| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | Accelerated reaction by loop-mediated isothermal amplification using loop primers | Molecular and Cellular Probes | 2002 | 1,585 |
| 2 | Amplification of an invA gene sequence of Salmonella typhimurium by polymerase chain reaction as a specific method of detection of Salmonella | Molecular and Cellular Probes | 1992 | 798 |
| 3 | Multiplex PCR for the detection of tetracycline resistant genes | Molecular and Cellular Probes | 2001 | 689 |
| 4 | PCR detection of the two«Candidatus»liberobacter species associated with greening disease of citrus | Molecular and Cellular Probes | 1996 | 331 |
| 5 | β-Actin—an unsuitable internal control for RT-PCR | Molecular and Cellular Probes | 2001 | 299 |
| 6 | Genetics of Parkinson's disease | Molecular and Cellular Probes | 2016 | 282 |
| 7 | Sequence-specific identification of 18 pathogenic microorganisms using microarray technology | Molecular and Cellular Probes | 2002 | 258 |
| 8 | Detection of the thermostable direct hemolysin gene (tdh) and the thermostable direct hemolysin-related hemolysin gene (trh) of Vibrio parahaemolyticus by polymerase chain reaction | Molecular and Cellular Probes | 1992 | 254 |
| 9 | IS6110: Conservation of sequence in the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and its utilization in DNA fingerprinting | Molecular and Cellular Probes | 1991 | 252 |
| 10 | Housekeeping gene variability in normal and cancerous colorectal, pancreatic, esophageal, gastric and hepatic tissues | Molecular and Cellular Probes | 2005 | 251 |
| 11 | Detection by 5′-nuclease PCR of Shiga-toxin producing Escherichia coli O26, O55, O91, O103, O111, O113, O145 and O157:H7, associated with the world's most frequent clinical cases | Molecular and Cellular Probes | 2004 | 245 |
| 12 | Selection, characterization, and application of DNA aptamers for the capture and detection of Salmonella enterica serovars | Molecular and Cellular Probes | 2009 | 234 |
| 13 | A new polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay for the trinucleotide repeat that is unstable and expanded on Huntington's disease chromosomes | Molecular and Cellular Probes | 1993 | 233 |
| 14 | Citrus huanglongbing in São Paulo State, Brazil: PCR detection of the ‘Candidatus’ Liberibacter species associated with the disease | Molecular and Cellular Probes | 2005 | 209 |
| 15 | Optimized DNA microarray assay allows detection and genotyping of single PCR-amplifiable target copies | Molecular and Cellular Probes | 2006 | 206 |
| 16 | Mycobacteria distinct from Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis isolated from the faeces of ruminants possess IS 900 -like sequences detectable by IS 900 polymerase chain reaction: implications for diagnosis | Molecular and Cellular Probes | 1999 | 200 |
| 17 | A multiplex PCR assay for the identification of animal species in feedstuffs | Molecular and Cellular Probes | 2004 | 199 |
| 18 | A method for the rapid construction of cRNA standard curves in quantitative real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction | Molecular and Cellular Probes | 2002 | 195 |
| 19 | An rpoD-based PCR procedure for the identification of Pseudomonas species and for their detection in environmental samples | Molecular and Cellular Probes | 2009 | 179 |
| 20 | PCR technique as an alternative method for diagnosis and molecular epidemiology of rabies virus | Molecular and Cellular Probes | 1991 | 173 |
| 21 | Detection and identification of the two Candidatus Liberobacter species associated with citrus huanglongbing by PCR amplification of ribosomal protein genes of theβ operon | Molecular and Cellular Probes | 1999 | 166 |
| 22 | Identification of rotavirus genogroups by RNA-RNA hybridization | Molecular and Cellular Probes | 1989 | 165 |
| 23 | Detection of Legionella with polymerase chain reaction and gene probe methods | Molecular and Cellular Probes | 1990 | 163 |
| 24 | Variability of the random amplified polymorphic DNA assay among thermal cyclers, and effects of primer and DNA concentration | Molecular and Cellular Probes | 1993 | 158 |
