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.
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ETDS from 1985
Distribution of Algae in Eastern South Dakota Wetlands, James D. Kreitlow
Plant Regeneration in Callus Cultures Derived from Young Inflorescences of Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.), Wayne A. Sargent
A Laboratory Study Concerning the Control of Black-tailed Prairie Dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus) with Sodium Monofluoroacetate (Compound 1080), Charles David Ward
Studies on the Immune Response to Bovine Herpesvirus Type 4 (BHV-4) in Cattle, Shirley K. Wynia
ETDS from 1984
Feasibility Study of an Owner-operator System for Producing Trichoderma reesei QM 9414 Cellulase, Carla M. Cass
An Epidemiological Study of Listeria Monocytogenes Using Virulence, Agglutination, and Agglutinin Adsorption Techniques, James R. Hoffman
Construction and Characterization of Lac Containing Plasmids and the Transformation of Escherichia coli and Saccharomyces cerevisiar with these Plasmids, Bradley J. Kleinsasser
Ability of Klebsiella Pneumoniae to Fix Nitrogen Utilizing Selected Energy Sources, Theresa Helen Lemme
The Effect of Simulated Natural Toxaphene Exposure on the Immune Respone of Mice, Linda Reilly-Gergen
Possible Relationships Between Surface Water Chemistry and Aquatic Plants in the Northern Great Plains, Kristin K. Sletten
ETDS from 1983
Numbers and Activity of Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria Associated with Spring Wheat, Mark W. Dott
Replication of Bovine Parainfluenza-3 Virus in Bovine Alveolar Macrophages : Effects on Phagocytosis and Phagosome-Lysosome Fusion, Richard Allen Hesse
Potential Biological Control of Nuisance Blue Green Algal Species by Najas Guadalupensis and Hydrodictyon Reticulatum, Mary Kathryn Norris
Tissue Culture of the Forage Grass Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx) Nash), David D. Songstad
Pilot Plant Production of Cellulase by Trichoderma Reesei QM9414 and the Effect of Dimethyl Sulfoxide on Cellulase Production by T. Reesei MCG77, Paul J. Whalen
ETDS from 1982
Farm-scale Production of Fuel Ethanol and Distillers' Wet Grains from Corn and Corn-whey Mixtures, William Ray Gibbons
Immunotoxic Effects of Pentachlorophenol in Mice, Linda J. Lee
Plants Poisonous to Livestock in Botswana, Pearl Dijeng Motsepe
Gastrointestinal Helminth Parasitisms of Dairy Cattle in South Dakota, John Bennett Shultz
Carbon Metabolism of Azospirillum brasilense, Galina V. Vigil
ETDS from 1981
Populations of Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria in Soil and Rhizospheres in Eastern South Dakota, Edward B. Anderson
Meiotic Studies of Callus Culture-Derived Indiangrass (Sorghastrum nutans. L. Nash), Long-Fang Oliver Chen
The Effects of Fathead Minnows and Yellow Perch on Nutrient Concentrations, Phytoplankton, and Zooplankton Populations in Three Prairie Lakes, Darryl Lynn Jongsma
Flora of Ordway Prairie Compared to Other Prairie Remnants of the Missouri Coteau, David J. Ode
The Effects of Aerosolized Lead on the Immune and Hematopoietic Systems, A. Nuri Ozkan
An Ultrastructural Survey of a Sarcocystis Species Found in the Wapiti of South Dakota, William Justus Soeffing
Serological Groupings of Rhizobium Isolated from Native Legumes of South Dakota, Pamela Van De Rostyne Tranby
ETDS from 1980
Isolation and Identification of Obligately Anaerobic Bacteria from Bovine Lung Abscesses, Steven Lee Daniel
Sarcocystis of Deer in South Dakota, Charles William Emnett
