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Arnoldas Kaunietis

Researcher, Life Sciences Centre

Junior administrator, Life Sciences Centre

Email: arnoldas.kaunietis@gmc.vu.lt

ORCID

Research

Research Directions

Biology

Research Interests
  • Antimicrobial peptides, bacteriocins, acute pancreatitis, microbiome.

Subjects Taught

No data available

Biography

2024 – 2026
Avodes Ltd.

Biotechnology manager

2019 – 2020
Vilnius University

Research assistant

2017 – present
Vilnius University

Researcher

2013 – 2017
Vilnius University

Doctor

Natural Sciences

Biology

2015 – 2017
University of Groningen, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute

The Netherlands

Identification and biosynthesis of novel bacteriocins from thermophilic bacteria.

2018 – 2018
University of Groningen, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute

The Netherlands

Identification and biosynthesis of novel bacteriocins from thermophilic bacteria.

2022 – 2022
University of Nottingham, BBSRC/EPSRC Synthetic Biology Research Centre (SBRC)

United Kingdom

Development of gene expression systems for thermophilic bacteria.

  • [Articles] Koniuchovaitė, Ana; Petkevičiutė, Akvilė; Bernotaitė, Emilija; Gricajeva, Alisa; Gegeckas, Audrius; Kalėdienė, Lilija; Kaunietis, Arnoldas. Novel leaderless bacteriocin geobacillin 6 from thermophilic bacterium Parageobacillus thermoglucosidasius // Frontiers in microbiology. Lausanne : Frontiers Media SA. eISSN 1664-302X. 2023, vol. 14, art. no. 1207367, p. [1-12]. DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1207367.s002.

  • [Articles] Kaunietis, Arnoldas; Buivydas, Andrius; Čitavičius, Donaldas Jonas; Kuipers, Oscar. Heterologous biosynthesis and characterization of a glycocin from a thermophilic bacterium // Nature communications. London : Nature Publishing Group. ISSN 2041-1723. 2019, vol. 10, art. no 1115, p. [1-12]. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-09065-5.

    https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-09065-5

  • [Articles] Vaičikauskaitė, Manta; Ger, Marija; Valius, Mindaugas; Maneikis, Andrius; Lastauskienė, Eglė; Kalėdienė, Lilija; Kaunietis, Arnoldas. Geobacillin 26 - high molecular weight bacteriocin from a thermophilic bacterium // International journal of biological macromolecules. Amsterdam : Elsevier. ISSN 0141-8130. eISSN 1879-0003. 2019, vol. 141, p. 333-344. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.09.047.

    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.09.047, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0141813019352092?via%3Dihub, https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID...