Widespread Horizontal Gene Transfer from Circular Single-stranded DNA Viruses to Eukaryotic Genomes

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In addition to vertical transmission, organisms can also acquire genes from other distantly related species or from their extra-chromosomal elements (plasmids and viruses) via horizontal gene transfer (HGT). It has been suggested tha...

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Main Authors: Xie Jiatao, Yu Xiao, Li Bo, Fu Yanping, Liu Huiquan, Cheng Jiasen, Ghabrial Said A, Li Guoqing, Yi Xianhong, Jiang Daohong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-09-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/11/276