mobile genetic elements
Evolutionary and Genomic MicrobiologyPotentially Mobile Denitrification Genes Identified in Azospirillum sp. Strain TSH58The evolutionary history of denitrification is complex. While the occurrence of horizontal gene transfer has been suggested for denitrification genes, most studies report circumstantial evidences, such as disagreement between denitrification gene phylogenies and the 16S rRNA gene phylogeny. Based on the comparative genome analyses of Azospirillum sp. denitrifiers, we...
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