Publications

Publications from the Developmental Interactions Lab

Selected publications

Makunja RN, Maltseva A, Pessa-Morikawa T, Khatun M, Muurinen J, Stensland M, Heinonen M, Kaisanlahti A, Muhandiram S, Reunanen J, Ruuska-Loewald T, Nyman T, Niku M. Proteomic characterization of extracellular vesicles from 12 commensal bacterial species. bioRxiv 2025.11.06.686325; doi: 

Mahmud MR, Orro R, Munsterhjelm C, Pessa-Morikawa T, Ahlqvist T, Junnikkala S, König E, Pujolassos M,  Calle ML, Kwon HN,  Oliviero C,  Heinonen M, Niku M. Impact of gestational antibiotics on maternal and offspring gut microbiota and growth in pigs. bioRxiv 2025.11.08.687112; doi: 

Husso A, Pessa-Morikawa T, Koistinen V, Kärkkäinen O, Kwon HK, Lahti L, Hanhineva K, Iivanainen A & Niku M. Impacts of maternal microbiota and microbial metabolites on fetal intestine, brain and placenta. BMC Biology 2023; 21(1):207. doi:

Pessa-Morikawa T, Husso A, Kärkkäinen O, Koistinen V, Hanhineva K, Iivanainen A & Niku M. Maternal microbiota-derived metabolic profile in fetal murine intestine, brain and placenta. BMC Microbiol. 2022 Feb 7;22(1):46.

Husso A, Lietaer L, Iivanainen A, Pessa-Morikawa T, Grönthal T, Govaere J, Van Soom A, Opsomer G, Niku M. The composition of the microbiota in the full-term fetal gut and amniotic fluid: a bovine caesarean section study. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:626421. .

Husso A, Jalanka J, Alipour MJ, Huhti P, Kareskoski M, Pessa-Morikawa T, Iivanainen A, Niku M. The composition of the perinatal intestinal microbiota in horse. Scientific Reports 2020; 16;10(1):441. .

Alipour MJ, Jalanka J, Pessa-Morikawa T, Kokkonen T, Satokari R, Hynönen U, Iivanainen A, Niku M. The composition of the perinatal intestinal microbiota in cattle. Sci Rep. 2018 Jul 11;8(1):10437. .

Mikkola LI, Holopainen S, Lappalainen AK, Pessa-Morikawa T, Augustine TJP, Arumilli M, Hytönen MK, Hakosalo O, Lohi H, Iivanainen A. Novel protective and risk loci in hip dysplasia in German Shepherds. PLoS Genet. 2019 Jul 19;15(7):e1008197.

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