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Is the bacterial chromosome a mobile genetic element?

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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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  • James P. J. Hall, 2021. "Is the bacterial chromosome a mobile genetic element?," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 12(1), pages 1-4, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:12:y:2021:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-021-26758-y
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-26758-y
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    1. Suzanne Humphrey & Alfred Fillol-Salom & Nuria Quiles-Puchalt & Rodrigo Ibarra-Chávez & Andreas F. Haag & John Chen & José R. Penadés, 2021. "Bacterial chromosomal mobility via lateral transduction exceeds that of classical mobile genetic elements," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 12(1), pages 1-13, December.
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