Department of Biological Sciences
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Single nucleotide editing at the 11q23.3 adiposity risk locus by the prime editing technique
(Master thesis, 2024-06-03)Summary Unraveling the mysteries hidden within the small fraction of the genome that makes every human unique, is still ongoing. Most of these genetic variations require interactions with environmental factors to affect ... -
Characteriazation of immunogenic surface proteins of Pasteurella altantica genomvar salmonicida
(Master thesis, 2024-06-03)Pasteurellosis caused by Pasteurella atlantica genomvar salmonicida has been an emerging disease in Norway since 2018, causing poor fish welfare and mortalities in the fish farming industry. The development of a commercial ... -
Funksjonell analyse av Lepeophtheirus salmonis labial gland apyrase 1 (LsLGAp1) og dets evne til å indusere antistoffrespons i atlantisk laks (Salmo salar) etter DNA-vaksinering
(Master thesis, 2024-06-03)Lakselus (Lepeophtheirus salmonis) er en marin ektoparasitt som beiter på hud, slim og blod hos vill- og oppdrettet laksefisk, og utgjør en av de største hindringene for videre vekst av oppdrettsnæringen. I tillegg til ... -
Immune responses and efficacy mediated by vaccination with a live attenuated vaccine against Piscirickettsia salmonis in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)
(Master thesis, 2024-06-03)Salmonid Rickettsial Septicaemia (SRS), caused by Piscirickettsia salmonis, has plagued Chilean salmonid aquaculture since 1989. The bacterium evades immune responses by hiding in antigen-presenting cells, rendering ... -
´Pasteurella atlantica genomovar salmonicida´- utvikling av selektive vekstmedium og undersøkelse av blåskjell (Mytilus edulis) som mulig reservoar
(Master thesis, 2024-06-03)Pasteurellose forårsaket av ‘Pasteurella. atlantica genomovar salmonicida’ har siden 2018 blitt et stort velferdsproblem hos norsk oppdrettslaks. Formålet med denne oppgaven var å utvikle en selektiv agar som gjør det ... -
Microbial endocrinology and fish pathogenic bacteria
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Microbial endocrinology and fish pathogenic bacteria
(Master thesis, 2024-06-03)Yersiniosis caused by Yersinia ruckeri and pasteurellosis caused by “Pasteurella atlantica gv. salmonicida” are bacterial diseases presenting substantial welfare challenges for Atlantic salmon in Norway. In recent years, ... -
Identifisering av potensielle virulensfaktorer hos Pasteurella atlantica gv. salmonicida
(Master thesis, 2024-06-03)Pasteurellose hos atlantisk laks (Salmo salar) forårsaket av P. atlantica genomvar salmonicida har siden 2018 blitt en betydelig trussel mot fiskevelferden og den bærekraftige produksjonen i norsk akvakultur. Det er derfor ... -
Arsenic speciation and arsenic feed-to-fish transfer in Atlantic salmon fed marine low trophic feeds based blue mussel and kelp
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background: Aquaculture aims to reduce the environmental and climate footprints of feed production. Consequently, low trophic marine (LTM) resources such as blue mussels and kelp are potential candidates to be used as ... -
Anthropogenic pollen indicators: Global food plants and Latin American human indicators in the pollen record
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Pollen-based evidence of human presence is crucial for reconstructing human history. However, information on the morphology of pollen grains of global food plants and regional pollen-based human indicators is scattered in ... -
Evaluation of the efficacy of two Tenacibaculum vaccine prototypes in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) against T. maritimum challenge
(Master thesis, 2024-03-25)Mouthrot is a serious disease affecting recently sea launched Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) smolt in British Columbia (Canada) and has been a well-known concern for decades. Still, it was just recently that Tenacibaculum ... -
Development of selective agars for the isolation of Tenacibaculum spp. from ulcerative diseases in aquaculture, with emphasis on Norwegian salmon farming
(Master thesis, 2024-05-27)Ulcerative diseases have become a significant concern in the aquaculture industry on a global scale, including in Norway, where ulcerative diseases have posed increasing challenges for fish welfare, resulting in direct ... -
Plant traits and associated data from a warming experiment, a seabird colony, and along elevation in Svalbard
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)The Arctic is warming at a rate four times the global average, while also being exposed to other global environmental changes, resulting in widespread vegetation and ecosystem change. Integrating functional trait-based ... -
Flower imprints from the history of mires and humans : A palynological study of rich fen development and periods of human land use over the last 8000 years in boreal Norway
(Doctoral thesis, 2024-06-25)Kulturvegetasjon på boreale slåttemyrer har for første gong vorte rekonstruert tilbake til den romerske jernalderen. Slåtten på myrene heldt fram til midten av 1900-talet i norske utmarker, og representerer ein del av den ... -
Prescribed burning can promote recovery of Atlantic coastal heathlands suffering dieback after extreme drought events
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Questions During the winter of 2014, an intense drought combined with sub-zero temperatures resulted in a massive Calluna dieback in Norwegian heathlands. We studied the initial vegetation recovery under two management ... -
Methylacidiphilum kamchatkense gen. nov., sp. nov., an extremely acidophilic and moderately thermophilic methanotroph belonging to the phylum Verrucomicrobiota
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)The thermo-acidophilic aerobic methanotrophic Verrucomicrobia bacterium, designated strain Kam1T was isolated from an acidic geothermal mud spring in Kamchatka, Russia. Kam1T is Gram-stain-negative, with non-motile cells ... -
Evolution of the delta family of ionotropic glutamate receptors
(Doctoral thesis, 2024-06-14)I pattedyrhjernen er ionotrope glutamatreseptorer (iGluR) avgjørende for å formidle eksitatorisk nevrotransmisjon. Disse reseptorene deles inn i fire forskjellige familier: AMPA, KA, NMDA og delta. I motsetning til de andre ... -
Effects of migrating mesopelagic fishes on the biological carbon pump
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Mesopelagic fishes and invertebrates contribute to the biological carbon pump (BCP) through direct and indirect effects on the gravitational, diffusive, and migrant (active) fluxes. Here, we analyzed the effect of these ... -
“Sustainability is not a vegan coffee shop.” Eliciting citizen attitudes and perspectives to localize the UN sustainable development goals
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Integrating the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into national legislation includes a need for their localization. The authors posit that this concept of localizing the SDGs is achieved if the goals are ... -
Oceanographic connectivity explains the intra-specific diversity of mangrove forests at global scales
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)The distribution of mangrove intra-specific biodiversity can be structured by historical demographic processes that enhance or limit effective population sizes. Oceanographic connectivity (OC) may further structure ...