Jana Jass
Position: Professor School/office: School of Science and TechnologyEmail: amFuYS5qYXNzO29ydS5zZQ==
Phone: +46 19 303943
Room: B2301
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Research projects
Active projects
- BioLearning - Using bioindicators, biomarker profiles and machine learning to improve water quality analysis
- Biological responses to pharmaceuticals and antibiotics in the environment
- Characterizing probiotic Lactobacillus bioactive compounds
- Generation and persistence of novel antibiotic resistance in bacteria
- Influence of lactobacilli on expression of key proteins involved in miRNA biogenesis
- MicroSens - Improving the sense of taste by altering oral microbiota
Completed projects
- BioImpakt - Biological impact of persistent perfluorinated compounds
- BIOSLUDGE - Biological effects of sewage sludge
- Environmental Health Diagnostics (EHD)
- Microbiota cross-talk in host cell interactions
- Probiotic Lactobacillus modulation of cellular immune responses
- SYNERGY - Determination of site-specific biological effects of exposure to complex mixtures
- Development Of Site-Specific Environmental Quality Analysis (DOSE)
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Articles in journals
- Paylar, B. , Bezabhe, Y. H. , Jass, J. & Olsson, P. (2024). Exploring the Sublethal Impacts of Cu and Zn on Daphnia magna: a transcriptomic perspective. BMC Genomics, 25 (1). [BibTeX]
- Latif Ali, M. , Ferrieres, L. , Jass, J. & Hyötyläinen, T. (2024). Metabolic Changes in Pseudomonas oleovorans Isolated from Contaminated Construction Material Exposed to Varied Biocide Treatments. Metabolites, 14 (6). [BibTeX]
- Paylar, B. , Bezabhe, Y. , Mangu, J. C. K. , Thamke, V. , Igwaran, A. , Modig, C. , Jass, J. & Olsson, P. (2023). Assessing organism differences in mixed metal sensitivity. Science of the Total Environment, 905. [BibTeX]
- Zelelie, T. Z. , Eguale, T. , Yitayew, B. , Abeje, D. , Alemu, A. , Seman, A. , Jass, J. , Mihret, A. & et al. (2023). Molecular epidemiology and antimicrobial susceptibility of diarrheagenic Escherichia coli isolated from children under age five with and without diarrhea in Central Ethiopia. PLOS ONE, 18 (7). [BibTeX]
- Nassazzi, W. , Wu, T. , Jass, J. , Lai, F. Y. & Ahrens, L. (2023). Phytoextraction of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and the influence of supplements on the performance of short-rotation crops. Environmental Pollution, 333. [BibTeX]
- Paylar, B. , Längkvist, M. , Jass, J. & Olsson, P. (2023). Utilization of Computer Classification Methods for Exposure Prediction and Gene Selection in Daphnia magna Toxicogenomics. Biology, 12 (5). [BibTeX]
- Yitayew, B. , Woldeamanuel, Y. , Asrat, D. , Rahman, A. , Mihret, A. , Aseffa, A. , Olsson, P. & Jass, J. (2022). Antimicrobial resistance genes in microbiota associated with sediments and water from the Akaki river in Ethiopia. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 29 (46), 70040-70055. [BibTeX]
- Sid Ahmed, M. , Khan, F. A. , Hadi, H. A. , Skariah, S. , Sultan, A. A. , Salam, A. , Al Khal, A. L. , Söderquist, B. & et al. (2022). Association of blaVIM-2, blaPDC-35, blaOXA-10, blaOXA-488 and blaVEB-9 β-Lactamase Genes with Resistance to Ceftazidime-Avibactam and Ceftolozane-Tazobactam in Multidrug-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Antibiotics, 11 (2). [BibTeX]
- Yitayew, B. , Woldeamanuel, Y. , Asrat, D. , Aseffa, A. , Olsson, P. , Mihret, A. & Jass, J. (2022). Carbapenemase-producing Aeromonas species isolated from the urban-impacted Akaki river in Ethiopia. Journal of Water and Health, 20 (6). [BibTeX]
- Gemeda, S. , Desta, A. , Gari, S. , Jass, J. & Tefera, D. (2022). Diarrheagenic toxins in stool correlate to drinking water from improved water sources in Ethiopia. Environmental Challenges, 8. [BibTeX]
