – A Case Study from the Roseobacter Group
Plasmid mediated horizontal gene transfer (HGT) has been speculated to be one of the prime mechanisms for the adaptation of roseobacters (Rhodobacteraceae) to their ecological niches in the marine habitat. Their plasmids contain ecologically crucial functional modules of up to ∼40-kb in size, e.g.,...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2017
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5513947/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28769910 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2017.01350 |