Trude Vrålstad

6.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
55 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Trude Vrålstad is a scholar working on Ecology, Plant Science and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Trude Vrålstad has authored 55 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Ecology, 18 papers in Plant Science and 16 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Trude Vrålstad's work include Parasite Biology and Host Interactions (17 papers), Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (15 papers) and Crustacean biology and ecology (14 papers). Trude Vrålstad is often cited by papers focused on Parasite Biology and Host Interactions (17 papers), Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (15 papers) and Crustacean biology and ecology (14 papers). Trude Vrålstad collaborates with scholars based in Norway, Sweden and Finland. Trude Vrålstad's co-authors include Trond Schumacher, David Strand, Andy F. S. Taylor, Arne Holst‐Jensen, Klaus Høiland, Ian J. Alexander, Ellen Larsson, R. Henrik Nilsson, Kessy Abarenkov and Taina Pennanen and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Applied and Environmental Microbiology and Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Trude Vrålstad

55 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

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UNITE: a database providing web‐based methods for the molecular identification of ectomycorrhizal fungi

2005 880 citations Ian J. Alexander, Trude Vrålstad et al. New Phytologist profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Trude Vrålstad Norway	29	1.5k	1.4k	740	698	611	55	3.1k
Akifumi S. Tanabe Japan	23	1.4k 1.0×	912 0.7×	694 0.9×	804 1.2×	602 1.0×	40	3.2k
Ivan Jakovlić China	23	873 0.6×	1000 0.7×	389 0.5×	2.0k 2.9×	361 0.6×	73	3.9k
Wen X. Li China	16	771 0.5×	824 0.6×	334 0.5×	1.6k 2.3×	290 0.5×	41	3.0k
Gui T. Wang China	15	774 0.5×	801 0.6×	334 0.5×	1.6k 2.2×	293 0.5×	29	2.9k
Hirokazu Toju Japan	33	2.5k 1.7×	943 0.7×	893 1.2×	875 1.3×	927 1.5×	65	4.3k
Tobias Guldberg Frøslev Denmark	23	1.1k 0.7×	1.0k 0.8×	397 0.5×	893 1.3×	412 0.7×	71	2.7k
Tom W. May Australia	28	2.3k 1.5×	496 0.4×	1.1k 1.5×	654 0.9×	855 1.4×	140	3.4k
Miroslav Kolařík Czechia	36	2.3k 1.5×	1.7k 1.2×	2.0k 2.7×	839 1.2×	1.2k 2.0×	205	4.8k
Tor Carlsen Norway	23	1.9k 1.2×	854 0.6×	1.1k 1.4×	829 1.2×	566 0.9×	37	2.9k
Björn Canbäck Sweden	27	972 0.6×	1.6k 1.2×	104 0.1×	2.2k 3.2×	927 1.5×	36	4.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Trude Vrålstad

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Strand, David, et al.. (2025). Broadened occurrence and affected host species of the amphibian pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis including the Global Panzootic Linage(Bd-GPL) in Norway. BioInvasions Records. 14(2). 463–474. 1 indexed citations

Vrålstad, Trude, et al.. (2024). A refinement to eRNA and eDNA-based detection methods for reliable and cost-efficient screening of pathogens in Atlantic salmon aquaculture. PLoS ONE. 19(10). e0312337–e0312337. 6 indexed citations

Strand, David, et al.. (2023). Molecular detection of Aphanomyces astaci – An improved species specific qPCR assay. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 201. 108008–108008. 7 indexed citations

Agersnap, Sune, Steen Wilhelm Knudsen, David Strand, et al.. (2017). Monitoring of noble, signal and narrow-clawed crayfish using environmental DNA from freshwater samples. PLoS ONE. 12(6). e0179261–e0179261. 87 indexed citations

Thoen, Even, et al.. (2015). Saprolegnia species in Norwegian salmon hatcheries: field survey identifies S. diclina sub-clade IIIB as the dominating taxon. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 114(3). 189–198. 8 indexed citations

