Browsing Electronic Theses and Dissertations by Author "Lacy, Dana Borden"
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Childress, Kevin O'Neal; 0000-0002-9082-5318 (2023-03-24)Department: Microbe-Host InteractionsClostridioides difficile is a Gram-positive, spore-forming bacterium and the leading cause of hospital-acquired diarrhea in the United States. Upon colonizing the colon of susceptible hosts, C. difficile causes disease ...
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Tran, Sirena Chau; 0000-0002-7140-5764 (2023-11-15)Department: Microbe-Host InteractionsHelicobacter pylori strains containing the cag pathogenicity island (PAI) are associated with the development of gastric adenocarcinoma and peptic ulcer disease. The cag PAI encodes a secreted effector protein (CagA) and ...