Background and activities

Leader for technical staff, HSE-coordinator, Coordinator of laboratory courses

Scientific, academic and artistic work

A selection of recent journal publications, artistic productions, books, including book and report excerpts. See all publications in the database

Journal publications

  • Gimmestad, Martin; Ertesvåg, Helga; Heggeset, Tonje Marita; Aarstad, Olav Andreas; Svanem, Britt Iren Glærum; Valla, Svein. (2009) Characterization of Three New Azotobacter vinelandii Alginate Lyases, One of Which Is Involved in Cyst Germination. Journal of Bacteriology. vol. 191 (15).
  • Gimmestad, Martin; Steigedal, Magnus; Ertesvåg, Helga; Moreno, Soledad; Christensen, Bjørn Erik; Espín, Guadalupe; Valla, Svein. (2006) Identification and characterization of an Azotobacter vinelandii type I secretion system responsible for export of the AlgE-Type mannuronan C-5-epimerases. Journal of Bacteriology. vol. 188 (15).
  • Bakkevig, Karianne; Sletta, Håvard; Gimmestad, Martin; Aune, Randi; Ertesvåg, Helga; Degnes, Kristin; Christensen, Bjørn Erik; Ellingsen, Trond Erling; Valla, Svein. (2005) Role of the Pseudomonas fluorescens alginate lyase (AlgL) in clearing the periplasm of alginates not exported to the extracellular environment. Journal of Bacteriology. vol. 187 (24).
  • Gimmestad, Martin; Sletta, Håvard; Ertesvåg, Helga; Bakkevig, Karianne; Jain, Sumita; Suh, Sang-jin; Skjåk-Bræk, Gudmund; Ellingsen, Trond E.; Ohman, Dennis E.; Valla, Svein. (2003) The Pseudomonas fluorescens AlgG protein, but not its mannuronan C-5-epimerase activity, is needed fro alginate polymer formation. Journal of Bacteriology. vol. 185 (12).
  • Kotlar, HK; Grande, K; Rasmussen, K; Ramstad, M; Markussen, S; Winnberg, A; Zotchev, Sergey; Gimmestad, Martin. (2003) Bioconversion of aromatics in light gas oil in a continuous bioreactor system. Abstract of Papers of the American Chemical Society. vol. 225.
  • Kotlar, HK; Rasmussen, K; Markussen, S; Winnberg, A; Zotchev, Sergey; Gimmestad, Martin. (2003) Bioconversion of aromatics in light gas oil (LGO) in a continuous bioreactor system. Abstract of Papers of the American Chemical Society. vol. 225.

Report/dissertation

  • Gimmestad, Martin. (2005) A study of bacterial genes involved in post-polymerization control of alginate structure. 2005. ISBN 82-471-7123-6.