Miguel A. de Pedro

10.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
114 papers, 7.8k citations indexed

About

Miguel A. de Pedro is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Miguel A. de Pedro has authored 114 papers receiving a total of 7.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 74 papers in Molecular Biology, 62 papers in Genetics and 34 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Miguel A. de Pedro's work include Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (62 papers), Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (31 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (22 papers). Miguel A. de Pedro is often cited by papers focused on Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (62 papers), Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (31 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (22 papers). Miguel A. de Pedro collaborates with scholars based in Spain, United States and Sweden. Miguel A. de Pedro's co-authors include Didier Blanot, Waldemar Vollmer, Felipe Cava, Heinz Schwarz, Matthew K. Waldor, Hubert Lam, José Berenguer, José Carlos Quintela, Antonio G. Pisabarro and Kevin D. Young and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Miguel A. de Pedro

114 papers receiving 7.7k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Peptidoglycan structure and architecture

2008 1.7k citations Miguel A. de Pedro et al. profile →
In Situ Probing of Newly Synthesized Peptidoglycan in Live Bacteria with Fluorescent D‐Amino Acids

2012 488 citations Pamela Brown, Felipe Cava et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Miguel A. de Pedro Spain	45	4.7k	3.3k	2.3k	966	894	114	7.8k
Dominique Mengin‐Lecreulx France	59	5.2k 1.1×	3.0k 0.9×	1.4k 0.6×	1.1k 1.1×	1.2k 1.3×	167	10.1k
Maurice Hofnung France	50	5.4k 1.1×	3.4k 1.0×	2.2k 1.0×	411 0.4×	847 0.9×	205	9.0k
Didier Blanot France	46	4.6k 1.0×	2.4k 0.7×	1.4k 0.6×	961 1.0×	1.2k 1.3×	150	8.7k
Malcolm E. Winkler United States	56	4.6k 1.0×	2.7k 0.8×	1.1k 0.5×	790 0.8×	902 1.0×	140	8.0k
Michael Cashel United States	53	8.0k 1.7×	5.7k 1.8×	2.1k 0.9×	719 0.7×	1.3k 1.4×	99	10.2k
Volkmar Braun Germany	57	5.2k 1.1×	4.5k 1.4×	1.8k 0.8×	1.3k 1.4×	719 0.8×	179	9.3k
P. Lynne Howell Canada	55	6.9k 1.5×	1.9k 0.6×	1.4k 0.6×	953 1.0×	1.0k 1.1×	202	9.5k
Guy Plunkett United States	22	7.3k 1.6×	4.3k 1.3×	2.7k 1.2×	802 0.8×	684 0.8×	29	10.8k
Tracy Palmer United Kingdom	59	7.2k 1.5×	4.8k 1.5×	3.5k 1.6×	647 0.7×	860 1.0×	179	10.9k
John R. Roth United States	53	8.8k 1.9×	4.5k 1.4×	2.2k 1.0×	695 0.7×	1.2k 1.4×	146	12.7k

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Ayala, Juan A., Miloslav Kaláb, Qilong Yi, et al.. (2019). The peptidoglycan and biofilm matrix of Staphylococcus epidermidis undergo structural changes when exposed to human platelets. PLoS ONE. 14(1). e0211132–e0211132. 15 indexed citations

Álvarez, Laura, Alena Aliashkevich, Miguel A. de Pedro, & Felipe Cava. (2017). Bacterial secretion of D-arginine controls environmental microbial biodiversity. The ISME Journal. 12(2). 438–450. 48 indexed citations

Pedro, Miguel A. de & Felipe Cava. (2015). Structural constraints and dynamics of bacterial cell wall architecture. Frontiers in Microbiology. 6. 449–449. 59 indexed citations

Álvarez, Laura, Akbar Espaillat, J.A. Hermoso, Miguel A. de Pedro, & Felipe Cava. (2014). Peptidoglycan Remodeling by the Coordinated Action of Multispecific Enzymes. Microbial Drug Resistance. 20(3). 190–198. 31 indexed citations

