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Henning Sørum is affiliated with the Norwegian University of Life Sciences in Norway. Their research spans multiple interconnected fields including Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Immunology and Microbiology, and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Within these broader domains, Sørum's work focuses particularly on subfields such as Immunology, Molecular Biology, Pollution, Animal Science and Zoology, and Food Science.

The scientist's published work covers a variety of topics predominantly related to aquatic and animal health, microbiota research, and environmental impacts of pharmaceuticals and antibiotics. Key topics addressed in their research include:

  • Aquaculture disease management and microbiota
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
  • Probiotics and Fermented Foods
  • Animal Nutrition and Physiology
  • Vibrio bacteria research studies
  • Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth

Sørum's recent papers illustrate active involvement in microbiological and animal health studies. Selected publications include:

  • "Aeromonas species isolated from aquatic organisms, insects, chicken, and humans in India show similar antimicrobial resistance profiles," 2022, Frontiers in Microbiology
  • "Enhanced growth and decreased mortality in Atlantic salmon ( Salmo salar ) after probiotic bath," 2020, Journal of Applied Microbiology
  • "Rapeseed-based diet modulates the imputed functions of gut microbiome in growing-finishing pigs," 2020, Scientific Reports
  • "Effect of Cyberlindnera jadinii yeast as a protein source on intestinal microbiota and butyrate levels in post-weaning piglets," 2020, Animal Microbiome
  • "Chitinolytic enzymes contribute to the pathogenicity of Aliivibrio salmonicida LFI1238 in the invasive phase of cold-water vibriosis," 2022, BMC Microbiology

The scientist frequently publishes in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), SSRN Electronic Journal, Frontiers in Microbiology, Animal Microbiome, and Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology.

Henning Sørum collaborates regularly with several co-authors, including Margareth Øverland, Liv Torunn Mydland, Stanislav Iakhno, Simen Foyn Nørstebø, and Özgün C. O. Umu. These co-authorships reflect ongoing partnerships in research projects across microbiology and animal science.

Best Publications

  • Tackling antibiotic resistance: the environmental framework

    Thomas U. Berendonk;Célia M. Manaia;Christophe Merlin;Despo Fatta-Kassinos

  • Antibiotic resistance in European wastewater treatment plants mirrors the pattern of clinical antibiotic resistance prevalence

    Katariina M. M. Pärnänen;Carlos Narciso-da-Rocha;David Kneis;Thomas U. Berendonk

  • A brief multi-disciplinary review on antimicrobial resistance in medicine and its linkage to the global environmental microbiota.

    Leon Cantas;Syed Qaswar Ali Shah;Lina M. Cavaco;Célia Manaia

  • Transfer of multiple drug resistance plasmids between bacteria of diverse origins in natural microenvironments

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  • Resistance to antibiotics in the normal flora of animals.

    Henning Sørum;Marianne Sunde

  • A high-resolution map of the gut microbiota in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar): A basis for comparative gut microbial research.

    Karina Gajardo;Ana Rodiles;Trond M. Kortner;Åshild Krogdahl

  • Antimicrobial Drug Resistance in Fish Pathogens

    Henning Sørum

  • Antimicrobial resistance and antimicrobial resistance genes in marine bacteria from salmon aquaculture and non‐aquaculture sites

    Syed Q. A. Shah;Felipe C. Cabello;Trine M. L'Abée-Lund;Alexandra Tomova

  • Edwardsiella piscicida sp. nov., a novel species pathogenic to fish.

    T. Abayneh;T. Abayneh;D.J. Colquhoun;H. Sørum

  • Prevalence of antibiotic resistance genes in the bacterial flora of integrated fish farming environments of Pakistan and Tanzania.

    Syed Q. A. Shah;Duncan J. Colquhoun;Hamisi L. Nikuli;Henning Sørum

  • Antibiotic resistance in food-related bacteria—a result of interfering with the global web of bacterial genetics

    Henning Sørum;Trine Marie L'Abée-Lund

  • The Resistome of Farmed Fish Feces Contributes to the Enrichment of Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Sediments below Baltic Sea Fish Farms

    Windi I. Muziasari;Leena K. Pitkänen;Henning Sørum;Robert D. Stedtfeld

  • Causes of lower urinary tract disease in Norwegian cats.

    Bente K. Sævik;Cathrine Trangerud;Nina Ottesen;Henning Sørum

  • Integron-Containing IncU R Plasmids pRAS1 and pAr-32 from the Fish Pathogen Aeromonas salmonicida

    Henning Sørum;Trine M. L'Abée-Lund;Asta Solberg;Anette Wold

  • Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of Vibrio viscosus sp. nov. and Vibrio wodanis sp. nov. isolated from Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) with 'winter ulcer'.

    Tor Lunder;Henning Sørum;Gudmund Holstad;Arnold G. Steigerwalt

  • 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

  • Class 1 integrons mediate antibiotic resistance in the fish pathogen Aeromonas salmonicida worldwide.

    Trine M. L'Abée-Lund;Henning Sørum

  • Resistance to Quaternary Ammonium Compounds in Food-Related Bacteria

    Maan Singh Sidhu;Henning Sørum;Askild Holck

  • Occurrence and antibiotic susceptibility of fish bacteria isolated from Oreochromis niloticus (Nile tilapia) and Clarias gariepinus (African catfish) in Uganda

    Samuel Posian Wamala;Samuel Posian Wamala;Kahoza Kizito Mugimba;Kahoza Kizito Mugimba;Stephen Mutoloki;Øystein Evensen

  • Culturable Gut Microbiota Diversity in Zebrafish

    Leon Cantas;Jan Roger Torp Sørby;Peter Aleström;Henning Sørum

  • Acidified Litter Benefits the Intestinal Flora Balance of Broiler Chickens

    Margarita Novoa Garrido;Magne Skjervheim;Hanne Oppegaard;Henning Sørum

  • Antibiotic resistance in Escherichia coli of the normal intestinal flora of swine.

    Marianne Sunde;Kåre Fossum;Asta Solberg;Henning Sørum

Frequent Co-Authors

Margareth Øverland
Margareth Øverland Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Liv Torunn Mydland
Liv Torunn Mydland Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Marko Virta
Marko Virta University of Helsinki
James M. Tiedje
James M. Tiedje Michigan State University
Roderick I. Mackie
Roderick I. Mackie University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Célia M. Manaia
Célia M. Manaia Catholic University of Portugal
José L. Martínez
José L. Martínez Spanish National Research Council
Roland Möllby
Roland Möllby Karolinska Institute
Eystein Skjerve
Eystein Skjerve Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Jacques Godfroid
Jacques Godfroid University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway

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