Donald C. Steinkraus Source Confirmed

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Researcher

University of Arkansas at Fayetteville

faculty

29 h-index 294 pubs 2,614 cited

Research Areas

Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior Microbial infections and disease research Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Vector-borne infectious diseases Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics

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OverviewAI-generated summary

Donald C. Steinkraus's research focuses on the isolation and control of insect and arachnid pests, particularly the lone star tick (Amblyomma americanum), using entomopathogenic fungi. His work includes identifying and characterizing fungal strains, such as Metarhizium guizhouense and Metarhizium robertsii, isolated from soil-exposed ticks in Northwest Arkansas. Steinkraus has investigated the efficacy of these native fungal isolates in laboratory bioassays for tick control.

His research also delves into broader aspects of fungal biology, including mechanisms of host manipulation and mimicry. He has published on resolving phylogenetic relationships within the insect pathogenic fungal genus Eryniopsis. Steinkraus leads a research group and has a substantial publication record, with 294 total publications and 2,614 citations, contributing to his h-index of 29. He collaborates with several faculty members at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Allen L. Szalanski and Kelly Loftin.

Metrics

  • h-index: 29
  • Publications: 294
  • Citations: 2,614

Selected Publications

  • Resolving Relations Among Troublesome Species Within the Insect Pathogenic Genus Eryniopsis (Zoopagomycota: Entomophthorales) (2026) DOI
  • Mechanisms of host manipulation and mimicry in fungi (2024) DOI
  • Tick (Acarina: Ixodidae) Species and Life Stages Collected from Arkansas Wild Pigs (2022) DOI
  • Isolation of Metarhizium guizhouense and Metarhizium robertsii Strains from Soil-Exposed Amblyomma americanum (Acarina: Ixodidae) from Northwest Arkansas, USA (2021) DOI

Collaborators

Researchers in the database who share publications

Allen L. Szalanski University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 3 shared publications Kelly Loftin University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 3 shared publications Dylan Cleary University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 1 shared publication Haylee Campbell University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 1 shared publication Elizabeth Parish Smith University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 1 shared publication

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