Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Short presentation
My research focuses on the ecophysiology and bioengineering of photosynthetic microorganisms. These organisms comprise cyanobacteria, microalgae, and anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria. I investigate the mechanisms of photosynthesis, CO2 metabolism, and other metabolic strategies the organisms have evolved to survive in their environment.
I also explore how the activities and products of these photosynthetic microbes can be exploited for practical purposes, particularly in CO2 capture and biosynthesis of native and nonnative metabolites including pigments, sugars, and other compounds.
Our methodologies integrate genetic and physiological techniques with biochemical and molecular analyses, applied to both laboratory cultures and natural and engineered microbial communities.
Keywords
- Faculty of Science
- CO2 fixation
- Carbon capture
- Carotenoids
- Chlorophylls
- Cyanobacteria
- Genetic manipulation
- Microbial CO2 metabolism
- Microbial sulfur metabolism
- Microbiomes
Research output
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Engineering of photosynthetic mannitol biosynthesis from CO2 in a cyanobacterium
Jacobsen, J. H. & Frigaard, N-U., 2014, In: Metabolic Engineering. 21, p. 60-70 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
123 Citations (Scopus) -
Cyanobacterial biomass as carbohydrate and nutrient feedstock for bioethanol production by yeast fermentation
Möllers, K. B., Cannella, D., Jørgensen, H. & Frigaard, N-U., 2014, In: Biotechnology for Biofuels. 7, 64, 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Open AccessFile174 Citations (Scopus)1902 Downloads (Pure) -
Biotechnology of anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria
Frigaard, N-U., 2016, Anaerobes in biotechnology. Hatti-Kaul, R., Mamo, G. & Mattiasson, B. (eds.). Springer, p. 139-154 16 p. (Advances in Biochemical Engineering. Biotechnology, Vol. 156).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
33 Citations (Scopus) -
In situ high-resolution structure of the baseplate antenna complex in Chlorobaculum tepidum
Nielsen, J. T., Kulminskaya, N. V., Bjerring, M., Linnanto, J. M., Rätsep, M., Pedersen, M. Ø., Lambrev, P. H., Dorogi, M., Garab, G., Thomsen, K., Jegerschöld, C., Frigaard, N-U., Lindahl, M. & Nielsen, N. C., 2016, In: Nature Communications. 7, 12 p., 12454.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Light-driven oxidation of polysaccharides by photosynthetic pigments and a metalloenzyme
Cannella, D., Möllers, K. B., Frigaard, N-U., Jensen, P. E., Bjerrum, M. J., Johansen, K. S. & Felby, C., 2016, In: Nature Communications. 7, 11134.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Mechanisms and evolution of oxidative sulfur metabolism in green sulfur bacteria
Gregersen, L. H., Bryant, D. A. & Frigaard, N-U., 2011, In: Frontiers in Microbiology. 2, 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Methane and CO2 consumption from a synthetic waste gas by microbial communities in enriched seawater
Frigaard, N. U. & Seemann, S. E., 2025, In: Carbon Capture Science and Technology. 14, 13 p., 100324.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Substantial near-infrared radiation-driven photosynthesis of chlorophyll f-containing cyanobacteria in a natural habitat
Kühl, M., Trampe, E., Mosshammer, M., Johnson, M., Larkum, A. W. D., Frigaard, N-U. & Koren, K., 2020, In: eLife. 9, 15 p., e50871.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Open AccessFile31 Citations (Scopus)119 Downloads (Pure)