Projekter pr. år
Personlig profil
Forskningsprofil
Our main interest is microbial consortia and to understand how they control the function of environmental and engineered systems. We study microbial diversity and functional traits from species to ecosystems including factors controlling community assembly and dynamics. We apply a range of complementary approaches from DNA-based community surveys, (meta)genomics, metabolic reconstruction, to the use of isotopes, confocal microscopy, and Raman microspectroscopy. Main focus areas:
- Microbial communities and key processes in wastewater treatment plants and resource recovery systems (MiDAS)
- Microbial extracellular biopolymers as recycled resources (REThiNk)
- Novel microbes, functions and biogeography in natural and engineered ecosystems (Microflora Danica)
Undervisningsprofil
Course responsible for Environmental Biotechnology which is a 5 ECTS semester course for 7th-semester students on Biotechnology, Biology and Chemistry. Supervising semester group projects (15 ETCS) on 7th-semester Biotechnology within the theme Molecular Methods.
Emneord
- Miljø
- Mikrobielle samfund (biofilm og konsortier)
- Identifikation og karakterisering af ikke-dyrkbare bakterier
- Adhæsion af bakterier til overflader, exopolymerer
- Biologisk rensning af spildevand, drikkevand og luft
- Produktion af bioenergi (biogas), genbrug af ressourcer (fosfat)
- Udvikling af nye metoder i mikrobiel økologi (-omicsmetoder, isotoper, enkeltcelleteknikker)
- Sundhedsteknologi
- Sygdomsfremkaldende bakterier og implantater
- Kemi og Biovidenskab
- Miljøbioteknologi
- Mikrobiologi
- Mikrobielle samfund
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Samarbejde i de sidste fem år
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AAU Water
Lykke, A. (Projektkoordinator), Quist-Jensen, C. A. (PI (principal investigator)), Vollertsen, J. (PI (principal investigator)), Nielsen, P. H. (PI (principal investigator)), Larsen, K. G. (PI (principal investigator)), Ali, A. (PI (principal investigator)), Aschmoneit, F. J. (PI (principal investigator)), Pomianowski, M. Z. (PI (principal investigator)) & Wisniewski, R. (PI (principal investigator))
01/05/2024 → …
Projekter: Projekt › Forskning
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CERO-MP: Cost Efficient Reduction of Micropollutants
Jørgensen, M. K. (PI (principal investigator)), Nielsen, P. H. (CoI (co-investigator)) & Christensen, M. L. (CoI (co-investigator))
01/01/2023 → 31/10/2025
Projekter: Projekt › Forskning
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REThiNk: Recovery of extracellular polymers from wastewater treatment residuals as a new circular biopolymer (REThiNk)
Nielsen, P. H. (PI (principal investigator)), Dueholm, M. K. D. (PI (principal investigator)), Seviour, T. (PI (principal investigator)), Van Loosdrecht, M. C. M. (PI (principal investigator)), Hove Hansen, S. (Projektkoordinator), Riisgaard-Jensen, M. (Projektdeltager), Vestergaard, S. Z. (Projektdeltager), Liu, L. (Projektdeltager), Daugberg, A. (Projektdeltager) & Nierychlo, M. A. (Projektdeltager)
Otto Mønsteds Fond, Novo Nordisk Foundation, International Water Association Denmark
01/09/2022 → 31/08/2027
Projekter: Projekt › Forskning
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MiDAS Sweden: The microbial database for Swedish wastewater treatment plants and digesters
Nielsen, P. H. (PI (principal investigator)), Hove Hansen, S. (Projektkoordinator), Nierychlo, M. A. (Projektdeltager), Petersen, A.-K. C. (Projektdeltager) & Andersen, K. S. (Projektdeltager)
01/07/2020 → …
Projekter: Projekt › Forskning
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Microflora Danica: The Microbiome of Denmark
Albertsen, M. (PI (principal investigator)), Nielsen, P. H. (PI (principal investigator)), Jensen, T. B. N. (Projektdeltager), Sørensen, E. A. (Projektdeltager), Sereika, M. (Projektdeltager), Dottorini, G. (Projektdeltager), Petriglieri, F. (Projektdeltager), Jørgensen, V. R. (Projektdeltager), Kirkegaard, R. H. (Projektdeltager), Yang, Y. (Projektdeltager), Karst, S. M. (Projektdeltager), Giguere, A. T. (Projektdeltager), Knutsson, S. (Projektdeltager), Singleton, C. M. (Projektdeltager), Dueholm, M. K. D. (Projektdeltager), Mølvang Dall, S. (Projektdeltager), Kristensen, J. M. (Projektdeltager) & Delogu, F. (Projektdeltager)
01/01/2019 → 31/12/2025
Projekter: Projekt › Forskning
Publikationer
