Industrialization is associated with elevated rates of horizontal gene transfer in the human microbiome
M. Groussin, M. Poyet, A. Sistiaga, S. M. Kearney, K. Moniz, M. Noel, J. Hooker, S. M. Gibbons, L. Segurel, A. Froment, R. Said Mohamed, A. Fezeu, V. A. Juimo, C. Girard, L. T. T. Nguyen, , E. J. Alm
The paper shows that horizontal gene transfer in the human microbiome is more common within the same host and is linked to industrialization and lifestyle factors.
bioRxiv · Jan 28, 2020Microbiology