Howard Junca

3.0k citations

76 papers · 2.0k indexed · h-index 28

Impact in

Pollution top 1%
- Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants
- Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal
Ecology top 2%
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology

Papers in ⓘ

Pollution 22
- Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants 19
Biotechnology 10

Co-authors: Dietmar H. Pieper (29 shared papers)Ramiro Vilchez‐Vargas (6 shared papers)Maria Brennerova (4 shared papers)Claudia Ximena Moreno Herrera (9 shared papers)María Mercedes Zambrano (4 shared papers)V. Brenner (2 shared papers)Sandra Baena (3 shared papers)Alfons J. M. Stams (3 shared papers)
Journals: Microbial Ecology (5 papers)Environmental Microbiology (5 papers)Applied and Environmental Microbiology (4 papers)FEMS Microbiology Ecology (4 papers)PLoS ONE (4 papers)
Partner nations: Germany Colombia United States

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Howard Junca

74 papers receiving 1.9k citations

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1	Analysis of the microbial gene landscape and transcriptome for aromatic pollutants and alkane degradation using a novel internally calibrated microarray system Environmental Microbiology ·Ramiro Vilchez‐Vargas, Robert Geffers, María Suárez‐Diez, Ianina Conte, Agnes Waliczek, Vanessa Sabrina Kaser, Monika Kralova, Howard Junca, Dietmar H. Pieper	2012	128
2	Alternative primer sets for PCR detection of genotypes involved in bacterial aerobic BTEX degradation: Distribution of the genes in BTEX degrading isolates and in subsurface soils of a BTEX contaminated industrial site Journal of Microbiological Methods ·Barbara Hendrickx, Howard Junca, Jolana Vosáhlová, Antje Lindner, Irene Rüegg, Margarete Bucheli‐Witschel, Folkert Faber, Thomas Egli, Margit Mau, Michael Schlömann, Maria Brennerova, V. Brenner, Dietmar H. Pieper, Eva M. Top, Winnie Dejonghe, Leen Bastiaens, Dirk Springael	2005	119
3	In-depth Characterization via Complementing Culture-Independent Approaches of the Microbial Community in an Acidic Hot Spring of the Colombian Andes Microbial Ecology ·Laura C. Bohórquez, Luisa Delgado-Serrano, Gina López, César Osorio-Forero, Vanja Klepac‐Ceraj, Roberto Kolter, Howard Junca, Sandra Baena, María Mercedes Zambrano	2011	91
4	Isolation and Characterization ofAlicycliphilus denitrificansStrain BC, Which Grows on Benzene with Chlorate as the Electron Acceptor Applied and Environmental Microbiology ·Sander A. B. Weelink, N.C.G. Tan, Harm ten Broeke, Corné H. van den Kieboom, Wim van Doesburg, Alette Langenhoff, Jan Gerritse, Howard Junca, Alfons J. M. Stams	2008	85
5	Functional gene diversity analysis in BTEX contaminated soils by means of PCR‐SSCP DNA fingerprinting: comparative diversity assessment against bacterial isolates and PCR‐DNA clone libraries Environmental Microbiology ·Howard Junca, Dietmar H. Pieper	2003	72
6	Spirochaetes dominate the microbial community associated with the red coral Corallium rubrum on a broad geographic scale Scientific Reports ·Jeroen A. J. M. van de Water, Rémy Melkonian, Howard Junca, Christian R. Voolstra, Stéphanie Reynaud, Denis Allemand, Christine Ferrier‐Pagès	2016	68
7	Metabolic networks, microbial ecology and ‘omics’ technologies: towards understanding in situ biodegradation processes Environmental Microbiology ·Ramiro Vilchez‐Vargas, Howard Junca, Dietmar H. Pieper	2010	68
8	Metagenomics reveals diversity and abundance of meta ‐cleavage pathways in microbial communities from soil highly contaminated with jet fuel under air‐sparging bioremediation Environmental Microbiology ·Maria Brennerova, Jiřina Josefiová, V. Brenner, Dietmar H. Pieper, Howard Junca	2009	66
9	Structural and Functional Insights from the Metagenome of an Acidic Hot Spring Microbial Planktonic Community in the Colombian Andes PLoS ONE ·Diego Javier Jiménez, Fernando Dini Andreote, Diego Gerardo Bogarín Chaves, José Salvador Montaña-Lara, César Osorio-Forero, Howard Junca, María Mercedes Zambrano, Sandra Baena	2012	66
10	Comparative Assessment of Mediterranean Gorgonian-Associated Microbial Communities Reveals Conserved Core and Locally Variant Bacteria Microbial Ecology ·Jeroen A. J. M. van de Water, Rémy Melkonian, Christian R. Voolstra, Howard Junca, Éric Béraud, Denis Allemand, Christine Ferrier‐Pagès	2016	61
