This community contains the theses and dissertations of the Department of Biology and Microbiology. raduate degrees available through the Department of Biology and Microbiology are the MS and the PhD in Biological Sciences. Students may choose specializations in Biology or Microbiology.
Due to copyright restrictions, the collection contains both open access and university access theses and dissertations. University access items are only available to SDSU users, and on-campus visitors. Non-SDSU users wishing to access restricted materials may request items through their institution’s interlibrary loan services.
ETDS from 2016
The Endophytes of Pediomelum Esculentum: A Unique Case in Legume Evolution, Tyrel Ryan Deutscher
Analysis of Starch Branching Enzyme 1 (SBE1) Gene in Maize, Abiskar Gyawali
Enhancing the Industrial Potential of Filamentous Cyanobacteria, Tylor J. Johnson
Proteomics Study of Pre-Harvest Sprouting in Wheat, Pramod Khadka
Cooperation and Punishment in the Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Symbiosis: Implications for Resource Exchange & Biological Market Dynamics, Jerry A. Mensah
The Search for Modifiers of the Maze Gametophyte Factor Ga1-s and Quantitative Trait Polymorphisms Emerging from Doubled-Haploid Maize Lines, Vivek Shrestha
Swine Influenza Virus : Innate Immune Responses and Vaccine Development, Milton Thomas
Colony Stimulating Factor-1 Receptor (CSF-1R) Expression, Degradation, and Signaling in Lipid-Laden Macrophages, Gregory Thompson
Senescence of Native Perennial Warm Season Grasses Senescence Associated Switchgrass Transcriptome, Michaellong Tran
ETDS from 2015
Abiotic Stress in Alfalfa: Insight into Physiological and Molecular Responses to Salinity, Drought, and Freezing, Md Rokebul Anower
Identification and Screening of Putative Endophytic Bacteria for Plant Growth-Promoting Activity, Mada Ashkan
The Arthropods of Cultivated Sunflowers in Eastern South Dakota, and How a Neonicotinoid Seed Treatment Affects their Community, Michael Bredeson
Increasing the Nutritional Value of Canola Meal via Fungal Bioprocessing, Jason R. Croat
Isolation and Characterization of Cellulase-Producing Microorganisms from the Homestake Mine and Hot Springs, South Dakota, Kathleen A. Gibson
Development and Characterization of a Stable Bovine Intestinal Epithelial Cell Line From the Ileum of a Young Calf, Pratik Katwal
Virus-Like Particles Generaged by Expressing Proteins of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus (PRRSV) Using the Recombinant Baculovirus Expression System, April Anne Nelsen
The Effect of Bovine Herpesvirus Type 1 on Bovine Monocyte Derived Dendritic Cells, Kaci J. Park
Senescence Proteomics and Tissue Culture Studies in Prairie Cordgrass and Switchgrass, Bimal Paudel
Breeding Perennial Crop for South Dakota, Yinjie Qiu
Serological Evidence for the Presence of Influenza D Virus in Goats and Sheep, Megan Quast
ETDS from 2014
Disease Resistance Genes and Their Evolutionary History in Six Plant Species, Benjamin V. Benson
Regulated Intramembrane Proteolysis in Anabaena Variabilis, Kangming Chen
Studies on Wheat Molecular Responses Under Abiotic and Biotic Stresses, Moustafa Eldakak
Cooperation and Punishment in the Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Symbiosis: Insight into Nutrient Exchange Mutualistic Evolutionary Stability, Carl R. Fellbaum
Role of Fusarium Graminearum sRNAs in Fusarium Head Blight Pathogenesis on Wheat, Aravind Galla
Metabolic Engineering of a Cyanobacterium to Convert CO2, Water, and Light into a Cyclic Hydrocarbon, Charles Halfmann
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Interactions in Prairie Cordgrass, Elliot Liepold
Relationships Among Insects, Symbionts, and Biodiversity, Ryan Schmid
Whole Wheat Bread and Pizza Crust Baking with Enzymatic Modification, Brenda Bauer Stemwedel
