BookUri Gophna, editor.
Summary: "Although the phenomenon of lateral gene transfer has been known since the 1940s, it was the genomics era that has really revealed the extent and many facets of this evolutionary/genetic phenomenon. Even in the early 2000s with but a handful of genomes available, it became clear that the nature of microorganisms is full of genetic exchange between lineages that are sometimes far apart. The years following this saw an explosion of genomic data, which shook the "tree of life" and also raised doubts about the most appropriate species concepts for prokaryotes. This book represents the manyfold contributions of LGT to the evolution of micro and, to an extent, macroorganisms by focusing on the areas where it has the largest impact: metabolic innovations and adaptations and speciation." Back cover.
Contents:
Part 1. LGT-Driven Metabolic Innovations and Adaptations
Lateral Gene Transfer and the Synthesis of Thymidine
Lateral Gene Transfer and the Evolution of Photosynthesis in Eukaryotes
On the Eco-evolutionary Relationships of Fresh and Salt Water Bacteria and the Role of Gene Transfer in their Adaptation
Mobilized Integrons: Team Players In The Spread of Antibiotic Resistance Genes
Plasmids of the bovine Rumen
Part 2. The Integration of New Genes into Existing Networks
Lateral Gene Transfer and Cellular Networks
The Complexity Hypothesis and Other Connectivity Barriers to Lateral Gene Transfer
How Codon Usage Shapes Gene Transfer and Vice Versa
Part 3. Inter-domain Gender Transfer
Lateral Gene Transfer in Animals
Gene Transfer and the Chimeric Nature of Eukaryotic Genomes
Gene transfer from Eukaryotes to Legionella
Application of a new Mapping Algorithm to Reevaluate Evidence of Interdomain Horizontal Gene Transfer in the Genome of Thermotoga Maritime
Part 4. LGT, Speciation and the Tree/Web of Life
Gradual Speciation and its Implications for the Tree of Life
Biased Gene Transfer Contributes to Maintaining the Tree of Life
Speciation in the Shadow of Recombination and Lateral Gene Transfer
Index.