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- Discriminant analysis of principal components: a new method for the analysis of genetically structured populations (2010) (3672)
- Pandemic Potential of a Strain of Influenza A (H1N1): Early Findings (2009) (1932)
- The estimation of population differentiation with microsatellite markers (2002) (1193)
- The Simons Genome Diversity Project: 300 genomes from 142 diverse populations (2016) (1009)
- An African origin for the intimate association between humans and Helicobacter pylori (2007) (900)
- Emergence of genomic diversity and recurrent mutations in SARS-CoV-2 (2020) (682)
- An Aboriginal Australian Genome Reveals Separate Human Dispersals into Asia (2011) (675)
- SAK/PLK4 Is Required for Centriole Duplication and Flagella Development (2005) (590)
- The population genetics of clonal and partially clonal diploids. (2003) (531)
- Does heterozygosity estimate inbreeding in real populations? (2004) (485)
- Yersinia pestis genome sequencing identifies patterns of global phylogenetic diversity (2010) (484)
- The genome of a Late Pleistocene human from a Clovis burial site in western Montana (2014) (464)
- Genomic evidence for the Pleistocene and recent population history of Native Americans (2015) (428)
- Tackling the population genetics of clonal and partially clonal organisms. (2005) (422)
- Pathogen-Driven Selection and Worldwide HLA Class I Diversity (2005) (421)
- A genomic portrait of the emergence, evolution, and global spread of a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus pandemic (2013) (420)
- Inclusive fitness theory and eusociality (2011) (402)
- The global distribution and spread of the mobilized colistin resistance gene mcr-1 (2017) (398)
- Multiple emergences of genetically diverse amphibian-infecting chytrids include a globalized hypervirulent recombinant lineage (2011) (392)
- Geography predicts neutral genetic diversity of human populations (2005) (389)
- EASYPOP (version 1.7): a computer program for population genetics simulations. (2001) (375)
- Genome-wide survey of protein kinases required for cell cycle progression (2004) (359)
- A geographically explicit genetic model of worldwide human-settlement history. (2006) (357)
- Female-biased dispersal in the monogamous mammal Crocidura russula: evidence from field data and microsatellite patterns. (1997) (346)
- Historical variations in mutation rate in an epidemic pathogen, Yersinia pestis (2012) (340)
- Recent Asian origin of chytrid fungi causing global amphibian declines (2018) (340)
- Transient structural variations have strong effects on quantitative traits and reproductive isolation in fission yeast (2016) (335)
- MICROSATELLITES CAN BE MISLEADING: AN EMPIRICAL AND SIMULATION STUDY (2000) (307)
- The effect of ancient population bottlenecks on human phenotypic variation (2007) (306)
- Adephylo: New Tools for Investigating the Phylogenetic Signal in Biological Traits (2010) (290)
- No evidence for increased transmissibility from recurrent mutations in SARS-CoV-2 (2020) (269)
- Going the distance: human population genetics in a clinal world. (2007) (223)
- Statistical properties of population differentiation estimators under stepwise mutation in a finite island model (2002) (192)
- Pre-existing polymerase-specific T cells expand in abortive seronegative SARS-CoV-2 (2021) (188)
- A Timescale for Evolution, Population Expansion, and Spatial Spread of an Emerging Clone of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (2010) (181)
- Collapse of Amphibian Communities Due to an Introduced Ranavirus (2014) (179)
- Late Pleistocene climate change and the global expansion of anatomically modern humans (2012) (159)
- The genomic and phenotypic diversity of Schizosaccharomyces pombe (2015) (152)
- Distance from Africa, not climate, explains within-population phenotypic diversity in humans (2009) (149)
- Four decades of transmission of a multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis outbreak strain (2015) (149)
- Horizontal versus Familial Transmission of Helicobacter pylori (2008) (144)
- Reconstructing disease outbreaks from genetic data: a graph approach (2010) (144)
- Evolution of extensively drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis from a susceptible ancestor in a single patient (2014) (141)
- Climate shaped the worldwide distribution of human mitochondrial DNA sequence variation (2009) (134)
