• Phytochemistry of Argemone ochroleuca sweet extracts and their inhibitory effects on maize seed germination 

  Mlombo, Nezelo T.; Dube, Z.P.; Makhubu, Fikile Nelly; Nxumalo, Hellen (MDPI, 2024-09)

  Argemone ochroleuca Sweet is an alien invasive weed dominating most cultivated lands, however, the phytochemicals present in this plant and the effects of these on the germination and growth of economically important ...
• Occurrence and characterization of ESKAPE organisms on the hands of veterinary students before patient contact at a veterinary academic hospital, South Africa 

  Sebola, Dikeledi; Oguttu, James Wabwire; Malahlela, M.N. (Mogaugedi); Kock, Marleen M.; Qekwana, Daniel N. (BMC, 2024-10)

  OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to investigate the presence of ESKAPE organisms on the hands of students working in the intensive care unit (ICU) at a veterinary academic hospital. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted ...
• Mental distress, food insecurity and university student dropout during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 : evidence from South Africa 

  Wagner, Fezile; Wagner, Ryan G.; Makuapane, L.P.; Masango, Mxolisi Goodwill; Kolanisi, U.; Gomez-Olive, F. Xavier (Frontiers Media, 2024-02)

  BACKGROUND: Student dropout has been a key issue facing universities for many years. The COVID-19 pandemic was expected to exacerbate these trends; however, international literature has produced conflicting findings. ...
• Ethnobotanical survey and anti-candidal activity of plant species used for oral candidiasis 

  Tlaamela, Dikonketso; Mahlo, Salome M.; McGaw, Lyndy Joy (AOSIS, 2024-07)

  BACKGROUND : Oral candidiasis is caused by Candida albicans, which is most prevalent in immunocompromised patients. AIM : The study aimed to investigate the antifungal activity of plant species used for oral candidiasis ...
• Cytotoxicity, antifungal and antioxidant properties of Lonchocarpus capassa leaf extracts 

  Machaba, Tambudzani C.; Mahlo, Salome M.; Eloff, Jacobus Nicolaas; Nxumalo, Winston; McGaw, Lyndy Joy (AOSIS, 2024-02)

  BACKGROUND : Lonchocarpus capassa is a medicinal plant used to treat diseases such as fungal infections, diarrhoea, oral candidiasis, and stomach complaints in South Africa. AIM : The study aimed to investigate the ...
• Biological activity of folkloric plants used in the treatment of ‘u wela’ against pathogens 

  Ramavhale, Tryphina T.; Mahlo, Salome M.; Eloff, Jacobus Nicolaas (AOSIS, 2024-05)

  BACKGROUND : ‘U wela’ also known as ‘Divhu’ in ‘Tshivenda’ is a sexually transmitted infection caused by a combination of fungal and bacterial microorganisms that affects males because of unprotected sexual encounters with ...
• Antifungal and antioxidant properties of medicinal plants used against fungal infections 

  Machaba, Tambudzani C.; Mahlo, Salome; Eloff, Jacobus Nicolaas (AOSIS, 2024-03)

  BACKGROUND : Antioxidants present in plant extracts prevent free radicals from causing chronic diseases in humans. AIM : The study investigated 12 medicinal plants (Kleinia longiflora DC., Berchemia discolor [Klotzsch] ...
• Case Report : cutaneous melanocytic schwannoma with concomitant melanocytoma in a canine 

  Monakali, Olwam H.; O'Dell, Nicolize; Van der Weyden, Louise (F1000 Research Ltd, 2024-08)

  Schwannoma is a nerve sheath tumour arising from differentiated Schwann cells, and melanocytic schwannoma (MS) is a rare variant where the Schwan cells produce melanin pigment. MS is typically associated with spinal nerve ...
• Cross‑species oncogenomics offers insight into human muscle‑invasive bladder cancer 

  Wong, Kim; Abascal, Federico; Ludwig, Latasha; Aupperle‑Lellbach, Heike; Grassinger, Julia; Wright, Colin W.; Allison, Simon J.; Pinder, Emma; Phillips, Roger M.; Romero, Laura P.; Gal, Arnon; Roady, Patrick J.; Pires, Isabel; Guscetti, Franco; Munday, John S.; Peleteiro, Maria C.; Pinto, Carlos A.; Carvalho, Tania; Cota, Joao; Du Plessis, Elizabeth C.; Constantino‑Casas, Fernando; Plog, Stephanie; Moe, Lars; De Brot, Simone; Bemelmans, Ingrid; Amorim, Renee Laufer; Georgy, Smitha R.; Prada, Justina; Del Pozo, Jorge; Heimann. Marianne; De Carvalho Nunes, Louisiane; Simola, Outi; Pazzi, Paolo; Steyl, Johan Christian Abraham; Ubukata, Rodrigo; Vajdovich, Peter; Priestnall, Simon L.; Suarez‑Bonnet, Alejandro; Roperto, Franco; Millanta, Francesca; Palmieri, Chiara; Ortiz, Ana L.; Barros, Claudio S.L.; Gava, Aldo; Soderstrom, Minna E.; O’Donnell, Marie; Klopfleisch, Robert; Manrique‑Rincon, Andrea; Martincorena, Inigo; Ferreira, Ingrid; Arends, Mark J.; Wood, Geoffrey A.; Adams, David J.; Van der Weyden, Louise (BMC, 2023-08-28)

  BACKGROUND : In humans, muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) is highly aggressive and associated with a poor prognosis. With a high mutation load and large number of altered genes, strategies to delineate key driver ...
• Investigating the phytochemical composition, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory potentials of Cassinopsis ilicifolia (Hochst.) Kuntze extract against some oxidative stress and inflammation molecular markers 

