Detection of lateral gene transfer among microbial genomes

Lateral gene transfer and the nature of bacterial innovation

2000 • 3,715 citations

Genome sequence of enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7

2001 • 2,017 citations

Whole genome sequencing of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

2001 • 1,932 citations

Phylogenetic Classification and the Universal Tree

1999 • 1,872 citations

Evidence for lateral gene transfer between Archaea and Bacteria from genome sequence of Thermotoga maritima

1999 • 1,505 citations

Horizontal gene transfer among genomes: The complexity hypothesis

1999 • 1,173 citations

Complete genome sequence of an M1 strain of Streptococcus pyogenes

2001 • 932 citations

A minimal gene set for cellular life derived by comparison of complete bacterial genomes.

1996 • 911 citations

Amelioration of Bacterial Genomes: Rates of Change and Exchange

1997 • 848 citations

Isoprenoid biosynthesis: The evolution of two ancient and distinct pathways across genomes

2000 • 810 citations

Genome phylogeny based on gene content

1999 • 714 citations

Selfish Operons: Horizontal Transfer May Drive the Evolution of Gene Clusters

1996 • 686 citations

Interpreting the universal phylogenetic tree

2000 • 643 citations

You are what you eat: a gene transfer ratchet could account for bacterial genes in eukaryotic nuclear genomes

1998 • 607 citations

Horizontal gene transfer and the origin of species: lessons from bacteria

2000 • 556 citations

Archaea and the prokaryote-to-eukaryote transition

1997 • 440 citations

The genome sequence of the thermoacidophilic scavenger Thermoplasma acidophilum

2000 • 403 citations

Evidence for horizontal gene transfer in Escherichia coli speciation

1991 • 386 citations

Horizontal Gene Transfer in Bacterial and Archaeal Complete Genomes

2000 • 354 citations

The bacterial conjugation protein TrwB resembles ring helicases and F1-ATPase

2001 • 336 citations

Eukaryotic Signalling Domain Homologues in Archaea and Bacteria. Ancient Ancestry and Horizontal Gene Transfer

1999 • 328 citations

Evolution by acquisition: the case for horizontal gene transfers

1992 • 325 citations

The phylogeny of proteobacteria: relationships to other eubacterial phyla and eukaryotes

2000 • 323 citations

Apoptotic Molecular Machinery: Vastly Increased Complexity in Vertebrates Revealed by Genome Comparisons

2001 • 321 citations

Whole genome-based phylogenetic analysis of free-living microorganisms

1999 • 306 citations

A minimal gene set for cellular life derived by comparison of complete bacterial genomes

1996 • 295 citations

Archaea and the prokaryote-to-eukaryote transition.

1997 • 272 citations

Horizontal gene transfer among microbial genomes: new insights from complete genome analysis

2000 • 245 citations

The Genomic Tree as Revealed from Whole Proteome Comparisons

1999 • 244 citations

The role of lateral gene transfer in the evolution of isoprenoid biosynthesis pathways

2000 • 243 citations

Evolutionary Implications of the Frequent Horizontal Transfer of Mismatch Repair Genes

2000 • 241 citations

Horizontal gene transfer from transgenic plants to terrestrial bacteria – a rare event?

1998 • 228 citations

Testing Hybridization Hypotheses Based on Incongruent Gene Trees

2000 • 221 citations

Mosaic Genes and Mosaic Chromosomes: Intra- and Interspecies Genomic Variation of Streptococcus pneumoniae

2001 • 218 citations

Monitoring field releases of genetically modified sugar beets for persistence of transgenic plant DNA and horizontal gene transfer

1999 • 195 citations

Universal replication biases in bacteria

1999 • 188 citations

A phylogenomic approach to microbial evolution

2001 • 181 citations

On surrogate methods for detecting lateral gene transfer

2001 • 180 citations

Evolutionary dynamics of full genome content in Escherichia coli

2000 • 166 citations

Biosynthesis of Isoprenoids via Mevalonate in Archaea: The Lost Pathway

2000 • 165 citations

Codon Bias and Base Composition Are Poor Indicators of Horizontally Transferred Genes