- Geography is a better determinant of human genetic differentiation than ethnicity (2005) (128)
- Plasmodium falciparum Accompanied the Human Expansion out of Africa (2010) (128)
- The relative role of drift and selection in shaping the human skull. (2009) (121)
- SEX-BIASED DISPERSAL IN A MIGRATORY BAT: A CHARACTERIZATION USING SEX-SPECIFIC DEMOGRAPHIC PARAMETERS (2001) (117)
- Molecular epidemiology of clonal diploids: a quick overview and a short DIY (do it yourself) notice. (2006) (112)
- Extreme genetic differentiation among the remnant populations of marble trout (Salmo marmoratus) in Slovenia (2002) (105)
- Chromosomal Copy Number Variation, Selection and Uneven Rates of Recombination Reveal Cryptic Genome Diversity Linked to Pathogenicity (2013) (102)
- Multiple independent introductions of Plasmodium falciparum in South America (2011) (101)
- Genetic variation, inbreeding and chemical exposure—combined effects in wildlife and critical considerations for ecotoxicology (2009) (99)
- Inferences from tip‐calibrated phylogenies: a review and a practical guide (2016) (99)
- Deep Sequencing of Viral Genomes Provides Insight into the Evolution and Pathogenesis of Varicella Zoster Virus and Its Vaccine in Humans (2013) (97)
- Global expansion of Mycobacterium tuberculosis lineage 4 shaped by colonial migration and local adaptation (2018) (96)
- Population genetics of complex life-cycle parasites: an illustration with trematodes. (2005) (94)
- Improved Calibration of the Human Mitochondrial Clock Using Ancient Genomes (2014) (91)
- From Theory to Practice: Translating Whole-Genome Sequencing (WGS) into the Clinic (2018) (89)
- SEX‐BIASED DISPERSAL IN A MIGRATORY BAT: A CHARACTERIZATION USING SEX‐SPECIFIC DEMOGRAPHIC PARAMETERS (2001) (86)
- Evidence for recombination in scorpion mitochondrial DNA (Scorpiones: Buthidae) (2005) (84)
- The Human Salivary Microbiome Is Shaped by Shared Environment Rather than Genetics: Evidence from a Large Family of Closely Related Individuals (2017) (84)
- Phylogenetic diversity and historical patterns of pandemic spread of Yersinia pestis (2010) (80)
- The worm in the fruit of the mitochondrial DNA tree (2010) (79)
- Modelling microbiome recovery after antibiotics using a stability landscape framework (2018) (79)
- Clonal reproduction and linkage disequilibrium in diploids: a simulation study. (2004) (79)
- Oral microbiomes from hunter‐gatherers and traditional farmers reveal shifts in commensal balance and pathogen load linked to diet (2018) (69)
- Islands of linkage in an ocean of pervasive recombination reveals two-speed evolution of human cytomegalovirus genomes (2016) (66)
- Mammalian population genetics: why not Y? (2002) (66)
- Antimicrobial Resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis: The Odd One Out. (2016) (66)
- Natural Selection on Fecundity Variance in Subdivided Populations: Kin Selection Meets Bet Hedging (2007) (63)
- Armed conflict and population displacement as drivers of the evolution and dispersal of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (2016) (63)
- Acquisition and Evolution of SXT-R391 Integrative Conjugative Elements in the Seventh-Pandemic Vibrio cholerae Lineage (2014) (60)
- Q&A: What are pathogens, and what have they done to and for us? (2017) (59)
- Microsatellite conservation, polymorphism, and GC content in shrews of the genus Sorex (Insectivora, Mammalia) (1998) (56)
- Do riverine barriers, history or introgression shape the genetic structuring of a common shrew (Sorex araneus) population? (1999) (56)
- Recurrent mutations in SARS-CoV-2 genomes isolated from mink point to rapid host-adaptation (2020) (55)
- BREEDING SYSTEM AND GENETIC VARIANCE IN THE MONOGAMOUS, SEMI‐SOCIAL SHREW, CROCIDURA RUSSULA (1998) (54)
- Whole genome sequencing Mycobacterium tuberculosis directly from sputum identifies more genetic diversity than sequencing from culture (2018) (53)
- The phylogenetic range of bacterial and viral pathogens of vertebrates (2019) (53)
- A taxonomical re-evaluation of the Valais chromosome race of the common shrewSorex araneus (Insectivora: Soricidae) (2002) (52)
- Impact of HIV co-infection on the evolution and transmission of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (2016) (52)
- A New Lineage of Cryptococcus gattii (VGV) Discovered in the Central Zambezian Miombo Woodlands (2019) (52)
