Derek W. Hood

Complete Genome Sequence of <i>Neisseria meningitidis</i> Serogroup B Strain MC58

Hervé Tettelin, Nigel J. Saunders, John F. Heidelberg et al. · Science · 2000 · 1.1K citations

Medicine, Genetics, Pathogenesis +13

Recombination within natural populations of pathogenic bacteria: Short-term empirical estimates and long-term phylogenetic consequences

Edward J. Feil, Edward C. Holmes, Debra E. Bessen et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2001 · 520 citations

Maximum Likelihood Trees, Antimicrobial Resistance Gene, Molecular Ecology +15

DNA repeats identify novel virulence genes in Haemophilus influenzae.

Derek W. Hood, Mary E. Deadman, Michael P. Jennings et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1996 · 331 citations

Repeat‐associated phase variable genes in the complete genome sequence of <i>Neisseria meningitidis</i> strain MC58

Nigel J. Saunders, Alex C. Jeffries, John F. Peden et al. · Molecular Microbiology · 2000 · 228 citations · Full text

Genetics, Molecular Genetics, Virulence Determinants +16

Host-derived sialic acid is incorporated into <i>Haemophilus influenzae</i> lipopolysaccharide and is a major virulence factor in experimental otitis media

Valérie Bouchet, Derek W. Hood, Jianjun Li et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2003 · 205 citations · Full text

Microbial Pathogens, Immunology, Bacterial Pathogens +17