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Ralf-Udo Ehlers

Ralf-Udo Ehlers

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
50
Citations
9134
World Ranking
17634
National Ranking
1219

Overview

Ralf-Udo Ehlers is affiliated with E-nema in Germany, focusing on research within Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans multiple subfields, notably Insect Science, Molecular Biology, and Plant Science, with additional contributions in Aging and Cell Biology.

The scientist's research primarily addresses topics related to entomopathogenic microorganisms used in pest control and insect resistance and genetics. Their portfolio also includes studies on nematode management and characterization, insect symbiosis and bacterial influences, insect pest control strategies, plant-microbe interactions and immunity, and insect and pesticide research.

Frequent coauthors in their publications include Carlos Molina, Verena Dörfler, Mike Barg, Bart Vandenbossche, and Giulia Godina.

Ralf-Udo Ehlers publishes regularly in several research venues, with the highest number of publications in Nematology, followed by the Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, the Journal of Applied Entomology, the World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, and Scientific Reports.

Selected recent papers authored or coauthored by Ehlers include:

  • Characterization of the phenotypic and genotypic tolerance to abiotic stresses of natural populations of Heterorhabditis bacteriophora, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Molecular identification, phylogeny and phylogeography of the entomopathogenic nematodes of the genus Heterorhabditis Poinar, 1976: a multigene approach, 2020, Nematology
  • Gluconacetobacter diazotrophicus Pal5 Enhances Plant Robustness Status under the Combination of Moderate Drought and Low Nitrogen Stress in Zea mays L., 2021, Microorganisms
  • Stress tolerance in entomopathogenic nematodes: Engineering superior nematodes for precision agriculture, 2023, Journal of Invertebrate Pathology
  • Single nucleotide polymorphism markers in Heterorhabditis bacteriophora associated with virulence at low temperature, 2022, Nematology

Best Publications

  • Nematodes as biocontrol agents

    Parwinder S. Grewal;Ralf-Udo Ehlers;David I. Shapiro-Ilan

  • Mass production of entomopathogenic nematodes for plant protection

    Ralf-Udo Ehlers

  • Status of entomopathogenic nematodes and their symbiotic bacteria from selected countries or regions of the world

    Harry K. Kaya;M.M. Aguillera;Alfred Alumai;Ho Yul Choo

  • Current and Future Use of Nematodes in Biocontrol: Practice and Commercial Aspects with Regard to Regulatory Policy Issues

    Ralf-Udo Ehlers

  • Pathogenicity, development, and reproduction of Heterorhabditis bacteriophora and Steinernema carpocapsae under axenic in vivo conditions.

    Richou Han;Ralf-Udo Ehlers

  • Food signal production of Photorhabdus luminescens inducing the recovery of entomopathogenic nematodes Heterorhabditis spp. in liquid culture

    O. Strauch;R.-U. Ehlers

  • Establishment of monoxenic inocula for scaling up in vitro cultures of the entomopathogenic nematodes Steinernema spp. and Heterorhabditis spp

    S. Lunau;S. Stoessel;A.J. Schmidt-Peisker;R.-U. Ehlers

  • Susceptibility of leatherjackets (Tipula paludosa and Tipula oleracea; Tipulidae; Nematocera) to the entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema feltiae.

    Arne Peters;Ralf-Udo Ehlers

  • Nematodes as Biological Control Agents

    Parwinder S Grewal;R Ehlers;D I Shapiro-llan

  • Liquid culture of the entomopathogenic nematode-bacterium-complex Heterorhabditis megidis/Photorhabdus luminescens

    Ralf-Udo Ehlers;Stefan Lunau;Karina Krasomil-Osterfeld;Karl Hermann Osterfeld

  • Dangerous liaisons: The symbiosis of entomopathogenic nematodes and bacteria

    Todd A. Ciche;Creg Darby;Ralf-Udo Ehlers;Steven Forst

  • The structure of the Brassica napus seed microbiome is cultivar-dependent and affects the interactions of symbionts and pathogens

    Daria Rybakova;Riccardo Mancinelli;Riccardo Mancinelli;Mariann Wikström;Ann-Sofie Birch-Jensen

  • Lawn, turfgrass and pasture applications.

    P. S. Grewal;A. M. Koppenhöfer;H. Y. Choo;R. U. Ehlers

  • Insect Biocontrol with Non-endemic Entomopathogenic Nematodes (Steinernema and Heterorhabditis spp.): Conclusions and Recommendations of a Combined OECD and COST Workshop on Scientific and Regulatory Policy Issues

    R.-U. Ehlers;H. M. T. Hokkanen

  • Field persistence of the entomopathogenic nematode Heterorhabditis bacteriophora in different crops

    Alper Susurluk;Alper Susurluk;Ralf-Udo Ehlers

  • Culture conditions define automictic or amphimictic reproduction in entomopathogenic rhabditid nematodes of the genus Heterorhabditis

    O. Strauch;S. Stoessel;R.-U. Ehlers

  • Foliar application of the entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema carpocapsae for biological control of diamondback moth larvae (Plutella xylostella)

    S. Schroer;R.-U. Ehlers

  • Compatibility and interactions with agrochemicals and other biocontrol agents.

    A. M. Koppenhöfer;P. S. Grewal;R. U. Ehlers;D. I. Shapiro-Ilan

  • Juvenile development and life cycle of Heterorhabditis bacteriophora and H. indica (Nematoda: Heterorhabditidae)

    Stefan-Andreas Johnigk;Ralf-Udo Ehlers

  • The influence of phase variants of Xenorhabdus spp. and Escherichia coli (Enterobacteriaceae) on the propagation of entomopathogenic nematodes of the genera Steinernema and Heterorhabditis

    Ralf-Udo Ehlers;Stefan Stoessel;Urs Wyss

Frequent Co-Authors

Erko Stackebrandt
Erko Stackebrandt Leibniz Institute DSMZ – German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures
Gabriele Berg
Gabriele Berg University of Potsdam
Maurice Moens
Maurice Moens Ghent University
Neus Teixidó
Neus Teixidó Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology
Christoph Keel
Christoph Keel University of Lausanne
Michael T. Wilson
Michael T. Wilson University of Essex
Sergei A. Subbotin
Sergei A. Subbotin California Department of Food and Agriculture
Harry K. Kaya
Harry K. Kaya University of California, Davis

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