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Erik Georg Granquist is affiliated with the Norwegian University of Life Sciences in Norway. Their research spans key areas within agricultural and biological sciences as well as biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Granquist's work addresses multiple subfields, including agronomy and crop science, parasitology, ecology, evolution, behavior, systematics, infectious diseases, and food science.

Granquist's main research topics cover vector-borne infectious diseases, vector-borne animal diseases, viral infections and vectors, Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology, reproductive physiology in livestock, genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, and Listeria monocytogenes in food safety.

The scientist has published research prominently in the following venues:

  • Journal of Applied Microbiology
  • Pathogens
  • Vaccines
  • Livestock Science
  • Foods

Some recent papers by Granquist include:

  • The prevalence of Campylobacter spp., Listeria monocytogenes and Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in Norwegian dairy cattle farms: A comparison between free stall and tie stall housing systems (2022, Journal of Applied Microbiology)
  • Comparative Whole Genome Analysis of an Anaplasma phagocytophilum Strain Isolated from Norwegian Sheep (2022, Pathogens)
  • Transient Expression of Flavivirus Structural Proteins in Nicotiana benthamiana (2022, Vaccines)
  • Effect of energy allowance to triplet-bearing ewes in late gestation on ewe performance, lamb viability, and growth (2020, Livestock Science)
  • The Ability of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli to Grow in Raw Cow's Milk Stored at Low Temperatures (2022, Foods)

Frequent co-authors in Granquist's work include Snorre Stuen, Sveinung Eskeland, Lene Idland, Marina Aspholm, and Toril Lindbäck. Collaborations with these researchers have been part of multiple studies, indicating ongoing partnerships.

Best Publications

  • Anaplasma phagocytophilum—a widespread multi-host pathogen with highly adaptive strategies

    Snorre Stuen;Erik Georg Granquist;Cornelia Silaghi

  • Lameness and its relationship with health and production measures in broiler chickens.

    E. G. Granquist;G. Vasdal;I. C. de Jong;R. O. Moe

  • Anaplasma phagocytophilum variants in sympatric red deer (Cervus elaphus) and sheep in southern Norway.

    Snorre Stuen;Kristin Sæbø Pettersen;Erik Georg Granquist;Karin Bergström

  • Dynamic Transmission of Numerous Anaplasma phagocytophilum Genotypes among Lambs in an Infected Sheep Flock in an Area of Anaplasmosis Endemicity

    Georgia A. F. Ladbury;Snorre Stuen;Rachael Thomas;Kevin J. Bown

  • Associations among gait score, production data, abattoir registrations, and postmortem tibia measurements in broiler chickens.

    Käthe Elise Kittelsen;Bruce David;Randi Oppermann Moe;H.D. Poulsen

  • Tick-borne encephalitis virus in cows and unpasteurized cow milk from Norway

    Katrine Mørk Paulsen;Katrine Mørk Paulsen;Snorre Stuen;Carlos G Das Neves;Faisal Suhel

  • A comparison of post-mortem findings in broilers dead-on-farm and broilers dead-on-arrival at the abattoir

    K. E. Kittelsen;E. G. Granquist;Ø. Kolbjørnsen;O. Nafstad

  • Associations between carcass weight uniformity and production measures on farm and at slaughter in commercial broiler flocks.

    Guro Vasdal;Erik Georg Granquist;Eystein Skjerve;Ingrid C de Jong

  • Early neonatal lamb mortality: postmortem findings

    I.H. Holmøy;S. Waage;E.G. Granquist;T.M. L’Abée-Lund

  • Structure of the type IV secretion system in different strains of Anaplasma phagocytophilum

    Basima Al-Khedery;Anna M Lundgren;Snorre Stuen;Erik G Granquist

  • An Emerging Tick-Borne Disease of Humans Is Caused by a Subset of Strains with Conserved Genome Structure

    Anthony F. Barbet;Basima Al-Khedery;Snorre Stuen;Erik G. Granquist

  • The relationship between measures of fear of humans and lameness in broiler chicken flocks.

    G. Vasdal;R.O. Moe;I.C. de Jong;E.G. Granquist

  • Associations between qualitative behaviour assessments and measures of leg health, fear and mortality in Norwegian broiler chicken flocks

    Karianne Muri;Solveig Marie Stubsjøen;Guro Vasdal;Randi Oppermann Moe

  • Variant -and individual dependent nature of persistent Anaplasma phagocytophilum infection.

    Erik G Granquist;Kjetil Bårdsen;Karin Bergström;Snorre Stuen

  • Cervids as sentinel-species for tick-borne encephalitis virus in Norway - A serological study

    Katrine Mørk Paulsen;Katrine Mørk Paulsen;Carlos G Das Neves;Erik Georg Granquist;Knut Ivar Engesæter Madslien

  • A comparative study of clinical manifestations, haematological and serological responses after experimental infection with Anaplasma phagocytophilum in two Norwegian sheep breeds

    Snorre Stuen;Lise Grøva;Erik Georg Granquist;Karin Sandstedt

  • Outer membrane protein sequence variation in lambs experimentally infected with Anaplasma phagocytophilum.

    Erik G. Granquist;Snorre Stuen;Anna M. Lundgren;Margrethe Bråten

  • Variant-specific and diminishing immune responses towards the highly variable MSP2(P44) outer membrane protein of Anaplasma phagocytophilum during persistent infection in lambs.

    Erik G. Granquist;Snorre Stuen;Liliana Crosby;Anna M. Lundgren

  • An Evaluation of Two Different Broiler Catching Methods.

    Käthe Elise Kittelsen;Erik Georg Granquist;Agnete Lien Aunsmo;Randi Oppermann Moe

  • A morphological and molecular study of Anaplasma phagocytophilum transmission events at the time of Ixodes ricinus tick bite

    Erik G Granquist;Mona Aleksandersen;Karin Bergström;Stephen J Dumler

  • The serostatus of Brucella spp., Chlamydia abortus, Coxiella burnetii and Neospora caninum in cattle in three cantons in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

    Adis Softic;Adis Softic;Kassahun Asmare;Erik Georg Granquist;Jacques Godfroid

Frequent Co-Authors

Snorre Stuen
Snorre Stuen Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Anthony F. Barbet
Anthony F. Barbet University of Florida
Eystein Skjerve
Eystein Skjerve Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Ulrike G. Munderloh
Ulrike G. Munderloh University of Minnesota
Karin Stiasny
Karin Stiasny Medical University of Vienna
Richard J. Birtles
Richard J. Birtles University of Salford
K. J. Bown
K. J. Bown University of Salford
Cornelia Silaghi
Cornelia Silaghi Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut
Kassahun Asmare
Kassahun Asmare Hawassa University
Jacques Godfroid
Jacques Godfroid University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway

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