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Viggó Þór Marteinsson - Professor

Viggó Þór Marteinsson

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School of Health Sciences

Viggó Þór Marteinsson

Professor

Phone
4225135
Email
vtm [at] hi.is

Unit
Faculty of Food Science and Nutrition

Published works

2024

Atmospheric dispersal shapes rapid bacterial colonization of Icelandic Lava RocksFEMS Microbes
The gut microbiome of farmed Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus) is shaped by feeding stage and nutrient presenceFEMS Microbes
Improved sampling and DNA extraction procedures for microbiome analysis in food-processing environmentsNature Protocols
Unexplored microbial diversity from 2,500 food metagenomes and links with the human microbiomeCell
Inter-facility characterization of bacteria in seafood processing plantsHeliyon

2023

The distribution and diversity of eukaryotic phytoplankton in the Icelandic marine environmentScientific Reports
A New MALDI-TOF Database Based on MS Profiles of Isolates in Icelandic Seawaters for Rapid Identification of Marine Strains
Unlocking the microbial diversity and the chemical changes throughout the fermentation process of “hákarl”, Greenland sharkHeliyon
Comparison of Atmospheric and Lithospheric Culturable Bacterial Communities from Two Dissimilar Active Volcanic Sites, Surtsey Island and Fimmvörðuháls Mountain in IcelandMicroorganisms
Survival of Icelandic airborne microbes towards simulated atmospheric stress factorsExtremophiles
Metagenomic analyses of a microbial assemblage in a subglacial lake beneath the Vatnajökull ice cap, IcelandFrontiers in Microbiology

2022

Impact of Putative Probiotics on Growth, Behavior, and the Gut Microbiome of Farmed Arctic Char (Salvelinus alpinus)Frontiers in Microbiology
Rhodothermus bifroesti sp. nov., a thermophilic bacterium isolated from the basaltic subsurface of the volcanic island SurtseyInternational Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology
Marine Microbial Communities of North and South Shelves of IcelandFrontiers in Marine Science
Meals, Microbiota and Mental Health in Children and Adolescents (MMM-Study)PLoS ONE
Culturable Bacterial Diversity from the Basaltic Subsurface of the Young Volcanic Island of Surtsey, IcelandMicroorganisms
Microbial Metabolism of Amino Acids—Biologically Induced Removal of Glycine and the Resulting Fingerprint as a Potential BiosignatureFrontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
Use of Probiotic Bacteria and Bacteriocins as an Alternative to Antibiotics in AquacultureMicroorganisms

2021

Basalt-Hosted Microbial Communities in the Subsurface of the Young Volcanic Island of Surtsey, IcelandFrontiers in Microbiology
Taxonomic and functional analyses of intact microbial communities thriving in extreme, astrobiology-relevant, anoxic sitesMicrobiome
A total of 219 metagenome-assembled genomes of microorganisms from Icelandic marine watersPeerJ
Impact of onboard chitosan treatment of whole cod (Gadus morhua) on the shelf life and spoilage bacteria of loins stored superchilled under different atmospheresFood Microbiology
The Discovery and Preliminary Geological and Faunal Descriptions of Three New Steinahóll Vent Sites, Reykjanes Ridge, IcelandFrontiers in Marine Science
Microbial intrusion and seasonal dynamics in the groundwater microbiome of a porous basaltic rock aquifer used as municipal water reservoirFEMS Microbiology Ecology

2020

Ciliate diversity in cold water spring sources in IcelandAquatic Microbial Ecology
Impact of simulated martian conditions on (Facultatively) anaerobic bacterial strains from different mars analogue sitesCurrent Issues in Molecular Biology
Genome analysis of sponge symbiont ‘Candidatus Halichondribacter symbioticus’ shows genomic adaptation to a host-dependent lifestyleEnvironmental Microbiology
Comparison of the gut microbiota in the groundwater amphipod crangonyx islandicus svavarsson & kristjánsson, 2006 (AmphipodaJournal of Crustacean Biology

2019

Sample Collection and Return from MarsSpace Science Reviews
Co-cultivation of the marine sponge Halichondria panicea and its associated microorganismsScientific Reports
Microbial Markers Profile in Anaerobic Mars Analogue Environments Using the LDChip (Life Detector Chip) Antibody Microarray Core of the SOLID (Signs of Life Detector) PlatformMicroorganisms
Pelagibaculum spongiae gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from a marine sponge in South-West IcelandInternational Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology
Bacterial diversity in Icelandic cold spring sources and in relation to the groundwater amphipod Crangonyx islandicusPLoS ONE
SUSTAIN drilling at Surtsey volcano, Iceland, tracks hydrothermal and microbiological interactions in basalt 50 years after eruptionScientific Drilling

