Sundberg group - Host-pathogen interactions

Sundberg group studies infection mechanisms in bacteriophages and bacteria, and the (co)evolution of host resistance e.g. via the bacterial adaptive CRISPR-Cas immunity.

Table of contents

Research group type
Research group
Core fields of research
Basic natural phenomena and mathematical thinking
Research areas
Evolutionary research
Nanobiology
Nanoscience Center
Health and well-being (NSC)
Department of Biological and Environmental Science - Research areas
Faculty
Faculty of Mathematics and Science
Department
Department of Biological and Environmental Science

Research group description

Sundberg groups explores the molecular details on phage-bacterium interactions, how the bacterial CRISPR-Cas immunity is formed, and how the mucosal surfaces influence phage-bacterium interactions in pathogenic bacteria using cell culture -based infection models. We also study the role of environmental phagesin the boreal freshwater microbial communities. We are interested in antibiotic resistance and antimicrobial approaches.

Publications

Publication
2025
Available through Open Access

eLife
de Freitas Almeida, Gabriel Magno
Arriaga, Iker
de Azevedo, Bruna Luiza
Leppänen, Miika
Abrahão, Jonatas S.
Andreani, Julien
Zabeo, Davide
Ravantti, Janne J.
Abrescia, Nicola GA
Sundberg, Lotta-Riina
Publication
2024
Available through Open Access

Environmental Microbiology
Mäkelä, Kati
Laanto, Elina
Sundberg, Lotta‐Riina
Publication
2024
Available through Open Access

Animal Microbiome
Ashrafi, Roghaieh
Sundberg, Lotta-Riina
Hyvärinen, Pekka
Karvonen, Anssi
Publication
2024
Available through Open Access

Drug Discovery Today
Faizan, Bhat Mohammad
Srdanović, Sonja
Sundberg, Lotta-Riina
Kristín, Einarsdóttir Helga
Marjomäki, Varpu
Dekker, Frank J.
Publication
2024
Available through Open Access

Archives of Virology
Goladze, Sophia
Patpatia, Sheetal
Tuomala, Henni
Ylänne, Matti
Gachechiladze, Nino
de Oliveira Patricio, Daniel
Skurnik, Mikael
Sundberg, Lotta-Riina
Publication
2024
Available through Open Access

Microbiology Spectrum
Almeida, Gabriel Magno de Freitas
Ravantti, Janne
Grdzelishvili, Nino
Kakabadze, Elene
Bakuradze, Nata
Javakhishvili, Elene
Megremis, Spyridon
Chanishvili, Nina
Papadopoulos, Nikolaos
Sundberg, Lotta-Riina
Publication
2023
Available through Open Access

Molecular Ecology
Ashrafi, Roghaieh
Bruneaux, Matthieu
Sundberg, Lotta‐Riina
Hoikkala, Ville
Karvonen, Anssi
Publication
2023
Available through Open Access

Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical
Pathak, Abhishek
Navaneeth, Punnakkal
Gupta, Monika
Pradeep, Aarathi
Nair, Bipin G.
Suneesh, Punathil Vasu
Elangovan, Ravikrishnan
Sundberg, Lotta-Riina
Marjomäki, Varpu
Satheesh Babu, T. G.
Publication
2022
Available through Open Access

Nature Communications
Kejzar, Nejc
Laanto, Elina
Rissanen, Ilona
Abrishami, Vahid
Selvaraj, Muniyandi
Moineau, Sylvain
Ravantti, Janne
Sundberg, Lotta-Riina
Huiskonen, Juha T.
Publication
2022
Available through Open Access

Fisheries Research
Karjalainen, Juha
Sjövik, Rosanna
Väänänen, Tuula
Sävilammi, Tiina
Sundberg, Lotta-Riina
Uusi-Heikkilä, Silva
Marjomäki, Timo J.
Publication
2022
Available through Open Access

Nature Communications
de Freitas Almeida, Gabriel Magno
Hoikkala, Ville
Ravantti, Janne
Rantanen, Noora
Sundberg, Lotta-Riina
Publication
2022

PHAGE
Sundberg, Lotta-Riina
Rantanen, Noora
de Freitas Almeida, Gabriel Magno

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