2010
Ecology of Speciation in the Genus Bacillus
Connor N, Sikorski J, Rooney A, Kopac S, Koeppel A, Burger A, Cole S, Perry E, Krizanc D, Field N, Slaton M, Cohan F. Ecology of Speciation in the Genus Bacillus. Applied And Environmental Microbiology 2010, 76: 1349-1358. PMID: 20048064, PMCID: PMC2832372, DOI: 10.1128/aem.01988-09.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEcotype SimulationSoil textureEvolutionary historyEcology of speciationClade's evolutionary historyB. subtilisDNA sequence diversityPutative ecotypesEcological divergenceDivergent lineagesMicrobial ecologistsEcological changesEcological diversityEcological differencesEcological dimensionsEcotype differencesSequence diversityTemperature adaptationGenus BacillusSolar exposureCladeEcotypesEnvironmental parametersBacterial populationsTaxa
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