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Academic article
- (2023). Without a pinch of salt: effect of low salinity on eggs and nauplii of the salmon louse (Lepeophtheirus salmonis). Parasitology Research.
- (2023). Evaluation of photodegradable chitin synthetase inhibitors for the treatment of salmon lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis). Aquaculture. 1-5.
- (2023). Aquaculture-driven evolution of the salmon louse mtDNA genome. Evolutionary Applications. 1328-1344.
- (2022). Small, charged proteins in salmon louse (Lepeophtheirus salmonis) secretions modulate Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) immune responses and coagulation. Scientific Reports. 16 pages.
- (2022). Sex differences in the early life stages of the salmon louse Lepeophtheirus salmonis (Copepoda: Caligidae). PLOS ONE.
- (2022). Import of Atlantic Water and sea ice controls the ocean environment in the northern Barents Sea. Ocean Science. 1389-1418.
- (2022). Identification of in vivo induced antigens of the malacosporean parasite Tetracapsuloides bryosalmonae (Cnidaria) using in vivo induced antigen technology. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 1-14.
- (2022). Choriolytic and non-choriolytic proteases during hatching of Atlantic Salmon embryos. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part B: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology. 12 pages.
- (2021). Two apolipoproteins in salmon louse (Lepeophtheirus salmonis), apolipoprotein 1 knock down reduces reproductive capacity. Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports. 1-11.
- (2021). The transcriptomic response of adult salmon lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis) to reduced salinity. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part D:Genomics and Proteomics.
- (2021). The salmon louse genome: Copepod features and parasitic adaptations. Genomics. 3666-3680.
- (2021). The potential for cleaner fish-driven evolution in the salmon louse Lepeophtheirus salmonis: Genetic or environmental control of pigmentation? Ecology and Evolution. 1-14.
- (2021). Losing the 'arms race': Multiresistant salmon lice are dispersed throughout the North Atlantic Ocean. Royal Society Open Science. 1-10.
- (2021). Lineage-level divergence of copepod glycerol transporters and the emergence of isoform-specific trafficking regulation. Communications Biology.
- (2021). Chitin synthases are critical for reproduction, molting, and digestion in the salmon louse (Lepeophtheirus salmonis). Life.
- (2021). A novel approach to co-expression network analysis identifies modules and genes relevant for moulting and development in the Atlantic salmon louse (Lepeophtheirus salmonis). BMC Genomics. 25 pages.
- (2020). Unravelling an unexpectedly complex duplication history of deuterostome glycerol transporters. Cells. 1-29.
- (2020). Identification of critical enzymes in the salmon louse chitin synthesis pathway as revealed by RNA interference-mediated abrogation of infectivity. International Journal for Parasitology. 873-889.
- (2020). Host gill attachment causes blood-feeding by the salmon louse (Lepeophtheirus salmonis) chalimus larvae and alters parasite development and transcriptome. Parasites & Vectors. 18 pages.
- (2019). Salmon Lice Sampled from Wild Atlantic Salmon and Sea Trout Throughout Norway Display High Frequencies of the Genotype Associated with Pyrethroid Resistance. Aquaculture Environment Interactions. 459-468.
- (2019). RNAi mediated myosuppressin deficiency affects muscle development and survival in the salmon louse (Lepeophtheirus salmonis). Scientific Reports.
- (2019). Identification and Description of the Key Molecular Components of the Egg Strings of the Salmon Louse (Lepeophtheirus salmonis) . Genes.
- (2019). Heavy and light chain homologs of ferritin are essential for blood-feeding and egg production of the ectoparasitic copepod Lepeophtheirus salmonis. Molecular and biochemical parasitology (Print). 1-10.
- (2019). Chitin synthesis and degradation in Lepeophtheirus salmonis: Molecular characterization and gene expression profile during synthesis of a new exoskeleton. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A. 123-133.
- (2019). A scavenger receptor B (CD36)-like protein is a potential mediator of intestinal heme absorption in the hematophagous ectoparasite Lepeophtheirus salmonis. Scientific Reports. 1-14.