- Bedaquiline resistance in drug-resistant tuberculosis HIV co-infected patients (2020) (49)
- A female melanin ornament signals offspring fluctuating asymmetry in the barn owl (2003) (49)
- Large-scale network analysis captures biological features of bacterial plasmids (2019) (49)
- Population-level emergence of bedaquiline and clofazimine resistance-associated variants among patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis in southern Africa: a phenotypic and phylogenetic analysis (2020) (49)
- F‐statistics of clonal diploids structured in numerous demes (2005) (48)
- How accurate is the current picture of human genetic variation? (2009) (44)
- Life history correlates of inbreeding depression in mandrills (Mandrillus sphinx) (2005) (41)
- A quantitative-PCR based method to estimate ranavirus viral load following normalisation by reference to an ultraconserved vertebrate target. (2017) (41)
- Random mating with a finite number of matings. (2003) (39)
- Distinguishing the Signals of Gingivitis and Periodontitis in Supragingival Plaque: a Cross-Sectional Cohort Study in Malawi (2016) (39)
- Effects of historic and projected climate change on the range and impacts of an emerging wildlife disease (2019) (36)
- Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from humans to animals and potential host adaptation (2022) (36)
- Genetic differentiation of common shrew Sorex araneus populations among different alpine valleys revealed by microsatellites (2000) (31)
- STROBE-metagenomics: a STROBE extension statement to guide the reporting of metagenomics studies (2020) (31)
- A de novo Assembly of the Common Frog (Rana temporaria) Transcriptome and Comparison of Transcription Following Exposure to Ranavirus and Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (2015) (30)
- Signatures of historical demography and pathogen richness on MHC class I genes (2012) (29)
- Rates of Vaccine Evolution Show Strong Effects of Latency: Implications for Varicella Zoster Virus Epidemiology (2015) (29)
- SUBSTITUTION RATES AT NEUTRAL GENES DEPEND ON POPULATION SIZE UNDER FLUCTUATING DEMOGRAPHY AND OVERLAPPING GENERATIONS (2012) (29)
- Dynamics of within-host Mycobacterium tuberculosis diversity and heteroresistance during treatment (2020) (29)
- Plasmodium vivax Malaria Viewed through the Lens of an Eradicated European Strain (2019) (27)
- The population genomics of hepatitis B virus (2007) (27)
- Estimating gene flow across hybrid zones: how reliable are microsatellites? (2000) (26)
- COVID-19, the first pandemic in the post-genomic era (2021) (26)
- Children With Cystic Fibrosis Are Infected With Multiple Subpopulations of Mycobacterium abscessus With Different Antimicrobial Resistance Profiles (2018) (25)
- Rapid phenotypic evolution in multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae hospital outbreak strains (2019) (24)
- No detectable signal for ongoing genetic recombination in SARS-CoV-2 (2020) (24)
- Role of mobile genetic elements in the global dissemination of the carbapenem resistance gene blaNDM (2022) (24)
- Regular treatments of praziquantel do not impact on the genetic make-up of Schistosoma mansoni in Northern Senegal. (2013) (23)
- Kin structure and queen execution in the Argentine ant Linepithema humile (2001) (22)
- Distribution of killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIR) and their HLA-C ligands in two Iranian populations (2009) (22)
- TESTING FOR EPISTASIS BETWEEN DELETERIOUS MUTATIONS IN A PARASITOID WASP (2003) (20)
- Pre-existing T cell-mediated cross-reactivity to SARS-CoV-2 cannot solely be explained by prior exposure to endemic human coronaviruses (2020) (19)
- Genomic signatures of pre-resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis (2021) (19)
- Queen number influences the primary sex ratio in the Argentine ant, Linepithema humile (= Iridomyrmex humilis ) (1996) (19)
- Coevolution of Sites under Immune Selection Shapes Epstein–Barr Virus Population Structure (2019) (18)
- Genome-wide characterisation of Hepatitis B mutations involved in clinical outcome (2006) (18)
- A phylogeny-based metric for estimating changes in transmissibility from recurrent mutations in SARS-CoV-2 (2021) (17)
- Distribution of killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIR) and their HLA-C ligands in two Iranian populations (2010) (17)
