Browsing Microbiology by Sponsor "Trinity College Dublin (TCD)"

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    • FNR is a regulator of Salmonella pathogenicity Island 2 in Salmonella Typhimurium 

      KARY, STEFANI CHRISTINE (Trinity College Dublin. School of Genetics & Microbiology. Discipline of Microbiology, 2019)
      During infection, S. Typhimurium employs Salmonella pathogenicity island (SPI)-encoded type three secretion systems (T3SS) 1 and 2 to invade and survive in host cells. However, expression of SPI-2 is seen at the epithelial ...

    • Investigating influenza virus A pleomorphy 

      DEE, KIERAN (Trinity College Dublin. School of Genetics & Microbiology. Discipline of Microbiology, 2019)
      Clinical isolates of influenza A virus particles display a pleomorphic phenotype, where particles can range in size from 100 nm to 10 ?m in length while maintaining uniform diameters. Conversely, most laboratory-adapted ...

    • Understanding the Role of Host Factors in the Modulation of Virulence Factors of Staphylococcus aureus. 

      Turley, Mary (Trinity College Dublin. School of Genetics & Microbiology. Discipline of Microbiology, 2023)
      Staphylococcus aureus is adept at colonising and infecting the human host. Host factors are known to influence pathogen physiology and this thesis aimed to examine the effects of human bile and human plasmin on S. aureus. ...