Aki Ronkainen

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Staff

Aki Ronkainen

Senior Lecturer

Doctor of Philosophy (biomedicine); University of Helsinki, Faculty of Medicine; 2025
Master of Science (mikrobiology); University of Helsinki, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry; 2019
Bachelor of Science (mikrobiology); University of Helsinki, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry; 2017

Green Chemistry Team

Contact us

Phone:

+358 50 564 4107

Email:

Aki.Ronkainen2@metropolia.fi

Postal address:

PL 4071, 00079 Metropolia

Campus:

Leiritie 1, 01600 Vantaa

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Publications

Pino, A., Hiippala, K., Ronkainen, A., Vaccalluzzo, A., Caggia, C., Satokari, R., & Randazzo, C. L. (2024). Adhesion Properties and Pathogen Inhibition of Vaginal-Derived Lactobacilli. Probiotics and antimicrobial proteins, 10.1007/s12602-024-10390-5. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12602-024-10390-5
Ronkainen, A., Khan, I., & Satokari, R. (2024). Pathogen exclusion from intestinal mucus and antimicrobial susceptibility of Bifidobacterium spp. strains from feca…

Pino, A., Hiippala, K., Ronkainen, A., Vaccalluzzo, A., Caggia, C., Satokari, R., & Randazzo, C. L. (2024). Adhesion Properties and Pathogen Inhibition of Vaginal-Derived Lactobacilli. Probiotics and antimicrobial proteins, 10.1007/s12602-024-10390-5. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12602-024-10390-5
Ronkainen, A., Khan, I., & Satokari, R. (2024). Pathogen exclusion from intestinal mucus and antimicrobial susceptibility of Bifidobacterium spp. strains from fecal donors. Microbiome Research Reports, 2025;4:5. http://dx.doi.org/10.20517/mrr.2024.43
Bosch, B., Hartikainen, A., Ronkainen, A., Scheperjans, F., Arkkila, P., & Satokari, R. (2023). Development of a Protocol for Anaerobic Preparation and Banking of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation Material: Evaluation of Bacterial Richness in the Cultivated Fraction. Microorganisms, 11(12), 2901. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11122901
Ronkainen, A., Khan, I., Krzyzewska-Dudek, E., Hiippala, K., Freitag, T. L., & Satokari, R. (2023). In vitro adhesion, pilus expression, and in vivo amelioration of antibiotic-induced microbiota disturbance by Bifidobacterium spp. strains from fecal donors. Gut microbes, 15(1), 2229944. https://doi.org/10.1080/19490976.2023.2229944
Pino, A., Vaccalluzzo, A., Caggia, C., Balzaretti, S., Vanella, L., Sorrenti, V., Ronkainen, A., Satokari, R., & Randazzo, C. L. (2022). Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus CA15 (DSM 33960) as a Candidate Probiotic Strain for Human Health. Nutrients, 14(22), 4902. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14224902
Hiippala, K., Khan, I., Ronkainen, A., Boulund, F., Vähä-Mäkilä, H., Suutarinen, M., Seifert, M., Engstrand, L., & Satokari, R. (2022). Novel strain of Pseudoruminococcus massiliensis possesses traits important in gut adaptation and host-microbe interactions. Gut microbes, 14(1), 2013761. https://doi.org/10.1080/19490976.2021.2013761
Jouhten, H., Ronkainen, A., Aakko, J., Salminen, S., Mattila, E., Arkkila, P., & Satokari, R. (2020). Cultivation and Genomics Prove Long-Term Colonization of Donor's Bifidobacteria in Recurrent Clostridioides difficile Patients Treated With Fecal Microbiota Transplantation. Frontiers in microbiology, 11, 1663. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2020.01663
Hiippala, K., Jouhten, H., Ronkainen, A., Hartikainen, A., Kainulainen, V., Jalanka, J., & Satokari, R. (2018). The Potential of Gut Commensals in Reinforcing Intestinal Barrier Function and Alleviating Inflammation. Nutrients, 10(8), 988. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu10080988