Andrew J. Weightman

Overview

Best Publications

• Design and Evaluation of Useful Bacterium-Specific PCR Primers That Amplify Genes Coding for Bacterial 16S rRNA

  Julian R. Marchesi;Takuichi Sato;Andrew J. Weightman;Tracey A. Martin

  2406
  Citations

• At least 1 in 20 16S rRNA sequence records currently held in public repositories is estimated to contain substantial anomalies

  Kevin E Ashelford;Nadia Chuzhanova;John Christopher Fry;Antonia Jane Jones

  974
  Citations

• DEEP BACTERIAL BIOSPHERE IN PACIFIC-OCEAN SEDIMENTS

  Ronald John Parkes;Barry Andrew Cragg;S. J. Bale;J. M. Getlifff

  826
  Citations

• New screening software shows that most recent large 16S rRNA gene clone libraries contain chimeras.

  Kevin E. Ashelford;Nadia A. Chuzhanova;John C. Fry;Antonia J. Jones

  807
  Citations

• Cultivation-dependent and -independent approaches for determining bacterial diversity in heavy-metal-contaminated soil.

  Richard John Ellis;Philip Morgan;Andrew John Weightman;John Christopher Fry

  685
  Citations

• Deep sub-seafloor prokaryotes stimulated at interfaces over geological time

  Ronald John Parkes;Gordon Webster;Barry Andrew Cragg;Andrew John Weightman

  504
  Citations

• Molecular and Cultural Analysis of the Microflora Associated with Endodontic Infections

  M.A. Munson;T. Pitt-Ford;B. Chong;A. Weightman

  424
  Citations

• Transposon mutagenesis and cloning analysis of the pathways for degradation of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid and 3-chlorobenzoate in Alcaligenes eutrophus JMP134(pJP4).

  R H Don;A J Weightman;H J Knackmuss;K N Timmis

  376
  Citations

• Development of a recA gene-based identification approach for the entire Burkholderia genus.

  George W. Payne;Peter Vandamme;Sara H. Morgan;John J. LiPuma

  347
  Citations

• A review of prokaryotic populations and processes in sub-seafloor sediments, including biosphere:geosphere interactions

  R. John Parkes;Barry Cragg;Erwan Roussel;Gordon Webster

  335
  Citations

• PRIMROSE: a computer program for generating and estimating the phylogenetic range of 16S rRNA oligonucleotide probes and primers in conjunction with the RDP‐II database

  Kevin E. Ashelford;Andrew J. Weightman;John C. Fry

  331
  Citations

• Bacteria in decomposing wood and their interactions with wood-decay fungi

  Sarah R. Johnston;Lynne Boddy;Andrew J. Weightman

  290
  Citations

• Assessment of bacterial community structure in the deep sub-seafloor biosphere by 16S rDNA-based techniques: a cautionary tale

  Gordon Webster;Carole J. Newberry;John C. Fry;Andrew J. Weightman

  278
  Citations

• Desulfovibrio profundus sp. nov., a Novel Barophilic Sulfate-Reducing Bacterium from Deep Sediment Layers in the Japan Sea

  S. J. Bale;K. Goodman;Paul A. Rochelle;Julian Roberto Marchesi

  270
  Citations

• Prokaryotic biodiversity and activity in the deep subseafloor biosphere.

  John C. Fry;R. John Parkes;Barry A. Cragg;Andrew J. Weightman

  269
  Citations

• Diversity of prokaryotes and methanogenesis in deep subsurface sediments from the Nankai Trough, Ocean Drilling Program Leg 190

  Carole J. Newberry;Gordon Webster;Barry A. Cragg;R. John Parkes

  262
  Citations

• Bacterial community structure, compartmentalization and activity in a microbial fuel cell

  G. T. Kim;G. Webster;J. W. T. Wimpenny;B. H. Kim

  248
  Citations

• Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in the Catchment Area and Water of the River Taff in South Wales, United Kingdom, and Its Potential Relationship to Clustering of Crohn's Disease Cases in the City of Cardiff

  R. W. Pickup;G. Rhodes;S. Arnott;K. Sidi-Boumedine

  237
  Citations

• Methanogen and bacterial diversity and distribution in deep gas hydrate sediments from the Cascadia Margin as revealed by 16S rRNA molecular analysis

  Julian R. Marchesi;Andrew J. Weightman;Barry A. Cragg;R. John Parkes

  233
  Citations

• DNA extraction for 16S rRNA gene analysis to determine genetic diversity in deep sediment communities

  Paul A. Rochelle;John C. Fry;R. John Parkes;Andrew J. Weightman

  233
  Citations