D. D. Focht

7.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
103 papers, 4.9k citations indexed

About

D. D. Focht is a scholar working on Pollution, Molecular Biology and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, D. D. Focht has authored 103 papers receiving a total of 4.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 65 papers in Pollution, 27 papers in Molecular Biology and 14 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in D. D. Focht's work include Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants (40 papers), Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (19 papers) and Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies (15 papers). D. D. Focht is often cited by papers focused on Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants (40 papers), Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (19 papers) and Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies (15 papers). D. D. Focht collaborates with scholars based in United States, Panama and China. D. D. Focht's co-authors include Mark A. Poth, Mohamed Tawfic Ahmed, Walter Brunner, J. C. Ryden, Joseph J. Arensdorf, L. J. Lund, F K Higson, William J. Hickey, Hans-Peter Köhler and W. J. Farmer and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Environmental Science & Technology and Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

D. D. Focht

103 papers receiving 4.4k citations

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¹⁵ N Kinetic Analysis of N ₂ O Production by Nitrosomonas europaea : an Examination of Nitrifier Denitrification

1985 504 citations Mark A. Poth, D. D. Focht Applied and Environmental Microbiology profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	The use of mutants to discern the degradation pathway of 3,4â²-dichlorobiphenyl in Pseudomonas acidovorans M3GY 2002 ·FEMS Microbiology Ecology ·(unknown), Sung‐Cheol Koh, D. D. Focht	3
2	Methyl tert ‐butyl ether (MTBE) degradation by a microbial consortium 2001 ·Environmental Microbiology ·Nathalie Fortin, Marcia Morales, (unknown), D. D. Focht, Marc A. Deshusses	72
3	Transformation of 1,1-dichloro-2,2-(4-chlorophenyl)ethane (DDD) by Ralstonia eutropha strain A5 2000 ·FEMS Microbiology Ecology ·Anthony G. Hay, D. D. Focht	39
4	Biodegradation of 2,4-Dichlorophenol through a Distal meta-Fission Pathway 1997 ·Applied and Environmental Microbiology ·Sang‐Mo Koh, Michael V. McCullar, D. D. Focht	25
5	Rhizosphere effects on biodegradation of 2,5-dichlorobenzoate by a bioluminescent strain of root-colonizing Pseudomonas fluorescens 1996 ·FEMS Microbiology Ecology ·David E. Crowley, Maria Brennerova, (unknown), V. Brenner, D. D. Focht	49
6	Rapid and sensitive detection by PCR of mpcI gene in the rhizosphere 1996 ·FEMS Microbiology Ecology ·Sung‐Cheol Koh, Petra Marschner, David E. Crowley, D. D. Focht	1
7	Genetic exchange in soil and its relevance to the biodegradation of PCBs 1996 ·International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation ·D. D. Focht	2
8	A meta cleavage pathway for 4-chlorobenzoate, an intermediate in the metabolism of 4-chlorobiphenyl by Pseudomonas cepacia P166 1995 ·Applied and Environmental Microbiology ·Joseph J. Arensdorf, D. D. Focht	67
9	Genetic construction of PCB degraders 1994 ·Biodegradation ·V. Brenner, Joseph J. Arensdorf, D. D. Focht	41
10	Genetic exchange in soil among indigenous biphenyl utilizers and a dichlorobenzoate-utilizing inoculant 1993 ·(unknown), V. Brenner, D. D. Focht	1
11	Enhanced mineralization of polychlorinated biphenyls in soil inoculated with chlorobenzoate-degrading bacteria 1993 ·Applied and Environmental Microbiology ·William J. Hickey, (unknown), D. D. Focht	60
12	Evidence for inhibitory substrate interactions during cometabolism of 3,4-dichlorobenzoate byAcinetobactersp. strain 4-CB1 1991 ·FEMS Microbiology Letters ·Peter Adriaens, D. D. Focht	5
13	Bacterial Degradation of Ring-Chlorinated Acetophenones 1990 ·Applied and Environmental Microbiology ·F K Higson, D. D. Focht	28
14	Performance of Biodegradative Microorganisms in Soil: Xenobiotic Chemicals as Unexploited Metabolic Niches 1988 ·PubMed ·D. D. Focht	12
15	Degradation of 2-hydroxybiphenyl and 2,2'-dihydroxybiphenyl by Pseudomonas sp. strain HBP1 1988 ·Applied and Environmental Microbiology ·Hans-Peter Köhler, D Kohler-Staub, D. D. Focht	65
16	Construction of chlorobenzene-utilizing recombinants by progenitive manifestation of a rare event 1987 ·Applied and Environmental Microbiology ·(unknown), D. D. Focht	73
17	Quantification by direct 15N dilution of fixed N2 incorporation into soil by Cajanus cajan (Pigeon Pea) 1986 ·Soil Biology and Biochemistry ·Mark A. Poth, (unknown), D. D. Focht	28
18	Invalidity of the Concept of Slow Growth and Alkali Production in Cowpea Rhizobia 1984 ·Applied and Environmental Microbiology ·(unknown), D. D. Focht	28
19	Direct In‐field Measurement of Nitrous Oxide Flux from Soils 1978 ·Soil Science Society of America Journal ·J. C. Ryden, L. J. Lund, D. D. Focht	72
20	DDT Metabolites and Analogs: Ring Fission by Hydrogenomonas 1970 ·Science ·D. D. Focht, Martin Alexander	48

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