Abstract:Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is well described in prokaryotes, it plays a crucial role in evolution, and has functional consequences in insects and plants: less is known about HGT in Humans. Studies have reported bacterial integrations in cancer patients, and microbial sequences have been detected in data from well-known Human sequencing projects. Few of the existing tools to investigate HGT are highly automated. Thanks to the adoption of Nextflow for life sciences workflows, and the standards and best pract… Show more
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