Nachiket Marathe
Arbeidsområde
One Health, Antimicrobial resistance (AMR), Microbial ecology, Genomics, Antibiotic resistance, Human / animal microbiota, Clinical microbiology, Proteomics, Metagenomics, Microbial taxonomy, Marine Ecosystem, Climate change and marine microbiota, Arctic microbiology computational modelling, Seafood safety.
Curriculum Vitae
PERSONAL DETAILS
Research Professor (1183) in “Contaminants and Biohazards” research group, Institute of Marine Research, Bergen, Norway
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2955-3402, Research gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Nachiket-Marathe
Date of birth: 18-09-1983 Nationality: Indian
EDUCATION
2009-2014 Ph.D. in Biotechnology at National Centre for Cell Science, University of Pune, India
2005-2007 Master in Microbiology at Abasaheb Garware college- University of Pune, India.
2003-2005 Bachelors in Microbiology at Abasaheb Garware college- University of Pune, India.
PREVIOUS POSITIONS
2018-2021 Researcher (position code 1110) in “Contaminants and Biohazards” research group, Institute of Marine Research, Bergen, Norway
2014-2018 Post-doctoral researcher at the department of infectious diseases, University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
2007-2009 Research assistant (Molecular biology unit), National Centre for Cell Science, Pune, India.
FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS
2004-05 Student of the year award, Abasaheb Garware college, University of Pune, India.
2009-2014 Received prestigious Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Government of India- fellowship for PhD. The success rate for this fellowship is < 1%.
2018 Best oral presentation award: at International conference on Microbiome Research. November 2018. Pune India. Title: Anthropogenic activities modulate environmental microbiota and antibiotic resistance.
Supervision of PhD students and Postdoc: Supervised 4 PhDs, 4 Postdocs and 9 master students till date.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT: EXTERNAL funding
2025-2029- AMR-Aqua- Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the marine aquaculture-human interface, knowledge gaps and possible interventions: A One Health approach
Role: Project leader
Funding: Research Council of Norway (RCN/NFR).
2025-2026- Carbarales- Data generation on Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales (CPEs) in the food chain in the EU/EFTA.
Role: Project manager IMR.
Funding: European food safety authority (EFSA).
2025-2026- Nordcide- Nordic consortium on the role of biocides in AMR.
Role: Project manager IMR.
Funding: NordForsk.
2024-2026- BETO-Better tools for diagnostics of pathogen and AMR.
Role: Project manager at IMR.
Funding: European partnership on animal health and welfare ERC
2024-2027- CONTRAST Contaminants of emerging concern: An integrated approach for assessing impacts on the marine Environment.
Role- Participant- task leader.
Funding: EU-Horizon ERC
2023-2026- Fearless- Fate and effects of perfluoroalkyl substances and their precursors and alternatives in Norwegian marine environments and seafood species.
Role: Work package leader.
Funding: Research Council of Norway (RCN/NFR).
2023-2024-Research mobility grant (for 3 months stay in Chile)
Role: Project leader
Funding: Research Council of Norway (RCN/NFR)
2021-2025- Res-Marine: - Flushing into the ocean: Tracking antibiotic resistance in the marine environment- Researcher Project Young Research Talents grant recipient- Project manager / grant recipient- Research council of Norway.
Role: Project leader.
Funding: Research Council of Norway (RCN/NFR) young research talents.
2021-2024- BIOCIDE - Antibacterial biocides in the water cycle - an integrated approach to assess and manage risks for antibiotic resistance development-
Role: Project manager IMR.
Funding: JPI-Aquatic pollutants joint translational call 2020.
2019-2023- KLEB-GAP: - Klebsiella pneumoniae - a key driver in the global spread of antimicrobial resistance and a target for new approaches in diagnostics, surveillance and alternative therapeutics.
Role: Project manager at IMR.
Funding: Trond Mohn Foundation.
Research achievements: I have been able to publish my work in multidisciplinary peer-reviewed journals with a high impact and readership in the field of environmental microbiology such as The Lancet Microbe (IF 20.9), Microbiome (IF 13.8), Water Research (IF 11.5), Environmental Science & Technology (IF 10.9), Environment International (IF 10.3) and Science of The Total Environment (IF 8.2). I have a total of 58 publications, 6 preprints, two technical reports and one book chapter, 18 as 1st author and 15 as the last author, with 44 publications without my phD supervisor as a co-author. I have a total of 2917 citations and H-index of 26 and i10 index of 39 (as on 6th January 2025). I have given >20 invited scientific talks and presented >30 posters in scientific conferences.
