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CURRICULUM VITAE
All Since 2015
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18/08/2020
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name WALEED ABU AL-SOUD, Associate Prof, Phd Work address Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Applied Medical Sciences, Jouf University, Qurayyat, Saudi Arabia Mobile +966591045173 E-mail [email protected] Home address-1 Umar Ibn Abdulaziz street , At Tahliyyah, Qurayyat, Saudi Arabia Home address-2 Spårsnögatan 45, SE-226 52 Lund, Sweden Mobile +46-735991700 E-mail [email protected] Nationality Swedish Date of birth 25, 04, 1965 Civil status Married
WORK EXPERIENCE Dates September 18, 2016- Name and address of employer - Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Applied Medical Sciences, Jouf University, Qurayyat, Saudi Arabia Occupation or position held - Associate Professor, Head of Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences Main activities and - Managing the department and involved in many committees. Teaching Basics of responsibilities Microbiology, Medical Microbiology, Clinical Bacteriology, Microbiology Clinical Practice, Virology, Mycology and Parasitology courses
Dates September 01, 2008-2016 Name and address of employer Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 15 Bldg 1 DK 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark Occupation or position held Assistant Professor Main activities and responsibilities - Using Next generation sequencing to study diversity in Complex biological samples and metatransciptomic analysis of microbiota in clinical samples, food samples and environmental samples
Dates April 01, 2008–August 31, 2008 Name and address of employer TEMA Vatten, Linköping University, 581 83 Linköping, Sweden Occupation or position held Molecular Biologist Main activities and responsibilities - Molecular biologist to study microbial biodiversity in biogas reactors
Dates October 22, 2007–December 31, 2007 Name and address of employer Herbicin AB, Delta 6-Scheelevagen 19F:2, 223 63 Lund, Sweden
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Occupation or position held Microbiologist Main activities and responsibilities - helping to establish a microbiology lab that will be used for evaluation of antibacterial and antiparasitic drugs
Dates January 2006–September 2006 Name and address of employer Section of Bacteriology, Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, Lund University Hospital, Sölvegatan 23, SE-223 62 Lund, Sweden Occupation or position held Microbiologist Main activities and responsibilities - Development and optimization molecular methods for detection of pathogens in clinical samples
Dates April 2000- January 2006 Name and address of employer Section of Medical Microbiology, Dept. of Laboratory Medicine, Lund University, Sölvegatan 23, SE-223 62 Lund, Sweden Occupation or position held Microbiologist Main activities and responsibilities -Detection of Helicobacter species in hepatobiliary tree using PCR, QPCR, RT-PCR, Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis (DGGE), Sanger sequencing and pyrosequencing -Explore the toxic and carcinogenic activities of extragastric Helicobacters on human cells (CDT, CagA and VacA) -Optimization molecular diagnosis of pathogens in clinical samples using facilitators and other methods -To investigate the effect of Helicobacter infection on human gene expression. EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Dates 1996-2000 Name and type of organisation Department of Applied Microbiology, Lund Institute of Technology, Lund University, providing education and training Lund, Sweden Principal subjects/occupational Teaching and research applied to Clinical, and food microbiology. skills covered Title of qualification awarded PhD Title of PhD thesis Optimisation of diagnostic PCR: a study of PCR inhibitors in blood and sample Pretreatment
Dates 1987-1990 Name and type of organization Department of Biological Sciences, Yarmouk University, Irbid-Jordan providing education and training Principal subjects/occupational Biology, Natural Sciences skills covered Title of qualification awarded Master of Microbiology Title of Master thesis Comparative study among Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains isolated from different sources (clinical and environmental)
