Fernanda Cristina Petersen

Professor - Biofilm2
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Visiting address Domus Odontologica RH Building A1 floor M Sognsvannsveien 10 0372 Oslo
Postal address Postboks 1052 Blindern 0316 Oslo

Academic Interests

Molecular microbiology, streptococcal genetics and competence, bacterial signaling, regulatory pathways, commensal and pathogenic relationships, biofilms.

Teaching

Higher education and employment history

dr odont, University of Oslo, 2002; Master education, University of Oslo, 1995; Specialist in prosthodontics, Rio de Janeiro State University, 1990; DDS, Rio de Janeiro State University, 1988.

Honoraria

  • NOF division Hatton Award, 2000
  • IADR International Hatton Award, 2001
  • NOF division Hatton Award, 2003
  • Unilever travel Awards, 2004
  • Tidende, best review article in 2005-2007, 2007

Appointments

  • Associate professor, University of Oslo, 2007
  • Researcher/lecturer, University of Oslo, 2006
  • Post-doctoral research fellow, University of Oslo, 2002
  • PhD fellow (dr. odont), University of Oslo, 1997

Cooperation

Member of the Biofilm and signaling group, University of Oslo
Farmaceutical Institute, University of Oslo
Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, USA
Forsyth Institute, USA
Department of Oral Biology (Cell biology and microbiology groups), University of Oslo
Member of the Center for biofilm research www.biofilmforskning.no 
 

Project

Research and education in biofilm and antibiotic

 

Tags: microbiology, streptococci, genetic competence, signalling, biofilm, commensals, pathogens

