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Paw Dalgaard is affiliated with the Technical University of Denmark in Denmark. Their research output spans multiple disciplines within agricultural and biological sciences as well as biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work has been published predominantly in journals focused on food microbiology, food science, and applied microbiology.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Subfields of research address topics such as biotechnology, animal science and zoology, food science, aquatic science, and molecular biology. These subfields illustrate a multidisciplinary approach linking microbial and biological aspects to food and aquatic systems.

Paw Dalgaard's research focus is largely on:

  • Meat and Animal Product Quality
  • Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety
  • Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth
  • Food Safety and Hygiene
  • Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
  • Microbial Inactivation Methods
  • Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders

Frequent venues for their published work include:

  • Food Microbiology
  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • International Journal of Food Microbiology
  • Frontiers in Food Science and Technology
  • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Paw Dalgaard include:

  • "Cardinal parameter growth and growth boundary model for non-proteolytic Clostridium botulinum - Effect of eight environmental factors" (2021), International Journal of Food Microbiology
  • "Effect of the sodium reduction and smoking system on quality and safety of smoked salmon (Salmo salar)" (2020), Food and Chemical Toxicology
  • "Antimicrobial effect of nisin in processed cheese - Quantification of residual nisin by LC-MS/MS and development of new growth and growth boundary model for Listeria monocytogenes" (2020), International Journal of Food Microbiology
  • "Thawed and chilled Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua L.) from Greenland - Options for improved distribution" (2020), LWT
  • "Sensitivity of 240 Listeria monocytogenes isolates to common industrial biocides is more dependent on the presence of residual organic matter or biofilm than on genetic determinants" (2023), Food Control

Regularly collaborating with Paw Dalgaard are researchers including Lisbeth Truelstrup Hansen, Ole Mejlholm, Elissavet Gkogka, Martin Laage Kragh, and Mirena Ivanova, highlighting ongoing partnerships in the fields of food safety and microbial studies.

Best Publications

  • Fish spoilage bacteria--problems and solutions.

    Lone Gram;Paw Dalgaard

  • Methods to evaluate fish freshness in research and industry

    G. Olafsdottir;E. Martinsdóttir;J. Oehlenschläger;Paw Dalgaard

  • Qualitative and quantitative characterization of spoilage bacteria from packed fish

    Paw Dalgaard

  • Predictive modelling of the growth and survival of Listeria in fishery products

    Tom Ross;Paw Dalgaard;Suwunna Tienungoon

  • Spoilage and shelf-life of cod fillets packed in vacuum or modified atmospheres.

    Paw Dalgaard;Lone Gram;Hans Henrik Huss

  • Carnobacterium: positive and negative effects in the environment and in foods.

    Jørgen J. Leisner;Birgit Groth Laursen;Birgit Groth Laursen;Hervé Prévost;Djamel Drider

  • Estimation of bacterial growth rates from turbidimetric and viable count data

    Paw Dalgaard;Thomas Ross;Laura Kamperman;Karina Neumeyer

  • Antimicrobial effect of essential oils on the seafood spoilage micro‐organism Photobacterium phosphoreum in liquid media and fish products

    Ole Mejlholm;Paw Dalgaard

  • Modelling of microbial activity and prediction of shelf life for packed fresh fish

    Paw Dalgaard

  • Information systems in food safety management.

    T.A. McMeekin;J. Baranyi;J. Bowman;Paw Dalgaard

  • Comparison of maximum specific growth rates and lag times estimated from absorbance and viable count data by different mathematical models.

    Paw Dalgaard;Kostantinos Koutsoumanis

  • Modelling and predicting the simultaneous growth of Listeria monocytogenes and spoilage micro-organisms in cold-smoked salmon

    B. Gimenez;Paw Dalgaard

  • Microbial spoilage and formation of biogenic amines in fresh and thawed modified atmosphere-packed salmon (Salmo salar) at 2°C

    Jette Emborg;B.G. Laursen;T. Rathjen;Paw Dalgaard

  • Fresh and lightly preserved seafood

    Paw Dalgaard

  • Predicted and observed growth of Listeria monocytogenes in seafood challenge tests and in naturally contaminated cold-smoked salmon

    Paw Dalgaard;Lasse Vigel Jørgensen

  • Importance of Photobacterium phosphoreum in relation to spoilage of modified atmosphere-packed fish products

    P. Dalgaard;O. Mejlholm;T.J. Christiansen;H.H. Huss

  • Significant histamine formation in tuna (Thunnus albacares) at 2 °C — effect of vacuum- and modified atmosphere-packaging on psychrotolerant bacteria

    Jette Emborg;Birgit Groth Laursen;Paw Dalgaard

  • Biogenic amine formation and microbial spoilage in chilled garfish (Belone belone belone) – effect of modified atmosphere packaging and previous frozen storage

    P. Dalgaard;H.L. Madsen;N. Samieian;J. Emborg

  • The effect of biogenic amine production by single bacterial cultures and metabiosis on cold-smoked salmon

    Lasse Vigel Jørgensen;Hans Henrik Huss;Paw Dalgaard

  • Information systems in food safety management

    T.A. McMeekin;J. Baranyi;P. Dalgaard;M. Kirk

Frequent Co-Authors

Hans Henrik Huss
Hans Henrik Huss Technical University of Denmark
Bjarke Bak Christensen
Bjarke Bak Christensen Technical University of Denmark
Hervé Prévost
Hervé Prévost INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Tom Ross
Tom Ross University of Tasmania
Tom A. McMeekin
Tom A. McMeekin University of Tasmania
Lone Gram
Lone Gram Technical University of Denmark
Margarita Garriga
Margarita Garriga Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology
Xavier Dousset
Xavier Dousset Process Engineering for Environment and Food
Jean Swings
Jean Swings Ghent University
Marcel H. Zwietering
Marcel H. Zwietering Wageningen University & Research

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