Horizontal gene transfer: perspectives at a crossroads of scientific disciplines

Horizontal gene transfer: perspectives at a crossroads of scientific disciplines

Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) has a crucial role in microbial evolution, in shaping the structure and function of microbial communities and in controlling a myriad of environmental and public-health problems. Here, Barth F. Smets and Tamar Barkay assess the importance of HGT and place the selection...

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Veröffentlicht in:Nature reviews. Microbiology 2005-09, Vol.3 (9), p.675-678
Hauptverfasser: Smets, Barth F, Barkay, Tamar
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adaptation
Archaea - genetics
Bacteria - genetics
Biology
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Environmental health
Evolution
foreword
Gene Transfer Techniques - trends
Genes
Genomes
Health problems
Infectious Diseases
Life Sciences
Medical Microbiology
Microbial activity
Microbiology
Microorganisms
Models, Genetic
Organisms
Parasitology
Prokaryotes
Public health
Virology
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Zusammenfassung:Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) has a crucial role in microbial evolution, in shaping the structure and function of microbial communities and in controlling a myriad of environmental and public-health problems. Here, Barth F. Smets and Tamar Barkay assess the importance of HGT and place the selection of articles in this Focus issue in context.
ISSN:1740-1526
1740-1534
DOI:10.1038/nrmicro1253