Publications

  • Junges, Roger; Khan, Rabia; Tovpeko, Yanina; Åmdal, Heidi Aarø; Petersen, Fernanda Cristina & Morrison, Donald A. (2023). Markerless Genome Editing in Competent Streptococci, Oral Biology. Molecular Techniques and Applications. Springer. ISSN 978-1-0716-2779-2. p. 201–216. doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-2780-8_13.
  • Dornelas-Figueira, Louise Morais; Ricomini Filho, Antonio Pedro; Junges, Roger; Åmdal, Heidi Aarø; Del Bel Cury, Altair Antoninha & Petersen, Fernanda Cristina (2023). In Vitro Impact of Fluconazole on Oral Microbial Communities, Bacterial Growth, and Biofilm Formation. Antibiotics. ISSN 2079-6382. 12(9). doi: 10.3390/antibiotics12091433.
  • Shekhar, Sudhanshu; Brar, Navdeep Kaur; Håkansson, Anders P. & Petersen, Fernanda Cristina (2023). Treatment of Mouse Infants with Amoxicillin, but Not the Human Milk-Derived Antimicrobial HAMLET, Impairs Lung Th17 Responses. Antibiotics. ISSN 2079-6382. 12(2). doi: 10.3390/antibiotics12020423. Full text in Research Archive
  • Dhariwal, Achal; Bråten, Lars Christian Haugli; Sturød, Kjersti; Salvadori Da Silva, Gabriela; Bargheet, Ahmed & Åmdal, Heidi Aarø [Show all 11 contributors for this article] (2023). Differential response to prolonged amoxicillin treatment: long-term resilience of the microbiome versus long-lasting perturbations in the gut resistome. Gut microbes. ISSN 1949-0976. 15(1). doi: 10.1080/19490976.2022.2157200.
  • Bajalan, Aya; Bui, Tiina; Salvadori, Gabriela ; Marques, Dalton; Schumacher, Alison & Rösing, Cassiano Kuchenbecker [Show all 11 contributors for this article] (2022). Awareness regarding antimicrobial resistance and confidence to prescribe antibiotics in dentistry: a cross-continental student survey. Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control. ISSN 2047-2994. 11. doi: 10.1186/s13756-022-01192-x. Full text in Research Archive
  • Rajar, Polona; Dhariwal, Achal; Salvadori Da Silva, Gabriela; Junges, Roger; Åmdal, Heidi Aarø & Berild, Dag [Show all 12 contributors for this article] (2022). Microbial DNA extraction of high-host content and low biomass samples: Optimized protocol for nasopharynx metagenomic studies. Frontiers in Microbiology. ISSN 1664-302X. 13, p. 1–15. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.1038120. Full text in Research Archive
  • Lekang, Katrine; Shekhar, Sudhanshu; Berild, Dag; Petersen, Fernanda Cristina & Winther-Larsen, Hanne Cecilie (2022). Effects of different amoxicillin treatment durations on microbiome diversity and composition in the gut. PLOS ONE. ISSN 1932-6203. 17(10). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0275737. Full text in Research Archive
  • Shekhar, Sudhanshu; Brar, Navdeep Kaur & Petersen, Fernanda Cristina (2022). Suppressive effect of therapeutic antibiotic regimen on antipneumococcal Th1/Th17 responses in neonatal mice. Pediatric Research. ISSN 0031-3998. doi: 10.1038/s41390-022-02115-7.
  • Weber, Florian; Morais Dornelas Figueira, Louise; Hafiane, Nora; Zaytseva-Zotova, Daria; Barrantes Bautista, Alejandro & Petersen, Fernanda Cristina [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2022). Can polyphenolic surface modifications prevent fungal colonization of titanium dental implants? Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces. ISSN 0927-7765. 219. doi: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2022.112813. Full text in Research Archive
  • Dhariwal, Achal; Junges, Roger; Chen, Tsute & Petersen, Fernanda Cristina (2021). ResistoXplorer: a web-based tool for visual, statistical and exploratory data analysis of resistome data. NAR Genomics and Bioinformatics. ISSN 2631-9268. doi: 10.1093/nargab/lqab018.
  • Marshall, Helina; José, Ricardo J.; Kilian, Mogens; Petersen, Fernanda Cristina & Brown, Jeremy S. (2021). Effects of Expression of Streptococcus pneumoniae PspC on the Ability of Streptococcus mitis to Evade Complement-Mediated Immunity. Frontiers in Microbiology. ISSN 1664-302X. 12, p. 1–12. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.773877. Full text in Research Archive
  • Pandey, Sushma; Søland, Tine Merete; Bjerkli, Inger-Heidi; Sand, Lars Peter; Petersen, Fernanda Cristina & Costea, Daniela Elena [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2021). Combined loss of expression of involucrin and cytokeratin 13 is associated with poor prognosis in squamous cell carcinoma of mobile tongue. Head and Neck. ISSN 1043-3074. 43(11), p. 3374–3385. doi: 10.1002/hed.26826. Full text in Research Archive
