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 1976
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
Properties of Six South Dakota Bovine Picornaviruses, Janet Marie Mattson
Serological, Chemical, and Morphological Comparison of Four Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease Virus Strains, Barbara J. Schroeder
Detection and Assay of Viruses Using Latex Particles, Thomas Charles Sorensen
Primary Production and Nutrient Limitation in Two Prairie Lakes, Roger A. Steinberg
ETDS from 1971
Arboviruses in South Dakota Mosquitoes and Their Pathogenicity to Pheasants, Duane Robert Larson
A Study of the Endogenous Electron Donors for Nitrogen Fixation by Cell-Free Extracts of Klebsiella Pneumoniae M5al (Aerobacter Aerogenes M5al), Elisabeth Yi-Jan Wu
ETDS from 1970
Characteristics and Distribution of Staphylococci and Micrococci Isolated from Bovine Udders, Clyde Arnold Kirkbride
Methods for Rapid Identification and Enumeration of Streptococcus Bovis from Water, Lawrence Robert Koupal
Isolation an Characterization of the Virus of Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD) of Deer, Hsing Kuei Liu
The Detection of Salmonellae from the Big Sioux River Using Fluorescent Antibody Technique and Improved Cultural Methods, Ralph Lamar Pierce Jr.
The Symbiotic Nitrogen-Fixing Endophyte of Shepherdia Argentea, Ronald J. Stangeland
Immunofluorescent Detection of Staphylococcal Enterotoxin B in Food and Culture Media, Raymond Lloyd Stark
Demonstration of Glutamate Dehydrogenase in Azotobacter Vinelandii, Jack A. Turner
Survival of Fecal Coliforms and Fecal Streptococci in River Water, Joseph Walter Zerfas
ETDS from 1969
DNA Base Composition of Actinomyces and Related Anaerobic Diphtheroids, Patricia A. Campbell
Isolation of Keratinophilic Fungi from Soil and Wild Animals in South Dakota, William Urban Knudtson
Cell-wall Analyses of Diphtheroids Isolated from Cattle and Swine, Everett E. Scheetz
ETDS from 1968
Isolation and Characterization of Fecal Streptococci from Surface Waters in South Dakota, Jerome Edward Tiede
Antigenic Relationships of Diptheroids Isolated from Cattle and Swine, Glenn Elwyn Urevig
ETDS from 1967
Hydrogen Sulfide Formation by Escherichia Freundii from Organic Compounds, Martin Bembers
A Bacteriological Study of Abscesses of Swine and Cattle, Lawrence Joseph Biever
The Ecology of the Nitrogen-fixing Azotobacter and Klebsiella in Selected South Dakota Lakes, Paul A. Gillespie
The Effects of Arsenical Compounds on Growth and Enzymes of Klebsiella Pneumoniae, M. L. Halling
Acetylene inhibition of Nitrogen Fixation by Klebsiella pneumoniae M5al, Robert L. Todd
ETDS from 1966
Aflatoxin Formation on Selected Human Foods by Strains of Aspergillus Flavus, Link, and Penicillium Rubrum, Stroll, Ronald Arlyn Sonstegard
ETDS from 1965
Suitability of Cheese Whey as a Substrate for Vitamin B12 Production by Propionibacterium Shermanii, Lloyd B. Bullerman
Effect of Amino Acids on the Nature of the Nitrogenase System in Aerobacker Aerogens, Duane C. Yoch
ETDS from 1964
Antibiotic Accumulation in an Outdoor Anaerobic Poultry Manure Lagoon, Dennis A. Messmer
ETDS from 1963
A Column Chromatographic Analysis of Organic Acids in Silage, Roger Everett Bawdon
Comparative Studies on the Effect of Nitrogen Supplements on Nitrogen Fixation by Aerobacter Aerogene, Ramachandra B. Patil
ETDS from 1962
The Isolation of Some Obligate Anaerobic Bacteria from the Small Intestine of the Chicken, Their Physiology and Sensitivity to Selected Antibiotics, Ronald Claire Gordon
The Effect of Methandrostenolone on the Uptake of Radio-phosphorus in Rat Molars, Dennis Robert Hoogland
A Study of Phosphate-selenite Interrelationships Using Saccharomyces Cerevisiae, Mearl C. Mahl
ETDS from 1961
Bacteriological Studies of the Thermoduric Anaerobic and Non-thermoduric Anaerobic Population of Alfalfa Silage Prepared with the Addition of Preservatives, Lawrence P. Cadman
Serological Activity of Adsorbed Leptospiral Antigen, Lawrence Joseph Larson
ETDS from 1960
Comparative Studies of Strains of Pleuropneumonia-like Organisms Isolated from Cases of Chronic Respiratory Disease in Poultry, Orville M. Brand
Physiology of Nitrogen Fixation by a Species of Achromobacter, Royal Donald Goerz
A Physiological Study on the Amino Acid Requirements of Sphaerophorus necrophorus, Douglas W. Kennedy
A Differential Medium for the Isolation and Cultivation of Sphaerophorus Necrophorus from Bovine Liver Abscesses, Charles Leslie Lamke
ETDS from 1959
Complement Fixation Reactions With Sphaerophorus Necrophorus Antigens, Thomas J. Law
Some Bacteriological and Biochemical Aspects of Alfalfa Silage Prepared At Different Moisture Levels, Gene W. Ronald
The effects of 17-α-ethyl-19-nortestosterone on extraction wound healing, Stanley Miner Shaw
A Physiological Study of Nitrogen Fixation, Norval Arthur Sinclair
ETDS from 1958
An Organism Resembling Sphaerophorus necrophorus Isolated From a Beef Liver Abscess, James C. Canada
The Physiology and Some Nutritional Aspects of a Rumen Bacterium, Norma P. Christopherson
Some Effects of Antibiotics on a Candida Albicans Population in the Intestinal Tracts of Chickens, Roger E. Winans
ETDS from 1957
A Study of Streptobacillus Moniliformis Causative Agent of Rat Bite Fever, Harry J. Bowers
Listeria monocytogenes, Alvin G. Fiscus
Aureomycin as Preservative of Small Animal Bodies, Rudolph G. Griffin
Leptospirosis in Cattle and Swine in South Dakota, John P. McAdaragh
Growth and Physiology of a Soil Organism Which is Resistant to the Toxic Effects of Sodium Selenite, John C. Mickelson
ETDS from 1956
Studies of pleuropneumonia-like organisms, John A. Duerre
ETDS from 1955
A Study of the Relationship of Antibiotics on Fecal Microflora of Chicks, Robert C. Halseth
A Physiological Study of Micrococcus pyogenes var. aureus, Delmer H. Koehn
A Study of Psychorophilic Bacteria in Frozen Foods, Donald E. Pederson
ETDS from 1953
A Study of Carbohydrate Metabolism and Pigment Formation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Strain Number 20094, John R. Stamer
ETDS from 1952
Sanitary Analysis of the Water Supply and Sewage Disposal of Volga, South Dakota, Richard W. Blair
ETDS from 1934
Dissociation and Life Cycle of Bacillus Subtilis, Herbert C. Batson
ETDS from 1897
A Comparative Study of Degenerative Tissue, Homer Davis