The chromosomal organization of horizontal gene transfer in bacteria

Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is an important mechanism for genome evolution and adaptation in bacteria. Here, Oliveira and colleagues find HGT hotspots comprising ~ 1% of the chromosomal regions in 80 bacterial species.

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Main Authors:	Pedro H. Oliveira, Marie Touchon, Jean Cury, Eduardo P. C. Rocha
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Nature Publishing Group 2017-10-01
Series:	Nature Communications
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00808-w

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title	The chromosomal organization of horizontal gene transfer in bacteria
title_short	The chromosomal organization of horizontal gene transfer in bacteria
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description	Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is an important mechanism for genome evolution and adaptation in bacteria. Here, Oliveira and colleagues find HGT hotspots comprising ~ 1% of the chromosomal regions in 80 bacterial species.
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The chromosomal organization of horizontal gene transfer in bacteria

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