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

Research group

Group leaders

Lotta-Riina Sundberg

Lotta-Riina Sundberg

Professor

Members

Kati Mäkelä

Postdoctoral Researcher

Daniel de Oliveira Patricio

Postdoctoral Researcher
Sophia Goladze

Sophia Goladze

Doctoral Researcher
Anniina Runtuvuori-Salmela

Anniina Runtuvuori-Salmela

Research Coordinator