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Girbe Buist publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Girbe Buist sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 107 publications — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Girbe Buist D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Girbe Buist sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Girbe Buist is affiliated with the University Medical Center Groningen in the Netherlands. Their research primarily focuses on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a significant emphasis on medicine. Key subfields of study include molecular biology, infectious diseases, public health, environmental and occupational health, microbiology, and genetics.

The scientist's main topics of work cover antimicrobial resistance in Staphylococcus species, bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing, biochemical and structural characterization, streptococcal infections and treatments, antimicrobial peptides and activities, bacterial genetics and biotechnology, and probiotics and fermented foods.

Frequent collaborators in their research include Jan Maarten van Dijl, Min Wang, Elias Vera Murguia, Dörte Becher, and Anne de Jong. These coauthors have contributed jointly to multiple studies, representing ongoing collaborative efforts across various projects.

Girbe Buist's publications appear predominantly in journals such as the Journal of Proteome Research, Virulence, Scientific Reports, FEMS Microbiology Reviews, and Essays in Biochemistry. Notable papers include:

  • Staphylococcus aureuscell wall maintenance - the multifaceted roles of peptidoglycan hydrolases in bacterial growth, fitness, and virulence (2022, FEMS Microbiology Reviews)
  • Recombinant protein secretion by Bacillus subtilis and Lactococcus lactis: pathways, applications, and innovation potential (2021, Essays in Biochemistry)
  • Exoproteomic profiling uncovers critical determinants for virulence of livestock-associated and human-originated Staphylococcus aureus ST398 strains (2020, Virulence)
  • Tryptic Shaving of Staphylococcus aureus Unveils Immunodominant Epitopes on the Bacterial Cell Surface (2020, Journal of Proteome Research)
  • Fighting Staphylococcus aureus infections with light and photoimmunoconjugates (2020, JCI Insight)

Best Publications

  • LysM, a widely distributed protein motif for binding to (peptido)glycans

    Girbe Buist;Anton Steen;Jan Kok;Oscar P. Kuipers

  • Complete Genome Sequence of the Prototype Lactic Acid Bacterium Lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris MG1363

    Udo Wegmann;Mary O'Connell-Motherway;Aldert Zomer;Girbe Buist

  • A system to generate chromosomal mutations in Lactococcus lactis which allows fast analysis of targeted genes.

    Jean Law;Girbe Buist;Alfred Haandrikman;Jan Kok

  • A general system for generating unlabelled gene replacements in bacterial chromosomes

    K. Leenhouts;Girbe Buist;A. Bolhuis;A. ten Berge

  • Molecular cloning and nucleotide sequence of the gene encoding the major peptidoglycan hydrolase of Lactococcus lactis, a muramidase needed for cell separation.

    Girbe Buist;Jan Kok;Kees J. Leenhouts;Magdalena Dabrowska

  • Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in Europe: A survey among national experts from 39 countries, February 2013

    C. Glasner;B. Albiger;G. Buist;A. Tambić Andrašević

  • Cell Wall Attachment of a Widely Distributed Peptidoglycan Binding Domain Is Hindered by Cell Wall Constituents

    Anton Steen;Girbe Buist;Kees J. Leenhouts;Mohamed El Khattabi

  • Genetic and biochemical characterization of the oligopeptide transport system of Lactococcus lactis.

    S Tynkkynen;Girbe Buist;E Kunji;Jan Kok

  • Guidelines for Reporting Novel mecA Gene Homologues

    Teruyo Ito;Keiichi Hiramatsu;Alexander Tomasz;Hermínia de Lencastre

  • Novel surface display system for proteins on non-genetically modified gram-positive bacteria.

    Tjibbe Bosma;Rolf Kanninga;Jolanda Neef;Sandrine A. L. Audouy

  • Time-Resolved Determination of the CcpA Regulon of Lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris MG1363

    Aldert L. Zomer;Girbe Buist;Rasmus Larsen;Jan Kok

  • Subcellular sites for bacterial protein export.

    Nathalie Campo;Harold Tjalsma;Girbe Buist;Dariusz Stepniak

  • Profiling the surfacome of Staphylococcus aureus.

    Annette Dreisbach;Kristina Hempel;Girbe Buist;Michael Hecker

  • AcmA of Lactococcus lactis is an N-acetylglucosaminidase with an optimal number of LysM domains for proper functioning

    Anton Steen;Girbe Buist;Gavin J. Horsburgh;Gerard Venema

  • Mucosal vaccine delivery of antigens tightly bound to an adjuvant particle made from food-grade bacteria

    Maarten L. van Roosmalen;Rolf Kanninga;Mohamed El Khattabi;Jolanda Neef

  • Nursing-care dependency: Development of an assessment scale for demented and mentally handicapped patients

    Ate Dijkstra;Girbe Buist;Theo Dassen

  • Autolysis of Lactococcus lactis caused by induced overproduction of its major autolysin, AcmA.

    Girbe Buist;Harma Karsens;A Nauta;D van Sinderen

  • Novel Mechanism of Bacteriocin Secretion and Immunity Carried Out by Lactococcal Multidrug Resistance Proteins

    Olivera Gajic;Girbe Buist Buist;Milan Kojic;Ljubisa Topisirovic

  • SpxB regulates O-acetylation-dependent resistance of Lactococcus lactis peptidoglycan to hydrolysis.

    Patrick Veiga;Carmen Bulbarela-Sampieri;Sylviane Furlan;Aurélie Maisons

  • Autolysis of Lactococcus lactis is increased upon D-alanine depletion of peptidoglycan and lipoteichoic acids

    Anton Steen;Emmanuelle Palumbo;Marie Deghorain;Pier Sandro Cocconcelli

Frequent Co-Authors

Jan Kok
Jan Kok University of Groningen
Oscar P. Kuipers
Oscar P. Kuipers University of Groningen
Jan Maarten van Dijl
Jan Maarten van Dijl University Medical Center Groningen
Hajo Grundmann
Hajo Grundmann University of Freiburg
Michael Hecker
Michael Hecker University of Greifswald
Harold Tjalsma
Harold Tjalsma Radboud University
Sacha A. F. T. van Hijum
Sacha A. F. T. van Hijum KPMG (Netherlands)
Gerhardus Venema
Gerhardus Venema University of Groningen
Douwe van Sinderen
Douwe van Sinderen University College Cork

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