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Biology, epidemiology, and biological and chemical control of Phytophthora vignae

Creator:: Fernando, W. Gerard Dilantha
Abstract:: Phytophthora vignae, causal agent of stem and root rot of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata), was reported for the first time in Sri Lanka. The pathogen was found in cowpea field soils from 3 of 5 geographic regions sampled. Only one site however, had plants exhibiting disease symptoms. Of the eight cowpea...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: of Doctor of Philosophy in Botany and Plant Pathology presented on October 4, 1990. Title: Biology

Biology and control of Fusarium spp. on Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii)

Creator:: Hoefnagels, Mariëlle Henriette, 1965-
Abstract:: Fusarium spp. are among the most important pathogens of Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) seedlings in bareroot nurseries. Currently the most effective disease control method is soil fumigation with methyl bromide. As methyl bromide is phased out, however, other disease management strategies may become more important. We explored two alternative approaches to...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Philosophy in Botany and Plant Pathology presented on December 2, 1996. Title: Biology and Control of

Iron acquisition and its regulation in Nitosomonas europaea

Creator:: Vajrala, Neeraja
Abstract:: Iron is absolutely necessary for the maintenance, the defense, the differentiation and last, but by no means least, the growth and cellular division of almost all living organisms including Nitrosomonas europaea, an ammonia oxidizing bacterium. Given the necessity of iron, it is not surprising that N. europaea evolved several irondependent...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: DISSERTATION OF Neeraja Vajrala for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Molecular and Cellular

Bio-physical interactions of small pelagic fish schools and zooplankton prey in the California Current System over multiple scales

Creator:: Kaltenberg, Amanda May
Abstract:: Small pelagic fish represent a critical trophic link between plankton and large predators in marine upwelling ecosystems such as the California Current System. Populations of these fish are highly variable over time and are characterized by extreme fluctuations in abundance, which have significant ecosystem impacts. The causes driving this instability...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Amanda May Kaltenberg for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in

Anaerobic biodegradation of the cyclic nitramines, RDX and HMX, by ovine ruminal microbes

Creator:: Eaton, Hillary L.
Abstract:: Cyclic nitramines released into all environmental compartments through anthropogenic activities are toxic and possibly carcinogenic and mutagenic. Soils on military ranges, located throughout the world in various climatic regions and close to human activities, are especially susceptible to cyclic nitramine contamination. The properties of soils on military ranges will directly...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Hillary L. Eaton for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in

Proteolytic maturation of vaccinia virus structural proteins

Creator:: VanSlyke, Judy K.
Abstract:: Vaccinia virus (VV) is a large DNA virus belonging to the Orthopoxvirus family. The viral replicative life cycle takes place solely within the cytoplasm of a mammalian host cell. The VV genome contains 196 open reading frames which are expressed in a highly regulated and temporal fashion in order to...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: proteins AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Judy K. VanSlyke for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in

Microbial analysis of coniferous forest and nursery soils : effects of ectomycorrhizae, volatiles, and humic-rich organic substrates

Creator:: Schisler, David Albert
Abstract:: Fusarium spp. frequent conifer nursery soils yet are rarely recovered from coniferous forest soils. Experiments were performed to determine what influence humic-rich organic amendments and volatiles from soil, ectomycorrhizal fungi and ectomycorrhizae have on the populations of several physiologic and taxonomic microbial groups potentially related to this phenomenon. A comparative...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: THESIS OF David Albert Schisler for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Botany and Plant Pathology

Fatty acid profiling of soil microbial communities : a comparison of extraction methods and temporal dynamics in plant residue amended soils

Creator:: Fernandes, Marcelo Ferreira
Abstract:: A method based on fatty acid (FA) analysis is used to profile microbial community structure (MCS). Various extraction protocols are available, which alter the types of FAs extracted from soils. The more time consuming but widely used protocol extracts only FAs from phospholipids (PLFA). This technique is desirable because PLFAs...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Philosophy in Soil Science presented on June 13, 2006. Title: Fatty Acid Profiling of Soil Microbial

Characterization of fungal and bacterial communities associated with mat-forming ectomycorrhizal fungi from old-growth stands in the H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest

Creator:: Hesse, Cedar N.
Abstract:: Mat-forming ectomycorrhizal (EcM) fungi represent a prevalent constituent of many temperate forest ecosystems and create dramatic changes in soil structure and chemistry. EcM mat soil have been shown to have increased microbial respiration rates and have been hypothesized to harbor unique assemblages of fungi and bacteria. The objectives of this...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Cedar N. Hesse for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in

