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Bruce W Birren

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1 A second generation human haplotype map of over 3.1 million SNPs. Nature 2007 85.39
2 Full-length transcriptome assembly from RNA-Seq data without a reference genome. Nat Biotechnol 2011 53.86
3 Genome-wide detection and characterization of positive selection in human populations. Nature 2007 17.27
4 Chimeric 16S rRNA sequence formation and detection in Sanger and 454-pyrosequenced PCR amplicons. Genome Res 2011 17.21
5 Proof and evolutionary analysis of ancient genome duplication in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Nature 2004 12.32
6 A catalog of reference genomes from the human microbiome. Science 2010 8.10
7 Sequencing of Aspergillus nidulans and comparative analysis with A. fumigatus and A. oryzae. Nature 2005 7.74
8 Minimum information about a marker gene sequence (MIMARKS) and minimum information about any (x) sequence (MIxS) specifications. Nat Biotechnol 2011 7.53
9 The genome sequence of the rice blast fungus Magnaporthe grisea. Nature 2005 6.95
10 Comparative functional genomics of the fission yeasts. Science 2011 6.00
11 Genomic analysis identifies association of Fusobacterium with colorectal carcinoma. Genome Res 2011 5.97
12 Evolution of pathogenicity and sexual reproduction in eight Candida genomes. Nature 2009 5.90
13 Insights from the genome of the biotrophic fungal plant pathogen Ustilago maydis. Nature 2006 5.52
14 Whole genome amplification and de novo assembly of single bacterial cells. PLoS One 2009 4.65
15 A genome-wide map of diversity in Plasmodium falciparum. Nat Genet 2006 4.50
16 The Fusarium graminearum genome reveals a link between localized polymorphism and pathogen specialization. Science 2007 4.43
17 Genomic epidemiology of the Escherichia coli O104:H4 outbreaks in Europe, 2011. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2012 3.42
18 Whole genome deep sequencing of HIV-1 reveals the impact of early minor variants upon immune recognition during acute infection. PLoS Pathog 2012 3.35
19 Naturally occurring dominant resistance mutations to hepatitis C virus protease and polymerase inhibitors in treatment-naïve patients. Hepatology 2008 3.14
20 Efficient and robust RNA-seq process for cultured bacteria and complex community transcriptomes. Genome Biol 2012 3.02
21 Lifestyle transitions in plant pathogenic Colletotrichum fungi deciphered by genome and transcriptome analyses. Nat Genet 2012 2.92
22 Sensitive, specific polymorphism discovery in bacteria using massively parallel sequencing. Nat Methods 2008 2.61
23 Molecular complexity of successive bacterial epidemics deconvoluted by comparative pathogenomics. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2010 2.43
24 The malaria parasite Plasmodium vivax exhibits greater genetic diversity than Plasmodium falciparum. Nat Genet 2012 2.43
25 Insights into evolution of multicellular fungi from the assembled chromosomes of the mushroom Coprinopsis cinerea (Coprinus cinereus). Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2010 2.30
26 Dynamics of dengue disease severity determined by the interplay between viral genetics and serotype-specific immunity. Sci Transl Med 2011 2.29
27 Enabling a community to dissect an organism: overview of the Neurospora functional genomics project. Adv Genet 2007 2.19
28 The Human Microbiome Project: a community resource for the healthy human microbiome. PLoS Biol 2012 2.17
29 Emergence of the Asian 1 genotype of dengue virus serotype 2 in viet nam: in vivo fitness advantage and lineage replacement in South-East Asia. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2010 2.17
30 Genomic analysis of the basal lineage fungus Rhizopus oryzae reveals a whole-genome duplication. PLoS Genet 2009 2.15
31 Dothideomycete plant interactions illuminated by genome sequencing and EST analysis of the wheat pathogen Stagonospora nodorum. Plant Cell 2007 2.12
32 Comparative genomic analyses of the human fungal pathogens Coccidioides and their relatives. Genome Res 2009 2.10
33 Genome-wide SNP genotyping highlights the role of natural selection in Plasmodium falciparum population divergence. Genome Biol 2008 2.00
