Browsing OSU - Honors College Theses by Author "Lutter, Erika"
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Analysis of Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms
Quintana, Sean (2017-05-04) -
Antagonistic interactions between Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from different age groups of cystic fibrosis patients
Wright, Anna (2015-04-29)Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic human pathogen affecting cystic fibrosis (CF) patients and immunocompromised individuals contributing significantly to morbidity and mortality. Once infected with P. aeruginosa, ... -
Bacterial two hybrid analysis of Chlamydia trachomatis inclusion membrane protein, CT226
Nail, Kayli; Holcomb, Christian (2022-05-09) -
Calcium regulating quorum sensing in Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Achour, Myriam (2022-04-29)Pseudomonas aeruginosa is known to cause numerous severe human infections, including those that become lethal in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. Since CF patients have abnormally high levels of calcium in their fluids, this ... -
Chlamydia trachomatis manipulation of Protein Kinase A
Derouen, Jonathan Tyler (2020-05-08)The most commonly reported bacterial sexually transmitted infection in the United States is Chlamydia trachomatis which can lead to pelvic inflammatory disease, tubal infertility and even increased risk of cervical cancer. ... -
CT226 and TMOD3 interaction in Chlamydia trachomatis infection
Pruitt, Ryan (2020-10-09)Chlamydia trachomatis is the most commonly reported sexually transmitted infection in the United States. Infection, even after successful treatment, can lead to pelvic inflammatory disease, ectopic pregnancy, tubal infertility ... -
Finding new signaling pathways that govern biofilm formation by P. aeruginosa
Shafer, Samantha (2019-04-26)Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen that is often associated with severe forms of many infections, including bronchiectasis and infections in the gut. Mortality is increased in patients who become infected ... -
Genetic knockdown system for Chlamydia trachomatis
Gietzen, Emily (2018-09-21)Chlamydia trachomatis is an obligate intracellular pathogen that is responsible for the highest number of reported cases of sexually transmitted infections. Until recently Chlamydia has been genetically intractable, thereby ... -
Gut-microbiota-brain axis and neuropsychiatric health
Smith, Riley (2020-04-02)In this literature review, the evidence and theoretical explanation of the Gut-Microbiota-Brain axis and its role in neuropsychiatric disorders is presented. There is now a paradigm shift in neuroscience toward an increasingly ... -
Identification and drug resistance of fungal pathogens in cystic fibrosis patients
Maritz, Emmaleigh G. (2020-04-30)Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an autosomal genetic disease that causes infection in the lungs due to a lack of mucus clearance in the airways. Published studies on fungal pathogens in CF patients noted that the use of multiple ... -
Investigating molecular mechanisms of calcium signaling in bacterial pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Rogers, Rendi (2018-05-04)Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a human pathogen that, along with causing other various types of infections, is the leading cause of death in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). Research in Patrauchan's lab has shown that increased ... -
Microscopic visualization of indole signaling in Escherichia coli cells
Goldbeck, Michael (2019-05-07)When exposed to antibiotics, some bacteria have been known to adapt and change their own physiology to withstand such adverse conditions. These "persister" cells often shut down cellular functions such as cell division and ... -
Purification and characterization of two heme induced proteins of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Terrazas Valero, Genesis (2021-12-02)Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), the causative agent of human tuberculosis (TB), is transmitted through aerosols and successfully replicates within alveolar macrophages by inhibiting macrophage maturation. Before the ... -
Utilizing phage therapy to overcome antibiotic resistance
Mongold, Ashlee Lynn (2020-05-11)Antibiotics are the primary, and arguably only, form of antimicrobial therapy against a pathogenic bacterial infection. With well over 250 million prescriptions written each year, it is clear that the health and well being ...