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T S Whittam

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1 Methods of multilocus enzyme electrophoresis for bacterial population genetics and systematics. Appl Environ Microbiol 1986 24.31
2 Restricted structural gene polymorphism in the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex indicates evolutionarily recent global dissemination. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1997 15.25
3 Multilocus genetic structure in natural populations of Escherichia coli. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1983 7.42
4 Genetic structure of populations of Legionella pneumophila. J Bacteriol 1985 7.30
5 Enzyme polymorphism and genetic population structure in Escherichia coli and Shigella. J Gen Microbiol 1983 7.28
6 Phylogenetic distribution of branched RNA-linked multicopy single-stranded DNA among natural isolates of Escherichia coli. J Bacteriol 1990 7.07
7 Parallel evolution of virulence in pathogenic Escherichia coli. Nature 2000 6.25
8 Molecular genetic relationships of the salmonellae. Appl Environ Microbiol 1996 5.66
9 Population genetics of pathogenic bacteria. Microb Pathog 1987 5.59
10 Nucleotide polymorphism and evolution in the glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase gene (gapA) in natural populations of Salmonella and Escherichia coli. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1991 3.97
11 Is Mycobacterium tuberculosis 15,000 years old? J Infect Dis 1994 3.97
12 Molecular genetic basis of allelic polymorphism in malate dehydrogenase (mdh) in natural populations of Escherichia coli and Salmonella enterica. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1994 3.90
13 Complete genomic sequence of Pasteurella multocida, Pm70. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2001 3.51
14 Genotypic and phenotypic changes in the emergence of Escherichia coli O157:H7. J Infect Dis 1998 3.35
15 Genetic diversity and relationships among strains of Escherichia coli in the intestine and those causing urinary tract infections. Prog Allergy 1983 3.12
16 RAPD (arbitrary primer) PCR is more sensitive than multilocus enzyme electrophoresis for distinguishing related bacterial strains. Nucleic Acids Res 1993 3.10
17 Reference collection of strains of the Salmonella typhimurium complex from natural populations. J Gen Microbiol 1991 3.00
18 Pathogenesis and evolution of virulence in enteropathogenic and enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli. J Clin Invest 2001 2.80
19 Genetic and phenotypic analysis of Escherichia coli with enteropathogenic characteristics isolated from Seattle children. J Infect Dis 1997 2.78
20 Phylogenetic analysis of enteroaggregative and diffusely adherent Escherichia coli. Infect Immun 1999 2.51
21 Molecular evolution and mosaic structure of alpha, beta, and gamma intimins of pathogenic Escherichia coli. Mol Biol Evol 1999 2.44
22 Recombinational basis of serovar diversity in Salmonella enterica. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1994 2.35
23 Allelic variation in human mitochondrial genes based on patterns of restriction site polymorphism. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1986 2.13
24 Genetic relationships and clonal population structure of serotype 2 strains of Neisseria meningitidis. Infect Immun 1987 2.04
25 Genetic relationships among the oral streptococci. J Bacteriol 1987 2.02
26 Molecular population genetic analysis of Staphylococcus aureus recovered from cows. J Clin Microbiol 1995 1.98
27 Clonal relationships among classic enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) belong to different O groups. J Infect Dis 1990 1.96
28 Clonal relationships among bloodstream isolates of Escherichia coli. Infect Immun 1995 1.95
29 Sequence diversity of flagellin (fliC) alleles in pathogenic Escherichia coli. J Bacteriol 1999 1.92
30 Evolutionary genetics of the isocitrate dehydrogenase gene (icd) in Escherichia coli and Salmonella enterica. J Bacteriol 1997 1.82
31 Insertion site of the locus of enterocyte effacement in enteropathogenic and enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli differs in relation to the clonal phylogeny of the strains. FEMS Microbiol Lett 1997 1.75
32 Escherichia coli serogroup O111 includes several clones of diarrheagenic strains with different virulence properties. Infect Immun 1994 1.74
33 Genetic population structure, clonal phylogeny, and pathogenicity of Salmonella paratyphi B. Infect Immun 1990 1.68
34 Genetic structure of populations of Porphyromonas gingivalis associated with periodontitis and other oral infections. Infect Immun 1993 1.58
35 Sequencing errors and molecular evolutionary analysis. Mol Biol Evol 1992 1.58
36 Acquisition of the rfb-gnd cluster in evolution of Escherichia coli O55 and O157. J Bacteriol 2000 1.58
37 Molecular detection and identification of intimin alleles in pathogenic Escherichia coli by multiplex PCR. J Clin Microbiol 1999 1.56
38 Molecular population genetic analysis of the streptokinase gene of Streptococcus pyogenes: mosaic alleles generated by recombination. Mol Microbiol 1995 1.52
