Tuomivirta, Tero

Ph.D., Researcher

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Expertise

• dsRNA viruses of G. abietina
• molecular biology of dsRNA
• mycoviruses
• methanotrophs
• quantitative PCR
• stable isotope probing techniques

Research Projects

Current

• Biology and control of Heterobasidion spp.
  
• Coniferous forest soil microbial activity and community structure
  
• The microbiology of greenhouse gases
  
• Utilization of forest tree-associated fungi
  

Former

• Genetic Diversity in Biotrophic Pathogens of Forest Trees and Their Epidemiology
  
• Molecular biology of forest pathogens and pests
  
• New possibilities in controlling Heterobasidion root rot
  
• Yield effects and profitability of integrated energy and round wood harvesting in thinnings
  

Contacts

Keywords: dsRNA, methanotrophs, molecular biology, mycoviruses, quantitative PCR, stable isotope probing