Search for dissertations about: "thesis in microbiology"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 1742 swedish dissertations containing the words thesis in microbiology.
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1. Evolutionary Dynamics of Mutation and Gene Transfer in Bacteria
University dissertation from Uppsala : Acta Universitatis UpsaliensisAbstract : The study of bacterial evolution is fundamental for addressing current problems of antibiotic resistance and emerging infectious diseases and lays a solid foundation for successful and rational design in biotechnology and synthetic biology. The main aim of this thesis is to test evolutionary hypotheses, largely based on theoretical considerations and sequence analysis, by designing scenarios in a laboratory setting to obtain experimental data. READ MORE
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2. Microbial Risks in Surface Water Sources
University dissertation from Uppsala : Acta Universitatis UpsaliensisAbstract : Microbial risks need to be properly handled for the provision of healthy drinking water. The mitigation of pathogens in the water source lowers the risk for infection associated with nominal and suboptimal drinking water treatment. READ MORE
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3. Antibiotic resistance in the environment: a contribution from metagenomic studies
University dissertation from Göteborg : University of GothenburgAbstract : Antibiotic resistance accounts for hundreds of thousands of deaths annually, and its projected increase has made the WHO recognize it as a major global health threat. In the last decade, evidence has mounted suggesting that the environment plays an important role in the progression of resistance. READ MORE
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4. Physiology of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Producing Recombinant Insulin in Continuous Culture
University dissertation from Göteborg : University of GothenburgAbstract : The yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae has widely been used as a host for the production of heterologous proteins. High-level production of heterologous proteins is likely to impose a metabolic burden on the host cell and can thus affect various aspects of cellular physiology. READ MORE
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5. Lactic acid bacterial symbionts from the honeybee: Characteristics and applications in wound management
University dissertation from Division of Medical Microbiology, Lund UniversityAbstract : Antibiotic resistance is now a large threat with worldwide agreement that we will fall into a post-antibiotic era unless there is suitable treatment alternatives discovered. In recent years, chronic wounds have become a major burden on society and treatment is complicated. READ MORE
