Christian Renè Karlsen

I am a graduate engineer in molecular structural biology and have a PhD which focused on marine cold-water bacteria in Atlantic salmon from the University in Tromsø (UiT, 2011).

My Projects

Enhanced fish performance and biosecurity by manipulation of the natural microbiome of Atlantic salmon

Future Feed in a Sustainable Food System

Bioactive herbs for feed and packaging

Insight into Fish Health under Climate Change

Predictive fish health under changing environment

Farmed animals welfare toolbox

Better methods to understand fish digestion

My publications

Genomic and functional characterization of the Atlantic salmon gut microbiome in relation to nutrition and health

Vaksinering for forbedret immunitet og beskyttelse mot tenacibaculose hos atlantisk laks (ResisT)

Transcriptomic landscape of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) skin

Differentiation and traffic of IgM+ B cells between focal dark spots in skeletal muscle of Atlantic salmon, lymphoid and adipose tissues

Moritella viscosa early infection and transcriptional responses of intraperitoneal vaccinated and unvaccinated Atlantic salmon

Chemical Profiling and Biological Activity of Extracts from Nine Norwegian Medicinal and Aromatic Plants

Feed microbiome: confounding factor affecting fish gut microbiome studies

Phylogenetic Revision of the Genus Aliivibrio: Intra- and Inter-Species Variance Among Clusters Suggest a Wider Diversity of Species

Transcriptome Responses of Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar L.) to Viral and Bacterial Pathogens, Inflammation, and Stress

Skin and bone development in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) influenced by hatchery environment

In vivo and in vitro assessment of Atlantic salmon skin exposed to hydrogen peroxide

Mechanical induced wounds in fish – a review on models and healing mechanisms

Nutrition as a mean to reduce sea lice infestation in Atlantic salmon

Full‐length 16S rRNA gene classification of Atlantic salmon bacteria and effects of using different 16S variable regions on community structure analysis

Importance of nutrition for skin, intestine and gill health in Atlantic salmon

Atlantic salmon skin barrier functions gradually enhance after seawater transfer

Atlantic salmon winter-ulcer disease: Combining mortality and skin ulcer development as clinical efficacy criteria against Moritella viscosa infection

Complete genome sequence of Halomonas sp. R5-57

Sårproblematikk og hudhelse i laks- og regnbueørrettoppdrett

Co-infection of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar), by Moritella viscosa and Aliivibrio wodanis, development of disease and host colonization