Textbooks
Bacterial and Bacteriophage Genetics: An Introduction. Fifth Edition. New York, Springer-Verlag. 2006. 577 pp.
Bacterial and Bacteriophage Genetics: An Introduction. Fourth Edition. New York, Springer-Verlag. 2000. 559 pp.
Bacterial and Bacteriophage Genetics: An Introduction. Third Edition. New York, Springer-Verlag. 1994. 442 pp.
Modern Microbiology: Principles and Applications. William C. Brown Co., Inc. 1992. 465 pages.
Bacterial and Bacteriophage Genetics: An Introduction. Second Edition. New York, Springer-Verlag. 1988. 400 pp.
Bakterien- und Phagengenetik. Eine Einfuuhrung. German translation by H. Matzura and E. Zyprian. Berlin, Springer-Verlag. 1984. 311 pp.
Bacterial and Bacteriophage Genetics: An Introduction. New York, Springer-Verlag. 1981. 359 pp.; Corrected second printing 1983.
Book Reviews
Birge, Edward A. (1996). An author's vade-mecum. Getting into Print: A Guide for Scientists and Technologists, by Peter Sprent. Trends in Biochemical Sciences 21:118.
Referred Journal Articles
"Location of icdA and fadR on the physical map of Escherichia coli." C. Herold., E. A. Birge. Journal of Bacteriology 172: 6618 (1990).
"Characterization of bacteriophage 18, an unstable coliphage." V. Bess and E.A. Birge. Virology 156:122-126 (1987).
"Isocitrate dehydrogenase assays on intact bacterial cells." L.G. Pearce, H.C. Reeves, and E.A. Birge. Analytical Biochemistry 147:194-197 (1985).
"Site-specific recombination following conjugation in Escherichia coli K-12." E.A. Birge. Molecular and General Genetics 192:366-372 (1983).
"Genetic map position of the cistron coding for isocitrate dehydrogenase in Escherichia coli K-12." D Apostolakos, P.A. Menter, B.J. Rampsch, H.C. Reeves, and E.A. Birge, Current Microbiology 7:45-47 (1982)
"The use of nitrocellulose filters to study DNA binding proteins in crude cell lysates: effect of competing DNA." D.J. Lye and E.A. Birge, Current Microbiology 6:139-143 (1981)
"A thermosensitive pdxJ mutation affecting vitamin B6 biosynthesis in Escherichia coli K-12." D. Apostolakos and E.A. Birge, Current Microbiology 2:39-42 (1979)
"Stimulation of conjugal recombinant production in recB– cells by the subsequent introduction of recB+ genes." E.A. Birge, Molecular and General Genetics 137:203-210 (1975)
"Detection of transcribable recombination products following conjugation in Rec+, RecB– and RecC– strains of Escherichia coli K-12." E.A. Birge and K.B. Low, Journal of Molecular Biology 83:447-457 (1974)
"Correlation of 305 ribosomal proteins of Escherichia coli isolated in different laboratories." H.G. Wittman, G. Stoffler, I. Hindennach, C.G. Kurland, L. Randall Hazelbauer, E.A. Birge, M. Nomura, E. Kaltschmidt, S. Mizushima, R.R. Traut, and T.A. Bickel, Molecular and General Genetics 111:327-333 (1971)
"Reversion of a streptomycin-dependent strain of Escherichia coli." E.A. Birge and C.G. Kurland, Molecular and General Genetics 109:356-369 (1970)
"Altered ribosomal protein in streptomycin-dependent Escherichia coli." E.A. Birge and C.G. Kurland, Science 166:1281-1284 (1969)
"K locus: structural determinant of a ribosomal protein." E.A. Birge, G.R. Craven, S.J.S. Hardy, C.G. Kurland and P. Voynow, Science 164:1285-1286 (1969)
Abstracts Presented at National and International Meetings
"Optimized electroporation conditions for Bacillus sphaericus 2362". S. Kelly and E. Birge. Abstracts of the General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology (1996) p. 395.
"Donor DNA incorporated into Escherichia coli transconjugants can occur as short or long segments, depending on the life strain employed". E. Birge. Abstracts of the General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology (1994) p. 243.
"Defective acetate and oleate transport in an isocitrate dehydrogenase mutant of Escherichia coli." E. Vanderwinkle and E.A. Birge. Abstracts of the General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology (1989) p.248.
"Transcriptional regulation of isocitrate dehydrogenase by oxygen." K.D. Kvistberg and E.A. Birge. Abstracts of the General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology (1987) p. 151.
"Characterization of phage 18." V. Bess and E.A. Birge. Abstracts of the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, (1986).
"Hotspot for recombination following conjugation in Escherichia coli." R.D. Piott and E.A. Birge, Abstracts of the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, (1985).
"A novel method for rapid electrophoresis of plasmids from Bacillus megaterium." M. Puglia and E.A. Birge, Abstracts of the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, (1985).
"Characterization of a mutation affecting production of isocitrate dehydrogenase in Escherichia coli." L.G. Pearce and E.A. Birge, Abstracts of the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, p. 122 (1983).
"Preliminary characterization of a P1-derived bacteriophage." C.J. Coffin and E.A. Birge, Abstracts of the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, p. 129 (1982).
"DNA-binding patterns of lysates of E. coli following conjugation." D.J. Lye and E.A. Birge, Abstracts of the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, p. 114 (1980).
"DNA-binding proteins isolated from cells of E. coli undergoing conjugation." D.J. Lye and E.A. Birge, Abstracts of the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, p. 123 (1979).
"Stimulated protein production in F- cells of Escherichia coli undergoing conjugation." D.J. Lye and E.A. Birge. Abstracts of the XIV International Congress of Genetics Part 1 p. 234 (1978).
"Characterization of a novel temperature-sensitive vitamin B6 auxotroph of Escherichia coli K-12." D. Apostolakos and E.A. Birge, Abstracts of the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, p. 115 (1978).
"A novel genetic alteration occurring within the lactose operon of Escherichia coli K-12." P. Hicock and E.A. Birge, Genetics 83:s32 (1976).
"Characterization of a new recombination deficiency mutation in Escherichia coli K-12. C. Pelley and E.A. Birge, Abstracts of the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, p. 105 (1976).
"Mutations associated with nalidixic acid resistance and their relationship to antibiotic resistance mutation affecting fidelity of translation in E. coli KL98." B.J. Rampsch and E.A. Birge, Genetics 80:s66 (1975).
"Increased recombinant colony production in mated rec– strains of Escherichia coli following the addition of an episome carrying the corresponding rec+ gene." E.A. Birge, Genetics 74:s24 (1973).
Invited Chapters
"Molecular Biology" - an article prepared for the Encyclopedia of Physics, third edition, edited by R.M. Besancon. Van Nostrand: New York. 1985.
"Molecular interaction between ribosomal components." C.G. Kurland, M. Green, H.W. Shaup, D. Donner, L. Lutter, and E.A. Birge. In: Cox, R.A., Hadjiolov, A.A. (eds.) Functional Units in Protein Biosynthesis. Academic Press: New York. 1972.
"Genetic studies of ribosomal proteins." E.A. Birge and C.G. Kurland. Progress in Antimicrobial and Anticancer Chemotherapy, Vol. II, pp. 452-455. The University of Tokyo Press: Tokyo. 1969.
