title: The accessory genetic elements of bacteria: existence conditions and (co)evolution.
abstract: The accessory elements of bacteria, transposons, plasmids and phages provide tillable as well as fertile ground for studying the ecology and (co)evolution of parasite and symbiont interactions with their hosts. The recent climate has yielded a bountiful harvest of delicious evolutionary food for thought.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322.
authors.forename: B R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Levin
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000235:genetics*; D001435:Bacteriophages; D005075:Biological Evolution; D004262:DNA Restriction Enzymes; D004251:DNA Transposable Elements; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial / Q000235:genetics; D010957:Plasmids
chemical_list: D004251:DNA Transposable Elements; D004262:DNA Restriction Enzymes