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The detection and stability of the SARS-CoV-2 RNA biomarkers in wastewater influent in Helsinki, Finland by Hokajärvi, Anna-Maria, Rytkönen, Annastiina, Tiwari, Ananda, Kauppinen, Ari, Oikarinen, Sami, Lehto, Kirsi-Maarit, Kankaanpää, Aino, Gunnar, Teemu, Al-Hello, Haider, Blomqvist, Soile, Miettinen, Ilkka T., Savolainen-Kopra, Carita, Pitkänen, Tarja

“…Wastewater-based surveillance of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is used to monitor the population-level prevalence of the…”
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Application of digital PCR for public health-related water quality monitoring by Tiwari, Ananda, Ahmed, Warish, Oikarinen, Sami, Sherchan, Samendra P., Heikinheimo, Annamari, Jiang, Guangming, Simpson, Stuart L., Greaves, Justin, Bivins, Aaron

“…Digital polymerase chain reaction (dPCR) is emerging as a reliable platform for quantifying microorganisms in the field of water microbiology. This paper…”
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Strain-Level Analysis of Mother-to-Child Bacterial Transmission during the First Few Months of Life by Yassour, Moran, Jason, Eeva, Hogstrom, Larson J., Arthur, Timothy D., Tripathi, Surya, Siljander, Heli, Selvenius, Jenni, Oikarinen, Sami, Hyöty, Heikki, Virtanen, Suvi M., Ilonen, Jorma, Ferretti, Pamela, Pasolli, Edoardo, Tett, Adrian, Asnicar, Francesco, Segata, Nicola, Vlamakis, Hera, Lander, Eric S., Huttenhower, Curtis, Knip, Mikael, Xavier, Ramnik J.

“…Bacterial community acquisition in the infant gut impacts immune education and disease susceptibility. We compared bacterial strains across and within families…”
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Long-term biodiversity intervention shapes health-associated commensal microbiota among urban day-care children by Roslund, Marja I., Puhakka, Riikka, Puhakka, Riikka, Nurminen, Noora, Oikarinen, Sami, Siter, Nathan, Grönroos, Mira, Grönroos, Mira, Cinek, Ondřej, Kramná, Lenka, Jumpponen, Ari, Laitinen, Olli H., Rajaniemi, Juho, Hyöty, Heikki, Sinkkonen, Aki, Cerrone, Damiano, Hui, Nan, Mäkelä, Iida, Nurminen, Noora, Oikarinen, Sami, Parajuli, Anirudra, Saarenpää, Mika, Soininen, Laura, Sun, Yan, Vari, Heli K., Laitinen, Olli H., Rajaniemi, Juho, Hyöty, Heikki, Sinkkonen, Aki

“…Summary of differences in environmental and human commensal microbiota between intervention and standard day-cares on (A) day 28 and (B) after one year…”
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Characterisation of enterovirus RNA detected in the pancreas and other specimens of live patients with newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes in the DiViD study by Oikarinen, Sami, Krogvold, Lars, Edwin, Bjørn, Buanes, Trond, Korsgren, Olle, Laiho, Jutta E., Oikarinen, Maarit, Ludvigsson, Johnny, Skog, Oskar, Anagandula, Mahesh, Frisk, Gun, Hyöty, Heikki, Dahl-Jørgensen, Knut

“…Aims/hypothesis The Diabetes Virus Detection (DiViD) study is the first study to laparoscopically collect pancreatic tissue and purified pancreatic islets…”
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Enterovirus RNA in Blood Is Linked to the Development of Type 1 Diabetes by OIKARINEN, Sami, MARTISKAINEN, Mika, TAURIAINEN, Sisko, HUHTALA, Heini, ILONEN, Jorma, VEIJOLA, Riitta, SIMELL, Olli, KNIP, Mikael, HYÖTY, Heikki

