Is the bacterial chromosome a mobile genetic element?

An outcome of phage infection, lateral transduction, has been shown to mobilize chromosomal genes between bacterial cells at rates that exceed those of mobile genetic elements such as plasmids. Does this mean that the bacterial chromosome should be considered a mobile genetic element?

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Autor principal: James P. J. Hall
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2021
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:66e157e88c42453fa819088e603ae03b2021-11-08T11:11:24ZIs the bacterial chromosome a mobile genetic element?10.1038/s41467-021-26758-y2041-1723https://doaj.org/article/66e157e88c42453fa819088e603ae03b2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-26758-yhttps://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723An outcome of phage infection, lateral transduction, has been shown to mobilize chromosomal genes between bacterial cells at rates that exceed those of mobile genetic elements such as plasmids. Does this mean that the bacterial chromosome should be considered a mobile genetic element?James P. J. HallNature PortfolioarticleScienceQENNature Communications, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-4 (2021)
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Is the bacterial chromosome a mobile genetic element?
description An outcome of phage infection, lateral transduction, has been shown to mobilize chromosomal genes between bacterial cells at rates that exceed those of mobile genetic elements such as plasmids. Does this mean that the bacterial chromosome should be considered a mobile genetic element?
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title Is the bacterial chromosome a mobile genetic element?
title_short Is the bacterial chromosome a mobile genetic element?
title_full Is the bacterial chromosome a mobile genetic element?
title_fullStr Is the bacterial chromosome a mobile genetic element?
title_full_unstemmed Is the bacterial chromosome a mobile genetic element?
title_sort is the bacterial chromosome a mobile genetic element?
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