Search for dissertations about: "phage-encoded virulence"

Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the words phage-encoded virulence.

2. 1. Foodborne Virulence: Staphylococcus aureus Enterotoxins A and D

   Author : Nina Wallin; Teknisk mikrobiologi; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; environmental factors; phage-encoded virulence; in vivo; enterotoxin D; enterotoxin A; gene expression; Staphylococcus aureus; virulence;

   Abstract : The development of new, minimally processed food products challenges traditional concepts of food safety. How pathogenic bacteria behave in these new matrices is not known. To fill this knowledge gap and enable the production of food that is safe for the consumer, more information on virulence expression of pathogens in food matrices is required. READ MORE

4. 2. Characterization of virulence in clinical isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae

   Author : Erik Martin Norman; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : The immune system together with competing pneumococcal strains and other bacterial species, impose a selective pressure on the pneumococcus that leads to the expansion of certain lineages and the remission of others. Our results show that the invasive disease potential varies between serotypes, and also between sequence types (STs) determined by Multi-Locus Sequence Typing (MLST). READ MORE