title: Retrotransfer or gene capture: a feature of conjugative plasmids, with ecological and evolutionary significance.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Génétique des Prokaryotes, Université Libre de Bruxelles, IBMM, B-6041-Gosselies, Belgium1.
authors.forename: Cedric
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Szpirer
authors.affiliation: Laboratory for Microbial Ecology and Technology, University of Gent, B-9000 Gent, Belgium2.
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Top
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Génétique des Prokaryotes, Université Libre de Bruxelles, IBMM, B-6041-Gosselies, Belgium1.
authors.forename: Martine
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Couturier
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Microbiology, Radioactive Waste & Clean-up Division, Center of Studies for Nuclear Energy, SCK/CEN, B-2400 Mol, Belgium4.|Environmental Technology, Flemish Institute for Technological Research, VITO, B-2400 Mol, Belgium3.|Laboratoire de Génétique des Prokaryotes, Université Libre de Bruxelles, IBMM, B-6041-Gosselies, Belgium1.
authors.forename: Max
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mergeay
mesh_terms: D005075:Biological Evolution; D002876:Chromosomes, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D003227:Conjugation, Genetic; D004463:Ecology; D018014:Gene Transfer Techniques; D010957:Plasmids / Q000235:genetics*