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
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