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Tannier et al. simulated horizontal gene transfer (HGT) with ghost lineages, finding that, when only 1% of potential donors are sampled, ca. 50% of SPR-inferred HGTs misidentify donors.

🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf128

#evobio #HGT

Tannier et al. simulated horizontal gene transfer (HGT) with ghost lineages, finding that, when only 1% of potential donors are sampled, ca. 50% of SPR-inferred HGTs misidentify donors.

🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf128

#evobio #HGT

The #diatom genus Nitzschia lost photosynthesis to become free-living heterotrophs. This study shows how #HGT from marine bacteria, followed by #GeneDuplication & #neofunctionalization, allowed them to catabolize #alginate & live off brown algal polysaccharides @PLOSBiology https://plos.io/41WaW8e

The #diatom genus Nitzschia lost photosynthesis to become free-living heterotrophs. This study shows how #HGT from marine bacteria, followed by #GeneDuplication & #neofunctionalization, allowed them to catabolize #alginate & live off brown algal polysaccharides @PLOSBiology https://plos.io/41WaW8e

I’m listening to the dance mix of the revolution.
#music #coup #HostileGovernmentTakeover #EDM #HGT #AGiftFromTodd #VinnyMarchi
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PuWVgVkMiHE&pp=ygUgaG9zdGlsZSBnb3Zlcm5tZW50IHRha2VvdmVyIHNvbmc%3D

I’m listening to the dance mix of the revolution.
#music #coup #HostileGovernmentTakeover #EDM #HGT #AGiftFromTodd #VinnyMarchi
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PuWVgVkMiHE&pp=ygUgaG9zdGlsZSBnb3Zlcm5tZW50IHRha2VvdmVyIHNvbmc%3D

Historical outbreaks of #CoffeeWilt disease linked to gene transfer from another fungus https://phys.org/news/2024-12-historical-outbreaks-coffee-wilt-disease.html

Horizontal transfers between fungal #Fusarium species contributed to successive outbreaks of #coffee wilt disease: Lily Peck et al. https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3002480

"The #fungus that causes coffee wilt disease repeatedly took up segments of DNA from a related fungal pathogen, which contributed to successive outbreaks of the disease."

#Fungi #PlantPathology #LGT #HGT #Evolution #Biology

Historical outbreaks of #CoffeeWilt disease linked to gene transfer from another fungus https://phys.org/news/2024-12-historical-outbreaks-coffee-wilt-disease.html

Horizontal transfers between fungal #Fusarium species contributed to successive outbreaks of #coffee wilt disease: Lily Peck et al. https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3002480

"The #fungus that causes coffee wilt disease repeatedly took up segments of DNA from a related fungal pathogen, which contributed to successive outbreaks of the disease."

#Fungi #PlantPathology #LGT #HGT #Evolution #Biology

#Genetic analyses show how #symbiotic #bacteria in #termite #gut has changed over course of #evolution.

#microbiome #endomicrobia #genome #hgt #flagellates

https://phys.org/news/2024-05-genetic-analyses-symbiotic-bacteria-termite.html

#Genetic analyses show how #symbiotic #bacteria in #termite #gut has changed over course of #evolution.

#microbiome #endomicrobia #genome #hgt #flagellates

https://phys.org/news/2024-05-genetic-analyses-symbiotic-bacteria-termite.html

How do "ghost" lineages impact use of branch length methods to infer timing of #HGT events? @toni_gabaldon &co discuss key considerations regarding the potential effect of such missing lineages: https://plos.io/4crpJLl Response by @damdevienne &co: https://plos.io/49YqVEl

How do "ghost" lineages impact use of branch length methods to infer timing of #HGT events? @toni_gabaldon &co discuss key considerations regarding the potential effect of such missing lineages: https://plos.io/4crpJLl Response by @damdevienne &co: https://plos.io/49YqVEl

It's official, the final version of our newest research is out in The ISME Journal: "Bacteria use a catabolic patchwork pathway of apparently recent origin for degradation of the synthetic buffer compound TRIS"

Read all about how #Pseudomonas and other #bacteria have learned to eat our well-beloved #TRIS buffer.

