What Is Speciation?
Concepts and definitions of species have been debated by generations of biologists and remain controversial. Microbes pose a particular challenge because of their genetic diversity, asexual reproduction, and often promiscuous horizontal gene transfer (HGT). However, microbes also present an opportun...
Main Authors: | B Jesse Shapiro, Jean-Baptiste Leducq, James Mallet |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2016-03-01
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Series: | PLoS Genetics |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4816541?pdf=render |
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