“…To assess whether the detection of enterovirus RNA in blood predicts the development of clinical type 1 diabetes in a prospective birth cohort study. Further,…”
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A Placebo-controlled double-blinded test of the biodiversity hypothesis of immune-mediated diseases: Environmental microbial diversity elicits changes in cytokines and increase in T regulatory cells in young children by Roslund, Marja I., Parajuli, Anirudra, Hui, Nan, Puhakka, Riikka, Grönroos, Mira, Soininen, Laura, Nurminen, Noora, Oikarinen, Sami, Cinek, Ondřej, Kramná, Lenka, Schroderus, Anna-Mari, Laitinen, Olli H., Kinnunen, Tuure, Hyöty, Heikki, Sinkkonen, Aki, Cerrone, Damiano, Grönroos, Mira, Laitinen, Olli H., Luukkonen, Anna, Mäkelä, Iida, Nurminen, Noora, Oikarinen, Sami, Parajuli, Anirudra, Puhakka, Riikka, Roslund, Marja I., Saarenpää, Mika, Soininen, Laura, Rajaniemi, Juho, Hyöty, Heikki, Sinkkonen, Aki

“…According to the biodiversity hypothesis of immune-mediated diseases, lack of microbiological diversity in the everyday living environment is a core reason for…”
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Endocrine disruption and commensal bacteria alteration associated with gaseous and soil PAH contamination among daycare children by Roslund, Marja I., Rantala, Sonja, Oikarinen, Sami, Puhakka, Riikka, Hui, Nan, Parajuli, Anirudra, Laitinen, Olli H., Hyöty, Heikki, Rantalainen, Anna-Lea, Sinkkonen, Aki, Grönroos, Mira, Hui, Nan, Kalvo, Raul, Nurminen, Noora, Oikarinen, Sami, Parajuli, Anirudra, Puhakka, Riikka, Rantala, Sonja, Roslund, Marja I., Soininen, Laura, Yan, Guoyong, Laitinen, Olli H., Rajaniemi, Juho, Hyöty, Heikki, Sinkkonen, Aki

“…Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are priority environmental pollutants that cause adverse health effects. PAHs belong to endocrine signaling disruptors…”
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Simultaneous biomass concentration and subsequent quantitation of multiple infectious disease agents and antimicrobial resistance genes from community wastewater by Sarekoski, Anniina, Lipponen, Anssi, Hokajärvi, Anna-Maria, Räisänen, Kati, Tiwari, Ananda, Paspaliari, Dafni, Lehto, Kirsi-Maarit, Oikarinen, Sami, Heikinheimo, Annamari, Pitkänen, Tarja

“…[Display omitted] •Multiple pathogens and antimicrobial resistance genes in wastewater were quantified.•Freezing of wastewater and the biomass concentration…”
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Wastewater surveillance of antibiotic-resistant bacterial pathogens: A systematic review by Tiwari, Ananda, Kurittu, Paula, Al-Mustapha, Ahmad I, Heljanko, Viivi, Johansson, Venla, Thakali, Ocean, Mishra, Shyam Kumar, Lehto, Kirsi-Maarit, Lipponen, Anssi, Oikarinen, Sami, Pitkänen, Tarja, Heikinheimo, Annamari

“…Infectious diseases caused by antibiotic-resistant bacterial (ARB) pathogens are a serious threat to human and animal health. The active surveillance of ARB…”
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Temporal variation in indoor transfer of dirt-associated environmental bacteria in agricultural and urban areas by Hui, Nan, Parajuli, Anirudra, Puhakka, Riikka, Grönroos, Mira, Roslund, Marja I., Vari, Heli K., Selonen, Ville A.O., Yan, Guoyang, Siter, Nathan, Nurminen, Noora, Oikarinen, Sami, Laitinen, Olli H., Rajaniemi, Juho, Hyöty, Heikki, Sinkkonen, Aki

“…An agricultural environment and exposure to diverse environmental microbiota has been suggested to confer protection against immune-mediated disorders. As an…”
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A Coxsackievirus B vaccine protects against virus-induced diabetes in an experimental mouse model of type 1 diabetes by Stone, Virginia M., Hankaniemi, Minna M., Svedin, Emma, Sioofy-Khojine, Amirbabak, Oikarinen, Sami, Hyöty, Heikki, Laitinen, Olli H., Hytönen, Vesa P., Flodström-Tullberg, Malin

“…Aims/hypothesis Epidemiological studies suggest a role for Coxsackievirus B (CVB) serotypes in the pathogenesis of type 1 diabetes, but their actual…”
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Indoor green wall affects health-associated commensal skin microbiota and enhances immune regulation: a randomized trial among urban office workers by Soininen, L., Roslund, M. I., Nurminen, N., Puhakka, R., Laitinen, O. H., Hyöty, H., Sinkkonen, A.

