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Showing 1 to 3 of 3 for “"Irish Potato Famine"”.
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An isotopic and historical study of diet and migration during the great Irish Potato famine (1845-1852). High-resolution carbon and nitrogen isotope profiling of teeth to investigate migration and short-term dietary change at the Union workhouse, Kilkenny and Lukin street, London.
… from contemporary documents established that Irish migrants to London during the Great Irish Famine (1845-1852) were likely to come from low socio-economic groups in south-west Ireland, and has characterised mid-19th-century health status and living conditions in both locations. Using samples …
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How Oomycete and Fungal Effectors Enter Host Cells and Promote Infection
… year. P. infestans, the causative agent of the Irish potato famine, is responsible for over 5 billion dollars (US) worth of lost potato each year. These destructive plant pathogens facilitate pathogenesis through the use of small secreted proteins known as effector proteins. A large subset of …
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Nuclear Localization of Proteins and Genome Editing in the Oomycete Phytophthora sojae
… humans. Phytophthora species, represented by the Irish Potato Famine pathogen P. infestans and the soybean pathogen P. sojae, are arguably the most destructive pathogens of dicotyledonous plants among the oomycete species and thus have been extensively studied. This dissertation focuses on the …