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	1. 16994 Accesses	Research article Evolution and expansion of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis PE and PPE multigene families and their association with the duplication of the ESAT-6 (esx) gene cluster regions Nicolaas C Gey van Pittius, Samantha L Sampson, Hyeyoung Lee, Yeun Kim, Paul D van Helden, Robin M Warren BMC Evolutionary Biology 2006, 6:95 (15 November 2006) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	2. 16477 Accesses	Research article Giant viruses coexisted with the cellular ancestors and represent a distinct supergroup along with superkingdoms Archaea, Bacteria and Eukarya Arshan Nasir, Kyung Kim, Gustavo Caetano-Anolles BMC Evolutionary Biology 2012, 12:156 (24 August 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| 1 comment
	3. 13641 Accesses	Software BEAST: Bayesian evolutionary analysis by sampling trees Alexei J Drummond, Andrew Rambaut BMC Evolutionary Biology 2007, 7:214 (8 November 2007) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	4. 13540 Accesses	Research article A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata, including 4161 species of lizards and snakes R Pyron, Frank T Burbrink, John J Wiens BMC Evolutionary Biology 2013, 13:93 (29 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	5. 8876 Accesses	Correspondence The Fukushima nuclear accident and the pale grass blue butterfly: evaluating biological effects of long-term low-dose exposures Atsuki Hiyama, Chiyo Nohara, Wataru Taira, Seira Kinjo, Masaki Iwata, Joji M Otaki BMC Evolutionary Biology 2013, 13:168 (12 August 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary To clarify several issues raised in comments on their previous publication in Scientific Reports, the authors publish this Correspondence article incorporating new data on how the Fukushima nuclear disaster has affected the pale grass blue butterfly (Zizeeria maha).
	6. 8557 Accesses	Research article The origin of multicellularity in cyanobacteria Bettina E Schirrmeister, Alexandre Antonelli, Homayoun C Bagheri BMC Evolutionary Biology 2011, 11:45 (14 February 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| 1 comment
	7. 7280 Accesses	Research article Evolution of Escherichia coli rifampicin resistance in an antibiotic-free environment during thermal stress Alejandra Rodríguez-Verdugo, Brandon S Gaut, Olivier Tenaillon BMC Evolutionary Biology 2013, 13:50 (22 February 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary E. coli can develop resistance to the antibiotic rifampicin, even in the absence of the drug, if grown in a thermally stressed environment, suggesting that antibiotic resistance is not always costly for bacteria to maintain.
	8. 6660 Accesses	Research article Cnidarian phylogenetic relationships as revealed by mitogenomics Ehsan Kayal, Béatrice Roure, Hervé Philippe, Allen G Collins, Dennis V Lavrov BMC Evolutionary Biology 2013, 13:5 (9 January 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary Re-evaluation of the phylogeny of the Cnidaria, using an expanded dataset of mitochondrial protein genes, differs from existing phylogeny and groups the Octocorallia and Medusozoa, resulting in a paraphyletic Anthozoa.
	9. 6566 Accesses	Research article Whole-proteome phylogeny of large dsDNA viruses and parvoviruses through a composition vector method related to dynamical language model Zu-Guo Yu, Ka Chu, Chi Li, Vo Anh, Li-Qian Zhou, Roger Wang BMC Evolutionary Biology 2010, 10:192 (22 June 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	10. 6122 Accesses	Research article The phylogenetic distribution of ultraviolet sensitivity in birds Anders Ödeen, Olle Håstad BMC Evolutionary Biology 2013, 13:36 (11 February 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Phylogenetic analysis of a single opsin gene in birds shows that their vision has shifted between the visible spectrum and UV-sensitive vision at least 14 times, each of which can be explained by a single nucleotide change.
