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 2007
Status, Distribution, and Density of White-tailed Jackrabbits and Black-tailed Jackrabbits in South Dakota, Dustin J. Schaible
Habitat-Based Distribution of Breeding Landbirds at Custer State Park in the Black Hills of South Dakota, Madeline R. Schickel
Theses/Dissertations from 2006
Movements, Productivity, and Band Recovery Analysis of Giant Canada geese in Eastern South Dakota, Bobby J. Anderson
Small Mammal Survey of Custer State Park, Andrew R. Ellis
Optimal Macroinvertebrate Metrics for Assessing Biotic Integrity of Intermittent Prairie Streams, Paul B. Lorenzen
Multicellular Behavior of Bacillus Cereus Growing as a Biofilm in Soil, Yun Luo
Evaluation of Murine Cytomegalovirus as a Potential Viral Vector, Malissa H. Mayer
Theses/Dissertations from 2005
Developmental Progression of Ovine B Cells, Michael D. Graybill
Use of Antibiotic Resistance Analysis as a Bacterial Source Tracking Technique to Facilitate Water-resource Management in South Dakota, Erick A. Jorgenson
Theses/Dissertations from 2004
Identification and Characterization of ESTs Involved in Wheat-Stem Rust Pathogen Interactions, Lanfang Bai
Lymph Node Regulation of Lymphocyte Migration and Breast Cancer Metastasis, Melissa Sue DeRycke
Development of an Integrated Index of Biotic Integrity for Prairie Pothole Lakes of Eastern South Dakota, Amy L. Gronke
Aspects of Beaver (Castor canadensis) Ecology in Eastern South Dakota, Jason D. Jungwirth
Lysine Augmentation of Corn Distillers' Grains with Solubles Using a Microbiological Treatment Process, Rachel J. Meyer
Assessing Area-wide Biological Control of Leafy Spurge in Montana and South Dakota, John T. Murphy
Antioxidant Activity and Nutritional Values in Fruits of Viburnum lentago, Giani Perera
Isolation and Characterization of the Agouti-Related Protein (Agrp) Gene in Suborder Suiformes, Juanita Perera
Effects of Land-Use and Climate Variability on Northern Prairie Wetlands, Richard Arlen Voldseth
Field Evaluation of Potential Impact of Leafy Spurge Biological Control Agents on a Non-Target, Native Species, Stefanie D. Wacker
Theses/Dissertations from 2003
The Effects of Glyphosate-tolerant Soybeans and Bt Corn on Cellular and Molecular Kinetics of Mouse Testicular Development, Denise G. Brake
Effectiveness of Project WILD Classroom Instruction at the Middle School Level in South Dakota, Maria Swain Kearns
Feasibility of Reintroducing The River Otter (Lontra Canadensis) in South Dakota, Alyssa M. Kiesow
Characterization of Excretory/Secretory Antigens of Echinococcus Multilocularis Shared Between the Protoscolex and Adult Stages, Troy Lee Lackey
The Role of Colostral Macrophages and Their Release of Soluble CD14 in Neonatal Immune Development, William W. Northeimer
A Comparison of Two Soybean (Glycine max, L.) Lines for Flood Tolerance Mechanisms, Steven B. Ortmeier
The Potential For Dispersal Of Leafy Spurge And Other Seeds In Wildlife Fecal Deposits, Eric J. Wald
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
Ornamental Traits in Hyalella Azteca as Indicators of Water Quality : Implications for Biological Monitoring, Eric A. Miller
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
Comparison of Two Serologic Tests for the Diagnosis of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus (PRRSV), Melissa Jean Minehart-Mahlen
Agouti Locus Modulation of Murine Melanogenesis, Parthasarathy Ramasastry
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
Cultivar and Temperature Altered RNase Species in Winter Barley, Xiang Ding
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