Dates 1982-1987 Name and type of organisation Medical technology, Faculty of Allied Health and Medical Sciences, Yarmouk University, providing education and training Irbid-Jordan Principal subjects/occupational Medical Technology (Medical laboratory science) skills covered Title of qualification awarded Bachelor of Medical Technology
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Dates 2016- Name and type of organisation Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Applied Medical Sciences, Jouf University, Qurayyat, providing education and training Saudi Arabia Principal subjects/occupational Teaching General Microbiology, Medical Microbiology, Clinical Bacteriology,
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skills covered Microbiology Clinical Practice, Virology, Mycology and Parasitology courses Dates 2008-2016 Name and type of organisation Section of Microbiology, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, providing education and training Universitetsparken 15 Bldg 1, DK 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark. Principal subjects/occupational Participation in teaching the Emerging molecular techniques in microbiology and skills covered general Microbiology. And supervising master and PhD students
Dates 1996-2000 Name and type of organisation Department of Applied Microbiology, Lund Institute of Technology, Lund University, providing education and training Lund, Sweden Principal subjects/occupational Teaching assistant for the following courses DNA Amplification Technology and Food skills covered Microbiology. Dates 1996-2000 Name and type of organisation Department of Applied Microbiology, Lund Institute of Technology, Lund University, providing education and training Lund, Sweden Principal subjects/occupational Teaching assistant for the following courses DNA Amplification Technology and Food skills covered Microbiology. Dates 1992-1996 Name and type of organisation Faculties of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, Al-Isra University, Amman-Jordan providing education and training Principal subjects/occupational Teaching assistant for the following courses General Biology, General Microbiology, skills covered diagnostic Microbiology, Pharmaceutical Microbiology Dates 1987-1991 Name and type of organisation Department of Biological Sciences, Yarmouk University, Irbid-Jordan providing education and training Principal subjects/occupational Teaching assistant for the following courses Biology, Natural Sciences, General skills covered Biology, General Microbiology, Industrial Microbiology
Other responsibilities
Date 2016- • Name and type of organisation Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Applied Medical Sciences, Jouf University, Qurayyat, providing education and training Saudi Arabia • Principal subjects/occupational - Head of Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences skills covered - Member of Applied Medical Sciences Faculty council - Member of recruitment committee - Head of laboratories committee of Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences - Member of Central Examination Committee - Member Scientific Committee at Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences
Date 2012-2016 • Name and type of organisation Section of Microbiology, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, providing education and training Universitetsparken 15 Bldg 1, DK 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark. • Principal subjects/occupational Responsible for next generation sequencing facility at the section. skills covered Next generation Sequencing and analysis of metagenome and metatranscriptome
Teaching courses - Introduction to University Pedagogy - Higher education teaching
languages - Arabic Mother tongue - English Fluent - Swedish Good
Computers skills Competent with most Microsoft computer programmes, molecular biology softwares, and graphic editing software (Corel Draw and Adobe Photoshop). Driving licence(s) Category B
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professional Societies - American Society for Microbiology. membership - Naturvetareförbundet. - The Danish Microbiological Society - Jordanian Society of Medical Laboratory. - Saudi Society of Medical Laboratory
