Search for dissertations about: "Heiko Herwald"

Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the words Heiko Herwald.

  2. 1. Receptor Interactions Between Pathogenic Bacteria and Host Cells

    Author : Lena Lövkvist; Ann-Beth Jonsson; Heiko Herwald; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Microbiology; Type IV pili; Lipooligosaccharide; ScpC protease; CD46; Mikrobiologi;

    Abstract : This thesis focuses on host and pathogen specific interactions during invasive disease. We have investigated the role and impact of different virulence factors of Neisseria gonorrhoeae, N. meningitidis and Streptococcus pyogenes on host epithelial cells and in vivo. N. READ MORE

  4. 2. Streptococcal immunoglobulin degrading enzymes of the IdeS and IgdE family

    Author : Christian Spoerry; Ulrich von Pawel-Rammingen; Heiko Herwald; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Streptococcus; S. pyogenes; S. agalactiae; S. suis; S. porcinus; S. pseudoporcinus; S. equi subsp. zooepidemicus; protease; immunoglobulin; immune evasion; IdeS; IgdE; molekylärbiologi; Molecular Biology;

    Abstract : Bacteria of the genus Streptococcus are common asymptomatic colonisers of humans and animals. As opportunistic pathogens they can however, depending on their host’s immune status and other circumstances, cause mild to very severe infections. READ MORE