2018

Lack of correlation of desiccation and radiation tolerance in microorganisms from diverse extreme environments tested under anoxic conditionsFEMS Microbiology Letters
Redescription of Dexiotricha colpidiopsis (Kahl, 1926) Jankowski, 1964 (Ciliophora, Oligohymenophorea) from a Hot Spring in Iceland with Identification Key for Dexiotricha speciesActa Protozoologica
Anaerobic microorganisms in astrobiological analogue environmentsInternational Journal of Astrobiology
Bacterial diversity in the marine sponge Halichondria panicea from Icelandic waters and host-specificity of its dominant symbiont "candidatus Halichondribacter symbioticus"FEMS Microbiology Ecology
Beyond Chloride Brines: Variable Metabolomic Responses in the Anaerobic Organism Yersinia intermedia MASE-LG-1 to NaCl and MgSO4 at Identical Water ActivityFrontiers in Microbiology

2017

Mineralization and Preservation of an extremotolerant Bacterium Isolated from an Early Mars Analog EnvironmentScientific Reports
Thermoactinoamide A, an Antibiotic Lipophilic Cyclopeptide from the Icelandic Thermophilic Bacterium Thermoactinomyces vulgarisJournal of Natural Products
The responses of an anaerobic microorganism, Yersinia intermedia MASE-LG-1 to individual and combined simulated Martian stressesPLoS ONE
Biotechnological potential of cold adapted pseudoalteromonas spp. isolated from 'Deep Sea' spongesMarine Drugs

2016

Influence of thawing methods and storage temperatures on bacterial diversity, growth kinetics, and biogenic amine development in Atlantic mackerelJournal of Food Protection
Mars analogues for space explorationProceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC
Exploration of the microbiology of the deep sea
Exploring the microbiology of the deep sea
Biogeography of marine microorganisms

2015

Microbial colonization in diverse surface soil types in Surtsey and diversity analysis of its subsurface microbiotaBiogeosciences
The ocean sampling day consortiumGigaScience
Genome expression of Thermococcus barophilus and Thermococcus kodakarensis in response to different hydrostatic pressure conditionsResearch in Microbiology
Time-lapse characterization of hydrothermal seawater and microbial interactions with basaltic tephra at Surtsey VolcanoScientific Drilling

2014

Microbial community structures of novel icelandic hot spring systems revealed by phyloChip G3 analysisAstrobiology
MASE - MARS analogues for space exploration project
Predicting the concentration of verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli during processing and storage of fermented raw meat sausagesApplied and Environmental Microbiology
The founding charter of the Genomic Observatories NetworkGigaScience
Pioneer Microbial Communities of the Fimmvörðuháls Lava Flow, Eyjafjallajökull, IcelandMicrobial Ecology

2013

A laboratory of extremophilesLife
Actinobacteria-An Ancient Phylum Active in Volcanic Rock WeatheringGeomicrobiology Journal
Microbiological analysis in three diverse natural geothermal bathing pools in Iceland.International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Microbial communities in the subglacial waters of the Vatnajökull ice cap, IcelandISME Journal

2011

Complete genome sequence of the hyperthermophilic, piezophilic, heterotrophic, and carboxydotrophic archaeon Thermococcus barophilus MPJournal of Bacteriology
The Carex Project and Roadmap for Research on life in extreme environments
Comparison of Campylobacter jejuni isolates from human, food, veterinary and environmental sources in Iceland using PFGE, MLST and fla-SVR sequencingJournal of Applied Microbiology
Bacterial Diversity of Terrestrial Crystalline Volcanic Rocks, IcelandMicrobial Ecology
Isolation and characterization of an antigen from the fish pathogen Moritella viscosaJournal of Applied Microbiology
Following the kineticsAstrobiology

2010

Rhodothermus profundi sp. nov., a thermophilic bacterium isolated from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent in the Pacific OceanInternational Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology
Bacterial Diversity of Weathered Terrestrial Icelandic Volcanic GlassesMicrobial Ecology
Effects of different cooling techniques on bacterial succession and other spoilage indicators during storage of whole, gutted haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)European Food Research and Technology
Identifying fishes through DNA barcodes and microarraysPLoS ONE

