| Complete genome sequence of the model actinomycete Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2) SD Bentley, KF Chater, AM Cerdeńo-Tárraga, GL Challis, NR Thomson, ... Nature 417 (6885), 141, 2002 | 3168 | 2002 |
| 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, 2001 | 1303 | 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, 2001 | 1210 | 2001 |
| Evolution of MRSA during hospital transmission and intercontinental spread SR Harris, EJ Feil, MTG Holden, MA Quail, EK Nickerson, N Chantratita, ... Science 327 (5964), 469-474, 2010 | 1002 | 2010 |
| Complete genomes of two clinical Staphylococcus aureus strains: evidence for the rapid evolution of virulence and drug resistance MTG Holden, EJ Feil, JA Lindsay, SJ Peacock, NPJ Day, MC Enright, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 101 (26), 9786-9791, 2004 | 969 | 2004 |
| 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, 2003 | 947 | 2003 |
| Complete DNA sequence of a serogroup A strain of Neisseria meningitidis Z2491 J Parkhill, M Achtman, KD James, SD Bentley, C Churcher, SR Klee, ... Nature 404 (6777), 502, 2000 | 820 | 2000 |
| Rapid pneumococcal evolution in response to clinical interventions NJ Croucher, SR Harris, C Fraser, MA Quail, J Burton, M van der Linden, ... science 331 (6016), 430-434, 2011 | 740 | 2011 |
| Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus with a novel mecA homologue in human and bovine populations in the UK and Denmark: a descriptive study L García-Álvarez, MTG Holden, H Lindsay, CR Webb, DFJ Brown, ... The Lancet infectious diseases 11 (8), 595-603, 2011 | 725 | 2011 |
| Genomic plasticity of the causative agent of melioidosis, Burkholderia pseudomallei MTG Holden, RW Titball, SJ Peacock, AM Cerdeńo-Tárraga, T Atkins, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 101 (39), 14240-14245, 2004 | 711 | 2004 |
| Out-of-Africa migration and Neolithic coexpansion of Mycobacterium tuberculosis with modern humans I Comas, M Coscolla, T Luo, S Borrell, KE Holt, M Kato-Maeda, J Parkhill, ... Nature genetics 45 (10), 1176, 2013 | 659 | 2013 |
| Genetic analysis of the capsular biosynthetic locus from all 90 pneumococcal serotypes SD Bentley, DM Aanensen, A Mavroidi, D Saunders, E Rabbinowitsch, ... PLoS genetics 2 (3), e31, 2006 | 610 | 2006 |
| Rapid whole-genome sequencing for investigation of a neonatal MRSA outbreak CU Köser, MTG Holden, MJ Ellington, EJP Cartwright, NM Brown, ... New England Journal of Medicine 366 (24), 2267-2275, 2012 | 580 | 2012 |
| Rapid phylogenetic analysis of large samples of recombinant bacterial whole genome sequences using Gubbins NJ Croucher, AJ Page, TR Connor, AJ Delaney, JA Keane, SD Bentley, ... Nucleic acids research 43 (3), e15-e15, 2014 | 519 | 2014 |
| Whole-genome sequencing for analysis of an outbreak of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: a descriptive study SR Harris, EJP Cartwright, ME Török, MTG Holden, NM Brown, ... The Lancet infectious diseases 13 (2), 130-136, 2013 | 438 | 2013 |
| Routine use of microbial whole genome sequencing in diagnostic and public health microbiology CU Köser, MJ Ellington, EJP Cartwright, SH Gillespie, NM Brown, ... PLoS pathogens 8 (8), e1002824, 2012 | 433 | 2012 |
| 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 | 394 | 2004 |
| The complete genome, comparative and functional analysis of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia reveals an organism heavily shielded by drug resistance determinants LC Crossman, VC Gould, JM Dow, GS Vernikos, A Okazaki, M Sebaihia, ... Genome biology 9 (4), R74, 2008 | 370 | 2008 |
| Comparative genomic structure of prokaryotes SD Bentley, J Parkhill Annu. Rev. Genet. 38, 771-791, 2004 | 347 | 2004 |
| Genomic and genetic analyses of diversity and plant interactions of Pseudomonas fluorescens MW Silby, AM Cerdeńo-Tárraga, GS Vernikos, SR Giddens, RW Jackson, ... Genome biology 10 (5), R51, 2009 | 335 | 2009 |
Simon R. HarrisSenior Staff Scientist, Wellcome Sanger InstituteVerified email at sanger.ac.uk