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    • T cell receptor alpha chain genes in the teleost Ballan wrasse (Labrus bergylta) are subjected to somatic hypermutation 

      Bilal, Sumaira; Lie, Kai Kristoffer; Sæle, Øystein; Hordvik, Ivar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-05-22)
      Previously, somatic hypermutation (SHM) was considered to be exclusively associated with affinity maturation of antibodies, although it also occurred in T cells under certain conditions. More recently, it has been shown ...

    • Tailoring Hydrothermal Vent Biodiversity Toward Improved Biodiscovery Using a Novel in situ Enrichment Strategy 

      Stokke, Runar; Reeves, Eoghan; Dahle, Håkon; Fedøy, Anita-Elin; Viflot, Thomas Øfstegaard; Onstad, Solveig L.; Vulcano, Francesca; Pedersen, Rolf Birger; Eijsink, Vincent; Steen, Ida Helene (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Deep-sea hydrothermal vents are amongst the most extreme environments on Earth and represent interesting targets for marine bioprospecting and biodiscovery. The microbial communities in hydrothermal vents are often dominated ...

    • Tailoring mRNA towards future vaccine for lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus) – Protein expression and immune responses 

      Tollaksvik, Thomas (Master thesis, 2023-08-01)
      Lumpfish plays an important role in aquaculture, where it is used to combat sea lice infestations among farmed salmon, acting as a biological alternative to chemical and physical treatment. As a relative newcomer to ...

    • Taking practical learning in STEM education home: Examples from do‐it‐yourself experiments in plant biology 

      Gya, Ragnhild; Bjune, Anne Elisabeth (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Practical teaching can give authentic learning experiences and teach valuable skills for undergraduate students in the STEM disciplines. One of the main ways of giving students such experiences, laboratory teaching, is met ...

    • Taksonomi og økologi hos kalksvamper (Porifera, Calcarea) assosiert med stortare (Laminaria hyperborea) på vestkysten av Norge 

      Tornes, Magnus (Master thesis, 2008)
      A taxonomic study on the calcareous sponges living in association with the kelp Laminaria hyperborea along the Norwegian west coast has been conducted. All together five species have been found (Clathrina coriacea, ...

    • Tapeworm (Eubothrium sp.) infestation in sea caged Atlantic salmon decreased by lice barrier snorkels during a commercial-scale study 

      Geitung, Lena; Wright, Daniel W.; Stien, Lars Helge; Oppedal, Frode; Karlsbakk, Egil (Journal article, 2021)
      Reports of infestation by marine parasitic tapeworms (Eubothrium sp.) and an associated growth reduction in Norwegian farmed salmon are on the rise. With few acceptable treatment options available, due to drug resistance ...

    • Targeted risk assessment of mercury exposure of recreational fishers: Are nephrops fishers in Norway at risk? 

      Wiech, Martin; Djønne, Christine; Kolding, Jeppe; Kjellevold, Marian; Ferter, Keno (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Recreational fishers often consume their catch, which may expose them to environmental contaminants. However, targeted risk assessment for exceeding the tolerable weekly intake (TWI) of a specific contaminant is often ...

    • Taurine Supplementation to Plant-Based Diets Improves Lipid Metabolism in Senegalese Sole 

      Aragão, Cláudia; Teodósio, Rita; Colen, Rita; Richard, Nadège; Rønnestad, Ivar; Dias, Jorge; Conceição, Luís E. C.; Ribeiro, Laura (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Taurine is a sulphur-containing amino acid with important physiological roles and a key compound for the synthesis of bile salts, which are essential for the emulsion and absorption of dietary lipids. This study aimed to ...

    • Taxonomic overview of calcareous sponges (Porifera, Calcarea) in the Jan Mayen vent field at the Mohn Ridge 

      Flørenes, Henning van Phan (Master thesis, 2013-12-17)
      The Porifera is a very old group of organisms that has been dated back to more than 500 million years. They are important to marine benthic communities by providing protection, contributing to nutrient recycling and working ...

    • A taxonomic review of the Norwegian species of Raphitoma (Gastropoda: Conoidea: Raphitomidae) 

      Høisæter, Tore (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)
      The problematic conoidean genus Raphitoma s.l. in inshore Norwegian waters is revised based on fresh material from all along the coast of Norway. This largely shallow water group is represented by at least six species in ...

    • Taxonomic review of the orders mysida and stygiomysida (Crustacea, Peracarida) 

      Meland, Kenneth; Mees, Jan; Porter, Megan; Wittmann, Karl J. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-04-30)
      The order Mysida (2 families, 178 genera, 1132 species) contains species across a broad range of habitats, such as subterranean, fresh, brackish, coastal, and surface to deep-sea habitats. The Stygiomysida (2 families, 2 ...

    • A taxonomic revision of the Caridean shrimp, Pasiphaea tarda (Krøyer, 1845) 

      Bjørnestad, Fredrik Egeland (Master thesis, 2016-05-27)
      The taxonomic status of the Caridean shrimp, Pasiphaea tarda (Krøyer, 1845), has been a matter of debate throughout the years, and various authors have argued whether or not P. princeps and P. principalis should be synonymized ...

    • The taxonomy and molecular phylogeny of Potentilla L. (Rosaceae) : An investigation of generic delimitation and reticulate evolution, using low-copy nuclear markers 

      Persson, Nannie Linnéa (Doctoral thesis, 2021-01-15)
      The process of polyploidization (genome duplication) is a common mechanism in plant speciation. Autopolyploidy arises within one species, and allopolyploidy arises after hybridization. Ploidy levels in the genus Potentilla ...