2009

An oligarchic microbial assemblage in the anoxic bottom waters of a volcanic subglacial lakeISME Journal
Comparison of Campylobacter fla-SVR genotypes isolated from humans and poultry in three European regionsLetters in Applied Microbiology
Decontamination efficiency of fish bacterial flora from processing surfacesFood Technology and Biotechnology
Bacterial composition and succession during storage of North-Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) at superchilled temperaturesBMC Microbiology
Bacteria in weathered basaltic glass, IcelandGeomicrobiology Journal

2008

DNA microarrays for identifying fishesMarine Biotechnology
Rapid quantitative monitoring method for the fish spoilage bacteria PseudomonasJournal of Environmental Monitoring
A hot water drill with built-in sterilization: Design, testing and performanceJökull

2007

Helstu verkefni er varða öryggi og heilnæmi matvæla
The "fish & chips" project

2006

Polyphasic analysis of Thermus isolates from geothermal areas in IcelandExtremophiles

2005

Líf í íslenskum hverum
Investigation of the microbial ecology of intertidal hot springs by using diversity analysis of 16S rRNA and chitinase genesApplied and Environmental Microbiology
Cloning, expression, and characterization of a highly thermostable family 18 chitinase from Rhodothermus marinusExtremophiles

2004

Use of low nutrient enrichments to access novel amylase genes in silent diversity of thermophilesWorld Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

2002

Marinitoga piezophila sp. nov., a rod-shaped, thermo-piezophilic bacterium isolated under high hydrostatic pressure from a deep-sea hydrothermal ventInternational Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology
Biogenic saponite from an active submarine hot spring, IcelandClays and Clay Minerals

2001

Discovery and description of giant submarine smectite cones on the seafloor in Eyjafjordur, northern Iceland, and a novel thermal microbial habitatApplied and Environmental Microbiology
Aluminium silicate scales- Experience from geothermal development in Iceland
Phylogenetic Diversity Analysis of Subterranean Hot Springs in IcelandApplied and Environmental Microbiology
First observations of high-temperature submarine hydrothermal vents and massive anhydrite deposits off the north coast of IcelandMarine Geology
Characterization of alanine and malate dehydrogenases from a marine psychrophile strain PA-43Extremophiles
Microbes everywhere. CAFF (Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna)

2000

Influence of sulfide and temperature on species composition and community structure of hot spring microbial matsApplied and Environmental Microbiology

1999

A stress protein is induced in the deep-sea barophilic hyperthermophile Thermococcus barophilus when grown under atmospheric pressureExtremophiles
Hydrothermal activity along the Tjoernes Fracture Zone, north of IcelandInterridge News
Isolation and characterization of Thermus thermophilus Gy1211 from a deep-sea hydrothermal ventExtremophiles
Thermococcus barophilus sp. nov., a new barophilic and hyperthermophilic archaeon isolated under high hydrostatic pressure from a deep-sea hydrothermal ventInternational Journal of Systematic Bacteriology

1998

Prokaryotes living under elevated hydrostatic pressure

1997

In situ enrichment and isolation of thermophillic microorganisms from deep-sea vent environmentsCanadian Journal of Microbiology
Physiological responses to stress conditions and barophilic behavior of the hyperthermophilic vent archaeon Pyrococcus abyssiApplied and Environmental Microbiology

1996

Numerical taxonomic study of thermophilic Bacillus isolated from three geographically separated deep-sea hydrothermal ventsFEMS Microbiology Ecology

1995

Phenotypic characterization, DNA similarities, and protein profiles of twenty sulfur-metabolizing hyperthermophilic anaerobic archaea isolated from hydrothermal vents in the southwestern Pacific OceanInternational Journal of Systematic Bacteriology
First isolation of thermophilic aerobic non-sporulating heterotrophic bacteria from deep-sea hydrothermal ventsFEMS Microbiology Ecology

1994

Thermus scotoductus, sp. nov., a Pigment-Producing Thermophilic Bacterium from Hot Tap Water in Iceland and Including Thermus sp. X-1Systematic and Applied Microbiology

1993

Pyrococcus abyssi sp. nov., a new hyperthermophilic archaeon isolated from a deep-sea hydrothermal ventArchives of Microbiology

1991

Enumeration of thermophilic bacteria in district heating system in Iceland

Keywords for Specialisation:

Microbial ecology

Environmental microbiology

Food microbiolgy