Publikasjoner
Vitenskapelige artikler (NVI)
2025
Identification of clinical carbapenemases, 478 novel β-lactamases and putative seven new bacterial phyla from wastewater contaminated high arctic fjord sediments
bioRxiv
2025
Identification of novel FosX family determinants from diverse environmental samples
Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance
41
p. 8-14
2024
Novel antibiotic resistance genes from the hospital effluent are disseminated into the marine environment in Norway
medRxiv
2024
Emergence and dissemination of epidemic-causing OXA-244 carbapenemase-producing Escherichia coli ST38 through hospital sewage in Norway, 2020–2022
Journal of Hospital Infection
145
p. 165-173
2024
Multidrug-resistant Enterococcus faecium strains enter the Norwegian marine environment through treated sewage
MicrobiologyOpen
13
2024
Tigecycline-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae strains from sewage in Norway carry heavy-metal resistance genes encoding conjugative plasmids
Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance
2024
Emergence and dissemination of epidemic-causing OXA-244 carbapenemase-producing Escherichia coli ST38 through hospital sewage in Norway, 2020–2022
Journal of Hospital Infection
2023
Complete sequence of a new conjugative multidrug-resistance encoding IncFII/IncFIA/IncFIB plasmid carrying NDM-6 metallo-β-lactamase from pathogenic Escherichia coli sequence type 167 isolated from sewage in Norway
Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance
2023
Co-localization of clinically relevant antibiotic- and heavy metal resistance genes on plasmids in Klebsiella pneumoniae from marine bivalves
MicrobiologyOpen
12
2023
Seawater from Bergen harbor is a reservoir of conjugative multidrug-resistance plasmids carrying genes for virulence
International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health
248
2023
Responses of carbapenemase-producing and non-producing carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains to meropenem revealed by quantitative tandem mass spectrometry proteomics
Frontiers in Microbiology
2023
Knockout of Targeted Plasmid-Borne β-Lactamase Genes in an Extended-Spectrum-β-Lactamase-Producing Escherichia coli Strain: Impact on Resistance and Proteomic Profile
Microbiology spectrum
2022
Long-term investigation of the ‘soft flesh’ condition in Northeast Atlantic mackerel induced by the myxosporean parasite Kudoa thyrsites (Cnidaria, Myxozoa): Temporal trends and new molecular epidemiological observations
Fisheries Research
248
2022
Insights into the genetic diversity, antibiotic resistance and pathogenic potential of Klebsiella pneumoniae from the Norwegian marine environment using whole-genome analysis
International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health
242
p. 1-9
2022
Distribution of Kudoa thyrsites (Cnidaria, Myxozoa) myoliquefactive stages in Northeast Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) inferred from qPCR and histology
Parasitology Research
121
p. 2325-2336
2022
Genome sequence of Vibrio anguillarum isolates carrying a novel class A β-lactamase VAN-1: do migratory fish transport novel resistance factors?
Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance
2022
Novel Plasmid Carrying Mobile Colistin Resistance Gene mcr-4.3 and Mercury Resistance Genes in Shewanella baltica: Insights into Mobilization of mcr-4.3 in Shewanella Species
Microbiology spectrum
10
2022
Sewage-based surveillance shows presence of Klebsiella pneumoniae resistant against last resort antibiotics in the population in Bergen, Norway
International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health
248
2021
Genomic characterization of multidrug-resistant Bacillus toyonensis strain 4HC1 isolated from marine plastic in Norway
Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance
26
p. 249-251
2021
Draft Genome Sequence of Hafnia paralvei Strain VBC_1714, Isolated from Frozen Cod Fillet Imported from Russia to Norway
Microbiology Resource Announcements (MRA)
2021
First report of mobile tigecycline resistance gene tet(X4)-harbouring multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli from wastewater in Norway
Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance
27
p. 37-40
2021
Resistance profiles and diversity of β-lactamases in Escherichia coli strains isolated from city-scale sewage surveillance in Bergen, Norway mimic clinical prevalence
Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
226
2021
Draft Genome Sequence of Multidrug-Resistant Pseudomonas protegens Strain 11HC2, Isolated from Marine Plastic Collected from the West Coast of Norway
Microbiology Resource Announcements (MRA)
2021
Draft Genome Sequence of Multidrug-Resistant Pseudomonas protegens Strain 11HC2, Isolated from Marine Plastic Collected from the West Coast of Norway
Microbiology Resource Announcements
10(2)
2020
Nanopore sequencing reveals genomic map of CTX-M-type extended-spectrum β-lactamases carried by Escherichia coli strains isolated from blue mussels (Mytilus edulis) in Norway
BMC Microbiology
2020
Structural and biochemical characterization of the environmental MBLs MYO-1, ECV-1 and SHD-1
Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
75
p. 2554-2563
2020
Vibrios from the Norwegian marine environment: Characterization of associated antibiotic resistance and virulence genes
MicrobiologyOpen
9
2020
