The Implication of Horizontal Gene Transfer Between

Yalewayker Asrat, Biruk Bayleyegn, Mark Willcox, Nicole Carnt, Binod Rayamajhee

Abstract readSystematic Review

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Synthesis in Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Yalewayker AsratSchool of Optometry and Vision Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-5306-6175

Biruk BayleyegnSchool of Optometry and Vision Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-5703-0265

Mark WillcoxSchool of Optometry and Vision Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-3842-7563

Nicole CarntSchool of Optometry and Vision Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.

Binod RayamajheeSchool of Optometry and Vision Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-3007-8901

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

background

methodsThis systematic review was conducted following the recommended reporting guidelines of the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis (PRISMA) statement guideline. The electronic databases PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science were used to search for relevant published research articles.

resultsNineteen studies that fulfilled the inclusion criteria were included in this systematic review. A total of 14 (73.6%) studies reported evidence of HGT involving

conclusionsHGT can occur among intracellular microorganisms and their host

Indexed as

AcanthamoebaGene Transfer, HorizontalAnimalsHumansVirulenceamoeba-resisting microorganismsantimicrobial resistanceendosymbiontslateral gene exchangevirulence factors

Identifiers

PMID42347222

DOI10.3390/pathogens15060610

PMCPMC13305018

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