Recombination enhances the adaptive potential of organisms by allowing genetic variants to
be tested on multiple genomic backgrounds. Its distribution in the genome can provide …

Bacteria are nonsexual organisms but are capable of exchanging DNA at diverse degrees
through homologous recombination. Intriguingly, the rates of recombination vary immensely …

In eukaryotes, detailed surveys of recombination rates have shown variation at multiple
genomic scales and the presence of “hotspots” of highly elevated recombination. In bacteria …

Prokaryotic evolution is affected by horizontal transfer of genetic material through
recombination. Inference of an evolutionary tree of bacteria thus relies on accurate …

Background Comparisons of complete bacterial genomes reveal evidence of lateral transfer
of DNA across otherwise clonally diverging lineages. Some lateral transfer events result in …

Genetic exchange plays a defining role in the evolution of many bacteria. The recent
accumulation of nucleotide sequence data from multiple members of diverse bacterial …

Bacteria and archaea reproduce clonally, but sporadically import DNA into their
chromosomes from other organisms. In many of these events, the imported DNA replaces an …

The pervasive nature of bacterial recombination has become clear. Despite this, the
population genetics of bacteria persist in being viewed as simple. Here, I argue against that …

Although recombination is accepted to be common in bacteria, for many species robust
phylogenies with well-resolved branches can be reconstructed from whole genome …

Homologous recombination is the most complex of all recombination events that shape
genomes and produce material for evolution. Homologous recombination events are …