Detection of Prokaryotic Genes in the Amphimedon queenslandica Genome.

Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is common between prokaryotes and phagotrophic eukaryotes. In metazoans, the scale and significance of HGT remains largely unexplored but is usually linked to a close association with parasites and endosymbionts. Marine sponges (Porifera), which host many microorganism...

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Main Authors: Cecilia Conaco, Pantelis Tsoulfas, Onur Sakarya, Amanda Dolan, John Werren, Kenneth S Kosik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4784904?pdf=render