Personal Interests: - Foot ball - Jogging and walking - Reading books
Publications - Abu Al-Soud, W., Lantz, P.-G., Bäckman, A., Olcén, P., Rådström, P. A sample preparation method which facilitates detection of bacteria in blood cultures by the polymerase chain reaction. Journal of Microbiological Methods 32, 217-224. - Abu Al-Soud, W., Rådström, P., 1998. Capacity of nine thermostable DNA polymerases to mediate DNA amplification in the presence of PCR-inhibiting samples. Appl Environ Microbiol 1998. 64, 3748-3753. - Lantz, P.-G., Knutsson, R., Blixt, Y., Abu Al-Soud, W., Borch, E., Rådström, P. Detection of pathogenic Yersinia enterocolitica in enrichment media and pork by a multiplex PCR: a study of sample preparation and PCR-inhibitory components. International Journal of Food Microbiology 1998. 45, 93-105. - Abu Al-Soud, W., Jönsson, L.J., Rådström, P. Identification and characterization of immunoglobulin G in blood as a major inhibitor of diagnostic PCR. J Clin Microbiol 2000. 38, 345-350. - Abu Al-Soud, W., Rådström, P., Effects of amplification facilitators on diagnostic PCR in the presence of blood, feces, and meat. J Clin Microbiol 2000. 38, 4463-4470. - Lantz, P.G., Abu Al-Soud, W., Knutsson, R., Hahn-Hagerdal, B., Radstrom, P., 2000. Biotechnical use of polymerase chain reaction for microbiological analysis of biological samples. Biotechnol Annu Rev 2000. 5, 87-130. - Abu Al-Soud, W., Rådström, P. Purification and characterization of PCR-inhibitory components in blood cells. J Clin Microbiol 2001. 39, 485-493. - Kornilovska, I., Nilsson, H.O., Abu Al-Soud, W., Nilsson, I., Hedenbro, J., Wadström, T., Ljungh, A. Helicobacter pylori and Helicobacter pullorum in patients with cholelithiasis. XIVth International Workshop on Gastroduodenal Pathology and Helicobacter pylori, Strasbourg, France, September 05-08. Gut 2001. 49, A68. - Martins, R.F., Davids, W., Abu Al-Soud, W., Levander, F., Radstrom, P., Hatti-Kaul, R., Starch-hydrolyzing bacteria from Ethiopian soda lakes. Extremophiles 2001. 5, 135-144. - Nilsson, H., Abu Al-Soud, W., Tranberg, K., Stenram, U., Wadström, T. Detection by PCR and real-time PCR quantification of Helicobacter spp. in human liver samples. Abstracts of the General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology 2001. 101. - Nilsson, H.-O., Blom, J., Abu Al-Soud, W., Ljungh, Å., Andersen, L.P., Wadström, T., Effect of Cold Starvation, Acid Stress, and Nutrients on Metabolic Activity of Helicobacter pylori. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 2002. 68, 11-19. - Taneera, J., Moran, A.P., Hynes, S.O., Nilsson, H.-O., Abu Al-Soud, W., Wadström, T., Influence of activated charcoal, porcine gastric mucin and {beta}-cyclodextrin on the morphology and growth of intestinal and gastric Helicobacter spp. Microbiology 2002. 148, 677-684. - Abu Al-Soud, W., Bennedsen, M., On, S.L.W., Ouis, I.-S., Vandamme, P., Nilsson, H.-O., Ljungh, Å., Wadström, T., Assessment of PCR-DGGE for the identification of diverse Helicobacter species, and application to faecal samples from zoo animals to determine helicobacter prevalence. J Med Microbiol 2003. 52, 765-771. - Abu Al-Soud, W., Ouis, I., Li, D., Ljungh, Å., Wadström, T., Investigation PCR inhibitors of bile to optimize QPCR detection of Helicobacter DNA in bile. Helicobacter 2003. 8. - Apostolov, E., Gaydar, Y., Abu Al-Soud, W., Kornilovska, I., Usenko, V., Lyzogubov, V., Ljungh, Å., Wadström, T., Link between Helicobacter and chronic gall bladder disease? Helicobacter 2003. 8. - Asrat, D., Nilsson, I., Mengistu, Y., Kassa, E., Wadström, T. Abu Al-Soud, W., Genotyping of Helicobacter pylori from adult dyspeptic patients in Tikur Anbassa University Hospital, Addis Ababa Ethiopia. IJMM International Journal of Medical Microbiology 2003. 293.
