1999
A Periplasmicd-Alanyl-d-Alanine Dipeptidase in the Gram-Negative Bacterium Salmonella enterica
Hilbert F, del Portillo F, Groisman E. A Periplasmicd-Alanyl-d-Alanine Dipeptidase in the Gram-Negative Bacterium Salmonella enterica. Journal Of Bacteriology 1999, 181: 2158-2165. PMID: 10094694, PMCID: PMC93629, DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.7.2158-2165.1999.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsD-alanyl-D-alanine dipeptidaseD-Ala-D-Ala dipeptidaseHorizontal gene transferRelated bacterial speciesSpecies Salmonella entericaEscherichia coli KSimilar substrate specificityBacterium Salmonella entericaSalmonella entericaDipeptidase geneWild-type SalmonellaPeptidoglycan metabolismSole carbon sourcePeriplasmic spaceSalmonella chromosomeSubstrate specificityD-AlaColi KBacterial speciesSalmonella enzymeVanX proteinGene transferEnzymatic activityGlycopeptide antibiotic vancomycinCarbon source
1995
Relationship between evolutionary rate and cellular location among the Inv/Spa invasion proteins of Salmonella enterica.
Li J, Ochman H, Groisman EA, Boyd EF, Solomon F, Nelson K, Selander RK. Relationship between evolutionary rate and cellular location among the Inv/Spa invasion proteins of Salmonella enterica. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1995, 92: 7252-7256. PMID: 7638176, PMCID: PMC41317, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.92.16.7252.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEvolutionary ratesInvasion genesInvasion proteinsCellular locationSequence identityProtein export systemNonphagocytic host cellsWarm-blooded vertebratesEnteric pathogens ShigellaSalmonella entericaS. entericaEvolutionary diversificationNiche expansionExport systemExtracellular environmentHost cellsSPA complexGenesEnteric bacteriaProteinFlagellar phaseKey eventsSubspeciesHomologuesSpa gene