Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
School of Biological Sciences
Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology
Theron, J
BSc(Hons) MSc PhD(Pret) - Associate Professor
NRF Rating: Y1
Contact Details
Research Interests
Research Output
Contact Details:
Telephone number: 012 420 2994
Fax number: 012 420 3266
E-mail address: jacques.theron@up.ac.za
Research Interests:
Inactivation of bacterial genes to alter morphology
Construction and charactization of viral protein
The biochemistry, immunology and molecular biology of parasites and bacteria of medical-veterinary significance in Southern Africa
Research Output:
Research articles in refereed specialist journals:
du Plessis E, Theron J, Berger E, Louw M: 2007. Evaluation of Staphylococcus aureus class C non-specific acid phosphate (SapS) as a reporter for gene expression and protein secretion in Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 73 (22) / Nov, pp 7232-7239.
Hawumba JF, Brözel VS, Theron J: 2007. Cloning and Characterization of a 4-Hydroxyphenylacetate 3-Hydroxylase From the ThermophileGeobacillus sp. PA-9. Current Microbiology, 55, pp 480-484, Full Text
Stassen L, Huismans H, Theron J: 2007. Silencing of African horse sickness virus VP7 protein expression in cultured cells by RNA interference. Virus Genes, 35, pp 777-783, Full Text
Storey P, Theron J, Maree FF, Oneill HG: 2007. A second RGD motif in the 1D capsid protein of a SAT1 type foot-and-mouth disease virus field isolate is not essential for attachment to target cells. Virus Research, 124, pp 184-192, Full Text
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