• Bacterial diversity of aMasi, a South African fermented milk product, determined by clone library and denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis analysis 

      Osvik, Renate Døving; Sperstad, Sigmund; Breines, Eva Marie; Hareide, ellinor; Godfroid, Jacques; Zhou, Zhigang; Ren, Pengfei; Geoghegran, Claire; Holzapfel, Wilhelm; Ringø, Einar (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2013)
      In the present study, we investigated the bacterial diversity of aMasi, a traditional South African fermented milk product, by 16S rRNA clone library and Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis (DGGE) analysis. Two hundred and eighty two clones from clone library were isolated and identified from aMasi, prepared from the milk of four cows from one herd in the EkuPindiseni Community, North West of ...
    • Culturable autochthonous gut bacteria in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) fed diets with or without chitin. Characterization by 16S rRNA gene sequencing, ability to produce enzymes and in vitro growth inhibition of four fish pathogens 

      Askarian, Fatemeh; Zhou, Zhigang; Olsen, Rolf Erik; Sperstad, Sigmund; Ringø, Einar (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2011)
      The present investigation evaluated the effect of chitin (5% supplementation) on the adherent aerobic intestinal microbiota of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.). One hundred and seventy three isolates were isolated but 34 isolates died prior to positive identification. Sixty four out of 139 autochthonous gut bacteria were further identified by 16S rRNA gene sequencing and further tested for protease, ...
    • Effect of dietary components on the gut microbiota of aquatic animals. A never-ending story? 

      Ringø, Einar; Zhou, Zhigang; Vecino, Jose L. González; Wadsworth, Simon L.; Romero, Jaime; Krogdahl, Åshild; Olsen, Rolf Erik; Dimitroglou, Arkadios; Foey, Andrew David; Davies, Simon; Owen, Matthew A.G.; Lauzon, Hélène Liette; Martinsen, Lisbeth Løvmo; De Schryver, Peter; Bossier, Peter; Sperstad, Sigmund; Merrifield, Daniel Lee (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015-11-07)
      It is well known that healthy gut microbiota is essential to promote host health and well-being. The intestinal microbiota of endothermic animals as well as fish are classified as autochthonous or indigenous, when they are able to colonize the host’s epithelial surface or are associated with the microvilli, or as allochthonous or transient (associated with digesta or are present in the lumen). ...
    • The effect of different feeding regimes on enzyme activities of gut microbiota in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua L.) 

      Askarian, Fatemeh; Sperstad, Sigmund; Merrifield, Daniel L; Arun Kumar, Ray; Ringø, Einar (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2012)
      The aims of this study were: (1) evaluate enzyme-producing bacteria isolated from the GI tract of Atlantic cod, (2) identify the most promising enzyme-producing bacteria by 16S rRNA gene sequencing and (3) to assess whether these bacteria have the ability to inhibit in vitro growth of four well known pathogenic bacteria; Aeromonas salmonicida subsp. salmonicida, V. (L.) anguillarum, Moritella viscosa ...
    • Effects of dietary soybean meal, inulin and oxytetracycline on gastrointestinal histological characteristics, distal intestine cell proliferation and intestinal microbiota in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) 

      Bakke-Mckellep, AM; Sperstad, Sigmund; Penn, MH; Salas, PM; Refstie, Ståle; Landsverk, Tor; Ringø, Einar; Krogdahl, Åshild (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2007)
      Soyabean meal (SBM)-induced enteritis in the distal intestine of the teleost Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) and other salmonids may be considered a model for diet-related mucosal disorders in other animals and man. The role of the intestinal microbiota in its pathogenesis was explored. Compared to diets containing fishmeal (FM) as the sole protein source, responses to extracted SBM or the prebiotic ...
    • Paralithocins, Antimicrobial Peptides with Unusual Disulfide Connectivity from the Red King Crab, Paralithodes camtschaticus 

      Moe, Morten Kaare; Haug, Tor; Sydnes, Magne Olav; Sperstad, Sigmund; Li, Chun; Vaagsfjord, Lena Christine; de la Vega, Enrique; Stensvåg, Klara (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel, 2018-01-17)
      As part of an ongoing exploration of marine invertebrates as a source of new antimicrobial peptides, hemocyte extracts from the red king crab, <i>Paralithodes camtschaticus</i>, were studied. Three cationic cysteine (Cys)-rich peptides, named paralithocins 1–3, were isolated by bioassay-guided purification, and their amino acid sequences determined by Edman degradation and expressed sequences tag ...