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Part I / Introduction
1-1
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Gene Transfer: Who Benefits?
Lorraine Olendzenski and Johann Peter Gogarten
Part II / Definitions, Philosophy, and Implications of HGT
11-11
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Defining the Mobilome
Janet L. Siefert
29-53
The Interplay of Homologous Recombination and Horizontal Gene Transfer in Bacterial Speciation
Jeffrey G. Lawrence and Adam C. Retchless
55-72
Epistemological Impacts of Horizontal Gene Transfer on Classification in Microbiology
Eric Bapteste and Yan Boucher
73-102
Persistence Mechanisms of Conjugative Plasmids
Martin Iain Bahl, Lars Hestbjerg Hansen and Søren J. Sørensen
103-125
The Integron/Gene Cassette System: An Active Player in Bacterial Adaptation
Maurizio Labbate, Rebecca Josephine Case and Hatch W. Stokes
127-139
Ancient Gene Transfer as a Tool in Phylogenetic Reconstruction
Jinling Huang and Johann Peter Gogarten
141-161
The Tree of Life Viewed Through the Contents of Genomes
Christopher H. House
163-179
Horizontal Gene Transfer and the Evolution of Methanogenic Pathways
Greg Fournier
181-191
Genome Acquisition in Horizontal Gene Transfer: Symbiogenesis and Macromolecular Sequence Analysis
Lynn Margulis
Part III / Methods
193-193
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Open AccessDetection and Quantitative Assessment of Horizontal Gene Transfer
Olga Zhaxybayeva
215-225
Open AccessComposition-Based Methods to Identify Horizontal Gene Transfer
Diego Cortez, Luis Delaye, Antonio Lazcano and Arturo Becerra
227-240
Testing Phylogenetic Methods to Identify Horizontal Gene Transfer
Maria Poptsova
241-256
Untangling Hybrid Phylogenetic Signals: Horizontal Gene Transfer and Artifacts of Phylogenetic Reconstruction
Robert G. Beiko and Mark A. Ragan
257-268
Construction and Use of Flow Cytometry Optimized Plasmid-Sensor Strains
Martin Iain Bahl, Gunnar Oregaard, Søren J. Sørensen and Lars Hestbjerg Hansen
269-287
Experimental Evolution of an Essential Bacillus Gene in an E. coli Host
Maia Larios-Sanz and Michael Travisano
289-305
Mass Action Models Describing Extant Horizontal Transfer of Plasmids: Inferences and Parameter Sensitivities
Barth F. Smets and Laurent Lardon
Part IV / Case Studies
307-307
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Interdomain Transfers of Sugar Transporters Overcome Barriers to Gene Expression
Kenneth M. Noll and Kamolwan Thirangoon
323-338
The Role of Horizontal Gene Transfer in Photosynthesis, Oxygen Production, and Oxygen Tolerance
Jason Raymond
339-366
Horizontal Gene Transfer in Cyanobacterial Signature Genes
Shailaja Yerrapragada, Janet L. Siefert and George E. Fox
367-377
Population Genomics and the Bacterial Species Concept
Margaret A. Riley and Michelle Lizotte-Waniewski
379-395
A Critique of Prokaryotic Species Concepts
R. Thane Papke
397-411
What Antimicrobial Resistance Has Taught Us About Horizontal Gene Transfer
Miriam Barlow
413-433
Potential for Horizontal Gene Transfer in Microbial Communities of the Terrestrial Subsurface
Jonna M. Coombs
435-453
Horizontal Gene Transfer and Mobile Genetic Elements in Marine Systems
Patricia A. Sobecky and Tracy H. Hazen
455-472
Horizontal Gene Transfer in Metal and Radionuclide Contaminated Soils
Patricia A. Sobecky and Jonna M. Coombs
473-487
Horizontal Gene Transfer Between Microbial Eukaryotes
Jan O. Andersson
489-500
Horizontal Gene Transfer in Eukaryotic Parasites: A Case Study of Entamoeba histolytica and Trichomonas vaginalis
U. Cecilia Alsmark, Thomas Sicheritz-Ponten, Peter G. Foster, Robert P. Hirt and T. Martin Embley
501-515
Role of Horizontal Gene Transfer in the Evolution of Photosynthetic Eukaryotes and Their Plastids
Patrick J. Keeling
517-535
Role of Horizontal Gene Transfer in the Evolution of Plant Parasitism Among Nematodes
Makedonka Mitreva, Geert Smant and Johannes Helder
537-551
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