2014
Detecting rare gene transfer events in bacterial populations
Nielsen KM, Bøhn T, Townsend JP. Detecting rare gene transfer events in bacterial populations. Frontiers In Microbiology 2014, 4: 415. PMID: 24432015, PMCID: PMC3882822, DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2013.00415.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHorizontal gene transferHGT eventsHost fitnessBacterial populationsDetection of HGTNew hostPopulation sizeGene transfer eventsKey population genetics parametersStrong positive selectionPopulation genetic parametersGene transfer mechanismsPopulation genetic modelingLarge population sizesGenetic diversityRelative population sizeGenetic compatibilityHGT ratesPositive selectionGenetic variationMutational processesNovel functionDonor organismHighlight knowledge gapsStructured populations
2012
Assessing the Probability of Detection of Horizontal Gene Transfer Events in Bacterial Populations
Townsend JP, Bøhn T, Nielsen KM. Assessing the Probability of Detection of Horizontal Gene Transfer Events in Bacterial Populations. Frontiers In Microbiology 2012, 3: 27. PMID: 22363321, PMCID: PMC3282476, DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2012.00027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHorizontal gene transfer eventsGene transfer eventsHGT eventsBacterial populationsPopulation genetics theoryTransfer eventsPopulation genetic modelingLevels of selectionBacterial generation timesGenetic driftNatural selectionInitial transformantsGenetic theoryExogenous DNAAntibiotic resistance genesGenetic materialResistance genesStructured populationsImmediate offspringBacterial genotypesGeneration timeHGTBacteriaDNAGrowth dynamics