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- Hynes, S.O., Abu Al-Soud, W., Nilsson, H., Wadström, T. A database resource for isolation and identification of Helicobacter spp. Helicobacter 2003.8. - Nilsson, H., Stahlbrandt, H., Abu Al-Soud, W., Ihse, I., Stenram, U., Wadström, T., Helicobacter species in the pancreas, stomach and duodenum of patients with pancreas cancer. Helicobacter 2003. 8. - Nilsson, H., Stahlbrandt, H., Abu Al-Soud, W., Ihse, I., Stenram, U., Wadström, T., Helicobacter species in the pancreas, stomach and intestine of patients with pancreas cancer. IJMM International Journal of Medical Microbiology 2003. 293. - Nilsson, H.O., Stahlbrandt, H., Abu Al-Soud, W., Andren-Sandberg, A., Ljungh, A., Ihse, I., Stenram, U., Wadström, T., Molecular characterisation of Helicobacter species in normal-, atrophic- and tumour-tissue of patients with pancreas cancer. FEMS Congress of European Microbiologists Abstract Book, 2003. 57-58. - Petersen, R.F., Abu Al-Soud, W., Waldenstrom, J., Wadström, T., On, S., Helicobacter pullorum / H. canadensis -like bacteria in pigs. IJMM International Journal of Medical Microbiology 2003. 293. - Sjunnesson, H., Falt, T., Sturegard, E., Abu Al-Soud, W., Ljungh, Å., Wadström, T. PCR- denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis and two feces antigen tests for detection of Helicobacter pylori in mice. Curr Microbiol 2003. 47, 278-285. - Wadström, T., Abu Al-Soud, W., Ljungh, Å., Nilsson, H.O., Stenram, U. Absence of Helicobacter species in the liver of patients with primary or metastatic liver cancer. Hepatology 2003. 38, 532-533. - Asrat, D., Nilsson, I., Mengistu, Y., Ashenafi, S., Ayenew, K., Abu Al-Soud, W., Wadström, T., Kassa, E. Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection among adult dyspeptic patients in Ethiopia. Ann Trop Med Parasitol 2004. 98, 181-189. - Asrat, D., Nilsson, I., Mengistu, Y., Kassa, E., Ashenafi, S., Ayenew, K., Wadström, T., Abu Al-Soud, W. Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori vacA and cagA Genotypes in Ethiopian Dyspeptic Patients. J.Clin.Microbiol. 2004. 42, 2682-2684. - Nilsson, H.-O., Ouis, I.-S., Stenram, U., Ljungh, Å., Moran, A.P., Wadström, T., Abu Al- Soud, W. High Prevalence of Helicobacter Species Detected in Laboratory Mouse Strains by Multiplex PCR-Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis and Pyrosequencing. Journal of Clinical Microbiology 2004. 42, 3781-3788. - Shehabi, A.A., Abu Al-Soud, W., Mahafzah, A., Khuri-Bulos, N., Abu Khader, I., Ouis, I.S., Wadström, T. Investigation of Burkholderia cepacia nosocomial outbreak with high fatality in patients suffering from diseases other than cystic fibrosis. Scand J Infect Dis 2004. 36, 174-178. - Tolia, V., Nilsson, H.O., Boyer, K., Wuerth, A., Abu Al-Soud, W., Rabah, R., Wadström, T. Detection of Helicobacter ganmani- Like 16S rDNA in Pediatric Liver Tissue. Helicobacter 2004. 9, 460-468. - Abu Al-Soud, W., Ouis, I.-S., Li, D.-Q., Ljungh, Å., Wadström, T. Characterization of the PCR inhibitory effect of bile to optimize real-time PCR detection of Helicobacter species. FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology 2005. 44, 177-182. - Apostolov, E., Abu Al-Soud, W., Nilsson, I., Kornilovska, I., Usenko, V., Lyzogubov, V., Gaydar, Y., Wadström, T., Ljungh, Å. Helicobacter pylori and other Helicobacter species in gallbladder and liver of patients with chronic cholecystitis detected by immunological and molecular methods. Scand J Gastroenterol 2005. 40, 96-102. - Stalke, P., Abu Al-Soud, W., Bielawski, K.P., Bakowska, A., Trocha, H., Stepinski, J., Wadström, T. Detection of Helicobacter species in liver and stomach tissues of patients with chronic liver diseases using polymerase chain reaction-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis and immunohistochemistry. Scand J Gastroenterol 2005. 40, 1032-1041. - Yanagisawa, N., Geironson, L., Abu Al-Soud, W., Ljungh, A. Expression of matrix metalloprotease-2, -7 and -9 on human colon, liver and bile duct cell lines by enteric and gastric Helicobacter species. FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology 2005. 44, 197- 204. - Bielawski, K., Abu Al-Soud, W., Stalke, P., Wadström, T. Detection of Helicobacter species in liver tissue of Polish patients with chronic liver diseases by PCR-DGGE and sequence analysis. Adv Clin Exp Med 2007. 6, 537-542. - Bielawski, K.P., Abu Al-Soud, W., Stalke, P., Charmuszko, U., Wadstrom, T. Determination of lamivudine-resistant variants of hepatitis B virus by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis: a novel approach to monitoring drug resistance. Med Sci Monit 2008. 14, CR281-285.
