2008
Identifying the fundamental units of bacterial diversity: A paradigm shift to incorporate ecology into bacterial systematics
Koeppel A, Perry E, Sikorski J, Krizanc D, Warner A, Ward D, Rooney A, Brambilla E, Connor N, Ratcliff R, Nevo E, Cohan F. Identifying the fundamental units of bacterial diversity: A paradigm shift to incorporate ecology into bacterial systematics. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2008, 105: 2504-2509. PMID: 18272490, PMCID: PMC2268166, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0712205105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBacterial systematicsNatural communitiesSequence-based approachesEvolution CanyonBacterial domainEcotype SimulationSuch ecotypesMicrobial ecologyDistinct lineagesMultiple ecotypesEvolutionary dynamicsBacterial diversityDifferent solar exposureTraditional speciesBacterial populationsBacterial ecologyEcotypesBacterial cellsEcologyDistinct rolesSystematicsFundamental unitDiverse setCladeLineages
2006
Identifying the Fundamental Units of Diversity Among Bacillus Isolates From "Evolution Canyon" III
Perry E, Koeppel A, Krizanc D, Rooney A, Sikorski J, Nevo E, Cohan F. Identifying the Fundamental Units of Diversity Among Bacillus Isolates From "Evolution Canyon" III. Israel Journal Of Ecology And Evolution 2006, 52: 543-552. DOI: 10.1560/ijee_52_3-4_543.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBacterial systematicsEvolution CanyonDistinct populationsSequence diversity patternsDNA sequence diversityLineage-specific ratesSingle bacterial speciesEcological distinctnessFundamental unitPutative ecotypesMicrobial ecologistsDiversity patternsDistinct lineagesEcological diversityDifferent microhabitatsSequence evolutionSequence dataSequence diversityBacterial diversityCladeSequence clustersBacterial speciesBacillus subtilisBacillus isolatesEvolutionary simulations