David H. Coombs

593 total citations
21 papers, 508 citations indexed

About

David H. Coombs is a scholar working on Ecology, Molecular Biology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, David H. Coombs has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 508 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Ecology, 12 papers in Molecular Biology and 8 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in David H. Coombs's work include Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (14 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (5 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (5 papers). David H. Coombs is often cited by papers focused on Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (14 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (5 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (5 papers). David H. Coombs collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. David H. Coombs's co-authors include George D. Pearson, Norman R. Watts, Frederick A. Eiserling, John W. Bodnar, Paul J. Jardine, Peter Ferguson, Carol Jones, David C. Ward, Betty E. Terzaghi and Eric Terzaghi and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Molecular Biology and Molecular and Cellular Biology.

In The Last Decade

David H. Coombs

21 papers receiving 468 citations

Peers

David H. Coombs
Max P. Oeschger United States
Edward A. Birge United States
Irina Marianovsky Belgium
E. Calef Italy
Gail D. Lauer United States
N Mutoh Japan
Stefan Gleiter Germany
Toshio Shida Japan
Barbara L. Stitt United States
T.I. Tikchonenko Russia
Max P. Oeschger United States
David H. Coombs
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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Ferguson, Peter & David H. Coombs. (2000). Pulse-chase analysis of the in Vivo assembly of the bacteriophage T4 tail. Journal of Molecular Biology. 297(1). 99–117. 24 indexed citations
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Jardine, Paul J. & David H. Coombs. (1998). Capsid expansion follows the initiation of DNA packaging in bacteriophage T4. Journal of Molecular Biology. 284(3). 661–672. 36 indexed citations
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Jardine, Paul J., Craig McCormick, C Lutze‐Wallace, & David H. Coombs. (1998). The bacteriophage T4 DNA packaging apparatus targets the unexpanded prohead. Journal of Molecular Biology. 284(3). 647–659. 17 indexed citations
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Worsfold, Paul J., et al.. (1996). Quantitative in Situ Monitoring of an Elevated Temperature Reaction Using a Water-Cooled Mid-Infrared Fiber-Optic Probe. Analytical Chemistry. 68(7). 1116–1123. 12 indexed citations
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Mathews, C K, et al.. (1995). An immunoblot assay reveals that bacteriophage T4 thymidylate synthase and dihydrofolate reductase are not virion proteins. Journal of Virology. 69(4). 2119–2125. 6 indexed citations
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Kurz, Jolanta, et al.. (1993). PCR detection and typing of genital papillomavirus in a new brunswick population. International Journal of Cancer. 55(4). 604–608. 6 indexed citations
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Watts, Norman R., James F. Hainfeld, & David H. Coombs. (1990). Localization of the proteins gp7, gp8 and gp10 in the bacteriophage T4 baseplate with colloidal gold: F(ab)2 and undecagold: Fab' conjugates. Journal of Molecular Biology. 216(2). 315–325. 16 indexed citations
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Watts, Norman R. & David H. Coombs. (1990). Structure of the bacteriophage T4 baseplate as determined by chemical cross-linking. Journal of Virology. 64(1). 143–154. 24 indexed citations
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Watts, Norman R. & David H. Coombs. (1989). Analysis of near-neighbor contacts in bacteriophage T4 wedges and hubless baseplates by using a cleavable chemical cross-linker. Journal of Virology. 63(6). 2427–2436. 16 indexed citations
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Robinson, Derrick R., Norman R. Watts, & David H. Coombs. (1988). Heat cleavage of bacteriophage T4 gene 23 product produces two peptides previously identified as head proteins. Journal of Virology. 62(5). 1723–1729. 10 indexed citations
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Paterson, W. D., et al.. (1984). Extracellular Protease, Extracellular Haemolysin, and Virulence in Aeromonas salmonicida. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 41(9). 1354–1360. 25 indexed citations
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Bodnar, John W., Carol Jones, David H. Coombs, George D. Pearson, & David C. Ward. (1983). Proteins Tightly Bound to HeLa Cell DNA at Nuclear Matrix Attachment Sites. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 3(9). 1567–1579. 59 indexed citations
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Coombs, David H., et al.. (1979). Detection of Covalent DNA-Protein Complexes: The Adenovirus DNA-Terminal Protein Complex and HeLa DNA-Protein Complexes. Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology. 43(0). 741–753. 19 indexed citations
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Terzaghi, Betty E., Eric Terzaghi, & David H. Coombs. (1979). The role of the collar/whisker complex in bacteriophage T4D tail fiber attachment. Journal of Molecular Biology. 127(1). 1–14. 20 indexed citations
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Robinson, Anthony J., John W. Bodnar, David H. Coombs, & George D. Pearson. (1979). Replicating adenovirus 2 DNA molecules contain terminal protein. Virology. 96(1). 143–158. 29 indexed citations
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Coombs, David H. & George D. Pearson. (1978). Filter-binding assay for covalent DNA-protein complexes: adenovirus DNA-terminal protein complex.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 75(11). 5291–5295. 52 indexed citations
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Coombs, David H. & Frederick A. Eiserling. (1977). Studies on the structure, protein composition and assembly of the neck of bacteriophage T4. Journal of Molecular Biology. 116(3). 375–405. 76 indexed citations
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Coombs, David H.. (1975). Density gradient fractionation by piston displacement. Analytical Biochemistry. 68(1). 95–101. 18 indexed citations

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