| Xerotolerant bacteria: surviving through a dry spell PH Lebre, P De Maayer, DA Cowan Nature Reviews Microbiology 15 (5), 285-296, 2017 | 335 | 2017 |
| Phylogenomic re-assessment of the thermophilic genus Geobacillus H Aliyu, P Lebre, J Blom, D Cowan, P De Maayer Systematic and applied microbiology 39 (8), 527-533, 2016 | 156 | 2016 |
| Microbiome interconnectedness throughout environments with major consequences for healthy people and a healthy planet A Sessitsch, S Wakelin, M Schloter, E Maguin, T Cernava, ... Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews 87 (3), e00212-22, 2023 | 105 | 2023 |
| Microbial nitrogen cycling in Antarctic soils M Ortiz, J Bosch, C Coclet, J Johnson, P Lebre, A Salawu-Rotimi, ... Microorganisms 8 (9), 1442, 2020 | 57 | 2020 |
| Microbial anhydrobiosis J Bosch, G Varliero, JE Hallsworth, TD Dallas, D Hopkins, B Frey, W Kong, ... Environmental Microbiology 23 (11), 6377-6390, 2021 | 53 | 2021 |
| Biogeographical survey of soil microbiomes across sub-Saharan Africa: structure, drivers, and predicted climate-driven changes DA Cowan, PH Lebre, CER Amon, RW Becker, HI Boga, A Boulangé, ... Microbiome 10 (1), 131, 2022 | 46 | 2022 |
| Biogeographic survey of soil bacterial communities across Antarctica G Varliero, PH Lebre, B Adams, SL Chown, P Convey, PG Dennis, D Fan, ... Microbiome 12 (1), 9, 2024 | 41 | 2024 |
| Phages actively challenge niche communities in Antarctic soils OKI Bezuidt, PH Lebre, R Pierneef, C León-Sobrino, EM Adriaenssens, ... Msystems 5 (3), 10.1128/msystems. 00234-20, 2020 | 32 | 2020 |
| The use of different 16S rRNA gene variable regions in biogeographical studies G Varliero, PH Lebre, MI Stevens, P Czechowski, T Makhalanyane, ... Environmental Microbiology Reports 15 (3), 216-228, 2023 | 24 | 2023 |
| Corrigendum to “Phylogenomic re-assessment of the thermophilic genus Geobacillus”[Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 39 (2016) 527–533] H Aliyu, P Lebre, J Blom, D Cowan, P De Maayer Syst Appl Microbiol 41, 529-530, 2018 | 21 | 2018 |
| Gone with the wind: microbial communities associated with dust from emissive farmlands A Salawu-Rotimi, PH Lebre, HC Vos, W Fister, N Kuhn, FD Eckardt, ... Microbial ecology 82 (4), 859-869, 2021 | 20 | 2021 |
| Oxalate and oxalotrophy: an environmental perspective DA Cowan, D Babenko, R Bird, A Botha, DO Breecker, CE Clarke, ... Sustainable Microbiology 1 (1), qvad004, 2024 | 19 | 2024 |
| Bacterial pathogens in peritoneal dialysis peritonitis: Insights from next-generation sequencing WG van Hougenhouck-Tulleken, PH Lebre, M Said, DA Cowan Peritoneal Dialysis International 40 (6), 581-586, 2020 | 17 | 2020 |
| In silico characterization of the global Geobacillus and Parageobacillus secretome PH Lebre, H Aliyu, P De Maayer, DA Cowan Microbial Cell Factories 17 (1), 156, 2018 | 16 | 2018 |
| Expanding Antarctic biogeography: microbial ecology of Antarctic island soils PH Lebre, J Bosch, C Coclet, R Hallas, ID Hogg, J Johnson, KL Moon, ... Ecography 2023 (9), e06568, 2023 | 15 | 2023 |
| Glacial water: a dynamic microbial medium G Varliero, PH Lebre, B Frey, AG Fountain, AM Anesio, DA Cowan Microorganisms 11 (5), 1153, 2023 | 14 | 2023 |
| The lung microbiome in HIV-positive patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis V Ueckermann, P Lebre, J Geldenhuys, E Hoosien, D Cowan, ... Scientific Reports 12 (1), 8975, 2022 | 14 | 2022 |
| Sub‐lithic photosynthesis in hot desert habitats M Gwizdala, PH Lebre, G Maggs‐Kölling, E Marais, DA Cowan, ... Environmental Microbiology 23 (7), 3867-3880, 2021 | 14 | 2021 |
| Microbial diversity in Antarctic Dry Valley soils across an altitudinal gradient L Mashamaite, PH Lebre, G Varliero, S Maphosa, M Ortiz, ID Hogg, ... Frontiers in Microbiology 14, 1203216, 2023 | 13 | 2023 |
| Biogeographical survey of soil microbiomes across sub-Saharan Africa: Structure, drivers, and predicted climate-driven changes. Microbiome 10, 131 DA Cowan, PH Lebre, C Amon, RW Becker, HI Boga, A Boulangé, ... | 10 | 2022 |
