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Mechanisms of, and barriers to, horizontal gene transfer between bacteria.

Nature reviews. Microbiology - 1 Sept 2005

Thomas Christopher M, Nielsen Kaare M

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Bacteria evolve rapidly not only by mutation and rapid multiplication, but also by transfer of DNA, which can result in strains with beneficial mutations from more than one parent. Transformation involves the release of naked DNA followed by uptake and recombination. Homologous recombination and DNA-repair processes normally limit this to DNA from similar bacteria. However, if a gene moves onto a broad-host-range...

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PMID: 16138099
DOI: 10.1038/nrmicro1234

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