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| Horizontal gene transfer and the origin of species: lessons from bacteria |
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| Author(s): de la Cruz F, Davies J |
| Source: TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY Volume: 8 Issue: 3 Pages: 128-133 Published: MAR 2000 |
| Times Cited: 123 References: 39 |
| Abstract: In bacteria, horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is widely recognized as the mechanism responsible for the widespread distribution of antibiotic resistance genes, gene clusters encoding biodegradative pathways and pathogenicity determinants. We propose that HGT is also responsible for speciation and sub-speciation in bacteria, and that HGT mechanisms exist in eukaryotes. |
| Document Type: Review |
| Language: English |
| Reprint Address: de la Cruz, F (reprint author), Univ Cantabria, Dept Biol Mol, CIB, Unidad Asociada, E-39005 Santander, Spain |
Addresses:
1. Univ Cantabria, Dept Biol Mol, CIB, Unidad Asociada, E-39005 Santander, Spain
2. Univ British Columbia, Dept Microbiol & Immunol, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3 Canada |
| Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE LONDON, 84 THEOBALDS RD, LONDON WC1X 8RR, ENGLAND |
| Subject Category: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; Microbiology |
| IDS Number: 292JB |
| ISSN: 0966-842X |
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