The effects of abscisic acid on gene expression during embryogenesis in wheat

Creator:: Williamson, John D. (John David), 1948-
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Embryogenesis in Wheat AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF John D. Williamson for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy

Analysis of Bacteroidales 16S rRNA gene sequences from a geographically isolated human population

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

Mineral Surfaces as Agents of Environmental Proteolysis: Mechanisms and Controls

Creator:: Chacon, Stephany S.
Abstract:: The bottleneck in the turnover of soil organic matter (SOM) is the conversion of large molecular compounds into smaller compounds that can be transported through a cell membrane of a microbe for processing. Once inside the cell, organic compounds can be converted into biomass or be respired. The microbial depolymerization...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Soil Science presented on December 3, 2018. Title: Mineral

The Biogeochemistry of nitrogen and phosphorus cycling in native shrub ecosystems in Senegal

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:: . Dossa for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Soil Science presented on December 28, 2006. Title

Effect of sulfur on dinitrogen fixation of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.)

Creator:: Lopez-Jurado, Gerardo
Abstract:: Field experiments were established in 1982 and 1983 on a Woodburn silt loam soil (Aquultic Argixeroll) to examine the effect of S fertilizer on dinitrogen fixation and dry matter yield of 10 week-old seedling alfalfa (Medicago sativa L. cv. 'Apollo'). Six levels of S fertilizer (0 to 67.2 kg S/ha)...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Crop Science presented on October 25, 1984 Title: Effect of Sulfur on

Identification of intracellular trafficking signals contained within the vaccinia virus F13L protein

Creator:: Honeychurch, Kady M.
Abstract:: The F13L protein is the major envelope antigen of vaccinia virus, the prototypic member of the Orthopoxvirus genus. F13L is 372 residues in length and is essential for the formation of wrapped forms of virus. F13L contains a number of potential functional domains including a palmitylation site, a phospholipase domain...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: DISSERTATION OF Kady M. Honeychurch for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Microbiology presented on

Dinitroaniline-herbicide resistance in goosegrass (Eleusine indica) : ecophysiological aspects

Creator:: Valverde, Bernal E.
Abstract:: Growth of individual goosegrass (Eleusine indica (L) Gaertn.) plants of three dinitroaniline-herbicide resistant (R) and three susceptible (S) biotypes from North Carolina, South Carolina, and Mississippi was analyzed in greenhouse experiments. Leaf area and biomass measurements, including root, shoot, above-ground, and total dry weights were similar among the biotypes studied....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Crop Science presented on January 27, 1989 Title: Dinitroaniline

Post-translational modifications of vaccinia virus proteins : molecular analysis of the myristylated L1R gene produc

Creator:: Ravanello, Monica P. G.
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Ravanello for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Microbiology presented on March 25, 1994. Title

Transcriptional and physiological response of Nitrosomonas europaea to inhibition by chlorinated aromatics and heavy metals

Creator:: Sandborgh, Sean C.
Abstract:: This research investigates the physiological and transcriptional responses of Nitrosomonas europaea when exposed to chlorinated aromatic compounds and heavy metals under varying environmental conditions. It was found that transcriptional responses of identified sentinel genes correlate well with nitrification inhibition. Sorption of metals to biomass was also investigated and found not...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Sean C. Sandborgh for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical

Inhibition, kinetic and modeling studies of acetylene and 1-chloro-1-fluoroethene on reductive dechlorination of TCE and vinyl chloride

Creator:: Pon, George
Abstract:: Laboratory and modeling studies were performed with a mixed-anaerobic-culture obtained from the Evanite site in Corvallis, Oregon. The culture completely transforms trichloroethene (TCE) to cis-dichloroethene (c-DCE), vinyl chloride (VC), and finally to ethene. Acetylene inhibition studies were used to examine the culture's microbial activities. Kinetic studies determined the half-saturated constant...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering presented on December 17. 2003. Title: Inhibition, Kinetic

Anaerobic reductive dechlorination of TCE and TCFE in TCE contaminated sediments : enhanced bioremediation and bioaugmentation

Creator:: Lee, Jae-Hyuk
Abstract:: This research focused on the enhanced reductive dechlorination of trichloroethene (TCE) and its surrogate, trichlorofluoroethene (TCFE), using two bioremediation methods in anaerobic conditions. Two anaerobic bioremediation studies were conducted to investigate the effects of microbial communities in the presence of different electron acceptors and donors during anaerobic reductive dechlorination of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: DISSERTATION OF Jae-Hyuk Lee for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering presented on May

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