Vertical inheritance governs biosynthetic gene cluster evolution and chemical diversification
A. B. Chase, D. Sweeney, M. N. Muskat, D. Guillen-Matus, P. R. Jensen
This study shows that vertical inheritance, not horizontal gene transfer, drives biosynthetic gene cluster (BGC) evolution and chemical diversification in Salinispora marine actinomycetes.
bioRxiv · Dec 19, 2020Microbiology