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Barcoded Transposon Directed Insertion-site Sequencing (TraDIS); a tool to improve our understanding of the functional genomics of Streptococcus equi subsp. equi
(2019-07-20)Strangles, caused by Streptococcus equi (S. equi) remains the most frequently diagnosed infectious disease of horses and is a cause of significant welfare and economic cost. Vaccine research has been limited by the time ... -
Study of the Immune Correlates of Protection in Rhesus Macaques Vaccinated against Simian Immunodeficiency Virus
(2019-07-19)After more than thirty years since the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) was identified, only the RV144 phase III vaccine clinical trial provided evidence of protection from virus infection, with 31.2% of the patients ... -
Modelling prion-induced neurodegeneration in PrP transgenic Drosophila
(2019-07-20)The aim of my thesis was to develop and characterise PrP transgenic Drosophila melanogaster of various genotypes to study the process of prion-induced neurodegeneration in this model. Prion diseases are caused by the ... -
Investigation of a novel iron-uptake system and other genomic features in mecC Staphylococcus aureus
(2019-03-30)Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is a significant pathogen that causes a wide variety of disease in humans and animals. Methicillin resistant S. aureus (MRSA) isolates carrying mecC, the gene that confers resistance to ...
