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Fifty-eight fecal samples from vervet monkeys (Chlorocebus [Cercopithecus] aethiops) at a sanctuary near Tzaneen, Limpopo Province, South Africa, were collected and analyzed to determine which species of gastrointestinal parasites they harbored, and differences in infection rates were examined. Three parasites were found, including two nematodes (Trichuris trichiura and one tentatively classified as Strongyloides spp.) and one protozoa (Balantidium coli). Rates of B. coil and Strongyloides spp. infection were similar in captive (41.9% and 77.4%, respectively) and wild (35% and 75%, respectively) monkeys, but rates of T. trichiura infection were significantly higher in wild individuals. No captives were infected with T. trichiura, but 15% of wild monkeys were infected. Although humans in other regions of South Africa have already been found to harbor two of these parasites (Strongyloides spp. and T. trichiura), caution should still be taken in areas that experience high rates of human-vervet interaction or conflict. Also, evidence suggests that the vervets may have been exposed to B. coil from a nearby pig farm, indicating that humans may pose as much of a threat to vervet health as vice versa. / Department of Anthropology

The global threat from antibiotic resistant organisms and the effect on human and animal health is now well acknowledged. One measure to control the emergence and dissemination of antibiotic resistant organisms is to monitor bacterial populations and examine the epidemiology of antibiotic resistance genes in naturally occurring bacteria. This study examines antibiotic resistant bacteria of human and animal origin and compares resistance gene transfer in the intestinal tract of animal models to that which occurs in vitro. / The study provides information about tetracycline resistance as it occurs in wild-type bacteria within the environment of the normal flora of an animal. The transfer of tetracycline resistance genes in vitro between E. coli isolates from different origins was found to be occurring at lower levels than that which occurred in vitro. The co-transfer of unselected spectinomycin, streptomycin and sulfadiazine resistance in animal models was also demonstrated. / The study has provided important information regarding the nature and epidemiology of antibiotic resistance in naturally occurring strains of E. coli and enterococci from Australia. This should form part of a larger study, which monitors commensal bacteria and collects data regarding antibiotic resistance in natural populations of bacteria. This evidence can then be used to reduce the levels of antibiotic resistance in the environment and reduce the risk to human and animal health. / Thesis (PhD)--University of South Australia, 2006.

Bibliography: leaves 181-233. / 233 p. : ill. ; 30 cm. / Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University Library. / Investigates pharmacological control of transient lower oesophagal sphincter relaxations as a treatment of gastro-oesophageal reflux. Two major classes of pharmaceutical agents were explored; anticholinergic agents and the GABAb agonist, baclofen. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Medicine, 1999

Some mounted ill. / Bibliography: leaves 203-263 / vii, 263, [52], [29] leaves of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm. / Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University Library. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Medicine, 1984

Diss. (sammanfattning) Stockholm : Karol. inst., 2002. / Härtill 5 uppsatser.

Diss. (sammanfattning) Linköping : Univ., 2001. / Härtill 5 uppsatser.

Thesis (M.D.) -- University of Adelaide, Dept. of Medicine, 2000. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hong Kong, 2007. / Title proper from title frame. Also available in printed format.

Thesis (Ed.D.)--Teachers College, Columbia University. / Typescript; issued also on microfilm. Sponsor: Margaret G. Tyson. Dissertation Committee: Marie Seedor. Includes tables. Includes bibliographical references.