What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
His main research concerns Microbiology, Plasmid, Bacteria, Cupriavidus metallidurans and Ralstonia.
The concepts of his Microbiology study are interwoven with issues in Microorganism, Operon, Contamination and Metal.
His Plasmid research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Strain, Alcaligenes and Escherichia coli.
His studies in Bacteria integrate themes in fields like Environmental chemistry, Zinc, Soil contamination and Aspergillus.
His Cupriavidus metallidurans research incorporates themes from Genome, Cupriavidus and Nuclear chemistry.
In his research, Fabaceae and Sequence analysis is intimately related to 16S ribosomal RNA, which falls under the overarching field of Ralstonia.
His most cited work include:
- Alcaligenes eutrophus CH34 is a facultative chemolithotroph with plasmid-bound resistance to heavy metals. (648 citations)
- Ralstonia taiwanensis sp. nov., isolated from root nodules of Mimosa species and sputum of a cystic fibrosis patient. (462 citations)
- Ralstonia metallidurans, a bacterium specifically adapted to toxic metals: towards a catalogue of metal-responsive genes (374 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
Max Mergeay mostly deals with Bacteria, Microbiology, Plasmid, Genetics and Cupriavidus metallidurans.
His studies in Bacteria integrate themes in fields like Soil contamination, Xenobiotic, Biodegradation, Metal and Environmental chemistry.
His studies deal with areas such as DNA, Strain, Operon, Escherichia coli and Ralstonia as well as Microbiology.
His work carried out in the field of Ralstonia brings together such families of science as 16S ribosomal RNA, Burkholderia and Ralstonia solanacearum.
His Plasmid study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Molecular biology, Pseudomonas fluorescens and Alcaligenes.
His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Periplasmic space, Gene expression, Cupriavidus, Biophysics and Mobile genetic elements.
He most often published in these fields:
- Bacteria (29.78%)
- Microbiology (27.53%)
- Plasmid (25.84%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2007-2021)?
- Cupriavidus metallidurans (17.98%)
- Genetics (19.66%)
- Bacteria (29.78%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
His primary scientific interests are in Cupriavidus metallidurans, Genetics, Bacteria, Cupriavidus and Microbiology.
Cupriavidus metallidurans is a subfield of Biochemistry that Max Mergeay tackles.
His Genetics study focuses mostly on Genome, Plasmid, Gene, Mobile genetic elements and Insertion sequence.
His Bacteria study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Biophysics, Cystic fibrosis, Metal and Strain.
His research integrates issues of Biotechnology, Computational biology, Genomic island and Ralstonia in his study of Cupriavidus.
His work deals with themes such as Pseudomonas, Molecular biology and Biofilm, which intersect with Microbiology.
Between 2007 and 2021, his most popular works were:
- Mechanisms of gold biomineralization in the bacterium Cupriavidus metallidurans (230 citations)
- The Complete Genome Sequence of Cupriavidus metallidurans Strain CH34, a Master Survivalist in Harsh and Anthropogenic Environments (209 citations)
- Media Ion Composition Controls Regulatory and Virulence Response of Salmonella in Spaceflight (113 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
His primary areas of investigation include Cupriavidus metallidurans, Genetics, Microbiology, Gene and Cupriavidus.
His Cupriavidus metallidurans research includes elements of Computational biology and Gene expression.
His is doing research in Genome, Synteny and Plasmid, both of which are found in Genetics.
His Microbiology research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Biomineralization and Bacteria.
His Bacteria research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Biophysics, Metal and Model organism.
In the subject of general Gene, his work in Genome evolution, Comparative genomics, Whole genome sequencing and Proteomics is often linked to Spaceflight, thereby combining diverse domains of study.
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