  • Shekhar, Sudhanshu; Åmdal, Heidi Aarø & Petersen, Fernanda Cristina (2021). Vaccination With the Commensal Streptococcus mitis Expressing Pneumococcal Serotype 5 Capsule Elicits IgG/IgA and Th17 Responses Against Streptococcus pneumoniae. Frontiers in Immunology. ISSN 1664-3224. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.676488. Full text in Research Archive
  • Dhariwal, Achal; Petersen, Fernanda Cristina; Chen, Tsute & Junges, Roger (2021). ResistoXplorer: a web-based tool for visual, statistical and exploratory data analysis of resistome data. NAR Genomics and Bioinformatics. ISSN 2631-9268. 3. doi: 10.1093/nargab/lqab018. Full text in Research Archive
  • Petersen, Fernanda Cristina; Dahle, Ulf R; Nicolau, Belinda & Casals-Pascual, Climent (2020). COVID-19: Looking Into the Overlooked. Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences. ISSN 2296-889X. 7. doi: 10.3389/fmolb.2020.00165. Full text in Research Archive
  • Marshall, Helina; Aguayo, Sebastian; Kilian, Mogens; Petersen, Fernanda Cristina; Bozec, Laurent & Brown, Jeremy S. (2020). In Vivo Relationship between the Nano-Biomechanical Properties of Streptococcal Polysaccharide Capsules and Virulence Phenotype. ACS Nano. ISSN 1936-0851. 14(1), p. 1070–1083. doi: 10.1021/acsnano.9b08631.
  • Pandey, Sushma; Follin-Arbelet, Benoit; Bahadur Pun, Chin; K. Gautam, Dej; Johannessen, Anne Christine & Petersen, Fernanda Cristina [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2020). Helicobacter pylori was not detected in oral squamous cell carcinomas from cohorts of Norwegian and Nepalese patients. Scientific Reports. ISSN 2045-2322. 10. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-65694-7. Full text in Research Archive
  • Rajar, Polona; Saugstad, Ola Didrik; Berild, Dag; Dutta, Anirban; Greisen, Gorm & Lausten-Thomsen, Ulrik [Show all 11 contributors for this article] (2020). Antibiotic stewardship in premature infants: a systematic review. Neonatology. ISSN 1661-7800. 117(6), p. 673–686. doi: 10.1159/000511710. Full text in Research Archive
  • Rørvik, Gro Herredsvela; Liskiewicz, Krystyna Anna; Kryuchkov, Fedor; Naemi, Ali-Oddin; aasheim, Hans-Christian & Petersen, Fernanda Cristina [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2020). Cyclic di-adenosine monophosphate regulates metabolism and growth in the oral commensal streptococcus mitis. Microorganisms. ISSN 2076-2607. 8:1269(9), p. 1–21. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8091269. Full text in Research Archive
  • Dhariwal, Achal; Junges, Roger; Chen, Tsute & Petersen, Fernanda Cristina (2020). ResistoXplorer: a web-based tool for visual, statistical and exploratory data analysis of resistome data. bioRxiv. ISSN 2692-8205. doi: 10.1101/2020.08.14.250837.
  • Shekhar, Sudhanshu & Petersen, Fernanda Cristina (2020). The Dark Side of Antibiotics: Adverse Effects on the Infant Immune Defense against Infection. Frontiers in pediatrics. ISSN 2296-2360. doi: 10.3389/fped.2020.544460. Full text in Research Archive
  • Ercoli, Jimstan; Ercoli, Giuseppe; Pollard, Tracey; Chimalapati, Suneeta; Camberlein, Emilie & Szylar, Gabriella [Show all 12 contributors for this article] (2019). Relative contributions of extracellular and internalized bacteria to early macrophage proinflammatory responses to streptococcus pneumoniae. mBio. ISSN 2161-2129. 10(5). doi: 10.1128/mBio.02144-19.
  • Filho, Antonio Pedro Ricomini; Khan, Rabia; Åmdal, Heidi Aarø & Petersen, Fernanda Cristina (2019). Conserved Pheromone Production, Response and Degradation by Streptococcus mutans. Frontiers in Microbiology. ISSN 1664-302X. 10. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.02140. Full text in Research Archive
  • Sturød, Kjersti; Dhariwal, Achal; Dahle, Ulf R; Vestrheim, Didrik Frimann & Petersen, Fernanda Cristina (2019). Impact of narrow-spectrum penicillin V on the oral and faecal resistome in a young child treated for otitis media. Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance. ISSN 2213-7165. 20, p. 290–297. doi: 10.1016/j.jgar.2019.08.004. Full text in Research Archive

