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Description (abstract)
Metals and xenobiotics.
Microbial bioavailability of metals and xenobiotics determines their biological effects. Bacterial bioreporters and biosensors developed by us are used in bioavailabity measurements in co-operation with different partners.
Endocrine disruptors.
There is an increasing public concern that chemicals in the environment affect human health by disrupting normal endocrine function, particularly through direct interaction with steroid hormone receptors. We have developed a set of yeast strains that can be used in assessing endocrine disruptive activity and the strains are now used in various projects with our collaborators.
| Status | Active |
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| Effective start/end date | 01/01/2001 → … |
Fields of Science
- 118 Biological sciences
- 219 Environmental biotechnology
Projects
- 1 Active
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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
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Comparison of Metals and Tetracycline as Selective Agents for Development of Tetracycline Resistant Bacterial Communities in Agricultural Soil
Song, J., Rensing, C., Holm, P. E., Virta, M. & Brandt, K. K., 7 Mar 2017, In: Environmental Science & Technology. 51, 5, p. 3040-3047 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Antibiootit, ihminen ja ympäristö
Virta, M., 2012, In: Ympäristö ja terveys. 43, 2, p. 58-60 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Professional
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Fish farming affects the abundance and diversity of the mercury resistance gene merA in marine sediments
Pitkänen, L., Tamminen, M., Hynninen, A., Karkman, A., Corander, J., Kotilainen, A. & Virta, M., 2011, In: Microbes & Environments. 26, 3, p. 205-211Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review