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Creator:: Rattray, Rogan MacKay
Abstract:: There have been many studies that describe the protective degradation or metabolism of potentially harmful plant toxins, such as, mimosine from Leucaena leuconcephala, pyrrolizidine alkaloids from tansy ragwort (Senecio jacobaea), oxalate and some mycotoxins by rumen microbes. There are many cases of plant-related toxicoses suffered by ruminant animals where there...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Sources. Abstract approved: _____________________________________________________ A. Morrie

Creator:: Petersen, Carolyn A.
Abstract:: Standard methods of measuring fecal pollution in water do not distinguish between human and non-human sources. Molecular technology enabled the development of host-specific markers that distinguish fecal sources. Human specific PCR primers, HF183F and HF134F, were designed based on phylogenetic analyses of partial 16S rRNA gene sequences from the Bacteroidales...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: THESIS OF Carolyn A. Petersen for the degree of Master of Science in Microbiology presented on

Creator:: Dossa, Ekw'e Lokossou, 1960-
Abstract:: Two native shrub species (Piliostigma reticulatum and Guiera senegalensis) are prominent vegetation components in farmers’ fields in Senegal. However, their role in nutrient cycling and ecosystem function has largely been overlooked. A study including both laboratory and field experiments was conducted to evaluate potential biophysical interactions of the two shrub...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: nutrient cycling and ecosystem function has largely been overlooked. A study including both laboratory

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