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Kirsi-Maarit Lehto

Tampere University, Tampere, Finland;ORCID 0000-0001-9028-0904Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Microbiology· 1 Molecular Biology· 1

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Organism:Drosophila· 1 Organism:E. coli· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Assay:metabolomics· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 1

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Ahmad I. Al-MustaphaiD· 1 shared Annamari HeikinheimoiD· 1 shared Cristina D. CruziD· 1 shared Eve Nyman· 1 shared Juhana Juutila· 1 shared Kabir MahmudiD· 1 shared Kari MoisioiD· 1 shared Karita KarppineniD· 1 shared

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2026-2026 · peak 2/yr

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Molecular BiologybioRxivPreprintNov 10, 2026

Protecting host mitochondria with vitamin B3 preserves bioenergetics and thermogenesis during antibiotic treatment

Tilman Tietz, Mugen Terzioglu, Laura Vesala…·Tiina S Salminen

This study shows that vitamin B3 supplementation protects mitochondria from antibiotic-induced damage, preserving bioenergetics and thermogenesis in Drosophila and human cells.

DOI 10.64898/2026.11.08.765029

Drosophilametabolomics

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintMar 18, 2026

Heavy metal resistance promotes higher biomass formation in multidrug-resistant wastewater Escherichia coli isolates from Finland

Ahmad I. Al-Mustapha, Riikka Laukkanen‐Ninios, Kirsi‐Maarit Lehto…·Cristina D. Cruz

The paper investigates the relationship between heavy metal resistance genes and biofilm formation in wastewater E. coli isolates, finding a positive association between multiple HMRGs and strong biofilm production.

DOI 10.64898/2026.03.16.712119

E. coliwhole-genome sequencing

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