3.1: Horizontal Gene Transfer in Bacteria – Biology LibreTexts<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\nBurmeister, A. R. (2015). Horizontal Gene Transfer. Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health, 2015(1), 193-194. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/emph\/eov018<\/li>\n\n\n\nEmamalipour, M., Seidi, K., Zununi Vahed, S., Jaymand, M., Majdi, H., Amoozgar, Z., Chitkushev, L. T., Javaheri, T., & Zare, P. (2020). Horizontal Gene Transfer: From Evolutionary Flexibility to Disease Progression. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 8, 507646. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/fcell.2020.00229<\/li>\n\n\n\nGriffiths, A. J. F., Miller, J. H., Suzuki, D. T., Lewontin, R. C., Gelbart, W. M. (2000). An introduction to genetic analysis (7th ed.). New York: W. H. Freeman.<\/li>\n\n\n\nHeuer, H., & Smalla, K. (2007). Horizontal gene transfer between bacteria. Environmental Biosafety Research, 6(1-2), 3\u201313. doi:10.1051\/ebr:2007034<\/li>\n\n\n\nhttps:\/\/www.the-scientist.com\/features\/horizontal-gene-transfer-happens-more-often-than-anyone-thought-70118<\/li>\n\n\n\nKeeling, P. J., & Palmer, J. D. (2008). Horizontal gene transfer in eukaryotic evolution. Nature Reviews Genetics, 9(8), 605-618. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/nrg2386<\/li>\n\n\n\nVirolle, C., Goldlust, K., Djermoun, S., Bigot, S., & Lesterlin, C. (2020). Plasmid Transfer by Conjugation in Gram-Negative Bacteria: From the Cellular to the Community Level. Genes, 11(11). https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/genes11111239<\/li>\n\n\n\nYutin, N. (2013). Horizontal Gene Transfer. Brenner\u2019s Encyclopedia of Genetics, 530\u2013532. doi:10.1016\/b978-0-12-374984-0.00735-x<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Horizontal gene transfer (HGT), also known as lateral gene transfer, is the transfer of genetic information between more or less distantly related organisms. It is different from vertical gene transfer, … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":42531,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3934],"tags":[],"custom":{"td_video":"","featured_image":"https:\/\/microbenotes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Horizontal-Gene-Transfer.jpeg","author":{"name":"Sanju Tamang","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f337d733e7b15ac78c15677d4185c8ef?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"categories":[{"term_id":3934,"name":"Biotechnology","slug":"biotechnology","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":3934,"taxonomy":"category","description":"Biotechnology is a branch of biology that deals with the utilization of living beings or living processes for the production of different products that are important for living beings.<\/strong>\r\n\r\n \t- Biotechnology is a fairly emerging discipline that crosses technical processes like manufacturing with biological compounds.<\/li>\r\n \t
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