University lecturer Eero Vesterinen - UTU Research Portal

Eero Vesterinen
University lecturer

- Docent,
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (Department of Biology)
- University Lecturer,
Physiology and Genetics (Department of Biology)

ejvest@utu.fi

+358 40 740 2793

Vesilinnantie 5

Turku

Office: 020

ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3665-5802

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Areas of expertise

Molecular ecology;NGS;DNA;bats;ticks;pathogens;foodwebs;species interactions;bioinformatics

Research community or research topic

Tick-borne Diseases Turku (www.tbd-turku.fi)

Biography

Publications

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Counting with DNA in metabarcoding studies: How should we convert sequence reads to dietary data? (2019)
- Molecular Ecology
Deagle BE, Thomas AC, McInnes JC, Clarke LJ, Vesterinen EJ, Clare EL, Kartzinel TR, Eveson JP
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Dichrooscytus fervens sp. n., a new species of Miridae (hemiptera, heteroptera) from Finland (2019)
- Entomologica Fennica
Muinonen A., Rinne V., Vesterinen E.
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Finding flies in the mushroom soup: host specificity of fungus-associated communities revisited with a novel molecular method (2019)
- Molecular Ecology
Koskinen J, Roslin T, Nyman T, Abrego N, Michell C, Vesterinen EJ
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
First evidence of Ixodiphagus hookeri (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) parasitization in Finnish castor bean ticks (Ixodes ricinus) (2019)
- Experimental and Applied Acarology
Sormunen Jani Jukka, Sippola Ella, Kaunisto Kari Mikael, Vesterinen Eero Juhani, Sääksjärvi Ilari Eerikki
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
From feces to data: A metabarcoding method for analyzing consumed and available prey in a bird‐insect food web (2019)
- Ecology and Evolution
Rytkönen S, Vesterinen EJ, Westerduin C, Leviäkangas T, Vatka E, Mutanen M, Välimäki P, Hukkanen M, Suokas M, Orell M
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
High tick abundance and diversity of tick-borne pathogens in a Finnish city (2019)
- Urban Ecosystems
Tero Klemola, Jani J. Sormunen, Janka Mojzer, Satu Mäkelä, Eero J. Vesterinen
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Molecular evidence of bird-eating behavior in Nyctalus aviator (2019)
- Acta ethologica
Heim O., Puisto A., Fukui D., Vesterinen E.
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Molecular Evidence of Chlamydia-Like Organisms in the Feces of Myotis daubentonii Bats (vol 83, e02951-16, 2017) (2019)
- Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Hokynar K, Vesterinen EJ, Lilley TM, Pulliainen AT, Korhonen SJ, Paavonen J, Puolakkainen M
(Other publication)
Parachlamydia acanthamoebae Detected during a Pneumonia Outbreak in Southeastern Finland, in 2017-2018 (2019)
- Microorganisms
Hokynar K, Kurkela S, Nieminen T, Saxen H, Vesterinen EJ, Mannonen L, Pietikainen R, Puolakkainen M
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
The Klingon batbugs: Morphological adaptations in the primitive bat bugs, Bucimex chilensis and Primicimex cavernis, including updated phylogeny of Cimicidae (2019)
- Ecology and Evolution
Ossa G., Johnson J.S., Puisto A.I.E., Rinne V., Sääksjärvi I.E., Waag A., Vesterinen E.J., Lilley T.M.
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
A cross-continental comparison of assemblages of seed- and fruit-feeding insects in tropical rain forests: Faunal composition and rates of attack (2018)
- Journal of Biogeography
Basset Y, Dahl C, Ctvrtecka R, Gripenberg S, Lewis OT, Segar ST, Klimes P, Barrios H, Brown JW, Bunyavejchewin S, Butcher BA, Cognato AI, Davies S, Kaman O, Knizek M, Miller SE, Morse GE, Novotny V, Pongpattananurak N, Pramual P, Quicke DLJ, Robbins RK, Sakchoowong W, Schutze M, Vesterinen EJ, Wang W, Wang Y, Weiblen G, Wright JS
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Chlamydiales bacterial sequences in lesional and healthy skin of patients with parapsoriasis (2018)
- Acta Dermato-Venereologica
Hokynar K, Salava A, Vesterinen EJ, Lauerma A, Ranki A, Puolakkainen M
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
High resistance towards herbivore-induced habitat change in a high Arctic arthropod community (2018)
- Biology Letters
Niels M. Schmidt, Jesper B. Mosbacher, Bernhard Eitzinger, Eero J. Vesterinen, Tomas Roslin
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Limited dietary overlap amongst resident Arctic herbivores in winter: complementary insights from complementary methods (2018)
- Oecologia
Niels M. Schmidt, Jesper B. Mosbacher, Eero J. Vesterinen, Tomas Roslin, Anders Michelsen
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Table for five, please: Dietary partitioning in boreal bats (2018)
- Ecology and Evolution
Vesterinen Eero J., Puisto Anna I.E., Blomberg Anna S., Lilley Thomas M.
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
The importance of study duration and spatial scale in pathogen detection - evidence from a tick-infested island (2018)
- Emerging microbes & infections
Sormunen JJ, Klemola T, Hänninen J, Mäkelä S, Vuorinen I, Penttinen R, Sääksjärvi IE, Vesterinen EJ
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Tick-borne pathogens in Finland; comparison of Ixodes ricinus and I-persulcatus in sympatric and parapatric areas (2018)
- Parasites and Vectors
Laaksonen, Maija; Klemola, Tero; Feuth, Eeva; Sormunen, Jani J.; Puisto, Anna; Mäkelä, Satu; Penttinen, Ritva; Ruohomäki, Kai; Hänninen, Jari; Sääksjärvi, Ilari E.; Vuorinen, Ilppo; Sprong, Hein; Hytönen, Jukka; Vesterinen, Eero J.
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Crowdsourcing-based nationwide tick collection reveals the distribution of Ixodes ricinus and I. persulcatus and associated pathogens in Finland (2017)
- Emerging microbes & infections
Laaksonen M, Sajanti E, Sormunen JJ, Penttinen R, Hänninen J, Ruohomäki K, Sääksjärvi I, Vesterinen EJ, Vuorinen I, Hytönen J, Klemola T
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
DNA barcoding reveals widespread occurrence of Leptidea juvernica (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) in southern Finland (2017)
- Entomologisk tidskrift
Samuli Lehtonen, Ilari Lehtonen, Anssi Teräs, Juha Varrela, Pasi Virta, Eero J. Vesterinen
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Molecular Detection of Candidatus Bartonella mayotimonensis in North American Bats (2017)
- Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases
Lilley TM, Wilson CA, Bernard RF, Willcox EV, Vesterinen EJ, Webber QMR, Kurpiers L, Prokkola JM, Ejotre I, Kurta A, Field KA, Reeder DM, Pulliainen AT
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)