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  • A comparative study of Clostridium botulinum strains using differential egg yolk media

    Creator:
    Stiebrs, Anita
    Abstract:
    The purpose of this study was to compare and test the efficiency of the leading kinds of media being used for the isolation and identification of Clostridium botulinum type E strains, and to develop a more reliable method and media for the differentiation of this organism based on the "pearly...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    final and complete proof us- ually sought by investigators (Johnston, Harmon, and Kautter, 1964

  • What is killing the corals? Viral and bacterial interrogations using metagenomics and microscopy

    Creator:
    Soffer, Nitzan
    Abstract:
    Corals have multiple roles in maintaining ocean health and are some of the world’s most diverse ecosystems. The coral animal is host to a multitude of taxa, including symbiotic dinoflagellate algae, fungi, bacteria, protists, and viruses. Environmental stressors and disease agents can perturb the delicate balance of the coral host...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    Yelp. To my friends from back in the day, here is what I want to say: Tina, Misung, Fran, Bethany

  • Harnessing Heterogeneity in Human Gut Microbiome Data

    Creator:
    Tataru, Christine
    Abstract:
    The focus of this thesis is to design, characterize, and apply novel computational methods and molecular systems to interrogate heterogeneous human gut microbiome-related phenomena. In Chapter 2, I design, implement, and characterize a method for embedding co-occurrence patterns derived from massive 16s amplicon datasets. I use this method to 1....
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation