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Browsing Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology (BGM) by Issue Date
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Molapo, Ramaesela Elizabeth
(University of Pretoria, 2017)
Pit latrines are one of the most common methods of human excreta removal in low-income countries. Groundwater is a critical water resource in many peri-urban areas where there is no municipal water supply. Groundwater ...
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Tatham, Catherine T.
(University of Pretoria, 2019)
Whole genome sequencing is an increasingly favoured tool used to study plant pathogens. This has allowed for a dramatic decrease in the time and money required to identify and study various biological characteristics of ...
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Wilson, Andrea Melissa
(University of Pretoria, 2019)
English: Many filamentous ascomycete fungi are capable of sexual reproduction, though the exact
mechanisms they use can differ from species to species. Those that require a compatible
partner are termed heterothallic, ...
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Du Toit, Michael
(University of Pretoria, 2019)
The polyphagous shot hole borer (PSHB) or Euwallacea fornicatus is an ambrosia
beetle, originally from South-East Asia, that can cause extensive damage, to a large
variety of trees, by acting as a vector to inoculate its ...
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Watson, Savannah Jade
(University of Pretoria, 2019)
Antimicrobial resistance is one of the biggest risks to global health, with an increasing number of infections becoming harder to treat. These include fungal infections, especially Candida albicans biofilms. Fungal biofilms ...
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Greyling, Nicola
(University of Pretoria, 2019)
Parasites have evolved a wide variety of mechanisms to evade or manipulate their host’s immune responses. Parasite interactions especially in regards to host cellular responses have been well studied in vivo using pathogen ...
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Tchotet Tchoumi, James Michel
(University of Pretoria, 2019)
Addressing the concerns of microbial diseases affecting natural forests, particularly those caused by wood-rotting Basidiomycetes, is of paramount importance for the protection of these woody ecosystems. This is of particular ...
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Sithole, Khongelile Sydney
(University of Pretoria, 2019-04)
Chrysoporthe is a genus consisting of species that are pathogens to various plant hosts, including industrial Eucalyptus species. The pathogenicity of each species varies to different hosts and amongst themselves. The ...
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Olivier, Nicholas Abraham
(University of Pretoria, 2019-06)
The fungal pathogen Cercospora zeina causes Grey leaf spot (GLS), a devastating
yield-limiting foliar disease of maize. GLS negatively impacts food security,
especially in sub-Saharan Africa where maize is a staple food ...
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Ndhlovu, Khumbudzo
(University of Pretoria, 2019-06)
This Master’s dissertation reports about the screening and characterization of
selected alpha and beta rhizobial isolates from wild legumes in South Africa for their
nodulation and nitrogen fixation properties on the ...
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Swanepoel, Monique
(University of Pretoria, 2019-08)
The suni (Nesotragus moschatus) is a very small and secretive animal distributed in the eastern parts of Africa, from Kenya south to St. Lucia in South Africa. This antelope can also be found on small islands off the ...
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Nagel, Jan Hendrik
(University of Pretoria, 2019-09)
The Botryosphaeriaceae is a large family of fungi including many plant pathogenic species that cause diseases of important plants such as fruit trees, grapevine, eucalypts, pines and wheat. Members of this family are ...
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Fitza, Katrin Nathalie Elsbeth
(University of Pretoria, 2019-09)
Biological control is an important management tool to deal with the rapidly increasing number of invasive pests of plantation forests globally. It is important to consider the genetic diversity of both the pest and biological ...
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Molatseli, Mosa Jennifer
(University of Pretoria, 2019-11)
Tuberculosis (TB) is a curable infectious disease, but remains a persistent scourge of mankind. It is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tb) that is a master of survival in the human host, where it can lie dormant ...
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Gricia, Alessandro Rino
(University of Pretoria, 2019-11)
Pectobacterium spp. together with Dickeya spp. belong to a group of soft rot disease causing pathogens known as the soft rot Enterobacteriaceae (SRE). Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. brasiliense is an aggressive pathogen ...
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Venter, Anton
(University of Pretoria, 2019-11)
Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea L.) is an underutilised and under-researched legume crop which is an important source of protein and other nutrients, mainly in countries in sub-Saharan Africa. It is consumed in a wide ...
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Yssel, Litia
(University of Pretoria, 2019-11)
African horse sickness virus (AHSV) is an orbivirus in the Reoviridae family that causes severe disease in horses, with major economic implications. The viral genome consists of ten double-stranded RNA segments, encoding ...
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Loubser, Lizette
(University of Pretoria, 2019-12)
Xylogenesis is a complex biological process involving thousands of genes that leads to the formation
of woody biomass, which is one of the largest sources of renewable raw materials for many industrial
applications, such ...
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Candotti, Julia
(University of Pretoria, 2019-12)
Eucalyptus is important for the forestry industry due to its excellent growth and wood properties. In
crop species, nested multi-parent populations have been used to increase the power and resolution of
quantitative trait ...
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Joubert, Melissa
(University of Pretoria, 2019-12)
Phytophthora cinnamomi is an oomycete that targets a broad range of plants, including several economically important forestry and agricultural crops. It is the causal agent of Phytophthora Root Rot, and causes significant ...