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Nature Reviews Microbiology 3, 675-678 (September 2005) | doi:10.1038/nrmicro1253
Horizontal gene transfer: perspectives at a crossroads of scientific disciplines
Barth F. Smets1 & Tamar Barkay2
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Abstract
Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) has a crucial role in microbial evolution, in shaping the structure and function of microbial communities and in controlling a myriad of environmental and public-health problems. Here, Barth F. Smets and Tamar Barkay assess the importance of HGT and place the selection of articles in this Focus issue in context.
Author affiliations
- Institute of Environment & Resources, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, DK 2800, Denmark.
- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901, USA.
Correspondence to: Barth F. Smets1 Email: bfs@er.dtu.dk
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