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Microbes in foods and food processing

Arja Laitila
Dr., Senior Research Scientist, Team Leader

Microbiology, Bacteria, Fungi, Plant bioprocessing, Malting, Brewing

Maria Saarela
Dr., Chief Research Scientist, Team Leader

Microbiology, Probiotic, Lactic acid bacteria, Technology

Erna Storgårds
Dr., Senior Research Scientist, Curator of VTT Culture Collection

VTT Culture Collection, Brewing microbiology, Process hygiene, Biofilms

Gun Wirtanen
Dr., Senior Research Scientist, Team Leader

Industrial contamination control

Kati Katina
Dr., Senior Research Scientist

Baking technology, Sourdough, Cereal food quality, Fermentation

Hanna-Leena Alakomi
Dr., Research Scientist

Probiotics, Viability, Fermentation, Antimicrobial mechanisms, Food microbiology

Outi Priha
PhD, Research Scientist

Microbiology, Microbe-surface interactions, Biofilms, Process hygiene

Juhani Sibakov
M.Sc. (Tech.), Research Scientist

Brewing, Malting, Non-alcoholic and Alcoholic beverages, Cereal fractionation

Tuija Sarlin
Research Scientist

Johanna Maukonen
Research Scientist

Riikka Juvonen
Research Scientist