Essays about: "Spike Protein"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 essays containing the words Spike Protein.

  1. 1. Is the Expression of Hemolysin Co-regulated Protein (Hcp) Associated with Serum Resistance in Aggregatibacter aphrophilus?

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Tandläkarutbildning

    Author : Clara Settlin; Selva Hot; [2023]
    Keywords : Aggregatibacter aphrophilus; hcp; T6SS; serum resistance;

    Abstract : Abstract  Aggregatibacter aphrophilus, a Gram negative bacterium, found in the oral cavity, causing cerebral abscesses and infective endocarditis, has been shown to be serum resistant in previous studies. Bacterial secretion systems are important for bacteria as they transfer virulence factors into other bacteria or host cells as an attack. A. READ MORE

  3. 2. Acquired and lost structure-functions of non-enveloped and enveloped viruses

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

    Author : Diogo Filipe; [2022]
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    Abstract : Viruses are biological entities that constantly affect the world around us and in many cases they can harm the health of humans and negatively impact food production, in agriculture andfisheries. The project concept is that, through the structural studies of viruses that infectsimple hosts, it is possible to point out structural features that are unique and conserved inviruses, that infect human, other animals, and crops, in the same phylogenetic lineage. READ MORE

  4. 3. Evaluation of the Two-tailed RT-qPCR method with the application of manual vs robotic extraction of miRNA

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

    Author : Lia Rozenberg; [2022]
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    Abstract : Sepsis is aggressive and severe inflammatory body response to an infection and is considered to be one of the most common death causes in patients. The current diagnosis of sepsis is not fast enough to help those who get sepsis, due to its fast progression. The current golden standard for sepsis diagnosis is blood culturing. READ MORE

  5. 4. BIOMIMETIC SENSORS FOR RAPID AND SENSITIVE SARS-CoV-2 DETECTION

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för hälsa och samhälle (HS)

    Author : Maryam Hmouda; [2022]
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    Abstract : In the last two years, the COVID-19 pandemic caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has impacted the entire world. SARS-CoV-2 detection methods include Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR), which is expensive, and Rapid Antigen Test, which is not highly sensitive. READ MORE

  6. 5. COVID-19 in cats : prevalence of antibodies in cats in Sweden, concern among owners and development of COVID-19 SIA as the analytical method

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Jennifer Högberg Jeborn; [2021]
    Keywords : COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; cats; antibodies; seroprevalence; SIA;

    Abstract : COVID-19 is a disease which has had great impact on the world in 2020. It has infected millions of people during the year, and been confirmed in animals such as cats, dogs and minks. The receptor ACE2 which is the target for the virus SARS-CoV-2 to use for attachment to the cell, is very similar between cats and humans. READ MORE