Journal
FEBS JOURNAL
Volume 286, Issue 20, Pages 3959-3967Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/febs.15054
Keywords
horizontal gene transfer; human managed environments; human microbiome; nutritional adaptations; pathogenicity determinants; resistome; somatic gene transfer
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- Spain DGI [CGL2016-75262-P]
- postdoctoral contract (Submodality 5.2.A) - Research Plan of the University of Cordoba
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Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is widespread among prokaryotes driving their evolution. In this paper, we review the potential impact in humans of the HGT between prokaryotes living in close association with humans in two scenarios: horizontal transfer in human microbiomes and transfer between microbes living in human managed environments. Although our vision is focused on the possible impact of these transfers in the propagation of antibiotic resistance genes or pathogenicity determinants, we also discuss possible human physiological adaptations via gene transfer between resident and occasional bacteria in the human microbiome.
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