Donald J. LeBlanc

4.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
72 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

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Donald J. LeBlanc is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Donald J. LeBlanc has authored 72 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Molecular Biology, 24 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 19 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Donald J. LeBlanc's work include Streptococcal Infections and Treatments (22 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (19 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (15 papers). Donald J. LeBlanc is often cited by papers focused on Streptococcal Infections and Treatments (22 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (19 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (15 papers). Donald J. LeBlanc collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and Canada. Donald J. LeBlanc's co-authors include Stanley Falkow, Patricia Guerry, Linda N. Lee, Gary M. Dunny, Julia M. Inamine, Robert P. Mortlock, Shonna M. McBride, Vincent A. Fischetti, Michael S. Gilmore and Robert C. Moellering and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PLoS ONE and Journal of Molecular Biology.

In The Last Decade

Donald J. LeBlanc

71 papers receiving 3.0k citations

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General Method for the Isolation of Plasmid Deoxyribonucleic Acid

1973 673 citations Patricia Guerry, Donald J. LeBlanc et al. Journal of Bacteriology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Donald J. LeBlanc United States	31	1.6k	907	780	691	633	72	3.5k
Nadja B. Shoemaker United States	41	2.3k 1.4×	1.4k 1.6×	817 1.0×	306 0.4×	653 1.0×	82	4.4k
Yasuyoshi Ike Japan	35	1.8k 1.1×	676 0.7×	1.9k 2.4×	436 0.6×	553 0.9×	94	4.0k
Indranil Biswas United States	31	1.6k 1.0×	487 0.5×	482 0.6×	777 1.1×	427 0.7×	91	3.2k
Joseph J. Ferretti United States	43	2.2k 1.3×	690 0.8×	1.9k 2.5×	2.7k 3.9×	990 1.6×	120	5.8k
Michael J. Federle United States	34	2.5k 1.5×	883 1.0×	1.5k 1.9×	1.7k 2.5×	586 0.9×	72	4.6k
Jean-Christophe Giárd France	36	1.4k 0.8×	505 0.6×	1.2k 1.5×	265 0.4×	348 0.5×	88	3.3k
Marcus B. Jones United States	32	1.8k 1.1×	544 0.6×	904 1.2×	203 0.3×	538 0.8×	56	3.3k
R Curtiss United States	29	763 0.5×	660 0.7×	983 1.3×	253 0.4×	259 0.4×	53	3.4k
Céline M. Lévesque Canada	27	1.3k 0.8×	367 0.4×	393 0.5×	475 0.7×	327 0.5×	64	3.1k
Renato Morona Australia	44	2.3k 1.4×	1.7k 1.9×	1.2k 1.5×	401 0.6×	1.0k 1.6×	145	6.2k

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Scannapieco, Frank A., R. J. Lamont, Robert A. Burne, Marilyn S. Lantz, & Donald J. LeBlanc. (2006). The oral environment.. 47–72. 9 indexed citations

Lei, Yuk Man, Massimo Costalonga, Alexandre Augusto Zaia, et al.. (2006). Systemic disease and the oral microbiota.. 361–376. 2 indexed citations

LeBlanc, Donald J., et al.. (2002). Influences of orthodontic appliances on oral populations of mutans streptococci. Oral Microbiology and Immunology. 17(2). 65–71. 70 indexed citations

Galli, Dominique, et al.. (2002). Parameters Associated with Cloning in Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans. Plasmid. 47(2). 138–147. 7 indexed citations

McDougal, Linda K., Fred C. Tenover, Linda N. Lee, et al.. (1998). Detection of Tn 917 -Like Sequences within a Tn 916 -like Conjugative Transposon (Tn 3872 ) in Erythromycin-Resistant Isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 42(9). 2312–2318. 74 indexed citations

LeBlanc, Donald J., et al.. (1998). Functional analysis of pVT745, a plasmid from Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans. Oral Microbiology and Immunology. 13(2). 124–128. 5 indexed citations

Galli, Dominique & Donald J. LeBlanc. (1997). Identification of a maintenance system on rolling circle replicating plasmid pVT736‐1. Molecular Microbiology. 25(4). 649–659. 8 indexed citations

Galli, Dominique, Jodie Polan-Curtain, & Donald J. LeBlanc. (1996). Structural and Segregational Stability of Various Replicons inActinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans. Plasmid. 36(1). 42–48. 14 indexed citations

Buckley, Nicole, et al.. (1995). Use of a novel mobilizable vector to inactivate the scrA gene of Streptococcus sobrinus by allelic replacement. Journal of Bacteriology. 177(17). 5028–5034. 33 indexed citations

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Sgorbati, Barbara, et al.. (1994). Transformation of Bifidobacterium longum with pRM2, a Constructed Escherichia coli-B.longum Shuttle Vector. Plasmid. 32(2). 208–211. 30 indexed citations

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LeBlanc, Donald J., Yi‐Ywan M. Chen, & Linda N. Lee. (1993). Identification and Characterization of a Mobilization Gene in the Streptococcal Plasmid, pVA380-1. Plasmid. 30(3). 296–302. 23 indexed citations

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LeBlanc, Donald J., et al.. (1992). Molecular, genetic, and functional analysis of the basic replicon of pVA380-1, a plasmid of oral streptococcal origin. Plasmid. 28(2). 130–145. 174 indexed citations

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Sreenivasan, Prem K., et al.. (1991). Transformation of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans by electroporation, utilizing constructed shuttle plasmids. Infection and Immunity. 59(12). 4621–4627. 67 indexed citations

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LeBlanc, Donald J., et al.. (1984). Streptococcus faecalis R plasmid pJH1 contains an erythromycin resistance transposon (Tn3871) similar to transposon Tn917. Journal of Bacteriology. 158(3). 1172–1174. 19 indexed citations

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Hartley, Donna L., Kevin R. Jones, Janet Tobian, Donald J. LeBlanc, & Francis L. Macrina. (1984). Disseminated tetracycline resistance in oral streptococci: implication of a conjugative transposon. Infection and Immunity. 45(1). 13–17. 49 indexed citations

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Hawley, Robert J., et al.. (1980). Effects of tetracycline on the streptococcal flora of periodontal pockets. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 17(3). 372–378. 26 indexed citations

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LeBlanc, Donald J., Louis A. Cohen, & Line Jensen. (1978). Transformation of Group F Streptococci by Plasmid DNA. Journal of General Microbiology. 106(1). 49–54. 19 indexed citations

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LeBlanc, Donald J., et al.. (1976). Advanced Composite Cost Estimating Manual. Volume I. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 1 indexed citations

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LeBlanc, Donald J., et al.. (1976). Transformation of Streptococcus sanguis Challis by plasmid deoxyribonucleic acid from Streptococcus faecalis. Journal of Bacteriology. 128(1). 347–355. 112 indexed citations

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Falkow, Stanley, Lucy S. Tompkins, Richard P. Silver, Patricia Guerry, & Donald J. LeBlanc. (1971). THE REPLICATION OF R‐FACTOR DNA IN ESCHERICHIA COLI K‐12 FOLLOWING CONJUGATION*. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 182(1). 153–171. 39 indexed citations

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