Search for dissertations about: "PFGE"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 49 swedish dissertations containing the word PFGE.

  2. 1. Role of Non-Homologous End-Joining in Repair of Radiation-Induced DNA Double-Strand Breaks

    Author : Karin Karlsson; Bo Stenerlöw; Jörgen Carlsson; Thomas Helleday; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Molecular biology; DNA damage; DNA repair; DSB; NHEJ; DNA-PK; ionising radiation; high-LET; heat-labile sites; PFGE; Molekylärbiologi;

    Abstract : Efficient and correct repair of DNA damage, especially DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs), is vital for the survival of individual cells and organisms. Defects in the DNA repair may lead to cell death or genomic instability and development of cancer. READ MORE

  4. 2. Importance of wild birds in the spread of Salmonella

    Author : Helena Palmgren; Björn Olsen; Bo Svenungsson; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Salmonella; wild birds; Black-headed gull; Peregrine falcon; Antarctica; penguins; seals; PFGE; IS200; salmonella carriage;

    Abstract : Salmonella is one of the most important enteropathogenic bacteria. It is responsible for about 5000 reported cases of human gastroenteritis each year in Sweden. Salmonellosis is a zoonotic disease, and the bacterium has the ability to infect a variety of both domestic and wild animal species. READ MORE

  5. 3. Human listeriosis : sources and routes

    Author : Vishal Singh Parihar; Marie-Louise Danielsson-Tham; Wilhelm Tham; Sukhadeo Barbuddhe; Carl Påhlsson; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : Listeria monocytogenes; listeriosis; zoonoses; PFGE; food safety; incidence; MEDICINE; MEDICIN; Biomedicin; Biomedicine;

    Abstract : The bacterium Listeria monocytogenes can cause the disease listeriosis in both humans and animals. For the epidemiological investigation of listeriosis detection and characterisation of the organism are important steps.Paper I. There are few reports on the incidence of L. READ MORE

  6. 4. Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli, EHEC.Microbiological diagnosis, characterisation and clinical bacteriological aspects

    Author : Christina Welinder-Olsson; Göteborgs universitet; Göteborgs universitet; Gothenburg University; []
    Keywords : Escherichia coli; EHEC; VTEC; verocytotoxin; PFGE; EHEC-hemolysin; aerobactin; diarrhoea; HUS;

    Abstract : Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) constitutes a group of E. coli that in the past two decades has been the cause of several outbreaks of gastrointestinal disease. The microorganism causes hemorrhagic colitis (HC) and haemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) in 5-10% of the patients, 30% of the HUS patients develop remaining kidney injuries. READ MORE

  7. 5. Epidemiological and immunological studies of environmental mycobacteria - with focus on Mycobacterium abscessus

    Author : Bodil Jönsson; Göteborgs universitet; Göteborgs universitet; Gothenburg University; []
    Keywords : Bacteriology; Immunology; Epidemiology; Mycobacteria; Mycobacterium abscessus; Colony morphology; Mycobacterial lipids; Cystic fibrosis; PFGE; Human PBMC; Cytokine; Phagocytosis;

    Abstract : Mycobacterium avium, M. abscessus and M. gordonae are three mycobacterial species that are ubiquitous in the environment. M. READ MORE