Search for dissertations about: "ExPEC"

Found 5 swedish dissertations containing the word ExPEC.

  2. 1. Regulatory mechanisms involved in pathoadaptation of extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli

    Author : Nikola Zlatkov; Bernt Eric Uhlin; Åke Forsberg; Sun Nyunt Wai; Eliora Ron; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; ExPEC; PAIs; pathoadaptation; citrate; metabolism; filamentation; toxins; molekylärbiologi; Molecular Biology; mikrobiologi; Microbiology;

    Abstract : Establishment of commensal bacteria within a new niche of their host usually promotes the transition from commensalism to pathogenicity. Extraintestinal Pathogenic Escherichia coli (ExPEC) represent different pathovars with biphasic lifestyle – they can reside in the gut as commensals or they can escape and cause diseases elsewhere in the human body. READ MORE

  4. 2. Studies of pore-forming bacterial protein toxins in Escherichia coli

    Author : Constance Enow; Bernt Eric Uhlin; Sun Nyunt Wai; Mikael Rehn; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; molekylärbiologi; Molecular Biology;

    Abstract : Escherichia coli, a Gram-negative bacterium, which can be classified into three groups: the commensal, intestinal pathogenic (IPEC) and extra-intestinal pathogenic (ExPEC) E. coli. The cytolysin A (ClyA) protein, a 34-kDa pore-forming toxin, encoded by a gene found in both non-pathogenic and pathogenic E. READ MORE

  5. 3. Calculation models for estimation of grout take in hard jointed rock

    Author : Thomas Janson; KTH; []
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    Abstract : The purpose of thls thesis is to descrrbe a method for thedetermination of an expec[ed grouting process, i.e. to have abetter understanding of the most important mechanisms ingroutlng. The aim of groutlng is, to create a watertight zoneagainst water flow. READ MORE

  6. 4. Learning with, from and about each other : interprofessional education on a training ward in municipal care for older persons

    Author : Marie Lidskog; Gerd Ahlström; Anna Löfmark; Lars-Owe Dahlgren; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Interprofessional education; learning; health and social care; undergraduate; training ward; older persons; occupational therapy; nursing; social work; attitudes; phenomenography; social identity; community of practice; Caring sciences; Vårdvetenskap; Vårdvetenskap; Nursing Science;

    Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to describe and evaluate interprofessional education on an interprofessional training ward in municipal care for older persons. Interprofessional education has for some years now been proposed as a means to meet the call for effective collaboration, co-ordination and quality in health and social care. READ MORE

  7. 5. Extremely drug resistant E. coli and K. pneumoniae : novel approaches against their spread and related infections

    Author : Angela Camporeale; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Antibiotic resistance in Enterobacteriaceae is a well-established hindrance and the spread of pathogenic high-risk clones harboring extended-spectrum -lactamases (ESBLs) and carbapenemases is posing a global health challenge, due to very less treatment alternatives. Particular lineages from the major representative species E. coli and K. READ MORE