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Katja Hatakka
Researcher at Valio
Publications - 25
Citations - 3714
Katja Hatakka is an academic researcher from Valio. The author has contributed to research in topics: Lactobacillus rhamnosus & Probiotic. The author has an hindex of 19, co-authored 25 publications receiving 3416 citations. Previous affiliations of Katja Hatakka include Helsinki University Central Hospital & University of Helsinki.
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Comparative genomic analysis of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG reveals pili containing a human- mucus binding protein
Matti Kankainen,Lars Paulin,Soile Tynkkynen,Ingemar von Ossowski,Justus Reunanen,Pasi Partanen,Reetta Satokari,Satu Vesterlund,Antoni P. A. Hendrickx,Sarah Lebeer,Sigrid C. J. De Keersmaecker,Jos Vanderleyden,Tuula Hämäläinen,Suvi Laukkanen,Noora Salovuori,Jarmo Ritari,Edward Alatalo,Riitta Korpela,Tiina Mattila-Sandholm,Anna Lassig,Katja Hatakka,Katri T. Kinnunen,Heli Karjalainen,Maija Saxelin,Kati Laakso,Anu Surakka,Airi Palva,Tuomas Salusjärvi,Petri Auvinen,Willem M. de Vos +29 more
TL;DR: It is concluded that the presence of SpaC is essential for the mucus interaction of L. rhamnosus GG and likely explains its ability to persist in the human intestinal tract longer than LC705 during an intervention trial.
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Effect of long term consumption of probiotic milk on infections in children attending day care centres: double blind, randomised trial
Katja Hatakka,Erkki Savilahti,Antti Pönkä,Jukka H. Meurman,Tuija Poussa,L. Näse,Maija Saxelin,Riitta Korpela +7 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined whether long term consumption of a probiotic milk could reduce gastrointestinal and respiratory infections in children in day care centers and found that Lactobacillus GG significantly reduced the severity of rotavirus diarrhoea associated with the use of antibiotics.
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Effect of Long–Term Consumption of a Probiotic Bacterium, Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG, in Milk on Dental Caries and Caries Risk in Children
L. Näse,Katja Hatakka,Emma M. Savilahti,Maija Saxelin,A. Pönkä,Tuija Poussa,Riitta Korpela,Jukka H. Meurman +7 more
TL;DR: Milk containing the probiotic LGG bacteria was found to reduce the risk of caries significantly and may have beneficial effects on children’s dental health.
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A probiotic mixture alleviates symptoms in irritable bowel syndrome patients: a controlled 6-month intervention.
TL;DR: The presence of probiotics inIrritable bowel syndrome is a gastrointestinal disorder of unknown aetiology and the effect of Probiotics in this syndrome remains unclear.
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Probiotics Reduce the Prevalence of Oral Candida in the Elderly—a Randomized Controlled Trial:
Katja Hatakka,Aila J. Ahola,Heli Yli-Knuuttila,Malcolm Richardson,Tuija Poussa,Jukka H. Meurman,Riitta Korpela +6 more
TL;DR: Testing the hypothesis that cheese containing probiotic bacteria can reduce the prevalence of oral Candida and hyposalivation in the elderly found it to be effective.