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  • Dahle, Ulf R & Petersen, Fernanda Cristina (2023). Antimicrobial resistance: A challenge that crosses borders.
  • Petersen, Fernanda Cristina; Soni, Nancy; Rued, Britta; Sribasgaran, Biramitha & Ghafoor, Saba (2023). Resisforce: an international partnership bringing together research and education on biofilm and antimicrobial resistance.
  • Petersen, Fernanda Cristina (2023). Experiences from the FutureLearn Online Course Exploring the Landscape of Antibiotic Resistance in Microbiomes.
  • McLaughlin, Kendra J.; Junges, Roger; Levine, Alissa; Petersen, Fernanda Cristina & Nicolau, Belinda Farias (2023). Exploring Dental Professionals' Attitudes Toward Antimicrobial Resistance and Their Role in Mitigating Health Risks.
  • Smith, Clay; Nicolau, Belinda Farias; Junges, Roger; Petersen, Fernanda Cristina & Levine, Alissa (2023). Perceptions, Attitudes, Beliefs, and Recommendations Regarding Antimicrobial Resistance and Antibiotic Prescriptions: A Qualitative Study Among McGill DMD Students.
  • Dhariwal, Achal; Petersen, Fernanda Cristina; Chen, Tsute & Baker, Jonathon (2023). Introduction to Resistome: key concepts and hands-on analysis.
  • Petersen, Fernanda Cristina (2022). Antimicrobial resistance: challenges and prospects Closing remarks.
  • Petersen, Fernanda Cristina (2022). Antimicrobial resistance: challenges and prospects Opening remarks.
  • Petersen, Fernanda Cristina (2022). Collateral effects of antibiotics on the human microbiome: does it matter?
  • Ghafoor, Saba; Salvadori, Gabriela; Ricomini-Filho, Antônio Pedro; Marques, Dalton; Petersen, Fernanda Cristina & Nicolau, Belinda Farias [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2022). Dental education on antibiotic resistance: a qualitative analysis of the educators’ perspectives.
  • Brar, Navdeep Kaur; Dhariwal, Achal; Junges, Roger; Håkansson, Anders & Petersen, Fernanda Cristina (2022). Potential of HAMLET, a human milk protein-lipid complex, to modulate ecological changes in the oral microbiome induced by amoxicillin.
  • Ghafoor, Saba; Salvadori, Gabriela; Ricomini-Filho, Antônio Pedro; Marques, Dalton; Petersen, Fernanda Cristina & Nicolau, Belinda Farias [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2022). Dental education on antibiotic resistance.
  • Rajar, Polona; Dhariwal, Achal; Salvadori, Gabriela ; Junges, Roger; Åmdal, Heidi Aarø & Berild, Dag [Show all 12 contributors for this article] (2022). Microbial DNA extraction of high-host content and low biomass samples: optimized protocol for nasopharynx metagenomic studies.
  • Dhariwal, Achal & Petersen, Fernanda Cristina (2022). Using ResistoXplorer for comprehensive visual, statistical, and exploratory analysis of AMR metagenomic data .
  • Dhariwal, Achal & Petersen, Fernanda Cristina (2022). ResistoXplorer: a web-based tool for visual, statistical and exploratory data analysis of resistome data.
  • Dhariwal, Achal & Petersen, Fernanda Cristina (2022). Impact of Long-Term Amoxicillin Treatment on the Gut Microbiome and Resistome.
  • Brar, Navdeep Kaur; Dhariwal, Achal; Åmdal, Heidi Aarø; Junges, Roger; Salvadori, Gabriela & Petersen, Fernanda Cristina (2022). The Impact of Ampicillin on the Oral Microbiome and Resistome.
  • Petersen, Fernanda Cristina (2022). Antibiotic exposure: the growing concern about off-target effects.
  • Petersen, Fernanda Cristina (2022). Off-target impact of antibiotics on the microbiome.
  • Brar, Navdeep Kaur; Junges, Roger; Hakansson, Anders P. & Petersen, Fernanda Cristina (2022). General IADR conference. The Impact of HAMLET, a Human-Milk Protein Complex, on the Ecology of the Oral Microbiome.
  • Ghafoor, Saba; Petersen, Fernanda Cristina & Junges, Roger (2021). The global challenge of dental education on antibiotic resistance: a qualitative interview study.
