Essays about: "animal gene transfer"

Found 4 essays containing the words animal gene transfer.

  1. 1. Antibiotikaresistensgener: förekomst och spridning i akvatisk miljö

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

    Author : Emmy Johansson; [2015]
    Keywords : antibiotikaresistens; resistensutveckling; antibiotikaresistensgener; akvatisk miljö; antibiotic resistance; resistance development; antibiotic resistance genes; aquatic environment;

    Abstract : Antibiotikaresistens hos bakterier har de senaste årtionden ökat drastiskt och är idag en av de största medicinska utmaningarna samhället står inför. Resistensutvecklingen har ökat i takt med den oförsiktiga användning av antibiotika som präglat både sjukvård och djuruppfödning i många år. READ MORE

  3. 2. A literature study on Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius (MRSP) : classification, resistance mechanisms, risk factors and clonal distribution

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

    Author : Yusi Fang; [2015]
    Keywords : MRSP; resistance; dog; SCCmec; resistens; hund;

    Abstract : The increased frequency of reported Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius (MRSP) is of great concern to small animal healthcare due to limited options of antimicrobial therapy. The aim of this literature study is to investigate 1) characteristics and classification of S. READ MORE

  4. 3. Antibiotic resistance associated with bacteria in irrigation water : a case study of irrigation ponds in Southern Sweden

    University essay from SLU/Plant Breeding and Biotechnology (until 121231)

    Author : Maria Grudén; [2013]
    Keywords : Animal husbandry; Enterobacteriaceae; ESBL; Etest; exogenous isolation; irrigation water; hygiene; standards in water; Water quality;

    Abstract : The focus of this project was to characterize the occurrence of ESBL-­‐producing bacteria in two irrigation water ponds in Southern Sweden. Samples were taken from two ponds nearby each other, from which analyses were made based on levels of community and individual isolates. READ MORE

  5. 4. Whole genome assembly, annotation and bioinformatics analysis of streptococcus agalactiae isolated from cow suffering of mastitis

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Breeding and Genetics

    Author : Saima Zubair; [2010]
    Keywords : Streptococcus agalactiae; Next Generation Sequencing Technologies; Reference-guided Assembly; Mastitis; Horizontal Gene Transfer; Secretory Proteins;

    Abstract : Streptococcus agalactiae is an obligate parasite and contagious pathogen living within the epithelial cells lining of acini of the bovine udder, causing milk disease mastitis particularly subclinical mastitis in dairy cattle. This bacterial pathogen also causes infection in pre-milking heifers, as well as neonates. READ MORE