Grandjean, Frédéric, Trude Vrålstad, Javier Diéguez‐Uribeondo, et al.. (2014). Microsatellite markers for direct genotyping of the crayfish plague pathogen Aphanomyces astaci (Oomycetes) from infected host tissues. Veterinary Microbiology. 170(3-4). 317–324. 54 indexed citations

Vrålstad, Trude, David Strand, Frédéric Grandjean, et al.. (2014). Molecular detection and genotyping of Aphanomyces astaci directly from preserved crayfish samples uncovers the Norwegian crayfish plague disease history. Veterinary Microbiology. 173(1-2). 66–75. 17 indexed citations

Strand, David, Japo Jussila, Satu Viljamaa‐Dirks, et al.. (2012). Monitoring the spore dynamics of Aphanomyces astaci in the ambient water of latent carrier crayfish. Veterinary Microbiology. 160(1-2). 99–107. 49 indexed citations

Makkonen, Jenny, David Strand, Hanna Kokko, Trude Vrålstad, & Japo Jussila. (2012). Timing and quantifying Aphanomyces astaci sporulation from the noble crayfish suffering from the crayfish plague. Veterinary Microbiology. 162(2-4). 750–755. 26 indexed citations

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Ali, Shimaa E., Even Thoen, Trude Vrålstad, et al.. (2012). Development and reproduction of Saprolegnia species in biofilms. Veterinary Microbiology. 163(1-2). 133–141. 20 indexed citations

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Vrålstad, Trude, et al.. (2011). Potent infection reservoir of crayfish plague now permanently established in Norway. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 97(1). 75–83. 35 indexed citations

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Kozubíková, E., Trude Vrålstad, Lenka Filipová, & Adam Petrusek. (2011). Re-examination of the prevalence of Aphanomyces astaci in North American crayfish populations in Central Europe by TaqMan MGB real-time PCR. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 97(2). 113–125. 45 indexed citations

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Strand, David, Arne Holst‐Jensen, Hildegunn Viljugrein, et al.. (2011). Detection and quantification of the crayfish plague agent in natural waters: direct monitoring approach for aquatic environments. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 95(1). 9–17. 66 indexed citations

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Davey, Marie L., et al.. (2011). Exophiala angulospora causes systemic inflammation in Atlantic cod Gadus morhua. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 96(3). 209–219. 16 indexed citations

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Vrålstad, Trude. (2011). ITS, OTUs and beyond—fungal hyperdiversity calls for supplementary solutions. Molecular Ecology. 20(14). 2873–2875. 20 indexed citations

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Grelet, Gwen‐Aëlle, David Johnson, Trude Vrålstad, Ian J. Alexander, & Ian C. Anderson. (2010). New insights into the mycorrhizal Rhizoscyphus ericae aggregate: spatial structure and co‐colonization of ectomycorrhizal and ericoid roots. New Phytologist. 188(1). 210–222. 69 indexed citations

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Uhlig, Silvio, et al.. (2009). Indole−Diterpenes and Ergot Alkaloids in Cynodon dactylon (Bermuda Grass) Infected with Claviceps cynodontis from an Outbreak of Tremors in Cattle. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 57(23). 11112–11119. 43 indexed citations

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Vrålstad, Trude, Ann Kristin Knutsen, Torstein Tengs, & Arne Holst‐Jensen. (2009). A quantitative TaqMan® MGB real-time polymerase chain reaction based assay for detection of the causative agent of crayfish plague Aphanomyces astaci. Veterinary Microbiology. 137(1-2). 146–155. 149 indexed citations

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Hageskal, Gunhild, Trude Vrålstad, Ann Kristin Knutsen, & Ida Skaar. (2008). Exploring the species diversity of Trichoderma in Norwegian drinking water systems by DNA barcoding. Molecular Ecology Resources. 8(6). 1178–1188. 12 indexed citations

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Vrålstad, Trude. (2004). Are ericoid and ectomycorrhizal fungi part of a common guild?. New Phytologist. 164(1). 7–10. 55 indexed citations

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