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Bernhard Ehlers

Bernhard Ehlers

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Microbiology

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43
Citations
7492
World Ranking
5246
National Ranking
362

Overview

Bernhard Ehlers is affiliated with the Robert Koch Institute in Germany and has contributed extensively to research in the field of Medicine. Their work spans multiple subfields including Epidemiology, Oncology, Infectious Diseases, Genetics, and Ecology.

Ehlers has published research covering a range of main topics such as:

  • Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments
  • Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research
  • Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
  • Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
  • Polyomavirus and related diseases
  • Viral-associated cancers and disorders
  • T-cell and Retrovirus Studies

Among recent papers attributed to Ehlers are:

  • "Epstein-Barr Virus-Encoded BILF1 Orthologues From Porcine Lymphotropic Herpesviruses Display Common Molecular Functionality," 2022, Frontiers in Endocrinology
  • "Search for polyoma-, herpes-, and bornaviruses in squirrels of the family Sciuridae," 2020, Virology Journal
  • "Multiple DNA viruses identified in multimammate mouse (Mastomys natalensis) populations from across regions of sub-Saharan Africa," 2020, Archives of Virology
  • "Promoter activity of Merkel cell Polyomavirus variants in human dermal fibroblasts and a Merkel cell carcinoma cell line," 2020, Virology Journal
  • "Isolation and genome sequencing of cytomegaloviruses from Natal multimammate mice (Mastomys natalensis)," 2023, Journal of General Virology

Ehlers has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Sébastien Calvignac-Spencer
  • Vanessa Schulze
  • Peter W. W. Lurz
  • Nicola Ferrari
  • Claudia Romeo

Research outputs have appeared repeatedly in publication venues such as:

  • OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • Virology Journal
  • Frontiers in Endocrinology
  • Archives of Virology
  • Journal of General Virology

Best Publications

  • The order Herpesvirales.

    Andrew J. Davison;Richard Eberle;Bernhard Ehlers;Gary S. Hayward

  • A Novel Human Polyomavirus Closely Related to the African Green Monkey-Derived Lymphotropic Polyomavirus

    Nelly Scuda;Jörg Hofmann;Sébastien Calvignac-Spencer;Klemens Ruprecht

  • Dextran sulphate 500 delays and prevents mouse scrapie by impairment of agent replication in spleen.

    Bernhard Ehlers;Heino Diringer

  • Detection of New DNA Polymerase Genes of Known and Potentially Novel Herpesviruses by PCR with Degenerate and Deoxyinosine-Substituted Primers

    Ehlers B;Borchers K;Grund C;Frölich K

  • Cloning and sequencing of columbid circovirus (CoCV), a new circovirus from pigeons

    A. Mankertz;K. Hattermann;B. Ehlers;D. Soike

  • Identification of a novel human polyomavirus in organs of the gastrointestinal tract

    Sarah Korup;Janita Rietscher;Sébastien Calvignac-Spencer;Franziska Trusch

  • ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Polyomaviridae.

    Ugo Moens;Sébastien Calvignac-Spencer;Chris Lauber;Torbjörn Ramqvist

  • A taxonomy update for the family Polyomaviridae.

    Sébastien Calvignac-Spencer;Mariet C. W. Feltkamp;Matthew D. Daugherty

  • Chemoprophylaxis of scrapie in mice

    Heino Diringer;Bernhard Ehlers

  • Detection of two novel porcine herpesviruses with high similarity to gammaherpesviruses

    Bernhard Ehlers;Sven Ulrich;Michael Goltz

  • Biology, evolution, and medical importance of polyomaviruses: An update.

    Ugo Moens;Andi Krumbholz;Bernhard Ehlers;Roland Zell

  • Genome sequence of bovine herpesvirus 4, a bovine Rhadinovirus, and identification of an origin of DNA replication.

    Wolfgang Zimmermann;Hermann Broll;Bernhard Ehlers;Hans-Jörg Buhk

  • Novel Mammalian Herpesviruses and Lineages within the Gammaherpesvirinae: Cospeciation and Interspecies Transfer

    Bernhard Ehlers;Güzin Dural;Nezlisah Yasmum;Tiziana Lembo

  • Discovery of herpesviruses in bats.

    Gudrun Wibbelt;Andreas Kurth;Nezlisah Yasmum;Michael Bannert

  • Novel Adenoviruses in Wild Primates: a High Level of Genetic Diversity and Evidence of Zoonotic Transmissions

    Diana Wevers;Sonja Metzger;Fred Babweteera;Marc Bieberbach

  • Identification of Novel Rodent Herpesviruses, Including the First Gammaherpesvirus of Mus musculus

    Bernhard Ehlers;Judit Küchler;Nezlisah Yasmum;Güzin Dural

  • Towards purification of the scrapie agent.

    Heino Diringer;Horst Hilmert;Dietrich Simon;Edgar Werner

  • Nachweis gentechnischer Veränderungen in Mais mittels PCR

    Bernhard Ehlers;Eckhard Strauch;Michael Goltz;D. Kubsch

  • Detection and multigenic characterization of a novel gammaherpesvirus in goats.

    Barbara Chmielewicz;Michael Goltz;Bernhard Ehlers

  • A novel porcine gammaherpesvirus.

    Barbara Chmielewicz;Michael Goltz;Tatjana Franz;Cindy Bauer

  • Analysis of bovine cytomegalovirus genome structure: cloning and mapping of the monomeric polyrepetitive DNA unit, and comparison of European and American strains.

    Bernhard Ehlers;Hans-Jörg Buhk;Hanns Ludwig

Frequent Co-Authors

Fabian H. Leendertz
Fabian H. Leendertz Robert Koch Institute
Ugo Moens
Ugo Moens University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway
Rainer G. Ulrich
Rainer G. Ulrich Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut
Christophe Boesch
Christophe Boesch Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Reimar Johne
Reimar Johne Federal Institute for Risk Assessment
Martha M. Robbins
Martha M. Robbins Max Planck Society
Andreas Nitsche
Andreas Nitsche Robert Koch Institute
Franz-Rainer Matuschka
Franz-Rainer Matuschka University of Potsdam
Thomas R. Gillespie
Thomas R. Gillespie Emory University
Duncan J. McGeoch
Duncan J. McGeoch University of Glasgow

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