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Does land abandonment decrease species richness and abundance of plants and animals in Mediterranean pastures, arable lands and permanent croplands

Plieninger, Tobias Gaertner, Mirijam Hui, Cang Huntsinger, Lynn (BioMed Central, 2013-02)

Abstract Background Obscured by the more prevalent discussion of intensification and expansion of agricultural land, the impacts of the abandonment of many grasslands and croplands of the ...

High yield recombinant thermostable α-amylase production using an improved Bacillus licheniformis system

Niu, Dandan Zuo, Zhirui Shi, Gui-Yang Wang, Zheng-Xiang (BioMed Central, 2009-10)

Abstract Background Some strains of Bacillus licheniformis have been improved by target-directed screening as well as by ...

Real-time RT-PCR high resolution melting curve analysis and multiplex RT-PCR to detect and differentiate grapevine leafroll-associated associated virus 3 variant groups I, II, III and VI

Bester, Rachelle Jooste, Anna E C Maree, Hans J Burger, Johan T (BioMed Central, 2012-09)

Abstract Background Grapevine leafroll-associated virus 3 (GLRaV-3) is the main contributing agent of leafroll disease worldwide. Four of the six GLRaV-3 variant groups known have been found ...

Thermal limits of wild and laboratory strains of two African malaria vector species, Anopheles arabiensis and Anopheles funestus

Lyons, Candice L Coetzee, Maureen Terblanche, John S Chown, Steven L (BioMed Central, 2012-07)

Abstract Background Malaria affects large parts of the developing world and is responsible for almost 800,000 deaths annually. As climates change, concerns have arisen as to how this vector-borne disease will be ...

Antibacterial, antioxidant and tyrosinase-inhibition activities of pomegranate fruit peel methanolic extract

Fawole, Olaniyi A Makunga, Nokwanda P Opara, Umezuruike L (BioMed Central, 2012-10)

Abstract Background This study evaluated, using in vitro assays, the antibacterial, antioxidant, and tyrosinase-inhibition activities of methanolic extracts from peels of seven ...

Next-generation sequencing of cervical DNA detects human papillomavirus types not detected by commercial kits

Meiring, Tracy L Salimo, Anna T Coetzee, Beatrix Maree, Hans J Moodley, Jennifer Hitzeroth, Inga I Freeborough, Michael-John Rybicki, Ed P. Williamson, Anna-Lise (BioMed Central, 2012-08)

Abstract Background Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the aetiological agent for cervical cancer and genital warts. Concurrent HPV and HIV infection in the South African population is high. HIV ...

Population genetics of Ceratitis capitata in South Africa : implications for dispersal and pest management

Karsten, Minette Jansen van Vuuren, Bettine Bernaud, Adeline Terblanche, John S. (PLOS One, 2013-01-16)

The invasive Mediterranean fruit fly (medfly), Ceratitis capitata, is one of the major agricultural and economical pests globally. Understanding invasion risk and mitigation of medfly in agricultural landscapes requires ...

Towards eliminating bias in cluster analysis of TB genotyped data

Van Schalkwyk, Cari Cule, Madeleine Welte, Alex Van Helden, Paul Van Der Spuy, Gian Uys, Pieter (PLOS One, 2012-03)

The relative contributions of transmission and reactivation of latent infection to TB cases observed clinically has been reported in many situations, but always with some uncertainty. Genotyped data from TB organisms ...

The genes and enzymes of the carotenoid metabolic pathway in Vitis vinifera L

Young, Philip R Lashbrooke, Justin G Alexandersson, Erik Jacobson, Dan Moser, Claudio Velasco, Riccardo Vivier, Melané A (BioMed Central, 2012-06)

Abstract Background Carotenoids are a heterogeneous group of plant isoprenoids primarily involved in photosynthesis. In plants the cleavage of carotenoids leads to ...

Life cycle of Renylaima capensis, a brachylaimid trematode of shrews and slugs in South Africa : two-host and three-host transmission modalities suggested by epizootiology and DNA sequencing

Sirgel, Wilhelm F Artigas, Patricio Bargues, M D Mas-Coma, Santiago (BioMed Central, 2012-08)

AbstractBackgroundThe life cycle of the brachylaimid trematode species Renylaima capensis, infecting the urinary system of the shrew Myosorex varius (Mammalia: Soricidae: Crocidosoricinae) in the Hottentots Holland Nature ...

Transcriptome profiling of resistant and susceptible cavendish banana roots following inoculation with Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense tropical race 4

Li, Chun-yu Deng, Gui-ming Yang, Jing Viljoen, Altus Jin, Yan Kuang, Rui-bin Zuo, Cun-wu Lv, Zhi-cheng Yang, Qiao-song Sheng, Ou Wei, Yue-rong Hu, Chun-hua Dong, Tao Yi, Gan-jun (BioMed Central, 2012-08)

Abstract Background Fusarium wilt, caused by the fungal pathogen Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense tropical race 4 (Foc TR4), is considered the most lethal disease of Cavendish bananas ...

Afrikaans as an index of identity among Western Cape Coloured Communities

Thutloa, Alfred Mautsane Huddlestone, Kate (Department of General Linguistics, Stellenbosch University, 2011)

In South Africa, reports on language shift have focused on instances of language shift from indigenous African languages to English. There is, however, also research that suggests that language shift is taking place from ...

Animal performance from natural pastures and the effects of phosphorus supplementation

Read, Marion Victoria Pearl (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 1984-03)

INTRODUCTION: This study was initiated by the various reports of improved animal performance resulting from supplementary feeding of grazing ruminants and in this respect, it may be regarded as a feasibility study of ...

Behavioural and chemical evidence for multiple colonisation of the Argentine ant, Linepithema humile, in the Western Cape, South Africa

Mothapo, Natasha P. Wossler, Theresa C. (BMC Ecology, 2011-02)

Background: The Argentine ant, Linepithema humile, is a widespread invasive ant species that has successfully established in nearly all continents across the globe. Argentine ants are characterised by a social structure ...

Parameter landscapes unveil the bias in allometric prediction

Hui, Cang Terblanche, John S. Chown, Steven L. McGeoch, Melodie A. (British Ecological Society, 2010-01)

The criteria for choosing the appropriate line-fitting method (LFM) and correction estimator for determining the functional allometric relationship, and for predicting the Y-variable accurately are controversial. A ...

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