Evolutionary genomics: Thermotoga heats up lateral gene transfer

Authors
Logsdon, JM Faguy, DM
Citation
Jm. Logsdon et Dm. Faguy, Evolutionary genomics: Thermotoga heats up lateral gene transfer, CURR BIOL, 9(19), 1999, pp. R747-R751
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Experimental Biology
Journal title
CURRENT BIOLOGY
ISSN journal
09609822 → ACNP
Volume
9
Issue
19
Year of publication
1999
Pages
R747 - R751
Database
ISI
SICI code
0960-9822(19991007)9:19<R747:EGTHUL>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
The complete sequence of the bacterium Thermotoga maritima genome has revea led a large fraction of genes most closely related to those of archaeal spe cies. This adds to the accumulating evidence that lateral gene transfer is a potent evolutionary force in prokaryotes, though questions of its magnitu de remain.