| Evaluation of nested PCR–DGGE (denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis) with group-specific 16S rRNA primers for the analysis of bacterial communities from different wastewater … N Boon, W De Windt, W Verstraete, EM Top FEMS microbiology ecology 39 (2), 101-112, 2002 | 601 | 2002 |
| Effect of phenylurea herbicides on soil microbial communities estimated by analysis of 16S rRNA gene fingerprints and community-level physiological profiles S El Fantroussi, L Verschuere, W Verstraete, EM Top Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 65 (3), 982-988, 1999 | 443 | 1999 |
| Bioaugmentation of activated sludge by an indigenous 3-chloroaniline-degrading Comamonas testosteroni strain, I2gfp N Boon, J Goris, P De Vos, W Verstraete, EM Top Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 66 (7), 2906-2913, 2000 | 404 | 2000 |
| The role of mobile genetic elements in bacterial adaptation to xenobiotic organic compounds EM Top, D Springael Current opinion in biotechnology 14 (3), 262-269, 2003 | 361 | 2003 |
| Genomics of IncP-1 antibiotic resistance plasmids isolated from wastewater treatment plants provides evidence for a widely accessible drug resistance gene pool A Schlüter, R Szczepanowski, A Pühler, EM Top FEMS microbiology reviews 31 (4), 449-477, 2007 | 319 | 2007 |
| Bioaugmentation as a tool to protect the structure and function of an activated-sludge microbial community against a 3-chloroaniline shock load N Boon, EM Top, W Verstraete, SD Siciliano Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 69 (3), 1511-1520, 2003 | 268 | 2003 |
| Synergistic degradation of linuron by a bacterial consortium and isolation of a single linuron-degrading Variovorax strain W Dejonghe, E Berteloot, J Goris, N Boon, K Crul, S Maertens, M Höfte, ... Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 69 (3), 1532-1541, 2003 | 257 | 2003 |
| Impact of agricultural practices on the Zea mays L. endophytic community D Seghers, L Wittebolle, EM Top, W Verstraete, SD Siciliano Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 70 (3), 1475-1482, 2004 | 237 | 2004 |
| Bioaugmentation in activated sludge: current features and future perspectives H Van Limbergen, EM Top, W Verstraete Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 50 (1), 16-23, 1998 | 229 | 1998 |
| Occurrence and phylogenetic diversity of Sphingomonas strains in soils contaminated with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons NMEJ Leys, A Ryngaert, L Bastiaens, W Verstraete, EM Top, D Springael Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 70 (4), 1944-1955, 2004 | 228 | 2004 |
| Catabolic mobile genetic elements and their potential use in bioaugmentation of polluted soils and waters EM Top, D Springael, N Boon FEMS Microbiology Ecology 42 (2), 199-208, 2002 | 207 | 2002 |
| Bioaugmentation of soils by increasing microbial richness: missing links W Dejonghe, N Boon, D Seghers, EM Top, W Verstraete Environmental Microbiology 3 (10), 649-657, 2001 | 192 | 2001 |
| The 64 508 bp IncP-1β antibiotic multiresistance plasmid pB10 isolated from a waste-water treatment plant provides evidence for recombination between members of different … A Schlüter, H Heuer, R Szczepanowski, LJ Forney, CM Thomas, A Pühler, ... Microbiology 149 (11), 3139-3153, 2003 | 184 | 2003 |
| Horizontal gene transfer and microbial adaptation to xenobiotics: new types of mobile genetic elements and lessons from ecological studies D Springael, EM Top Trends in microbiology 12 (2), 53-58, 2004 | 170 | 2004 |
| Stability of a promiscuous plasmid in different hosts: no guarantee for a long-term relationship L De Gelder, JM Ponciano, P Joyce, EM Top Microbiology 153 (2), 452-463, 2007 | 169 | 2007 |
| Characterization of diverse 2, 4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid-degradative plasmids isolated from soil by complementation. EM Top, WE Holben, LJ Forney Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 61 (5), 1691-1698, 1995 | 164 | 1995 |
| Genetic Diversity among 3-Chloroaniline-and Aniline-Degrading Strains of theComamonadaceae N Boon, J Goris, P De Vos, W Verstraete, EM Top Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 67 (3), 1107-1115, 2001 | 163 | 2001 |
| Effect of dissemination of 2, 4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2, 4-D) degradation plasmids on 2, 4-D degradation and on bacterial community structure in two different soil horizons W Dejonghe, J Goris, S El Fantroussi, M Höfte, P De Vos, W Verstraete, ... Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 66 (8), 3297-3304, 2000 | 160 | 2000 |
| Gene escape model: transfer of heavy metal resistance genes from Escherichia coli to Alcaligenes eutrophus on agar plates and in soil samples. E Top, M Mergeay, D Springael, W Verstraete Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 56 (8), 2471-2479, 1990 | 156 | 1990 |
| Alternative primer sets for PCR detection of genotypes involved in bacterial aerobic BTEX degradation: distribution of the genes in BTEX degrading isolates and in subsurface … B Hendrickx, H Junca, J Vosahlova, A Lindner, I Rüegg, ... Journal of Microbiological Methods 64 (2), 250-265, 2006 | 140 | 2006 |