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Askild Lorentz Holck

Askild Lorentz Holck

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
53
Citations
9030
World Ranking
16275
National Ranking
82

Overview

Askild Lorentz Holck is affiliated with Nofima in Norway and has contributed extensively to the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their scholarly work spans several subfields, including Plant Science, Food Science, Molecular Biology, Animal Science and Zoology, and Biotechnology.

Their research covers a wide array of topics such as Genetically Modified Organisms Research, Insect Resistance and Genetics, Agricultural safety and regulations, Meat and Animal Product Quality, Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety, Food Safety and Hygiene, and Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies.

Frequent collaborators in their research include Per Brandtzæg, Merethe Aasmo Finne, Olavi Junttila, Heidi Sjursen Konestabo, and Richard Meadow, each having co-authored around 20 publications with Holck.

Holck's work has been published predominantly in the following venues:

  • European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety
  • Foods
  • International Journal of Food Microbiology
  • Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
  • ACS Omega

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Holck include:

  • "Acrylamide inhibits autophagy, induces apoptosis and alters cellular metabolic profiles" (2020), published in Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
  • "Growth Behavior of Listeria monocytogenes in a Traditional Norwegian Fermented Fish Product (Rakfisk), and Its Inhibition through Bacteriophage Addition" (2020), published in Foods
  • "Improved microbial and sensory quality of chicken meat by treatment with lactic acid, organic acid salts and modified atmosphere packaging" (2021), published in International Journal of Food Microbiology
  • "Improved control of Listeria monocytogenes during storage of raw salmon by treatment with the fermentate Verdad N6 and nisin" (2020), published in International Journal of Food Microbiology
  • "Identifying Lipid Metabolites Influenced by Oleic Acid Administration Using High-Performance Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry-Based Lipidomics" (2020), published in ACS Omega

Best Publications

  • Use of ethidium monoazide and PCR in combination for quantification of viable and dead cells in complex samples.

    Knut Rudi;Birgitte Moen;Signe Marie Drømtorp;Askild L. Holck

  • Application of 5'-nuclease PCR for quantitative detection of Listeria monocytogenes in pure cultures, water, skim milk, and unpasteurized whole milk.

    Hege Karin Nogva;Knut Rudi;Kristine Naterstad;Askild Holck

  • Different patterns of biofilm formation in Staphylococcus aureus under food-related stress conditions.

    Tone Mari Rode;Solveig Langsrud;Askild Holck;Trond Møretrø

  • Purification and amino acid sequence of sakacin A, a bacteriocin from Lactobacillus sake Lb706.

    Askild Holck;Lars Axelsson;Stein-Erik Birkeland;Thea Aukrust

  • Bacterial disinfectant resistance—a challenge for the food industry

    Solveig Langsrud;Maan Singh Sidhu;Even Heir;Askild L. Holck

  • Frequency of Disinfectant Resistance Genes and Genetic Linkage with β-Lactamase Transposon Tn552 among Clinical Staphylococci

    Maan Singh Sidhu;Even Heir;Truls Leegaard;Karianne Wiger

  • Biofilm formation and the presence of the intercellular adhesion locus ica among staphylococci from food and food processing environments.

    Trond Møretrø;Lene Hermansen;Askild L. Holck;Maan S. Sidhu

  • Control of bioflavour and safety in fermented sausages: first results of a European project

    D Demeyer;M Raemaekers;A Rizzo;A Holck

  • Acid-shock responses in Staphylococcus aureus investigated by global gene expression analysis.

    Erlend Bore;Solveig Langsrud;Øyvind Langsrud;Tone Mari Rode;Tone Mari Rode

  • Application of the 5'-nuclease PCR assay in evaluation and development of methods for quantitative detection of Campylobacter jejuni.

    Hege Karin Nogva;Anette Bergh;Askild Holck;Knut Rudi

  • Protective cultures inhibit growth of Listeria monocytogenes and Escherichia coli O157:H7 in cooked, sliced, vacuum- and gas-packaged meat.

    Sylvia Bredholt;Truls Nesbakken;Askild Holck

  • Industrial application of an antilisterial strain of Lactobacillus sakei as a protective culture and its effect on the sensory acceptability of cooked, sliced, vacuum-packaged meats.

    Sylvia Bredholt;Truls Nesbakken;Askild Holck

  • The qacG gene on plasmid pST94 confers resistance to quaternary ammonium compounds in staphylococci isolated from the food industry

    E. Heir;G. Sundheim;A. L. Holck

  • The Staphylococcus qacH gene product: a new member of the SMR family encoding multidrug resistance

    Even Heir;Gunhild Sundheim;Askild L Holck

  • Bacterial resistance to disinfectants containing quaternary ammonium compounds

    G. Sundheim;S. Langsrud;E. Heir;A.L. Holck

  • 5'-Nuclease PCR for quantitative event-specific detection of the genetically modified Mon810 MaisGard maize

    Askild Holck;Marc Vaïtilingom;Luc Didierjean;Knut Rudi

  • A novel multiplex quantitative DNA array based PCR (MQDA‐PCR) for quantification of transgenic maize in food and feed

    Knut Rudi;Ida Rud;Askild Holck

  • Cross-resistance to antibiotics of Escherichia coli adapted to benzalkonium chloride or exposed to stress-inducers.

    S. Langsrud;G. Sundheim;A.L. Holck

  • Analysis of the sakacin P gene cluster from Lactobacillus sake Lb674 and its expression in sakacin-negative Lb. sake strains

    Kathrin Hühne;Lars Axelsson;Askild Holck;Lothar Kröckel

  • Genetic linkage between resistance to quaternary ammonium compounds and beta-lactam antibiotics in food-related Staphylococcus spp.

    Maan Singh Sidhu;Even Heir;Henning Sørum;Askild Holck

Frequent Co-Authors

Per Brandtzaeg
Per Brandtzaeg University of Oslo
Kaare Magne Nielsen
Kaare Magne Nielsen University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway
Even Heir
Even Heir Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Ingolf F. Nes
Ingolf F. Nes Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Knut Rudi
Knut Rudi Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Per Einar Granum
Per Einar Granum Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Miguel A. Prieto
Miguel A. Prieto Universidade de Vigo
Henning Sørum
Henning Sørum Norwegian University of Life Sciences

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