Browsing Doctoral theses (KBM) by Subject "VDP::Medical disciplines: 700"
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An explorative study of Enterococcus faecalis transcriptional responses to infection-relevant growth environments
(PhD Thesis;2010:10, Doctoral thesis, 2010)Enterococcus faecalis is commonly found in the gastrointestinal tract of humans. It is also an opportunistic pathogen and one of the leading causes of nosocomial infections worldwide. The treatment of E. faecalis infections ... -
Molecular mechanisms of pneumococcal fratricide
(PhD Thesis;2010:13, Doctoral thesis, 2010)The bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae is endowed with the ability to take up naked DNA from the surroundings and recombine this DNA into the chromosome. This property, termed competence for natural genetic transformation, ... -
Studies of proteins involved in environmental responses of Enterococcus faecalis V583
(PhD Thesis;2011:58, Doctoral thesis, 2011)Enterococcus faecalis has traditionally been considered a harmless inhabitant of the gastrointestinal tract of mammals. However, in the past decade E. faecalis has become a major cause of infections in hospitalized patients. ...