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Biokinetic soft-sensing using Thiothrix and Ca. Microthrix bacteria to calibrate secondary settling, aeration and N2O emission digital twins
Bakos, V., Qiu, Y., Nierychlo, M., Nielsen, P. H. & Plósz, B. G., 1 maj 2025, I: Water Research. 275, 16 s., 123164.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › peer review
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Diversity and abundance of filamentous and non-filamentous “Leptothrix” in global wastewater treatment plants
Suazo, K. S., Nierychlo, M., Kondrotaite, Z., Petriglieri, F., Peces, M., Singleton, C., Dries, J. & Nielsen, P. H., mar. 2025, I: Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 91, 3, 17 s., e01485-24.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › peer review
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Diversity and physiology of abundant Rhodoferax species in global wastewater treatment systems
Petersen, J. F., Valk, L. C., Verhoeven, M. D., Nierychlo, M. A., Singleton, C. M., Dueholm, M. K. D. & Nielsen, P. H., jan. 2025, I: Systematic and Applied Microbiology. 48, 1, 14 s., 126574.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › peer review
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Fluorescently probing anaerobic digester sludge: Measuring single-cell anabolic activity in methanogens (Methanosarcina and Methanothermobacter) with deuterium-labeled Raman analysis
Fernando, E., Nielsen, P. H. & Nielsen, J. L., 5 feb. 2025, I: Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy. 326, 7 s., 125231.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › peer review
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Global diversity and distribution of antibiotic resistance genes in human wastewater treatment systems
Zhu, C., Wu, L., Ning, D., Tian, R., Gao, S., Zhang, B., Zhao, J., Zhang, Y., Xiao, N., Wang, Y., Brown, M. R., Tu, Q., Global Water Microbiome Consortium, Ju, F., Wells, G. F., Guo, J., He, Z., Nielsen, P. H., Wang, A. & Zhang, Y. & 13 flere, , 29 apr. 2025, I: Nature Communications. 16, 14 s., 4006.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › peer review
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Forskningsdatasæt
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Additional file 1 of Global abundance patterns, diversity, and ecology of Patescibacteria in wastewater treatment plants
Hu, H. (Ophavsperson), Kristensen, J. M. (Ophavsperson), Herbold, C. W. (Ophavsperson), Pjevac, P. (Ophavsperson), Kitzinger, K. (Ophavsperson), Hausmann, B. (Ophavsperson), Dueholm, M. K. D. (Ophavsperson), Nielsen, P. H. (Ophavsperson) & Wagner, M. (Ophavsperson), Figshare, 15 aug. 2024
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.26694255, https://springernature.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Additional_file_1_of_Global_abundance_patterns_diversity_and_ecology_of_Patescibacteria_in_wastewater_treatment_plants/26694255
Datasæt
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Additional file 1 of Global abundance patterns, diversity, and ecology of Patescibacteria in wastewater treatment plants
Hu, H. (Ophavsperson), Kristensen, J. M. (Ophavsperson), Herbold, C. W. (Ophavsperson), Pjevac, P. (Ophavsperson), Kitzinger, K. (Ophavsperson), Hausmann, B. (Ophavsperson), Dueholm, M. K. D. (Ophavsperson), Nielsen, P. H. (Ophavsperson) & Wagner, M. (Ophavsperson), Figshare, 15 aug. 2024
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.26694255.v1, https://springernature.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Additional_file_1_of_Global_abundance_patterns_diversity_and_ecology_of_Patescibacteria_in_wastewater_treatment_plants/26694255/1
Datasæt
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MOESM2 of Diversity of microbial carbohydrate-active enzymes in Danish anaerobic digesters fed with wastewater treatment sludge
Wilkens, C. (Ophavsperson), Busk, P. K. (Ophavsperson), Pilgaard, B. (Ophavsperson), Zhang, W.-J. (Ophavsperson), Nielsen, K. L. (Ophavsperson), Nielsen, P. H. (Ophavsperson) & Lange, L. (Ophavsperson), Figshare, 22 jun. 2017
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.3808579_d2.v1, https://springernature.figshare.com/articles/dataset/MOESM2_of_Diversity_of_microbial_carbohydrate-active_enzymes_in_Danish_anaerobic_digesters_fed_with_wastewater_treatment_sludge/5135923/1
