• Biofilms remember: Osmotic stress priming as a microbial management strategy for improving salinity acclimation in nitrifying biofilms 

      Navada, Sharada; Vadstein, Olav; Gaumet, Frederic; Tveten, Ann-Kristin; Spanu, Claudia; Mikkelsen, Øyvind; Kolarevic, Jelena (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      With increasing freshwater scarcity and greater use of seawater,fluctuating salinities are becomingcommon in water treatment systems. This can be challenging for salinity-sensitive processes like nitri-fication, especially ...
    • Influence of rate of salinity increase on nitrifying biofilms 

      Navada, Sharada; Vadstein, Olav; Tveten, Ann-Kristin; Verstege, Gerhardus C.; Terjesen, Bendik Fyhn; Mota, Vasco C.; Venkataraman, Vishwesh; Gaumet, Frederic; Mikkelsen, Øyvind; Kamstra, Andries (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      A strategy for rapid increase in salinity with minimal impact on nitrification is important for ammonia removal from saline effluents, especially in recirculating aquaculture systems with high water reuse. To study the ...
    • A salty start: Brackish water start-up as a microbial management strategy for nitrifying bioreactors with variable salinity 

      Navada, Sharada; Sebastianpillai, Marianna; Kolarevic, Jelena; Fossmark, Ragnhild Olsen; Tveten, Ann-Kristin; Gaumet, Frederic; Mikkelsen, Øyvind; Vadstein, Olav (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Nitrifying biofilms developed in brackish water are reported to be more robust to salinity changes than freshwater biofilms. This makes them a promising strategy for water treatment systems with variable salinity, such as ...