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| 2 | Deciphering the biology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from the complete genome sequence | Nature | 1998 | 7,421 |
| 3 | Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition) | Autophagy | 2016 | 4,789 |
| 4 | Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy | Autophagy | 2012 | 3,158 |
| 5 | SARS and MERS: recent insights into emerging coronaviruses | Nature Reviews Microbiology | 2016 | 2,834 |
| 6 | Waves of resistance: Staphylococcus aureus in the antibiotic era | Nature Reviews Microbiology | 2009 | 2,122 |
| 7 | PROTOFIBRILS, PORES, FIBRILS, AND NEURODEGENERATION: Separating the Responsible Protein Aggregates from The Innocent Bystanders | Annual Review of Neuroscience | 2003 | 1,586 |
| 8 | Effects of CCR5 and CD4 Cell Surface Concentrations on Infections by Macrophagetropic Isolates of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 | Journal of Virology | 1998 | 1,162 |
| 9 | Ebola haemorrhagic fever | Lancet, The | 2011 | 1,127 |
| 10 | Identification of novel cytolytic peptides as key virulence determinants for community-associated MRSA | Nature Medicine | 2007 | 953 |
| 11 | Peripheral education of the immune system by colonic commensal microbiota | Nature | 2011 | 944 |
| 12 | The Global Phosphorylation Landscape of SARS-CoV-2 Infection | Cell | 2020 | 888 |
| 13 | Cell-free formation of protease-resistant prion protein | Nature | 1994 | 861 |
| 14 | The most infectious prion protein particles | Nature | 2005 | 840 |
| 15 | Secondary structure analysis of the scrapie-associated protein PrP 27-30 in water by infrared spectroscopy | Biochemistry | 1991 | 825 |
| 16 | Staphylococcal Biofilms | Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology | 2008 | 764 |
| 17 | A bacterial genome in flux: the twelve linear and nine circular extrachromosomal DNAs in an infectious isolate of the Lyme disease spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi | Molecular Microbiology | 2000 | 748 |
| 18 | Contemporary classification of histiocytic disorders | Medical and Pediatric Oncology | 1997 | 747 |
| 19 | Innate partnership of HLA-B and KIR3DL1 subtypes against HIV-1 | Nature Genetics | 2007 | 698 |
| 20 | Zika Virus Targets Human STAT2 to Inhibit Type I Interferon Signaling | Cell Host and Microbe | 2016 | 683 |
| 21 | Endoplasmic Reticulum-Mediated Phagocytosis Is a Mechanism of Entry into Macrophages | Cell | 2002 | 654 |
| 22 | Macrophage-tropic human immunodeficiency virus isolates from different patients exhibit unusual V3 envelope sequence homogeneity in comparison with T-cell-tropic isolates: definition of critical amino acids involved in cell tropism | Journal of Virology | 1992 | 629 |
| 23 | Distinct PrP properties suggest the molecular basis of strain variation in transmissible mink encephalopathy | Journal of Virology | 1994 | 612 |
| 24 | Mycolactone: A Polyketide Toxin from Mycobacterium ulcerans Required for Virulence | Science | 1999 | 610 |
| 25 | Insights into the evolution of Yersinia pestis through whole-genome comparison with Yersinia pseudotuberculosis | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America | 2004 | 593 |
| 26 | Dickkopf1 Is Required for Embryonic Head Induction and Limb Morphogenesis in the Mouse | Developmental Cell | 2001 | 580 |
| 27 | Yeast-enhanced green fluorescent protein (yEGFP): a reporter of gene expression in Candida albicans | Microbiology (United Kingdom) | 1997 | 564 |
| 28 | Polysaccharide intercellular adhesin (PIA) protects Staphylococcus epidermidis against major components of the human innate immune system | Cellular Microbiology | 2004 | 564 |
| 29 | Staphylococcus epidermidis infections | Microbes and Infection | 2002 | 556 |
| 30 | Is Panton‐Valentine Leukocidin the Major Virulence Determinant in Community‐Associated Methicillin‐ResistantStaphylococcus aureusDisease? | Journal of Infectious Diseases | 2006 | 541 |
| 31 | Mycolic acids: structure, biosynthesis and physiological functions | Progress in Lipid Research | 1998 | 512 |
| 32 | Non-genetic propagation of strain-specific properties of scrapie prion protein | Nature | 1995 | 511 |
| 33 | RNAIII-Independent Target Gene Control by the agr Quorum-Sensing System: Insight into the Evolution of Virulence Regulation in Staphylococcus aureus | Molecular Cell | 2008 | 507 |
| 34 | Insights into Mechanisms Used by Staphylococcus aureus to Avoid Destruction by Human Neutrophils | Journal of Immunology | 2005 | 500 |
| 35 | Identification of scrapie prion protein-specific mRNA in scrapie-infected and uninfected brain | Nature | 1985 | 494 |
| 36 | A Crucial Role for Exopolysaccharide Modification in Bacterial Biofilm Formation, Immune Evasion, and Virulence | Journal of Biological Chemistry | 2004 | 490 |
| 37 | Genomic transcriptional profiling of the developmental cycle of Chlamydia trachomatis | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America | 2003 | 478 |
| 38 | Genomic insights into the Ixodes scapularis tick vector of Lyme disease | Nature Communications | 2016 | 468 |
| 39 | Genome sequence of a serotype M3 strain of group A Streptococcus: Phage-encoded toxins, the high-virulence phenotype, and clone emergence | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America | 2002 | 459 |
| 40 | Bacterial genetics by flow cytometry: rapid isolation ofSalmonella typhimuriumacid-inducible promoters by differential fluorescence induction | Molecular Microbiology | 1996 | 453 |
| 41 | Ruffles induced by Salmonella and other stimuli direct macropinocytosis of bacteria | Nature | 1993 | 452 |
| 42 | Poring over pores: α-hemolysin and Panton-Valentine leukocidin in Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia | Nature Medicine | 2007 | 452 |
| 43 | Heterogeneity of Major Proteins in Lyme Disease Borreliae: A Molecular Analysis of North American and European Isolates | Journal of Infectious Diseases | 1985 | 444 |
| 44 | SQ109 Targets MmpL3, a Membrane Transporter of Trehalose Monomycolate Involved in Mycolic Acid Donation to the Cell Wall Core of Mycobacterium tuberculosis | Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy | 2012 | 444 |
| 45 | spa Typing Method for Discriminating among Staphylococcus aureus Isolates: Implications for Use of a Single Marker To Detect Genetic Micro- and Macrovariation | Journal of Clinical Microbiology | 2004 | 440 |
| 46 | SARS-CoV-2 infection and persistence in the human body and brain at autopsy | Nature | 2022 | 438 |
| 47 | HLH-94: A treatment protocol for hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis | Medical and Pediatric Oncology | 1997 | 433 |
| 48 | Carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae: molecular and genetic decoding | Trends in Microbiology | 2014 | 426 |
| 49 | Mobile genetic elements of Staphylococcus aureus | Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences | 2010 | 423 |
| 50 | Treatment with interferon-α2b and ribavirin improves outcome in MERS-CoV–infected rhesus macaques | Nature Medicine | 2013 | 422 |
