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Table 4 Lateral genetic transfer of neighbour regulators within the E. coli - Shigella clade.

From: Within-species lateral genetic transfer and the evolution of transcriptional regulation in Escherichia coli and Shigella

Category

Observable recombination breakpoint(s)

No observable recombination breakpoint(s)

Totals

Protein tree discordant with MRP reference tree

12 Within-gene (fragmentary) lateral

37 Whole-gene lateral

49

Protein tree concordant with MRP reference tree

7 Within-gene (fragmentary) lateral

34 Vertical

41

Totals

19

71

90