2004
Evolution and Ecology of Salmonella
Winfield MD, Groisman EA. Evolution and Ecology of Salmonella. EcoSal Plus 2004, 1: 10.1128/ecosalplus.6.4.6. PMID: 26443365, DOI: 10.1128/ecosalplus.6.4.6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNew genetic variationWhole-genome comparisonsGenus SalmonellaWarm-blooded hostsAdaptive radiationAncestral associationGene contentSalmonella-specific genesGenetic diversityHost specificityParticular lineageNonhost environmentsGenetic variationGenetic mechanismsHost rangeDiverse ecologyWide phenotypic heterogeneityGenetic materialEcology of SalmonellaGenetic eventsWide diversityPhenotypic heterogeneityS. entericaGenusEcology
2000
Lateral gene transfer and the nature of bacterial innovation
Ochman H, Lawrence J, Groisman E. Lateral gene transfer and the nature of bacterial innovation. Nature 2000, 405: 299-304. PMID: 10830951, DOI: 10.1038/35012500.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLateral gene transferGene transferHorizontal gene transferBacterial innovationDynamic genomeGenetic diversityAcquisition of sequencesGenetic informationLateral transferBacterial speciesPathogenic characterEukaryotesGenomeChromosomesOrganismsSpeciesDNADiversityBacteriaSequenceSubstantial amount