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Multiple phenotypic changes associated with large-scale horizontal gene transfer.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Dougherty Kevin, Smith Brian A, Moore Autumn F, Maitland Shannon, Fanger Chris, Murillo Rachel, Baltrus David A
Abstract excerpt
Horizontal gene transfer often leads to phenotypic changes within recipient organisms independent of any immediate evolutionary benefits. While secondary phenotypic effects of horizontal transfer (i.e., changes in growth rates) have been demonstrated and studied across a variety of systems using relatively small plasmids and phage, little is known about the magnitude or number of such costs after the transfer of...
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