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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MicroFungi – Identify, map and explore the importance of soil fungal communities for soil health assessment and ecosystem quality across Denmark
Albertsen, M. (PI (principal investigator)), Nielsen, P. H. (PI (principal investigator)), Hugenholtz, P. (PI (principal investigator)), Singleton, C. M. (PI (principal investigator)), Sereika, M. (Projektdeltager), Chaumeil, P.-A. (Projektdeltager), Chuvochina, M. (Projektdeltager), Parks, D. H. (Projektdeltager), Rodriguez Rojas, M. (PI (principal investigator)), Kale, V. (Projektdeltager), Normand, S. (PI (principal investigator)), Greve, M. H. (PI (principal investigator)) & Wollesen de Jonge, L. (PI (principal investigator))
01/09/2025 → 31/08/2028
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)), Hove Hansen, S. (CoI (co-investigator)) & Nielsen, M. H. (CoI (co-investigator))
01/01/2025 → 31/10/2027
Projekter: Projekt › Forskning
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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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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
Publikationer
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A national baseline for methane sink habitats and methanotroph diversity
Knudsen, K. S., Sereika, M., Jensen, T. B. N., Delogu, F., Schmider, T., Jiang, C., Kirkegaard, R. H., Tveit, A. T., Nielsen, P. H., Albertsen, M. & Singleton, C. M., 2 feb. 2026, bioRxiv, 47 s.Publikation: Working paper/Preprint › Preprint
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Global insights into extracellular polymeric substances from activated sludge: Yield, composition, and microbial communities
De Bruin, S., Riisgaard-Jensen, M., Hansen, S. H., Van Loosdrecht, M. C. M., Nielsen, P. H. & Lin, Y., 15 jan. 2026, I: Water Research. 289, Pt A, 11 s., 124726.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › peer review
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Nanopore sequencing reaches amplicon sequence variant (ASV) resolution
Riisgaard-Jensen, M., Villanelo, S. A. R., Andersen, K. S., Kirkegaard, R., Hansen, S. H., Jiang, C., Stefansen, A. V., Thomsen, J. H. D., Nielsen, P. H. & Dueholm, M. K. D., 28 feb. 2026, bioRxiv, 18 s.Publikation: Working paper/Preprint › Preprint
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The Microflora Danica atlas of Danish environmental microbiomes
Singleton, C., Jensen, T., Delogu, F., Knudsen, K., Sørensen, E., Jørgensen, V., Karst, S., Yang, Y., Sereika, M., Petriglieri, F., Knutsson, S., Dall, S., Kirkegaard, R., Kristensen, J., Overgaard, C. K., Woodcroft, B., Speth, D., Aroney, S., The Microflora Danica Consortium & Pedersen, I. S. (Medlem af forfattergruppering) & 17 flere, , 22 jan. 2026, I: Nature. 649, 8098, s. 971–981 11 s.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › peer review
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A country-wide survey into the composition and transformation of short-chain organic acids in anaerobic sludge digesters at wastewater treatment plants in Denmark
Li, Z., Dueholm, M. K. D., Jiang, C., Zhu, B., Liu, L., Nielsen, P. H. & Hao, L., 11 jul. 2025, I: Scientific Reports. 15, 1, 12 s., 25001.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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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://figshare.com/articles/MOESM3_of_Diversity_of_microbial_carbohydrate-active_enzymes_in_Danish_anaerobic_digesters_fed_with_wastewater_treatment_sludge/5135938
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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://figshare.com/articles/MOESM2_of_Diversity_of_microbial_carbohydrate-active_enzymes_in_Danish_anaerobic_digesters_fed_with_wastewater_treatment_sludge/5135923
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MOESM1 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_d1.v1, https://figshare.com/articles/MOESM1_of_Diversity_of_microbial_carbohydrate-active_enzymes_in_Danish_anaerobic_digesters_fed_with_wastewater_treatment_sludge/5135902
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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://figshare.com/articles/MOESM4_of_Diversity_of_microbial_carbohydrate-active_enzymes_in_Danish_anaerobic_digesters_fed_with_wastewater_treatment_sludge/5135947
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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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MicroFlora Danica: Diversity, homogenisation, and the hidden nitrifiers of Denmark’s microbial atlas
Singleton, C. M. (Foredragsholder), Knudsen, K. S. (Foredragsholder), Jensen, T. B. N. (Foredragsholder), Speth, D. R. (Foredragsholder), Delogu, F. (Foredragsholder), Yang, Y. (Foredragsholder), Sereika, M. (Foredragsholder), Mølvang Dall, S. (Foredragsholder), Kirkegaard, R. H. (Foredragsholder), Kristensen, J. M. (Foredragsholder), Woodcroft, B. J. (Foredragsholder), Aroney, S. T. N. (Foredragsholder), Dueholm, M. K. D. (Foredragsholder), Wagner, M. (Foredragsholder), Nielsen, P. H. (Foredragsholder) & Albertsen, M. (Foredragsholder)
23 jun. 2025Aktivitet: Foredrag og mundtlige bidrag › Konferenceoplæg
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Identifying and exploring epiphytic bacteria in wastewater treatment plants: unveiling their symbiotic role
Kondrotaite, Z. (Oplægsholder), Petriglieri, F. (Andet), Nierychlo, M. A. (Andet), Jiang, C. (Andet), Singleton, C. M. (Andet) & Nielsen, P. H. (Andet)
2025 → …Aktivitet: Foredrag og mundtlige bidrag › Konferenceoplæg
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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
Presse/medier
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Kongen kom forbi og gav bakterier navn
Albertsen, M. & Nielsen, P. H.
08/05/2026
1 element af Mediedækning
Presse/medie
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Kend dine renseanlægs-bakterier – og skru ned for lattergas og flydeslam
22/04/2026 → 27/04/2026
3 elementer af Mediedækning
Presse/medie
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IWS: - Hvis vi opførte os sådan, ville vi miste vores kunder og blive lukket
15/04/2026
4 elementer af Mediedækning
Presse/medie
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Danmark får nyt atlas over naturens usynlige liv
Albertsen, M. & Nielsen, P. H.
17/02/2026
1 element af Mediedækning
Presse/medie
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Storslået og betydningsfuldt: Ingeniøren kårer Danmarks mikroflora-kortlægning som årets største, danske videnskabelige bidrag
Nielsen, P. H. & Albertsen, M.
06/01/2026
1 element af Mediedækning
Presse/medie
Impacts
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Viden om mikroorganismer forbinder kultur og bæredygtighed
Albertsen, M. (Deltager) & Nielsen, P. H. (Deltager)
Impact: Grøn impact, Kulturel impact, Anden impact