Errata for: K. Kechris, J. Lin, P. Bickel, A. Glazer (2006). "Quantitative exploration of the occurrence of lateral gene transfer by using nitrogen fixation genes as a case study." PNAS, 103:9584-9589.

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The following errata have been found but do not affect the conclusions of the paper:

  • pg. 9588, column 1, Discussion Section, para 3, line 1

    "The possibility of LGT arising in multiple lineages through gene duplication and mutation is very unlikely (12)."

    should be

    "The possibility of NIF arising in multiple lineages through gene duplication and mutation is very unlikely (12)."

  • pg. 9588, column 1, line 7

    "From 10,000 bootstrap simulations, we obtain P < 10^-6."

    should be

    "From 100,000 bootstrap simulations,we obtain P < 10^-5"

  • pg. 9589, column 2, para 2, line 9

    "We ran 10,000 bootstrap runs in increments of 100."

    should be

    "We ran 100,000 bootstrap runs in increments of 100."