Antibiotic resistance in human impacted environments

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Emailmarko.virta@helsinki.fi
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Fields of Science

1183 Plant biology, microbiology, virology
Microbial Ecology
Antibiotic Resistance
1172 Environmental sciences
Antibiotic Resistance

International and National Collaboration

Publications and projects within past five years.

Kaisa Haukka
- kaisa.haukka@helsinki.fi
- Department of Microbiology - University Researcher
- Department of Food and Nutrition - Title of Docent
- Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science (HELSUS)
- Antibiotic resistance in human impacted environments - Docent
- Doctoral Programme in Food Chain and Health - Supervisor for doctoral programme
Person: U3 Research and teaching staff, UH
19942021
Johanna Muurinen
- johanna.muurinen@helsinki.fi
- Department of Microbiology - Postdoctoral Researcher
- Antibiotic resistance in human impacted environments
Person: U2 Teaching and research staff, UH
20012020
Windi Muziasari
- Antibiotic resistance in human impacted environments
Person: UH
20052019
Katariina Mariia Margareeta Pärnänen
- katariina.parnanen@helsinki.fi
Person: U1 Research and teaching staff, Doctoral student, UH
20052020
Marko Virta
- marko.virta@helsinki.fi
- Department of Microbiology - Professor
- Department of Food and Nutrition - Title of Docent
- Helsinki One Health (HOH)
- Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science (HELSUS)
- Antibiotic resistance in human impacted environments
- Doctoral Programme in Microbiology and Biotechnology - Supervisor for doctoral programme
Person: UH, Teaching and research personnel, U4 Research and teaching staff
19942021

7 Active
8 Finished

SEBA: Strengthening expertise and bioinformatics to control antimicrobial resistance in West Africa
Haukka, K.
15/01/2021 → 14/01/2024
Project: Other project
STAR-DUST: Jäteveden puhdistus ja antibioottiresistomi - Kehittyminen, tuntemattomat yhteydet, valintapaine ja siirtyminen
Karkman, A.
09/01/2019 → 31/12/2021
Project: Research project
AMRIWA: Occurrence, sources and prevention of antimicrobial resistance in West Africa – following the flow of AMR genes between humans, animals and environment
Haukka, K.
01/03/2018 → 28/02/2022
Project: Research project
Single cell genomics pipeline
Lyra, C., Tamminen, M. & Pärnänen, K. M. M.
01/04/2014 → …
Project: Research project
Antibiotic resisstance in human impacted environments
Pärnänen, K. M. M., Muziasari, W., Tamminen, M., Karkman, A., Lyra, C. & Muurinen, J.
01/01/2011 → …
Project: Research project

89 Article
7 Review Article
4 Chapter
4 Doctoral Thesis
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Antibiotic residues in final effluents of European wastewater treatment plants and their impact on the aquatic environment
Rodriguez-Mozaz, S., Vaz-Moreira, I., Varela Della Giustina, S., Llorca, M., Barceló, D., Schubert, S., Berendonk, T. U., Michael-Kordatou, I., Fatta-Kassinos, D., Martinez, J. L., Elpers, C., Henriques, I., Jaeger, T., Schwartz, T., Paulshus, E., O'Sullivan, K., Pärnänen, K. M. M., Virta, M., Do, T. T., Walsh, F. & 1 others, Manaia, C. M., Jul 2020, In : Environment International. 140, 11 p., 105733.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

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Antibiotic resistome in the livestock and aquaculture industries: Status and solutions
Zhao, Y., Yang, Q. E., Zhou, X., Wang, F-H., Muurinen, J., Virta, M. P., Brandt, K. K. & Zhu, Y-G., 15 Jun 2020, In : Critical Reviews in Environmental Science & Technology. 38 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › peer-review
The Impact of Mercury Selection and Conjugative Genetic Elements on Community Structure and Resistance Gene Transfer
Hall, J. P. J., Harrison, E., Parnanen, K., Virta, M. & Brockhurst, M. A., 5 Aug 2020, In : Frontiers in Microbiology. 11, 14 p., 1846.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

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Antibiotic resistance in European wastewater treatment plants mirrors the pattern of clinical antibiotic resistance prevalence
Parnanen, K. M. M., Narciso-da-Rocha, C., Kneis, D., Berendonk, T. U., Cacace, D., Do, T. T., Elpers, C., Fatta-Kassinos, D., Henriques, I., Jaeger, T., Karkman, A., Luis Martinez, J., Michael, S. G., Michael-Kordatou, I., O'Sullivan, K., Rodriguez-Mozaz, S., Schwartz, T., Sheng, H., Sorum, H., Stedtfeld, R. D. & 6 others, Tiedje, J. M., Varela Della Giustina, S., Walsh, F., Vaz-Moreira, I., Virta, M. & Manaia, C. M., Mar 2019, In : Science Advances. 5, 3, 10 p., 9124.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

Open Access
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Fecal pollution can explain antibiotic resistance gene abundances in anthropogenically impacted environments
Karkman, A., Parnanen, K. & Larsson, D. G. J., 8 Jan 2019, In : Nature Communications. 10, 8 p., 80.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

Open Access
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100 Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
26 Academic visit at UH
19 Supervisor or co-supervisor of doctoral thesis
17 Academic visit to other institution
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Senior expert in a NGO project
Kaisa Haukka (Participant)
1 Jan 2021 → …
Activity: Other activity types › Types for other activities - Other
Resistomap Webinar: Monitoring ARGs in West Africa
Kaisa Haukka (Speaker: Presenter)
2021
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
ARAE 2019 - 8th Symposium on Antimicrobial Resistance in Animals and the Environment
Marko Virta (Keynote speaker)
2 Jul 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
5th International Symposium on the Environmental Dimension of Antibiotic Resistance (EDAR5)
Marko Virta (Scientific Committee Member)
1 Jul 2019 → 3 Jul 2019
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
SETAC Europe 29th Annual Meeting
Marko Virta (Scientific Committee Chair)
26 May 2019 → 30 May 2019
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars

Marlene DeLuca –Prize
Virta, Marko (Recipient), 2000
Prize: Prizes and awards
The best poster award: Finnsh Society of Toxicology:The 33rd annual symposium
Muziasari, Windi (Recipient), 17 Apr 2012
Prize: Prizes and awards
TOYP of Finland Award
Virta, Marko (Recipient), 2002
Prize: Prizes and awards

Modernit jätevedenpuhdistamot poistavat antibiooteille vastustuskykyisiä bakteereja tehokkaasti jätevedestä (Web)
Marko Virta
23/04/2019
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
Modernit jätevedenpuhdistamot poistavat antibiooteille vastustuskykyisiä bakteereja tehokkaasti jätevedestä (TV)
Marko Virta
23/04/2019
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
Antibiotikaresistens väntas år 2050 leda till fler dödsfall än vad cancer gör – forskare samarbetar för att lösa problemet (Web)
Marko Virta
29/03/2019
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
Resistance genes in wastewater shown to mirror clinical resistance (Web)
Marko Virta
27/03/2019
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria Stew In Wastewater Treatment Plants (Web)
Marko Virta
27/03/2019
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media