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Geir Mathiesen


Researcher (PhD)

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Department of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science

Norwegian University of Life Sciences


  • Phone: (+47) 6496 5899
  • Fax: (+47) 6496 5901
  • Mail: geirma@umb.no


Postal address:

IKBM, UMB
PB 5003
Chr. M. Falsensvei 1
N-1432 Ås
Norway

Research Interests

Lactic acid bacteria, Enterococcus, gene regulation, cell factories, protein secretion, bacteriocins. Construction of gene expression systems in lactic acid bacteria. The art of secretion in lactic acid bacteria.

Master Programmes

In Molecular Microbiology, Lactic acid bacteria, Protein secretion, Proteomics, see Masteroppgaver

Publications

  • Mathiesen, G., Axelsen, G., Axelsson, L., and Eijsink, V. (2006) Isolation of constitutive variants of a subfamily 10 histidine protein kinase (SppK) from Lactobacillus using random mutagenesis. Arch Microbiol 184: 327-334. pdf
  • Mathiesen, G., Huehne, K., Kroeckel, L., Axelsson, L., and Eijsink, V.G.H. (2005) Characterization of a new bacteriocin operon in sakacin P-producing Lactobacillus sakei, showing strong translational coupling between the bacteriocin and immunity genes. Appl Environ Microbiol 71: 3565-3574. pdf
  • Sørvig, E., Mathiesen, G., Naterstad, K., Eijsink, V.G.H., and Axelsson, L. (2005) High-level, inducible gene expression in Lactobacillus sakei and Lactobacillus plantarum using versatile expression vectors. Microbiology 151: 2439-2449. pdf
  • Mathiesen, G., Namløs, H.M., Risøen, P.A., Axelsson, L., and Eijsink, V.G.H. (2004) Use of bacteriocin promoters for gene expression in Lactobacillus plantarum C11. J Appl Microbiol 96: 819-827. pdf
  • Mathiesen, G., E. Sørvig, J. Blatny, K. Naterstad, L. Axelsson and V. G. H. Eijsink (2004). High-level gene expression in Lactobacillus plantarum using a pheromone-regulated bacteriocin promoter. Lett Appl Microbiol 39(2): 137-143.[1]
  • Sørvig, E., Grönqvist, S., Naterstad, K., Mathiesen, G., Eijsink, V.G.H., and Axelsson, L. (2003) Construction of vectors for inducible gene expression in Lactobacillus sakei and L. plantarum. FEMS Microbiol Lett 229: 119-126. pdf