- Gemeda, S. T. , Desta, A. F. , Gari, S. R. , Jass, J. , Woldemedhin, W. M. & Haileyesus, M. N. (2022). Enterotoxins as a molecular marker of water quality. Water practice and technology, 17 (2), 623-636. [BibTeX]
- Paylar, B. , Asnake, S. , Sjöberg, V. , Ragnvaldsson, D. , Jass, J. & Olsson, P. (2022). Influence of water hardness on zinc toxicity in Daphnia magna. Journal of Applied Toxicology, 42 (9), 1510-1523. [BibTeX]
- Mangu, J. C. K. , Rai, N. , Mandal, A. , Olsson, P. & Jass, J. (2022). Lysinibacillus sphaericus mediates stress responses and attenuates arsenic toxicity in Caenorhabditis elegans. Science of the Total Environment, 835. [BibTeX]
- Mangu, J. , Stylianou, M. , Olsson, P. & Jass, J. (2022). Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances enhance Staphylococcus aureus pathogenicity and impair host immune response. Environmental Pollution, 314. [BibTeX]
- Sid Ahmed, M. A. , Abdel Hadi, H. , Abu Jarir, S. , Khan, F. A. , Arbab, M. A. , Hamid, J. M. , Alyazidi, M. A. , Al-Maslamani, M. A. & et al. (2022). Prevalence and microbiological and genetic characteristics of multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa over three years in Qatar. Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE, 2 (1). [BibTeX]
- Talu, M. , Seyoum, A. , Yitayew, B. , Mihret, A. , Aseffa, A. , Jass, J. , Mamo, G. & Olsson, P. (2022). Transcriptional responses of Daphnia magna exposed to Akaki river water. Environmental Monitoring & Assessment, 194 (5). [BibTeX]
- Chupani, L. , Sjöberg, V. , Jass, J. & Olsson, P. (2022). Water Hardness Alters the Gene Expression Response and Copper Toxicity in Daphnia magna. Fishes, 7 (5). [BibTeX]
- Sid Ahmed, M. , Hamid, J. M. , Husain, A. A. , Hadi, H. A. , Skariah, S. , Sultan, A. A. , Ibrahim, E. B. , Al Khal, A. L. & et al. (2021). Clinical outcomes, molecular epidemiology and resistance mechanisms of multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from bloodstream infections from Qatar. Annals of Medicine, 53 (1), 2345-2353. [BibTeX]
- Kline, K. , Scott, K. & Jass, J. (2020). Announcing FEMS Microbes: open science toward a sustainable world. FEMS microbes, 1 (1). [BibTeX]
- Sid Ahmed, M. , Abdel Hadi, H. , Abu Jarir, S. , Al Khal, A. L. , Al-Maslamani, M. A. , Jass, J. , Ibrahim, E. B. & Ziglam, H. (2020). Impact of an antimicrobial stewardship programme on antimicrobial utilization and the prevalence of MDR Pseudomonas aeruginosa in an acute care hospital in Qatar. JAC - Antimicrobial Resistance, 2 (3). [BibTeX]
- Yewale, P. P. , Lokhande, K. B. , Sridhar, A. , Vaishnav, M. , Khan, F. A. , Mandal, A. , Swamy, K. V. , Jass, J. & et al. (2020). Molecular profiling of multidrug-resistant river water isolates: insights into resistance mechanism and potential inhibitors. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 27 (22), 27279-27292. [BibTeX]
- Seyoum, A. , Pradhan, A. , Jass, J. & Olsson, P. (2020). Perfluorinated alkyl substances impede growth, reproduction, lipid metabolism and lifespan in Daphnia magna. Science of the Total Environment, 737. [BibTeX]
- Sid Ahmed, M. , Khan, F. A. , Sultan, A. A. , Söderquist, B. , Ibrahim, E. B. , Jass, J. & Omrani, A. S. (2020). β-lactamase-mediated resistance in MDR-Pseudomonas aeruginosa from Qatar. Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 9 (1). [BibTeX]
- Fagerström, A. , Mölling, P. , Khan, F. A. , Sundqvist, M. , Jass, J. & Söderquist, B. (2019). Comparative distribution of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli from urine infections and environmental waters. PLOS ONE, 14 (11). [BibTeX]
- Stylianou, M. , Björnsdotter, M. , Olsson, P. , Ericson Jogsten, I. & Jass, J. (2019). Distinct transcriptional response of Caenorhabditis elegans to different exposure routes of perfluorooctane sulfonic acid. Environmental Research, 168, 406-413. [BibTeX]
