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Mechanisms of gene flow in archaea

Nature Reviews Microbiology, ISSN: 1740-1534, Vol: 15, Issue: 8, Page: 492-501
2017
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  • Citations
    82
  • Captures
    284
  • Mentions
    3
    • News Mentions
      2
      • News
        2
    • References
      1
      • Wikipedia
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Review Description

Archaea are diverse, ecologically important, single-celled microorganisms. They have unique functions and features, such as methanogenesis and the composition of their cell envelope, although many characteristics are shared with the other domains of life, either through ancestry or through promiscuous horizontal gene transfer. The exchange of genetic material is a major driving force for genome evolution across the tree of life and has a role in archaeal speciation, adaptation and maintenance of diversity. In this Review, we discuss our current knowledge of archaeal mechanisms of DNA transfer and highlight the role of gene transfer in archaeal evolution.

Bibliographic Details

Wagner, Alexander; Whitaker, Rachel J.; Krause, David J.; Heilers, Jan-Hendrik; van Wolferen, Marleen; van der Does, Chris; Albers, Sonja-Verena

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine

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