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MOESM4 of Diversity of microbial carbohydrate-active enzymes in Danish anaerobic digesters fed with wastewater treatment sludge
Wilkens, C. (Ophavsperson), Busk, P. K. (Ophavsperson), Pilgaard, B. (Ophavsperson), Zhang, W.-J. (Ophavsperson), Nielsen, K. L. (Ophavsperson), Nielsen, P. H. (Ophavsperson) & Lange, L. (Ophavsperson), Figshare, 22 jun. 2017
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.3808579_d4.v1, https://springernature.figshare.com/articles/dataset/MOESM4_of_Diversity_of_microbial_carbohydrate-active_enzymes_in_Danish_anaerobic_digesters_fed_with_wastewater_treatment_sludge/5135947/1
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MOESM3 of Diversity of microbial carbohydrate-active enzymes in Danish anaerobic digesters fed with wastewater treatment sludge
Wilkens, C. (Ophavsperson), Busk, P. K. (Ophavsperson), Pilgaard, B. (Ophavsperson), Zhang, W.-J. (Ophavsperson), Nielsen, K. L. (Ophavsperson), Nielsen, P. H. (Ophavsperson) & Lange, L. (Ophavsperson), Figshare, 22 jun. 2017
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.3808579_d3.v1, https://springernature.figshare.com/articles/dataset/MOESM3_of_Diversity_of_microbial_carbohydrate-active_enzymes_in_Danish_anaerobic_digesters_fed_with_wastewater_treatment_sludge/5135938/1
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Priser
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Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers
Nielsen, P. H. (Modtager), 2023
Pris: Forsknings- uddannelses og innovationspriser
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Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers
Nielsen, P. H. (Modtager), 2022
Pris: Forsknings- uddannelses og innovationspriser
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Ardern-Lockett Award, IWA/MEWE
Nielsen, P. H. (Modtager), 2021
Pris: Forsknings- uddannelses og innovationspriser
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Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher
Nielsen, P. H. (Modtager), 2021
Pris: Forsknings- uddannelses og innovationspriser
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Aktiviteter
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MAGnifying biogas production efficiency: high-quality metagenome-assembled genome recovery in anaerobic digesters reveals abundant novel populations with key functional roles
Singleton, C. M. (Oplægsholder), Jiang, C. (Andet), Liu, L. (Andet), Kirkegaard, R. H. (Andet), Dueholm, M. K. D. (Andet) & Nielsen, P. H. (Andet)
12 sep. 2023Aktivitet: Foredrag og mundtlige bidrag › Konferenceoplæg
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Co-founder and partner of DNAsense ApS
Nielsen, P. H. (Konsulent)
2014 → 2024Aktivitet: Myndighedsbetjening, konsulentarbejde og øvrig ansættelse › Opstart af egen virksomhed
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Advances and applications of FISHtechnology: environmental, drinking water and foodstuff analysis
Nielsen, P. H. (Oplægsholder)
10 dec. 2007 → 11 dec. 2007Aktivitet: Foredrag og mundtlige bidrag › Foredrag og præsentationer i privat eller offentlig virksomhed
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Conference on "Water" (Vandmiljø), IDAmiljø
Nielsen, P. H. (Oplægsholder)
6 nov. 2007 → 7 nov. 2007Aktivitet: Foredrag og mundtlige bidrag › Foredrag og præsentationer i privat eller offentlig virksomhed
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Sustainable Processes and Products, Danish Biotechnological Society
Nielsen, P. H. (Oplægsholder)
4 okt. 2007Aktivitet: Foredrag og mundtlige bidrag › Foredrag og præsentationer i privat eller offentlig virksomhed
Presse/medier
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Stor pris til forsker bag kortlægning af bakterier i spildevand og naturtyper
09/05/2025 → 14/05/2025
4 elementer af Mediedækning
Presse/medie
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Videnskabernes Selskabs hædrer et livsværk af mikroskopiske opdagelser med kæmpe betydning
25/04/2025 → 29/04/2025
2 elementer af Mediedækning
Presse/medie
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Overskydende biomasse i spildevand kan udnyttes på nye måder
29/04/2025
1 element af Mediedækning
Presse/medie
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Vandsektorens faglige fætter/kusine-fest sætter suveræn deltagerrekord
11/12/2024
1 element af Mediedækning
Presse/medie