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SUBMITTER: Jalasvuori M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4390439 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Jalasvuori Matti M Koonin Eugene V EV
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 20150219
Prokaryotes harbor a variety of genetic replicators, including plasmids, viruses, and chromosomes, each having different effects on the phenotype of the hosting cell. Here, we propose a classification for replicators of bacteria and archaea on the basis of their horizontal-transfer potential and the type of relationships (mutualistic, symbiotic, commensal, or parasitic) that they have with the host cell vehicle. Horizontal movement of replicators can be either active or passive, reflecting wheth ...[more]