DISTANT GENE SWAPS. “The GTAs then infect other bacteria or archaea, and the transferred DNA integrates into the recipient genome. In marine bacterial communities, the rate of GTA-mediated gene transfer appears to be quite high and often involves distantly related organisms.” (GTAs = gene transfer agents).
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Nigel Fleming
September 21, 2022