ASSISTANCE FROM OTHER PLAYERS. “Horizontal transfer of cif genes occurs frequently and sometimes over large phylogenetic distances, sometimes even crossing the bacterial genus boundaries. High rates of horizontal transfer likely result from the cif genes being associated with mobile genetic elements, such as WO prophage sequences, transposons, and plasmids.”
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Nigel Fleming
September 21, 2022