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Ryan W. Heister

Pennsylvania State University

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Genomic and biochemical contexts determine the physiological role of a horizontally acquired gene

Roberto E. Bruna, Alagu Lakshmi Selvaraj, Somok Bhowmik, Christopher G. Kendra, Ryan W. Heister, Mauricio H. Pontes

This paper shows that horizontally acquired mgtC genes can have different physiological roles depending on genomic and biochemical contexts in Salmonella enterica and other bacteria.

mSystems · Sep 30, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology