Protist Evolution: Stealing Genes to Gut It Out.
The amount and evolutionary impact of horizontal gene transfer in eukaryotes remain contentious issues. A new phylogenomic study suggests that gene transfer from prokaryotes has contributed significantly to the adaptation and metabolic evolution of Blastocystis, the most widespread human gut eukaryotic parasite.
Ecologie Systématique Evolution, CNRS, Université Paris-Sud, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, 91400, Orsay, France. Electronic address: david.moreira@u-psud.fr.
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Moreira
Ecologie Systématique Evolution, CNRS, Université Paris-Sud, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, 91400, Orsay, France.
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López-García
D000818:Animals; D016844:Blastocystis / Q000235:genetics*; D056890:Eukaryota / Q000235:genetics*; D022761:Gene Transfer, Horizontal; D006801:Humans; D010271:Parasites; D010802:Phylogeny; D013800:Theft