- Sid Ahmed, M. , Hassan, A. , Abu Jarir, S. , Abdel Hadi, H. , Bansal, D. , Abdul Wahab, A. , Muneer, M. , Mohamed, S. & et al. (2019). Emergence of Multidrug- and Pandrug- Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa from Five Hospitals in Qatar. Infection Prevention in Practice, 1 (3-4). [BibTeX]
- Sid Ahmed, M. , Abdel Hadi, H. , Hassan, A. A. I. , Abu Jarir, S. , Al-Maslamani, M. A. , Eltai, N. O. , Dousa, K. M. , Hujer, A. M. & et al. (2019). Evaluation of in vitro activity of ceftazidime/avibactam and ceftolozane/tazobactam against MDR Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from Qatar. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 74 (12), 3497-3504. [BibTeX]
- Rai, N. , Sjöberg, V. , Forsberg, G. , Karlsson, S. , Olsson, P. & Jass, J. (2019). Metal contaminated soil leachates from an art glass factory elicit stress response, alter fatty acid metabolism and reduce lifespan in Caenorhabditis elegans. Science of the Total Environment, 651, 2218-2227. [BibTeX]
- Khan, F. A. , Söderquist, B. & Jass, J. (2019). Prevalence and Diversity of Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Swedish Aquatic Environments Impacted by Household and Hospital Wastewater. Frontiers in Microbiology, 10. [BibTeX]
- Junnarkar, M. , Pawar, S. , Gaikwad, S. , Mandal, A. , Jass, J. & Nawani, N. (2019). Probiotic potential of lactic acid bacteria from fresh vegetables: Application in food preservation. Indian Journal of Experimental Biology, 57 (11), 825-838. [BibTeX]
- Ozoline, O. N. & Jass, J. (2019). Secretion and signalling of bacterial RNAs. FEMS Microbiology Letters, 366 (1). [BibTeX]
- Goswami, M. , Khan, F. A. , Ibrisevic, A. , Olsson, P. & Jass, J. (2018). Development of Escherichia coli-based gene expression profiling of sewage sludge leachates. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 125 (5), 1502-1517. [BibTeX]
- Pradhan, A. , Olsson, P. & Jass, J. (2018). Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate and diethyl phthalate disrupt lipid metabolism, reduce fecundity and shortens lifespan of Caenorhabditis elegans. Chemosphere, 190, 375-382. [BibTeX]
- Junnarkar, M. V. , Thakare, P. M. , Yewale, P. P. , Rahman, A. , Jass, J. , Mandal, A. & Nawani, N. N. (2018). Evaluation of Probiotic Potential of Lactic Acid Bacteria Isolated from Different Sources in Western India. Food biotechnology, 32 (2), 112-129. [BibTeX]
- Lopes, J. P. , Stylianou, M. , Backman, E. , Holmberg, S. , Jass, J. , Claesson, R. & Urban, C. F. (2018). Evasion of Immune Surveillance in Low Oxygen Environments Enhances Candida albicans Virulence. mBio, 9 (6). [BibTeX]
- Khan, F. A. , Hellmark, B. , Ehricht, R. , Söderquist, B. & Jass, J. (2018). Related carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella isolates detected in both a hospital and associated aquatic environment in Sweden. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 37 (12), 2241-2251. [BibTeX]
- Rahman, A. , Olsson, B. , Jass, J. , Nawani, N. , Ghosh, S. & Mandal, A. (2017). Genome Sequencing Revealed Chromium and Other Heavy Metal Resistance Genes in E. cloacae B2-Dha. Journal of Microbial & Biochemical Technology, 9 (5), 191-199. [BibTeX]
- Pradhan, A. , Ivarsson, P. , Ragnvaldsson, D. , Berg, H. , Jass, J. & Olsson, P. (2017). Transcriptional responses of zebrafish to complex metal mixtures in laboratory studies overestimates the responses observed with environmental water. Science of the Total Environment, 584-585, 1138-1146. [BibTeX]
- Rahman, A. , Nahar, N. , Jass, J. , Olsson, B. & Mandal, A. (2016). Complete genome sequence of Lysinibacillus sphaericus B1-CDA: a bacterium that accumulates arsenics. Genome Announcements, 4 (1). [BibTeX]