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- Burmølle, M., Johnsen, K., Abu Al-Soud, W., Hansen, L.H., Sørensen, S.J., The presence of embedded bacterial pure cultures in agar plates stimulate the culturability of soil bacteria. Journal of Microbiological Methods 2009. 79, 166-173. - Larsen, N., Vogensen, F.K., van den Berg, F.W.J., Nielsen, D.S., Andreasen, A.S., Pedersen, B.K., Abu Al-Soud, W., Sørensen, S.J., Hansen, L.H., Jakobsen, M., Gut Microbiota in Human Adults with Type 2 Diabetes Differs from Non-Diabetic Adults. PLoS ONE 2010. 5, e9085. - Nakonieczna, J., Stalke, P., Abu Al-Soud, W., Wadström, T., Bielawski, K.P., Detection of Helicobacter rodentium-like DNA in the liver tissue of patients with chronic liver diseases by polymerase chain reaction-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis and DNA sequence analysis. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease 2010. 68, 201-207. - Farnelid, H., Andersson, A.F., Bertilsson, S., Abu Al-Soud, W., Hansen, L.H., Sørensen, S., Steward, G.F., Hagström, Å., Riemann, L. Nitrogenase Gene Amplicons from Global Marine Surface Waters Are Dominated by Genes of Non-Cyanobacteria. PLoS ONE 2011. 6, e19223. - Holmsgaard, P.N., Norman, A., Hede, S.C., Poulsen, P.H.B., Abu Al-Soud, W., Hansen, L.H., Sørensen, S.J., Bias in bacterial diversity as a result of Nycodenz extraction from bulk soil. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 2011. 43, 2152-2159. - İnceoğlu, Ö., Abu Al-Soud, W., Salles, J.F., Semenov, A.V., van Elsas, J.D., Comparative Analysis of Bacterial Communities in a Potato Field as Determined by Pyrosequencing. PLoS ONE 2011. 6, e23321. - Larsen, N., Vogensen, F.K., Gøbel, R., Michaelsen, K.F., Abu Al-Soud, W., Sørensen, S.J., Hansen, L.H., Jakobsen, M., Predominant genera of fecal microbiota in children with atopic dermatitis are not altered by intake of probiotic bacteria Lactobacillus acidophilus NCFM and Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis Bi-07. FEMS Microbiology Ecology 2011. 75, 482-496. - Masoud, W., Takamiya, M., Vogensen, F.K., Lillevang, S., Abu Al-Soud, W., Sørensen, S.J., Jakobsen, M., Characterization of bacterial populations in Danish raw milk cheeses made with different starter cultures by denaturating gradient gel electrophoresis and pyrosequencing. International Dairy Journal 2011. 21, 142-148. - Møller, A.K., Barkay, T., Abu Al-Soud, W., Sørensen, S.J., Skov, H., Kroer, N., Diversity and characterization of mercury-resistant bacteria in snow, freshwater and sea-ice brine from the High Arctic. FEMS Microbiology Ecology 2011. 75, 390-401. - Berg, J., Brandt, K.K., Abu Al-Soud, W., Holm, P.E., Hansen, L.H., Sorensen, S.J., Nybroe, O., Selection for Cu-Tolerant Bacterial Communities with Altered Composition, but Unaltered Richness, via Long-Term Cu Exposure. Appl Environ Microbiol 2012. 78, 7438- 7446. - Cretoiu, M., Kielak, A., Abu Al-Soud, W., Sørensen, S., van Elsas, J., Mining of unexplored habitats for novel chitinases—chiA as a helper gene proxy in metagenomics. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2012. 94(5):1347-1358. - Poulsen, P.H.B., Abu Al-Soud, W., Bergmark, L., Magid, J., Hansen, L.H., Sørensen, S.J., Effects of fertilization with urban and agricultural organic wastes in a field trial – Prokaryotic diversity investigated by pyrosequencing. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 2013. 57:784- 793. - Xu, Y., Moser, C., Abu Al-Soud, W., Sorensen, S., Hoiby, N., Nielsen, P.H., Thomsen, T.R., 2012. Culture-dependent and --independent investigations of microbial diversity on urinary catheters. J Clin Microbiol. 2012. 50(12):3901-3908. - Zakrzewski, M., Goesmann, A., Jaenicke, S., Jünemann, S., Eikmeyer, F., Szczepanowski, R., Abu Al-Soud, W., Sørensen, S., Pühler, A., Schlüter, A., Profiling of the metabolically active community from a production-scale biogas plant by means of high- throughput metatranscriptome sequencing. Journal of Biotechnology 2012. 158, 248-258. - Li, L., Abu Al-Soud, W., Bergmark, L., Riber, L., Hansen, L.H., Magid, J., Sorensen, S.J., Investigating the Diversity of Pseudomonas spp. in Soil Using Culture Dependent and Independent Techniques. Curr Microbiol. 2013. 67(4):423-430. - Møller, A.K., Søborg, D.A., Abu Al-Soud, W., Sørensen, S.J., Kroer, N., Bacterial community structure in High-Arctic snow and freshwater as revealed by pyrosequencing of 16S rRNA genes and cultivation. Polar Research 2013. 32(1). - Sundberg, C., Abu Al-Soud, W., Larsson, M., Alm, E., Shakeri Yekta, S., Svensson, B.H., Sørensen, S.J., Karlsson, A., 454-Pyrosequencing Analyses of Bacterial and Archaeal Richness In 21 Full-Scale Biogas Digesters. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 2013. 85(3):612- 626.
