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Evaluation of a potential Chylamydia psittaci vaccine candidate using recombinant vaccinia virus encoding the infection-specific C. psittaci GPIC proteins IncA and TroA

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Werth, Eric P.

Abstract:

Members of the family Chlamydiae cause a wide range of diseases. Chlamydia trachomatis and C. pneumoniae are most commonly associated with human disease. C. psittaci and C. pecorum are largely animal pathogens, although C. psittaci can cause pneumonia in the elderly and immunocompromised. A vaccine against these pathogens is desirable,...

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Masters Thesis

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guidance and numerous suggestions. The members of my thesis committee, Dr. Walter Ream, and Dr. Susan
Effects of diet on growth and development of nesting seabirds

Creator:

Romano, Marc D.

Abstract:

Recent declines in nesting success of some fish-eating seabirds in Alaska have been attributed to declines in availability of certain schooling forage fishes (e.g., capelin Mallotus villosus, Pacific sand lance Ammodytes hexapterus, and Pacific herring Clupea harengus pallasi). These fishes tend to have high lipid content compared with other species...

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Masters Thesis

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, Virginia Lesser, and Walter L. Ream. Primary funding for this research was provided by the Exxon Valdez