xiii, 185 leaves + appendices : illustrations ; 30 cm
Summary
The characterisation of novel bovine RNA polymerase III promoters for the expression of short hairpin RNAs for gene silencing resulted in the identification of a highly efficient promoter sequence. The replication of bovine viral diarrhea virus was them suppressed using short hairpin RNAs expressed form this promoter in vitro
Notes
Submitted to the School of Life and Environmental Sciences of the Faculty of Science and Technology, Deakin University
Degree conferred 2007
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Deakin University, Victoria, 2006
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 157-180)