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Matti K. Viljanen

Matti K. Viljanen

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Microbiology

D-Index
58
Citations
9502
World Ranking
3497
National Ranking
34

Overview

Matti K. Viljanen is affiliated with the University of Turku in Finland and focuses on research intersecting Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Medicine. Their work addresses topics related to allergic rhinitis and sensitization, plant and animal studies, and lichen and fungal ecology.

Their recent publication record includes a paper titled Ragweed (Ambrosia) pollen transport and seed production in Finland during 1990-2022 published in 2025 in the journal Aerobiologia.

  • Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Lichen and fungal ecology

  • Aerobiologia

  • Maria Louna-Korteniemi
  • Sanna Pätsi
  • Pasi Ahola
  • Agneta Ekebom
  • Maiju Kyyhkynen

  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • Medicine

  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Immunology and Allergy

Best Publications

  • Antibacterial effects and dissolution behavior of six bioactive glasses

    Di Zhang;Outi Leppäranta;Eveliina Munukka;Heimo Ylänen;Heimo Ylänen

  • Bactericidal effects of bioactive glasses on clinically important aerobic bacteria.

    Eveliina Munukka;Outi Leppäranta;Mika Korkeamäki;Minna Vaahtio

  • Acute otitis media and respiratory virus infections.

    O Ruuskanen;M Arola;A Putto-Laurila;J Mertsola

  • Antibacterial effect of bioactive glasses on clinically important anaerobic bacteria in vitro

    Outi Leppäranta;Minna Vaahtio;Timo Peltola;Di Zhang

  • Complement Evasion by Borrelia burgdorferi: Serum-Resistant Strains Promote C3b Inactivation

    Antti Alitalo;Taru Susanna Meri;Lasse Rämö;T. Sakari Jokiranta

  • Effect of sport stress on lymphocyte transformation and antibody formation.

    J Eskola;O Ruuskanen;E Soppi;M K Viljanen

  • A Ser315Thr substitution in KatG is predominant in genetically heterogeneous multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates originating from the St. Petersburg area in Russia

    Harri J. Marttila;Hanna Soini;Erkki Eerola;Elena Vyshnevskaya

  • Inflammatory brain changes in Lyme borreliosis. A report on three patients and review of literature.

    J. Oksi;H. Kalimo;R. J. Marttila;M. Marjamaki

  • Clinical role of respiratory virus infection in acute otitis media.

    Mikko Arola;Olli Ruuskanen;Thedi Ziegler;Jussi Mertsola

  • The expanding clinical spectrum of ocular lyme borreliosis.

    Helena O Mikkilä;Ilkka J.T Seppälä;Matti K Viljanen;Miikka P Peltomaa

  • Intrafamilial spread of pertussis.

    Jussi Mertsola;Olli Ruuskanen;Erkki Eerola;Matti K. Viljanen

  • Whooping cough caused by Bordetella pertussis and Bordetella parapertussis in an immunized population.

    Qiushui He;Matti K. Viljanen;Heikki Arvilommi;Birgitta Aittanen

  • C reactive protein in the evaluation of febrile illness.

    A Putto;O Ruuskanen;O Meurman;H Ekblad

  • Comparison of Two Commercially Available DNA Line Probe Assays for Detection of Multidrug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis

    Johanna Mäkinen;Harri J. Marttila;Merja Marjamäki;Matti K. Viljanen

  • Prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi in Ixodes ricinus ticks in urban recreational areas of Helsinki.

    Juha Junttila;Miikka Peltomaa;Hanna Soini;Merja Marjamäki

  • Duration of antibiotic treatment in disseminated Lyme borreliosis: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, multicenter clinical study

    J. Oksi;J. Nikoskelainen;H. Hiekkanen;A. Lauhio

  • Outcomes Of Bordetella Pertussis Infection In Different Age Groups Of An Immunized Population

    Qiushui He;Matti K. Viljanen;Simo Nikkari;Ritva Lyytikainen

  • Detection and identification of mycobacteria by amplification of a segment of the gene coding for the 32-kilodalton protein.

    H Soini;M Skurnik;K Liippo;E Tala

  • Outbreak of diarrhoea due to Escherichia coli 0111:B4 in schoolchildren and adults: association of Vi antigen-like reactivity

    M.K. Viljanen;T. Peltola;M. Kuistila;P. Huovinen

  • A new micromethod for lymphocyte stimulation using whole blood.

    J. Eskola;E. Soppi;M. Viljanen;O. Ruuskanen

Frequent Co-Authors

Jussi Mertsola
Jussi Mertsola Turku University Hospital
Qiushui He
Qiushui He Capital Medical University
Olli Ruuskanen
Olli Ruuskanen Turku University Hospital
Erkki Eerola
Erkki Eerola University of Turku
Hannu Kalimo
Hannu Kalimo University of Helsinki
Kaisa Granfors
Kaisa Granfors University of Turku
Paavo Toivanen
Paavo Toivanen University of Turku
Pentti Huovinen
Pentti Huovinen University of Turku
Leena Hupa
Leena Hupa Åbo Akademi University
Mikko Hupa
Mikko Hupa Åbo Akademi University

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