11	Assessment of Toluene/Biphenyl Dioxygenase Gene Diversity in Benzene-Polluted Soils: Links between Benzene Biodegradation and Genes Similar to Those Encoding Isopropylbenzene Dioxygenases Applied and Environmental Microbiology ·Robert Witzig, Howard Junca, Hans‐Jürgen Hecht, Dietmar H. Pieper	2006	61
12	Mangrove microniches determine the structural and functional diversity of enriched petroleum hydrocarbon-degrading consortia FEMS Microbiology Ecology ·Newton C. M. Gomes, Cecilia G. Flocco, Rodrigo Costa, Howard Junca, Ramiro Vilchez‐Vargas, Dietmar H. Pieper, Ellen Krögerrecklenfort, Rodolfo Paranhos, Lêda C. Mendonça-Hagler, Kornelia Smalla	2010	57
13	AromaDeg, a novel database for phylogenomics of aerobic bacterial degradation of aromatics Database ·Márcia Duarte, Ruy Jáuregui, Ramiro Vilchez‐Vargas, Howard Junca, Dietmar H. Pieper	2014	48
14	Enhancement of the microbial community biomass and diversity during air sparging bioremediation of a soil highly contaminated with kerosene and BTEX Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology ·Nadja Kabelitz, Jiřina Macháčková, Gwenaël Imfeld, Maria Brennerova, Dietmar H. Pieper, Hermann J. Heipieper, Howard Junca	2009	45
15	A composite taxonomical and functional framework of microbiomes under acid mine drainage bioremediation systems Journal of Environmental Management ·Marcela Villegas-Plazas, Janeth Sanabria, Howard Junca	2019	45
16	Microbial Toluene Removal in Hypoxic Model Constructed Wetlands Occurs Predominantly via the Ring Monooxygenation Pathway Applied and Environmental Microbiology ·Paula Martinez Lavanchy, Zhongbing Chen, Vanessa Lünsmann, Vianey Marín-Cevada, Ramiro Vilchez‐Vargas, Dietmar H. Pieper, Nils Reiche, Uwe Kappelmeyer, Valentina Imparato, Howard Junca, Ivonne Nijenhuis, Jochen A. Müller, Peter Kuschk, Hermann J. Heipieper	2015	44
17	Amplified functional DNA restriction analysis to determine catechol 2,3-dioxygenase gene diversity in soil bacteria Journal of Microbiological Methods ·Howard Junca, Dietmar H. Pieper	2003	39
18	Difference in kinetic behaviour of catechol 2,3-dioxygenase variants from a polluted environment Microbiology ·Howard Junca	2004	39
19	Growth of Pseudomonas chloritidismutans AW-1T on n-alkanes with chlorate as electron acceptor Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology ·Farrakh Mehboob, Howard Junca, Gosse Schraa, Alfons J. M. Stams	2009	37
20	Genome Sequences of Alicycliphilus denitrificans Strains BC and K601 ^T Journal of Bacteriology ·Margreet J. Oosterkamp, Teun Veuskens, Caroline M. Plugge, Alette Langenhoff, Jan Gerritse, Willem J. H. van Berkel, Dietmar H. Pieper, Howard Junca, Lynne Goodwin, Hajnalka E. Daligault, David Bruce, John C. Detter, Roxanne Tapia, Cliff Han, Miriam Land, Loren Hauser, Hauke Smidt, Alfons J. M. Stams	2011	31

About Howard Junca

Howard Junca is a scholar working on Pollution, Biotechnology, Ecology, Insect Science and Endocrinology, having authored 76 papers that have together received 2.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants (19 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (19 papers), Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (9 papers), Aquaculture disease management and microbiota (9 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (8 papers), Gut microbiota and health (8 papers), Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences (7 papers) and Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation (7 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Pollution (755 citations), Ecology (760 citations), Biotechnology (166 citations), Environmental Chemistry (182 citations) and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis (220 citations). Howard Junca has collaborated with scholars based in Germany, Colombia and United States. Frequent co-authors include Dietmar H. Pieper, Ramiro Vilchez‐Vargas, Maria Brennerova, Claudia Ximena Moreno Herrera, María Mercedes Zambrano, V. Brenner, Sandra Baena, Alfons J. M. Stams, Jeroen A. J. M. van de Water and Christine Ferrier‐Pagès. Their work appears in journals such as Microbial Ecology, Environmental Microbiology, Applied and Environmental Microbiology, FEMS Microbiology Ecology and PLoS ONE.

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