Search for dissertations about: "thesis on salmonella typhi"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 swedish dissertations containing the words thesis on salmonella typhi.

  2. 1. Diagnosis of acute and chronic enteric fever using metabolomics

    Author : Elin Näsström; Henrik Antti; Anders Johansson; Peter Spégel; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Enteric fever; Salmonella; chronic carriers; metabolomics; diagnosis; biomarkers; multivariate data analysis; GCxGC-MS; GC-MS; LC-MS;

    Abstract : Enteric (or typhoid) fever is a systemic infection mainly caused by Salmonella Typhi and Salmonella Paratyphi A. The disease is common in areas with poor water quality and insufficient sanitation. Humans are the only reservoir for transmission of the disease. READ MORE

  4. 2. Adaptation of Salmonella enterica to antibiotics and innate immunity effectors

    Author : Kim Vestö; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Salmonella enterica is a bacterial pathogen causing major morbidity and mortality in low- and middle-income countries. The bacteria can cause a wide range of disease, ranging from the severe systemic disease typhoid fever to localized gastroenteritis. Characteristics of typhoid fever, caused by Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi (S. READ MORE

  5. 3. Pharmaceutical and mutational interference with virulence of Salmonella enterica serovar typhimurium

    Author : Aurel Negrea; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Within the species Salmonella enterica are a diverse range of bacteria that can cause illness in humans and many animals. Salmonellae are extremely versatile and can adapt to a variety of environments and hosts. Typhoid and paratyphoid fever, caused by human-restricted S. enterica serovars Typhi and Paratyphi are common in the developing world. READ MORE

  6. 4. Effects of bacterial genotoxins on immune modulation, chronic inflammation and cancer development

    Author : Anna Bergonzini; Teresa Frisan; Maria Fällman; Steffen Backert; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; immunologi; Immunology;

    Abstract : The intestinal microbiome of Inflammatory Bowel Disease and colorectal cancer patients is enriched in genotoxin-producing bacteria, which cause DNA damage in the host cells.Genotoxins have recently been identified as a novel family of effectors produced by pathogenic and commensal bacteria. READ MORE

  7. 5. Dendritic cell interactions with Gram negative bacteria

    Author : Mattias Svensson; Immunologi; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; mycology; virology; Major histocompatibility complex molecules; Dendritic cells; Gram negative bacteria; Antigen processing; Antigen presentation; bacteriology; Microbiology; Mikrobiologi; bakteriologi; virologi; mykologi;

    Abstract : The interaction between murine bone marrow-derived dendritic cells (DC) and the Gram negative bacteria Salmonella typhimurium and Escherichia coli have been characterised. These studies showed that DC phagocytosed and processed S. typhimurium and E. READ MORE