Browsing Duke Dissertations by Subject "bacterial pathogenesis"

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Cha-Cha-Cha: Variable Adhesive Activity of the <italic>Haemophilus</Italic> Cryptic Genospecies Trimeric Autotransporter Cha

Sheets, Amanda Joan (2009)

<p>Disease caused by the Gram-negative <italic>Haemophilus</italic> cryptic genospecies begins with colonization of the maternal genital or neonatal respiratory tract. The primary goal of this work was to identify and ...
Characterization of Peripheral-Membrane Enzymes Required for Lipid A Biosynthesis in Gram-Negative Bacteria

Metzger, Louis Eugene (2010)

<p>Gram-negative bacteria possess an asymmetric outer membrane in which the inner leaflet is composed primarily of phospholipids while the outer leaflet contains both phospholipids and lipopolysaccharide (LPS). LPS forms ...