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SUBMITTER: Fraser C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2220085 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Fraser Christophe C Hanage William P WP Spratt Brian G BG
Science (New York, N.Y.) 20070101 5811
Genetic surveys reveal the diversity of bacteria and lead to the questioning of species concepts used to categorize bacteria. One difficulty in defining bacterial species arises from the high rates of recombination that results in the transfer of DNA between relatively distantly related bacteria. Barriers to this process, which could be used to define species naturally, are not apparent. Here, we review conceptual models of bacterial speciation and describe our computer simulations of speciation ...[more]