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Clay Fuqua

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Indiana University

OpenAlex ORCID
Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensingLegume Nitrogen Fixing SymbiosisBacterial Genetics and BiotechnologyMicrobial Community Ecology and PhysiologyPlant tissue culture and regeneration

Publications

171

Citations

17,077

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

58

Publishing since 1969

Research summary
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Clay Fuqua studies how bacteria communicate, attach to surfaces, and form biofilms (structured communities of microbes), with a strong focus on the plant-associated bacterium Agrobacterium tumefaciens. His work examines the molecular signals and regulatory systems that control processes such as cell attachment, movement, gene transfer between cells, and interactions between microbes and their host plants.

Bacterial biofilm formation and cell-surface adhesionQuorum sensing and chemical signaling in bacteriaAgrobacterium tumefaciens biology and host-microbe interactionsPterin-based signaling molecules in bacteriaPlasmid transfer and bacterial genetics

Publication activity has been fairly steady over the past decade, averaging around four to six papers per year with a slight dip in the most recent years.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 11, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 4.0/year recently
2017: 5 publications172018: 5 publications182019: 7 publications7192020: 3 publications202021: 4 publications212022: 6 publications222023: 6 publications232024: 4 publications242025: 2 publications252026: 2 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×10
  • Journal of Bacteriology×9
  • G3 Genes Genomes Genetics×2
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences×2
  • Molecular Microbiology×2

This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 11, 2026.

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