Integration of a laterally acquired gene into a cell network important for growth in a strain of <it>Vibrio rotiferianus</it>
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Lateral Gene Transfer (LGT) is a major contributor to bacterial evolution and up to 25% of a bacterium's genome may have been acquired by this process over evolutionary periods of time. Successful LGT requires both the physical...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-11-01
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| Series: | BMC Microbiology |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/11/253 |