Search for dissertations about: "its2"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 swedish dissertations containing the word its2.

  2. 1. Sex and symbionts : New discoveries in local and regional patterns of coral ecology and reproduction

    Author : Micaela Hellström; Michael Tedengren; Mats Grahn; John A. H. Benzie; Nancy Knowlton; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Indo-Pacific; S. elegans; G. fascicularis; Symbiodinium; size; reproduction; allozymes; ITS2; mtDNA; geography; environment; Marine ecology; Marin ekologi; marin ekotoxikologi; Marine Ecotoxicology;

    Abstract : Coral reefs belong to the most diverse and the most threatened ecosystems on earth. Anthropogenic stressors and climate change have led to mortalities at levels unprecedented in modern times. The aims of this thesis are to investigate aspects of the corals’ ability to reproduce, disperse, adapt and survive. READ MORE

  4. 2. Coral reefs in the Anthropocene : The effects of stress on coral metabolism and symbiont composition

    Author : Suzanne Faxneld; Michael Tedengren; Alina Szmant; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : Corals; Disturbance; Galaxea fascicularis; ITS2; Metabolism; mtDNA; Pollution; Porites lutea; Symbiodinium; Temperature; Turbinaria mesenterina; Vietnam; Marine Ecotoxicology; marin ekotoxikologi;

    Abstract : Coral reefs constitute some of the most prolific and diverse ecosystems on our planet, but also among the most threatened. This thesis investigates the effects of environmental stressors on corals’ metabolism and symbiont diversity. READ MORE

  5. 3. Genetic and antigenic diversity in Pneumocystis jirovecii

    Author : Jessica Beser; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Pneumocystis jirovecii is a human specific, atypical fungus with a worldwide distribution that causes disease in immunocompromised individuals. The fungus proliferates in the lungs where it binds to epithelial alveolar cells, provoking severe pneumonia, denoted pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP). READ MORE

  6. 4. Biofilm formation in invasive disease caused by fungus of the genus Candida

    Author : Srisuda Pannanusorn; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Candida species are ranked as the fourth leading cause of nosocomial bloodstream infection. The association of the infection with several risk factors has been reported. The most predominant risk factor, however, is the presence of an intravenous catheter in patients, which provides an artificial surface for Candida spp. READ MORE

  7. 5. Role of birds in the biology of Lyme disease Borrelia

    Author : Åsa Gylfe; Klaus Kurtenbach; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Lyme disease; birds; Borrelia; I. uriae; infection reactivation; stress; bipolar distribution; transequatorial transport;

    Abstract : Lyme disease is a tick-transmitted illness caused by Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (s.l.), a group of spirochetes with at least three human pathogenic species, B. burgdorferi sensu stricto, B. READ MORE