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.
Theses/Dissertations from 1997
Comparison of Two Serologic Tests for the Diagnosis of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus (PRRSV), Melissa Jean Minehart-Mahlen
Cellular Localization of the Nucleocapsid, Membrane and Envelope Proteins of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus (PRRSV) by Immuno-gold Labeling and Electron Microscopy, Deborah Jane Robison
Acetate Production Characteristics of Clostridium Thermoaceticum Strains Grown on Various Media, Kyle R. Schaible
Short Photoperiod Induction of Endodormancy : Comparative Studies of Three Vitis Genotypes, Carol M. F. Wake
The Identification of Agouti Gene Exon 2 in Porcine Genomic DNA, Yan Wang
Theses/Dissertations from 1996
Molecular Approaches to the Study of Agouti Gene Expression in In Vivo and In Vitro Models, Susan M.K. Andersen
Bird Community Attributes in Critical and Noncritical Areas Within the Land-Water Interface of a Prairie Lake, Kristel K. Bakker
Reducing Calcium Magnesium Acetate Production Costs by Use of Condensed Corn Solubles (Stillage) as the Production Medium, Scott T. Benson
Multiple Receptors on Porcine Intestinal Epithelial Cells for the Three Variants of Escherichia Coli K88 Fimbrial Adhesin, Lloyd O. Billey
Identifying and Evaluating Potential Microbial Biological Control Agents of Tan Spot and Head Scab of Wheat, Stephanie A. Gries Hansen
Synthetic Cationic Lipopoyamines Enhance Electroporation-Mediated DNA Transfer into Cereals, Kalpana Isaac
Mammals Inhabiting the Land-water Interface of Oak Lake as Indicators of Disturbance, Christine K. Kraft
Effectiveness of an Environmental Education Workshop for Secondary Science and Agriculture Teachers in Eastern South Dakota, Christine Deane McCart
Physiological Effects Resulting from the Binding of Enterotoxigenic Escherichia Coli to Pig Enterocytes : An In Vitro Study Using Isolated Pig Enterocyctes [i.e. Enterocytes], Sunil Stanley Paul
Agouti Locus Regulation of Dopa Oxidase Activity Within Regenerating Hair Follicle Melanocytes of Mice-C57BL/6J : Ay/a, a/a, AwJ/AwJ, and a/a c2J/c2J, Elden Richard Rand
Cloning, Sequencing, and Partial Characterization of Three Presumptive Genes of Azospirillum Brasilense, Sp7, Angela Remington
Sperm Chromatin Structure : Studies Utilizing Flow Cytometry and Digital Image Analysis, Brian L. Sailer
Variation in Response to Growth Factor Stimuli in Satellite Cell Populations, Yong Yun
Theses/Dissertations from 1995
Post-Wildfire Vegetation Characteristics of Ponderosa Pine Steppe, West Camp Rapid National Guard Training Site, Black Hills, South Dakota, Patrick B. Beauzay
Examination of Molecular Techniques for the Safe and Rapid Diagnosis of Echinococcus Multiocularis From Canine Feces, Dennis S. Blunt
Physiological and Biochemical Comparison of Insect-Pathogenic and Human Isolates of Photorhabdus luminescens, Xiang Chen
The Mitogenic Effects of Staphylococcus Aureus Toxins on Bovine and Porcine Peripherial Blood Lymphocytes, Timothy D. Cutler
The Determination of the Immunomodulatory Effects of Cholera Toxin, Pertussis Toxin, Pseudomonas Exotoxin A, and Escherichia coli Heat Stable Toxin a on Bovine Lymphocytes, Laurie E. Frohling-Peterson
Characterization of the Staphylococcal Enterotoxins as Superantigens of Cattle and Swine and Evidence of Similar Mitogenic Activity From Veterinary Isolates, Tiffany S. Herold
The Vegetation of The Fond Du Lac Reservation Minnesota, Joseph Earl Hudspith
The Relationship Between Cell Signal Transduction, the Cell Cycle, and Bovine Herpesvirus 1 (BHV-1) Replication, Jason Robert Jessen
The Colostral Environment Induces Partially Reversible Changes in Lymphocyte Function and Phenotype, Tammy Teresa Norden
Optimizing Production of the Bacteriocin Nisin by Lactococcus Lactis Subsp. Lactis ATCC 11454, Jason S. Van't Hul
