Focus Areas:
Microbiology, Genetics, Biomaterials
Projects:
- Development of CRISPR-Cas systems for genetic modification of thermophilic microorganisms used for basic and practical research
- Exploration and development of new enzymes that can be used to produce valuable monosaccharides and oligosaccharides from seaweed and kelp
- New enzymes and enzyme processes from marine microorganisms for the processing of seaweed biomass
Peer-reviewed Articles:
Lara Chrystina Malta Neri, Hörður Guðmundsson, Gaëlle Meurrens, Amélie Robert, Olafur H. Fridjonsson, Gudmundur Oli Hreggvidsson, Bjorn Thor Adalsteinsson. Identification and characterization of endo-xylanases from families GH10 and GH11 sourced from marine thermal environments - (2025) . Enzyme and Microbial Technology, Volume 187, 110592.
Bjorn Thor Adalsteinsson, Hörður Guðmundsson, Andrius Jasilionis, Morten Schiøtt, Maria Dalgaard Mikkelsen, Elísabet Eik Guðmundsdóttir, Pavithra Sivakumar, Annika Malmgren, Tushar Kaushik, Erik Apelqvist, Signe Vangsgaard, Rébecca Leblay, Ólafur Friðjónsson, Anne S. Meyer, Eva Nordberg Karlsson, Guðmundur Óli Hreggviðsson. Targeted metagenomics – Enrichment for enzymes active on sulfated polysaccharides from seaweeds - (2024) . Enzyme and Microbial Technology, Volume 182, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enzmictec.2024.110528
A. Schultze-Jena, R.C. Vroon, A.K.A. Macleod, G.Ó. Hreggviðsson, B.T. Adalsteinsson, N.P.E. Engelen-Smit, T. de Vrije, M.A.W. Budde, H. van der Wal, A.M. López-Contreras, M.A. Boon. Production of acetone, butanol, and ethanol by fermentation of Saccharina latissima: Cultivation, enzymatic hydrolysis, inhibitor removal, and fermentation - (2022) . Algal Research, Volume 62, 102618.
Correra R.M., Ollitrault D., Valente M., Mazzola A., Adalsteinsson B.T., et al . The imprinted gene Pw1/Peg3 regulates skeletal muscle growth, satellite cell metabolic state, and self-renewal - (2018) . Scientific Reports, 8, 14649.
Ito M., Sferruzzi-Perri A.N., Edwards C.A., Adalsteinsson B.T., et al. A trans-homologue interaction between reciprocally imprinted miR-127 and Rtl1 regulates placenta development - (2015) . Development, 142, 2425-30.
Adalsteinsson B.T. and Ferguson-Smith A.C.. Epigenetic control of the genome – Lessons from genomic imprinting - (2014) . Genes , 5, 635-55.
Adalsteinsson B.T., et al . Heterogeneity in white blood cells has potential to confound DNA methylation measurements - (2012) . PLoS ONE , 7, e46705.
Book chapters:
Adalsteinsson BT, Hreggvidsson GO Geothermal Habitats and Adaptations of Thermophilic Microbes. In book: Thermophilic Anaerobes (pp.3-19). 2023.
Karlsson EN, Sardari RRR, Ron EYC, Bjornsdottir SH, Adalsteinsson BT, et al (2020) Metabolic engineering of thermophilic bacteria for production of biotechnologically interesting compounds. In Lee NM (Eds.). (2020). Biotechnological Applications of Extremophilic Microorganisms (pp. 73-96). Berlin, Boston: The Gruyter.