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- Sutton, N.B., Maphosa, F., Morillo, J.A., Abu Al-Soud, W., Langenhoff, A.A., Grotenhuis, T., Rijnaarts, H.H., Smidt, H., Impact of long-term diesel contamination on soil microbial community structure. Appl Environ Microbiol 2013. 79, 619-630. - Pellicer-Nacher, C., Franck, S., Gulay, A., Ruscalleda, M., Terada, A., Abu Al-Soud, W., Hansen, M.A., Sorensen, S.J., Smets, B.F., Sequentially aerated membrane biofilm reactors for autotrophic nitrogen removal: microbial community composition and dynamics. Microb Biotechnol. 2014. 7(1):32-43. - Singh BK, Quince C, Macdonald CA, Khachane A, Thomas N, Abu Al-Soud W, Sørensen SJ, He Z, White D, Sinclair A, Crooks B, Zhou J, Campbell CD. Loss of microbial diversity in soils is coincident with reductions in some specialized functions. Environmental Microbiology 2014. 16(8):2408-2420. - Duan YF, Abu Al-Soud W, Brejnrod A, Sorensen SJ, Elsgaard L, Petersen SO, Boon N. Methanotrophs, methanogens, and microbial community structure in livestock slurry surface crusts. J Appl Microbiol. 2014. 117(4):1066-1078. - Macdonald CA, Crawley MJ, Wright DJ, Kuczynski J, Robinson L, Knight R, Abu Al-Soud W., Sorensen SJ, Deng Y, Zhou J, Singh BK. Identifying qualitative effects of different grazing types on below-ground communities and function in a long-term field experiment. Environ Microbiol. 2015. 17(3):841-854. - Pellicer-Nacher C, Franck S, Gulay A, Ruscalleda M, Terada A, Abu Al-Soud W, Hansen MA, Sorensen SJ, Smets BF. Sequentially aerated membrane biofilm reactors for autotrophic nitrogen removal: microbial community composition and dynamics. Microbial biotechnology 2014. 7:32-43. - van Zanten GC, Krych L, Roytio H, Forssten S, Lahtinen SJ, Abu Al-Soud W, et al. Synbiotic Lactobacillus acidophilus NCFM and cellobiose does not affect human gut bacterial diversity but increases abundance of lactobacilli, bifidobacteria and branched- chain fatty acids: a randomized, double-blinded cross-over trial. FEMS microbiology ecology. 2014. 90(1):225-36. - Sipkema D, de Caralt S, Morillo JA, Abu Al-Soud W, Sorensen SJ, Smidt H, et al. Similar sponge-associated bacteria can be acquired via both vertical and horizontal transmission. Environmental microbiology. 2015. doi: 10.1111/1462-2920.12827. - Ryssel M, Johansen P, Abu Al-Soud W, Sørensen S, Arneborg N, Jespersen L. - Microbial diversity and dynamics throughout manufacturing and ripening of surface ripened semi-hard Danish Danbo cheeses investigated by culture-independent techniques. Int J Food Microbiol. 2015. 23;215: 124-30. - Glaring MA, Vester JK, Lylloff JE, Abu Al-Soud W, Sørensen SJ, Stougaard P. Microbial diversity in a permanently cold and alkaline environment in Greenland. PLoS One. 2015. 27;10(4):e0124863. - Delvigne F, Zune Q, Lara AR, Abu Al-Soud W, Sørensen SJ. Metabolic variability in bioprocessing: implications of microbial phenotypic heterogeneity. Trends Biotechnol. 2014. 32(12):608-16. - Mortensen MS, Brejnrod AD, Roggenbuck M, Abu Al-Soud W, Balle C, Krogfelt KA, Stokholm J, Thorsen J, Waage J, Rasmussen MA, Bisgaard H, Sørensen SJ. The developing hypopharyngeal microbiota in early life. Microbiome. 2016. 30;4(1):70. - Delgado-Baquerizo M, Reich PB, Khachane AN, Campbell CD, Thomas N, Freitag TE, Abu Al-Soud W, Sørensen S, Bardgett RD, Singh BK. It is elemental: soil nutrient stoichiometry drives bacterial diversity. Environ Microbiol. 2016. 