34 Highly sensitive and specific detection of rare variants in mixed viral populations from massively parallel sequence data. PLoS Comput Biol 2012 1.93
35 DNA sequence and analysis of human chromosome 8. Nature 2006 1.91
36 Endemic dengue associated with the co-circulation of multiple viral lineages and localized density-dependent transmission. PLoS Pathog 2011 1.87
37 How deep is deep enough for RNA-Seq profiling of bacterial transcriptomes? BMC Genomics 2012 1.84
38 DNA sequence of human chromosome 17 and analysis of rearrangement in the human lineage. Nature 2006 1.81
39 Short-term genome evolution of Listeria monocytogenes in a non-controlled environment. BMC Genomics 2008 1.74
40 Identification and functional validation of the novel antimalarial resistance locus PF10_0355 in Plasmodium falciparum. PLoS Genet 2011 1.68
41 Analysis of high-throughput sequencing and annotation strategies for phage genomes. PLoS One 2010 1.64
42 Hybrid selection for sequencing pathogen genomes from clinical samples. Genome Biol 2011 1.61
43 Comparative genome analysis of Trichophyton rubrum and related dermatophytes reveals candidate genes involved in infection. MBio 2012 1.55
44 Genomics of Loa loa, a Wolbachia-free filarial parasite of humans. Nat Genet 2013 1.52
45 Analysis of the DNA sequence and duplication history of human chromosome 15. Nature 2006 1.50
46 The early whole-blood transcriptional signature of dengue virus and features associated with progression to dengue shock syndrome in Vietnamese children and young adults. J Virol 2010 1.47
47 Population genomic sequencing of Coccidioides fungi reveals recent hybridization and transposon control. Genome Res 2010 1.46
48 Staphylococcal enterotoxin P predicts bacteremia in hospitalized patients colonized with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. J Infect Dis 2013 1.43
49 Comparative and functional genomics of Rhodococcus opacus PD630 for biofuels development. PLoS Genet 2011 1.30
50 Endurance, refuge, and reemergence of dengue virus type 2, Puerto Rico, 1986-2007. Emerg Infect Dis 2011 1.28
51 The "most wanted" taxa from the human microbiome for whole genome sequencing. PLoS One 2012 1.21
52 Comparative genomic analysis of human fungal pathogens causing paracoccidioidomycosis. PLoS Genet 2011 1.20
53 Enhanced methods for unbiased deep sequencing of Lassa and Ebola RNA viruses from clinical and biological samples. Genome Biol 2014 1.16
54 High-resolution analysis of intrahost genetic diversity in dengue virus serotype 1 infection identifies mixed infections. J Virol 2011 1.14
55 A high-density single nucleotide polymorphism map for Neurospora crassa. Genetics 2008 1.10
56 Human chromosome 11 DNA sequence and analysis including novel gene identification. Nature 2006 1.09
57 The fungal genome initiative and lessons learned from genome sequencing. Methods Enzymol 2010 1.08
58 DNA sequence and analysis of human chromosome 18. Nature 2005 1.05
59 Mapping of Myxococcus xanthus social motility dsp mutations to the dif genes. J Bacteriol 2002 1.04
60 Molecular evolution of West Nile virus in a northern temperate region: Connecticut, USA 1999-2008. Virology 2011 1.01
61 Evolutionary dynamics of the accessory genome of Listeria monocytogenes. PLoS One 2013 0.94
62 Whole genome pyrosequencing of rare hepatitis C virus genotypes enhances subtype classification and identification of naturally occurring drug resistance variants. J Infect Dis 2012 0.94
63 Complex dynamic of dengue virus serotypes 2 and 3 in Cambodia following series of climate disasters. Infect Genet Evol 2012 0.88
64 Reemergence and decline of dengue virus serotype 3 in Puerto Rico. J Infect Dis 2012 0.87
65 A set of reference sequences for the hepatitis C genotypes 4d, 4f, and 4k covering the full open reading frame. J Med Virol 2008 0.83
66 PriSM: a primer selection and matching tool for amplification and sequencing of viral genomes. Bioinformatics 2010 0.83
67 Genetic diversity and lineage dynamic of dengue virus serotype 1 (DENV-1) in Cambodia. Infect Genet Evol 2011 0.83
68 High quality draft genome sequence of Segniliparus rugosus CDC 945(T)= (ATCC BAA-974(T)). Stand Genomic Sci 2011 0.78
69 Reply to Guy et al.: Support for a bottleneck in the 2011 Escherichia coli O104:H4 outbreak in Germany. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2012 0.78