“…Urbanization reduces microbiological abundance and diversity, which has been associated with immune mediated diseases. Urban greening may be used as a…”
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Detection of SARS-COV-2 variants and their proportions in wastewater samples using next-generation sequencing in Finland by Lipponen, Anssi, Kolehmainen, Aleksi, Oikarinen, Sami, Hokajärvi, Anna-Maria, Lehto, Kirsi-Maarit, Heikinheimo, Annamari, Halkilahti, Jani, Juutinen, Aapo, Luomala, Oskari, Smura, Teemu, Liitsola, Kirsi, Blomqvist, Soile, Savolainen-Kopra, Carita, Pitkänen, Tarja

“…Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants may have different characteristics, e.g., in transmission, mortality, and the…”
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Skin exposure to soil microbiota elicits changes in cell-mediated immunity to pneumococcal vaccine by Roslund, Marja I., Nurminen, Noora, Oikarinen, Sami, Puhakka, Riikka, Grönroos, Mira, Puustinen, Leena, Kummola, Laura, Parajuli, Anirudra, Cinek, Ondřej, Laitinen, Olli H., Hyöty, Heikki, Sinkkonen, Aki

“…A resilient immune system is characterized by its capacity to respond appropriately to challenges, such as infections, and it is crucial in vaccine response…”
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Distinct transcriptomic profiles in children prior to the appearance of type 1 diabetes-linked islet autoantibodies and following enterovirus infection by Lin, Jake, Moradi, Elaheh, Salenius, Karoliina, Lehtipuro, Suvi, Häkkinen, Tomi, Laiho, Jutta E., Oikarinen, Sami, Randelin, Sofia, Parikh, Hemang M., Krischer, Jeffrey P., Toppari, Jorma, Lernmark, Åke, Petrosino, Joseph F., Ajami, Nadim J., She, Jin-Xiong, Hagopian, William A., Rewers, Marian J., Lloyd, Richard E., Rautajoki, Kirsi J., Hyöty, Heikki, Nykter, Matti

“…Although the genetic basis and pathogenesis of type 1 diabetes have been studied extensively, how host responses to environmental factors might contribute to…”
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Molecular epidemiology of enteroviruses in young children at increased risk of type 1 diabetes by Sioofy-Khojine, Amir-Babak, Oikarinen, Sami, Honkanen, Hanna, Huhtala, Heini, Lehtonen, Jussi P, Briese, Thomas, Hyöty, Heikki

“…Young children are susceptible to enterovirus (EV) infections, which cause significant morbidity in this age group. However, the current knowledge regarding…”
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Blastocystis in the faeces of children from six distant countries: prevalence, quantity, subtypes and the relation to the gut bacteriome by Cinek, Ondrej, Polackova, Katerina, Odeh, Rasha, Alassaf, Abeer, Kramná, Lenka, Ibekwe, MaryAnn Ugochi, Majaliwa, Edna Siima, Ahmadov, Gunduz, Elmahi, Bashir Mukhtar Elwasila, Mekki, Hanan, Oikarinen, Sami, Lebl, Jan, Abdullah, Mohammed Ahmed

“…Abstract Background Blastocystis is a human gut symbiont of yet undefined clinical significance. In a set of faecal samples collected from asymptomatic…”
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Genomic epidemiology of nosocomial carbapenemase-producing Citrobacter freundii in sewerage systems in the Helsinki metropolitan area, Finland by Heljanko, Viivi, Johansson, Venla, Räisänen, Kati, Anttila, Veli-Jukka, Lyytikäinen, Outi, Jalava, Jari, Weijo, Irma, Lehtinen, Jaana-Marija, Lehto, Kirsi-Maarit, Lipponen, Anssi, Oikarinen, Sami, Pitkänen, Tarja, Heikinheimo, Annamari

“…Multi-drug resistance is emerging in , which is the third most common carbapenemase-producing (CP) in humans in Finland due to recent outbreaks. The objective…”
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Comparison of Different Reverse Transcriptase-Polymerase Chain Reaction-Based Methods for Wastewater Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2: Exploratory Study by Länsivaara, Annika, Lehto, Kirsi-Maarit, Hyder, Rafiqul, Janhonen, Erja Sinikka, Lipponen, Anssi, Heikinheimo, Annamari, Pitkänen, Tarja, Oikarinen, Sami

“…Many countries have applied the wastewater surveillance of the COVID-19 pandemic to their national public health monitoring measures. The most used methods for…”
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