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Title |
Journal |
Year |
PubWeight™‹?› |
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1
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Evolution of MRSA during hospital transmission and intercontinental spread.
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Science
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2010
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13.34
|
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2
|
Comparative analysis of the genome sequences of Bordetella pertussis, Bordetella parapertussis and Bordetella bronchiseptica.
|
Nat Genet
|
2003
|
9.13
|
|
3
|
Rapid pneumococcal evolution in response to clinical interventions.
|
Science
|
2011
|
9.09
|
|
4
|
Complete genomes of two clinical Staphylococcus aureus strains: evidence for the rapid evolution of virulence and drug resistance.
|
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
|
2004
|
8.95
|
|
5
|
Genomic plasticity of the causative agent of melioidosis, Burkholderia pseudomallei.
|
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
|
2004
|
7.30
|
|
6
|
Whole-genome sequencing for analysis of an outbreak of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: a descriptive study.
|
Lancet Infect Dis
|
2012
|
6.64
|
|
7
|
Rapid whole-genome sequencing for investigation of a neonatal MRSA outbreak.
|
N Engl J Med
|
2012
|
6.36
|
|
8
|
Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus with a novel mecA homologue in human and bovine populations in the UK and Denmark: a descriptive study.
|
Lancet Infect Dis
|
2011
|
6.08
|
|
9
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Routine use of microbial whole genome sequencing in diagnostic and public health microbiology.
|
PLoS Pathog
|
2012
|
4.69
|
|
10
|
The complete genome, comparative and functional analysis of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia reveals an organism heavily shielded by drug resistance determinants.
|
Genome Biol
|
2008
|
3.85
|
|
11
|
Genomic and genetic analyses of diversity and plant interactions of Pseudomonas fluorescens.
|
Genome Biol
|
2009
|
3.63
|
|
12
|
Comparative genomic analyses of seventeen Streptococcus pneumoniae strains: insights into the pneumococcal supragenome.
|
J Bacteriol
|
2007
|
3.62
|
|
13
|
Evolutionary dynamics of Clostridium difficile over short and long time scales.
|
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
|
2010
|
3.18
|
|
14
|
Genome sequence of a recently emerged, highly transmissible, multi-antibiotic- and antiseptic-resistant variant of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, sequence type 239 (TW).
|
J Bacteriol
|
2009
|
2.81
|
|
15
|
Microevolution of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in Russia.
|
Genome Res
|
2012
|
2.81
|
|
16
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The genome of Burkholderia cenocepacia J2315, an epidemic pathogen of cystic fibrosis patients.
|
J Bacteriol
|
2008
|
2.71
|
|
17
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Genome sequence of a proteolytic (Group I) Clostridium botulinum strain Hall A and comparative analysis of the clostridial genomes.
|
Genome Res
|
2007
|
2.67
|
|
18
|
Predicted functions and linkage specificities of the products of the Streptococcus pneumoniae capsular biosynthetic loci.
|
J Bacteriol
|
2007
|
2.67
|
|
19
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Population genomics of post-vaccine changes in pneumococcal epidemiology.
|
Nat Genet
|
2013
|
2.63
|
|
20
|
Structure and dynamics of the pan-genome of Streptococcus pneumoniae and closely related species.
|
Genome Biol
|
2010
|
2.60
|
|
21
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A genomic portrait of the emergence, evolution, and global spread of a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus pandemic.
|
Genome Res
|
2013
|
2.59
|
|
22
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Rapid bacterial whole-genome sequencing to enhance diagnostic and public health microbiology.
|
JAMA Intern Med
|
2013
|
2.52
|
|
23
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Role of conjugative elements in the evolution of the multidrug-resistant pandemic clone Streptococcus pneumoniaeSpain23F ST81.
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J Bacteriol
|
2008
|
2.51
|
|
24
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Detection of recombination events in bacterial genomes from large population samples.
|
Nucleic Acids Res
|
2011
|
2.41
|
|
25
|
Re-annotation and re-analysis of the Campylobacter jejuni NCTC11168 genome sequence.
|
BMC Genomics
|
2007
|
2.31
|
|
26
|
A simple method for directional transcriptome sequencing using Illumina technology.
|
Nucleic Acids Res
|
2009
|
2.19
|
|
27
|
The Chlamydophila abortus genome sequence reveals an array of variable proteins that contribute to interspecies variation.
|
Genome Res
|
2005
|
2.12
|
|
28
|
Inferring patient to patient transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from whole genome sequencing data.