Host responses of Calves to a Group 5 Bovine Herpesvirus, Linda A. Krogman
Vegetational Analysis of the S. H. Ordway Jr. Memorial Prairie, Charles L. Lura
ETDS from 1978
Primary Productivity in Lake Cochrane, South Dakota, During and After Sediment-Control Dam Construction, Randall Francis Brich
Effects of Ay on Preimplantation Embryo Lethalities (Ay/Ay) and on Abnormal Mating Behavior (Ay/a) in Strain C57BL/6J Mice, Kevin Thomas Brock
The Vegetational Composition of the Samuel H. Ordway Memorial Prairie, Fred K. Carl
Anatomical Studies During Floral Induction, Evocation and Initiation in Eucharis Grandiflora, Planch., The Amazon Lily, Raphael T. Deba
An Electron Microscopic Investigation of Bovine Abortion, Hans A. Draayer
Partial Characterization and Comparison of Rhizobia from Astragalus Flexuosus Glycyrrhiza Lepidota, and Trifolium Spp., Elmer L. Eide
A Study of the Macrobenthic Community in Lake Cochrane, South Dakota, David R. German
Effects of Gamma Radiation on the Southern Corn Rootworm, Denise Gayle Hanson
Nonsporing Anaerobic Bacteria in Foods, Sylvia M. Huppler
Rotaviral Enteritis in Gnotobiotic Pigs: A Scanning Electron Microscopic Study, Marcus W. Johnshoy
Methodology Development for the Study of the Anaerobic Bacterial Flora of Bovine Feces, Donald G. Kirsch
Listeria monocytogenes in the Environment of Livestock in South Dakota, James W. Neiles
Cell Surface Changes During Early Mouse Development, James Thomas Rector
Partial Purification of Heat Stable Enterotoxin Produced by Escherichia Coli Isolated from a Case of Porcine Colibacillosis, Lee Ann Zochert Swanson
Observations on Attachment and Spreading of Zonaless tw32/tw32 (Brachyury Locus) and Control ICR Preimplantation Mouse Embryos, Ker Hwa Tung
ETDS from 1977
Effects of Listeria Hemolysin on Mouse Embryos, Bruce A. Beck
The Transmission of Mycobacterium Avium Among Swine: An Immunologic and Bacteriologic Study, Steven R. Ellsworth
Organochlorine Insecticide, Polychlorinated Biphenyl and Metal Residues in Birds of South Dakota, Brian Gueck
In Vitro Analysis of Pre- and Early Postimplantation Development of Lethal Yellow (Ay/Ay) Mouse Embryos, Linda L. Johnson
A Leptospirosis Survey of Small Mammals in Brookings County, South Dakota, Raymond Elton Kiewit
Value of Farm Groves to Nesting Songbirds in Sioux County, Iowa, Dennis L. Pluimer
The Distribution of Small Mammals on Samuel H. Ordway Memorial Prairie, Richard D. Puetz
Studies of the Establishment and Characterization of Lactobacilli in the Digestive Tract of Chickens, David Linn Voelker
The Use of Plant Tissue Culture Techniques for Studying the Growth of Morel, James Wassom
ETDS from 1976
Bovine Ocular Squamous Cell Carcinoma : In Vitro Investigations of a Viral Etiology, Mary A. Anson
Enumeration and Low Temperature Storage of Obligately Anaerobic Bacteria in Convenience Foods, Craig Edward Bremmon
Morphological, Biochemical and Fluorescent Antibody Studies of Haemophilus Somnus, Danny W. Chladek
Host Specificity and Nitrogen Fixation by Rhizobia from Native Legumes of South Dakota, Myron C. Fixation
The Composition and Dynamics of the Soil Algal Flora in a Western South Dakota Grassland, Judith Ann Freeman
Venezuelan Equine Encephalomyelitis Virus Induced Mammalian and Mosquito Cell Volume Changes as Detected with the Coulter Counter, Richard H. Fulker
Chromosome Constitution of the Plants Induced from Callus Culture of the Daylily Hemercallis Flava L., Yvonne C. Goeden
The Auditory Sensitivity of the Coyote (Canis latrans), Kim Darwin Hanson
