Jukka Hytönen
MD, PhD
jukhyt@utu.fi +358 29 450 4544 +358 50 509 5430 Kiinamyllynkatu 10 Turku ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0585-9338 |
Lyme borreliosis; Lyme disease
High school graduation 1987, Licentiate of Medicine, University of Turku, Finland 1996, Doctor of Medical Sciences (MD, PhD), University of Turku 2003, Specialist in Clinical Microbiology 2007, Docent in Medical Microbiology, University of Turku 2011, Special Competence in Medical Education 2015.
Various research and teaching positions, University of Turku 1996–2012
Academy Research Fellow, University of Turku 2012-2017
Associate professor of bacteriology (tenure track), University of Turku 1.9.2017-31.7.2024
My research focuses on Lyme borreliosis (LB) and tick-borne encephalitis (TBE), and on the so called emerging tick-borne diseases (eTBDs: neoehlichiosis, Borrelia miyamotoi disease etc.). The research addresses the following topics:
Prevalence of ticks and tick-borne pathogens in Finland. Epidemiology and clinical characteristics of TBDs in Finland. Immunopathogenesis of LB and Lyme neuroborreliosis (LNB). Metabolomics of LB and LNB. Immunology of TBE vaccine break-through infections. Seroepidemiology of TBDs in Finland.
Bacteriology; Infectious diseases laboratory diagnostics; Lyme borreliosis; Vector-borne infections; Tick-borne infections
- Streptococcus pyogenes glycoprotein-binding strepadhesin activity is mediated by a surface-associated carbohydrate-degrading enzyme, pullulanase (2003)
- Infection and Immunity
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - The SpeB virulence factor of Streptococcus pyogenes, a multifunctional secreted and cell surface molecule with strepadhesin, laminin-binding and cysteine protease activity (2001)
- Molecular Microbiology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Identification of a novel glycoprotein-binding activity in Streptococcus pyogenes regulated by the mga gene (2000)
- Microbiology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - The GAL alpha 1-4GAL-binding adhesin of Streptococcus suis, a gram-positive meningitis-associated bacterium (1996)
- Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
