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Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
School of Biological Sciences
Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology

Postgraduate Student Research Projects 2007

Dissertations/Theses: [18]

Gosznzynska T: Pantoea ananatis and P. agglomerans associated with diseases of onion (Prof TA Coutinho, Prof SN Venter)

Greben H: Biological sulphate removal using alternative energy sources (Prof SN Venter)

Gumbo J: Antagonism of Bacillus spp. Towards Microcystis aeruginosa. (Prof TE Cloete)

Hassen A I: Efficacy of Rhizobacteria for growth promotion and biocontrol of selected soil-borne pathogens of sorghum in Ethiopia and South Africa (Prof N Labuschagne, Prof L Korsten)

Markotter W: Epidemiology and pathogepicity of Lagos bat virus, a rabies-related lyssavirus specific to Africa of the African non-rabies lyssaviruses (Prof LH Nel)

Mekbib S: Identification of citrus (Citrus sinensis L.) postharvest pathogens from Ethiopia and its control (Prof L Korsten)

Oberholster P J: Monitoring Toxicity of Water Resources in Colorado, USA using Biomarkers and Nolecular Marker Technology (Prof TE Cloete)

Surridge AKJ: Denaturing gradient electrophoresis characterization of microbial communities in polyaromatic hydrocarbon and polychlorinated soil (Prof TE Cloete)

Thantsha M: Cell immobilization techniques for the preservation of probiotics. (Prof TE Cloete)

van Eeden M: Monitoring biocontrol systems under commercial conditions (Prof L Korsten)

Bagnall R: Control of Pythium wilt and root rot of hydroponically grown lettuce by means of chemical treatment of the nutrient solution (Prof TAS Aveling, Prof N Labuschagne)

Bekker T: Efficacy of water soluble silicon for control of Phytophthora cinnamomi root rot of avocado (Prof N Labuschagne)

Joubert H: Expression of the botulinum neurotoxin serotype D binding domain in Brevibacillus brevis and its evaluation of a candidate vaccine antigen in mice. (Prof J Theron)

Koch O: Towards the diagnosis and molecular characterization of two new intracellular pathogens of grapevine in South Africa (Prof LH Nel, Prof G Pietersen)

Kotze A E: Variability of grapevine leafroll associated virus types in Western Cape vineyards (Prof G Pietersen)

Makhado NA: Epiphytic and endophytic members of the Enterobacteriaceae associated with healty Eucalyptus trees (Prof SN Venter)

Stewart K: Strain defferentiation of citrustristeza virus isolates from South Africa by PCR and microarray. (Prof G Pietersen)

Wilmot M: Inhibition of phytopathogenic fungi on selected vegetable crops by catechins, caffeiene, theanine and extracts of Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kunze (Prof N Labuschagne)

 

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