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D-Index
50
Citations
6390
World Ranking
4508
National Ranking
42

Best Publications

  • Diversity and seasonal dynamics of bacterial community in indoor environment

    Helena Rintala;Miia Pitkäranta;Mika Toivola;Lars Paulin

  • Fungi and actinobacteria in moisture-damaged building materials — concentrations and diversity

    Anne Hyvärinen;Teija Meklin;Asko Vepsäläinen;Aino Nevalainen

  • Analysis of fungal flora in indoor dust by ribosomal DNA sequence analysis, quantitative PCR, and culture.

    Miia Pitkäranta;T Meklin;A Hyvärinen;Lars Paulin

  • The occupant as a source of house dust bacteria

    Martin Täubel;Helena Rintala;Miia Pitkäranta;Lars Paulin

  • Moisture damage and childhood asthma: a population-based incident case–control study

    Pekkanen J;Hyvärinen A;Haverinen-Shaughnessy U;Korppi M

  • Predominance of Gram‐positive bacteria in house dust in the low‐allergy risk Russian Karelia

    Jaakko Pakarinen;Anne Hyvärinen;Mirja Salkinoja-Salonen;Sirpa Laitinen

  • Confirmed Moisture Damage at Home, Respiratory Symptoms and Atopy in Early Life: A Birth-Cohort Study

    Anne M Karvonen;Anne M Karvonen;Anne Hyvärinen;Marjut Roponen;Matthias Hoffmann

  • Normal Range Criteria for Indoor Air Bacteria and Fungal Spores in a Subarctic Climate

    T. Reponen;A. Nevalainen;M. Jantunen;M. Pellikka

  • Production of proinflammatory mediators by indoor air bacteria and fungal spores in mouse and human cell lines.

    Kati Huttunen;Anne Hyvärinen;Aino Nevalainen;Hannu Komulainen

  • Moisture and mould problems in schools and respiratory manifestations in schoolchildren: clinical and skin test findings.

    T. Taskinen;T. Meklin;M. Nousiainen;T. Husman

  • Of microbes and men

    A. Nevalainen;M. Seuri

  • Workers' exposure to airborne bacteria and endotoxins at industrial wastewater treatment plants

    Sirpa Laitinen;Juhani Kangas;Marjut Kotimaa;Jyrki Liesivuori

  • Asthma and respiratory infections in school children with special reference to moisture and mold problems in the school

    T Taskinen;A Hyvärinen;T Meklin;T Husman

  • Laboratory studies on the relationship between fungal growth and atmospheric temperature and humidity

    A.-L. Pasanen;P. Kalliokoski;P. Pasanen;M.J. Jantunen

  • Characterizing Mold Problem Buildings – Concentrations And Flora Of Viable Fungi

    Anne Hyvarinen;Tiina Reponen;Tuula Husman;Juhani Ruuskanen

  • Everyday activities and variation of fungal spore concentrations in indoor air

    Marja Lehtonen;Tiina Reponen;Aino Nevalainen

  • Microbial content of house dust samples determined with qPCR.

    Pasi Kaarakainen;Helena Rintala;Asko Vepsäläinen;Anne Hyvärinen

  • PCR primers targeting the 16S rRNA gene for the specific detection of streptomycetes.

    H. Rintala;A. Nevalainen;E. Rönkä;M. Suutari

  • Molecular profiling of fungal communities in moisture damaged buildings before and after remediation - a comparison of culture-dependent and culture-independent methods

    Miia Johanna Pitkäranta;Teija Meklin;Anne Hyvarinen;Aino Nevalainen

  • Co-occurrence of toxic bacterial and fungal secondary metabolites in moisture-damaged indoor environments.

    M Täubel;M Sulyok;V Vishwanath;E Bloom

  • Inlet characteristics of bioaerosol samplers

    Sergey A. Grinshpun;Ching-Wen Chang;Aino Nevalainen;Klaus Willeke

  • Comparison of concentrations and size distributions of fungal spores in buildings with and without mould problems

    Tiina Reponen;Anne Hyvärinen;Juhani Ruuskanen;Taisto Raunemaa

  • Induction of cytotoxicity and production of inflammatory mediators in raw264.7 macrophages by spores grown on six different plasterboards.

    Timo Murtoniemi;Aino Nevalainen;Merja Suutari;Mika Toivola

  • Exposure to airborne microbes during the repair of moldy buildings.

    Sirpa Rautiala;Tiina Reponen;Anne Hyvärinen;Aino Nevalainen

  • Mycobacteria and Fungi in Moisture-Damaged Building Materials

    Eila Torvinen;Teija Meklin;Pirjo Torkko;Sini Suomalainen

  • Spores of Aspergillus versicolor isolated from indoor air of a moisture-damaged building provoke acute inflammation in mouse lungs.

    Juha Jussila;Hannu Komulainen;Veli-Matti Kosma;Aino Nevalainen

Frequent Co-Authors

Maija-Riitta Hirvonen
Maija-Riitta Hirvonen University of Eastern Finland
Juha Pekkanen
Juha Pekkanen University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Tiina Reponen
Tiina Reponen University of Cincinnati
Matti Korppi
Matti Korppi Tampere University
Matti Jantunen
Matti Jantunen Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)
Klaus Willeke
Klaus Willeke University of Cincinnati
Lennart Larsson
Lennart Larsson Lund University
Sergey A. Grinshpun
Sergey A. Grinshpun University of Cincinnati
Lars Paulin
Lars Paulin University of Helsinki
Tari Haahtela
Tari Haahtela University of Helsinki

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