Characterization of Cell-Cell Interactions in Normal and tW32 Homozygous Preimplantation Mouse Embryos, Phyllis M. Johnson
Investigations of Heat-labile and Heat-stable Enterotoxins Produced by Escherichia Coli Isolated from Naturally Occurring Bovine Colibacillosis, Judy Carol Kienholz
Cloning of Lilium Longiflorum and Andropogon Gerardii by Tissue Culture of Leaf and Floral Parts, Nancy E. Stenberg
ETDS from 1975
Prevalence of Listeria Monocytogenes in a Bovine Associated Environment, Verne D. Brakke
Propagation of Selected Native Prairie Plants by Leaf Tissue Culture, Bernard Erlyn Ellis
Biologic Properties of Midwestern Isolates of Pseudorabies, Pamela F. Leslie
Salmonella Detection by Coulter Counter Volume Displacement Using Specific Antibody Coated Latex, Gita Chandulal Parikh
Nitrogen Fixation and Other Microbial Activities in Soil on Antelope Range Station, Thomas J. Schneeweis
Computer Simulation of Western Equine Encephalitis Virus Transmission to Horses in South Dakota by the Culex Tarsalis Mosquito, Richard Frank Schryer
Nitrogen Fixation by Selected Native Legumes of South Dakota, Ronald S. Shave
Nitrogen Fixation by and Isolation of Rhizobium Species from Native Legumes from a Tall Grass Prairie in South Dakota, Richard S. Steece
Remote Sensing of Water Quality in Prairie Lakes, Brian D. Thoreson
ETDS from 1974
A Model Environmental Guide for the Huron Independent School District, Huron, South Dakota, Trudie Anne Greene
Inversion in Chlorophytum Elatum, Carolyn A. Gregory
Characterization of a Bovine Parvovirus, Thomas J. Langpap
The Decompostion of Organic Matter in Two Midgrass Prairies in Western South Dakota, Venance H. Lengkeek
RNA and Cell Volume Distribution Analysis of VEE Virus Infected Mosquito Cell Cultures, Clayton Werner Naeve
Comparison of Methods for the Rapid Detection of Streptococcus Bovis from Water, Edwin D. Oliver
An Ultrastructural Study of the Effects of a Polychlorinated Biphenyl (Aroclor 1254) on the White Pelican Hepatocytes, Ivan J. Stotz
ETDS from 1973
Application of 125I to the Detection and Assay of Viruses and Viral Antibody Adsorbed to Latex Particles, Charles Steven Duvall
Histopathogenesis of a Granulosis Virus in the Army Cutworm, Euxoa Auxiliaris (Grote), Jan Jeffrey Jackson
The Determination of Salmonellae Transmission in Embryonated Chicken Eggs by the Use of Whole-body Sagittal Section and Fluorescent Antibody Techniques, Mark Michael Kieffer
Implications of Pathogenicity and Transplacental Passage of Listeria Monocytogenes L-forms in Experimentally Infected Mice, Pam R. Kieffer
A New Method for the Rapid Isolation of Streptococcus Bovis from Water, Jeffry F. Kohlhoff
Irradiation Damage of the Developing Chick Embryo, with Special Attention to Growth Reduction, Andrew Lee
Comparison of Six Methods for the Quantitation of Salmonella Species from Surface Water, James George Nothnagel
Detection of Staphylococcus Aureus Enterotoxin B by Antibody Coated Latex Particles Using Coulter Counter Channel Shifts, Fred William Olsen
The Role of Western Equine Encephalitis and Saint Louis Encephalitis in Mosquitoes and Animals of South Dakota, Mark Edward Steichen
ETDS from 1972
Production of Staphylococcal Enterotoxin B in Foods with Varied Environmental Conditions, Robert Jefferey Heidelbauer
Determination of Salmonella Species in the Big Sioux River and Development of a Quantitative Most Probable Number Method, Myung Hyun Kim
Untrastructural Morphology of Bovine Herpesvirus Infected Cells, Carol Ann Larson
Mechanism and Regulation of Nitrogen Assimilation in Klebsiella pneuminiae M5al, Ming- Liang Li