TY - CHAP
T1 - The effect of codon usage on the success of horizontal gene transfer
AU - Tuller, Tamir
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2013 Springer Science+Business Media New York. All rights reserved.
PY - 2013/5/1
Y1 - 2013/5/1
N2 - Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is a central determinant of prokaryotic evolution. It was demonstrated that organisms with similar codon bias tend to be involved in more HGTs. Thus, dissimilarity in codon bias seems to be a central barrier to HGT. In this chapter, we will review the mechanisms by which codon bias contributes to the success of HGT. We also discuss the possibility that frequent HGT contributes to codon bias similarity within a microbial community, and the ramifications of these associations.
AB - Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is a central determinant of prokaryotic evolution. It was demonstrated that organisms with similar codon bias tend to be involved in more HGTs. Thus, dissimilarity in codon bias seems to be a central barrier to HGT. In this chapter, we will review the mechanisms by which codon bias contributes to the success of HGT. We also discuss the possibility that frequent HGT contributes to codon bias similarity within a microbial community, and the ramifications of these associations.
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U2 - 10.1007/978-1-4614-7780-8_8
DO - 10.1007/978-1-4614-7780-8_8
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AN - SCOPUS:84929662240
SN - 1461477794
SN - 9781461477792
VL - 9781461477808
SP - 147
EP - 158
BT - Lateral Gene Transfer in Evolution
PB - Springer New York
ER -