Gregory C. Booton

3.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
46 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

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Gregory C. Booton is a scholar working on Endocrinology, Molecular Biology and Ophthalmology. According to data from OpenAlex, Gregory C. Booton has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Endocrinology, 25 papers in Molecular Biology and 9 papers in Ophthalmology. Recurrent topics in Gregory C. Booton's work include Legionella and Acanthamoeba research (36 papers), Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (17 papers) and Vibrio bacteria research studies (15 papers). Gregory C. Booton is often cited by papers focused on Legionella and Acanthamoeba research (36 papers), Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (17 papers) and Vibrio bacteria research studies (15 papers). Gregory C. Booton collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Mexico. Gregory C. Booton's co-authors include Paul A. Fuerst, Thomas J. Byers, Govinda S. Visvesvara, D.V. Seal, Daryl J. Kelly, Megan E. Shoff, Malcolm D. Schug, Allison A. Snow, Patricia G. Parker and Ingrid A. Niszl and has published in prestigious journals such as Ecology, Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences and Journal of Clinical Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Gregory C. Booton

46 papers receiving 2.7k citations

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Use of Subgenic 18S Ribosomal DNA PCR and Sequencing for Genus and Genotype Identification of Acanthamoebae from Humans with Keratitis and from Sewage Sludge

2001 501 citations Gregory C. Booton, D.V. Seal et al. Journal of Clinical Microbiology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Gregory C. Booton United States	25	2.1k	1.6k	607	383	358	46	2.8k
Johan F. De Jonckheere Belgium	29	1.8k 0.9×	1.5k 0.9×	154 0.3×	175 0.5×	86 0.2×	100	2.6k
Thomas K. Sawyer United States	24	956 0.5×	1.1k 0.7×	77 0.1×	124 0.3×	94 0.3×	84	2.2k
Thomas A. Nerad United States	24	469 0.2×	1.4k 0.8×	20 0.0×	128 0.3×	26 0.1×	56	2.0k
John E. Ubelaker United States	17	155 0.1×	167 0.1×	90 0.1×	63 0.2×	89 0.2×	79	952
Salvatore Frasca United States	27	82 0.0×	309 0.2×	33 0.1×	148 0.4×	85 0.2×	107	2.1k
A L Hughes United States	20	29 0.0×	564 0.3×	91 0.1×	414 1.1×	174 0.5×	35	2.0k
Gregory A. Lewbart United States	26	36 0.0×	159 0.1×	89 0.1×	196 0.5×	106 0.3×	226	2.6k
Vidal Haddad Brazil	25	31 0.0×	332 0.2×	42 0.1×	905 2.4×	106 0.3×	143	2.1k
Alvin C. Camus United States	25	110 0.1×	272 0.2×	11 0.0×	81 0.2×	118 0.3×	141	2.0k
Iva Dyková Czechia	35	502 0.2×	795 0.5×	11 0.0×	44 0.1×	160 0.4×	189	5.0k

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Booton, Gregory C., et al.. (2014). Genetic analysis among environmental strains of Balamuthia mandrillaris recovered from an artificial lagoon and from soil in Sonora, Mexico. Experimental Parasitology. 145. S57–S61. 31 indexed citations

Narayanan, Shankar, Govinda S. Visvesvara, Charlotte E. Joslin, et al.. (2011). Genotyping Acanthamoeba Keratitis (AK) Infections: Cytochrome Oxidase I (COI) Barcoding and Phylogenetic Analysis. 52(14). 5832–5832. 1 indexed citations

Booton, Gregory C., Charlotte E. Joslin, Megan E. Shoff, et al.. (2009). Genotypic Identification of Acanthamoeba sp. Isolates Associated With an Outbreak of Acanthamoeba Keratitis. Cornea. 28(6). 673–676. 31 indexed citations

Booton, Gregory C., et al.. (2008). A profile of the introduced Oreochromis niloticus (Pisces: Teleostei) populations in Lake Victoria Region in relation to its putative origin of Lakes Edward and Albert (Uganda - E. Africa) based on random amplified polymorphic DNA analysis. AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY. 7(11). 1769–1773. 5 indexed citations

