R A Sandaa

Summary

Affiliation: University of Bergen
Country: Norway

Publications

  1. ncbi Abundance and diversity of Archaea in heavy-metal-contaminated soils
    R A Sandaa
    Department of Microbiology, University of Bergen, N 5020 Bergen, Norway
    Appl Environ Microbiol 65:3293-7. 1999
  2. ncbi Isolation and characterization of two viruses with large genome size infecting Chrysochromulina ericina (Prymnesiophyceae) and Pyramimonas orientalis (Prasinophyceae)
    R A Sandaa
    Department of Microbiology, University of Bergen, Postbox 7800, N 5020, Bergen, Norway
    Virology 290:272-80. 2001
  3. ncbi Virioplankton community structure along a salinity gradient in a solar saltern
    Ruth Anne Sandaa
    Department of Microbiology, University of Bergen, Jahnebakken 5, 5020 Bergen, Norway
    Extremophiles 7:347-51. 2003
  4. ncbi Characterisation of the bacterial community associated with early stages of Great Scallop (Pecten maximus), using denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE)
    Ruth Anne Sandaa
    Institute of Marine Research, Bergen, Norway
    Syst Appl Microbiol 26:302-11. 2003
  5. ncbi Phylogenetic analysis of members of the Phycodnaviridae virus family, using amplified fragments of the major capsid protein gene
    J B Larsen
    Institute of Biology, University of Bergen, Jahnebakken 5, N 5020 Bergen, Norway
    Appl Environ Microbiol 74:3048-57. 2008
  6. ncbi Genomic sequence and analysis of EhV-99B1, a new coccolithovirus from the Norwegian fjords
    A Pagarete
    Department of Biology, University of Bergen, NO 5006 Bergen, Norway
    Intervirology 56:60-6. 2013
  7. ncbi Novel techniques for analysing microbial diversity in natural and perturbed environments
    V Torsvik
    Department of Microbiology, University of Bergen, Norway
    J Biotechnol 64:53-62. 1998
  8. ncbi Counterintuitive carbon-to-nutrient coupling in an Arctic pelagic ecosystem
    T F Thingstad
    Department of Biology, University of Bergen, Jahnebakken 5PO Box 7800, 5020 Bergen, Norway
    Nature 455:387-90. 2008
  9. ncbi Photosynthetic genes in viral populations with a large genomic size range from Norwegian coastal waters
    Ruth Anne Sandaa
    Department of Biology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
    FEMS Microbiol Ecol 63:2-11. 2008
  10. ncbi A multiplex polymerase chain reaction assay for genus-, group- and species-specific detection of mycobacteria
    Mekonnen Kurabachew
    Centre for International Health, University of Bergen, Norway
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 49:99-104. 2004

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Publications12

  1. ncbi Abundance and diversity of Archaea in heavy-metal-contaminated soils
    R A Sandaa
    Department of Microbiology, University of Bergen, N 5020 Bergen, Norway
    Appl Environ Microbiol 65:3293-7. 1999
    ..Analysis of cloned 16S ribosomal DNA showed close similarities to a unique and globally distributed lineage of the kingdom Crenarchaeota that is phylogenetically distinct from currently characterized crenarchaeotal species...
  2. ncbi Isolation and characterization of two viruses with large genome size infecting Chrysochromulina ericina (Prymnesiophyceae) and Pyramimonas orientalis (Prasinophyceae)
    R A Sandaa
    Department of Microbiology, University of Bergen, Postbox 7800, N 5020, Bergen, Norway
    Virology 290:272-80. 2001
    ..The Chrysochromulina virus clone CeV-01B and the Pyramimonas virus clone PoV-01B described in this study have several properties in common with other viruses infecting microalgae, suggesting that they belong to the Phycodnaviridae...
  3. ncbi Virioplankton community structure along a salinity gradient in a solar saltern
    Ruth Anne Sandaa
    Department of Microbiology, University of Bergen, Jahnebakken 5, 5020 Bergen, Norway
    Extremophiles 7:347-51. 2003
    ..The diversity index was highest in the environments that lie in between the most extreme and the most common...
  4. ncbi Characterisation of the bacterial community associated with early stages of Great Scallop (Pecten maximus), using denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE)
    Ruth Anne Sandaa
    Institute of Marine Research, Bergen, Norway
    Syst Appl Microbiol 26:302-11. 2003
    ..To our knowledge this is the first study investigating bacterial communities associated with Great Scallop larvae in different aquaculture systems including noncultured components...
  5. ncbi Phylogenetic analysis of members of the Phycodnaviridae virus family, using amplified fragments of the major capsid protein gene
    J B Larsen
    Institute of Biology, University of Bergen, Jahnebakken 5, N 5020 Bergen, Norway
    Appl Environ Microbiol 74:3048-57. 2008
    ..This shows that closely related sequences of this family are present at geographically distant locations within the marine environment...
  6. ncbi Genomic sequence and analysis of EhV-99B1, a new coccolithovirus from the Norwegian fjords
    A Pagarete
    Department of Biology, University of Bergen, NO 5006 Bergen, Norway
    Intervirology 56:60-6. 2013
    ..As a whole, this study provided new clues and insights into the diversity and mechanisms driving the evolution of these large oceanic viruses, in particular those processes involving selfish genetic elements...
  7. ncbi Novel techniques for analysing microbial diversity in natural and perturbed environments
    V Torsvik
    Department of Microbiology, University of Bergen, Norway
    J Biotechnol 64:53-62. 1998
    ..Our investigations show that agricultural management, fish farming and pollution may lead to profound changes in the community structure and a reduction in the bacterial diversity...
  8. ncbi Counterintuitive carbon-to-nutrient coupling in an Arctic pelagic ecosystem
    T F Thingstad
    Department of Biology, University of Bergen, Jahnebakken 5PO Box 7800, 5020 Bergen, Norway
    Nature 455:387-90. 2008
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  9. ncbi Photosynthetic genes in viral populations with a large genomic size range from Norwegian coastal waters
    Ruth Anne Sandaa
    Department of Biology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
    FEMS Microbiol Ecol 63:2-11. 2008
    ..Alternatively, a picture of diversity based on a different set of biases than that from either isolation-based research or from conventional metagenomic approaches may be observed...
  10. ncbi A multiplex polymerase chain reaction assay for genus-, group- and species-specific detection of mycobacteria
    Mekonnen Kurabachew
    Centre for International Health, University of Bergen, Norway
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 49:99-104. 2004
    ..1/oxyRMT-1 was used. When oxyRTB-2.1/oxyRMB-1 primers were used, the 270 bp fragment was obtained for only M. bovis. The assay needed as little as 1 pg of purified genomic DNA to make a positive identification...
  11. ncbi Burden or benefit? Virus-host interactions in the marine environment
    Ruth Anne Sandaa
    Department of Biology, University of Bergen, Post Box 7800, N 5020 Bergen, Norway
    Res Microbiol 159:374-81. 2008
    ..We are now beginning to understand the ecological role of viruses in the marine environment. As a result, we believe that viruses have important roles in both biochemical cycling and structuring of marine communities...
  12. ncbi Seasonal variations in virus-host populations in Norwegian coastal waters: focusing on the cyanophage community infecting marine Synechococcus spp
    Ruth Anne Sandaa
    University of Bergen, Department of Biology, P O Box 7800, N 5020 Bergen, Norway
    Appl Environ Microbiol 72:4610-8. 2006
    ..Our results show that the cyanophage community in Norwegian coastal waters is dynamic and genetically diverse and has a surprisingly wide genomic size range...