Human microbiome: a genetic bazaar for microbes?

Curr Biol. 2012 Jan 10;22(1):R20-2. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2011.11.023.

Abstract

A recent study suggests that lateral gene transfer has been particularly intense among human-associated microbes. What can this tell us about our relationship with our internal microbial world?

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • DNA Transposable Elements
  • Gene Transfer, Horizontal*
  • Humans
  • Metagenome*

Substances

  • DNA Transposable Elements