Structural and biochemical characterization of the environmental MBLs MYO-1, ECV-1 and SHD-1
Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
75 (9)
p. 2554-2563
2020
Nanopore sequencing reveals genomic map of CTX-M-type extended-spectrum β-lactamases carried by Escherichia coli strains isolated from blue mussels (Mytilus edulis) in Norway
BMC Microbiology
20
p. 134
2020
Discovery of a novel integron-borne aminoglycoside resistance gene present in clinical pathogens by screening environmental bacterial communities
Microbiome
8
p. 1-11
2020
Antibiotic sensitivity screening of Klebsiella spp. and Raoultella spp. isolated from marine bivalve molluscs reveal presence of CTX-M-producing K. pneumoniae
Microorganisms
8:1909
p. 1-15
2020
Marine plastics from Norwegian west coast carry potentially virulent fish pathogens and opportunistic human pathogens harboring new variants of antibiotic resistance genes
Microorganisms
8:1200
p. 1-13
2019
Scandinavium goeteborgense gen. nov., sp. nov., a New Member of the Family Enterobacteriaceae Isolated From a Wound Infection, Carries a Novel Quinolone Resistance Gene Variant
Frontiers in Microbiology
10
2019
Identification and reconstruction of novel antibiotic resistance genes from metagenomes
Microbiome
7
p. 1-14
2018
Antibiotics and common antibacterial biocides stimulate horizontal transfer of resistance at low concentrations
Science of the total Environment
5
2018
Functional metagenomics reveals a novel carbapenem-hydrolyzing mobile beta-lactamase from Indian river sediments contaminated with antibiotic production waste
Environment international
112
2018
Molecular profiling of mucosal tissue associated microbiota in patients manifesting acute exacerbations and remission stage of ulcerative colitis
World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
34
2017
Identification of 76 novel B1 metallo-β-lactamases through large-scale screening of genomic and metagenomic data
Microbiome
5
2017
Computational discovery and functional validation of novel fluoroquinolone resistance genes in public metagenomic data sets
BMC Genomics
18
2017
Untreated urban waste contaminates Indian river sediments with resistance genes to last resort antibiotics
Water Research
124
2017
Discovery of the fourth mobile sulfonamide resistance gene
Microbiome
5
2016
Mossambicus tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus) collected from water bodies impacted by urban waste carries extended-spectrum beta-lactamases and integron-bearing gut bacteria
Journal of biosciences
41(3)
p. 341-346
2016
Limited bacterial diversity within a treatment plant receiving antibiotic-containing waste from bulk drug production
PLoS One
e0165914
2013
Seawater from Bergen harbor is a reservoir of conjugative multidrug-resistance plasmids carrying genes for virulence
International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health
Annet tidsskriftbidrag
2023
Emergence of new IncHI2 multidrug-resistance plasmids carrying VIM-1 metallo-β-lactamase in Escherichia coli in Norway
Lancet Microbe
Faglige foredrag
2025
Fate and effects of perfluoroalkyl substances their and alternatives in the marine environments
2025
Fate and effects of perfluoroalkyl substances and their and alternatives in the marine environments
2023
Klebsiella pneumoniae in the marine setting – a challenge for seafood safety?
2022
Activity of NRL Seafood Norway
2022
Antibiotic resistance in the marine environment
2020
Mikroplast i sjømat – Overvåking
2020
Plastforsøpling og matsikkerhet
2019
New monsters from the sea? The emerging risk from human pathogenic Vibrios
2019
Klebsiella update from the Institute of Marine Research
2019
Characterisation of Vibrio spp. from Norway
Poster
2025
Screening of PFAS in wastewater and sewage sludge from WWTPs in Bergen, Norway
Rapporter og avhandlinger
2023
Monitoring programme for veterinary control on seafood products imported to Norway from third countries - Results from 2021
Rapport fra havforskningen
2021
Monitoring programme for veterinary control on seafood products imported to Norway from third countries – Results from 2020 - In accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 136/2004, Annex II, Part 1
2020
Monitoring programme for veterinary control on seafood products imported to Norway from third countries – Results from 2019: In accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 136/2004, Annex II, Part 1
Nettrapporter
Nettrapporter
- Monitoring programme for veterinary control on seafood products imported to Norway from third countries - Results from 2021
- Monitoring programme for veterinary control on seafood products imported to Norway from third countries – Results from 2020
- Monitoring programme for veterinary control on seafood products imported to Norway from third countries – Results from 2019
Nyheter
Nyheter
- (26.05.2025) Denne nyoppdaga bakterien er kalla opp etter HI
- (11.12.2024) Har funnet 1580 ulike bakterier som er resistente mot antibiotika
- (09.04.2024) Multiresistente bakterier fra sykehuset gikk ut i fjorden
- (11.08.2023) Har funne ny, uventa antibiotikaresistens i bergenskloakken
- (08.03.2023) Fant multiresistent bakterie i Bergens-kloakken
- (06.02.2023) Fant resistens mot viktig antibiotika hos vanlig bakterie
- (06.12.2022) Avføringen avslører deg
- (21.02.2022) Dette fant vi i bergensbæsjen
- (26.08.2021) Har funnet resistens mot viktig antibiotikum i kloakken i Bergen
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