Journal article
Horizontal DNA transfer mechanisms of bacteria as weapons of intragenomic conflict
- Abstract:
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Horizontal DNA transfer (HDT) is a pervasive mechanism of diversification in many microbial species, but its primary evolutionary role remains controversial. Much recent research has emphasised the adaptive benefit of acquiring novel DNA, but here we argue instead that intragenomic conflict provides a coherent framework for understanding the evolutionary origins of HDT. To test this hypothesis, we developed a mathematical model of a clonally descended bacterial population undergoing HDT throu...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher:
- Public Library of Science Publisher's website
- Journal:
- PLoS Biology Journal website
- Volume:
- 14
- Issue:
- 3
- Pages:
- e1002394
- Publication date:
- 2016-03-02
- Acceptance date:
- 2016-01-29
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1545-7885
- ISSN:
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1544-9173
- Pmid:
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26934590
- Source identifiers:
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609514
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- Language:
- English
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- Pubs id:
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pubs:609514
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uuid:b399ae13-09da-43a9-b72d-8fb5f816a9bf
- Local pid:
- pubs:609514
- Deposit date:
- 2017-01-03
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- Copyright holder:
- Croucher et al
- Copyright date:
- 2016
- Notes:
- © 2016 Croucher et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
- Licence:
- CC Attribution (CC BY)
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