- (2018). The role of chewing lice (Phthiraptera: Philopteridae) as intermediate hosts in the transmission of Hymenolepis microps (Cestoda: Cyclophyllidea) from the willow ptarmigan Lagopus lagopus (Aves: Tetraonidae). Journal of Helminthology. 49-55.
- (2018). Salmon louse rhabdoviruses: Impact on louse development and transcription of selected Atlantic salmon immune genes. Developmental and Comparative Immunology. 86-95.
- (2018). Recent advances in Salmon louse research. Bulletin of The European Association of Fish Pathologists. 91-97.
- (2018). Molecular characterization of the lipophorin receptor in the crustacean ectoparasite Lepeophtheirus salmonis. PLOS ONE. 1-23.
- (2018). Molecular characterization and functional analysis of components of the TOR pathway of the salmon louse, Lepeophtheirus salmonis (Krøyer, 1838). Experimental parasitology. 83-92.
- (2018). Identification and characterisation of the ecdysone biosynthetic genes neverland, disembodied and shade in the salmon louse Lepeophtheirus salmonis (Copepoda, Caligidae). PLOS ONE. 1-16.
- (2018). Gene silencing reveals multiple functions of Na+/K+-ATPase in the salmon louse (Lepeophtheirus salmonis). Experimental parasitology. 79-91.
- (2018). A novel gene‐family involved in spermatophore generation in the economically important salmon louse Lepeophtheirus salmonis. Molecular Reproduction and Development. 478-489.
- (2017). The mechanism (Phe362Tyr mutation) behind resistance in Lepeophtheirus salmonis pre-dates organophosphate use in salmon farming. Scientific Reports. 8 pages.
- (2017). The Phe362Tyr mutation conveying resistance to organophosphates occurs in high frequencies in salmon lice collected from wild salmon and trout. Scientific Reports. 1-10.
- (2017). Systematic identification and characterization of stress-inducible heat shock proteins (HSPs) in the salmon louse (Lepeophtheirus salmonis). Cell stress & chaperones (Print). 127-139.
- (2017). RNAi-mediated treatment of two vertically transmitted rhabdovirus infecting the salmon louse (Lepeophtheirus salmonis). Scientific Reports. 1-10.
- (2017). RNA-sequencing reveals distinct gene expression patterns during the development of parasitic larval stages of the salmon louse (Lepeophtheirus salmonis). Journal of Fish Diseases. 1005-1029.
- (2017). Molecular characterization and functional analysis of a salmon louse (Lepeoptheirus salmonis, Krøyer 1838) heme peroxidase with a potential role in extracellular matrixes. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A. 1-10.
- (2017). Microsomal triglyceride transfer protein in the ectoparasitic crustacean salmon louse (Lepeophtheirus salmonis). Journal of Lipid Research. 1613-1623.
- (2017). Ionotropic receptors signal host recognition in the salmon louse (Lepeophtheirus salmonis, Copepoda). PLOS ONE.
- (2017). Cloned and outbred Atlantic salmon display equal parasite dispersion when infected with the salmon louse. Aquaculture. 83-88.
- (2017). Characterization of three salmon louse (Lepeophtheirus salmonis) genes with fibronectin II domains expressed by tegumental type 1 glands. Molecular and biochemical parasitology (Print). 1-9.
- (2017). A pedigree-based experiment reveals variation in salinity and thermal tolerance in the salmon louse, Lepeophtheirus salmonis. Evolutionary Applications. 1007-1019.
- (2016). The ecdysone receptor (EcR) is a major regulator of tissue development and growth in the marine salmonid ectoparasite, Lepeophtheirus salmonis (Copepoda, Caligidae). Molecular and biochemical parasitology (Print). 65-73.
- (2016). Exocrine glands of Lepeophtheirus salmonis (Copepoda: Caligidae): Distribution, developmental appearance, and site of secretion. Journal of morphology. 1616-1630.
- (2015). Phylogenomic and functional analyses of salmon lice aquaporins uncover the molecular diversity of the superfamily in Arthropoda. BMC Genomics.
