The gene cassette metagenome is a basic resource for bacterial genome evolution
Open Access
- 25 April 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Environmental Microbiology
- Vol. 5 (5) , 383-394
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1462-2920.2003.00429.x
Abstract
Lateral gene transfer has been proposed as a fundamental process underlying bacterial diversity. Transposons, plasmids and phage are widespread and have been shown to significantly contribute to late...Keywords
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