Functional horizontal gene transfer from bacteria to eukaryotes

Nature Reviews Microbiology 16, 67 (2018). doi:10.1038/nrmicro.2017.137 Authors: Filip Husnik & John P. McCutcheon Bacteria influence eukaryotic biology as parasitic, commensal or beneficial symbionts. Aside from these organismal interactions, bacteria have also been important sources of new genetic sequences through horizontal gene transfer (HGT) for eukaryotes. In this Review, we focus on gene transfers from bacteria to eukaryotes, discuss
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