Bakterije kao biološko oružje

undergraduate thesis

• Title (english): Bacteria as biological warfare
• Author: Ante Bunoza
• Mentor: Jasna Hrenović (mentor)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Science; (Department of Biology); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2011, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: NATURAL SCIENCES; Biology

Abstract

Biološko oružje je namjerna uporaba bilo kojeg patogenog mikroorganizma (bakterija, virusa, gljivica ili praživotinja) kao sredstvo ratovanja (onesposobljavanja ili usmrćivanja pojedinaca, bilo vojnih ili civila te uništavanja gospodarski ili vojno značajnih životinjskih ili biljnih vrsta), odnosno zastrašivanja (bioterorizam). Razvoj i skladištenje biološkog oružja su po Konvenciji Ujedinjenih naroda iz 1972. godine, koju je do sada potpisalo preko stotinu zemalja, proglašeni ilegalnim. Patogene bakterije, imaju široku primjenu u ovim svrhama, što je i povijesno pokazano. Bakterije mogu poslužiti kao uzročnici bolesti (zbog lakog širenja među populacijom i visoke infektivnosti te mogućnosti lakog i dugotrajnog pohranjivanja) ili kao proizvođači određenih supstanci koje mogu djelovati toksično (bakterijski enterotoksini).

Abstract (english)

Biological weaponry is the deliberate use of any pathogenic microorganism (bacteria, viruses, fungi or protozoa) as a means of warfare (disabling or killing of individuals, whether military or civilian, and destruction of economic or military significant animal or plant species) or intimidation (bioterrorism). Development and storage of biological weapons was declared illegal by the United Nations Convention of the year 1972, which has so far been signed by over a hundred countries. Pathogenic bacteria are widely used to these purposes, as it is historically shown. Bacteria might be employed as a cause of disease (due to the facilitated transmission among the population and high infectivity as well as the possibility of easy and long-term storage), and as producers of certain substances that can act in a toxic manner (bacterial enterotoxins).

• Keywords: biološko oružje; bakterije
• Keywords (english): biological weaponry; bacteria
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:217:920521
• Study programme: Title: Molecular Biology; Study programme type: university; Study level: undergraduate; Academic / professional title: sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) molekularne biologije (sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) molekularne biologije)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2018-04-05 09:38:30