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Patrick Boerlin

Patrick Boerlin

D-Index & Metrics

Microbiology

D-Index
65
Citations
14940
World Ranking
2506
National Ranking
70

Patrick Boerlin 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 Patrick Boerlin sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 171 publications — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Patrick Boerlin 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 Patrick Boerlin sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 65 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Patrick Boerlin is affiliated with the University of Guelph in Canada, where their research focuses on topics related to antibiotic resistance and environmental impacts of pharmaceuticals. Their work spans several interconnected disciplines including biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, medicine, and environmental science.

Boerlin has contributed extensively to the fields of molecular medicine, pollution, infectious diseases, endocrinology, and food science. Their research topics primarily revolve around antibiotic resistance in bacteria and the environmental effects of pharmaceuticals and antibiotics. Specific areas of interest include Escherichia coli research studies, antimicrobial resistance in Staphylococcus, Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research, as well as the epidemiology of Salmonella and Campylobacter. Additionally, they have investigated antibiotics pharmacokinetics and efficacy.

Their most frequent publication venues include:

  • PLoS ONE
  • Applied and Environmental Microbiology
  • Current Opinion in Microbiology
  • Antibiotics
  • Frontiers in Microbiology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Boerlin include:

  • Gabhan Chalmers
  • Edward Topp
  • Michael R. Mulvey
  • Ashley C. Cormier
  • Moussa S. Diarra

Some of the recent papers featuring Boerlin's research are:

  • "The potential of using E. coli as an indicator for the surveillance of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the environment," 2021, published in Current Opinion in Microbiology
  • "Molecular Epidemiology of Carbapenemases in Enterobacteriales from Humans, Animals, Food and the Environment," 2020, published in Antibiotics
  • "Insights into the impact of manure on the environmental antibiotic residues and resistance pool," 2022, published in Frontiers in Microbiology
  • "Dynamics of extended-spectrum cephalosporin resistance genes in Escherichia coli from Europe and North America," 2022, published in Nature Communications
  • "Immunostimulatory Potential of Fruits and Their Extracts in Poultry," 2021, published in Frontiers in Immunology

Best Publications

  • Associations between virulence factors of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli and disease in humans.

    Patrick Boerlin;Patrick Boerlin;Scott A. McEwen;Franziska Boerlin-Petzold;Jeffrey B. Wilson

  • Delineation of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto, Borrelia garinii sp. nov., and group VS461 associated with Lyme borreliosis.

    G. Baranton;D. Postic;I. Saint Girons;P. Boerlin

  • Ceftiofur resistance in Salmonella enterica serovar Heidelberg from chicken meat and humans, Canada.

    Lucie Dutil;Rebecca Irwin;Rita Finley;Lai King Ng

  • Antimicrobial resistance and resistance gene determinants in clinical Escherichia coli from different animal species in Switzerland

    Roland Lanz;Peter Kuhnert;Patrick Boerlin

  • Brucellosis and Q-fever seroprevalences of nomadic pastoralists and their livestock in Chad.

    E Schelling;C Diguimbaye;S Daoud;J Nicolet

  • Antimicrobial Resistance and Virulence Genes of Escherichia coli Isolates from Swine in Ontario

    Patrick Boerlin;Rebeccah Travis;Carlton L Gyles;Richard Reid-Smith;Richard Reid-Smith

  • A New Sulfonamide Resistance Gene (sul3) in Escherichia coli Is Widespread in the Pig Population of Switzerland

    Vincent Perreten;Patrick Boerlin

  • Food reservoir for Escherichia coli causing urinary tract infections

    Caroline Vincent;Patrick Boerlin;Danielle Daignault;Charles M Dozois

  • Antimicrobial resistance in Escherichia coli isolates from swine and wild small mammals in the proximity of swine farms and in natural environments in Ontario, Canada.

    Gosia K. Kozak;Patrick Boerlin;Patrick Boerlin;Nicol Janecko;Richard J. Reid-Smith;Richard J. Reid-Smith

  • A prospective study of postoperative surgical site infections in dogs and cats.

    Simone Eugster;Peter Schawalder;Frédéric Gaschen;Patrick Boerlin

  • Horizontally Transferred Genetic Elements and Their Role in Pathogenesis of Bacterial Disease

    C. Gyles;P. Boerlin

  • Widespread geographic distribution of oral Candida dubliniensis strains in human immunodeficiency virus-infected individuals.

    Derek Sullivan;Ken Haynes;Jacques Bille;Patrick Boerlin

  • Target genes for virulence assessment of Escherichia coli isolates from water, food and the environment

    Peter Kuhnert;Patrick Boerlin;Joachim Frey

  • Chicken as Reservoir for Extraintestinal Pathogenic Escherichia coli in Humans, Canada

    Catherine Racicot Bergeron;Catharine Prussing;Patrick Boerlin;Danielle Daignault

  • Antimicrobial resistance: its emergence and transmission.

    Patrick Boerlin;Richard J. Reid-Smith

  • Evaluation of the risks of shedding Salmonellae and other potential pathogens by therapy dogs fed raw diets in Ontario and Alberta.

    S. L. Lefebvre;R. Reid-Smith;P. Boerlin;J. S. Weese

  • Transmission of opportunistic pathogens in a veterinary teaching hospital.

    P. Boerlin;S. Eugster;F. Gaschen;R. Straub

  • Population genetic analysis of Borrelia burgdorferi isolates by multilocus enzyme electrophoresis.

    P Boerlin;O Peter;A G Bretz;D Postic

  • Antimicrobial resistance in generic Escherichia coli isolates from wild small mammals living in swine farm, residential, landfill, and natural environments in southern Ontario, Canada.

    Samantha E. Allen;Patrick Boerlin;Nicol Janecko;John S. Lumsden

  • A Swiss case-control study to assess Neospora caninum-associated bovine abortions by PCR, histopathology and serology.

    Heinz Sager;I Fischer;K Furrer;M Strasser

  • Antimicrobial growth promoter ban and resistance to macrolides and vancomycin in enterococci from pigs.

    P. Boerlin;A. Wissing;Frank Møller Aarestrup;J. Frey

  • Dissemination of the mcr-1 colistin resistance gene

    Michael R Mulvey;Laura F Mataseje;James Robertson;John H E Nash

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard J. Reid-Smith
Richard J. Reid-Smith Public Health Agency of Canada
John F. Prescott
John F. Prescott University of Guelph
Scott A. McEwen
Scott A. McEwen University of Guelph
Andrew M. Kropinski
Andrew M. Kropinski University of Guelph
Jacques Bille
Jacques Bille University of Lausanne
Peter Kuhnert
Peter Kuhnert University of Bern
Joachim Frey
Joachim Frey University of Bern
Michael R. Mulvey
Michael R. Mulvey University of Manitoba
David L. Pearl
David L. Pearl University of Guelph
J. Scott Weese
J. Scott Weese University of Guelph

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