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A Biodegradable Microparticle Vaccine Platform using Femtomole Peptide Antigen Doses to Elicit T-cell Immunity against Chlamydia abortus

Chowdhury, Erfan (2016-12-19)

Successful vaccination against Chlamydia spp. has remained elusive, largely due to a lack of vaccine platforms for the required Th1 immunization. Modeling of T helper cell immunity indicates that Th1 immunity requires ...

Biodiversity and Phylogenetics of Metazoan Parasites Infecting Freshwater Turtles

Dutton, Haley (2020-04-20)

There are 356 extant turtle species (Testudines), including 60 polytypic taxa that add 122 subspecies. Among the more diverse groups of metazoan parasites that infect turtles are the turtle blood flukes (TBFs) (Digenea: ...

Biodiversity of Metazoan Parasites Infecting Channel Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus), Blue Catfish (Ictalurus furcatus), and C×B Hybrid Catfish (Female Ictalurus punctatus × Male Ictalurus furcatus) in Earthen Pond Aquaculture

Truong, Triet (2011-08-04)

This 1-year in-pond study documents the metazoan parasite biodiversity in channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus), blue catfish (Ictalurus furcatus), and C×B hybrid catfish (female Ictalurus punctatus × male Ictalurus furcatus) ...

Bioeconomic Analysis of Catfish Produced in In-Pond Raceway Systems

Fantini-Hoag, Leticia (2021-11-30)

This dissertation describes catfish production over four-years using In-Pond Raceways Systems (IPRS). This technology consists of a floating raceway (RW) cage placed into an existing pond, which allows for more control of ...

Bioeconomics of Flavobacterium columnare vaccine pond trials for channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus

Malecki, Jillian (2020-05-11)

The US farm-raised catfish industry has had a variety of problems in the last decade, both in production and marketing. Increased disease pressures have come primarily from the ubiquitous pathogens responsible for columnaris ...

Biofilm formation by the fish pathogen Flavobacterium columnare: a quantitative and qualitative study

Cai, Wenlong (2013-04-30)

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect that temperature, pH, salinity, hardness and carbohydrates have on biofilm formation by the fish pathogen Flavobacterium columnare. Nineteen F. columnare strains, ...

Biofilm formation, virulence attenuation and comparative genomics of the fish pathogen Flavobacterium columnare

Cai, Wenlong (2018-11-27)

Flavobacterium columnare is an important bacterial fish pathogen that causes great economic losses in aquaculture. In this dissertation I aimed at characterizing part of its life cycle including the transition between ...

Biofuel Production from Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Algae and Its Subsequent Upgrading

Shakya, Rajdeep (2017-11-30)

Algae are considered as a promising feedstock for biofuel production. The conversion of algae to biofuel was investigated in this study. The study was concentrated in two main areas: hydrothermal liquefaction of algae into ...

Biogeochemical Effects of Silvicultural Management on Intermittent Streamside Management Zones in the Coastal Plain of Alabama

Colson, Christopher (2008-05-15)

Three experimental intermittent watersheds in the Coastal Plain of Alabama were subjected to varying Streamside Management Zone (SMZ) silvicultural treatments in 2000: reference, partial cut, and clearcut. Biomass and ...

Biogeochemical Influence of Chinese Privet in Riparian Forests in West Georgia and the Influence of Oyster Harvesting in Apalachicola Bay, Florida

Mitchell, Jennifer (2009-05-04)

In the Southeastern U.S., urbanization influences nutrient availability, species composition, and water quality among other ecosystem processes. This study examined the influence of invasive species spread, facilitated ...

BIOGEOCHEMICAL STORAGE AND TRANSFORMATION OF SEDIMENTS FROM GEOGRAPHICALLY ISOLATED WETLANDS IN AGRICULTURE LANDSCAPES

Eggert, Chloe (2022-12-08)

Geographically Isolated Wetlands (GIWs) provide many beneficial ecosystem services including biogeochemical storage and processing. However, due to the absence of hydrologic connectivity to surface waters, they lack legal ...

Biogeographical and Genomic Analysis of Eleusine Species

Owoyemi, Adekola (2021-12-06)

Abstract Eleusine Gaertn. (Poaceae, subfamily Chloridoideae), is a small taxon of closely related and distinct diploids and tetraploids endemic to Africa that have been scrutinized from vegetative, floral, cytological, ...

Biohybrid and Biomimetic Platforms for Programmable Therapeutic Delivery

Venkatesh, Siddarth (2008-08-15)

Drug and gene delivery carriers such as hydrogels and metallic nanoparticles have shown remarkable promise as programmable platforms in the targeted delivery of their payload. In this work, the fundamental principles of ...

Bioinspired Microphysiological Systems for in vitro Elucidation of Prostate Tumorigenic Progression and Application in Pre-clinical Therapeutic Evaluation

Habbit, Nicole (2022-12-05) ETD File Embargoed

Contrary to conventional belief, prostate cancer tumors are not merely uniform clusters of cancerous cells that undergo uncontrollable growth and migrate indiscriminately throughout the body. Instead, the prostatic tumor ...

Biological characterization of Tritrichomonas foetus of bovine and feline origin

Stockdale, Heather (2008-05-15)

Tritrichomonas foetus is a causative agent of venereal trichomoniasis in cattle characterized by early fetal death and post-coital pyometra. Reports have suggested that T. foetus (or a similar organism) is also the causative ...

Biological Control Potential of Spore-forming Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria Suppressing Meloidogyne incognita on Cotton and Heterodera glycines on Soybean

Xiang, Ni (2016-12-09)

The objective of this study was to screen a library of PGPR strains to determine activity to plant-parasitic nematodes with the ultimate goal of identifying new PGPR strains that could be developed into biological nematicide ...