10. doi: 10.1111/1462- 2920.13642. - van Zanten GC, Krych L, Röytiö H, Forssten S, Lahtinen SJ, Abu Al-Soud W, Sørensen S, Svensson B, Jespersen L, Jakobsen M. Synbiotic Lactobacillus acidophilus NCFM and cellobiose does not affect human gut bacterial diversity but increases abundance of lactobacilli, bifidobacteria and branched-chain fatty acids: a randomized, double-blinded cross-over trial. FEMS Microbiol Ecol. 2014. 90(1):225-36. doi: 10.1111/1574-6941.12397. - Thorsen J, Brejnrod A, Mortensen M, Rasmussen MA, Stokholm J, Abu Al-Soud W, Sørensen S, Bisgaard H, Waage J. Large-scale benchmarking reveals false discoveries and count transformation sensitivity in 16S rRNA gene amplicon data analysis methods used in microbiome studies. Microbiome. 2016. 25;4(1):62. - Rinta-Kanto JM, Sinkko H, Rajala T, Abu Al-Soud W, Sørensen SJ, Tamminen MV, Timonen S. Natural decay process affects the abundance and community structure of Bacteria and Archaea in Picea abies logs. FEMS Microbiol Ecol. 2016. 92(7), 1-10. - Harder CB, Rønn R, Brejnrod A, Bass D, Abu Al-Soud W, Ekelund F. Local diversity of heathland Cercozoa explored by in-depth sequencing. ISME J. 2016. 10(10):2488-97.
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- Gülay A, Musovic S, Albrechtsen HJ, Abu Al-Soud W, Sørensen SJ, Smets BF. Ecological patterns, diversity and core taxa of microbial communities in groundwater-fed rapid gravity filters. ISME J. 2016. 10(9):2209-22. - Jacquiod S, Brejnrod A, Morberg SM, Abu Al-Soud W, Sørensen SJ, Riber L. Deciphering conjugative plasmid permissiveness in wastewater microbiomes. Mol Ecol. 2017. 26(13):3556-3571. - Kang D, Herschend J, Abu Al-Soud W, Mortensen MS, Gonzalo M, Jacquiod S, Sørensen SJ. Enrichment and characterization of an environmental microbial consortium displaying efficient keratinolytic activity. Bioresour Technol. 2018. 4; 270:303-310. 5: - Zhu Z, Noel SJ, Difford GF, Abu Al-Soud W, Brejnrod A, Sørensen SJ, Lassen J, Løvendahl P, Højberg O. Community structure of the metabolically active rumen bacterial and archaeal communities of dairy cows over the transition period. PLoS One. 2017. 8;12(11):e0187858. - Ghodsalavi B, Svenningsen NB, Hao X, Olsson S, Nicolaisen MH, Abu Al-Soud W, Sørensen SJ, Nybroe O. A novel baiting microcosm approach used to identify the bacterial community associated with Penicillium bilaii hyphae in soil. PLoS One. 2017. 27;12(10):e0187116. - Zhu Z, Kristensen L, Difford GF, Poulsen M, Noel SJ, Abu Al-Soud W, Sørensen SJ, Lassen J, Løvendahl P, Højberg O. Changes in rumen bacterial and archaeal communities over the transition period in primiparous Holstein dairy cows. J Dairy Sci. 2018. 101:9847–9862. - Frølund M, Wikström A, Lidbrink P, Abu Al-Soud W, Larsen N, Harder CB, Sørensen SJ, Jensen JS, Ahrens P. The bacterial microbiota in first-void urine from men with and without idiopathic urethritis. PLoS One. 2018. 27;13(7):e0201380. - Kang D, Herschend J, Abu Al-Soud W, Mortensen MS, Gonzalo M, Jacquiod S, Sorensen SJ: Enrichment and characterization of an environmental microbial consortium displaying efficient keratinolytic activity. Bioresource technology 2018. 270:303-310. - Kimer N, Pedersen JS, Tavenier J, Christensen JE, Busk TM, Hobolth L, Krag A, Abu Al-Soud W, Mortensen MS, Sorensen SJ et al: Rifaximin has minor effects on bacterial composition, inflammation, and bacterial translocation in cirrhosis: A randomized trial. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2018. 