Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
School of Physical Sciences
Laboratory for Microscopy and Microanalysis
Hall, AN
BSc(Hons)(Plantpat)(Pret) - Head of Department
Contact Details
Research Interests
Research Output
Contact Details:
Telephone number: 012 420 2075/3896
Fax number: 012 362 5150
E-mail address: alan.hall@up.ac.za
Research Interests:
The morphology and ultrastructure of the epidermis of leaves and fruit
Development of an immobilization technique for use in bacterial cell studies
Inactivation of bacterial genes to alter morphology
Construction and charactization of viral protein
The influence of cooking processes on the ultrastructural components of plant seeds
Interaction between micro-organisms
Optical aspects of colour in biological systems
Biochemical aspects of the quality and health properties of tea
Dentistry filling materials
Development of specimen preparation techniques for Electron Microscopy
Development of biofilms in various environments
Research Output:
Papers in refereed, published conference proceedings:
Gumbo J, Cloete TE, Hall AN: 2006. Elucidation of the mechanism of cyanobacteria lysis of Microcystis after exposure to Bacillus mycoides. In Proceedings of the Microscopy Society of Southern Africa, Microscopy Society of Southern Africa, p. 38.
Hatherell TL, Hall AN, Huismans H, Van Staden V: 2006. Subcellular localization of African Horsesickness virus nonstructural protein NS3. In Proceedings of the Microscopy Society of Southern Africa, Microscopy Society of Southern Africa, p. 39.
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