    • Taxonomy of the order Mononegavirales: update 2019 

      Amarasinghe, Gaya K.; Ayllón, María A.; Bào, Yīmíng; Basler, Christopher F.; Bavari, Sina; Blasdell, Kim R.; Briese, Thomas; Brown, Paul A.; Bukreyev, Alexander; Balkema-Buschmann, Anne; Buchholz, Ursula J.; Chabi-Jesus, Camila; Chandran, Kartik; Chiapponi, Chiara; Crozier, Ian; de Swart, Rik L.; Dietzgen, Ralf G.; Dolnik, Olga; Drexler, Jan F.; Dürrwald, Ralf; Dundon, William G.; Duprex, W. Paul; Dye, John M.; Easton, Andrew J.; Fooks, Anthony R.; Formenty, Pierre B.H.; Fouchier, Ron A.M.; Freitas-Astúa, Juliana; Griffiths, Anthony; Hewson, Roger; Horie, Masayuki; Hyndman, Timothy H.; Jiāng, Dàohóng; Kitajima, Elliott W.; Kobinger, Gary P.; Kondo, Hideki; Kurath, Gael; Kuzmin, Ivan V.; Lamb, Robert A.; Lavazza, Antonio; Lee, Benhur; Lelli, Davide; Leroy, Eric M.; Lǐ, Jiànróng; Maes, Piet; Marzano, Shin-Yi L.; Moreno, Ana; Mühlberger, Elke; Netesov, Sergey V.; Nowotny, Norbert; Nylund, Are; Økland, Arnfinn Lodden; Palacios, Gustavo; Pályi, Bernadett; Pawęska, Janusz T.; Payne, Susan L.; Prosperi, Alice; Ramos-González, Pedro Luis; Rima, Bertus K.; Rota, Paul; Rubbenstroth, Dennis; Shī, Mǎng; Simmonds, Peter; Smither, Sophie J.; Sozzi, Enrica; Spann, Kirsten; Stenglein, Mark D.; Stone, David M.; Takada, Ayato; Tesh, Robert B.; Tomonaga, Keizō; Tordo, Noël; Towner, Jonathan S.; van den Hoogen, Bernadette; Vasilakis, Nikos; Wahl, Victoria; Walker, Peter J.; Wang, Lin-Fa; Whitfield, Anna E.; Williams, John V.; Zerbini, F. Murilo; Zhāng, Tāo; Zhang, Yong-Zhen; Kuhn, Jens H. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      In February 2019, following the annual taxon ratification vote, the order Mononegavirales was amended by the addition of four new subfamilies and 12 new genera and the creation of 28 novel species. This article presents ...

    • Teleconnections between the northern North Atlantic and the Tropical Atlantic 

      Pearson, Marcia Luiza (Master thesis, 2009-05-13)
      Paleoclimatic reconstructions of variations in rainfall and upwelling in the tropical Cariaco Basin, off Venezuela coast, suggest that meridional displacement of the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) is linked ...

    • The teleost fish PepT1-type peptide transporters and their relationships with neutral and charged substrates 

      Vacca, Francesca; Gomes, Ana S.; De Gennaro, Marco; Rønnestad, Ivar; Bossi, Elena; Verri, Tiziano (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      In teleosts, two PepT1-type (Slc15a1) transporters, i.e., PepT1a and PepT1b, are expressed at the intestinal level. They translocate charged di/tripeptides with different efficiency, which depends on the position of the ...

    • The teleost polymeric Ig receptor counterpart in ballan wrasse (Labrus bergylta) differs from pIgR in higher vertebrates 

      Etayo, Angela; Bjørgen, Håvard; Koppang, Erling Olaf; Hordvik, Ivar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      As mucosal barriers in fish are the main sites where pathogens are encountered, mucosal immunity is crucial to avoid infection in the aquatic environment. In teleost fish, immunoglobulins are present in gut, gill and skin ...

    • A teleost structural analogue to the avian bursa of Fabricius 

      Løken, Oskar Mongstad; Bjørgen, Håvard; Hordvik, Ivar; Koppang, Erling Olaf (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-12-26)
      The bursa of Fabricius is a primary and secondary lymphoid organ considered exclusively present in birds, and studies of this structure have been vital to our current understanding of the adaptive immune system of vertebrates. ...

    • Temperate infection in a virus–host system previously known for virulent dynamics 

      Knowles, Ben; Bonachela, Juan A.; Behrenfeld, Michael J.; Bondoc, Karen G.; Cael, B.B.; Carlson, Craig; Cieslik, Nick; Diaz, Ben; Fuchs, Heidi L.; Graff, Jason; Grasis, Juris; Halsey, Kimberly; Haramaty, Liti; Johns, Christopher T.; Natale, Frank; Nissimov, Jozef I.; Schieler, Brittany; Thamatrakoln, Kimberlee; Thingstad, T. Frede; Våge, Selina; Watkins, Cliff; Westberry, Toby K.; Bidle, Kay D. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      The blooming cosmopolitan coccolithophore Emiliania huxleyi and its viruses (EhVs) are a model for density-dependent virulent dynamics. EhVs commonly exhibit rapid viral reproduction and drive host death in high-density ...

    • Temperature and size-dependency of lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus) oxygen requirement and tolerance 

      Remen, Mette; Nes, Armand Moe; Hangstad, Thor Arne; Geraudie, Perrine; Reynolds, Patrick; Urskog, Tonje Cecilie; Hanssen, Anna; Stefansson, Sigurd Olav; Imsland, Albert (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Lumpfish are currently produced and utilized as cleaner fish, to control sea lice infestation rates in salmon net pens, but information on environmental requirements is still limited. This study aimed to determine the zone ...