Soil Parameters and Forest Structure Commonly Form the Microbiome Composition and Activity of Topsoil Layers in Planted Forests.

Soil bacterial communities play a remarkable role in nutrient cycling, significantly affecting soil organic material content, soil fertility, and, in an indirect way, plant succession processes. Conversely, vegetation type influences microbial soil life. The present study compared the bacterial microbiome composition, diversity and catabolic activity profile of topsoil samples collected under three different forest types (a twice-coppiced black locust stand, a young, naturally reforested, and a middle-aged mixed pedunculate oak stand) planted on former arable land in the early 20th century.

Key triggers of adaptive genetic variability of sessile oak [Q. petraea (Matt.) Liebl.] from the Balkan refugia: outlier detection and association of SNP loci from ddRAD-seq data.

Knowledge on the genetic composition of Quercus petraea in south-eastern Europe is limited despite the species' significant role in the re-colonisation of Europe during the Holocene, and the diverse climate and physical geography of the region. Therefore, it is imperative to conduct research on adaptation in sessile oak to better understand its ecological significance in the region. While large sets of SNPs have been developed for the species, there is a continued need for smaller sets of SNPs that are highly informative about the possible adaptation to this varied landscape.

Allelic variation in candidate genes associated with wood properties of cultivated poplars (Populus).

Introduction: Since Populus has veritable value as timber, plywood, pulp, and paper, genomic research should create the sound basis for further breeding toward desirable wood quality attributes.

Materials And Methods: In this study, we addressed the need for a research methodology that initially identifies and then characterize candidate genes encoding enzymes with wood property phenotypic traits, toward the aim of developing a genomics-based breeding technology.

Results: On 23 different poplar species/hybrid samples, we successfully amplified 55 primers designed on Populus trichocarpa L.

Skin Autofluorescence and Mortality in Patients on Peritoneal Dialysis.

Skin autofluorescence (SAF) is a proven prognostic factor of mortality in hemodialysis patients. Traditional and nontraditional risk factors are almost equivalent in peritoneal dialysis (PD), and cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death. Moreover, peritoneal glucose absorption accelerates the degenerative processes of connective tissues as in diabetes.

[Effect of diabetes on the relation between troponin T and inflammatory markers in patients on hemodialysis].

Introduction: Cardiac troponin T in renal failure is used for the assessment of cardiovascular risk and mortality. Elevated cardiac troponin T levels correlate with subclinical myocardial necrosis, coronary heart disease, several echocardiographic parameters, metastatic calcification, as well as the presence of diabetes and uremic toxins.

Aim: The aim of the authors was to examine the impact of factors, mainly the independent effects of inflammatory laboratory parameters, which may influence hypersensitive troponin T levels in hemodialysed patient groups with and without diabetes.