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Åsa Ljungh

Åsa Ljungh

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Microbiology

D-Index
62
Citations
9943
World Ranking
2935
National Ranking
57

Overview

Åsa Ljungh is affiliated with Lund University in Sweden, where their research focuses on several intersecting areas within medicine and biochemistry. Their work contributes to understanding physiological processes, molecular biology, and surgical outcomes, particularly in relation to gut health and metabolism.

The main fields of study for Ljungh include Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with specific subfields covering Molecular Biology, Physiology, and Surgery. This multidisciplinary approach supports their examination of complex biological systems and interventions.

Ljungh's research frequently addresses topics such as gut microbiota and health, diet and metabolism studies, and bariatric surgery outcomes. These topics connect to broader questions on how surgical interventions affect metabolic health and the microbial environment in the human body.

Among their recent scholarly contributions is the paper titled "Long-Term Changes to the Microbiome, Blood Lipid Profiles and IL-6 in Female and Male Swedish Patients in Response to Bariatric Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass", published in 2024 in Nutrients. This publication has garnered citations and reflects Ljungh's focus on the long-term metabolic and immunological effects following bariatric surgery.

Throughout their career, Ljungh has collaborated with a range of coauthors, indicating an active engagement with the research community. Frequent collaborators include Olena Prykhodko, Stephen Burleigh, Magnus Campanello, Britt-Marie Iresjö, and Thomas Zilling.

The primary publication venue for Ljungh is Nutrients, where their research concerning nutrition and metabolism has been featured.

  • Long-Term Changes to the Microbiome, Blood Lipid Profiles and IL-6 in Female and Male Swedish Patients in Response to Bariatric Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (2024, Nutrients)

  • Olena Prykhodko
  • Stephen Burleigh
  • Magnus Campanello
  • Britt-Marie Iresjö
  • Thomas Zilling

  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes

  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

  • Molecular Biology
  • Physiology
  • Surgery

Best Publications

  • Lactic acid bacteria as probiotics.

    Åsa Ljungh;Torkel Wadström

  • Mersacidin eradicates methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in a mouse rhinitis model

    Danuta Kruszewska;Hans-Georg Sahl;Gabriele Bierbaum;Ulrike Pag

  • Glycosaminoglycan-binding microbial proteins in tissue adhesion and invasion: key events in microbial pathogenicity

    Torkel Wadstrom;Åsa Ljungh

  • Lactobacillus acidophilus autolysins inhibit Helicobacter pylori in vitro.

    Graciela L. Lorca;Torkel Wadström;Graciela Font de Valdez;Åsa Ljungh

  • Enterobacteriaceae found in high numbers in fish, minced meat and pasteurised milk or cream and the presence of toxin encoding genes

    A.-M Lindberg;Å Ljungh;S Ahrné;S Löfdahl

  • Adhesion of staphylococci to chemically modified and native polymers, and the influence of preadsorbed fibronectin, vitronectin and fibrinogen

    M. Paulsson;M. Kober;C. Freij-Larsson;M. Stollenwerk

  • Binding of fibronectin to Staphylococcus strains.

    L. M. Switalski;C. Ryden;K. Rubin;A. Ljungh

  • Effect of Cold Starvation, Acid Stress, and Nutrients on Metabolic Activity of Helicobacter pylori

    Hans-Olof Nilsson;Jens Blom;Waleed Abu Al-Soud;Åsa Ljungh

  • Immunoblot assay for serodiagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infections.

    I Nilsson;A Ljungh;P Aleljung;T Wadström

  • Lactobacilli express cell surface proteins which mediate binding of immobilized collagen and fibronectin

    Graciela Lorca;Graciela Lorca;MarıÌa Inés Torino;Graciela Font de Valdez;Ãsa Ljungh

  • The lactosylceramide binding specificity of Helicobacter pylori.

    Jonas Ångström;Susann Teneberg;Maan Abul Milh;Thomas Larsson

  • High surface hydrophobicity of autoaggregating Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from human infections studied with the salt aggregation test.

    A Ljungh;S Hjertén;T Wadström

  • Binding of fibronectin to the surface of group A, C, and G streptococci isolated from human infections

    L. M. Switalski;Å. Ljungh;C. Rydén;K. Rubin

  • Proposed mechanism for metronidazole resistance in Helicobacter pylori

    Ganilla Cederbrant;Gannar Kahlmeter;Åsa Ljungh

  • A novel von Willebrand factor binding protein expressed by Staphylococcus aureus

    Joakim Bjerketorp;Martin Nilsson;Åsa Ljungh;Jan-Ingmar Flock

  • Specific binding of bone sialoprotein to Staphylococcus aureus isolated from patients with osteomyelitis

    Cecilia Rydén;Alia Ibrahim Yacoub;Ingemar Maxe;Dick Heinegård

  • Prebiotic-non-digestible oligosaccharides preference of probiotic bifidobacteria and antimicrobial activity against Clostridium difficile.

    Kanthi Kiran Kondepudi;Padma Ambalam;Ingrid Nilsson;Torkel Wadström

  • Ribotype Delineation and Description of Staphylococcus sciuri Subspecies and Their Potential as Reservoirs of Methicillin Resistance and Staphylolytic Enzyme Genes

    Wesley E. Kloos;Deborah N. Ballard;John A. Webster;Romeo J. Hubner

  • Determining probiotic potential of exopolysaccharide producing lactic acid bacteria isolated from vegetables and traditional Indian fermented food products

    Ami Patel;Ami Patel;J.B. Prajapati;Olle Holst;Asa Ljungh

  • Purification of collagen-binding proteins of Lactobacillus reuteri NCIB 11951.

    P Aleljung;W Shen;W Shen;B Rozalska;B Rozalska;U Hellman

Frequent Co-Authors

Torkel Wadström
Torkel Wadström Lund University
Waleed Abu Al-Soud
Waleed Abu Al-Soud Al Jouf University
Roland Andersson
Roland Andersson Lund University
Lennarth Nyström
Lennarth Nyström Umeå University
Anthony P. Moran
Anthony P. Moran University of Galway
Kristofer Rubin
Kristofer Rubin Uppsala University
Jonas Blomberg
Jonas Blomberg Uppsala University
Lennart Larsson
Lennart Larsson Lund University
Göran Molin
Göran Molin Lund University
Lars Montelius
Lars Montelius Lund University

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