Bacterial evolution in the oral microbiome: the role of conjugative elements and horizontal gene transfer

ABSTRACT As one of the most diverse bacterial populations within the human body, the oral microbiome encodes a wealth of genetic information. Horizontal gene transfer, driven by mobile genetic elements, takes advantage of this information to influence bacterial evolution and the spread of phenotypes...

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Published in:	Journal of Bacteriology
Main Authors:	Allison J. Renno, Robert C. Shields, Lisa K. McLellan
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	American Society for Microbiology 2025-07-01
Subjects:	gene transfer conjugation oral microbiology microbial communities
Online Access:	https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/jb.00066-25