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The chromosomal organization of horizontal gene transfer in bacteria

Bacterial adaptation is accelerated by the acquisition of novel traits through horizontal gene transfer, but the integration of these genes affects genome organization. We found that transferred genes are concentrated in only ~1% of the chromosomal regions (hotspots) in 80 bacterial species. This co...

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Published in:Nat Commun
Main Authors: Oliveira, Pedro H., Touchon, Marie, Cury, Jean, Rocha, Eduardo P. C.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Nature Publishing Group UK 2017
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5635113/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29018197
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00808-w
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