Lateral gene transfer and the nature of bacterial innovation Export

@article{citeulike:227017, abstract = {Unlike eukaryotes, which evolve principally through the modification of existing genetic information, bacteria have obtained a significant proportion of their genetic diversity through the acquisition of sequences from distantly related organisms. Horizontal gene transfer produces extremely dynamic genomes in which substantial amounts of DNA are introduced into and deleted from the chromosome. These lateral transfers have effectively changed the ecological and pathogenic character of bacterial species.}, address = {Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona, Tucson 85721-0088, USA.}, author = {Ochman, Howard and Lawrence, Jeffrey G. and Groisman, Eduardo A.}, citeulike-article-id = {227017}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/35012500}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/405299a0}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10830951}, citeulike-linkout-3 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=10830951}, day = {18}, doi = {10.1038/35012500}, issn = {0028-0836}, journal = {Nature}, keywords = {gene, horizontal, transfer}, month = {May}, number = {6784}, pages = {299--304}, posted-at = {2009-01-14 18:10:47}, priority = {3}, publisher = {Nature Publishing Group}, title = {Lateral gene transfer and the nature of bacterial innovation}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/35012500}, volume = {405}, year = {2000} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:227017 L3 - citeulike-article-id:227017 N2 - Unlike eukaryotes, which evolve principally through the modification of existing genetic information, bacteria have obtained a significant proportion of their genetic diversity through the acquisition of sequences from distantly related organisms. Horizontal gene transfer produces extremely dynamic genomes in which substantial amounts of DNA are introduced into and deleted from the chromosome. These lateral transfers have effectively changed the ecological and pathogenic character of bacterial species. IS - 6784 JF - Nature SN - 0028-0836 AD - Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona, Tucson 85721-0088, USA. EP - 304 TI - Lateral gene transfer and the nature of bacterial innovation PB - Nature Publishing Group VL - 405 SP - 299 KW - gene KW - horizontal KW - transfer AU - Ochman, Howard AU - Lawrence, Jeffrey AU - Groisman, Eduardo PY - 2000/05/18/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/35012500 ER -