Retracing lineage history: time to emphasize genetic turnover

Trends Microbiol. 2021 Nov;29(11):957-958. doi: 10.1016/j.tim.2021.08.001. Epub 2021 Aug 24.

Authors

Andrew K Watson¹, Philippe Lopez¹, Eric Bapteste²

Affiliations

¹ Institut de Systématique, Evolution, Biodiversité (ISYEB), Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, EPHE, Université des Antilles, 7, quai Saint Bernard, 75005 Paris, France.
² Institut de Systématique, Evolution, Biodiversité (ISYEB), Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, EPHE, Université des Antilles, 7, quai Saint Bernard, 75005 Paris, France. Electronic address: eric.bapteste@mnhn.fr.

PMID: 34452802
DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2021.08.001

No abstract available

Keywords: Ship of Theseus; genomic turn-over; horizontal gene transfer; tree of life; vertical descent; web of life.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Evolution, Molecular*
Gene Transfer, Horizontal*
Models, Genetic
Phylogeny