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
Bibliography
2022:
Schultze-Jena, RC Vroon, AKA Macleod, Hreggvidsson, G.Ó., Adalsteinsson, BT, NPE Engelen-Smit, T. de Vrije, MAW Budde, H. van der Wal, AM López-Contreras, MA Boon. 2022. Production of acetone, butanol, and ethanol by fermentation of Saccharina latissima: Cultivation, enzymatic hydrolysis, inhibitor removal, and fermentation. Algal Research, Volume 62.
2018:
Correra RM, Ollitrault D., Valente M., Mazzola A., Adalsteinsson BT, et al (2018) The parentally imprinted gene Pw1 / Peg3 regulates skeletal muscle growth, satellite cell metabolic state, and self-renewal. Scientific Reports, 8:14649.
2015:
Ito M., Sferruzzi-Perri AN, Edwards CA, Adalsteinsson BT, et al (2015) A trans-homologue interaction between reciprocally imprinted miR-127 and Rtl1 regulates placental development. Development 142:2425-30.
2014:
Adalsteinsson BT and Ferguson-Smith AC (2014) Epigenetic control of the genome - Lessons from genomic imprinting. Genes 5:635-55.
2012:
Adalsteinsson BT, et al (2012) Heterogeneity in white blood cells has the potential to confound DNA methylation measurements. 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.