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Experimental factors affecting PCR-based estimates of microbial species richness and evenness

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2002 • 412 citations

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2011 • 409 citations

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2009 • 358 citations

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A High-Throughput DNA Sequence Aligner for Microbial Ecology Studies

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2006 • 236 citations

Programming of Host Metabolism by the Gut Microbiota

2011 • 236 citations

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2004 • 219 citations

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2012 • 204 citations

Branched Chain Fatty Acids Reduce the Incidence of Necrotizing Enterocolitis and Alter Gastrointestinal Microbial Ecology in a Neonatal Rat Model

2011 • 195 citations

Improved Detection of Bifidobacteria with Optimised 16S rRNA-Gene Based Pyrosequencing

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Conditions of Bifidobacterial Colonization in Preterm Infants: A Prospective Analysis

2007 • 161 citations

Evidence-based guidelines for use of probiotics in preterm neonates

2011 • 157 citations

Enteral antibiotics for preventing necrotizing enterocolitis in low birthweight or preterm infants

2001 • 156 citations

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2011 • 155 citations

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1996 • 151 citations

Deaths in Preterm Infants: Changing Pathology Over 2 Decades

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The Developing Intestinal Ecosystem: Implications for the Neonate

2005 • 138 citations

Enterococcus faecalis from newborn babies regulate endogenous PPARγ activity and IL-10 levels in colonic epithelial cells

2008 • 135 citations

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2006 • 130 citations

Effects of mode of delivery and necrotising enterocolitis on the intestinal microflora in preterm infants

2004 • 125 citations

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2010 • 123 citations

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2011 • 120 citations

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2011 • 120 citations

Beyond Bacteria: A Study of the Enteric Microbial Consortium in Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants

2011 • 114 citations

A call to arms for systematists: revitalising the purpose and practises underpinning the description of novel microbial taxa

2011 • 79 citations

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2011 • 67 citations

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2009 • 63 citations

The Effects of Lactulose Supplementation to Enteral Feedings in Premature Infants: A Pilot Study

2009 • 58 citations

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2006 • 47 citations

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2011 • 40 citations