Horizontal gene transfer : genomes in flux / edited by Maria Boekels Gogarten, Johann Peter Gogarten, and Lorraine Olendzenski.

Other author Gogarten, Maria Boekels, 1955-
Other author Gogarten, J. Peter.
Other author Olendzenski, Lorraine.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York , NY : Humana Press, ©2009.
Descriptionxix, 551 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm.
Subjects

SeriesMethods in molecular biology, 1064-3745 ; 532
Springer protocols
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) v. 532. ^A682607
Springer protocols (Series) ^A997552
Contents Gene transfer: who benefits? / L. Olendzenski and J.P. Gogarten -- Defining the mobilome / J.L. Siefert -- The interplay of homologous recombination and horizontal gene transfer in bacterial speciation / J.G. Lawrence and A.C. Retchless -- Epistemological impacts of horizontal gene transfer on classification in microbiology / E. Bapteste and Y. Boucher -- Persistence mechanisms of conjugative plasmids / M.I. Bahl, L.H. Hansen and S.J. Sorensen -- The integron/gene cassette system: an active player in bacterial adaptation / M. Labbate, R.J. Case and H.W. Stokes -- Ancient gene transfer as a tool in phylogenetic reconstruction / J. Huang and J.P. Gogarten -- The tree of life viewed through the contents of genomes / C.H. House -- Horizontal gene transfer and the evolution of methanogenic pathways / G. Fournier -- Genome acquisition in horizontal gene transfer: symbiogenesis and macromolecular sequence analysis / L. Margulis -- Detection and quantitative assessment of horizontal gene transfer / O. Zhaxybayeva -- Composition-based methods to identify horizontal gene transfer / D. Cortez ... [et al.] -- Testing phylogenetic methods to identify horizontal gene transfer / M. Poptsova -- Untangling hybrid phylogenetic signals: horizontal gene transfer and artifacts of phylogenetic reconstruction / R.G. Beiko and M.A. Ragan -- Construction and use of flow cytometry optimized plasmid-sensor strains / M.I. Bahl ... [et al.] -- Experimental evolution of an essential Bacillus gene in an E. coli host / M. Larios-Sanz and M. Travisano -- Mass action models describing extant horizontal transfer of plasmids: inferences and parameter sensitivities / B.F. Smets and L. Lardon -- Interdomain transfers of sugar transporters overcome barriers to gene expression / K.M. Noll and K. Thirangoon --
Contents The role of horizontal gene transfer in photosynthesis, oxygen production, and oxygen tolerance / J. Raymond -- Horizontal gene transfer in cyanobacterial signature genes / S. Yerrapragada, J.L. Siefert and G.E. Fox -- Population genomics and the bacterial species concept / M.A. Riley and M. Lizotte-Waniewski -- A critique of prokaryotic species concepts / R.T. Papke -- What antimicrobial resistance has taught us about horizontal gene transfer / M. Barlow -- Potential for horizontal gene transfer in microbial communities of the terrestrial subsurface / J.M. Coombs -- Horizontal gene transfer and mobile genetic elements in marine systems / P.A. Sobecky and T.H. Hazen -- Horizontal gene transfer in metal and radionuclide contaminated soils / P.A. Sobecky and J.M. Coombs -- Horizontal gene transfer between microbial eukaryotes / J.O. Andersson -- Horizontal gene transfer in eukaryotic parasites: a case study of entamoeba histolytica and trichomonas vaginalis / U.C. Alsmark ... [et al.] -- Role of horizontal gene transfer in the evolution of photosynthetic eukaryotes and their plastids / P.J. Keeling -- Role of horizontal gene transfer in the evolution of plant parasitism among nematodes / M. Mitreva, G. Smant and J. Helder.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2009920326
ISBN1603278524
ISBN9781603278522 :

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