Projects per year
Organisation profile
Organisation Profile
We are interested in the basic mechanisms involved when bacteria infect the human host. The research group studies, at the molecular level, the function of bacterial surface proteins and protein appendages involved in infectious processes and bacteria-host interactions. A special focus is on bacterial pathogens causing recurrent urinary tract infections and newborn meningitis as well as on health-promoting lactic acid bacteria. We also apply bacterial proteins and protein complexes biotechnologically for medical or diagnostic purposes.
Fields of Science
- 1183 Plant biology, microbiology, virology
- 1182 Biochemistry, cell and molecular biology
- 318 Medical biotechnology
International and National Collaboration
Profiles
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Benita Westerlund-Wikström
- Molecular and Integrative Biosciences Research Programme - Senior University Lecturer
- Molecular Mechanisms of Bacteria in Infectious Diseases and Health
- Doctoral Programme in Integrative Life Science - Supervisor for doctoral programme
- Doctoral Programme in Microbiology and Biotechnology - Supervisor for doctoral programme
Person: U3 Research and teaching staff, UH
Projects
- 2 Finished
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Tekes / Salwe 2014 / Westerlund-Wikström Research Program
Westerlund-Wikström, B. (Project manager) & Brandt, A. (Participant)
01/07/2014 → 31/12/2018
Project: Research project
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Functional phenolics
Heinonen, M. (Other), Kylli, P. (Participant), Maarit, R. (Participant), Viljanen, K. (Participant), Vuorela, S. (Participant), Salminen, H. (Participant), Kähkönen, M. (Participant), Puupponen-Pimiä, R. (Participant), Nohynek, L. (Participant), Vuorela, H. (Participant), Moilanen, E. (Participant), Westerlund-Wikström, B. (Participant) & Ollilainen, V. (Participant)
01/01/1997 → 31/12/2012
Project: Research project
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High-risk Escherichia coli clones that cause neonatal meningitis and association with recrudescent infection
Nhu, N. T. K., Phan, M. D., Hancock, S. J., Peters, K. M., Alvarez-Fraga, L., Forde, B. M., Andersen, S. B., Miliya, T., Harris, P. N. A., Beatson, S. A., Schlebusch, S., Bergh, H., Turner, P., Brauner, A., Westerlund-Wikström, B., Irwin, A. D. & Schembri, M. A., 16 Apr 2024, In: eLife. 12Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Penicillin binding protein 3 of Staphylococcus aureus NCTC 8325-4 binds and activates human plasminogen.
Kylväjä, S. R. K., Ojalehto, T. H. I., Kainulainen, V. L., Virkola, R. T. H. & Westerlund-Wikström, B. A., 4 Aug 2016, In: BMC research notes. 9, 10 p., 389.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Fermentation and dry fractionation increase bioactivity of cloudberry (Rubus chamaemorus)
Puupponen-Pimiä, R., Nohynek, L., Juvonen, R., Kössö, T., Truchado, P., Westerlund-Wikström, B. A., Leppänen, T., Moilanen, E. & Oksman-Caldentey, K.-M., 14 Nov 2015, In: Food Chemistry. 197 , Part A, p. 950–958Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Comparative genomics of Lactobacillus crispatus suggests novel mechanisms for the competitive exclusion of Gardnerella vaginalis
Ojala, T., Kankainen, M., Castro, J., Cerca, N., Edelman, S., Westerlund-Wikstroem, B., Paulin, L., Holm, L. & Auvinen, P., 5 Dec 2014, In: BMC Genomics. 15, 21 p., 1070.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Colony Immunoblotting Assay for Detection of Bacterial Cell-surface or Extracellular Proteins
Lehti, T. A. & Westerlund-Wikström, B., 5 Sept 2013, In: Bio-Protocol. 3, 17Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Professional
Activities
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Pre-examiner of MSc thesis by Kaisu Henttonen
Westerlund-Wikström, B. (Participant)
2020 → …Activity: Other activity types › Other
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Pre-examiner of MSc thesis by Melina Markkanen
Westerlund-Wikström, B. (Participant)
2020 → …Activity: Other activity types › Other
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Validation of drug targets in quorum sensing pathways of uropathogenic E. coli
Westerlund-Wikström, B. (Member of thesis committee / follow-up group)
2019 → …Activity: Examination types › Member of doctoral thesis committee / follow-up group
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Current Topics in Biotechnology (Journal)
Westerlund-Wikström, B. (Reviewer)
2019Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts
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Pre-examiner of MSc thesis by J.M. Tofayel Chowdhury
Westerlund-Wikström, B. (Pre-examiner)
May 2018Activity: Examination types › Supervision of other thesis (Master's, Licentiate)