Selfish, promiscuous and sometimes useful: how mobile genetic elements drive horizontal gene transfer in microbial populations

Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) drives microbial adaptation but is often under the control of mobile genetic elements (MGEs) whose interests are not necessarily aligned with those of their hosts. In general, transfer is costly to the donor cell while potentially beneficial to the recipients. The dive...

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Published in:Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. B 2022-10, Vol.377 (1861), p.1-11
Main Authors: Haudiquet, Matthieu, de Sousa, Jorge Moura, Touchon, Marie, Rocha, Eduardo P. C.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Biodiversity
Life Sciences
Microbiology and Parasitology
Populations and Evolution
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