	11. 5666 Accesses	Research article Phage-induced diversification improves host evolvability Hywel TP Williams BMC Evolutionary Biology 2013, 13:17 (22 January 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	12. 5590 Accesses	Research article Molecular phylogeny of the higher and lower taxonomy of the Fusarium genus and differences in the evolutionary histories of multiple genes Maiko Watanabe, Takahiro Yonezawa, Ken-ichi Lee, Susumu Kumagai, Yoshiko Sugita-Konishi, Keiichi Goto, Yukiko Hara-Kudo BMC Evolutionary Biology 2011, 11:322 (3 November 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	13. 5505 Accesses	Research article Inferring the demographic history of European Ficedula flycatcher populations Niclas Backström, Glenn-Peter Sætre, Hans Ellegren BMC Evolutionary Biology 2013, 13:2 (2 January 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	14. 5293 Accesses	Research article A worldwide correlation of lactase persistence phenotype and genotypes Yuval Itan, Bryony L Jones, Catherine JE Ingram, Dallas M Swallow, Mark G Thomas BMC Evolutionary Biology 2010, 10:36 (9 February 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	15. 5166 Accesses	Research article In search of the genetic footprints of Sumerians: a survey of Y-chromosome and mtDNA variation in the Marsh Arabs of Iraq Nadia Al-Zahery, Maria Pala, Vincenza Battaglia, Viola Grugni, Mohammed A Hamod, Baharak Kashani, Anna Olivieri, Antonio Torroni, Augusta S Santachiara-Benerecetti, Ornella Semino BMC Evolutionary Biology 2011, 11:288 (4 October 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	16. 5163 Accesses	Research article Annelid phylogeny and the status of Sipuncula and Echiura Torsten H Struck, Nancy Schult, Tiffany Kusen, Emily Hickman, Christoph Bleidorn, Damhnait McHugh, Kenneth M Halanych BMC Evolutionary Biology 2007, 7:57 (5 April 2007) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	17. 5072 Accesses	Research article Evolution, substrate specificity and subfamily classification of glycoside hydrolase family 5 (GH5) Henrik Aspeborg, Pedro M Coutinho, Yang Wang, Harry Brumer, Bernard Henrissat BMC Evolutionary Biology 2012, 12:186 (20 September 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	18. 5048 Accesses	Research article Forelimb preferences in quadrupedal marsupials and their implications for laterality evolution in mammals Andrey Giljov, Karina Karenina, Yegor Malashichev BMC Evolutionary Biology 2013, 13:61 (6 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Two different marsupial species display a sex-related hand preference in the opposite direction to that of placental mammals and with a stronger tendency when in an upright posture, a trait only previously known in primates.
	19. 4966 Accesses	Research article Evidence for selection at HIV host susceptibility genes in a West Central African human population Kai Zhao, Yasuko Ishida, Taras K Oleksyk, Cheryl A Winkler, Alfred L Roca BMC Evolutionary Biology 2012, 12:237 (6 December 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary There are signatures of selection at several loci associated with resistance to HIV in the genomes of Biaka Western Pygmies, whose communities historically overlapped with the range of chimpanzee subspecies that carries the SIV strain ancestral to HIV-1.
	20. 4754 Accesses	Research article Comparative analysis of complete mitochondrial genome sequences confirms independent origins of plant-parasitic nematodes Tahera Sultana, Jiyeon Kim, Sang-Hwa Lee, Hyerim Han, Sanghee Kim, Gi-Sik Min, Steven A Nadler, Joong-Ki Park BMC Evolutionary Biology 2013, 13:12 (18 January 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	21. 4745 Accesses	Research article The identity, distribution, and impacts of non-native apple snails in the continental United States Timothy A Rawlings, Kenneth A Hayes, Robert H Cowie, Timothy M Collins BMC Evolutionary Biology 2007, 7:97 (26 June 2007) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	22. 4700 Accesses	Research article EST based phylogenomics of Syndermata questions monophyly of Eurotatoria Alexander Witek, Holger Herlyn, Achim Meyer, Louis Boell, Gregor Bucher, Thomas Hankeln BMC Evolutionary Biology 2008, 8:345 (29 December 2008) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	23. 4688 Accesses	Research article Evolution of MIR159/319 microRNA genes and their post-transcriptional regulatory link to siRNA pathways Yang Li, Chaoqun Li, Guohui Ding, Youxin Jin BMC Evolutionary Biology 2011, 11:122 (12 May 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	24. 4686 Accesses	Research article Toward reconstructing the evolution of advanced moths and butterflies (Lepidoptera: Ditrysia): an initial molecular study Jerome C Regier, Andreas Zwick, Michael P Cummings, Akito Y Kawahara, Soowon Cho, Susan Weller, Amanda Roe, Joaquin Baixeras, John W Brown, Cynthia Parr, Donald R Davis, Marc Epstein, Winifred Hallwachs, Axel Hausmann, Daniel H Janzen, Ian J Kitching, M Alma Solis, Shen-Horn Yen, Adam L Bazinet, Charles Mitter BMC Evolutionary Biology 2009, 9:280 (2 December 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary A phylogeny of the Lepidopteran clade Ditrysia based on five nuclear genes broadly confirms the previous morphology-based tree, but some features including the position of the butterflies need to be resolved.
	25. 4433 Accesses	Research article Genetic characterization of the ABO blood group in Neandertals Carles Lalueza-Fox, Elena Gigli, Marco de la Rasilla, Javier Fortea, Antonio Rosas, Jaume Bertranpetit, Johannes Krause BMC Evolutionary Biology 2008, 8:342 (24 December 2008) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central