Browsing by Author "Blatny, Janet Martha"
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Assessment of the dispersion of Legionella-containing aerosols from a biological treatment plant
Blatny, Janet Martha; Tutkun, Murat; Fossum, Hannibal Eie; Skogan, Gunnar; Fykse, Else-Marie; Andreassen, Øyvind; Waagen, Viggo; Reif, Bjørn Anders Pettersson (2011)Legionella was detected in aeration ponds (biological treatment plant) at Borregaard Ind. Ltd., Norway, and in air samples harvested directly above these ponds. Since 2005, three outbreaks of legionellosis occurred within ... -
BIOEDEP - et EDA program for utvikling av utstyr for deteksjon, identifikasjon og overvåking av biologiske trusselstoffer
Aas, Pål; Blatny, Janet Martha; Hegsvold, Else Holde; Jargren, Espen (2011-04-26)Det eksisterer kommersielle deteksjons- og identifikasjonssystemer for påvisning av biologiske trusselstoffer, men ingen som tilfredsstiller brukerens krav med hensyn til pålitelighet, sensitivitet, spesifisitet og hurtighet. ... -
Characterization of airborne bacteria at an underground subway station
Dybwad, Marius; Granum, Per Einar; Bruheim, Per; Blatny, Janet Martha (2012)The reliable detection of airborne biological threat agents depends on several factors, including the performance criteria of the detector and its operational environment. One step in improving the detector's performance ... -
Comparative testing and evaluation of nine different air samplers: End-to-end sampling efficiencies as specific performance measurements for bioaerosol applications
Dybwad, Marius; Skogan, Gunnar; Blatny, Janet Martha (2014)Accurate exposure assessments are needed to evaluate health hazards caused by airborne microorganisms and require air samplers that efficiently capture representative samples. This highlights the need for samplers with ... -
Complete genome sequences of six Legionella pneumophila isolates from two collocated outbreaks of legionnaires' disease in 2005 and 2008 in Sarpsborg/Fredrikstad, Norway
Dybwad, Marius; Aarskaug, Tone; Fykse, Else-Marie; Madslien, Elisabeth Henie; Blatny, Janet Martha (2016)Here, we report the complete genome sequences of Legionella pneumophila isolates from two collocated outbreaks of Legionnaires’ disease in 2005 and 2008 in Sarpsborg/Fredrikstad, Norway. One clinical and two environmental ... -
Counter biological and chemical terrorism - WP6000: emergency preparedness and response
Ybarra, Carmen; Bueno, Inma; Endregard, Monica; Blatny, Janet Martha; Dugauquier, Christian; Dhermain, Joel; Petronio, Giovanni; Engman, Lena Karlsson (2009)This report describes the results of Work Package (WP) 6000 “Exchange information concerning the organisation in Europe to treat the problem” of the European Defence Agency (EDA) project “Counter Biological and Chemical ... -
Detection of Legionella pneumophila in a biological treatment plant by co-cultivatiobn with Acanthamoeba castellanii
Fykse, Else-Marie; Aarskaug, Tone; Blatny, Janet Martha (2014)Legionella pneumophila was identified in the aeration ponds of a biological wastewater treatment plant at the pulp and paper industry Borregaard, Sarpsborg, Norway. After 3 outbreaks of Legionaires’ disease reported in ... -
Early and reliable detection and identification - an important element for efficient biodefense preparedness and response
Blatny, Janet Martha (2005)This report is based on the paper presented by the author at the International Bioterrorism Conference in Fürigen, Switzerland April 2005, “Meeting the Challenges of Bioterrorism: Assessing the Threat and Designing ... -
Effects of a 7-days military training exercise on inflammatory biomarkers, serum hepcidin, and iron status
McClung, James P; Martini, Svein; Murphy, Nancy E; Montain, Scott J; Margolis, Lee M; Thrane, Ingjerd; Spitz, Marissa G; Blatny, Janet Martha; Young, Andrew J; Gundersen, Yngvar; Pasiakos, Stefan M (2013)Background Hepcidin, a peptide that is released into the blood in response to inflammation, prevents cellular iron export and results in declines in iron status. Elevated serum and urinary levels of hepcidin have been ... -
Evaluation of a highly discriminating multiplex multi-locus variable-number of tandem-repeats (MLVA) analysis for Vibrio cholerae