|
BMC Infect Dis
|
2013
|
2.01
|
|
29
|
Genetic relatedness of the Streptococcus pneumoniae capsular biosynthetic loci.
|
J Bacteriol
|
2007
|
1.92
|
|
30
|
Identification of pathogen-specific genes through microarray analysis of pathogenic and commensal Neisseria species.
|
Microbiology
|
2005
|
1.88
|
|
31
|
Genomic evidence for the evolution of Streptococcus equi: host restriction, increased virulence, and genetic exchange with human pathogens.
|
PLoS Pathog
|
2009
|
1.87
|
|
32
|
Molecular tracing of the emergence, adaptation, and transmission of hospital-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
|
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
|
2012
|
1.83
|
|
33
|
Improved detection of nasopharyngeal cocolonization by multiple pneumococcal serotypes by use of latex agglutination or molecular serotyping by microarray.
|
J Clin Microbiol
|
2011
|
1.82
|
|
34
|
A genomic approach to bacterial taxonomy: an examination and proposed reclassification of species within the genus Neisseria.
|
Microbiology
|
2012
|
1.79
|
|
35
|
Genomic analysis of smooth tubercle bacilli provides insights into ancestry and pathoadaptation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
|
Nat Genet
|
2013
|
1.67
|
|
36
|
Rapid single-colony whole-genome sequencing of bacterial pathogens.
|
J Antimicrob Chemother
|
2013
|
1.66
|
|
37
|
A very early-branching Staphylococcus aureus lineage lacking the carotenoid pigment staphyloxanthin.
|
Genome Biol Evol
|
2011
|
1.51
|
|
38
|
Description and nomenclature of Neisseria meningitidis capsule locus.
|
Emerg Infect Dis
|
2013
|
1.47
|
|
39
|
Genome-wide association study identifies vitamin B5 biosynthesis as a host specificity factor in Campylobacter.
|
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
|
2013
|
1.47
|
|
40
|
Phylogeographic variation in recombination rates within a global clone of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
|
Genome Biol
|
2012
|
1.45
|
|
41
|
Pneumococcal capsular switching: a historical perspective.
|
J Infect Dis
|
2012
|
1.43
|
|
42
|
The impact of recombination on dN/dS within recently emerged bacterial clones.
|
PLoS Pathog
|
2011
|
1.42
|
|
43
|
Real-time genomic epidemiological evaluation of human Campylobacter isolates by use of whole-genome multilocus sequence typing.
|
J Clin Microbiol
|
2013
|
1.42
|
|
44
|
A high-resolution view of genome-wide pneumococcal transformation.
|
PLoS Pathog
|
2012
|
1.38
|
|
45
|
Progressive genome-wide introgression in agricultural Campylobacter coli.
|
Mol Ecol
|
2012
|
1.37
|
|
46
|
Rapid whole-genome sequencing for investigation of a suspected tuberculosis outbreak.
|
J Clin Microbiol
|
2012
|
1.37
|
|
47
|
The genome of a pathogenic rhodococcus: cooptive virulence underpinned by key gene acquisitions.
|
PLoS Genet
|
2010
|
1.36
|
|
48
|
Evidence for niche adaptation in the genome of the bovine pathogen Streptococcus uberis.
|
BMC Genomics
|
2009
|
1.32
|
|
49
|
Comparative genomics of the classical Bordetella subspecies: the evolution and exchange of virulence-associated diversity amongst closely related pathogens.
|
BMC Genomics
|
2012
|
1.30
|
|
50
|
Independent evolution of the core and accessory gene sets in the genus Neisseria: insights gained from the genome of Neisseria lactamica isolate 020-06.
|
BMC Genomics
|
2010
|
1.27
|
|
51
|
Genome sequence of Staphylococcus lugdunensis N920143 allows identification of putative colonization and virulence factors.
|
FEMS Microbiol Lett
|
2011
|
1.21
|
|
52
|
Identification, variation and transcription of pneumococcal repeat sequences.
|
BMC Genomics
|
2011
|
1.19
|
|
53
|
A pilot study of rapid whole-genome sequencing for the investigation of a Legionella outbreak.
|
BMJ Open
|
2013
|
1.19
|
|
54
|
Dominant role of nucleotide substitution in the diversification of serotype 3 pneumococci over decades and during a single infection.
|
PLoS Genet
|
2013
|
1.17
|
|
55
|
WebACT: an online genome comparison suite.
|
Methods Mol Biol
|
2007
|
1.10
|
|
56
|
Twenty-eight divergent polysaccharide loci specifying within- and amongst-strain capsule diversity in three strains of Bacteroides fragilis.