  • Dhariwal, Achal & Petersen, Fernanda Cristina (2021). Resistoxplorer: A web-based tool for visual, statistical and exploratory analysis of resistome data.
  • Shekhar, Sudhanshu; Åmdal, Heidi Aarø & Petersen, Fernanda Cristina (2021). Vaccination with the commensal Streptococcus mitis expressing pneumococcal serotype 5 capsule elicits IgG/IgA and Th17 responses against Streptococcus pneumoniae.
  • Brar, Navdeep Kaur; Junges, Roger; Hakansson, Anders P. & Petersen, Fernanda Cristina (2021). The Impact of HAMLET, a Human-Milk Protein Complex, on the Ecology of the Oral Microbiome.
  • Petersen, Fernanda Cristina (2021). Let's talk about microbiomes.
  • Petersen, Fernanda Cristina (2021). Off-target impact of antibiotics.
  • Petersen, Fernanda Cristina; Dhariwal, Achal; Bråten, Lars Christian Haugli; Sturød, Kjersti; Junges, Roger & Salvadori, Gabriela [Show all 10 contributors for this article] (2021). Off-target impact of long-term amoxicillin treatment.
  • Dhariwal, Achal; Petersen, Fernanda Cristina; Junges, Roger & Chen, Tsute (2020). ResistoXplorer: a web-based tool for visual, statistical and exploratory data analysis of resistome data.
  • Shekhar, Sudhanshu & Petersen, Fernanda Cristina (2020). Neonatal exposure to therapeutic antibiotic regimens suppresses peripheral and mucosal T cell responses.
  • Torwick, Anna & Petersen, Fernanda Cristina (2020). An oral fungus brought a Brazilian exchange student to Norway.
  • Bergersen, Linda Hildegard; Petersen, Fernanda Cristina & Dahle, Ulf R (2020). Kort sagt, fredag 27. mars. [Newspaper]. Aftenposten.
  • Petersen, Fernanda Cristina; Dhariwal, Achal; Sturød, Kjersti & Nickelsen, Trine (2020). Babyer får penicillin ? og uheldige bakterier blusser opp. [Internet]. Apollon.
  • Morais Dornelas Figueira, Louise & Petersen, Fernanda Cristina (2020). Cross-Kingdom Impact of Antimicrobial.
  • Petersen, Fernanda Cristina (2020). Towards epi-omic approaches in the study of microbiomes.
  • Rajar, Polona & Petersen, Fernanda Cristina (2020). Born in the twilight of antibiotics: Implications of antibiotic use to the preterm infant respiratory microbiome and resistome development .
  • Bergersen, Linda Hildegard; Bjorvand Bjørkøy, Aasta Marie; Fei Fang, Evandro; Gjelsvik, Olav; Hystad Hove, Lene & Liaaen Jensen, Janicke [Show all 12 contributors for this article] (2020). Vi må kunne tenke nytt om alderdom.
  • Petersen, Fernanda Cristina (2020). Metagenomic approaches for analysis of AMR in microbiomes.
  • Charvet, Elodie; Petersen, Fernanda Cristina & Størseth Harr, Inger (2019). Resistance after long term antibiotic treatment. [Internet]. UiO Nettsider.
  • Libardi Pagotto, Leonardo; Petersen, Fernanda Cristina & Zwaig Kolstad, Hilde (2019). - Har aldri sett så mye snø! [Internet]. UiO Nettsider.
  • Pagotto, LL; Junges, Roger; Salvadori, Gabriela ; Petersen, Fernanda Cristina & Ricomini Filho, AP (2019). Inhibition of Streptococcus mutans competence by chlorhexidine gluconate.
  • Baker, Jonathon & Petersen, Fernanda Cristina (2019). Klebsiella and Providencia emerge as lone survivors following long-term starvation of oral microbiota .
  • Herredsvela Rørvik, Gro & Petersen, Fernanda Cristina (2019). C-di-AMP signaling in the oral commensal Streptococcus mitis.
  • Hu, Duoyi & Petersen, Fernanda Cristina (2019). Strategies for unveiling upstream regulators controlling Streptococcus pneumoniae quorum-sensing .
  • Lam, Trinh & Petersen, Fernanda Cristina (2019). Droplet Confinement of Streptococcus pneumoniae for Studies of Bacterial Genetic Transformation.
  • Libardi Pagotto, Leonardo & Petersen, Fernanda Cristina (2019). Inhibition of Streptococcus mutans competence by chlorhexidine gluconate.
  • Barbara, E Costa-Oliveira & Petersen, Fernanda Cristina (2019). New insights on Intracellular polysaccharides in Streptococcus mutans.
