Browsing Department of Microbiology by Title
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Die uitwerking van die onkruiddoder Roundup op sommige populasies van grondmikrobes
(AOSIS PublishingPublisher's versionAuthor retains copyright, 2011-09)Die glifosaatbevattende onkruiddoder, Roundup®, word wêreldwyd vir onkruidbeheer gebruik. Alhoewel hierdie onkruiddoder beskou word as ‘n lae-toksiese (en dus veilige) produk, heers daar tog kommer oor die langdurige ... -
Urease activity of the systemic fungal pathogen Emergomyces africanus
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: A novel species of an Emmonsia-like fungus, recently named Emergomyces africanus Dukik, Kenyon, Govender et de Hoog, was identified as a cause of disseminated mycosis in HIV-infected persons in South ... -
The use of enzymes for increased aroma formation in wine
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2001-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Monoterpene alcohols (monoterpenols) play an important role in the flavour and aroma of grapes and wine. This is especially applicable to wines of a muscat variety, but these flavour compounds are also ... -
The utilisation of bacterial species diversity as a bioindicator for biocide efficacy in water systems
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosh University, 2019-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The poor quality of cooling water, utilised by South African power plants, necessitates the use of biocides and bio dispersants to manage microbiological fouling. The two most common biocides used are ... -
Utilising Grape Pomace for Ethanol Production
(South African Society for Enology and Viticulture, 2002)Chemical analyses of grape pomace revealed the presence of significant amounts of fermentable sugars that are retained in the pomace after pressing of the grapes. Furthermore, treatment of the pomace with purified hydrolases ... -
Variants of lipopeptides and glycolipids produced by Bacillus amyloliquefaciens and Pseudomonas aeruginosa cultured in different carbon substrates
(SpringerOpen, 2017)The quantitative and qualitative effect of water immiscible and miscible carbon-rich substrates on the production of biosurfactants, surfactin and rhamnolipids, by Bacillus amyloliquefaciens ST34 and Pseudomonas aeruginosa ... -
Yeast infection in a beached southern right whale (Eubalaena australis) neonate
(Wildlife Disease Association, 2009)A female southern right whale (Eubalaena australis) neonate was found stranded on the Western Cape coast of southern Africa. Skin samples were taken the same day from three different locations on the animal’s body and ... -
Yeasts and other culturable microorganisms associated with the nickel hyperaccumulator Berkheya coddii and its insect herbivore, Chrysolina clathrata
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The heterogeneity and distribution of elements on earth is one of the key drivers that shape the biotic processes in any given environment. What we may consider as anomalies in an environment’s element ... -
Young grapevine response and root colonisation following inoculation with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi
(South African Society for Enology and Viticulture, 2004)The host plant response following inoculation with commercially available arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi was determined in young grapevines under field conditions which would prevail on a typical farm. Measurements ... -
The α-L-arabinofuranosidase of Aureobasidium pullulans
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2006-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The euascomycetous fungus Aureobasidium pullulans produces xylanolytic accessory enzymes, including an α-L-arabinofuranosidase. The deduced amino acid sequence of the abfA gene encoding α-L-arabinofuranosidase ...