Desmarais, Samantha M., Felipe Cava, Miguel A. de Pedro, & Kerwyn Casey Huang. (2014). Isolation and Preparation of Bacterial Cell Walls for Compositional Analysis by Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography. Journal of Visualized Experiments. e51183–e51183. 42 indexed citations

Brown, Pamela, Miguel A. de Pedro, David T. Kysela, et al.. (2012). Polar growth in the Alphaproteobacterial order Rhizobiales. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 109(5). 1697–1701. 176 indexed citations

Horcajo, Pilar, Miguel A. de Pedro, & Felipe Cava. (2012). Peptidoglycan Plasticity in Bacteria: Stress-Induced Peptidoglycan Editing by Noncanonical D-Amino Acids. Microbial Drug Resistance. 18(3). 306–313. 44 indexed citations

Álvarez, Laura, et al.. (2012). Localized synthesis of the outer envelope from Thermus thermophilus. Extremophiles. 16(2). 267–275. 8 indexed citations

Lam, Hubert, Dong‐Chan Oh, Felipe Cava, et al.. (2009). D-Amino Acids Govern Stationary Phase Cell Wall Remodeling in Bacteria. Science. 325(5947). 1552–1555. 493 indexed citations

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Priyadarshini, Richa, Miguel A. de Pedro, & Kevin D. Young. (2007). Role of Peptidoglycan Amidases in the Development and Morphology of the Division Septum in Escherichia coli. Journal of Bacteriology. 189(14). 5334–5347. 105 indexed citations

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Koch, Arthur L. & Miguel A. de Pedro. (2006). Partition of Old Murein in Small Patches over the Entire Wall of E. coli Cells Forced to Grow as a Coccoid. Current Microbiology. 52(4). 249–253. 2 indexed citations

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Pedro, Miguel A. de, William D. Donachie, Joachim‐Volker Höltje, & Heinz Schwarz. (2001). Constitutive Septal Murein Synthesis in Escherichia coli with Impaired Activity of the Morphogenetic Proteins RodA and Penicillin-Binding Protein 2. Journal of Bacteriology. 183(14). 4115–4126. 90 indexed citations

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Sánchez, Manuel, M. F. Vicente, Emilia Cercenado, et al.. (2001). Diversity among clinical isolates of penicillin-resistant Streptococcus mitis: indication for a PBP1-dependent way to reach high levels of penicillin resistance. International Microbiology. 4(4). 217–222. 1 indexed citations

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Quintela, José Carlos, et al.. (1999). Cell wall structural divergence amongThermusspp.. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 172(2). 223–229. 7 indexed citations

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Quintela, José Carlos, et al.. (1995). Variability of peptidoglycan structural parameters in Gram-negative bacteria. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 125(1). 95–100. 56 indexed citations

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Pedro, Miguel A. de, et al.. (1991). Effect of D-amino acids on Escherichia coli strains with impaired penicillin-binding proteins. Research in Microbiology. 142(2-3). 345–350. 21 indexed citations

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Plaimauer, Barbara, Beatrix Pfanzagl, José Berenguer, Miguel A. de Pedro, & Wolfgang Löffelhardt. (1991). Subcellular distribution of enzymes involved in the biosynthesis of cyanelle murein in the protist Cyanophora paradoxa. FEBS Letters. 284(2). 169–172. 11 indexed citations

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Vicente, M. F., et al.. (1990). Penicillin-binding protein 3 of Listeria monocytogenes as the primary lethal target for beta-lactams. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 34(4). 539–542. 52 indexed citations

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Faraldo, Marisa M., Miguel A. de Pedro, & José Berenguer. (1988). Purification, composition and Ca²⁺‐binding properties of the monomeric protein of the S‐layer of Thermus thermophilus. FEBS Letters. 235(1-2). 117–121. 21 indexed citations

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Beachey, E H, Wolfgang Keck, Miguel A. de Pedro, & Uli Schwarz. (1981). Exoenzymatic Activity of Transglycosylase Isolated from Escherichia coli. European Journal of Biochemistry. 116(2). 355–358. 44 indexed citations

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