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The interplay of homologous recombination and horizontal gene transfer in bacterial speciation.

Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) - 1 Jan 2009

Lawrence Jeffrey G, Retchless Adam C

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Bacteria experience recombination in two ways. In the context of the Biological Species concept, allelic exchange purges genic variability within bacterial populations as gene exchange mediates selective sweeps. In contrast, horizontal gene transfer (HGT) increases the size of the population's pan-genome by providing an influx of novel genetic material. Here we discuss the interplay of these two processes, with...

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PMID: 19271178
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-60327-853-9_3

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