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Although the phenomenon of lateral gene transfer has been known since the 1940s, it was the genomics era that has really revealed the extent and many facets of this evolutionary/genetic phenomenon. Even in the early 2000s with but a handful of genomes available, it became clear that the nature of microorganisms is full of genetic exchange between lineages that are sometimes far apart. The years following this saw an explosion of genomic data, which shook the "tree of life" and also raised doubts about the most appropriate species concepts for prokaryotes. This book represents the manyfold contributions of LGT to the evolution of micro and, to an extent, macroorganisms by focusing on the areas where it has the largest impact: metabolic innovations and adaptations and speciation.

Genetic transformation --- Evolutionary genetics --- Recombination, Genetic --- Genetic Processes --- Genetic Phenomena --- Phenomena and Processes --- Biological Evolution --- Gene Transfer, Horizontal --- Biology --- Medicine --- Health & Biological Sciences --- Pathology --- Genetics --- Genetic transformation. --- Evolution. --- Gene transfer --- Transformation (Genetics) --- Medicine. --- Human genetics. --- Evolutionary biology. --- Microbial genetics. --- Microbial genomics. --- Biomedicine. --- Human Genetics. --- Microbial Genetics and Genomics. --- Evolutionary Biology. --- Philosophy --- Creation --- Emergence (Philosophy) --- Teleology --- Genetic recombination --- Microbial genetics --- Nucleic acids --- Transfection --- Evolution (Biology). --- Animal evolution --- Animals --- Biological evolution --- Darwinism --- Evolutionary biology --- Evolutionary science --- Origin of species --- Evolution --- Biological fitness --- Homoplasy --- Natural selection --- Phylogeny --- Genomics --- Microorganisms --- Microbiology --- Heredity, Human --- Human biology --- Physical anthropology

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All animals and plants form associations with hundreds or thousands of different beneficial microorganisms. These symbiotic microbes play an important role in the development, adaptation, health and evolution of their hosts. This book brings together a group of diverse biologists to discuss microbial interactions with multicellular life forms including insects, corals, plants, and mammals, including humans. The various mechanisms by which microorganisms benefit their hosts are discussed, including providing essential nutrients, preventing disease, inducing the immune system, and combating stress.  Since the microbiota can be transferred from parent to offspring, it plays an important role in the origin and evolution of animal and plant species. This book should be of interest to the widest range of biological scientists, merging the studies of host and microbial physiology, symbiosis, and the ecology and evolution of symbiotic partners.

Symbiosis --- Microorganisms --- Host-bacteria relationships --- Microbiological Phenomena --- Microbial Interactions --- Biological Processes --- Biological Phenomena --- Phenomena and Processes --- Microbiological Processes --- Earth & Environmental Sciences --- Biology --- Health & Biological Sciences --- Microbiology & Immunology --- Ecology --- Symbiosis. --- Microorganisms. --- Germs --- Micro-organisms --- Microbes --- Microscopic organisms --- Consortism --- Life sciences. --- Evolutionary biology. --- Microbiology. --- Life Sciences. --- Evolutionary Biology. --- Organisms --- Microbiology --- Symbiogenesis --- Evolution (Biology). --- Animal evolution --- Animals --- Biological evolution --- Darwinism --- Evolutionary biology --- Evolutionary science --- Origin of species --- Evolution --- Biological fitness --- Homoplasy --- Natural selection --- Phylogeny --- Microbial biology

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All animals and plants form associations with hundreds or thousands of different beneficial microorganisms. These symbiotic microbes play an important role in the development, adaptation, health and evolution of their hosts. This book brings together a group of diverse biologists to discuss microbial interactions with multicellular life forms including insects, corals, plants, and mammals, including humans. The various mechanisms by which microorganisms benefit their hosts are discussed, including providing essential nutrients, preventing disease, inducing the immune system, and combating stress.  Since the microbiota can be transferred from parent to offspring, it plays an important role in the origin and evolution of animal and plant species. This book should be of interest to the widest range of biological scientists, merging the studies of host and microbial physiology, symbiosis, and the ecology and evolution of symbiotic partners.

Evolution. Phylogeny --- General microbiology --- microbiologie --- Europees recht