  Mfotie Njoya, Emmanuel; McGaw, Lyndy Joy; Makhafola, Tshepiso J. (MDPI, 2024-09)

  Please read abstract in the article.
• Temporal dynamics of plasma catecholamines, metabolic and immune markers, and the corticosterone : DHEA ratio in farmed crocodiles before and after an acute stressor 

  Swanepoel, Andre A.; Truter, Christoff; Viljoen, Francois P.; Myburgh, Jan G.; Harvey, Brian H. (MDPI, 2024-08)

  Commercial crocodilian farms face significant economic and livestock losses attributed to stress, which may be linked to their adopted husbandry practices. The development of appropriate and modernized husbandry guidelines, ...
• Reliability, clinical performance and trending ability of a pulse oximeter and pulse co-oximeter, in monitoring blood oxygenation, at two measurement sites, in immobilised white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) 

  Mtetwa, Thembeka Kim; Snelling, Edward P.; Buss, Peter Erik; Donaldson, Ashleigh C.; Roug, Annette; Meyer, L.C.R. (Leith Carl Rodney) (BMC, 2024-07)

  BACKGROUND: Monitoring blood oxygenation is essential in immobilised rhinoceros, which are susceptible to opioid induced hypoxaemia. This study assessed the reliability, clinical performance and trending ability of the ...
• Temperature and water stresses on antioxidant activity of selected medicinal plants have implications for sustainable use and global warming 

  Netshiluvhi, Thiambi R.; Eloff, Jacobus Nicolaas (Elsevier, 2024-07)

  Please read abstract in the article.
• Subdiagnostic Cushing's syndrome in a Labrador retriever diagnosed with progesterone-secreting adrenocortical neoplasia and late liver metastasis 

  Celliers, Anri; Pazzi, Paolo; Mitchell, Emily P.; Lensink, Antionette; Raseasala, Nonkululeko (Wiley, 2024)

  A 5-year-old, neutered male Labrador retriever was presented for poor hair regrowth following clipping, lethargy, exercise intolerance, polyphagia, polydipsia, polyuria and heat-seeking behaviour. A bradyarrhythmia due to ...
• Invasive alien species as a potential source of phytopharmaceuticals : phenolic composition and antimicrobial and cytotoxic activity of Robinia pseudoacacia L. leaf and flower extracts 

  Uzelac, Mirela; Sladonja, Barbara; Sola, Ivana; Dudas, Slavica; Bilic, Josipa; Famuyide, Ibukun Michael; McGaw, Lyndy Joy; Eloff, Jacobus Nicolaas; Mikulic-Petkovsek, Maja; Poljuha, Danijela (MDPI, 2023-07-21)

  Black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.), an invasive tree in Europe, commonly known for its negative impact on biodiversity, is a rich source of phenolic compounds recognized in traditional medicine. Since the metabolite ...
• Extractives from Artemisia afra with anti-bacterial and anti-fungal properties 

  Molokoane, Tumelo L.; Kemboi, Douglas; Siwe-Noundou, Xavier; Famuyide, Ibukun Michael; McGaw, Lyndy Joy; Tembu, Vuyelwa J. (MDPI, 2023-10)

  Secondary metabolites were isolated using chromatographic techniques after being extracted sequentially from the roots of Artemisia afra using organic solvents such as ethanol, ethyl acetate, dichloromethane, and n-hexane. ...
• Structural gonadal lesions observed in Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica) following exposure during puberty to the neonicotinoid pesticide, imidacloprid 

  Ibrahim, M.I.A.; Lensink, Antonia Vergina; Phaswane, Rephima M.; Botha, C.J. (Christoffel Jacobus) (Elsevier, 2024-08)

  Exposure to the neonicotinoid insecticide, imidacloprid (IMI), causes reproductive toxicity in mammals and reptiles. However, reports on the effects of IMI on the gonads in birds are grossly lacking. Therefore, this study ...
• Hard ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) parasitizing bushbabies (Mammalia: Galagidae) in a biodiversity hotspot of northern South Africa 

  Halajian, Ali; Cuozzo, F.P.; Heyne, Heloise; Sauther, Michelle L.; Linden, Birthe; Linden, Jabu; Linden, Jabu; Tordiffe, Adrian Stephen Wolferstan; Rampedi, Kgethedi Michael; Hornok, Sándor (Elsevier, 2024-03)

  South Africa has six species of primates, three of which are bushbabies (family Galagidae). Very little information is available on their parasites due to the lack of longitudinal studies, although Rhipicephalus appendiculatus, ...
• Identification of Listeria species and multilocus variable-number tandem repeat analysis (MLVA) typing of Listeria innocua and Listeria monocytogenes isolates from cattle farms and beef and beef-based products from retail outlets in Mpumalanga and North West Provinces, South Africa 

  Manqele, Ayanda; Gcebe, Nomakorinte; Pierneef, Rian E.; Moerane, Rebone; Adesiyun, Abiodun Adewale (MDPI, 2023-01-15)

  In this study, Listeria isolates (214) were characterized as follows: L. innocua (77.10%), L. monocytogenes (11.21%), L. welshimeri (5.61%), L. grayi (1.40%), L. seeligeri (0.93%), and L. species (3.73%) that were not ...
• Identification and molecular characterization of Shamonda virus in an aborted goat fetus in South Africa 

  Van der Walt, Miné; Rakaki, Matshepo E.; MacIntyre, Caitlin; Mendes, Adriano; Junglen, Sandra; Theron, Cherise; Anthony, Tasneem; O’Dell, Nicolize; Venter, Marietjie (MDPI, 2023-08)

  Viruses in the Orthobunyavirus genus, Peribunyaviridae family, are associated with encephalitis, birth defects and fatalities in animals, and some are zoonotic. Molecular diagnostic investigations of animals with ...

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