Microbiology

Location

Norwegian University of Life Sciences, NMBU

Group/Department

The protein engineering and proteomics group (PEP)

Scientific Interests/Background

Structural and functional analyses of carbohydrates, applied and fundamental enzymology, in vitro fermentation.

Materials under Investigation

Production of new prebiotics

Specifications

In-vitro fermentation (small scale reactors, anaerobic)
Fermentation model for low volume fermentation (using fecal inoculum, designed ‘minimal’ consortia)

Contact person

Bjørge Westereng

Associate Professor

bjorge.westereng@nmbu.no