Olsen, Jaran Strand; Aarskaug, Tone; Skogan, Gunnar; Fykse, Else-Marie; Ellingsen, Anette Bauer; Blatny, Janet Martha (2009)Vibrio cholerae is the etiological agent of cholera and may be used in bioterror actions due to the easiness of its dissemination, and the public fear for acquiring the cholera disease. A simple and highly discriminating ... -
Evaluering av RAZOR™-instrument for identifisering av biologiske trusselstoffer
Thrane, Ingjerd; Espelund, Mari; Aarskaug, Tone; Blatny, Janet Martha (2013-08-07)Ved en biologisk hendelse er det viktig å undersøke tilstedeværelse av biologiske trusselstoffer så raskt som mulig og identifisere dem, samt å avklare om de biologiske trusselstoffene utgjør en reell trussel. PCRteknikken er ... -
FFIs støtte til sivile helsemyndigheter under koronapandemien - kvalitetskontroll av smittevernutstyr
Blatny, Janet Martha; Breivik, Hanne; Dybwad, Marius; Bergaust, Julie Celine (2021-05-21)Rapporten beskriver hvordan Forsvarets forskningsinstitutt (FFI) støttet norske helsemyndigheter under koronapandemien i 2020–2021 og instituttets evne og kapasitet til å håndtere en tilsvarende fremtidig krise. 30. ... -
Genotyping of B. licheniformis based on a novel multi-locus sequence typing (MLST) scheme
Madslien, Elisabeth; Olsen, Jaran Strand; Granum, Per Einar; Blatny, Janet Martha (2012)Background Bacillus licheniformis has for many years been used in the industrial production of enzymes, antibiotics and detergents. However, as a producer of dormant heat-resistant endospores B. licheniformis might ... -
Identification of airborne bacteria by 16S rDNA sequencing, MALDI-TOF MS and the MIDI microbial identification system
Fykse, Else-Marie; Tjärnhage, Torbjörn; Humppi, Tarmo; Eggen, Vilde Sørvik; Ingebretsen, André; Skogan, Gunnar; Olofsson, Göran; Wästerby, Pär; Gradmark, Per-Åke; Larsson, Anders; Dybwad, Marius; Blatny, Janet Martha (2015)The aim of this study was to collect and identify airborne bacteria in Norway, Sweden and Finland and to compare three different technologies for identifying collected airborne bacterial isolates: the “gold standard” method ... -
Identification of biological threat agents in the environment and its challenge
Blatny, Janet Martha; Fykse, Else Marie; Olsen, Jaran Strand; Skogan, Gunnar; Aarskaug, Tone (2008)A release of pathogenic microorganisms may result in infections either in humans or animals, in which the development of clinical symptoms may be the first alert of a biological incident. Rapid, reliable and efficient ... -
L-alanine-induced germination in Bacillus licheniformis -the impact of native gerA sequences
Madslien, Elisabeth Henie; Granum, Per Einar; Blatny, Janet Martha; Lindback, Toril (2014)Background L-alanine, acting through the GerA receptor, was recently found to be an efficient germinant in Bacillus licheniformis ATCC14580/DSM13. Results In this study, we show that several of 46 examined B. ... -
Legionella and non-Legionella bacteria in a biological treatment plant
Fykse, Else-Marie; Aarskaug, Tone; Thrane, Ingjerd; Blatny, Janet Martha (2013)Legionella pneumophila were previously identified in the aeration ponds (up to 1010 CFU/L) of a biological wastewater treatment plant at Borregaard Ind. Ltd., Sarpsborg, Norway, and in air samples (up to 3300 CFU/m3) ... -
Påvisning av biologiske trusselstoffer - et studium av teknologier og metoder for bruk i Forsvaret
Blatny, Janet Martha; Fykse, Else Marie; Olsen, Jaran Strand (2005)This report describes various methods for detection and identification of biological (B) threat agents and different technical devices that may be used for military purposes. Various approaches may be used for B-detection ... -
Påvisning av biologiske trusselstoffer - teknologiinnspill til FS 07
Blatny, Janet Martha; Fykse, Else Marie; Olsen, Jaran Strand (2006)This report describes various methods for detection and identification of biological (B) threat agents and different technical devices that may be used for military purposes. Various approaches may be used for B-detection ... -
Påvisning av Legionella spp. i luft ved Borregaard
Blatny, Janet Martha; Skogan, Gunnar; Reif, Bjørn Anders Pettersson (2007)Rapporten beskriver et samarbeidsprosjekt mellom Forsvarets forskningsinstitutt (FFI), Folkehelseinstituttet, Telelab AS og Borregaard for å undersøke om ����� legionellabakterier kan påvises i luft ����� legionellabakterier ...