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Kristian Fog Nielsen is affiliated with the Technical University of Denmark. Their research spans fields primarily within Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. The work includes significant contributions to subfields such as Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Artificial Intelligence, Pharmacology, and Cell Biology.

The scientist's published research covers several main topics, including:

  • Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
  • Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food
  • Fungal Biology and Applications
  • Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
  • Biomedical Text Mining and Ontologies
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism

Frequent publication venues for Kristian Fog Nielsen comprise:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Physiologia Plantarum
  • Metabolic Engineering
  • Fungal Genetics and Biology
  • International Journal of Food Microbiology

Key recent papers authored with Kristian Fog Nielsen's involvement include:

  • "Sharing and community curation of mass spectrometry data with Global Natural Products Social Molecular Networking," 2020, UNC Libraries
  • "Glycoengineering of Aspergillus nidulans to produce precursors for humanized N-glycan structures," 2021, Metabolic Engineering
  • "Bacillus subtilis promotes plant phosphorus (P) acquisition through P solubilization and stimulation of root and root hair growth," 2024, Physiologia Plantarum
  • "Identification of SclB, a Zn(II)2Cys6 transcription factor involved in sclerotium formation in Aspergillus niger," 2020, Fungal Genetics and Biology
  • "Morphological and chemical characterization of Alternaria populations from apple fruit," 2022, International Journal of Food Microbiology

Nielsen has collaborated regularly with several co-authors, including:

  • Andrea Patriarca
  • Jimmi Agerskov
  • Christian Fischer Pedersen
  • Mingxun Wang
  • Jeremy Carver

Best Publications

  • Sharing and community curation of mass spectrometry data with Global Natural Products Social Molecular Networking

    Mingxun Wang;Jeremy J Carver;Vanessa V Phelan;Laura M Sanchez

  • Fungal metabolite screening: database of 474 mycotoxins and fungal metabolites for dereplication by standardised liquid chromatography-UV-mass spectrometry methodology.

    Kristian Fog Nielsen;Jørn Smedsgaard

  • Ajoene, a Sulfur-Rich Molecule from Garlic, Inhibits Genes Controlled by Quorum Sensing

    Tim Holm Jakobsen;Maria van Gennip;Richard Kerry Phipps;Meenakshi Sundaram Shanmugham

  • Mycotoxin production by indoor molds.

    Kristian Fog Nielsen

  • Comparative genomics of citric-acid-producing Aspergillus niger ATCC 1015 versus enzyme-producing CBS 513.88

    Mikael Rørdam Andersen;Margarita Pena Salazar;Peter J. Schaap;Peter J. I. van de Vondervoort

  • Review on Mycotoxin Issues in Ruminants: Occurrence in Forages, Effects of Mycotoxin Ingestion on Health Status and Animal Performance and Practical Strategies to Counteract Their Negative Effects

    Antonio Gallo;Gianluca Giuberti;Jens C. Frisvad;Terenzio Bertuzzi

  • Review of secondary metabolites and mycotoxins from the Aspergillus niger group

    Kristian Fog Nielsen;Jesper Mølgaard Mogensen;Maria Johansen;Thomas Ostenfeld Larsen

  • Exploring fungal biodiversity for the production of water-soluble pigments as potential natural food colorants.

    Sameer Shamsuddin Mapari;Kristian Fog Nielsen;Thomas Ostenfeld Larsen;Jens Christian Frisvad

  • Diversity in metabolite production by Fusarium langsethiae, Fusarium poae, and Fusarium sporotrichioides

    Ulf Thrane;Andreas Adler;Per Erik Clasen;Fabio Galvano

  • Mould growth on building materials under low water activities: Influence of humidity and temperature on fungal growth and secondary metabolism

    Kristian Fog Nielsen;G. Holm;L.P. Uttrup;P.A. Nielsen

  • LaeA, a regulator of morphogenetic fungal virulence factors.

    Jin Woo Bok;S. Arunmozhi Balajee;Kieren A. Marr;Kieren A. Marr;David Andes

  • Microfungal contamination of damp buildings--examples of risk constructions and risk materials.

    Suzanne Gravesen;Peter A. Nielsen;Randi Iversen;Kristian Fog Nielsen

  • Phenotypic taxonomy and metabolite profiling in microbial drug discovery

    Thomas Ostenfeld Larsen;Jørn Smedsgaard;Kristian Fog Nielsen;Michael Edberg Hansen

  • GliZ, a transcriptional regulator of gliotoxin biosynthesis, contributes to Aspergillus fumigatus virulence

    Jin Woo Bok;Da Woon Chung;S. Arunmozhi Balajee;Kieren A. Marr;Kieren A. Marr

  • Dereplication of microbial natural products by LC-DAD-TOFMS.

    Kristian F Nielsen;Maria Månsson;Christian Rank;Jens Christian Frisvad

  • Production of mycotoxins on artificially and naturally infested building materials.

    Kristian Fog Nielsen;S. Gravesen;P.A. Nielsen;Birgitte Andersen

  • Production of plant sesquiterpenes in Saccharomyces cerevisiae: Effect of ERG9 repression on sesquiterpene biosynthesis

    Mohammadali Asadollahi;Jerome Maury;Kasper Møller;Kristian Fog Nielsen

  • Accurate prediction of secondary metabolite gene clusters in filamentous fungi

    Mikael Rørdam Andersen;Jakob Blæsbjerg Nielsen;Andreas Klitgaard;Lene Maj Petersen

  • Increased isobutanol production in Saccharomyces cerevisiae by overexpression of genes in valine metabolism.

    Xiao Chen;Kristian F Nielsen;Irina Borodina;Morten C Kielland-Brandt

  • Phaeobacter and Ruegeria species of the Roseobacter clade colonize separate niches in a Danish Turbot (Scophthalmus maximus)-rearing farm and antagonize Vibrio anguillarum under different growth conditions.

    Cisse Hedegaard Porsby;Kristian Fog Nielsen;Lone Gram

Frequent Co-Authors

Jens Christian Frisvad
Jens Christian Frisvad Technical University of Denmark
Thomas Ostenfeld Larsen
Thomas Ostenfeld Larsen Technical University of Denmark
Ole Bang
Ole Bang Technical University of Denmark
Ulf Thrane
Ulf Thrane Technical University of Denmark
Lone Gram
Lone Gram Technical University of Denmark
Henrik Koblitz Rasmussen
Henrik Koblitz Rasmussen University College Absalon
David J. Webb
David J. Webb Aston University
Scott E. Baker
Scott E. Baker Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Igor V. Grigoriev
Igor V. Grigoriev Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Christos Markos
Christos Markos Technical University of Denmark

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