Tu, Elmer Y., Charlotte E. Joslin, Joel Sugar, et al.. (2008). The Relative Value of Confocal Microscopy and Superficial Corneal Scrapings in the Diagnosis of Acanthamoeba Keratitis. Cornea. 27(7). 764–772. 99 indexed citations

Tu, Elmer Y., Charlotte E. Joslin, Joel Sugar, Megan E. Shoff, & Gregory C. Booton. (2008). Prognostic Factors Affecting Visual Outcome in Acanthamoeba Keratitis. Ophthalmology. 115(11). 1998–2003. 106 indexed citations

Sriram, Rama, Megan E. Shoff, Gregory C. Booton, Paul A. Fuerst, & Govinda S. Visvesvara. (2008). Survival of Acanthamoeba Cysts after Desiccation for More than 20 Years. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 46(12). 4045–4048. 76 indexed citations

Walia, Rajat, et al.. (2007). A case of successful treatment of cutaneous Acanthamoeba infection in a lung transplant recipient. Transplant Infectious Disease. 9(1). 51–54. 58 indexed citations

Kinde, Hailu, Deryck H. Read, Barbara M. Daft, et al.. (2007). Infections Caused by Pathogenic Free-Living Amebas (Balamuthia MandrillarisandAcanthamoebasp.) in Horses. Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation. 19(3). 317–322. 20 indexed citations

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Mubareka, Samira, et al.. (2006). Acanthamoeba Species Keratitis in a Soft Contact Lens Wearer Molecularly Linked to Well Water. Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology. 17(2). 120–122. 2 indexed citations

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Visvesvara, Govinda S., et al.. (2006). In vitro culture, serologic and molecular analysis of Acanthamoeba isolated from the liver of a keel-billed toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus). Veterinary Parasitology. 143(1). 74–78. 22 indexed citations

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Seal, D.V., Megan E. Shoff, Andrew Rogerson, et al.. (2005). Varying Susceptibility of Corneal and Environmental Strains of Acanthamoebae to Multipurpose Solutions using a Novel Method. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 46(13). 916–916. 1 indexed citations

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Kelly, Daryl J., et al.. (2005). Novel Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiae (SFGR) Infecting Amblyomma americanum Ticks in Ohio, USA. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1063(1). 352–355. 12 indexed citations

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Booton, Gregory C., Andrew Rogerson, Tonya D. Bonilla, et al.. (2004). Molecular and Physiological Evaluation of Subtropical Environmental Isolates of Acanthamoeba spp., Causal Agent of Acanthamoeba Keratitis. Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology. 51(2). 192–200. 70 indexed citations

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Dubey, J. P., et al.. (2004). Disseminated Acanthamoeba sp. infection in a dog. Veterinary Parasitology. 128(3-4). 183–187. 24 indexed citations

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Booton, Gregory C., Gary L. Floyd, & Paul A. Fuerst. (2004). Multiple group I introns detected in the nuclear small subunit rDNA of the autosporic green alga Selenastrum capricornutum. Current Genetics. 46(4). 228–234. 3 indexed citations

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Fuerst, Paul A., et al.. (2003). Genotypic Identification of Non‐Keratitis Infections Caused by the Opportunistically Pathogenic Ameba Genus Acanthamoeba. Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology. 50(s1). 512–513. 8 indexed citations

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Booton, Gregory C., et al.. (2003). Balamuthia mandrillaris: Identification of Clinical and Environmental Isolates Using Genus‐Specific PCR. Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology. 50(s1). 508–509. 23 indexed citations

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Booton, Gregory C., et al.. (1999). Evolution of the Ribosomal RNA Internal Transcribed Spacer One (ITS-1) in Cichlid Fishes of the Lake Victoria Region. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 11(2). 273–282. 41 indexed citations

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Booton, Gregory C.. (1995). Molecular genetic analysis of the phylogenetic relationships of Lake Victoria Cichlid fish /. OhioLink ETD Center (Ohio Library and Information Network). 1 indexed citations

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