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Floyd E. Dewhirst

Floyd E. Dewhirst

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Microbiology

D-Index
99
Citations
58930
World Ranking
424
National Ranking
195

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2017 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Floyd E. Dewhirst is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields including Medicine, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Dentistry, with a notable focus on Molecular Biology, Periodontics, Ecology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Infectious Diseases.

The scientist's work addresses key topics such as Oral microbiology and periodontitis research, Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, Gut microbiota and health, Otolaryngology and Infectious Diseases, Streptococcal Infections and Treatments, Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology, and Probiotics and Fermented Foods.

Their recent papers illustrate a continued contribution to microbiome and microbial ecology research. These include:

  • A distinct Fusobacterium nucleatum clade dominates the colorectal cancer niche, 2024, Nature
  • Functional and genetic markers of niche partitioning among enigmatic members of the human oral microbiome, 2020, Genome biology
  • The evolution and changing ecology of the African hominid oral microbiome, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Construction of habitat-specific training sets to achieve species-level assignment in 16S rRNA gene datasets, 2020, Microbiome
  • Insights Obtained by Culturing Saccharibacteria With Their Bacterial Hosts, 2020, Journal of Dental Research

The scientist collaborates regularly with coauthors including Jessica L. Mark Welch, Christopher D. Johnston, Gary G. Borisy, Martha A. Zepeda-Rivera, and Susan Bullman.

The venues frequently chosen for publication reflect a focus on microbiology and related disciplines. These include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Microbiome, Journal of Oral Microbiology, Microbiology Spectrum, and Microbiology Resource Announcements.

Floyd E. Dewhirst received recognition as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2017.

Best Publications

  • Structure, function and diversity of the healthy human microbiome

    Curtis Huttenhower;Curtis Huttenhower;Dirk Gevers;Rob Knight;Rob Knight;Sahar Abubucker

  • Defining the Normal Bacterial Flora of the Oral Cavity

    Jørn A. Aas;Jørn A. Aas;Bruce J. Paster;Bruce J. Paster;Lauren N. Stokes;Ingar Olsen

  • The Human Oral Microbiome

    Floyd E. Dewhirst;Floyd E. Dewhirst;Tuste Chen;Jacques Izard;Jacques Izard;Bruce J. Paster;Bruce J. Paster

  • Bacterial Diversity in Human Subgingival Plaque

    Bruce J. Paster;Bruce J. Paster;Susan K. Boches;Jamie L. Galvin;Rebecca E. Ericson

  • A framework for human microbiome research

    Barbara A. Methé;Karen E. Nelson;Mihai Pop;Heather H. Creasy

  • The Human Oral Microbiome Database: a web accessible resource for investigating oral microbe taxonomic and genomic information

    Tsute Chen;Wen-Han Yu;Jacques Izard;Oxana V. Baranova

  • Bacteria of Dental Caries in Primary and Permanent Teeth in Children and Young Adults

    Jørn A. Aas;Jørn A. Aas;Ann L. Griffen;Sara R. Dardis;Alice M. Lee

  • The breadth of bacterial diversity in the human periodontal pocket and other oral sites.

    Bruce J Paster;Ingar Olsen;Jørn A Aas;Floyd E Dewhirst

  • Molecular Analysis of Bacterial Species Associated with Childhood Caries

    Mitzi R. Becker;Bruce J. Paster;Bruce J. Paster;Eugene J. Leys;Melvin L. Moeschberger

  • Biogeography of a human oral microbiome at the micron scale

    Jessica L. Mark Welch;Jessica L. Mark Welch;Blair J. Rossetti;Blair J. Rossetti;Christopher W. Rieken;Floyd E. Dewhirst;Floyd E. Dewhirst

  • "Checkerboard" DNA-DNA hybridization

    S S Socransky;C Smith;L Martin;B J Paster

  • Diversity of bacterial populations on the tongue dorsa of patients with halitosis and healthy patients

    C. E. Kazor;P. M. Mitchell;A. M. Lee;L. N. Stokes

  • Synergistic interactions between interleukin 1, tumor necrosis factor, and lymphotoxin in bone resorption.

    P Stashenko;F E Dewhirst;W J Peros;R L Kent

  • Hepatic Helicobacter species identified in bile and gallbladder tissue from chileans with chronic cholecystitis

    James G. Fox;Floyd E. Dewhirst;Zeli Shen;Yan Feng

  • Purification and partial sequence of human osteoclast-activating factor: identity with interleukin 1 beta.

    F. E. Dewhirst;P. P. Stashenko;J. E. Mole;Tamotsu Tsurumachi

  • Comparisons of Subgingival Microbial Profiles of Refractory Periodontitis, Severe Periodontitis, and Periodontal Health Using the Human Oral Microbe Identification Microarray

    Ana Paula V. Colombo;Susan K. Boches;Sean L. Cotton;J. Max Goodson

  • Helicobacter hepaticus sp. nov., a microaerophilic bacterium isolated from livers and intestinal mucosal scrapings from mice.

    J G Fox;F E Dewhirst;J G Tully;B J Paster

  • New Insights into Human Nostril Microbiome from the Expanded Human Oral Microbiome Database (eHOMD): a Resource for the Microbiome of the Human Aerodigestive Tract.

    Isabel F. Escapa;Isabel F. Escapa;Tsute Chen;Tsute Chen;Yanmei Huang;Yanmei Huang;Prasad Gajare

  • Chronic active hepatitis and associated liver tumors in mice caused by a persistent bacterial infection with a novel Helicobacter species.

    Jerrold M. Ward;James G. Fox;Miriam R. Anver;Diana C. Haines

  • Complete Genome Sequence of the Oral Pathogenic Bacterium Porphyromonas gingivalis Strain W83

    Karen E. Nelson;Robert D. Fleischmann;Robert T. DeBoy;Ian T. Paulsen

  • Helicobacter bilis sp. nov., a novel Helicobacter species isolated from bile, livers, and intestines of aged, inbred mice.

    J G Fox;L L Yan;F E Dewhirst;B J Paster

  • Bergey’s Manual of Systematic Bacteriology

    William Wade;F E Dewhirst

Frequent Co-Authors

Bruce J. Paster
Bruce J. Paster Harvard University
William G. Wade
William G. Wade King's College London
Anne C. R. Tanner
Anne C. R. Tanner Harvard University
Ingar Olsen
Ingar Olsen University of Oslo
Peter Vandamme
Peter Vandamme Ghent University
Gary G. Borisy
Gary G. Borisy ADA Forsyth Institute
Philip Stashenko
Philip Stashenko Harvard University
Stephen L. W. On
Stephen L. W. On Lincoln University
Patrick S. G. Chain
Patrick S. G. Chain Los Alamos National Laboratory

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