EndoGrass – Occurrence and diversity of fungal endophytes in Norwegian grasses
June 30, 2022In the EndoGrass project we have performed a metabarcoding study to i) identify the occurrence and diversity of fungal endophytes in selected agriculturally important grass species, ii) define the endophyte…
Are certain chemicals from car tires responsible for occasional acute deaths of salmon in Norwegian rivers?
December 15, 2021After an episode of acute salmon deaths in the river Homla in autumn 2018, it had been speculated whether a rotenone treatment further up the watercourse could be the cause…
Omics in the research of chloramine treatment against parasite infestation
February 18, 2021The monogenean salmon fluke (Gyrodactylus salaris) is a dangerous ectoparasitic pathogen for Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and frequently occurs in Norwegian rivers. High infection rates have reduced populations of salmon…
New project on fish-killing algae and their toxins funded by The Research Council of Norway
February 8, 2021Algal blooms are seasonal phenomena in marine and freshwater ecosystems. Their frequency and severity are increasing, at least in part because of human impact. Algal blooms may be harmful (so-called…
Amritha Johny defends her thesis December 4, 2020
November 23, 2020Amritha defends her thesis “Plant-based aquafeeds: Carry-over potential of mycotoxins and phytoestrogens from feed to fish and implications for fish health and food safety” on December 4th at the Norwegian…
Vittoria Mallia defends her thesis November 18, 2020
November 16, 2020Vittoria defends her thesis “Potential endocrine disrupting activity of cyanobacteria – possible roles for microcystins” on November 18 at the University of Oslo. She is one of 15 early-stage researchers…
Noble crayfish study from Lake Steinsfjorden on Toxins cover
June 15, 2020A new study from Lake Steinsfjorden, investigate presence of microcystins in crayfish in summer 2015 and 2016, after a large bloom of Planktothrix over the winter 2014-2015. The study is…
The Fusarium mycotoxin AOD makes big vacuoles in the cells
April 2, 2020In this newly published paper we have investigated cellular effects of the Fusarium mycotoxin 2-Amino-14,16-dimethyloctadecan-3-ol (AOD). AOD were found to induce big transient vacuoles in the cells. The effect were…
Workflows for proteomic and metabolomics analyses of fish mucus
January 27, 2020We have recently established workflows for the proteomic and metabolomic profiling of skin mucus in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). The epidermal mucus layer protects fish against harmful environmental factors and…
Safer bread for children
January 3, 2020MycoSafeBread will develop Norwegian bread products tailor-made for young children; with an absolute minimum of the mycotoxin DON, while at the same time fulfilling state health recommendations with regard to…