|
Microbiology
|
2010
|
1.09
|
|
57
|
Novel determinants of antibiotic resistance: identification of mutated loci in highly methicillin-resistant subpopulations of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
|
MBio
|
2014
|
1.08
|
|
58
|
Comparative whole genome sequence analysis of the carcinogenic bacterial model pathogen Helicobacter felis.
|
Genome Biol Evol
|
2011
|
1.05
|
|
59
|
Comparative genomic analysis of ten Streptococcus pneumoniae temperate bacteriophages.
|
J Bacteriol
|
2009
|
1.04
|
|
60
|
Molecular analysis of an outbreak of lethal postpartum sepsis caused by Streptococcus pyogenes.
|
J Clin Microbiol
|
2013
|
1.04
|
|
61
|
Genotypic and phenotypic modifications of Neisseria meningitidis after an accidental human passage.
|
PLoS One
|
2011
|
1.03
|
|
62
|
High rates of homologous recombination in the mite endosymbiont and opportunistic human pathogen Orientia tsutsugamushi.
|
PLoS Negl Trop Dis
|
2010
|
1.03
|
|
63
|
Genetic characterisation of Malawian pneumococci prior to the roll-out of the PCV13 vaccine using a high-throughput whole genome sequencing approach.
|
PLoS One
|
2012
|
1.03
|
|
64
|
Comparative genomics and proteomics of Helicobacter mustelae, an ulcerogenic and carcinogenic gastric pathogen.
|
BMC Genomics
|
2010
|
1.02
|
|
65
|
Evidence of antimicrobial resistance-conferring genetic elements among pneumococci isolated prior to 1974.
|
BMC Genomics
|
2013
|
1.01
|
|
66
|
The multidrug-resistant PMEN1 pneumococcus is a paradigm for genetic success.
|
Genome Biol
|
2012
|
1.01
|
|
67
|
Cryptic ecology among host generalist Campylobacter jejuni in domestic animals.
|
Mol Ecol
|
2014
|
0.97
|
|
68
|
Genome-wide analysis reveals loci encoding anti-macrophage factors in the human pathogen Burkholderia pseudomallei K96243.
|
PLoS One
|
2010
|
0.94
|
|
69
|
A small predatory core genome in the divergent marine Bacteriovorax marinus SJ and the terrestrial Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus.
|
ISME J
|
2012
|
0.92
|
|
70
|
Investigations into genome diversity of Haemophilus influenzae using whole genome sequencing of clinical isolates and laboratory transformants.
|
BMC Microbiol
|
2012
|
0.89
|
|
71
|
Bioinformatic identification of novel regulatory DNA sequence motifs in Streptomyces coelicolor.
|
BMC Microbiol
|
2004
|
0.89
|
|
72
|
Emergence of a new epidemic Neisseria meningitidis serogroup A Clone in the African meningitis belt: high-resolution picture of genomic changes that mediate immune evasion.
|
MBio
|
2014
|
0.86
|
|
73
|
Lineage-specific virulence determinants of Haemophilus influenzae biogroup aegyptius.
|
Emerg Infect Dis
|
2012
|
0.85
|
|
74
|
In vivo evolution of antimicrobial resistance in a series of Staphylococcus aureus patient isolates: the entire picture or a cautionary tale?
|
J Antimicrob Chemother
|
2013
|
0.84
|
|
75
|
Genomic identification of a novel co-trimoxazole resistance genotype and its prevalence amongst Streptococcus pneumoniae in Malawi.
|
J Antimicrob Chemother
|
2013
|
0.81
|
|
76
|
The good, the bad and the ugly?
|
Trends Microbiol
|
2003
|
0.78
|
|
77
|
Piliation of invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates in the era before pneumococcal conjugate vaccine introduction in Malawi.
|
Clin Vaccine Immunol
|
2013
|
0.76
|
|
78
|
Determinants of invasiveness beneath the capsule of the pneumococcus.
|
J Infect Dis
|
2013
|
0.76
|
|
79
|
Erratum: Genomic signatures of human and animal disease in the zoonotic pathogen Streptococcus suis.
|
Nat Commun
|
2015
|
0.76
|
|
80
|
Corrigendum: Building a genomic framework for prospective MRSA surveillance in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland.
|
Genome Res
|
2017
|
0.75
|
|
81
|
Corrigendum: Climate induces seasonality in pneumococcal transmission.
|
Sci Rep
|
2016
|
0.75
|