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Holger Heuer is a researcher affiliated with the Julius Kühn-Institut in Germany, focusing primarily on Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work is concentrated in the subfields of Plant Science, Cell Biology, Insect Science, Agronomy and Crop Science, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

Their research extensively covers topics such as nematode management and characterization studies, legume nitrogen fixing symbiosis, plant disease management techniques, plant parasitism and resistance, plant pathogens and fungal diseases, entomopathogenic microorganisms in pest control, and cassava research and cyanide.

Among the frequently published venues for Heuer's work are:

  • Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Microorganisms
  • Preprints.org
  • Applied Soil Ecology
  • Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection

Key recent publications include:

  • Plants and Associated Soil Microbiota Cooperatively Suppress Plant-Parasitic Nematodes, 2020, Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Microbes Attaching to Endoparasitic Phytonematodes in Soil Trigger Plant Defense Upon Root Penetration by the Nematode, 2020, Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Symbiosis of soybean with nitrogen fixing bacteria affected by root lesion nematodes in a density-dependent manner, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Fungi isolated from cysts of the beet cyst nematode parasitized its eggs and counterbalanced root damages, 2020, Journal of Pest Science
  • Comprehensive report on the prevalence of root-knot nematodes in the Poonch division of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan, 2020, Journal of Phytopathology

Frequent collaborators in research include:

  • Ahmed Elhady
  • Xorla Kanfra
  • Olivera Topalović
  • Andreas Wrede
  • Johannes Hallmann

Their main contributions involve understanding the interactions between plants and nematodes, especially focusing on biological control mechanisms through microbiota and fungi, as well as the effects of nematodes on legume symbiosis with nitrogen-fixing bacteria. This research intersects with plant defense responses to parasitic nematodes and the broader management of plant diseases and pests.

Best Publications

  • Analysis of Actinomycete Communities by Specific Amplification of Genes Encoding 16S rRNA and Gel-Electrophoretic Separation in Denaturing Gradients

    Holger Heuer;Martin Krsek;Paul Baker;Kornelia Smalla

  • Bulk and rhizosphere soil bacterial communities studied by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis: plant-dependent enrichment and seasonal shifts revealed.

    K. Smalla;G. Wieland;A. Buchner;A. Zock

  • Antibiotic resistance gene spread due to manure application on agricultural fields.

    Holger Heuer;Heike Schmitt;Kornelia Smalla

  • Fate and effects of veterinary antibiotics in soil

    Sven Jechalke;Holger Heuer;Jan Siemens;Wulf Amelung

  • Analysis of BIOLOG GN Substrate Utilization Patterns by Microbial Communities

    Kornelia Smalla;Ute Wachtendorf;Holger Heuer;Wen-tso Liu

  • Manure and sulfadiazine synergistically increased bacterial antibiotic resistance in soil over at least two months.

    Holger Heuer;Kornelia Smalla

  • Bacterial diversity of the rhizosphere of maize (Zea mays) grown in tropical soil studied by temperature gradient gel electrophoresis

    N. C. M. Gomes;H. Heuer;J. Schönfeld;R. Costa

  • Application of denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis and temperature gradient gel electrophoresis for studying soil microbial communities.

    H. Heuer;K. Smalla;J. D. van Elsas;J. T. Trevors

  • Effect of the soil type on the microbiome in the rhizosphere of field-grown lettuce.

    Susanne Schreiter;Susanne Schreiter;Guo Chun Ding;Guo Chun Ding;Holger Heuer;Günter Neumann

  • Dynamics and functional relevance of ammonia-oxidizing archaea in two agricultural soils.

    Kristina Schauss;Andreas Focks;Sven Leininger;Anja Kotzerke

  • Bacterial diversity of soils assessed by DGGE, T-RFLP and SSCP fingerprints of PCR-amplified 16S rRNA gene fragments: do the different methods provide similar results?

    Kornelia Smalla;Miruna Oros-Sichler;Annett Milling;Holger Heuer

  • Piggery manure used for soil fertilization is a reservoir for transferable antibiotic resistance plasmids.

    Chu Thi Thanh Binh;Holger Heuer;Martin Kaupenjohann;Kornelia Smalla

  • Impact of the antibiotic sulfadiazine and pig manure on the microbial community structure in agricultural soils

    Ute Hammesfahr;Holger Heuer;Bert Manzke;Kornelia Smalla

  • Gentamicin resistance genes in environmental bacteria: prevalence and transfer

    H. Heuer;E. Krögerrecklenfort;E.M.H. Wellington;S. Egan

  • Monitoring Impact of a Pesticide Treatment on Bacterial Soil Communities by Metabolic and Genetic Fingerprinting in Addition to Conventional Testing Procedures

    Bert Engelen;Kristin Meinken;Friedrich von Wintzingerode;Holger Heuer

  • Plasmids foster diversification and adaptation of bacterial populations in soil.

    Holger Heuer;Kornelia Smalla

  • Exogenous Isolation of Antibiotic Resistance Plasmids from Piggery Manure Slurries Reveals a High Prevalence and Diversity of IncQ-Like Plasmids

    Kornelia Smalla;Holger Heuer;Antje Götz;Dagmar Niemeyer

  • PhyloChip hybridization uncovered an enormous bacterial diversity in the rhizosphere of different potato cultivars: many common and few cultivar-dependent taxa

    Nicole Weinert;Yvette Piceno;Guo-Chun Ding;Remo Meincke

  • The 64 508 bp IncP-1β antibiotic multiresistance plasmid pB10 isolated from a waste-water treatment plant provides evidence for recombination between members of different branches of the IncP-1β group

    Andreas Schlüter;H. Heuer;Rafael Szczepanowski;L.J. Forney

  • Bacterial diversity of the rhizosphere of maize (Zea mays) grown in tropical soil studied by temperature gradient gel electrophoresis.

    N. C. M. Gomes;H. Heuer;J. Schónfeld;R. Costa

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Schloter
Michael Schloter Technical University of Munich
Eva M. Top
Eva M. Top University of Idaho
Gabriele Berg
Gabriele Berg University of Potsdam
Sören Thiele-Bruhn
Sören Thiele-Bruhn University of Trier
Søren J. Sørensen
Søren J. Sørensen University of Copenhagen
Lars Hestbjerg Hansen
Lars Hestbjerg Hansen University of Copenhagen
Andreas Schlüter
Andreas Schlüter Bielefeld University
Elizabeth M. H. Wellington
Elizabeth M. H. Wellington University of Warwick
Wulf Amelung
Wulf Amelung University of Bonn
Jan Siemens
Jan Siemens University of Giessen

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