  • Dhariwal, Achal; Junges, Roger & Petersen, Fernanda Cristina (2019). Exploratory analysis and Visualization of resistome data.
  • Martorano Fernandes, Loyse & Petersen, Fernanda Cristina (2019). The role of adhesins of Candida albicans in virulence and pathogenicity of duo-species biofilms with Streptococcus mutans.
  • Morais Dornelas Figueira, Louise & Petersen, Fernanda Cristina (2019). Streptococcus mitis regulation and genomic sequencing during interaction with Candida albicans.
  • Rued, Britta & Petersen, Fernanda Cristina (2019). Quorum sensing regulates expression of a post-translationally modified peptide in Streptococcus mutans.
  • Melo Leite Filho, Ademir & Petersen, Fernanda Cristina (2019). Cariogenic potential of a duo-species biofilm of Streptococcus mutans and Lactobacillus fermentum exposed to lactose.
  • Campos Vieira, Juliana & Petersen, Fernanda Cristina (2019). Cariogenicity of lactose in a Streptococcus mutans biofilm exposed to sucrose.
  • Laczkovich, Irina & Petersen, Fernanda Cristina (2019). Identification of unannotated pheromone genes by ribosome profiling.
  • Petersen, Fernanda Cristina (2019). No time to wait: oral research in the twilight of antibiotics.
  • Chen, Tsute & Petersen, Fernanda Cristina (2019). The Human Oral Microbiome Database: now extended to comprise the aerodigestive tract.
  • Baker, Jonathon & Petersen, Fernanda Cristina (2019). Exploiting the oral microbiome to prevent tooth decay: has evolution already provided the best tools?
  • Federle, Michael & Petersen, Fernanda Cristina (2019). Identifying and exploiting bacterial communication networks to manipulate bacterial pathogens.
  • Casarin, Renato & Petersen, Fernanda Cristina (2019). From colonization to biofilm behavior: a look on severe periodontitis affecting young population.
  • Ricomini, Pedro & Petersen, Fernanda Cristina (2019). Biofilms: a challenging target.
  • Morrison, Donald & Petersen, Fernanda Cristina (2019). The oral microbiome: a work in progress .
  • Tabchoury, Cinthia; Ricomini, Pedro & Petersen, Fernanda Cristina (2019). Welcome to RESISPART symposium.
  • Petersen, Fernanda Cristina (2019). Symposium and RESISPART partnership: Norway - Brazil - USA.
  • Pandey, Sushma; Follin-Arbelet, Benoit; Pun, Chin Babadur; Gautam, Dej K.; Johannessen, Anne C. & Petersen, Fernanda Cristina [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2019). Helicobacter pylori is not present in oral squamous cell carcinomas from cohorts of Norwegian and Nepalese patients .
  • Shekhar, Sudhanshu; Khan, Rabia; Schenck, Karl & Petersen, Fernanda Cristina (2019). Intranasal immunization with the oral commensal Streptococcus mitis induces protection against Streptococcus pneumoniae infection.
  • Petersen, Fernanda Cristina (2019). No time to wait: living in the twilight of antibiotics.
  • Shekhar, Sudhanshu; Petersen, Fernanda Cristina & Yang, Xi (2019). Editorial: Understanding and Exploiting Host-Commensal Interactions to Combat Pathogens. Frontiers in Immunology. ISSN 1664-3224. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.02645.
  • Junges, Roger; Salvadori, Gabriela; Chen, Tsute & Petersen, Fernanda Cristina (2019). Identification of a ComRS-like regulator system in the mitis group of streptococci.
  • Pagotto, LL; Junges, Roger; Salvadori, Gabriela ; Petersen, Fernanda Cristina & Ricomoni Filho, Antonio Pedro (2019). Inhibition of Streptococcus mutans competence by chlorhexidine gluconate.
  • Petersen, Fernanda Cristina & størseth, inger (2019). Utvekslingsopphold i Brasil.
  • Petersen, Fernanda Cristina & størseth, inger (2019). Resistance after long-term antibiotic treatment.
  • Petersen, Fernanda Cristina & Torwick, Anna (2019). Born in the twilight of antibiotics.

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