- (2015). Molecular characterization and knock-down of salmon louse (Lepeophtheirus salmonis) prostaglandin E synthase. Experimental parasitology. 79-93.
- (2015). Molecular characterisation of the salmon louse, Lepeophtheirus salmonis salmonis (Krøyer, 1837), ecdysone receptor with emphasis on functional studies of female reproduction. International Journal for Parasitology. 175-185.
- (2015). Molecular characterisation and functional analysis of LsChi2, a chitinase found in the salmon louse (Lepeophtheirus salmonis salmonis, Krøyer 1838). Experimental parasitology. 39-48.
- (2015). Identification and molecular characterization of two acetylcholinesterases from the salmon louse, Lepeophtheirus salmonis. PLOS ONE.
- (2015). Evaluation of emamectin benzoate and substance EX against salmon lice in sea-ranched Atlantic salmon smolts. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 187-194.
- (2015). Characterization of a novel RXR receptor in the salmon louse (Lepeophtheirus salmonis, Copepoda) regulating growth and female reproduction. BMC Genomics. 22 pages.
- (2015). Characterisation of iron regulatory protein 1A and 1B in the blood-feeding copepod Lepeophtheirus salmonis. Experimental parasitology. 1-11.
- (2014). Redescription of Protoopalina pingi Nie, 1935 inhabiting the recta of Hylarana guentheri and Pelophylax nigromaculatus in China. Parasite.
- (2014). RNA interference mediated knockdown of the KDEL receptor and COPB2 inhibits digestion and reproduction in the parasitic copepod Lepeophtheirus salmonis. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part B: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology. 1-9.
- (2014). New insights into the molecular phylogeny of Balantidium (Ciliophora, Vetibuliferida) based on the analysis of new sequences of species from fish hosts. Parasitology Research. 4327-4333.
- (2014). Instar growth and molt increments in Lepeophtheirus salmonis (Copepoda: Caligidae) chalimus larvae. Parasitology international. 86-96.
- (2014). Human-induced evolution caught in action: SNP-array reveals rapid amphi-atlantic spread of pesticide resistance in the salmon ecotoparasite Lepeophtheirus salmonis. BMC Genomics. 18 pages.
- (2014). Hatching time and alevin growth prior to the onset of exogenous feeding in farmed, wild and hybrid Norwegian Atlantic salmon. PLOS ONE.
- (2014). A method for stable gene knock-down by RNA interference in larvae of the salmon louse (Lepeophtheirus salmonis). Experimental parasitology. 44-51.
- (2014). A common-garden experiment to quantify evolutionary processes in copepods: The case of emamectin benzoate resistance in the parasitic sea louse Lepeophtheirus salmonis. BMC Evolutionary Biology.
- (2013). The salmon louse Lepeophtheirus salmonis (Copepoda: Caligidae) life cycle has only two chalimus stages. PLOS ONE.
- (2013). Localization and transcription patterns of LsVasa, a molecular marker of germ cells in Lepeophtheirus salmonis (Krøyer). Journal of Natural History. 889-900.
- (2013). How does sequence variability affect de novo assembly quality? Journal of Natural History. 901-910.
- (2013). Growth reaction norms of domesticated, wild and hybrid Atlantic salmon families in response to differing social and physical environments. BMC Evolutionary Biology. 23 pages.
- (2013). Emamectin benzoate resistance and fitness in laboratory reared salmon lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis). Aquaculture. 111-118.
- (2013). Does domestication cause changes in growth reaction norms? A study of farmed, wild and hybrid Atlantic salmon families exposed to environmental stress. PLOS ONE. 11 pages.
- (2012). Whole genome sequencing of the fish pathogen Francisella noatunensis subsp. orientalis Toba04 gives novel insights into Francisella evolution and pathogenecity. BMC Genomics.
- (2012). Life history and virulence are linked in the ectoparasitic salmon louse Lepeophtheirus salmonis. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 856-861.
- (2012). Genomic resources for sea lice: analysis of eSTs and mitochondrial genomes. Marine Biotechnology. 155-166.
