Publication Date
2019
Document Type
Dissertation/Thesis
First Advisor
Yin, Yanbin
Degree Name
M.S. (Master of Science)
Legacy Department
Department of Biological Sciences
Abstract
This thesis examines three methodologies for applying bioinformatics techniques to microbial data. A computational analysis of RNA sequencing data showed that hbx1 is a global regulator in Aspergillus flavus. A particular focus of this analysis is the characterization of hbx1 in regard to regulation of secondary metabolite gene clusters and their production of aflatoxins. An analysis of bacterial genomes identified ORFans in both pathogenic and non-pathogenic genomes, along with their presence in sequence features. This investigation demonstrated that ORFan genes shared by pathogenic genomes were more related to bacterial pathogenicity. Evaluation of multiple types of recombination events in RNA sequencing data from two different species of Bromovirus introduced a better understanding of the frequency with which these events take place.
Recommended Citation
Entwistle, Sarah Anne, "Practical Bioinformatics Applications in Microbes" (2019). Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations. 7008.
https://huskiecommons.lib.niu.edu/allgraduate-thesesdissertations/7008
Extent
85 pages
Language
eng
Publisher
Northern Illinois University
Rights Statement
In Copyright
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