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Mark Achtman

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1 High-throughput sequencing provides insights into genome variation and evolution in Salmonella Typhi. Nat Genet 2008 19.97
2 Sex and virulence in Escherichia coli: an evolutionary perspective. Mol Microbiol 2006 14.53
3 Traces of human migrations in Helicobacter pylori populations. Science 2003 11.92
4 Comparative analysis of the genome sequences of Bordetella pertussis, Bordetella parapertussis and Bordetella bronchiseptica. Nat Genet 2003 9.13
5 Evolutionary history of Salmonella typhi. Science 2006 5.00
6 Salmonella typhi, the causative agent of typhoid fever, is approximately 50,000 years old. Infect Genet Evol 2002 4.96
7 Who ate whom? Adaptive Helicobacter genomic changes that accompanied a host jump from early humans to large felines. PLoS Genet 2006 4.65
8 Yersinia pestis genome sequencing identifies patterns of global phylogenetic diversity. Nat Genet 2010 4.35
9 Epidemic multiple drug resistant Salmonella Typhimurium causing invasive disease in sub-Saharan Africa have a distinct genotype. Genome Res 2009 3.99
10 Frequent emergence and limited geographic dispersal of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2008 3.52
11 The peopling of the Pacific from a bacterial perspective. Science 2009 3.14
12 Distinguishing human ethnic groups by means of sequences from Helicobacter pylori: lessons from Ladakh. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2004 2.83
13 A bimodal pattern of relatedness between the Salmonella Paratyphi A and Typhi genomes: convergence or divergence by homologous recombination? Genome Res 2006 2.62
14 Gain and loss of multiple genes during the evolution of Helicobacter pylori. PLoS Genet 2005 2.61
15 A genomic portrait of the emergence, evolution, and global spread of a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus pandemic. Genome Res 2013 2.59
16 Distinct clones of Yersinia pestis caused the black death. PLoS Pathog 2010 2.48
17 Meningococcal genetic variation mechanisms viewed through comparative analysis of serogroup C strain FAM18. PLoS Genet 2006 2.47
18 Prospective study of a serogroup X Neisseria meningitidis outbreak in northern Ghana. J Infect Dis 2002 2.40
19 Historical variations in mutation rate in an epidemic pathogen, Yersinia pestis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2012 2.22
20 High-throughput genotyping of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi allowing geographical assignment of haplotypes and pathotypes within an urban District of Jakarta, Indonesia. J Clin Microbiol 2008 2.14
21 Mismatch induced speciation in Salmonella: model and data. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 2006 2.11
22 Microevolution of Helicobacter pylori during prolonged infection of single hosts and within families. PLoS Genet 2010 1.89
23 Parallel independent evolution of pathogenicity within the genus Yersinia. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2014 1.83
24 Evolution and population structure of Salmonella enterica serovar Newport. J Bacteriol 2010 1.79
25 CRISPR typing and subtyping for improved laboratory surveillance of Salmonella infections. PLoS One 2012 1.68
26 Population structure of the Yersinia pseudotuberculosis complex according to multilocus sequence typing. Environ Microbiol 2011 1.64
27 A global overview of the genetic and functional diversity in the Helicobacter pylori cag pathogenicity island. PLoS Genet 2010 1.64
28 Age of the association between Helicobacter pylori and man. PLoS Pathog 2012 1.62
29 Recombination and population structure in Salmonella enterica. PLoS Genet 2011 1.61
30 Genome sequence of the deep-rooted Yersinia pestis strain Angola reveals new insights into the evolution and pangenome of the plague bacterium. J Bacteriol 2010 1.60
31 Clonal waves of Neisseria colonisation and disease in the African meningitis belt: eight- year longitudinal study in northern Ghana. PLoS Med 2007 1.56
32 Molecular epidemiology of extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli isolates from a regional cohort of elderly patients highlights the prevalence of ST131 strains with increased antimicrobial resistance in both community and hospital care settings. J Antimicrob Chemother 2011 1.53
33 Neutral genomic microevolution of a recently emerged pathogen, Salmonella enterica serovar Agona. PLoS Genet 2013 1.48
34 Horizontal versus familial transmission of Helicobacter pylori. PLoS Pathog 2008 1.48
35 The rise and spread of a new pathogen: seroresistant Moraxella catarrhalis. Genome Res 2007 1.40
36 Deciphering host migrations and origins by means of their microbes. Mol Ecol 2005 1.39
37 The ubiquitous nature of Listeria monocytogenes clones: a large-scale Multilocus Sequence Typing study. Environ Microbiol 2013 1.27
38 Clonal groupings in serogroup X Neisseria meningitidis. Emerg Infect Dis 2002 1.20
39 Genomic analysis uncovers a phenotypically diverse but genetically homogeneous Escherichia coli ST131 clone circulating in unrelated urinary tract infections. J Antimicrob Chemother 2012 1.20
40 Phylogeography and molecular epidemiology of Yersinia pestis in Madagascar. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2011 1.19
41 Genetics of capsule O-acetylation in serogroup C, W-135 and Y meningococci. Mol Microbiol 2004 1.19
42 Characterization of the pilin ortholog of the Helicobacter pylori type IV cag pathogenicity apparatus, a surface-associated protein expressed during infection. J Bacteriol 2006 1.18
43 A multiplex single nucleotide polymorphism typing assay for detecting mutations that result in decreased fluoroquinolone susceptibility in Salmonella enterica serovars Typhi and Paratyphi A. J Antimicrob Chemother 2010 1.15
44 Crystal structure of the OpcA integral membrane adhesin from Neisseria meningitidis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2002 1.14
45 Ceftriaxone-resistant salmonella enterica serotype Newport, France. Emerg Infect Dis 2008 1.07
46 Helicobacter pylori: recombination, population structure and human migrations. Int J Med Microbiol 2004 1.02
47 Fate of the H-NS-repressed bgl operon in evolution of Escherichia coli. PLoS Genet 2009 0.99
48 Genome sequences and phylogenetic analysis of K88- and F18-positive porcine enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli. J Bacteriol 2011 0.99
49 Ethnic and geographic differentiation of Helicobacter pylori within Iran. PLoS One 2010 0.98
50 Proteome analysis of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup A. Proteomics 2004 0.92
51 Salmonella enterica Serotype Typhi with nonclassical quinolone resistance phenotype. Emerg Infect Dis 2011 0.88
52 Revival of Seeliger's historical 'Special Listeria Culture Collection'. Environ Microbiol 2011 0.87
53 Recent acquisition of Helicobacter pylori by Baka pygmies. PLoS Genet 2013 0.83
54 A broad brush, global overview of bacterial sexuality. PLoS Genet 2011 0.78
55 Transforming microbial genotyping: a robotic pipeline for genotyping bacterial strains. PLoS One 2012 0.78
56 Population genetic structure of 4,12:a:- Salmonella enterica strains from harbor porpoises. Appl Environ Microbiol 2012 0.75
57 Structural variation and immune recognition of the P1.2 subtype meningococcal antigen. Proteins 2006 0.75