- (2012). Gene expression in Atlantic salmon skin in response to infection with the parasitic copepod Lepeophtheirus salmonis, cortisol implant, and their combination. BMC Genomics. 15 pages.
- (2012). Effects of environmental stress on mRNA expression levels of seven genes related to oxidative stress and growth in Atlantic salmon salmo salar L. Of farmed, hybrid and wild origin. BMC Research Notes.
- (2011). The genome sequence of Atlantic cod reveals a unique immune system. Nature. 207-210.
- (2011). Individual fish tank arrays in studies of Lepeophtheirus salmonis and lice loss variability. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 47-56.
- (2011). Gene expression analyses of immune responses in Atlantic salmon during early stages of infection by salmon louse (Lepeophtheirus salmonis) revealed bi-phasic responses coinciding with the copepod-chalimus transition. BMC Genomics. 17 pages.
- (2011). EST resources and establishment and validation of a 16 k cDNA microarray from Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part D:Genomics and Proteomics. 23-30.
- (2011). Characterisation of two vitellogenins in the salmon louse Lepeophtheirus salmonis: molecular, functional and evolutional analysis. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 211-224.
- (2009). New polymorphic di-nucleotide microsatellite markers for Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua L.). Conservation Genetics. 1037-1040.
- (2009). Genomic and proteomic analyses reveal non-neofunctionalized vitellogenins in a basal clupeocephalan, the atlantic herring, and point to the origin of maturational yolk proteolysis in marine teleosts. Molecular Biology and Evolution (MBE). 1029-1044.
- (2009). Functional characterisation of the maternal yolk-associated protein (LsYAP) utilising systemic RNA interference in the salmon louse (Lepeophtheirus salmonis) (Crustacea: Copepoda). International Journal for Parasitology. 1407-1415.
- (2009). Evolution and differential expression of a vertebrate vitellogenin gene cluster. BMC Evolutionary Biology. 12 pages.
- (2009). Establishment and characterisation of salmon louse (Lepeophtheirus salmonis (Kroyer 1837)) laboratory strains. Parasitology international. 451-460.
- (2009). A trypsin-like protease with apparent dual function in early Lepeophtheirus salmonis (Kroyer)development. BMC Molecular Biology. 11 pages.
- (2008). Twenty-three novel microsatellite markers developed from Atlantic cod Gadus morhua L. expressed sequence tags. Journal of Fish Biology. 444-449.
- (2008). Twenty three novel microsatellite markers developed from Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua L.) expressed sequence tags. Journal of Fish Biology. 444-449.
- (2008). Salmon louse (Lepeophtheirus salmonis) transcriptomes during post molting maturation and egg production, revealed using EST-sequencing and microarray analysis. BMC Genomics. 15 pages.
- (2008). Identification and characterisation of novel SNP markers in Atlantic cod: Evidence for directional selection. BMC Genetics. 9.
- (2008). Identification and characterisation of novel SNP markers in Atlantic cod: Evidence for directional selection. BMC Genetics.
- (2008). Goldsinny wrasse (Ctenolabrus rupestris) is an extreme vtgAa-type pelagophil teleost. Molecular Reproduction and Development. 1011-1020.
- (2008). Development of twenty sequence-tagged microsatellites for the Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua L.). Conservation Genetics. 1395-1398.
- (2007). Molecular characterization and classification of a clip domain containing peptidase from the ectoparasite Lepeophtheirus salmonis (Copepoda, Crustacea). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part B: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology. 289-298.
- (2007). Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) variation and susceptibility to the sea louse Lepeophtheirus salmonis in Atlantic salmon Salmo salar. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 57-65.
- (2006). Cooling of the West Spitsbergen Current: Isopycnal diffusion by topographic vorticity waves. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR). 16 pages.
- (2005). Relative transcript quantification by Quantitative PCR: Roughly right or precisely wrong? BMC Molecular Biology.
- (2005). Organisation of trypsin genes in the salmon louse (Lepeophtheirus salmonis, Crustacea, copepoda) genome. Gene. 63-74.
