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Atle Lillehaug is affiliated with the National Veterinary Institute in Sweden. Their research spans several intersecting fields including Immunology and Microbiology, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Environmental Science. The focus of their work frequently explores subfields such as Immunology, Endocrinology, Molecular Biology, Ecology, and Infectious Diseases.

The scientist's contributions concentrate on topics relevant to aquaculture disease management and microbiota, Vibrio bacteria research, identification and quantification in food, fish ecology and management studies, animal virus infections, bacteriophages and microbial interactions, and marine bivalve and aquaculture studies.

Frequent coauthors in their research include Lars Qviller, Simon Chioma Weli, Mette Myrmel, Anamarija Kolda, and Ana Gavrilović. Collaborative work with these peers has been published across various specialized journals and venues.

Their recent papers demonstrate a broad engagement with aquatic health and microbial ecology. Notable publications include:

  • Profiling of bacterial assemblages in the marine cage farm environment, with implications on fish, human and ecosystem health (2020, Ecological Indicators)
  • Development and evaluation of a method for concentration and detection of salmonid alphavirus from seawater (2020, Journal of Virological Methods)
  • Infectious Salmon Anemia and Farm-Level Culling Strategies (2020, Frontiers in Veterinary Science)
  • Characterization of Vibrio Populations from Cultured European Seabass and the Surrounding Marine Environment with Emphasis on V. anguillarum (2022, Microorganisms)
  • Concentration and detection of salmonid alphavirus in seawater during a post-smolt salmon (Salmo salar) cohabitant challenge (2020, Diseases of Aquatic Organisms)

Their publications have appeared most frequently in the journal Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, followed by contributions to Ecological Indicators, Microorganisms, Journal of Virological Methods, and Frontiers in Veterinary Science.

Best Publications

  • Recent developments in fish vaccinology.

    R. Gudding;A. Lillehaug;Ø. Evensen

  • Molecular identification and characterization of novel coronaviruses infecting graylag geese (Anser anser), feral pigeons (Columbia livia) and mallards (Anas platyrhynchos).

    Christine Monceyron Jonassen;Tone Kofstad;Inger-Lise Larsen;Atle Løvland

  • Relationship between diet and immune response in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) after feeding various levels of ascorbic acid and omega-3 fatty acids

    Jon Inge Erdal;Øystein Evensen;Ole Kristian Kaurstad;Atle Lillehaug

  • Protection, immune responses and side effects in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salarL.) vaccinated against furunculosis by different procedures

    Paul J. Midtlyng;Liv Jorun Reitan;Atle Lillehaug;Anne Ramstad

  • Growth of Atlantic salmon Salmo salar after intraperitoneal administration of vaccines containing adjuvants.

    P. J. Midtlyng;A. Lillehaug

  • Epidemiology of bacterial diseases in Norwegian aquaculture--a description based on antibiotic prescription data for the ten-year period 1991 to 2000.

    A. Lillehaug;B. T. Lunestad;K. Grave

  • Maternal vaccination against subclinical necrotic enteritis in broilers.

    Atle Lovland;Magne Kaldhusdal;Keith Redhead;Eystein Skjerve

  • Food safety hazards that occur during the production stage: challenges for fish farming and the fishing industry.

    T Håstein;B Hjeltnes;A Lillehaug;J Utne Skåre

  • Prevalence of Trichinella larvae and extra-intestinal nematodes in Norwegian red foxes (Vulpes vulpes).

    Rebecca K. Davidson;Bjørn Gjerde;Turid Vikøren;Atle Lillehaug

  • Campylobacter spp., Salmonella spp., Verocytotoxic Escherichia coli, and Antibiotic Resistance in Indicator Organisms in Wild Cervids

    A Lillehaug;B Bergsjø;J Schau;T Bruheim

  • A severe outbreak of contagious ecthyma (orf) in a free-ranging musk ox (Ovibos moschatus) population in Norway.

    Turid Vikøren;Atle Lillehaug;Johan Åkerstedt;Tord Bretten

  • The epidemiology of pancreas disease in salmonid aquaculture: a summary of the current state of knowledge.

    M D Jansen;B Bang Jensen;M F McLoughlin;H D Rodger

  • Characterization of Vibrio anguillarum and closely related species isolated from farmed fish in Norway.

    E Myhr;J L Larsen;A Lillehaug;R Gudding

  • Antibodies to ruminant alpha-herpesviruses and pestiviruses in Norwegian cervids.

    Atle Lillehaug;Turid Vikøren;Inger-Lise Larsen;Johan Åkerstedt

  • Screening of Feral Pigeon (Colomba livia), Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) and Graylag Goose (Anser anser) Populations for Campylobacter spp., Salmonella spp., Avian Influenza Virus and Avian Paramyxovirus

    A Lillehaug;C Monceyron Jonassen;B Bergsjø;M Hofshagen

  • Serosurvey for canine distemper virus, canine adenovirus, Leptospira interrogans, and Toxoplasma gondii in free-ranging canids in Scandinavia and Svalbard.

    Johan Åkerstedt;Atle Lillehaug;Inger Lise Larsen;Nina E. Eide

  • Oral immunization of rainbow trout Salmo gairdneri Richardson, against vibriosis with vaccines protected against digestive degradation

    A. Lillehaug

  • Malignant catarrhal fever in free-ranging cervids associated with OvHV-2 and CpHV-2 DNA.

    Turid Vikøren;Hong Li;Atle Lillehaug;Christine Monceyron Jonassen

  • Field testing of adjuvanted furunculosis vaccines in Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L.

    A. Lillehaug;T. Lunder;T. T. Poppe

  • Protective immunity in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) vaccinated at different water temperatures

    Atle Lillehaug;Anne Ramstad;Karen Bækken;Liv Jorun Reitan

  • Passive transfer of specific maternal immunity does not protect Atlantic salmon (Salmo salarL.) fry against yersiniosis

    Atle Lillehaug;Sigmund Sevatdal;Torbjørn Endal

Frequent Co-Authors

Kjell Handeland
Kjell Handeland Norwegian Veterinary Institute
Øystein Evensen
Øystein Evensen Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Bjørn Gjerde
Bjørn Gjerde Norwegian University of Life Sciences
David Graham
David Graham Animal Health Ireland
Eystein Skjerve
Eystein Skjerve Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Morten Tryland
Morten Tryland University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway
Berit Djønne
Berit Djønne National Veterinary Institute

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