# K. Kersters

**Type:** Researchers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/researchers/k-kersters/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 27,017 |
| Field | Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies |
| h-index | 84 |
| i10-index | 210 |
| Last Known Institution | Ghent University |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/A5033136626 |
| Works | 269 |

## Researcher papers

- [Cutting a Gordian Knot: Emended Classification and Description of the Genus Flavobacterium, Emended Description of the Family Flavobacteriaceae, and Proposal of Flavobacterium hydatis nom. nov. (Basonym, Cytophaga aquatilis Strohl and Tait 1978)](https://scholariq.org/papers/cutting-a-gordian-knot-emended-classification-and-description-of-the-genus/)
- [NOTES: New Perspectives in the Classification of the Flavobacteria: Description of Chryseobacterium gen. nov., Bergeyella gen. nov., and Empedobacter nom. rev.](https://scholariq.org/papers/notes-new-perspectives-in-the-classification-of-the-flavobacteria-description-of/)
- [Polyphasic Taxonomy in the Genus Burkholderia Leading to an Emended Description of the Genus and Proposition of Burkholderia vietnamiensis sp. nov. for N2-Fixing Isolates from Rice in Vietnam](https://scholariq.org/papers/polyphasic-taxonomy-in-the-genus-burkholderia-leading-to-an-emended-description/)

## Researcher topics

- [Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies](https://scholariq.org/topics/genomics-and-phylogenetic-studies/)
- [Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies](https://scholariq.org/topics/plant-pathogenic-bacteria-studies/)
- [Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis](https://scholariq.org/topics/legume-nitrogen-fixing-symbiosis/)
- [Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology](https://scholariq.org/topics/microbial-community-ecology-and-physiology/)
- [Infections and bacterial resistance](https://scholariq.org/topics/infections-and-bacterial-resistance/)

## Researcher university

- [Ghent University](https://scholariq.org/institutions/ghent-university/)

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