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Transferred interbacterial antagonism genes augment eukaryotic innate immune function
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https://doi.org/10.1038/nature13965Abstract
Documented cases of horizontal gene transfer from bacteria to eukaryotes are rare, but now, not only is a new class of transferred genes identified, the function of one representative is also demonstrated in its new setting, where it controls bacterial growth.
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