Browsing BIO Theses by Subject "Electronic Thesis"
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Culture-independent molecular phylogenetic analysis of microbial communities living at saturating levels of magnesium sulfate
(Wichita State University, 2014-12)Athalassohaline epsomite lakes in the northwestern plains of North America contain high concentrations of magnesium sulfate (MgSO4). Hot Lake located outside of Oroville, WA is one such lake in which the MgSO4 precipitates ... -
Demographic structure and genetic variability of Platte thistle (Cirsium canescens asteraceae) in central and peripheral populations
(Wichita State University, 2014-12)Understanding spatial variation in the structures and dynamics of species’ populations has long been a focus in ecology. Species abundance is a function of both frequency (whether the species is present at a site) and ... -
Effects of mutations in GH3 genes on the interaction between the necrotrophic fungus Macrophomina phaseolina and its plant host Arabidopsis thaliana
(Wichita State University, 2014-12)The necrotrophic soil-borne fungus Macrophomina phaseolina (Tassi) Goid (M. phaseolina) causes the disease charcoal rot in a wide range of plant species worldwide. Many of these species are agronomically important. Attempts ... -
Sucretolerance in oligosaline soils and halotolerant bacteria
(Wichita State University, 2014-12)It is well established that microbial growth is decreased with the reduction of available water in a given environment. The availability of water is referred to as water activity and is expressed in aw values, that provide ...