{"content":[{"text":"Supervisor: Dr. Shauna Reckseidler‐Zenteno \n Research expertise: Microbiology \n Identification of genes responsible for persistence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in water \n The objective of this project will be to investigate the ability of the bacterial pathogen Pseudomonas \n aeruginosa to survive at length in water. P. aeruginosa can survive for years in water without \n available nutrients due to its ability to switch to a dormant or persister phenotype. This goal of this \n project will be to test mutant strains of P. aeruginosa for their ability to survive in water to identify \n genes responsible for this phenotype and to elucidate the mechanism of persistence by this \n organism.","bbox":{"left":0.071176,"top":0.056667,"width":0.797631,"height":0.185152}},{"text":"Past projects \n Gene expression of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in water \n This objective of this project was to screen a mutant library of P. aeruginosa strains to identify genes \n that were expressed in water and responsible for long‐term survival in water.","bbox":{"left":0.071176,"top":0.261061,"width":0.80002,"height":0.080455}},{"text":"Pseudomonas aeruginosa, biofilm‐specific gene expression patterns \n This project involved the analysis by computer and cluster analysis software of the expression of P. \n aeruginosa genes in a number of conditions to determine those genes that may contribute to biofilm \n formation in this organism.","bbox":{"left":0.071176,"top":0.360152,"width":0.803697,"height":0.07893899999999998}},{"text":"Footwear as an infection vector in healthcare settings \n Soil is a reservoir for bacteria and therefore workers’ boots may be a viable vector for bacterial \n transmission to the work surfaces of the clinic. This theory was tested by quantifying the bacterial \n colony growth on agar plates placed on the work surfaces and by correlating bacteria found in the \n soil with bacteria found on the work surfaces in a medical clinic in northern Alberta.","bbox":{"left":0.071177,"top":0.457879,"width":0.7801459999999999,"height":0.08924300000000013}},{"text":"Comparison of biofilm development and water survival between Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains \n This project was focused on investigating the differences in biofilm development and survival in \n water between wild type Pseudomonas aeruginosa and three mutant strains designated 19D3, 23F9, \n and 21A9.","bbox":{"left":0.071177,"top":0.56303,"width":0.8017529999999999,"height":0.07894000000000001}},{"text":"H1N1 and the 2009 Pandemic \n A report on the virology of the H1N1 virus and the ensuing outbreak in Alberta was presented. A \n literature review of the data pertaining to the epidemic was prepared including background \n information on the H1N1 virus, data from the epidemic, the response of the community to the \n epidemic, and conclusions.","bbox":{"left":0.071177,"top":0.660606,"width":0.767221,"height":0.10030400000000006}},{"text":"Analysis of gene expression of Pseudomonas aeruginosa mutant strains in water \n Gene expression data from P. aeruginosa incubated in water over time was analyzed by computer for \n those genes that were suppressed or induced in a low nutrient environment. Genes involved in \n biofilm formation were identified in the literature and the expression patterns of the genes were \n determined.","bbox":{"left":0.071177,"top":0.779545,"width":0.807615,"height":0.10045599999999999}},{"text":"Pseudomonas aeruginosa displays a dormancy phenotype in water \n This project involved the use of flow cytometry to study the cell response of P. aeruginosa in the","bbox":{"left":0.071176,"top":0.898636,"width":0.767404,"height":0.03621300000000005}}],"images_bbox":[],"images_bbox_not_text_overlap":[]}