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