| Mobile genetic elements: the agents of open source evolution LS Frost, R Leplae, AO Summers, A Toussaint Nature Reviews Microbiology 3 (9), 722-732, 2005 | 1833 | 2005 |
| Bacterial mercury resistance from atoms to ecosystems T Barkay, SM Miller, AO Summers FEMS microbiology reviews 27 (2-3), 355-384, 2003 | 1191 | 2003 |
| Transposon Tn21, Flagship of the Floating Genome CA Liebert, RM Hall, AO Summers Microbiology and molecular biology reviews 63 (3), 507-522, 1999 | 744 | 1999 |
| Mercuric ion reduction and resistance in transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana plants expressing a modified bacterial merA gene. CL Rugh, HD Wilde, NM Stack, DM Thompson, AO Summers, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 93 (8), 3182-3187, 1996 | 596 | 1996 |
| Microbial transformations of metals AO Summers, S Silver Annual Reviews in Microbiology 32 (1), 637-672, 1978 | 555 | 1978 |
| Incidence of class 1 and 2 integrases in clinical and commensal bacteria from livestock, companion animals, and exotics C Goldstein, MD Lee, S Sanchez, C Hudson, B Phillips, B Register, ... Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 45 (3), 723-726, 2001 | 489 | 2001 |
| Organization, expression, and evolution of genes for mercury resistance AO Summers Annual Reviews in Microbiology 40 (1), 607-634, 1986 | 421 | 1986 |
| Incidence and Characterization of Integrons, Genetic Elements Mediating Multiple-Drug Resistance, in AvianEscherichia coli L Bass, CA Liebert, MD Lee, AO Summers, DG White, SG Thayer, ... Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 43 (12), 2925-2929, 1999 | 415 | 1999 |
| Gram-positive bacteria are a major reservoir of Class 1 antibiotic resistance integrons in poultry litter S Nandi, JJ Maurer, C Hofacre, AO Summers Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 101 (18), 7118-7122, 2004 | 391 | 2004 |
| Phytoremediation of methylmercury pollution: merB expression in Arabidopsis thaliana confers resistance to organomercurials SP Bizily, CL Rugh, AO Summers, RB Meagher Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 96 (12), 6808-6813, 1999 | 372 | 1999 |
| Mercury released from dental" silver" fillings provokes an increase in mercury-and antibiotic-resistant bacteria in oral and intestinal floras of primates AO Summers, J Wireman, MJ Vimy, FL Lorscheider, B Marshall, SB Levy, ... Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 37 (4), 825-834, 1993 | 334 | 1993 |
| Mercury exposure from “silver” tooth fillings: emerging evidence questions a traditional dental paradigm FL Lorscheider, MJ Vimy, AO Summers The FASEB Journal 9 (7), 504-508, 1995 | 319 | 1995 |
| Untwist and shout: a heavy metal-responsive transcriptional regulator AO Summers Journal of Bacteriology 174 (10), 3097-3101, 1992 | 300 | 1992 |
| Generally overlooked fundamentals of bacterial genetics and ecology AO Summers Clinical Infectious Diseases 34 (Supplement_3), S85-S92, 2002 | 284 | 2002 |
| Mercury Resistance in a Plasmid-Bearing Strain of Escherichia coli AO Summers, S Silver Journal of bacteriology 112 (3), 1228-1236, 1972 | 255 | 1972 |
| Rubrerythrin and Rubredoxin Oxidoreductase inDesulfovibrio vulgaris: a Novel Oxidative Stress Protection System HL Lumppio, NV Shenvi, AO Summers, G Voordouw, DM Kurtz Jr Journal of Bacteriology 183 (1), 101-108, 2001 | 252 | 2001 |
| Revised nomenclature for transposable genetic elements AP Roberts, M Chandler, P Courvalin, G Guédon, P Mullany, T Pembroke, ... Plasmid 60 (3), 167-173, 2008 | 244 | 2008 |
| Plasmid-determined resistance to tellurium compounds AO Summers, GA Jacoby Journal of bacteriology 129 (1), 276-281, 1977 | 205 | 1977 |
| Emergence of Resistance among USA300 Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolates Causing Invasive Disease in the United States LK McDougal, GE Fosheim, A Nicholson, SN Bulens, BM Limbago, ... Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 54 (9), 3804-3811, 2010 | 183 | 2010 |
| Roles of the Tn21 merT, merP, and merC gene products in mercury resistance and mercury binding NV Hamlett, EC Landale, BH Davis, AO Summers Journal of bacteriology 174 (20), 6377-6385, 1992 | 183 | 1992 |
Richard MeagherProfessor, Genetics Department, University of GeorgiaVerified email at uga.edu
