Horizontal Gene Transfer, 2nd ed.

Horizontal gene transfer is the transfer of genetic material between distinct species, a process that plays a major role in the evolution of the genome. Evidence for the transfer of genes singly and in modular groups between lower and higher organisms has been mounting. This edition has been organized to provide up-to-date coverage of important discoveries. Prominent gene transfer and genome analytical scientists detail experimental evidence for the phenomenon of horizontal gene transfer and discusses further evidence provided by the recent completion of genomic sequences from Archea, Bacteria, and Eucarya members