The book focuses on the evolutionary impact of horizontal gene transfer processes on pathogenicity, environmental adaptation and biological speciation. Newly acquired genetic material has been considered as a driving force in evolution for prokaryotic genomes for many years, with recent technical developments advancing this field further. However, the extent and implications of gene transfer between prokaryotes and eukaryotes still raise controversies. This multi-authored volume introduces various means by which DNA can be exchanged, covers gene transfer between prokaryotes and their viruses as well as between bacteria and eukaryotes, such as fungi, plants and animals, and addresses the role of horizontal gene transfer in human diseases. Aspects discussed also include the relevance for virulence and drug resistance development on one hand, and for the occurrence of naturally derived antibiotics and other secondary metabolites on the other hand. This book offers new insights to anyone interested in genome evolution and the exchange of DNA between the different domains of life, the genetic toolkit for adaptation and the emergence of multidrug resistant bacteria.
Horizontal Gene Transfer in Bacteria, an Overview of the Mechanisms Involved
Tomás González Villa, Lucía Feijoo Siota, A. Sánchez Pérez, JL. R. Rama, C. Sieiro
Alternative Ways to Exchange DNA: Unconventional Conjugation Among Bacteria
Horizontal Gene Transfer Between Bacteriophages and Bacteria: Antibiotic Resistances and Toxin Production
Tomás González Villa, Lucía Feijoo Siota, JL. R. Rama, A. Sánchez Pérez, Miguel Viñas Ciordia
Photobacterium damselae: How Horizontal Gene Transfer Shaped Two Different Pathogenic Lifestyles in a Marine Bacterium
Horizontal Gene Transfer in Metazoa: Examples and Methods
Yuki Yoshida, Reuben W. Nowell, Kazuharu Arakawa, Mark Blaxter
The Rhizobiaceae Bacteria Transferring Genes to Higher Plants
Martha Helena Ramírez Bahena, Alvaro Peix, Encarna Velázquez
Role of Horizontal Gene Transfer in Evolution of the Plant Genome
Nageswara Rao Reddy Neelapu, Malay Ranjan Mishra, Titash Dutta, Surekha Challa
Fungal Horizontal Gene Transfer: A History Beyond the Phylogenetic Kingdoms
Carlos Barreiro Méndez, Santiago Gutiérrez, Elías Rodríguez Olivera
Transfer of Secondary Metabolite Gene Clusters: Assembly and Reorganization of the β-Lactam Gene Cluster from Bacteria to Fungi and Arthropods
Horizontal Gene Transfer Among Neisseria Species and Humans
Sandra Sánchez Poza, Trinidad de Miguel Bouzas, Tomás González Villa, Andrew Richard Gorringe, I. M. Feavers
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