Browsing Microbiology (Theses and Dissertations) by Title
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Molecular characterisation of agn43 and its encoded protein, antigen 43, the major phase-variable outer membrane protein of Escherichia coli
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Microbiology, 2001)A number of year ago workers in this laboratory identified antigen 43 (Ag43) during a systematic immunochemical analysis of the envelopes of Escherichia coli ML308-225 O13:O68:H . This Escherichia-specific outer membrane ... -
Studies of Streptococcus pneumoniae colonisation : role of capsule and induction of protective immunity
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Microbiology, 2010)Streptococcus pneumoniae (the pneumococcus) is a major human pathogen responsible for an estimated 1.6 million deaths each year, most of which are of young children in the developing world. Current pneumococcal vaccines ... -
The identification of novel peptides using phage display with the potential for use in breast cancer therapy
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Microbiology, 2011)Breast cancer is a leading cause of cancer-related mortality in women. Current treatments for breast cancer include surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy and hormone therapy. The recent development of Herceptin has added a ... -
The interaction of clumping factor B and iron-regulated surface determinant protein A of Staphylococcus aureus with the squamous epithelial cell envelope protein loricrin
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Microbiology, 2013)Staphylococcus aureus permanently colonises the anterior nares of 20% of the human population while the remainder is colonised intermittently. Clumping factor B (ClfB) is a surface-expressed staphylococcal protein that ...