1999
The selC‐associated SHI‐2 pathogenicity island of Shigella flexneri
Moss J, Cardozo T, Zychlinsky A, Groisman E. The selC‐associated SHI‐2 pathogenicity island of Shigella flexneri. Molecular Microbiology 1999, 33: 74-83. PMID: 10411725, DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1999.01449.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBacterial ProteinsChromosome MappingChromosomes, BacterialCloning, MolecularColicinsDNA Transposable ElementsDNA, BacterialEnterobacteriaceaeEscherichia coliGenes, BacterialHydroxamic AcidsIntegrasesOperonSequence AlignmentSequence Homology, Nucleic AcidShigella flexneriSpecies SpecificityTransposasesVirulenceConceptsPathogenicity islandSHI-2Different pathogenicity islandsChromosomal gene clusterRelated non-pathogenic speciesMultiple mobile genetic elementsMobile genetic elementsNon-pathogenic speciesSite of integrationTRNA genesSelC locusTRNA locusGene clusterNovel proteinGenetic elementsKb downstreamSiderophore systemStressful environmentsEscherichia coliVirulence factorsEnterohaemorrhagic E. coliE. coliUropathogenic Escherichia coliSalmonella entericaGenesThe SPI-3 Pathogenicity Island ofSalmonella enterica
Blanc-Potard A, Solomon F, Kayser J, Groisman E. The SPI-3 Pathogenicity Island ofSalmonella enterica. Journal Of Bacteriology 1999, 181: 998-1004. PMID: 9922266, PMCID: PMC93469, DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.3.998-1004.1999.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine TriphosphatasesAdhesins, Escherichia coliAmino Acid SequenceBacterial ProteinsBase CompositionCarrier ProteinsCation Transport ProteinsChromosomes, BacterialDNA PrimersDNA-Binding ProteinsEscherichia coliEvolution, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataMultigene FamilyOpen Reading FramesOperonPhylogenyPolymerase Chain ReactionRNA, BacterialRNA, TransferSalmonella entericaSequence AlignmentTranscription FactorsTranscription, GeneticVibrio choleraeVirulenceConceptsOpen reading framePathogenicity islandReading framePathogen-specific virulence genesSubspecies of SalmonellaFour-gene clusterMolecular genetic structureSalmonella enterica serovar TyphimuriumGenetic structureTranscriptional unitsChromosomal clustersEnterica serovar TyphimuriumTRNA locusSequence similaritySalmonella genomeRegulatory proteinsEnteropathogenic Escherichia coliSPI-3Escherichia coliSerovar TyphimuriumInsertion sequenceVibrio choleraeVirulence genesMultistep processSubspecies
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsBiological EvolutionChromosomes, BacterialDNA, BacterialEscherichia coliPhylogenySalmonella typhimuriumSpecies SpecificityConceptsSpecies-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
1993
Cognate gene clusters govern invasion of host epithelial cells by Salmonella typhimurium and Shigella flexneri.
Groisman EA, Ochman H. Cognate gene clusters govern invasion of host epithelial cells by Salmonella typhimurium and Shigella flexneri. The EMBO Journal 1993, 12: 3779-87. PMID: 8404849, PMCID: PMC413660, DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1993.tb06056.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsAntigens, BacterialAntigens, SurfaceBase SequenceBlotting, SouthernChromosomes, BacterialDNAEpithelial CellsEpitheliumGenes, BacterialGenetic Complementation TestHumansMiceMolecular Sequence DataMultigene FamilyMutationRestriction MappingSalmonella typhimuriumSequence Homology, Amino AcidShigella flexneriTumor Cells, CulturedConceptsEpithelial cellsEnteric pathogen Salmonella typhimuriumHost epithelial cellsSurface antigenSalmonella typhimuriumPathogen Salmonella typhimuriumConstellation of genesInvasion propertiesShigella flexneriVirulence plasmidShigellaVirulence attributesAntigenSalmonellaBacterial entryProtein secretion
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