Metabolic and Biophysical Parameters Affecting the Lymphocyte Plasma Membrane: A Whole Cell Study, Brian K. Walker
Theses/Dissertations from 1994
A Comparative Study of Soil Opal Phytolith Content as an Indicator of Plant Community Stability, Mary A. Bradford
Image Analysis Study of Oleoresin Canals in Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench, Jennifer K. Muser
Production of Ethanol From Municipal Solid Waste, William G. Saunders
Anther Culture of Selected South Dakota Spring Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Breeding Stock, Hong-Kyun Shin
Evidence of a Two Step Apoptosis Mechanism in Mature Bovine Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes Treated With Dexamethasone, Karen Lyn Simon-Stoos
Role of Conserved and Variable Domains of Escherichia coli K88 Adhesins in Porcine Colibacillosis, Shaema Mohammedi Talib
Genetic Study of Aureobasidium pullulans Using Mutagenesis and Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA Analysis, Yong Zhang
ETDS from 1993
Production and Utilization of Nisin for Controlling Bacterial Contamination in Ethanol Production, Marsha C. Behrens
Development of a Low Cost, Industrially Suitable Medium for Production of Acetic Acid From Glucose by Clostridium Thermoaceticum, Steven A. Bock
Characterization of Proteins for Soybean Raceme Tissues Associated With Floral Set and Abortion, Jennifer Erin Larson
Factors Influencing Cyanobacteria Abundances in the Oakwood Lakes, Mark Thomas Lesinski
Chemotaxis in Campylobacter Species, Steven Dennis Mahlen
Differential Gene Expression in Raceme Tissue of Setting and Aborting Soybean Flowers, Scott Matthew Page
Analysis of Intraspecific Nuclear Volume and DNA Content Variation in Gleditsia Triacanthos L., (Honeylocust), Carol M.F. Wake
ETDS from 1992
Establishment of a Complementary Library From Messenger RNA Associated With the Non-Acclimated Winter Hardy Barley Cultivar Dicktoo, Margaret Bartlett
Dopa Oxidase Activity of Tyrosinase in Agouti Mutant Mice (a/a, AY/a, AwJ/AwJ: C57BL/6J), Tammy L. Baughman-Fraser
Studies on the Interaction of Porcine Rotaviruses With MA-104 Cells, Andrew Kermit Brevik
Studies on the Interaction of Bovine Coronavirus With Human Rectal Tumor Cells, Douglas Terence Burkhardt
The Role of Glutathione in Cadmium Tolerance in Three Varieties of Tomato, Kevin Jon Gyolai
Agouti Locus Modulation of Tyrosinase Transcription, Shoko Izumi Hagen
Effects of the Murine Lethal Yellow Allele (C57BL/6J-Ay/a) on Alpha-MSH Induced Melanogenesis in Vitro Using B16 Melanoma Cells, Eric Allan Larson
Characterization of Shiga-Like Toxin I Mitogenic Activity on Porcine Lymphocytes, Usha A.K. Raman
Does the Lethal Yellow Allele (Ay) Cause a Defect in Lymphocytes?, Uma Seetharaman
Fluorescent and Biophysical Characterization of Resting and Activated Lymphocytes, Brian Keith Walker
Production and Quantification of the Bacteriocin Nisin From Lactococcus Lactis Subsp. Lactis ATCC 11454, Charlene E. Wolf
ETDS from 1991
A Bioassay and Histopathology Study on the Effects of Nosema Locustae in Melanoplus Sanguinipes and Melanoplus Bivittatus, Christopher William Brey
Studies of Transmissible Gastroenteritis Virus Receptors on Swine Testis Cells, Robert James Flakus
Improved Methods for Diagnosis of Echinococcus Multilocularis in Canines, Michael Dean Johnson
Investigations on the Effects of the Murine Lethal Yellow Allele (C57BL/6J) on Tyrosinase Synthesis, Abundance, Activity, and PAGE-Defined Isozymes, Karl E. Kappenman
ETDS from 1990
An Explanation of Water Quality in the Oakwood Lakes (S.D.) System as Measured by Water Transparency and Plankton Abundance, Scott T. Buskerud
Characterization of Virulence Properties of Shiga-Like Toxin I, Stephanie Ann Dykstra
Growth and Production of Shiitake Mushrooms on Lignocellulosic Waste Materials, Dennis A. Kaubisch
Leaf Culture and Colchicine Induction of Tetraploidy in Cultured Bulbscales of Hybrid Lilies, Gui-Hua Liu