- Demographic Influences on Bacterial Population Structure (2010) (16)
- Drivers of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) lineage replacement in China (2021) (15)
- Spatiotemporal dynamics in the early stages of the 2009 A/H1N1 influenza pandemic (2009) (15)
- Pre-existing polymerase-specific T cells expand in abortive seronegative SARS-CoV-2 (2021) (15)
- Is urbanization scrambling the genetic structure of human populations? A case study (2007) (13)
- Characterization of microsatellite loci in the greater white‐toothed shrew Crocidura russula (1997) (13)
- Transcriptional Heterogeneity of Cryptococcus gattii VGII Compared with Non-VGII Lineages Underpins Key Pathogenicity Pathways (2018) (12)
- A novel approach to characterise pathogen candidate genetic polymorphisms involved in clinical outcome. (2006) (12)
- The past, current and future epidemiological dynamic of SARS-CoV-2 (2022) (11)
- Phylogenomics reveals the basis of adaptation of Pseudorhizobium species to extreme environments and supports a taxonomic revision of the genus. (2020) (9)
- Genetic affinities of an eradicated European Plasmodium falciparum strain (2019) (9)
- Antibiotic Treatment Regimes as a Driver of the Global Population Dynamics of a Major Gonorrhea Lineage (2020) (9)
- Influenza: Making Privileged Data Public Response (2009) (8)
- Ancient demography, not climate, explains within-population phenotypic diversity, in humans (2009) (7)
- Correction to: Whole genome sequencing Mycobacterium tuberculosis directly from sputum identifies more genetic diversity than sequencing from culture (2019) (7)
- Diverse approaches to analysing the history of human and pathogen evolution: how to tell the story of the past 70 000 years (2012) (7)
- HMMploidy: inference of ploidy levels from short-read sequencing data (2021) (6)
- The population genomic legacy of the second plague pandemic (2022) (6)
- 31,600-year-old human virus genomes support a Pleistocene origin for common childhood infections (2021) (5)
- Editorial: Topical ethical issues in the publication of human genetics research (2020) (5)
- Association between bacterial homoplastic variants and radiological pathology in tuberculosis (2020) (5)
- The human oral microbiome is shaped by shared environment rather than genetics: evidence from a large family of closely-related individuals (2017) (5)
- Role of the mobilome in the global dissemination of the carbapenem resistance gene blaNDM (2021) (4)
- Temperature is a key driver of a wildlife epidemic and future warming will increase impacts (2018) (4)
- Time-calibrated genomic evolution of a monomorphic bacterium during its establishment as an endemic crop pathogen (2020) (4)
- Metagenomic evidence for a polymicrobial signature of sepsis (2020) (4)
- Isolation and characterization of 23 microsatellite loci in the hen flea Ceratophyllus gallinae (2003) (4)
- Genomic epidemiology of the first epidemic wave of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in Palestine (2021) (4)
- Thirty years of evolution in Darwin's finches (2002) (3)
- Natural Selection Associated With Infectious Diseases (2017) (3)
- Whole genome sequencing Mycobacterium tuberculosis directly from sputum identifies more genetic diversity than sequencing from culture (2019) (3)
- Time‐calibrated genomic evolution of a monomorphic bacterium during its establishment as an endemic crop pathogen (2020) (3)
- Ancient out-of-Africa migration of Plasmodium falciparum along with modern humans (2010) (3)
- HETEROZYGOTE EXCESS IN SMALL POPULATIONS AND THE HETEROZYGOTE-EXCESS EFFECTIVE POPULATION SIZE (2004) (3)
- Current cytogenetic map of the common shrew, Sorex araneus L.: localization of 7 genes and 4 microsatellites (2003) (3)
- Large clones of pre-existing T cells drive early immunity against SARS-COV-2 and LCMV infection (2022) (2)
- Detection of a reservoir of bedaquiline / clofazimine resistance associated variants in Mycobacterium tuberculosis predating the antibiotic era (2020) (2)
- Phylogenomic analysis reveals the basis of adaptation of Pseudorhizobium species to extreme environments (2019) (2)
- The global distribution and spread of the mobilized colistin resistance gene mcr-1 (2018) (2)
- Transient structural variations alter gene expression and quantitative traits in Schizosaccharomyces pombe. (2016) (2)
- Metagenomic analysis of a blood stain from the French revolutionary Jean-Paul Marat (1743-1793). (2020) (1)
