Johanna Mäkinen
Finnish Pertussis Reference Laboratory
National Public Health Institute
Department in Turku
Finland
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- Prevalence of granulocytic Ehrlichia and Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in Ixodes ricinus ticks collected from Southwestern Finland and from Vormsi Island in Estonia. Mäkinen, J., Vuorinen, I., Oksi, J., Peltomaa, M., He, Q., Marjamäki, M., Viljanen, M.K. APMIS (2003)
- PFGE and pertactin gene sequencing suggest limited genetic variability within the Finnish Bordetella parapertussis population. Mäkinen, J., Mertsola, J., Soini, H., Arvilommi, H., Viljanen, M.K., Guiso, N., He, Q. J. Med. Microbiol. (2003)
- Rapid typing of Bordetella pertussis pertussis toxin gene variants by LightCycler real-time PCR and fluorescence resonance energy transfer hybridization probe melting curve analysis. Mäkinen, J., Mertsola, J., Viljanen, M.K., Arvilommi, H., He, Q. J. Clin. Microbiol. (2002)
- Rapid identification of Bordetella pertussis pertactin gene variants using LightCycler real-time polymerase chain reaction combined with melting curve analysis and gel electrophoresis. Mäkinen, J., Viljanen, M.K., Mertsola, J., Arvilommi, H., He, Q. Emerging Infect. Dis. (2001)