Kjemi, bioteknologi og mat
Environmental Microbiology
IKBM
The research group Environmental Microbiology is headed by Professor Åsa Frostegård and located at Department of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science, UMB, Ås.
Our research group is working on different aspects of environmental microbiology and microbial ecology. We study microorganisms in complex environments, most of which are unculturable, but we also study bacteria and fungi growing in pure cultures.
Some of our ongoing activities are basic research projects (such as the gene regulation in denitrifying bacteria and investigations of the diversity of fungi and bacteria in arctic areas), while others are applied industrial microbiology (inhibition of pathogenic fungi on grass (golf greens) and strawberries; degradation of organic pollutants).
Our research thus covers several fields that are of strong political and environmental interest today, for example greenhouse gas emissions, bioremediation, oil degradation, use of microorganisms for plant growth promotion and biocontrol, and risks connected to the spread of genetically modified microorganisms.
Research teams •
Regulatory biology and ecology of nitrogen transforming bacteria (Å. Frostegård). Our activities are also descirbed under
UMB Nitrogen group.
• Biological and environmental control of plant pathogenic fungi and insect pests (A. Tronsmo and L. Hjeljord)
• Anaerobic digestion and composting (J.-F. Hanssen)
• Arctic and Industrial microbial ecology (R. A. Olsen)
The Environmental Microbiology group (2008)
Foto: Siri Eikrem Skotland
The Environmental Microbiology group (2008): -
Åsa Frostegård, Professor Ph. D.
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Arne Tronsmo, Professor Ph. D.
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Rolf Arnt Olsen, Professor Ph. D.
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Jon Fredrik Hansen, Researcher
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Linda G. Hjeljord, Researcher Ph. D.
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Binbin Liu, Post Doc.
- Endalkachew Wolde-Meskel, Post Doc.
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Gunn Mari Strømeng, Ph. D. student (2004-2007)
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Linda Bergaust , Ph. D. student (2005-2008)
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Hafizur Rahman, Ph. D. student
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Christer Fjeld, Ph. D. student
- Meric Batioglu, Ph. D. student
- Tulu Degefu, Ph. D. student
- Fitsum Teklay, Ph. D. student
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Grethe Kobro, lab engineer
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Else Marie Aasen, lab engineer
- Siri Bjoner, lab technician
- Sunil John, Master student
- Mohsen Alashloo, Master student
- Iselin Klungland, Master student
- Hege Sundet, Master student
- Siv Beate Harbo, Master student
- Anani, Afanou, Master student
- Øystein Andreassen, Master student
- Mie Christensen Bjune, Master student
- Linn Ødegård, Master student
Publisert: 01.01.08
Oppdatert: 06.01.09
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