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Peter Rådström

Peter Rådström

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
62
Citations
13578
World Ranking
10810
National Ranking
156

Overview

Peter Rådström is affiliated with Lund University in Sweden and conducts research primarily within the fields of Environmental Science and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.

The main areas of study in their work include Molecular Biology, Ecology, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Pollution, and Endocrinology. Their research focuses on topics such as Water Treatment and Disinfection, Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications, Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies, Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology, Gut Microbiota and Health, Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal, as well as Legionella and Acanthamoeba research.

Their recent publications cover a range of studies, with notable examples including:

  • "PCR inhibition in qPCR, dPCR and MPS-mechanisms and solutions" (2020), published in Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry
  • "Impact of UV irradiation at full scale on bacterial communities in drinking water" (2020), published in npj Clean Water
  • "Succession of bacterial biofilm communities following removal of chloramine from a full-scale drinking water distribution system" (2023), published in npj Clean Water
  • "Impact of coagulation-ultrafiltration on long-term pipe biofilm dynamics in a full-scale chloraminated drinking water distribution system" (2020), published in Environmental Science Water Research & Technology
  • "Ultrasensitive sequencing of STR markers utilizing unique molecular identifiers and the SiMSen-Seq method" (2024), published in Forensic Science International Genetics

Peter Rådström frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including:

  • Jon Ahlinder
  • Catherine J. Paul
  • Kristjan Pullerits
  • Emelie Salomonsson
  • Maja Sidstedt

Their work is published across various scientific journals, with frequent contributions to:

  • npj Clean Water
  • Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry
  • Forensic Science International Genetics
  • Environmental Science Water Research & Technology
  • Water Research

Best Publications

  • Purification and Characterization of PCR-Inhibitory Components in Blood Cells

    Waleed Abu Al-Soud;Peter Rådström

  • Pre-PCR processing : Strategies to generate PCR-compatible samples

    Peter Rådström;Rickard Knutsson;Petra Wolffs;Maria Lövenklev

  • Capacity of nine thermostable DNA polymerases To mediate DNA amplification in the presence of PCR-inhibiting samples.

    Waleed Abu Al-Soud;Peter Rådström

  • Identification and Characterization of Immunoglobulin G in Blood as a Major Inhibitor of Diagnostic PCR

    Waleed Abu Al-Soud;Leif J. Jönsson;Peter Rådström

  • Effects of Amplification Facilitators on Diagnostic PCR in the Presence of Blood, Feces, and Meat

    Waleed Abu Al-Soud;Peter Rådström

  • Standardization of diagnostic PCR for the detection of foodborne pathogens.

    Burkhard Malorny;Panayotis T. Tassios;Peter Rådström;Nigel Cook

  • The formation of Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxin in food environments and advances in risk assessment

    Jenny Schelin;Nina Wallin-Carlquist;Marianne Thorup Cohn;Roland Lindqvist

  • The 3' conserved segment of integrons contains a gene associated with multidrug resistance to antiseptics and disinfectants.

    I T Paulsen;T G Littlejohn;P Rådström;L Sundström

  • Site-specific recombination promotes linkage between trimethoprim- and sulfonamide resistance genes. Sequence characterization of dhfrV and sulI and a recombination active locus of Tn21

    Lars Sundström;Peter Rådström;Göte Swedberg;Ola Sköld

  • Automated 5′ Nuclease PCR Assay for Identification of Salmonella enterica

    J Hoorfar;P Ahrens;P Rådström

  • Transposon Tn5090 of plasmid R751, which carries an integron, is related to Tn7, Mu, and the retroelements

    P Rådström;O Sköld;G Swedberg;J Flensburg

  • Detection of bacterial DNA in cerebrospinal fluid by an assay for simultaneous detection of Neisseria meningitidis, Haemophilus influenzae, and streptococci using a seminested PCR strategy.

    P. Rådström;A. Bäckman;Ny Qian;P. Kragsbjerg

  • PCR inhibition in qPCR, dPCR and MPS-mechanisms and solutions.

    Maja Sidstedt;Peter Rådström;Johannes Hedman

  • Removal of PCR inhibitors from human faecal samples through the use of an aqueous two-phase system for sample preparation prior to PCR

    Pär-Gunnar Lantz;Mikael Matsson;Torkel Wadström;Peter Rådström

  • Enhanced Exopolysaccharide Production by Metabolic Engineering of Streptococcus thermophilus

    Fredrik Levander;Malin Svensson;Peter Rådström

  • Overcoming Inhibition in Real-Time Diagnostic PCR

    Johannes Hedman;Peter Rådström

  • Inhibition mechanisms of hemoglobin, immunoglobulin G, and whole blood in digital and real-time PCR

    Maja Sidstedt;Johannes Hedman;Erica L. Romsos;Leticia Waitara

  • Risk assessment of false-positive quantitative real-time PCR results in food, due to detection of DNA originating from dead cells.

    Petra Wolffs;Börje Norling;Peter Rådström

  • Sample preparation methods in PCR-based detection of food pathogens

    Pär-Gunnar Lantz;Bärbel Hahn-Hägerdal;Peter Rådström

  • Strategies to Generate PCR-Compatible Samples

    Peter Rådström;Rickard Knutsson;Petra Wolffs;Maria Lövenklev

Frequent Co-Authors

Bärbel Hahn-Hägerdal
Bärbel Hahn-Hägerdal Lund University
Waleed Abu Al-Soud
Waleed Abu Al-Soud Al Jouf University
Folke Tjerneld
Folke Tjerneld Lund University
Mats Forsman
Mats Forsman Swedish Defence Research Agency
Burkhard Malorny
Burkhard Malorny Federal Institute for Risk Assessment
Panagiotis N. Skandamis
Panagiotis N. Skandamis Agricultural University of Athens
Knut Rudi
Knut Rudi Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Martin Wagner
Martin Wagner University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
Ulf J. Nilsson
Ulf J. Nilsson Lund University
A. Gunnarsson
A. Gunnarsson National Veterinary Institute

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