Abstract
Douanne et al. recently reported horizontal gene transfer (HGT) mediated by extracellular vesicles (EVs) in Leishmania; this constitutes the first report of this phenomenon in parasites. They showed that EVs facilitate the transmission of drug-resistance genes and increased cell fitness in stressful environments, indicating potential clinical application of these findings.
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