- (2005). A review of the Norwegian 'National Action Plan Against Salmon LIce on Salmonids': The effect on wild salmonids. Aquaculture. 79-92.
- (2004). The cloning and characterisation of full-length trypsins from the salmon louse Lepeophtheirus salmonis. Molecular and biochemical parasitology (Print). 303-307.
- (2004). Molecular characterisation of five trypsin-like peptidase transcripts from the salmon louse (Lepeophtheirus salmonis) intestine. International Journal for Parasitology. 823-832.
- (2004). Characterization of nodavirus and viral encephalopathy and retinopathy in farmed turbot, Scophthalmus maximus (L.). Journal of Fish Diseases. 591-601.
- (2004). Characterization of nodavirus and viral encephalopathy and retinopathy in farmed turbot, Scophthalmus maximus (L.). Journal of Fish Diseases. 591-601.
- (2001). Strain variation, based on the hemagglutinin gene, in Norwegian ISA virus isolates collected from 1987 to 2001: Indications of recombination. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 119-128.
- (2001). Phylogenetic analysis of infectious salmon anaemia virus isolates from Norway, Canada and Scotland. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 1-6.
Report
- (2022). Vurdering av heterogenitet i lakselusindusert villfiskdødelighet innen produksjonsområder i 2020 og 2021. .
- (2022). Produksjonsområdebasert vurdering av lakselusindusert villfiskdødelighet i 2022. .
- (2020). Vurdering av lakselusindusert villfiskdødelighet per produksjonsområde i 2019. Rapport fra ekspertgruppe for vurdering av lusepåvirkning. . .
- (2019). Climate in Svalbard 2100 . 1/2019. 1/2019. .
- (2017). Vurdering av lakselusindusert villfiskdødelighet per produksjonsområde i 2016 og 2017. Rapport fra ekspertgruppe for vurdering av lusepåvirkning. .
Lecture
- (2019). Main components of the egg strings of salmon lice.
- (2018). Kort om fiskelus: ulike arter lus og vertsarter.
- (2017). Understanding male reproduction in sea lice.
- (2016). Salmon louse, Lepeophtheirus salmonis genes containing fibronectin type II domains.
- (2016). Microsomal triglyceride transfer protein in salmon lice, Lepeophtheirus salmonis.
- (2016). Genomic basis of Atlantic salmon sea lice resistance.
- (2014). The functional properties of aquaporin water channels in the salmon louse compared to its host the Atlantic salmon.
Academic lecture
- (2022). Molekylære tilpasningsmekanismer av lakselus til brakk- og ferskvann.
- (2022). Molecular responses of salmon lice to reduced salinity.
- (2019). THE SALMON LOUSE (LEPEOPHTHEIRUS SALMONIS) SALIVARY GLAND SECRETES IMMUNE REGULATORY PROTEINS.
- (2019). Lusespytt modulerer laksens immunrespons.
- (2018). Sex in salmon lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis).
- (2018). MORPHOLOGICAL AND IMMUNOLOGICAL CHANGES IN RAINBOW TROUT SKIN IN RESPONSE TO SALMON LOUSE INFECTION.
- (2018). LiceBase – genom-data som kan bidra til kontroll av lakselus.
- (2018). DO Lepeophtheirus salmonis RHABDOVIRUSES (LsRVs) DAMPEN THE LOCAL SKIN INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE IN ATLANTIC SALMON Salmo salar?
- (2017). The salmon louse (Lepeophtheirus salmonis) transcriptome is affected by the host resistance.
- (2017). Heme absorption in the salmon louse.
- (2017). Functional study of a putative heme receptor in the salmon louse (Lepeophtheirus salmonis) intestine.
- (2017). Exocrine glands of Lepeophtheirus salmonis and secretion of possible immune regulatory proteins.
- (2017). Do prostaglandins produced by lepeophtheirus salmonis affect the interaction between the parasite and the fish?
- (2017). Characterization of genes involved in the male reproductive system of salmon louse (Lepeophtheirus salmonis).
- (2016). RNA-sequencing reveals distinct gene expression patterns during the development of parasitic larval stages of the salmon louse (Lepeophtheirus salmonis).
