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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Estupiñán Romero, Mónica (Date of defense: 2015-11-20)
The discovery of new biotechnological applications of hydroxy fatty acids such as the oxylipins, has provided the basisto explore new mechanisms of oxylipin biosynthesis in prokaryotes, as no evidence ...