- Westling, M. , Danielsson Tham, M. , Jass, J. , Nilsen, A. , Öström, Å. & Tham, W. (2016). Contribution of Enterobacteriaceae to Sensory Characteristics in Soft Cheeses Made from Raw Milk. Procedia Food Science, 7, 17-20. [BibTeX]
- Goswami, M. , Subramanian, M. , Kumar, R. , Jass, J. & Jawali, N. (2016). Involvement of Antibiotic Efflux Machinery in Glutathione-Mediated Decreased Ciprofloxacin Activity in Escherichia coli. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 60 (7), 4369-4374. [BibTeX]
- Rahman, A. , Nahar, N. , Nawani, N. N. , Jass, J. , Hossain, K. , Saud, Z. A. , Saha, A. K. , Ghosh, S. & et al. (2015). Bioremediation of hexavalent chromium (VI) by a soil-borne bacterium, Enterobacter cloacae B2-DHA. Journal of Environmental Science and Health. Part A: Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering, 50 (11), 1136-1147. [BibTeX]
- Kumar, R. , Pradhan, A. , Khan, F. A. , Lindström, P. , Ragnvaldsson, D. , Ivarsson, P. , Olsson, P. & Jass, J. (2015). Comparative analysis of stress induced gene expression in caenorhabditis elegans following exposure to environmental and lab reconstituted complex metal mixture. PLOS ONE, 10 (7). [BibTeX]
- Rahman, A. , Nahar, N. , Nawani, N. N. , Jass, J. , Ghosh, S. , Olsson, B. & Mandal, A. (2015). Comparative genome analysis of Lysinibacillus B1-CDA, a bacterium that accumulates arsenics. Genomics, 106 (6), 384-392. [BibTeX]
- Rahman, A. , Nahar, N. , Nawani, N. N. , Jass, J. , Ghosh, S. , Olsson, B. & Mandal, A. (2015). Data in support of the comparative genome analysis of Lysinibacillus B1-CDA, a bacterium that accumulates arsenics. Data in Brief, 5, 579-85. [BibTeX]
- Elmarghani, A. , Pradhan, A. , Seyoum, A. , Khalaf, H. , Ros, T. , Forsberg, L. , Nermark, T. , Osterman, L. & et al. (2014). Contribution of pharmaceuticals, fecal bacteria and endotoxin to the inflammatory responses to inland waters. Science of the Total Environment, 488-489, 228-235. [BibTeX]
- Rahman, A. , Nahar, N. , Nawani, N. N. , Jass, J. , Desale, P. , Kapadnis, B. P. , Hossain, K. , Saha, A. K. & et al. (2014). Isolation and characterization of a Lysinibacillus strain B1-CDA showing potential for bioremediation of arsenics from contaminated water. Journal of Environmental Science and Health. Part A: Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering, 49 (12), 1349-1360. [BibTeX]
- Jacobsen, A. , Yemaneab, B. , Jass, J. & Scherbak, N. (2014). Reference gene selection for qPCR Is dependent on cell type rather than treatment in colonic and vaginal human epithelial cell lines. PLOS ONE, 9 (12), e115592. [BibTeX]
- Khalaf, H. , Jass, J. & Olsson, P. (2013). The role of calcium, NF-κB and NFAT in the regulation of CXCL8 and IL-6 expression in Jurkat T-cells. International Journal of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 4 (3), 150-156. [BibTeX]
- Karlsson, M. & Jass, J. (2012). Lactobacilli differently regulate expression and secretion of CXCL8 in urothelial cells. Beneficial Microbes, 3 (3), 195-203. [BibTeX]
- Karlsson, M. , Scherbak, N. , Reid, G. & Jass, J. (2012). Lactobacillus rhamnosus GR-1 enhances NF-kappaB activation in Escherichia coli-stimulated urinary bladder cells through TLR4. BMC Microbiology, 12, 15. [BibTeX]
- Karlsson, M. , Scherbak, N. , Khalaf, H. , Olsson, P. & Jass, J. (2012). Substances released from probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus GR-1 potentiate NF-κB activity in Escherichia coli-stimulated urinary bladder cells. FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology, 66 (2), 147-156. [BibTeX]
- Khalaf, H. , Jass, J. & Olsson, P. (2010). Differential cytokine regulation by NF-κB and AP-1 in Jurkat T-cells. BMC Immunology, 11. [BibTeX]