2001 • 159 citations

Evolution of a Pathway for Chlorobenzene Metabolism Leads to Natural Attenuation in Contaminated Groundwater

1998 • 151 citations

Phylogenetic Analyses of Two “Archaeal” Genes in Thermotoga maritima Reveal Multiple Transfers Between Archaea and Bacteria

2001 • 143 citations

Transformation of Acinetobacter sp. Strain BD413(pFG4Δ nptII ) with Transgenic Plant DNA in Soil Microcosms and Effects of Kanamycin on Selection of Transformants

2000 • 135 citations

An archaeal genomic signature

2000 • 130 citations

Pyruvate:NADP Oxidoreductase from the Mitochondrion of Euglena gracilis and from the Apicomplexan Cryptosporidium parvum: A Biochemical Relic Linking Pyruvate Metabolism in Mitochondriate and Amitochondriate Protists

2001 • 129 citations

Horizontal Transfer of Genetic Material among Saccharomyces Yeasts

1999 • 127 citations

Horizontal gene transfer among bacteria in terrestrial and aquatic habitats as assessed by microcosm and field studies

1999 • 126 citations

Codon usage and lateral gene transfer in Bacillus subtilis

1999 • 125 citations

Comparison of the evolutionary dynamics of symbiotic and housekeeping loci: a case for the genetic coherence of rhizobial lineages

1999 • 120 citations

How many genes in Arabidopsis come from cyanobacteria? An estimate from 386 protein phylogenies

2001 • 120 citations

About the last common ancestor, the universal life‐tree and lateral gene transfer: a reappraisal

2000 • 115 citations

Horizontal gene transfers in the environment: natural transformation as a putative process for gene transfers between transgenic plants and microorganisms

1999 • 113 citations

Phylogenetic Inferences from Molecular Sequences: Review and Critique

2001 • 109 citations

Evidence of recent lateral gene transfer among hyperthermophilic Archaea

2000 • 104 citations

Evolution of domain families

2000 • 101 citations

Plasmids Responsible for Horizontal Transfer of Naphthalene Catabolism Genes between Bacteria at a Coal Tar-Contaminated Site Are Homologous to pDTG1 from Pseudomonas putida NCIB 9816-4

1998 • 99 citations

Something for everyone

2000 • 81 citations

Gene transfer in soil systems using microcosms

1998 • 78 citations

Analysis of long repeats in bacterial genomes reveals alternative evolutionary mechanisms in Bacillus subtilis and other competent prokaryotes

1999 • 75 citations

Retrotransfer or gene capture: a feature of conjugative plasmids, with ecological and evolutionary significance

1999 • 74 citations

Constructing Multigenome Views of Whole Microbial Genomes

1998 • 63 citations

Gene capture in archaeal chromosomes

2001 • 60 citations

Gene transfer between bacteria within digestive vacuoles of protozoa

2006 • 60 citations

Horizontal Transfer of Archaeal Genes into the Deinococcaceae: Detection by Molecular and Computer-Based Approaches

2000 • 58 citations

Analysis of Codon Usage Patterns of Bacterial Genomes Using the Self-Organizing Map

2001 • 57 citations

Lateral Gene Transfer in Prokaryotes

2000 • 49 citations

Biodiversity and horizontal gene transfer in culturable bacteria isolated from activated sludge enriched in nonylphenol ethoxylates

2001 • 41 citations

A possible origin of newly-born bacterial genes: significance of GC- rich nonstop frame on antisense strand

1996 • 39 citations

An archaeal genomic signature

2000 • 32 citations

Distributional profiles of homologous open reading frames among bacterial phyla: implications for vertical and lateral transmission.

2002 • 30 citations

Reticulate Evolution:From Bacteria to Philosopher

2000 • 25 citations

Gene structure, expression in Escherichia coli and biochemical properties of the NAD+-dependent glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase from Pinus sylvestris chloroplasts

1998 • 23 citations

Gene Transfers Between Distantly Related Organisms

2002 • 11 citations

Making Phylogenetic Sense of Biochemical and Morphological Diversity Among the Protists

1991 • 4 citations