- PLOS Pathogens 2016 Reviewer and Editorial Board Thank You (2017) (1)
- Non-Lethal Detection of Frog Virus 3-Like (RUK13) and Common Midwife Toad Virus-Like (PDE18) Ranaviruses in Two UK-Native Amphibian Species (2022) (1)
- Role of mobile genetic elements in the global dissemination of the carbapenem resistance gene blaNDM (2022) (1)
- The genomic epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 in Palestine (2020) (1)
- Salmonella enterica from a soldier from the 1652 siege of Barcelona (Spain) supports historical transatlantic epidemic contacts (2021) (1)
- A perturbation model of the gut microbiome’s response to antibiotics (2017) (1)
- Metagenomic analysis of a blood stain from the French revolutionary Jean-Paul Marat (1743-1793) (2019) (1)
- Drivers of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) lineage replacement in China (2021) (1)
- Evolution of extensively drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosisfrom a susceptible ancestor in a single patient (2014) (1)
- and Andrea Manica mitochondrial DNA sequence variation Climate shaped the worldwide distribution of human (2009) (1)
- Astronomy: Galactic mapping (2008) (0)
- Report munities Due to an Introduced Ranavirus (0)
- Journal club (2008) (0)
- Baseline and Emergent Bedaquiline Resistance Associated with Poor Outcomes in Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis (2020) (0)
- Systematic review of avian hatching failure and implications for conservation (2023) (0)
- [Helicobacter pylori, our faithful gastric companion]. (2007) (0)
- Revised SOM 06.24.2015 (2015) (0)
- S85 Bedaquiline resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis predates its clinical use (2021) (0)
- Review 2: "Emergence of a novel SARS-CoV-2 strain in Southern California, USA" (2021) (0)
- Hepatitis B virus mutations involved in clinical outcome (2006) (0)
- Inferences from tip-calibrated phylogenies: conceptual bases, applications and prospects in plant-pathogenic bacteria (2016) (0)
- Modelling microbiome recovery after antibiotics using a stability landscape framework (2019) (0)
- Introduction to Epidemiology (2005) (0)
- oing the distance : human population enetics in a clinal world (2007) (0)
- STROBE-Metagenomics: A STROBE/STROME-ID Extension Statement to Guide the Reporting of Studies Applying Metagenomics (2020) (0)
- Erratum to: Distribution of killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptors(KIR) and their HLA-C ligands in two Iranian populations (2010) (0)
- Corrigendum to: Antibiotic Treatment Regimes as a Driver of the Global Population Dynamics of a Major Gonorrhea Lineage. (2022) (0)
- Transcriptional heterogeneity of VGII compared with non-VGII lineages underpins key pathogenicity pathways (2018) (0)
- Genomic Analysis of 18th-Century Kazakh Individuals and Their Oral Microbiome (2021) (0)
- Author response: Impact of HIV co-infection on the evolution and transmission of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (2016) (0)
- Signatures of historical demography and pathogen richness on MHC class I genes (2011) (0)
- Reviews of "Emergence of a novel SARS-CoV-2 strain in Southern California, USA" (2021) (0)
- Microevolution of a MDR outbreak strain of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) in the light of Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) (2015) (0)
- The origin of Aboriginal Australians as inferred from the genomic sequence of a hundred-year-old lock of hair (2011) (0)
- Genomic screening of 16 UK native bat species through conservationist networks uncovers coronaviruses with zoonotic potential (2023) (0)
- Correction to: Whole genome sequencing Mycobacterium tuberculosis directly from sputum identifies more genetic diversity than sequencing from culture (2019) (0)
- Modelling microbiome recovery after antibiotics using a 1 stability landscape framework 2 Running title : Modelling microbiome recovery after antibiotics 3 (2019) (0)
- Q&A: What are pathogens, and what have they done to and for us? (2017) (0)
- Large-scale network analysis captures biological features of bacterial plasmids (2020) (0)
- Ancient Salmonella Enterica from a Soldier of the 1652-Siege of Barcelona (Spain) Supports Historical Epidemic Contacts Across the Atlantic (2021) (0)
- Acknowledgement to the Reviewers (2009) (0)
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