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Microbiology
Switzerland
2026

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Microbiology

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96
Citations
33976
World Ranking
505
National Ranking
9

Medicine

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95
Citations
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World Ranking
10066
National Ranking
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Microbiology in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Microbiology in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Microbiology in Switzerland Leader Award

Overview

Erik C. Böttger is affiliated with the University of Zurich in Switzerland. Their research spans several domains within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine, with a focus on infectious diseases and molecular biology as key subfields.

The scientist has contributed extensively to the understanding of mycobacterial diseases, tuberculosis research, and antibiotic resistance mechanisms. Their work covers the following main topics:

  • Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
  • Mycobacterium Research and Diagnosis
  • RNA and Protein Synthesis Mechanisms
  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Cancer Therapeutics and Mechanisms
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease

Some of their recent significant publications include:

  • Treatment of nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease: an official ATS/ERS/ESCMID/IDSA clinical practice guideline, 2020, European Respiratory Journal
  • Treatment of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Pulmonary Disease: An Official ATS/ERS/ESCMID/IDSA Clinical Practice Guideline, 2020, Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • Treatment of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Pulmonary Disease: An Official ATS/ERS/ESCMID/IDSA Clinical Practice Guideline, 2020, Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • The 2021 WHO catalogue of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex mutations associated with drug resistance: a genotypic analysis, 2022, The Lancet Microbe
  • Phylogenomics of Mycobacterium africanum reveals a new lineage and a complex evolutionary history, 2021, Microbial Genomics

Erik C. Böttger collaborates frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Dimitri Shcherbakov
  • Sven N. Hobbie
  • Klara Haldimann
  • Sébastien Gagneux
  • Chloé Loiseau

Their work is often published in venues that include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • ChemMedChem
  • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
  • The Journal of Antibiotics

Böttger's publications highlight interdisciplinary research bridging molecular mechanisms and clinical applications particularly in relation to bacterial pathogens and drug resistance.

Best Publications

  • Isolation and direct complete nucleotide determination of entire genes. Characterization of a gene coding for 16S ribosomal RNA

    Ulrike Edwards;Till Rogall;Helmut Blöcker;Monica Emde

  • Treatment of nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease: an official ATS/ERS/ESCMID/IDSA clinical practice guideline

    Charles L. Daley;Jonathan M. Iaccarino;Christoph Lange;Emmanuelle Cambau

  • Treatment of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Pulmonary Disease: An Official ATS/ERS/ESCMID/IDSA Clinical Practice Guideline: Executive Summary

    Charles L Daley;Jonathan M Iaccarino;Christoph Lange;Emmanuelle Cambau

  • Detection and identification of mycobacteria by amplification of rRNA.

    B Böddinghaus;T Rogall;T Flohr;H Blöcker

  • Genotypic identification of mycobacteria by nucleic acid sequence determination: report of a 2-year experience in a clinical laboratory.

    P Kirschner;B Springer;U Vogel;A Meier

  • Towards a phylogeny and definition of species at the molecular level within the genus Mycobacterium.

    Till Rogall;Jörn Wolters;Thomas Flohr;Erik C. Böttger

  • Two-laboratory collaborative study on identification of mycobacteria: molecular versus phenotypic methods.

    B Springer;L Stockman;K Teschner;G D Roberts

  • Molecular basis of streptomycin resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis: alterations of the ribosomal protein S12 gene and point mutations within a functional 16S ribosomal RNA pseudoknot

    Marion Finken;Philip Kirschner;Albrecht Meier;Annette Wrede

  • Differentiation of Mycobacterium species by direct sequencing of amplified DNA.

    Till Rogall;Thomas Flohr;Erik C. Böttger

  • Prolonged Outbreak of Mycobacterium chimaera Infection After Open-Chest Heart Surgery

    Hugo Sax;Guido Bloemberg;Barbara Hasse;Rami Sommerstein

  • Acquired Resistance to Bedaquiline and Delamanid in Therapy for Tuberculosis

    Guido V. Bloemberg;Peter M. Keller;David Stucki;Andrej Trauner

  • Genetic basis for clarithromycin resistance among isolates of Mycobacterium chelonae and Mycobacterium abscessus

    Richard J. Wallace;Albrecht Meier;Barbara A. Brown;Yansheng Zhang

  • 16S rRNA Gene Sequencing versus the API 20 NE System and the VITEK 2 ID-GNB Card for Identification of Nonfermenting Gram-Negative Bacteria in the Clinical Laboratory

    P. P. Bosshard;R. Zbinden;S. Abels;B. Böddinghaus

  • The Determination and Comparison of the 16S rRNA Gene Sequences of Species of the Genus Pseudomonas (sensu stricto and Estimation of the Natural Intrageneric Relationships

    Edward R.B. Moore;Margit Mau;Angelika Arnscheidt;Erik C. Böttger

  • Disseminated "Mycobacterium Genavense" Infection in Patients With AIDS

    E.C. Bottger;A. Teske;P. Kirschner;S. Bost

  • A Single 16S Ribosomal RNA Substitution Is Responsible for Resistance to Amikacin and Other 2-Deoxystreptamine Aminoglycosides in Mycobacterium abscessus and Mycobacterium chelonae

    Therdsak Prammananan;Peter Sander;Barbara A. Brown;Klaus Frischkorn

  • Fitness Cost of Chromosomal Drug Resistance-Conferring Mutations

    Peter Sander;Burkhard Springer;Therdsak Prammananan;Antje Sturmfels

  • Ribosomal DNA Sequencing for Identification of Aerobic Gram-Positive Rods in the Clinical Laboratory (an 18-Month Evaluation)

    P. P. Bosshard;S. Abels;R. Zbinden;E. C. Böttger

  • Rapid determination of bacterial ribosomal RNA sequences by direct sequencing of enzymatically amplified DNA.

    Erik C. Böttger

  • Identification of mutations in 23S rRNA gene of clarithromycin-resistant Mycobacterium intracellulare.

    A Meier;P Kirschner;B Springer;V A Steingrube

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Sander
Peter Sander University of Zurich
Guido V. Bloemberg
Guido V. Bloemberg University of Zurich
Andrea Vasella
Andrea Vasella ETH Zurich
Sebastien Gagneux
Sebastien Gagneux University of Basel
Sonia Borrell
Sonia Borrell Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
Matthias Egger
Matthias Egger University of Bern
David Crich
David Crich University of Georgia
Robert J. Wilkinson
Robert J. Wilkinson The Francis Crick Institute
Enrico Tortoli
Enrico Tortoli Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Reinhard Zbinden
Reinhard Zbinden University of Zurich

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