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The 86 pages that link to Horizontal gene transfer, each with the reason it gives.

• Extended-spectrum beta-lactamaseRelated: Transfer of ESBL-bearing plasmids spreads resistance between bacterial strains and species.

• MicrobiologyRelated: It allows microbial traits, including drug resistance, to spread between unrelated cells.

• MycoplasmaRelated: Its role in mycoplasma evolution and resistance varies by species and remains under study.

• ChoanoflagellateRelated: It may explain some genes in choanoflagellates that resemble genes from distant lineages.

• Endosymbiotic gene transferNarrower topic: Endosymbiotic transfer is a specialized form of horizontal gene transfer across a host–symbiont relationship.

• Microbial dark matterRelated: Gene exchange can complicate evolutionary relationships inferred from microbial genomes.

• SAR supergroupRelated: Gene histories can conflict with organismal ancestry, complicating reconstruction of deep eukaryotic relationships.

• AmborellaRelated: Transfers from mosses and algae contributed genes to Amborella’s mitochondrial genome.

• Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetaseRelated: Synthetase genes can provide clues to the evolutionary exchange of translation machinery.

• Three-domain systemRelated: Gene exchange can blur the branching histories that a domain-level tree appears to show.

• Animal evolutionRelated: Its role in animal evolution is limited but remains relevant to interpreting some genes.

• Antibiotic eraRelated: Bacteria can spread resistance genes rapidly across lineages through this process.

• Germ cellCompared with: It transmits genes without the germ-cell lineage that defines vertical inheritance.

• Insect taxonomyCompared with: Gene histories can disagree with species histories and complicate some phylogenetic analyses.

• Streptococcus thermophilusRelated: Gene exchange has contributed to traits associated with dairy adaptation in this species.

• MicrosporidiaRelated: Gene transfers from hosts and other organisms have shaped some microsporidian genomes.

• Prokaryotic cellRelated: Prokaryotes can acquire genes from other cells, rapidly changing traits within populations.

• ActinomycetotaRelated: Gene exchange can spread antibiotic-resistance traits among actinomycetotans and other bacteria.

• Antibiotic use in livestockRelated: Resistance genes can spread between bacteria in animal guts through this process.

• TransformationNarrower topic: Transformation is one of its three major mechanisms in bacteria.

• EukaryotaRelated: Gene transfer between endosymbionts and hosts helped shape eukaryotic genomes.

• History of evolutionary thoughtRelated: It complicates strictly branching accounts of evolutionary history, especially for microbes.

• SymbiogenesisRelated: Genes from symbiotic partners can move into host genomes as integration proceeds.

• BioaugmentationRelated: Introduced microbes may exchange genes that affect contaminant metabolism or persistence.

• NeocallimastigomycotaRelated: Gene acquisitions from bacteria may have contributed to the fungi's plant-degrading enzyme repertoire.

• AquificotaRelated: Gene exchange can complicate evolutionary histories inferred for Aquificota.

• Environmental biotechnologyRelated: Introducing engineered or specialized microbes raises questions about gene movement in the environment.

• Evolution of bacteriaRelated: It lets bacteria acquire genes from distant lineages, rapidly spreading traits such as antibiotic resistance.

• Evolution of fungiRelated: Gene exchange has contributed to fungal adaptation, including traits for using new resources.

• Extranuclear inheritanceCompared with: It transfers genes across lineages rather than transmitting organelle genomes through cell divisions.

• Microbiological phenomenaRelated: It lets microbial traits spread across lineages, reshaping populations beyond ordinary reproduction.

• NanobdellatiRelated: Its contribution to gene exchange between Nanobdellati and their hosts remains uncertain.

• Non-cellular lifeRelated: Viruses can move genes between cellular hosts, linking acellular agents to cellular evolution.

• ParakaryonRelated: Gene exchange is one possible complication when interpreting a lineage with apparently mixed traits.

• ProtistologyRelated: Gene exchange complicates reconstruction of protist evolutionary histories.

• ThermoproteatiRelated: It complicates reconstruction of evolutionary relationships within archaeal lineages.