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

Cloete, TE

MSc(UV) DSc(Pret) - Professor and Head

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Contact Details:

Telephone number: 012 420 3265
Fax number: 012 420 3266
E-mail address: eugene.cloete@up.ac.za

Research Interests:

Environmental biotechnology

Development of biofilms in various environments

Development of an immobilization technique for use in bacterial cell studies

Interaction between micro-organisms

Detecting microbial waterborne pathogens

Research Output:

Research articles in refereed specialist journals:

Gumbo RJ, Gumbo J, Ross G, Cloete TE: 2008. Biological control of Microcystis dominated harmful algal blooms. African Journal of Biotechnology, 7 (25), pp 4765-4773, Full Text

Theron J, Walker JA, Cloete TE: 2008. Nanotechnology and Water Treatment: Applications and Emerging Opportunities. Critical Reviews in Microbiology, 34, pp 43-69.

Oberholster PJ, Botha AM, Cloete TE: 2008. Biological and chemical evaluation of sewage water pollution in the Rietvlei nature reserve wetland area, South Africa. Environmental Pollution, 156, pp 184-192.

Ross G, Hagseresht F, Cloete TE: 2008. The effect of pH and anoxia on the performance of Phoslock, a phosphorus binding clay. Harmful Algae, 7 (4), pp 545-550.

Austin A, Cloete TE: 2008. Safety Aspects of Handling and Using Fecal Material from Urine-Diversion Toilets - A Field Investigation. Water Environment Research, 80 (4) / Nov, pp 308-315.

Williams PJ, Surridge AKJ, Cloete TE: 2008. Microbial community study of the iron ore concentrate of the Sishen Iron Ore Mine, South Africa. World Journal of Microbiology & Biotechnology, pp 1-8, Full Text

 

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