1998
Seeking the genetic basis of phenotypic differences among bacterial species
Ochman H, Groisman E. Seeking the genetic basis of phenotypic differences among bacterial species. 1998, 221-235. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-0348-8948-3_12.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEnteric bacteria Escherichia coliBacterial speciesSpecies-specific genesSpecies-specific charactersGene complementSole carbon sourceDNA regionsPhenotypic charactersGenetic basisAllelic variationBacteria Escherichia coliPhenotypic differencesEscherichia coliSpeciesSalmonella entericaCarbon sourceGenesMicrobesCertain compoundsColiObserved differencesPhysiologySequenceEntericaCharacter
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