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Characterisation of antibiotic resistance and virulence-associated genes of Paeniclostridium sordellii

thesis
posted on 2018-11-05, 07:39 authored by CALLUM JAMES VIDOR
This thesis explores the genes that the bacterial species *Paeniclostridium sordellii* uses to become resistant to antibiotics and cause disease. This work has also identified the process by which this species is able to share the gene that carries a major toxin among its population, thereby increasing the ability of the *Paeniclostridium sordellii* population to cause disease. *SHOULD BE IN ITALICS*

History

Principal supervisor

Dena Lyras

Additional supervisor 1

Milena Awad

Year of Award

2018

Department, School or Centre

Biomedical Sciences (Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute)

Additional Institution or Organisation

Microbiology

Campus location

Australia

Course

Doctor of Philosophy

Degree Type

DOCTORATE

Faculty

Faculty of Medicine Nursing and Health Sciences