Browsing Dissertations by Author "Pesci, Everett C."
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Layered regulation of a pathway capable of altering quinolone production in Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Tipton, Kyle A. (East Carolina University, 2014)Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a gram negative opportunistic pathogen which commonly infects hospitalized patients and those afflicted with cystic fibrosis. P. aeruginosa communicates intercellularly via a system of small ... -
The regulation of anthranilate synthesis for the production of pqs in pseudomonas aeruginosa
Knoten, Claire A. (East Carolina University, 2013)The ubiquitous bacterium P. aeruginosa is an important human pathogen that causes devastating infections in immunocompromised patients and chronic infections in cystic fibrosis patients. The ability of P. aeruginosa to ... -
Transcriptional regulation of 'pqsR', a gene that encodes a regulator of quinolone signal synthesis and virulence in 'Pseudomonas aeruginosa'
Farrow, John M. III (East Carolina University, 2015)The gram-negative bacterium 'Pseudomonas aeruginosa' is an opportunistic pathogen that frequently causes nosocomial infections and serious chronic lung infections in cystic fibrosis patients. During infection 'P. aeruginosa' ...