Department of Veterinary Medicine Theses and Dissertations
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Development of avian paramyxovirus 3 as a vaccine vector against infectious bursal disease in one-day-old specific pathogen free chickens
(2021)ABSTRACTInfectious bursal disease (IBD) is an acute, highly contagious, immunosuppressive disease affecting young chickens, resulting in substantial economic losses to the poultry industry worldwide. Although strict hygienic ... -
HEPATITIS E VIRUS MODULATES HOST FACTORS TO GENERATE A CONDUCIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR REPLICATION
(2020)Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is one of the causative agents for liver inflammation across the world. HEV infection mainly presents as acute and self-limiting hepatitis in young adults. However, it can be exacerbated to fulminant ... -
AVIAN PARAMYXOVIRUS-VECTORED VACCINES AGAINST INFECTIOUS BRONCHITIS VIRUS AND HIGHLY PATHOGENIC AVIAN INFLUENZA VIRUS
(2019)Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), infectious bronchitis (IB), and Newcastle disease (ND) are highly contagious and economically important diseases in poultry. Vaccination is the major strategy which is implemented ... -
IDENTIFICATION AND ENGINEERING BACTERIOPHAGE ENDOLYSINS FOR INACTIVATION OF GRAM-POSITIVE SPORE-FORMING BACILLI
(2018)This dissertation concentrates on the study of the antibacterial potential of bacteriophage-encoded endolysins derived from phages that infect the Gram-positive Bacillus cereus sensu lato group. Bacteriophage-encoded ... -
INITIATION AND PROGRESSION OF BRAF/NRAS WILDTYPE MELANOMA IN UV-INDUCED MOUSE MODELS OF CUTANEOUS MELANOMA
(2018)Melanoma is the deadliest skin cancer and is responsible for nearly 60,000 deaths worldwide each year. At least some melanomas are believed to arise from stepwise progression from normal melanocytes through a benign nevus ...