Plasmid-mediated horizontal gene transfer is a coevolutionary process

Trends in Microbiology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 262-267

  Harrison, Ellie ^a   Brockhurst, Michael A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accessory genome; Co adaptation; Coevolution; Conjugative plasmid; Experimental evolution; Mobile genetic element

Indexed keywords

ACCESSORY GENE; ADAPTATION; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM CONJUGATION; COCULTURE; COEVOLUTION; CONJUGATED PLASMID; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; HOST CELL; INTEGRON; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; REVIEW; SALMONELLA;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; BACTERIA; CONJUGATION, GENETIC; ENERGY METABOLISM; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; PLASMIDS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84861666352     PISSN: 0966842X     EISSN: 18784380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2012.04.003     Document Type: Review

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