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NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY
卷 10, 期 7, 页码 472-482出版社
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/nrmicro2802
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- National Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada
- Newfoundland and Labrador Research and Development Corporation
- West Virginia University (Morgantown, USA) startup funds
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Horizontal gene transfer is important in the evolution of bacterial and archaeal genomes. An interesting genetic exchange process is carried out by diverse phage-like gene transfer agents (GTAs) that are found in a wide range of prokaryotes. Although GTAs resemble phages, they lack the hallmark capabilities that define typical phages, and they package random pieces of the producing cell's genome. In this Review, we discuss the defining characteristics of the GTAs that have been identified to date, along with potential functions for these agents and the possible evolutionary forces that act on the genes involved in their production.
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