Isolation and Partial Purification Nitrate Reductase From Campylobacter Fetus SSP. Fetus and Campylobacter Sputorum SSP. Bubulus, Derek Lo Man-Ki
Sediment as a Source of Phosphorus in a Hypereutrophic Prairie Lake, Mary B. Price
Nitrate and Nitrite Reduction and Ammonia Assimilation in Azospirillum Brasilense Sp7 and Recombinant Escherichia Coli Strains, Peter F. Roessler
Effects of Burning on Plant Community Structure and Seed Production of Big Bluestem and Indiangrass in Eastern South Dakota, Douglas L. Sargent
Anther Culture of Spring Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) F1 Hybrids, Hong-Kyun Shin
ETDS from 1989
Melanosome Differentiation in Hair Bulb Pigment Cells of Yellow Albino (AŁ/a C²j/C²j) Compound Mutant Mice, Vivian A. Andrawis
Colchicine-Induced Variation in Saintpaulia Propagated in Vitro, Delores A. French
The Effect of Intrabronchial or Subcutaneous Immunization on the Respiratory Tract of Calves, Alethea M. Fry
Use of a Landsat Ground Truth Radiometer to Estimate Rangeland Vegetation in West Central South Dakota, Assetou Kanoute
Genome Electropherotypic Identification of Typical and Atypical Rotaviruses in Swine of the Upper Midwest, Julia Mary Kann Nelson
Degradation of Organophosphate Pesticides by Indigenous Soil Microorganisms, Tim T. Oien
Effects of Melanocyte Stimulating Hormone (MSH) on the Transformation of Phaeo- to Eumelanogenesis in the Lethal Yellow Mouse (C57BL/6J;Ay/a), Alexander W. Van Amerongen
ETDS from 1988
Assimilatory Nitrate Reduction in Azospirillum Brasilense SP7 : Mutants and Expression of the Genes in Escherichia Coli Recombinant Strains, Kang-Yell Choi
Serum Progesterone Levels as a Means to Study Reproductive Function in Female Lethal Yellow Mice (Ay/a; C57BL/6J), Jon Andrew Gonsor
Growth of Campylobacter Jejuni in Autoclaved and Irradiated Media, Todd Richard McAloon
Expression of Leptospira Biflexa Serovar Patoc Antigens in Escherichia Coli JA221, JoAnn Willgohs Mogard
Comparison of an Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, an Indirect Fluorescent Antibody Test and a Direct Agglutination Test for Detecting Ovine Fetal Antibodies to Toxoplasma Gondii, Sheryl Lynn Seefeldt
A Comparative Study of Riparian Vegetation in Two Drainage Areas of the Black Hills, Kris J. Thoreson
ETDS from 1987
Reciprocal Ovary Transplantation as a Means to Study Reproductive Function in Female Lethal Yellow Mice (A̲y̲/a̲: C57BL/6J), Gerald Alan Dickens
Differentiation of Pigment Granules and Tyrosinase Analyses in the Hair Follicle Pigment Cells of Lethal Yellow and Nonagouti Mice, Robert A. Japs
Characterization of Monoclonal Antibodies to the Nebraska Strain of Bovine Coronavirus, Jeanie Marie Lembke
Effects of the Lethal Yellow Gene (C57BL/6J;A̲y̲) on Uterine Capacity and Ovarian Hypertrophy Following Unilateral Ovariectomy in Mice, Mary Ann Schoessler
ETDS from 1986
Enrichment, Isolation and Characterization of Alachlor, Carbofuran, and Dicamba-degrading Bacteria Obtained from Soil, Neal R. Adrian
Tissue Culture of Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench, Kevin M. Alberts
Use of an Intact Soil Core - acetylene Reduction Assay to Estimate In Situ Nitrogen Fixation Rates, Christi Ann Nordstrom
The Black Hills Aspen : Management Implications from Treatment Results, Steven Peter Riley
ETDS from 1985
Construction of Shuttle lac Plasmid pbw314 and Transformation of Escherichia coli and High Ethanol Yielding Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Strains with this Plasmid, Safiollah Bagherpour
Measurement of Denitrification Rates in Agricultural Soils, Pamela A. Bonrud
Ribonuclease II :A Glycoprotein with Differential Distribution in Tissues of two Nonacclimated Cultivars of Winter Barley, Gregory James Bunkers
Plasma Pepsinogen Test for Hypobiotic Nematode Larvae in Abomasal Glands of Sheep, Richard Alex Jensen