Host-Virus Interaction During Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus (PRRSV) Infection, Hanmo Zhang
Genetic Dissection of Fusarium Head Blight in Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), Yongbin Zhang
ETDS from 2013
Anthelmintic Screening, Phytochemical Analysis and Cytotoxicity Determination of the Indigenous Plants of the U.S.A. Northern Great Plains, Jyotsna Acharya
Effects of AFEX Pretreatment, Denisifcation and Storage on Ethanol Yields of Corn Stover, Switchgrass and Prairie Cordgrass, Gwen Biersbach
Molecular Diagnosis and Anthelmintic Control of Trichostrongyle and Toxicara nematodes in Bison bison Herds from the U.S.A. Central Great Plains, Abdelhakim A. Elsadek Eljaki
Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Genes Their Evolutionary History in Legumes, Achal Neupane
Introduction History and Population Genetics of Falcaria vulgaris (apiaceae) in the United States, Sarbottam Piya
Systems Biology Approach to Identify WRKY Transcription Factors Involved in the Response of Tobacco (Nicotiana Tabacum l.) to Water Conditions, Roel C. Rabara
Land Use and Topography Impacts on Rangeland Soil Seed Bank Composition on Standing Rock Indian Reservation, Linda Sherman Hugelen
Studies on Wheat Tissue Culture and Genetic Engineering via Agrobacterium Tunefaciens, Manali Shirke
Systems-wide Identification of WRKY Transcription Factors Regulating Water Stress Responses in Soybean (Glycine max.), Prateek Tripathi
ETDS from 2012
Antimicrobial Activity, Cytotoxicity and Phytochemical Analyses of Rhus aromatica, Rhus glabra and Sanguinaria canadensis Native to South Dakota, Gitanjali Nandakafle
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Effects of Block Predator Management on Duck and Pheasant Nest Success in Eastern South Dakota, Nicholas R. Docken
Biological Assessment at the Whole Organism Level : Chironomidae Body Condition Indices Within the Lower Cheyenne River Watershed, Andrew Thomas Kopp
ETDS from 2010
Evaluation of Stream Assessment Protocols for the Evaluation of Habitat in Intermittent Headwater Streams, Eric Rasmussen
Hydroperiod, Physicochemistry and Seasonal Change of Macroinvertebrate Communities in Intermittent Prairie Streams, Ross W. Vander Vorste
ETDS from 2008
Reestablishing the Juneberry on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation: Cultural, horticultural, and educational connections, Kerry E. Hartman
Factors Associated with Iron Status in a Hutterite Population, Jane M. Osowski
Theses/Dissertations from 2007
The Use of Peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography to Obtain Bone and Muscle Measures in Children, Teresa Leuer Binkley
The Medicine Wheel Nutrition Intervention: A Diabetes Education Study With the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, Kibbe M. Conti
Isolation and Identification of Antimicrobial Compounds of Physalis virginiana, Kathleen A. Gibson
Status, Distribution, and Density of White-tailed Jackrabbits and Black-tailed Jackrabbits in South Dakota, Dustin J. Schaible
Theses/Dissertations from 2006
ETDS from 2004
Development of an Integrated Index of Biotic Integrity for Prairie Pothole Lakes of Eastern South Dakota, Amy L. Gronke
ETDS from 2003
A Comparison of Two Soybean (Glycine max, L.) Lines for Flood Tolerance Mechanisms, Steven B. Ortmeier
Theses/Dissertations from 2002
Virulence Comparison of Escherichia coli O157:H7 Strains from Human and Bovine Sources, Diane Rosanne Baker
Age- and Site-Specific Colonization of Porcine Small Intestinal Epithelium by K88-fimbriated Enterotoxigenic Escherichia Coli in the Ligated Loop Model, Dana Curtis Beckler
Scleroglucan Production by Sclerotium Glucanicum in a Condensed Corn Solubles Based Medium, Arlene Ceplecha
Polymorphism in the Agouti-related Protein (agrp) Gene in Swine, Kent J. Donelan
