Mercader i Verdés, Sara (Date of defense: 2012-12-20)
In regions where endemic measles virus circulation has been interrupted, laboratory confirmation of measles is like puzzle solving. The complexity of these puzzles depends on the available pieces of ...
Tauler Ferrer, Margalida (Date of defense: 2015-10-30)
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are ubiquitous in the environment due to accidental spills during use, transport and storage of petroleum and coal derivatives. Their high chemical stability and ...
Ruiz Rueda, Cristian (Date of defense: 2005-06-22)
Lipases are carboxylic ester hydrolases which act on acylglycerols to liberate fatty acids and glycerol. These enzymes are currently attracting an enormous attention because they are among the most ...
Gallego Blanco, Sara (Date of defense: 2012-07-27)
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are pollutants of great concern due to their toxicity, ubiquitous distribution and environmental persistence. Generally, the PAHs are found as part of complex ...
Fernández Coll, Llorenç (Date of defense: 2015-05-11)
Gene expression begins by an enzymatic complex known as RNA polymerase (RNApol). The basic unit (core) of RNApol in bacteria is formed by 5 protein subunits (α2ββ’ω). The three-dimensional structure of ...
Villanueva Álvarez, Laura (Date of defense: 2005-12-22)
Microbial mats are prokaryotic communities that are thought to represent the present-day analogues of the first ecosystems on Earth. Their study reveals microbial strategies for survival under a broad ...
Colomer Lluch, Marta (Date of defense: 2014-05-14)
The PhD thesis presented here has as a main objective the study of antibiotic resistance genes clinically relevant in the DNA fraction of bacteriophage particles isolated from environmental samples of ...