Journal article
Gene amelioration demonstrated: the journey of nascent genes in bacteria
Abstract
Gene amelioration is the hypothesis that genes acquired via lateral gene transfer will, over time, acquire the molecular characteristics of the host genome. Species for which multiple strains have been sequenced permit a demonstration that this hypothesis is correct. We use 7 sequenced genomes of Streptococcus pyogenes and 6 sequenced genomes of Staphylococcus aureus to illustrate the action of amelioration on these genomes.
Authors
Marri PR; Golding GB
Journal
Genome, Vol. 51, No. 2, pp. 164–168
Publisher
Canadian Science Publishing
Publication Date
2 2008
DOI
10.1139/g07-105
ISSN
0831-2796