| 25 | Real-time PCR for the detection of Giardia lamblia | Molecular and Cellular Probes | 2003 | 158 |
| 26 | Salmonella identification by the polymerase chain reaction | Molecular and Cellular Probes | 1993 | 155 |
| 27 | Differentiation of types 1a, 1b and 2 bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV) by PCR | Molecular and Cellular Probes | 1998 | 150 |
| 28 | Typing of human papillomaviruses by polymerase chain reaction amplification with L1 consensus primers and RFLP analysis | Molecular and Cellular Probes | 1992 | 148 |
| 29 | Factors influencing Recombinase polymerase amplification (RPA) assay outcomes at point of care | Molecular and Cellular Probes | 2016 | 148 |
| 30 | Sequence-independent, single-primer amplification (SISPA) of complex DNA populations | Molecular and Cellular Probes | 1991 | 147 |
| 31 | Influence of sequence mismatches on the specificity of recombinase polymerase amplification technology | Molecular and Cellular Probes | 2015 | 143 |
| 32 | PCR-restriction endonuclease analysis for identification and strain typing ofMycobacterium aviumsubsp.paratuberculosisandMycobacterium aviumsubsp.aviumbased on polymorphisms in IS1311 | Molecular and Cellular Probes | 1999 | 141 |
| 33 | Rapid and sensitive detection of white spot syndrome virus by loop-mediated isothermal amplification combined with a lateral flow dipstick | Molecular and Cellular Probes | 2009 | 137 |
| 34 | A simple method for diagnosing M. tuberculosis infection in clinical samples using PCR | Molecular and Cellular Probes | 1991 | 136 |
| 35 | Development of a novel internal positive control for Taqman® based assays | Molecular and Cellular Probes | 2005 | 136 |
| 36 | A PCR-RFLP assay for the distinction between Fasciola hepatica and Fasciola gigantica | Molecular and Cellular Probes | 2002 | 133 |
| 37 | Multiplex PCR amplification and immobilized capture probes for detection of bacterial pathogens and indicators in water | Molecular and Cellular Probes | 1990 | 132 |
| 38 | Selective amplification of cDNA sequence from total RNA by cassette-ligation mediated polymerase chain reaction (PCR): Application to sequencing 6·5 kb genome segment of hantavirus strain B-1 | Molecular and Cellular Probes | 1992 | 130 |
| 39 | DNA probes and PCR in diagnosis of mycoplasma infections | Molecular and Cellular Probes | 1994 | 128 |
| 40 | Species-specific PCR for the identification of ovine, porcine and chicken species in meat and bone meal (MBM) | Molecular and Cellular Probes | 2001 | 128 |
| 41 | Development of a fungus-specific PCR assay for detecting low-level fungi in an indoor environment | Molecular and Cellular Probes | 2000 | 127 |
| 42 | Inhibition of real-time RT–PCR quantification due to tissue-specific contaminants | Molecular and Cellular Probes | 2004 | 122 |
| 43 | SecY gene sequence analysis for finer differentiation of diversestrains in the aster yellows phytoplasma group | Molecular and Cellular Probes | 2006 | 122 |
| 44 | Taq polymerase contains bacterial DNA of unknown origin | Molecular and Cellular Probes | 1990 | 121 |
| 45 | Semi-automated fluorogenic PCR assays (TaqMan) forrapid detection of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and other Shiga toxigenic E. coli | Molecular and Cellular Probes | 1999 | 118 |
| 46 | Species identification ofMycoplasma bovisandMycoplasma agalactiaebased on theuvrC genes by PCR | Molecular and Cellular Probes | 1998 | 114 |
| 47 | Quantitative measurement of Stachybotrys chartarum conidia using real time detection of PCR products with the TaqManTMfluorogenic probe system | Molecular and Cellular Probes | 1999 | 113 |
| 48 | DNA microarray-based detection and identification of Chlamydia and Chlamydophila spp. | Molecular and Cellular Probes | 2005 | 107 |
| 49 | Distribution and quantification of Candidatus Liberibacter americanus, agent of huanglongbing disease of citrus in São Paulo State, Brasil, in leaves of an affected sweet orange tree as determined by PCR | Molecular and Cellular Probes | 2008 | 107 |
| 50 | Serological approaches for the diagnosis of schistosomiasis – A review | Molecular and Cellular Probes | 2017 | 106 |
