Horizontal gene transfer: genomes in flux

Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) events encompass processes as varied as the exchange of genetic material between microbes coexisting in the same environment, between symbiotic bacteria and their eukaryotic hosts, and the evolution of organelles by symbiosis, in which whole genomes are acquired. In Horizontal Gene Transfer: Genomes in Flux, expert researchers contribute an overview of HGT concepts as well as specific case histories that highlight the most current progress to inspire future work. Divided into three sections, the volume begins with an overview of terminology, concepts and the implications of HGT on current evolutionary thought and philosophy, and continues with methods involvingcomputer and bioinformatics analyses of genomic data as well as molecular biology techniques for identifying, quantifying, and differentiating instances ofHGT. Reviews both wetlab and in silico methods for assessing horizontal gene transfer Brings together the often controversial viewpoints on the impact of HGT on the tree of life and microbial speciation Provides an easily accessible reference volume for the current knowledge of the extent and impact of HGT Covers a wide range of HGT detection methods INDICE: From the contents Gene Transfer: Who Benefits?.- Defining the Mobilome.- The Interplay of Homologous Recombination and Horizontal Gene Transfer in Bacterial Speciation.- Epistemological Impacts of Horizontal Gene Transfer on Classification in Microbiology.- Persistence Mechanisms of Conjugative Plasmids.- The Integron/Gene Cassette System: An Active Player in Bacterial Adaptation.- Ancient Gene Transfer as a Tool in Phylogenetic Reconstruction.- The Tree of Life Viewed Through the Contents of Genomes.- Horizontal Gene Transfer and the Evolution of Methanogenic Pathways.- Genome Acquisition in Horizontal Gene Transfer: Symbiogenesis and Macromolecular Sequence Analysis.- Detection and Quantitative Assessment of Horizontal Gene Transfer.- Testing Composition-Based Methods to Identify Horizontal Gene Transfer.- Testing Phylogenetic Methods to Identify Horizontal GeneTransfer.- Untangling Hybrid Phylogenetic Signals: Horizontal Gene Transfer and Artifacts of Phylogenetic Reconstruction.

• ISBN: 978-1-60327-852-2
• Editorial: Humana
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 500
• Fecha Publicación: 01/02/2009
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés