Research Output per year
Personal profile
Description of research and teaching
My research
I am interested in genomics of microbial antibiotic and metal resistance in various environments, for details, see our research pages
My teaching
I teach different courses on biosciences for the students of University of Helsinki. I am director of Doctoral Programme in Microbiology and Biotechnology
Keywords
- 1183 Plant biology, microbiology, virology
- antibiotic resistance
- 1172 Environmental sciences
- 415 Other agricultural sciences
International and National Collaboration
Publications and projects within past five years.
Publications 1994 2019
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., Thi Thuy Do, 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, 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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Maternal gut and breast milk microbiota affect infant gut antibiotic resistome and mobile genetic elements
Pärnänen, K., Karkman, A., Hultman, J., Lyra, C., Bengtsson-Palme, J., Larsson, D. G. J., Rautava, S., Isolauri, E., Salminen, S., Kumar, H., Satokari, R. & Virta, M., 24 Sep 2018, In : Nature Communications. 9, 11 p., 3891.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Open Access
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Antibiotic-Resistance Genes in Waste Water
Karkman, A. V., Thuy Do, T., Walsh, F. & Virta, M. P. J., Mar 2018, In : Trends in Microbiology. 26, 3, p. 220-228 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Scientific › peer-review
Influence of Manure Application on the Environmental Resistome under Finnish Agricultural Practice with Restricted Antibiotic Use
Muurinen, J., Stedtfeld, R., Karkman, A., Parnanen, K., Tiedje, J. & Virta, M., 6 Jun 2017, In : Environmental Science & Technology. 51, 11, p. 5989-5999 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Massively parallel sequencing of single cells by epicPCR links functional genes with phylogenetic markers
Spencer, S. J., Tamminen, M. V., Preheim, S. P., Guo, M. T., Briggs, A. W., Brito, I. L., A Weitz, D., Pitkanen, L. K., Vigneault, F., Virta, M. P. J. & Alm, E. J., 2016, In : ISME Journal. 10, 2, p. 427-436 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Projects 2001 2019
Genomics and metagenomics of bacterial antibiotic and metal resistance
Tamminen, M., Karkman, A., Pitkänen, L., Muziasari, W., Lyra, C., Pärnänen, K. M. M., Muurinen, J., Hynninen, A. & Virta, M.
01/01/2005 → …
Project: Research project
Bioavailability of metals and xenobiotics
Hynninen, A., Rajasärkkä, J., Virta, M. & Muurinen, J.
01/01/2001 → …
Project: Research project
Doctoral Programme in Microbiology and Biotechnology (MBDP)
01/01/2014 → 31/12/2017
Project: Research project
Prizes
Activities 1996 2019
79th FIP World Congress of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Marko Virta (Invited speaker)23 Sep 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
JPI Water Scientific and Technological Board (External organisation)
Marko Virta (Board member)2019 → 2022
Activity: Membership types › Membership or other role in national/international committee, council, board
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
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
Tieteen päivät 2017
Marko Virta (Speaker: Chair)12 Jan 2017
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
Press / Media
Modernit jätevedenpuhdistamot poistavat antibiooteille vastustuskykyisiä bakteereja tehokkaasti jätevedestä (Web)
23/04/2019
1 item of media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
Modernit jätevedenpuhdistamot poistavat antibiooteille vastustuskykyisiä bakteereja tehokkaasti jätevedestä (TV)
23/04/2019
1 item of media coverage
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Antibiotikaresistens väntas år 2050 leda till fler dödsfall än vad cancer gör – forskare samarbetar för att lösa problemet (Web)
29/03/2019
1 item of media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
Resistance genes in wastewater shown to mirror clinical resistance (Web)
27/03/2019
1 item of media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
Wastewater reveals the levels of antibiotic resistance in a region (Web)
27/03/2019
1 item of media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media