- Zhao, X. , Lam, S. , Jass, J. & Ding, Z. (2010). Scanning electrochemical microscopy of single human urinary bladder cells using reactive oxygen species as probe of inflammatory response. Electrochemistry communications, 12 (6), 773-776. [BibTeX]
- Jass, J. & Reid, G. (2009). Effect of cranberry drink on bacterial adhesion in vitro and vaginal microbiota in healthy females. Canadian journal of urology, 16 (6), 4901-4907. [BibTeX]
- Khalaf, H. , Salste, L. , Karlsson, P. , Ivarsson, P. , Jass, J. & Olsson, P. (2009). In vitro analysis of inflammatory responses following environmental exposure to pharmaceuticals and inland waters. Science of the Total Environment, 407 (4), 1452-1460. [BibTeX]
- Elwood, C. N. , Chew, B. H. , Seney, S. , Jass, J. , Denstedt, J. D. & Cadieux, P. A. (2007). Triclosan Inhibits Uropathogenic Escherichia coli-Stimulated Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Secretion in T24 Bladder Cells in Vitro. Journal of endourology, 21 (10), 1217-1222. [BibTeX]
- Jass, J. , Schedin, S. , Fällman, E. , Ohlsson, J. , Nilsson, U. J. , Uhlin, B. E. & Axner, O. (2004). Physical properties of Escherichia coli P pili measured by optical tweezers. Biophysical Journal, 87 (6), 4271-4283. [BibTeX]
Chapters in books
- Yewale, P. P. , Rahman, A. , Nahar, N. , Saha, A. , Jass, J. , Mandal, A. & Nawani, N. N. (2017). Sources of Metal Pollution, Global Status, and Conventional Bioremediation Practices. In: Surajit Das, Hirak Ranjan Dash, Handbook of Metal–Microbe Interactions and Bioremediation (pp. 25-40). Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. [BibTeX]
- Olsson, P. , Khalaf, H. & Jass, J. (2011). CXCL8 regulation and function in HIV infections and potential treatment strategies. In: Nancy Dumais, HIV and AIDS: updates on biology, immunology, epidemiology and treatment strategies (pp. 327-344). . InTech. [BibTeX]
Conference papers
- Wahab, A. A. , Ibrahim, E. , Sultan, A. A. , Jass, J. & Sid Ahmed, M. (2021). Variability of beta-lactamase resistance Pseudomonas aeruginosa genes infecting patients with cystic fibrosis. In: European Respiratory Journal. Paper presented at European Respiratory Society ERS International Congress 2021 (ERS2021), (Virtual congress), September 5-8, 2021. European Respiratory Society. [BibTeX]
- Ericson Jogsten, I. , Stylianou, M. , Majdak, K. , Ståhl, P. , Olsson, P. & Jass, J. (2018). Microbial binding of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs). In: INEF 2018 Annual Conference of the International Network of Environmental Forensics. Program. Paper presented at Annual Conference of the International Network of Environmental Forensics (INEF 2018), University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, June 25‐27, 2018. (pp. 33-34). [BibTeX]
Manuscripts
- Paylar, B. , Bezabhe, Y. H. , Mangu, J. , Thamke, V. , Igwaran, A. , Modig, C. , Jass, J. & Olsson, P. Assessing organism differences in mixed metal sensitivity. [BibTeX]
- Mangu, J. , Mandal, A. , Olsson, P. & Jass, J. Gut microbes decrease arsenic toxicity through modulation of cytoprotective and antioxidative stress responses in Caenorhabditis elegans. [BibTeX]
- Mangu, J. , Cuecas, A. , Mandal, A. , Olsson, P. & Jass, J. Gut microbial composition influences distinct outcomes to perfluorooctanesulfonicacid exposure in Caenorhabiditis elegans. [BibTeX]
- Mangu, J. , Mandal, A. , Olsson, P. & Jass, J. Gut microbiota composition affects fitness and lifespan in Caenorhabditis elegans. [BibTeX]
- Talu, M. , Seyoum, A. , Yitayew, B. , Mihret, A. , Aseffad, A. , Jass, J. , Mamo, G. & Olsson, P. Transcriptional Responses of Daphnia magna exposed to Akaki River Water. [BibTeX]
- Paylar, B. , Bezabhe, Y. H. , Avci, H. , Jass, J. & Olsson, P. Transcriptional responses of Daphnia magna to sublethal Cu and Zn exposures. [BibTeX]