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Isolating And Manipulating Microorganisms Using Ureolysis For Creating Extraterrestrial Microbial Biotechnology Systems, Nina M. Wendel
Isolating And Manipulating Microorganisms Using Ureolysis For Creating Extraterrestrial Microbial Biotechnology Systems, Nina M. Wendel
Honors Theses
The conversion of CO2 into valuable feedstocks, such as high energy sugars would create paradigm shifting technologies for applications on earth and for interplanetary exploration. Microbes and microbe consortia may be one way to accomplish this conversion. Approximately 70% of the Earth’s microorganisms live in the dark marine biosphere (DMB). The DMB, which covers more than two-thirds of the Earth, is known as the most isolated region of the Earth’s largest CO2 sink. Despite its role in reducing CO2 and its vast majority of microorganisms, only about 5% of the sea floor has been explored. Due to the limited knowledge …
Development Of Nucleic Acid Aptamers To Inhibit Bacterial Efflux Pumps, Emilie A. Moses
Development Of Nucleic Acid Aptamers To Inhibit Bacterial Efflux Pumps, Emilie A. Moses
Honors Theses
Multidrug resistance in bacteria, defined as the ability of a bacterial strain to resist the killing effects of more than one antibiotic, represents a major threat to global healthcare. Every year in the United States, two million people are infected with a multidrug resistant strain of bacteria. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), out of those two million people, about 35,000 will die from their infection. Thus, these multidrug resistant diseases are considered by the CDC to be the most dangerous diseases in the world. While multidrug resistance can occur through several different mechanisms, a major contributor to …