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Advances in Microbial Ecology pp 383–430Cite as

Genetic Exchange in Natural Microbial Communities

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Part of the book series: Advances in Microbial Ecology ((AMIE,volume 12))

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Genetic exchange between bacteria was first observed over 60 years ago (Griffith, 1928). In recent years, considerable advances have been made in the understanding of the molecular mechanisms involved in bacterial gene transfer. We now have a clear understanding of the three basic mechanisms of genetic exchange in bacteria: conjugation, transformation, and transduction. Most of these studies were, however, performed using pure cultures of bacteria and genetic transfer was regarded largely as a laboratory phenomenon (De Flaun et al., 1990). More recently, genetic exchange by each of these mechanisms has been demonstrated in a variety of natural environments (Table I).

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