In Vitro and In Vivo Bovine Viral Susceptibility in American Bison (Bison bison), Chiharu Shiratori
PRRS : Role of the GP5 in Cell Death, Elliot T. Stevens
Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus (PRRSV) Protein Expression Studies, Wai-Hong Wu
Theses/Dissertations from 2001
A Comparison of Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus (BVDV) Detection Methods, Lyle James Braun
The Isolation and Characterization of Bovine Attractin cDNA, Theodore William Glad
Production of Pullulan by Aureobasidium Pullulans Using Condensed Corn Solubles, Jason Jerke
Establishment of the Basis for an in Vitro Model to Assess the Virulence of Swine Influenza Virus A, Jin Hyang Kim
Characterization of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus (PRRSV)-Induced Cell Death, Taeg Su Kim
Evaluation of Nested and Real-Time PCR for the Detection of Bovine Leukemia Virus in Blood and Milk Specimens, Christopher John Kuckleburg
Effects of the Mahogany (mg) Mutation on Reproductive Parameters in Mice (Mus Musculus), Trynda N. Oberg
Theses/Dissertations from 2000
The Isolation, Cloning, and Sequencing of the Porcine Agouti-Related Protein (agrp) Gene and a Novel G-protein Sequence, Michael J. Halverson
Utility of the Sperm Chromatin Structure Assay (SCSA) in the Human Reproductive Medical Clinic, Kjersten Lea Larson
Bacillus Strains as Biological Control Agents of Tan Spot and Fusarium Head Blight of Wheat, Yongmei Luo
Production of Gellan by Sphingomonas Paucimobilis Using Condensed Corn Solubles, Andrea Vanderhoff
Theses/Dissertations from 1999
Apoptosis in Mammalian Spermatogenesis : Can Mature Sperm be Apoptotic?, Janet Christensen Bjordahl
Floristic and Vegetational Analysis of the Hecla Sandhills of Northeastern South Dakota, Eric W. Fairlee
Floristics and Cover Characteristics of Native Tallgrass Prairie Remnants in Eastern South Dakota, Jeremy J. Higgins
Evaluation of Strawberry Clover for Potential Use in the Amelioration of Cadmium Contaminated Sites, Peter Jauert
Aphid Resistant Gene Transformation of Wheat by Biolistics, Zhuying Li
Theses/Dissertations from 1998
Analysis and Sorting of Wheat Chromosomes by Flow Cytometry, Qihua Cai
Is CDP-choline: 1,2-diacylglycerol Cholinephosphotransferase Developmentally Regulated in Immature Soybean Seeds?, Nancy E. Cook
Isolation of the [beta]-Galactosidase Gene Responsible for GM1 Gangliosidosis in Sheep, Kelli Dane Heidebrink
Molecular Analysis of the Agouti Gene in Livestock, Marcus Dale Johansen
Effects of Intranasal Vaccination with RespPRRS Modified-live Virus Vaccine in Boars, Troy James Kaiser
The Nucleolar Localization of the Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus Nucleocapsid Protein and its Relationship to Apoptosis, Roberta L. Kervin
Glycoprotein Composition of the Taenia Taeniaeformis Strobilocercus Surface Tegument : Scolex Versus Bladder, Erik Jarl Olson
Theses/Dissertations from 1997
The Effect of BVDV Field Isolates and Characterized Reference Strains on the Functional Activity of Bovine T and B Lymphocytes In Vitro, Todd Michael Appel
Reductive Dechlorination of Tetrachloroethene in Polluted Aquifer Microcosms and Isolation of Anaerobic Bacteria from a Tetrachloroethene-Dechlorinating Enrichment, Christopher D. Carlson
Transformation of Soybean with an Antisense Cholinephosphotransferase Gene, Buffy S. Ellsworth
A Biological Assessment of Landscape Disturbance Potential on a Northern Prairie Pothole Lake, John L. Foley
Improvement of Clostridium Thermoaceticum via Acclimation and Mutagenesis for CMA Production from Corn Processing Byproducts, Susan L. Fox
Genetic Study of Aureobasidium Pullulans using Mutagenesis and Transformation to Probe for Pullulan Genes, Guanghua Li
Genetic Study of Aureobasidium Pullulans using Mutagenesis and Transformation to Probe for Pullulan Genes, Guanghua Li