Isolation and characterization of viruses infecting Acidobacteria from Arctic soil

• Main Author: Marttila, Heli
• Other Authors: Helsingin yliopisto, Maatalous-metsätieteellinen tiedekunta, University of Helsinki, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, Helsingfors universitet, Agrikultur- och forstvetenskapliga fakulteten
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Helsingin yliopisto 2021
• Subjects: virus; Arctic; tundra soil; Acidobacteria; metagenomics; bacteriophage; Mikrobiologian ja mikrobibiotekniikan maisteriohjelma; Master 's Programme in Microbiology and Microbial Biotechnology; Magisterprogrammet i mikrobiologi och mikrobiell bioteknik; ei opintosuuntaa; no specialization; ingen studieinriktning; Kilpisjärvi; Global warming; permafrost; Tundra
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10138/337924

Global warming affects permafrost in the Arctic regions, where melting organic carbon storages will increasingly contribute to the emission of greenhouse gases. Little is known about tundra soil microbial communities, but Acidobacteria and viruses seem to have important roles there. Here, for the fi...