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D-Index
46
Citations
9706
World Ranking
4877
National Ranking
1885

David DeShazer publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Microbiology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David DeShazer sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 92 publications — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

David DeShazer D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David DeShazer sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

Overview

David DeShazer is affiliated with the United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on infectious diseases, epidemiology, biomedical engineering, and related biological sciences.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Medicine
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences

More specifically, their subfields of focus encompass:

  • Epidemiology
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Insect Science
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Plant Science

DeShazer's work covers several main topics, notably:

  • Burkholderia infections and melioidosis
  • Chemical Looping and Thermochemical Processes
  • Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
  • Moringa oleifera research and applications
  • Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
  • Vibrio bacteria research studies
  • Viral Infections and Vectors

Their recent publications demonstrate a significant interest in bacterial pathogenesis and immune responses, with articles appearing in journals including Frontiers in Microbiology, Microbiology Spectrum, and Microbiology. Recent papers include:

  • Activation of Toll-Like Receptors by Live Gram-Negative Bacterial Pathogens Reveals Mitigation of TLR4 Responses and Activation of TLR5 by Flagella, 2021, Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
  • Evaluation of two different vaccine platforms for immunization against melioidosis and glanders, 2022, Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Layered and integrated medical countermeasures against Burkholderia pseudomallei infections in C57BL/6 mice, 2022, Frontiers in Microbiology
  • A type IVB pilin influences twitching motility and in vitro adhesion to epithelial cells in Burkholderia pseudomallei, 2022, Microbiology
  • The Burkholderia pseudomallei hmqA-G Locus Mediates Competitive Fitness against Environmental Gram-Positive Bacteria, 2021, Microbiology Spectrum

Frequent co-authors collaborating with DeShazer include:

  • Jennifer L. Dankmeyer
  • Christopher K. Cote
  • Christopher P. Klimko
  • Nathaniel O. Rill
  • Melissa Hunter

Typical venues for their publications comprise:

  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
  • Microbiology
  • Microbiology Spectrum
  • Virulence

Best Publications

  • Genomic plasticity of the causative agent of melioidosis, Burkholderia pseudomallei

    Matthew T. G. Holden;Richard W. Titball;Richard W. Titball;Sharon J. Peacock;Sharon J. Peacock;Ana M. Cerdeño-Tárraga

  • Burkholderia thailandensis sp. nov., a Burkholderia pseudomallei-like species.

    Paul J. Brett;David DeShazer;Donald E. Woods

  • Structural flexibility in the Burkholderia mallei genome

    William C. Nierman;David DeShazer;H. Stanley Kim;Herve Tettelin

  • Type VI secretion is a major virulence determinant in Burkholderia mallei

    Mark A. Schell;Ricky L. Ulrich;Wilson J. Ribot;Ernst E. Brueggemann

  • Efflux-Mediated Aminoglycoside and Macrolide Resistance in Burkholderia pseudomallei

    Richard A. Moore;David DeShazer;Shauna Reckseidler;Ania Weissman

  • Detection of bacterial virulence genes by subtractive hybridization : identification of capsular polysaccharide of Burkholderia pseudomallei as a major virulence determinant

    Shauna L. Reckseidler;David DeShazer;Pamela A. Sokol;Donald E. Woods

  • The cluster 1 type VI secretion system is a major virulence determinant in Burkholderia pseudomallei.

    Mary N. Burtnick;Paul J. Brett;Sarah V. Harding;Sarah A. Ngugi

  • Glanders in a military research microbiologist.

    Arjun Srinivasan;Carl N. Kraus;David DeShazer;Patrice M. Becker

  • Molecular Insights into Burkholderia pseudomallei and Burkholderia mallei Pathogenesis

    Edouard E. Galyov;Paul J. Brett;David DeShazer

  • The type II O-antigenic polysaccharide moiety of Burkholderia pseudomallei lipopolysaccharide is required for serum resistance and virulence

    David DeShazer;Paul J. Brett;Donald E. Woods

  • Mutagenesis of Burkholderia pseudomallei with Tn5-OT182: isolation of motility mutants and molecular characterization of the flagellin structural gene.

    D DeShazer;P J Brett;R Carlyon;D E Woods

  • Molecular Insights intoBurkholderia pseudomalleiandBurkholderia malleiPathogenesis

    Edouard E. Galyov;Paul J. Brett;David DeShazer

  • Identification of a Burkholderia mallei polysaccharide gene cluster by subtractive hybridization and demonstration that the encoded capsule is an essential virulence determinant.

    David DeShazer;David M. Waag;David L. Fritz;Donald E. Woods

  • Bacterial genome adaptation to niches: Divergence of the potential virulence genes in three Burkholderia species of different survival strategies

    H Stanley Kim;Mark A Schell;Yan Yu;Ricky L Ulrich

  • Management of accidental laboratory exposure to Burkholderia pseudomallei and B. mallei.

    Sharon J. Peacock;Herbert P. Schweizer;David A.B. Dance;Theresa L. Smith

  • Genomic patterns of pathogen evolution revealed by comparison of Burkholderia pseudomallei , the causative agent of melioidosis, to avirulent Burkholderia thailandensis

    Yiting Yu;H Stanley Kim;Hui Hoon Chua;Chi Ho Lin

  • Characterization of Burkholderia pseudomallei and Burkholderia pseudomallei-like strains

    P. J. Brett;D. Deshazer;D. E. Woods

  • Role of quorum sensing in the pathogenicity of Burkholderia pseudomallei.

    Ricky L Ulrich;David DeShazer;Ernst E Brueggemann;Harry B Hines

  • Contribution of gene loss to the pathogenic evolution of Burkholderia pseudomallei and Burkholderia mallei.

    Richard A. Moore;Shauna Reckseidler-Zenteno;Heenam Kim;William Nierman

  • Actin-Binding Proteins from Burkholderia mallei and Burkholderia thailandensis Can Functionally Compensate for the Actin-Based Motility Defect of a Burkholderia pseudomallei bimA Mutant

    Joanne M. Stevens;Ricky L. Ulrich;Lowrie A. Taylor;Michael W. Wood

  • Continuing Evolution of Burkholderia mallei Through Genome Reduction and Large-Scale Rearrangements

    Liliana Losada;Liliana Losada;Catherine M. Ronning;David DeShazer;Donald Woods

Frequent Co-Authors

William C. Nierman
William C. Nierman J. Craig Venter Institute
Donald E. Woods
Donald E. Woods University of Calgary
Sharon J. Peacock
Sharon J. Peacock University of Cambridge
Patrick Tan
Patrick Tan Duke NUS Graduate Medical School
Bart J. Currie
Bart J. Currie Charles Darwin University
Susan L. Welkos
Susan L. Welkos United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases
Paul Keim
Paul Keim Northern Arizona University
Herbert P. Schweizer
Herbert P. Schweizer Colorado State University
Arthur M. Friedlander
Arthur M. Friedlander United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases
Edouard E. Galyov
Edouard E. Galyov University of Leicester

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