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Microbiology
Norway
2026

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Microbiology

D-Index
68
Citations
17359
World Ranking
2151
National Ranking
6

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Microbiology in Norway Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Microbiology in Norway Leader Award

Overview

Knut Rudi is affiliated with the Norwegian University of Life Sciences in Norway and has contributed extensively to research in medicine, biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, as well as environmental science. Their publication record spans multiple fields and subfields with significant emphasis on molecular biology, ecology, physiology, immunology and allergy, and dermatology.

The scientist's research topics prominently include gut microbiota and health, microbial community ecology and physiology, genomics and phylogenetic studies, dermatology and skin diseases, methane hydrates and related phenomena, food allergy and anaphylaxis research, and asthma and respiratory diseases.

Notable recent papers include:

  • Relationships of gut microbiota, short-chain fatty acids, inflammation, and the gut barrier in Parkinson's disease (2021, Molecular Neurodegeneration)
  • Skin emollient and early complementary feeding to prevent infant atopic dermatitis (PreventADALL): a factorial, multicentre, cluster-randomised trial (2020, The Lancet)
  • Early food intervention and skin emollients to prevent food allergy in young children (PreventADALL): a factorial, multicentre, cluster-randomised trial (2022, The Lancet)
  • HumGut: a comprehensive human gut prokaryotic genomes collection filtered by metagenome data (2021, Microbiome)
  • Bacterial Butyrate in Parkinson's Disease Is Linked to Epigenetic Changes and Depressive Symptoms (2022, Movement Disorders)

Frequent co-authors working alongside Knut Rudi include Lars Snipen, Inga Leena Angell, Håvard Ove Skjerven, Eva Maria Rehbinder, and Riyas Vettukattil.

Their publications appear regularly in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Microbiome, Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Allergy, and the British Journal of Dermatology.

Best Publications

  • The composition of the gut microbiota throughout life, with an emphasis on early life.

    Juan Miguel Rodríguez;Kiera Murphy;Catherine Stanton;R. Paul Ross

  • Correlation between the human fecal microbiota and depression

    A. Naseribafrouei;K. Hestad;K. Hestad;E. Avershina;M. Sekelja

  • 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

  • Ethidium monoazide for DNA-based differentiation of viable and dead bacteria by 5'-nuclease PCR.

    Hege Karin Nogva;Signe Marie Drømtorp;Hilde Nissen;Knut Rudi

  • Relationships of gut microbiota, short-chain fatty acids, inflammation, and the gut barrier in Parkinson's disease.

    Velma T Aho;Madelyn Crawford Houser;Pedro Ab Pereira;Jianjun Chang

  • Gut microbiota diversity predicts immune status in HIV-1 infection.

    Nowak P;Troseid M;Avershina E;Barqasho B

  • 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

  • Deviations in human gut microbiota: a novel diagnostic test for determining dysbiosis in patients with IBS or IBD

    C. Casén;H. C. Vebø;M. Sekelja;F. T. Hegge

  • Natural Variation in the Microcystin Synthetase Operon mcyABC and Impact on Microcystin Production in Microcystis Strains

    Bjørg Mikalsen;Gudrun Boison;Olav M. Skulberg;Jutta Fastner

  • Phylogenetic Analyses Indicate that the 19′Hexanoyloxy-fucoxanthin-Containing Dinoflagellates Have Tertiary Plastids of Haptophyte Origin

    Torstein Tengs;Ole J. Dahlberg;Kamran Shalchian-Tabrizi;Dag Klaveness

  • Investigating antibiotics, antibiotic resistance genes, and microbial contaminants in groundwater in relation to the proximity of urban areas.

    Edina Szekeres;Cecilia Maria Chiriac;Andreea Baricz;Tiberiu Szőke-Nagy

  • Strain characterization and classification of oxyphotobacteria in clone cultures on the basis of 16S rRNA sequences from the variable regions V6, V7, and V8

    Knut Rudi;Olav M. Skulberg;Frank Larsen;Kjetill S. Jakobsen

  • Zinc and copper in animal feed - development of resistance and co-resistance to antimicrobial agents in bacteria of animal origin.

    Siamak Pour Yazdankhah;Knut Rudi;Aksel Bernhoft

  • Abundance of antibiotics, antibiotic resistance genes and bacterial community composition in wastewater effluents from different Romanian hospitals.

    Edina Szekeres;Andreea Baricz;Cecilia Maria Chiriac;Anca Farkas

  • 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

  • The role of red and processed meat in colorectal cancer development: a perspective.

    Marije Oostindjer;Jan Alexander;Gro V. Amdam;Grethe Andersen

  • Evolution of Cyanobacteria by Exchange of Genetic Material among Phyletically Related Strains

    Knut Rudi;Olav M. Skulberg;Kjetill S. Jakobsen

  • Skin emollient and early complementary feeding to prevent infant atopic dermatitis (PreventADALL): a factorial, multicentre, cluster-randomised trial.

    Håvard Ove Skjerven;Håvard Ove Skjerven;Eva Maria Rehbinder;Eva Maria Rehbinder;Riyas Vettukattil;Riyas Vettukattil;Marissa LeBlanc

  • Plasma Lipopolysaccharide Is Closely Associated With Glycemic Control and Abdominal Obesity: Evidence from bariatric surgery

    Marius Trøseid;Torunn K. Nestvold;Knut Rudi;Hanne Thoresen

  • Major faecal microbiota shifts in composition and diversity with age in a geographically restricted cohort of mothers and their children

    Ekaterina Avershina;Ola Storrø;Torbjørn Øien;Roar Johnsen

  • 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

  • Rapid, Universal Method to Isolate PCR-Ready DNA Using Magnetic Beads

    K Rudi;M Kroken;O J Dahlberg;A Deggerdal

Frequent Co-Authors

Kjetill S. Jakobsen
Kjetill S. Jakobsen University of Oslo
Karin C. Lødrup Carlsen
Karin C. Lødrup Carlsen Oslo University Hospital
Kai-Håkon Carlsen
Kai-Håkon Carlsen University of Oslo
Gunilla Hedlin
Gunilla Hedlin Karolinska Institute
Gro V. Amdam
Gro V. Amdam Arizona State University
Benjamin J. Marsland
Benjamin J. Marsland Monash University
Morten H. Vatn
Morten H. Vatn University of Oslo
Gerd E. Vegarud
Gerd E. Vegarud Norwegian University of Life Sciences

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