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  • Molecular mechanism of germination of Clostridium perfringens spores

    Creator:
    Paredes-Sabja, Daniel
    Abstract:
    Clostridium perfringens is the causative agent of a wide variety of diseases in animals and humans. C. perfringens can produce more than 15 toxins. However, individual strains produce a subset of these toxins. Although a small percentage of C. perfringens isolates (mostly belonging to type A) produce C. perfringens enterotoxin...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation

  • Nutritional regulation of adipocyte differentiation in animals

    Creator:
    Brandebourg, Terry
    Abstract:
    The incidence of obesity has increased in the U.S. until an obesity epidemic now exists. American consumers are acutely aware of the consequences of obesity and are increasingly associating the consumption of high-fat foods with having a negative impact upon their health. This has in turn forced producers to grow...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    thank my committee members, Dr. Gita Cherian, Dr. Alfred Menino, Dr. Daniel Rockey, and Dr. Alvin Smith