Search for dissertations about: "mycobiome"

Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the word mycobiome.

2. 1. Perturbance and Stimulation : using Nitrogen Addition and High-Throughput Sequencing to Study Fungal Communities in Boreal Forests

   Author : Andreas N. Schneider; Nathaniel Street; Vaughan Hurry; Torgny Näsholm; Colin Averill; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Boreal forest; Scots pine; Norway spruce; ectomycorrhiza; saprotroph; fertilization; nitrogen; mycobiome; rhizosphere; decomposition; carbon; seedling establishment; forest management; clearcutting;

   Abstract : Fungal communities are major players in globally important nutrient cycling processes, and form symbioses with most terrestrial plants. In the nitrogen (N) limited Swedish boreal forest, ectomycorrhizal (EcM) fungi colonize most roots of the economically important and stand dominating conifer species, Norway spruce (Picea abies) and Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris), with significant implications for tree nutrition and decomposition processes. READ MORE

4. 2. An epidemiological study on nasopharyngeal carcinoma

   Author : Yufeng Chen; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a malignancy known for its unique geographic and ethnic distribution characterized by particularly high incidence in southern China, Southeast Asia, and North and East Africa, but being rare in the rest of the world. Its etiology has remained enigmatic and the accumulated evidence suggests that genetic predisposition, environmental factors, and infection with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) are involved. READ MORE