39 Clonal structure and virulence factors in strains of Escherichia coli of the classic serogroup O55. Infect Immun 1996 1.51
40 Evolutionary origin and radiation of the avian-adapted non-motile salmonellae. J Med Microbiol 1993 1.50
41 Virulence properties and clonal structures of strains of Escherichia coli O119 serotypes. Infect Immun 1997 1.48
42 Carbonic anhydrase is an ancient enzyme widespread in prokaryotes. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1999 1.46
43 Epidemiological relatedness and clonal types of natural populations of Escherichia coli strains producing Shiga toxins in separate populations of cattle and sheep. Appl Environ Microbiol 1997 1.45
44 Occurrence of Shiga-like toxin-producing Escherichia coli in retail fresh seafood, beef, lamb, pork, and poultry from grocery stores in Seattle, Washington. Appl Environ Microbiol 1994 1.36
45 DNA fingerprinting of pathogenic bacteria by fluorophore-enhanced repetitive sequence-based polymerase chain reaction. Arch Pathol Lab Med 1995 1.34
46 Clonal diversity and virulence factors in strains of Escherichia coli of the classic enteropathogenic serogroup O114. J Infect Dis 1990 1.30
47 Molecular variation among type IV pilin (bfpA) genes from diverse enteropathogenic Escherichia coli strains. Infect Immun 2000 1.30
48 Genetic Structure of Rhizobium leguminosarum biovar trifolii and viciae Populations Found in Two Oregon Soils under Different Plant Communities. Appl Environ Microbiol 1994 1.23
49 Species limits in Rhizobium populations that nodulate the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris). Appl Environ Microbiol 1995 1.23
50 Heterozygosity at individual amino acid sites: extremely high levels for HLA-A and -B genes. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1991 1.23
51 Genetic and evolutionary analysis of mutations in the gusA gene that cause the absence of beta-glucuronidase activity in Escherichia coli O157:H7. J Infect Dis 2001 1.19
52 Gene conservation and loss in the mutS-rpoS genomic region of pathogenic Escherichia coli. J Bacteriol 2000 1.17
53 Molecular comparison of extraintestinal Escherichia coli isolates of the same electrophoretic lineages from humans and domestic animals. J Infect Dis 2000 1.13
54 Characterization of nonmotile variants of Escherichia coli O157 and other serotypes by using an antiflagellin monoclonal antibody. J Clin Microbiol 1996 1.12
55 Escherichia coli cellulitis in broiler chickens: clonal relationships among strains and analysis of virulence-associated factors of isolates from diseased birds. Infect Immun 1996 1.10
56 Variation in acid resistance among enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli in a simulated gastric environment. J Appl Microbiol 2007 1.05
57 Clonal relationships and variation in virulence among Escherichia coli strains of avian origin. Microb Pathog 1993 1.03
58 Genetic diversity among Escherichia coli isolates carrying f18 genes from pigs with porcine postweaning diarrhea and edema disease. J Clin Microbiol 1999 1.02
59 Sequence diversity and molecular evolution of the leukotoxin (lktA) gene in bovine and ovine strains of Mannheimia (Pasteurella) haemolytica. J Bacteriol 2001 1.01
60 Bacteriuria in children with neurogenic bladder treated with intermittent catheterization: natural history. J Pediatr 1995 0.99
61 Outer membrane protein patterns mark clones of Escherichia coli O2 and O78 strains that cause avian septicemia. Infect Immun 1992 0.95
62 Genetic relationships among strains of avian Escherichia coli associated with swollen-head syndrome. Infect Immun 1990 0.94
63 Effect of periurethral colonization on the risk of urinary tract infection in healthy girls after their first urinary tract infection. Pediatr Infect Dis J 1993 0.90
64 Use of multiple-locus variable number tandem repeat analysis and phage typing for subtyping of Salmonella Enteritidis from sporadic human cases in the United States. J Appl Microbiol 2009 0.90
65 Clonal diversity among strains of Escherichia coli incriminated in turkey colisepticemia. Vet Microbiol 1993 0.89
66 Correlation of periurethral bacterial flora with bacteriuria and urinary tract infection in children with neurogenic bladder receiving intermittent catheterization. Clin Infect Dis 1999 0.84
67 The effects of habitat fragmentation on the genetic structure of small mammal populations. J Hered 1997 0.80
68 Escherichia coli colonizing the neurogenic bladder are similar to widespread clones causing disease in patients with normal bladder function. Spinal Cord 2008 0.78
69 Demonstration of a hermetic airborne ozone disinfection system: studies on E. coli. AIHA J (Fairfax, Va) 2003 0.77
70 Genetic changes in fluctuating vole populations: selective vs. nonselective forces. Genetics 1980 0.76
71 Expression of virulence factors among Escherichia coli isolated from the periurethra and urine of children with neurogenic bladder on intermittent catheterization. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2000 0.75
72 Antibiotic resistance and O antigen expression in Escherichia coli. J Infect Dis 1998 0.75
73 Comparison of expression of virulence factors by Escherichia coli causing cystitis and E. coli colonizing the periurethra of healthy girls. J Infect Dis 1995 0.75