https://doi.org/10.1093/ismejo/wrad023

#microbiology #catabolism #ISME #HGT #plasmid #OA #evolution

Ich bin gerade in der RB 14322 von #HGT nach #HBS in der /NI:RB46 auf der $1920 und $1812 #travelynx https://travelynx.de/status/nortix/1695301080

Ever wondered why your #TRIS-buffered solutions turn turbid on the shelf so quickly? Look no further, it’s #pseudomonas. new study from our lab out as a preprint describing a complete TRIS degradation pathway in #bacteria https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.08.01.551466v1.abstract?%3Fcollection= #microbiology #HGT #biorxiv

Excellent opportunity for anyone wanting to undertake a postdoc in #phage research, with Professor Andrey Shkoporov https://twitter.com/AShkoporov at University College Cork. Contact Andrey directly about this position.

#microbiome #virome #HGT

This is super cool... and a great example of Horizontal Gene Transfer #HGT https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2305871120

Empirical Evidence That Complexity Limits Horizontal Gene Transfer 

https://academic.oup.com/gbe/article/15/6/evad089/7180211?login=false

#genomics #evolution #HGT

Empirical Evidence That Complexity Limits Horizontal Gene Transfer 

https://academic.oup.com/gbe/article/15/6/evad089/7180211?login=false

#genomics #evolution #HGT

Gene Transfer in the Ocean

by Mechas
When it comes to generating variability in genes and functions, microbes are at the top of the list. Much of their genome plasticity and capacity to adapt to changing environments is driven by horizontal gene transfer (HGT), the acquisition of genetic information from other cells rather than from vertical inheritance upon division.

Read more → https://schaechter.asmblog.org/schaechter/2023/05/gene-transfer-in-the-ocean.html

#microbiology #HGT

Gene Transfer in the Ocean

by Mechas
When it comes to generating variability in genes and functions, microbes are at the top of the list. Much of their genome plasticity and capacity to adapt to changing environments is driven by horizontal gene transfer (HGT), the acquisition of genetic information from other cells rather than from vertical inheritance upon division.

Read more → https://schaechter.asmblog.org/schaechter/2023/05/gene-transfer-in-the-ocean.html

#microbiology #HGT

We wrote a short perspective on the ongoing debate about evolutionary forces shaping microbial pangenomes @GenomeBiolEvol Take home: Be clear what you are talking about and take care to consider all relevant processes
https://academic.oup.com/gbe/advance-article/doi/10.1093/gbe/evad067/7137407
#Evolution #Pangenomes #HGT #NaturalSelection #PopulationGenetics

We wrote a short perspective on the ongoing debate about evolutionary forces shaping microbial pangenomes @GenomeBiolEvol Take home: Be clear what you are talking about and take care to consider all relevant processes
https://academic.oup.com/gbe/advance-article/doi/10.1093/gbe/evad067/7137407
#Evolution #Pangenomes #HGT #NaturalSelection #PopulationGenetics

In their new #JIPB Commentary, Wang et al. bring us up to date on who's related to who and how in the #plant world. Don't miss "Horizontal #gene transfer: Driving the #evolution and #adaptation of plants"
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13407
@wileyplantsci
#PlantScience #HGT #diversification

New paper with @CCWendling Co-transfer of functionally interdependent genes contributes to genome mosaicism in lambdoid phages - we use an approach that does not rely on the core genome phylogeny to infer gene transfers, and then detect co-transferred genes in lambdoid phages, we highlight known and novel co-transfer examples

#phage #evolution #recombination #HGT #Epistasis
https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/mgen/10.1099/mgen.0.000915

Just finished reading The Role of the Environment in Horizontal Gene Transfer - they describe the fitness effects of horizontally transferred genes #HGT depending on 6 environments. The distribution of fitness effects #DFE is comparable across the environment, but some genes can have highly variable fitness, especially the deleterious genes, compared to nearly neutral or nearly lethal genes. This is an important paper given we know so little about the #DFE of #HGT events https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msac220

Just finished reading The Role of the Environment in Horizontal Gene Transfer - they describe the fitness effects of horizontally transferred genes #HGT depending on 6 environments. The distribution of fitness effects #DFE is comparable across the environment, but some genes can have highly variable fitness, especially the deleterious genes, compared to nearly neutral or nearly lethal genes. This is an important paper given we know so little about the #DFE of #HGT events https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msac220