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Horizontal gene transfer of an entire metabolic pathway between a eukaryotic alga and its DNA virus.
Genome research - 1 Aug 2009
Monier Adam, Pagarete António, de Vargas Colomban, Allen Michael J, Read Betsy, Claverie Jean-Michel, Ogata Hiroyuki
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Interactions between viruses and phytoplankton, the main primary producers in the oceans, affect global biogeochemical cycles and climate. Recent studies are increasingly revealing possible cases of gene transfers between cyanobacteria and phages, which might have played significant roles in the evolution of cyanobacteria/phage systems. However, little has been documented about the occurrence of horizontal gene...
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