1994
The origin and evolution of species differences in Escherichia coli and Salmonella typhimurium
Ochman H, Groisman EA. The origin and evolution of species differences in Escherichia coli and Salmonella typhimurium. EXS 1994, 69: 479-493. PMID: 7994120, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-0348-7527-1_27.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpecies-specific sequencesSalmonella chromosomeEscherichia coliCodon usage patternsOpen reading frameHost epithelial cellsCommon ancestorMap positionPhenotypic charactersReading frameBase compositionHorizontal transferSalmonella typhimuriumMutant strainGenetic differencesEnteric speciesBacterial speciesGenomePoint mutationsPhenotypic characteristicsSpeciesCorresponding regionChromosomesSpecies differencesEpithelial cells
1992
Horizontal transfer of a phosphatase gene as evidence for mosaic structure of the Salmonella genome.
Groisman EA, Saier MH, Ochman H. Horizontal transfer of a phosphatase gene as evidence for mosaic structure of the Salmonella genome. The EMBO Journal 1992, 11: 1309-1316. PMID: 1339343, PMCID: PMC556579, DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1992.tb05175.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcid PhosphataseAmino Acid SequenceBase CompositionBase SequenceChromosomes, BacterialCloning, MolecularCodonDNAEscherichia coliGenes, BacterialGenome, BacterialMolecular Sequence DataMosaicismPhylogenyPlasmidsRestriction MappingSalmonella typhimuriumSequence Homology, Nucleic AcidTransfectionConceptsBase compositionPhoN geneNon-specific acid phosphatase activityAtypical base compositionSpacing of genesOverall base compositionNon-specific acid phosphataseCodon usage patternsGram-negative speciesChromosome sizeBacterial genomesPhosphatase geneKb regionSalmonella chromosomeSalmonella genomeGenetic basisHorizontal transferAcid phosphatase activityTrinucleotide frequenciesHigh similarityGenomeGenesEscherichia coliPhosphatase activityOriT region