Microbiology

Diss Nils Weng

Syntrophic propionate oxidation in high ammonia systems- Cooperation, metabolism and stress adaption charlotta.eriksson@slu.se Nils Weng defends his thesis "Syntrophic propionate oxidation in high

Diss Eduardo Raposo Pinela

Optimisation strategies for ammonia-tolerant syntrophic propionate-oxidising microorganisms Effects of additives, ammonium levels and temperature on biogas production charlotta.eriksson@slu.se

Soil microbes shape the future of crop breeding

A better understanding of the plant-microbe partnerships can lead to more resilient and sustainable agriculture. When breeding crops it is now time to consider both the plant and its microbial

Joakim Bjerketorp

joakim.bjerketorp@slu.se Since 2021, I have been a researcher at the Department of Animal Biosciences, SLU, in a university-industry collaboration funded by Intervacc AB (https://intervacc.se/en/

Göran Ericsson

internkommunikation@slu.se Dean of the Faculty of Forest Sciences. Department Chair and Chaired Professor in Wildlife Ecology. My tenured professorship focuses on three main topics; plant-animal

High-yielding rice that greatly reduces methane emissions has been developed at SLU

Rice is a staple food for half the world's population, but its cultivation leads to significant emissions of the greenhouse gas methane. Now, researchers from the Swedish University of Agricultural

Nanoparticles damage coronavirus in an unexpected way, paving the way for new disinfection technology

A new way to neutralise the coronavirus and other membrane-surrounded viruses has been discovered by researchers from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and the University of Tartu.

Gene-silencing spray to combat cereal disease is safe for the environment

Great hopes are placed on a new way to combat plant diseases, using RNA to turn off genes that the pathogen needs to initiate the attack. Now, researchers from SLU and the James Hutton Institute have

Martine E. Fischbach

martine.fischbach@slu.se I am a PhD-student in the research group Anaerobic Microbial Biotechnology (AMB) at the Department of Molecular Sciences at SLU, campus Ultuna in Uppsala. In my research

Wheatbran

Adding wheat bran to bread makes it more nutritious but also makes bread dense and unappealing. New research from SLU is about to change that. By altering the fibre structure, the quality of bread

Diss Solja Pietiäinen

Modification of wheat bran arabinoxylan extracts for functional properties in breadmaking charlotta.eriksson@slu.se Solja Pietiäinen defends her thesis "Modification of wheat bran arabinoxylan

Galia Zamaratskaia

galia.zamaratskaia@slu.se External Collaboration Specialist in Food Quality I  graduated as a Biologist (Samara University, 1993) and obtained a PhD in Food Sciences at Swedish University of