W. C. Ghiorse

4.6k citations

32 papers · 3.5k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 24

Co-authors: E. L. Madsen Daniel N. Miller Juliet E. Bryant JAMES B. HERRICK James L. Sinclair David Emerson Henry L. Ehrlich Lee F. Adams
Topics: Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (9 papers)Chromium effects and bioremediation (5 papers)Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (5 papers)
Cited by: Geochemistry and Petrology Pollution Environmental Chemistry
Journals: Applied and Environmental Microbiology Journal of Bacteriology Environmental Health Perspectives
Partner nations: United States Austria Finland

In The Last Decade

W. C. Ghiorse

32 papers receiving 3.2k citations

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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.

Evaluation and Optimization of DNA Extraction and Purification Procedures for Soil and Sediment Samples

1999 746 citations Daniel N. Miller, Juliet E. Bryant et al. Applied and Environmental Microbiology profile →
The biomass and biodiversity of the continental subsurface

2018 283 citations Cara Magnabosco, Li‐Hung Lin et al. Nature Geoscience profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W. C. Ghiorse

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	The biomass and biodiversity of the continental subsurfacebreakdown → 2018 ·Nature Geoscience ·Cara Magnabosco,Li‐Hung Lin,Hailiang Dong,Malin Bomberg,W. C. Ghiorse,Helga Stan‐Lotter,K. Pedersen,Thomas L. Kieft,Esta van Heerden,T. C. Onstott	283
2	An Aufwuchs Chamber Slide for High-Resolution Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy and Stereo Imaging of Microbial Communities in Natural Biofilms 2003 ·Microbial Ecology ·(unknown),Leonard W. Lion,W. C. Ghiorse	6
3	Evaluation and Optimization of DNA Extraction and Purification Procedures for Soil and Sediment Samplesbreakdown → 1999 ·Applied and Environmental Microbiology ·Daniel N. Miller,Juliet E. Bryant,E. L. Madsen,W. C. Ghiorse	746
4	High purity14CH4 generation using the thermophilic acetotrophic methanogenMethanothrix sp. strain CALS-1 1999 ·Journal of Microbiological Methods ·Daniel N. Miller,W. C. Ghiorse,(unknown)	4
5	Isolation and identification of Pseudoalteromonas piscicida strain Cura‐d associated with diseased damselfish (Pomacentridae) eggs 1999 ·Journal of Fish Diseases ·E. J. Nelson,W. C. Ghiorse	27
6	Use of a Sentinel System for Field Measurements ofCryptosporidium parvumOocyst Inactivation in Soil and Animal Waste 1999 ·Applied and Environmental Microbiology ·Michael B. Jenkins,Mark J. Walker,Dwight D. Bowman,Larry C. Anthony,W. C. Ghiorse	54
7	PCR detection of a putative manganese oxidation gene (mofA) in environmental samples and assessment ofmofA gene homology among diverse manganese‐oxidizing bacteria 1997 ·Geomicrobiology Journal ·Patricia L. Siering,W. C. Ghiorse	12
8	Assessment of a dye permeability assay for determination of inactivation rates of Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts 1997 ·Applied and Environmental Microbiology ·Michael B. Jenkins,Lynne J. Anguish,Dwight D. Bowman,Mark J. Walker,W. C. Ghiorse	121
9	Computer-Assisted Laser Scanning and Video Microscopy for Analysis of Cryptosporidium parvum Oocysts in Soil, Sediment, and Feces 1997 ·Applied and Environmental Microbiology ·Lynne J. Anguish,W. C. Ghiorse	50
10	Phylogeny of the Sphaerotilus-Leptothrix Group Inferred from Morphological Comparisons, Genomic Fingerprinting, and 16S Ribosomal DNA Sequence Analyses 1996 ·International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology ·Patricia L. Siering,W. C. Ghiorse	51
11	Natural selection of PAH-degrading bacterial guilds at coal-tar disposal sites. 1995 ·Environmental Health Perspectives ·W. C. Ghiorse,JAMES B. HERRICK,(unknown),E. L. Madsen	23
12	Trace metal mobilization in soil by bacterial polymers. 1995 ·Environmental Health Perspectives ·Jinhui Chen,(unknown),Leonard W. Lion,Michael L. Shuler,W. C. Ghiorse	22
13	Quantitative cell lysis of indigenous microorganisms and rapid extraction of microbial DNA from sediment 1994 ·Applied and Environmental Microbiology ·Margret I. Moré,JAMES B. HERRICK,(unknown),W. C. Ghiorse,E. L. Madsen	303
14	Polymerase chain reaction amplification of naphthalene-catabolic and 16S rRNA gene sequences from indigenous sediment bacteria 1993 ·Applied and Environmental Microbiology ·JAMES B. HERRICK,E. L. Madsen,C. A. Batt,W. C. Ghiorse	115
15	Experimental apparatus for selection of adherent microorganisms under stringent growth conditions 1991 ·Applied and Environmental Microbiology ·(unknown),Leonard W. Lion,(unknown),Michael L. Shuler,David Emerson,W. C. Ghiorse	24
16	Characterization of extracellular Mn2+-oxidizing activity and isolation of an Mn2+-oxidizing protein from Leptothrix discophora SS-1 1987 ·Journal of Bacteriology ·Lee F. Adams,W. C. Ghiorse	132
17	Isolation of the outer membrane and characterization of the major outer membrane protein from Spirochaeta aurantia 1987 ·Journal of Bacteriology ·Andrew M. Kropinski,Thomas Parr,B L Angus,Robert E. W. Hancock,W. C. Ghiorse,E. Peter Greenberg	37
18	Ultrastructure and location of cytoplasmic fibrils inSpiroplasma floricola OBMG 1984 ·Current Microbiology ·Duane Charbonneau,W. C. Ghiorse	12
19	BIOLOGY OF IRON-AND MANGANESE-DEPOSITING BACTERIA 1984 ·Annual Review of Microbiology ·W. C. Ghiorse	452
20	Enumeration and Characterization of Bacteria Indigenous to a Shallow Water‐Table Aquifer 1983 ·Ground Water ·John T. Wilson,James F. McNabb,David L. Balkwill,W. C. Ghiorse	223

About W. C. Ghiorse

W. C. Ghiorse is a scholar working on Pollution, Geochemistry and Petrology and Parasitology, having authored 32 papers that have together received 3.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (9 papers), Chromium effects and bioremediation (5 papers) and Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (5 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Geochemistry and Petrology (586 citations), Pollution (684 citations) and Environmental Chemistry (569 citations). W. C. Ghiorse has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Austria and Finland. Frequent co-authors include E. L. Madsen, Daniel N. Miller, Juliet E. Bryant, JAMES B. HERRICK, James L. Sinclair, David Emerson, Henry L. Ehrlich, Lee F. Adams, Margret I. Moré and Peter Hirsch. Their work appears in journals such as Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Journal of Bacteriology and Environmental Health Perspectives.

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