- (2016). RNA-sequencing reveals distinct gene expression patterns during the development of parasitic larval stages of the salmon louse (Lepeophtheirus salmonis).
- (2016). Distribution and Development of salmon louse Lepeophtheirus salmonis exocrine glands.
- (2014). The salmon louse life cycle: How did two chalimus stages become four chalimus stages? .
- (2014). Molecular characterization of a salmon louse (lepeophtheirus salmonis) chitinase using RNA interference in planktonic stages.
- (2014). Digestion and reproduction are inhibited by RNA interference mediated knockdown of LsKDELR and LsCOPB2 in the salmon louse.
- (2014). Characterization and knock-down of a putative prostaglandin e synthase found in Lepeophtheirus salmonis.
- (2012). The Salmon Louse Genome Project.
- (2012). A study of growth reaction norms of farmed, wild and hybrid Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) families exposed to different levels of stress .
- (2008). GenoFisk ¿ En nasjonal Ressurs- og Kompetanseplattform for funksjonell genomforskning på fisk.
Doctoral dissertation
- (2020). Estimation and identifiability of kinetic parameters in dynamical models of biochemical reaction networks.
- (2016). Functional Investigations of the Ecdysone Receptor and production of ecdysone in the salmon louse (Lepeophtheirus salmonis).
- (2014). Arctic sea ice altimetry - advances and current uncertainties.
Poster
- (2022). LiceBase- An organism-Specific Database for Functional Genomics of Salmon Louse.
- (2017). Eksokrine kjertler i lakselus (Lepeophtheirus salmonis).
- (2016). The function of nanos in germ cell development and survival is conserved in Lepeophtheirus salmonis.
- (2016). Quantification of heme in Lepeophteirus salmonis (Krøyer) copepodids.
- (2016). Licebase-a species focused resource for sea lice including an RNAi LIMS andtools for data analysis and genome annotation.
- (2016). Ecdysone biosynthesis in Lepeophtheirus salmonis.
- (2016). Cuticle formation and transcription level of chitin metabolism gene expressed during the molting process in Lepeoptheirus salmonis.
- (2014). Genomic and functional analyses of the aquaporin superfamily in Lepeoptheirus salmonis.
- (2014). Genomic and Functional Analyses of the Aquaporin Superfamily in Lepeophtheirus salmonis.
- (2013). Unique Organisation of Chemosensory System in Salmon Louse (L.Salmonis) Indicates Adaptation To Strictly Parasitic Life Style.
- (2013). Characterization of the ecdysone receptor (EcR) in the salmon louse, Lepeophthirus salmonis.
- (2013). Characterization of the Ecdysone Receptor (EcR) from the Salmon Louse, Lepeophtheirus Salmonis.
- (2012). Characterisation of iron regulatory protein 1 and 2 in the salmon louse (Lepeophtheirus salmonis Krøyer 1837).
- (2006). Oocyte development in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua L.): Trypsin-like specific activity, capacity for protein synthesis and proteomics.
Errata
- (2020). Author Correction: RNAi mediated myosuppressin deficiency affects muscle development and survival in the salmon louse (Lepeophtheirus salmonis) (Scientific Reports, (2019), 9, 1, (6944), 10.1038/s41598-019-43515-w). Scientific Reports.
Academic literature review
- (2020). Aquaculture-driven evolution: distribution of pyrethroid resistance in the salmon louse throughout the North Atlantic in the years 2000–2017. ICES Journal of Marine Science. 1806-1815.
- (2013). Salmon lice - impact on wild salmonids and salmon aquaculture. Journal of Fish Diseases. 171-194.
- (2010). Intensive Farming: Evolutionary Implications for Parasites and Pathogens. Evolutionary Biology. 59-67.
- (2008). Local and systemic gene expression responses of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) to infection with the salmon louse (Lepeophtheirus salmonis). BMC Genomics. 18 pages.
- (2001). Diseases, prophylaxis and treatment of the Atlantic halibut, Hippoglossus hippoglossus: a review. . Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 57-74.
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