| Complete genome sequence of the model actinomycete Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2) SD Bentley, KF Chater, AM Cerdeño-Tárraga, GL Challis, NR Thomson, ... nature 417 (6885), 141-147, 2002 | 4069 | 2002 |
| Massive gene decay in the leprosy bacillus ST Cole, K Eiglmeier, J Parkhill, KD James, NR Thomson, PR Wheeler, ... Nature 409 (6823), 1007-1011, 2001 | 2173 | 2001 |
| Genome sequence of Yersinia pestis, the causative agent of plague J Parkhill, BW Wren, NR Thomson, RW Titball, MTG Holden, MB Prentice, ... Nature 413 (6855), 523-527, 2001 | 1516 | 2001 |
| Complete genome sequence of a multiple drug resistant Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi CT18 J Parkhill, G Dougan, KD James, NR Thomson, D Pickard, J Wain, ... Nature 413 (6858), 848-852, 2001 | 1483 | 2001 |
| Comparative analysis of the genome sequences of Bordetella pertussis, Bordetella parapertussis and Bordetella bronchiseptica J Parkhill, M Sebaihia, A Preston, LD Murphy, N Thomson, DE Harris, ... Nature genetics 35 (1), 32-40, 2003 | 1159 | 2003 |
| Genomic analysis of diversity, population structure, virulence, and antimicrobial resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae, an urgent threat to public health KE Holt, H Wertheim, RN Zadoks, S Baker, CA Whitehouse, D Dance, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 112 (27), E3574-E3581, 2015 | 1072 | 2015 |
| The Pangenome Structure of Escherichia coli: Comparative Genomic Analysis of E. coli Commensal and Pathogenic Isolates DA Rasko, MJ Rosovitz, GSA Myers, EF Mongodin, WF Fricke, P Gajer, ... Journal of bacteriology 190 (20), 6881-6893, 2008 | 998 | 2008 |
| The multidrug-resistant human pathogen Clostridium difficile has a highly mobile, mosaic genome M Sebaihia, BW Wren, P Mullany, NF Fairweather, N Minton, R Stabler, ... Nature genetics 38 (7), 779-786, 2006 | 997 | 2006 |
| Genomic plasticity of the causative agent of melioidosis, Burkholderia pseudomallei MTG Holden, RW Titball, SJ Peacock, AM Cerdeño-Tárraga, T Atkins, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 101 (39), 14240-14245, 2004 | 894 | 2004 |
| Evidence for several waves of global transmission in the seventh cholera pandemic A Mutreja, DW Kim, NR Thomson, TR Connor, JH Lee, S Kariuki, ... Nature 477 (7365), 462-465, 2011 | 770 | 2011 |
| Escherichia coli K-12: a cooperatively developed annotation snapshot—2005 M Riley, T Abe, MB Arnaud, MKB Berlyn, FR Blattner, RR Chaudhuri, ... Nucleic acids research 34 (1), 1-9, 2006 | 679 | 2006 |
| Microevolution and history of the plague bacillus, Yersinia pestis M Achtman, G Morelli, P Zhu, T Wirth, I Diehl, B Kusecek, AJ Vogler, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 101 (51), 17837-17842, 2004 | 659 | 2004 |
| Yersinia pestis genome sequencing identifies patterns of global phylogenetic diversity G Morelli, Y Song, CJ Mazzoni, M Eppinger, P Roumagnac, DM Wagner, ... Nature genetics 42 (12), 1140-1143, 2010 | 652 | 2010 |
| The genome of Rhizobium leguminosarum has recognizable core and accessory components JPW Young, LC Crossman, AWB Johnston, NR Thomson, ZF Ghazoui, ... Genome biology 7, 1-20, 2006 | 641 | 2006 |
| Epidemic multiple drug resistant Salmonella Typhimurium causing invasive disease in sub-Saharan Africa have a distinct genotype RA Kingsley, CL Msefula, NR Thomson, S Kariuki, KE Holt, MA Gordon, ... Genome research 19 (12), 2279-2287, 2009 | 604 | 2009 |
| The complete genome, comparative and functional analysis of Stenotrophomonas maltophiliareveals an organism heavily shielded by drug resistance determinants LC Crossman, VC Gould, JM Dow, GS Vernikos, A Okazaki, M Sebaihia, ... Genome biology 9 (4), 1-13, 2008 | 575 | 2008 |
| Antagonistic coevolution accelerates molecular evolution S Paterson, T Vogwill, A Buckling, R Benmayor, AJ Spiers, NR Thomson, ... Nature 464 (7286), 275-278, 2010 | 572 | 2010 |
| Genome sequence of the enterobacterial phytopathogen Erwinia carotovora subsp. atroseptica and characterization of virulence factors KS Bell, M Sebaihia, L Pritchard, MTG Holden, LJ Hyman, MC Holeva, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 101 (30), 11105-11110, 2004 | 493 | 2004 |
| Comparative genome analysis of Salmonella Enteritidis PT4 and Salmonella Gallinarum 287/91 provides insights into evolutionary and host adaptation pathways NR Thomson, DJ Clayton, D Windhorst, G Vernikos, S Davidson, ... Genome research 18 (10), 1624-1637, 2008 | 492 | 2008 |
| Gut inflammation can boost horizontal gene transfer between pathogenic and commensal Enterobacteriaceae B Stecher, R Denzler, L Maier, F Bernet, MJ Sanders, DJ Pickard, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 109 (4), 1269-1274, 2012 | 476 | 2012 |