33(1):307-314. - Stokholm J, Blaser MJ, Thorsen J, Rasmussen MA, Waage J, Vinding RK, Schoos AM, Kunoe A, Fink NR, Chawes BL et al: Maturation of the gut microbiome and risk of asthma in childhood. Nat Commun 2018, 9(1):141. - Jakobsen AM, Bahl MI, Buschhardt T, Hansen TB, Abu Al-Soud W, Brejnrod AD, Sørensen SJ, Nesbakken T, Aabo S: Bacterial community analysis for investigating bacterial transfer from tonsils to the pig carcass. International Journal of Food Microbiology 2019. 295:8-18. - Zhu, Z., Kristensen, L., Difford, G.F., Poulsen, M., Noel, S.J., Abu Al-Soud, W., Sorensen, S.J., Lassen, J., Lovendahl, P. and Hojberg, O. (2018) Changes in rumen bacterial and archaeal communities over the transition period in primiparous Holstein dairy cows. Journal of Dairy Science Vol. 101 No. 11, 2018, 101, 9847–9862. - Al-Soud, W.A. (2019) Detection of the Panton-Valentine Leukocidin Gene in Swedish Isolates of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Using a Multiplex PCR Assay. J Bacteriol Parasitol, 10, Accepted - Gulay, A., Fowler, S.J., Tatari, K., Thamdrup, B., Albrechtsen, H.J., Al-Soud, W.A., Sorensen, S.J. and Smets, B.F. (2019) DNA- and RNA-SIP Reveal Nitrospira spp. as Key Drivers of Nitrification in Groundwater-Fed Biofilters. MBio, 10. - Jakobsen, A.M., Bahl, M.I., Buschhardt, T., Hansen, T.B., Al-Soud, W.A., Brejnrod, A.D., Sørensen, S.J., Nesbakken, T. and Aabo, S. (2019) Bacterial community analysis for investigating bacterial transfer from tonsils to the pig carcass. International Journal of Food Microbiology, 295, 8-18. - Nabil, M., Al-Dahr, M.H.S., Al-Soud, W.A. and Alfaruok, O. (2019) The Impact of Human Parvovirus B19 Co-Infection on Liver Function of HCV Infected Patients. Open Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol.09No.01, 9. - Cyriaque, V., Jacquiod, S., Riber, L., Abu Al-Soud, W., Gillan, D.C., Sorensen, S.J. and Wattiez, R. (2020) Selection and propagation of IncP conjugative plasmids following long-term anthropogenic metal pollution in river sediments. Journal of hazardous materials, 382, 121173.
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Supervising activity Supervising of PhD and Master students
- Martin Steen Mortensen, PhD student Dept. of Biology, University of Copenhagen: The human microbiota in early life, Initial colonization and development. - Milena Gonzalo Kinzbruner, Master student Dept. of Biology, University of Copenhagen: Bioconversion of keratin wastes from pig slaughterhouses into high quality feed using - synthetic microbial consortia. - Jacqueline Anderson Moltzau, Master student Department of Food Science, University of Copenhagen: Leuconostoc in Undefined DL-Starter Cultures. - Media Sultan Kadir, Biomedical student, Lund University: The Detection of Helicobacter pylori and other pathogens in liver of patients with liver cancer. - Khamail Mohatam, Biomedical student, Lund University: The Detection of Helicobacter pylori and other pathogens in colon of patients with IBD. - Rami Al-Jammal, Bio- & Food Technology, Lund University: Bio Preservation Of Fermented Dairy Products against Yeast Contamination
References
1. Peter Rådström, Prof, Ph.D. Department of Applied Microbiology Lund University SE-221 00 Lund Sweden Phone: +46 46 2223412 Fax: +46 46 2224203 E-mail: [email protected]
2. Søren J. Sørensen, Prof, Ph.D. Head of Section of Microbiology Department of Biology University of Copenhagen Universitetsparken 15 Bldg 1 DK 2100 Copenhagen Denmark Mobil: +45 51 82 70 07 e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected]
3. [email protected], Ph.D., Verksamhetschef på Region Skåne Klinisk mikrobiologi, Universitet Sjukhuset I Lund, Lund, Sweden Tel. 046-17 33 86 Mobil: +46705704037 e-mail: [email protected]