Browsing Theses and Dissertations (Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology (BGM)) by Type "Thesis"
- UPSpace Home
- →
- Natural and Agricultural Sciences
- →
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology (BGM)
- →
- Theses and Dissertations (Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology (BGM))
- →
- Browsing Theses and Dissertations (Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology (BGM)) by Type
JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.
Browsing Theses and Dissertations (Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology (BGM)) by Type "Thesis"
Now showing items 1-20 of 42
-
(University of Pretoria, 2022)South African native plants have been predominantly explored for their antibacterial properties, overlooking their antipathogenic and antivirulence (also known as antiquorum sensing) potential. The bacterial quorum sensing ...
-
(University of Pretoria, 2024-02-07)Rhipicephalus microplus and its associated diseases affect ~80% of the world’s cattle population, with a staggering financial impact, especially in developing countries. Despite the vast amount of research dedicated to ...
-
(University of Pretoria, 2019-12)Members of Ceratocystistidaceae (phylum Ascomycota, class Sordariomycetes) include fungal pathogens that cause diseases on a broad spectrum of hosts, leading to substantial economic losses globally. The objective of this ...
-
(University of Pretoria, 2023)Plant-pathogenic organisms including fungi pose significant risks to agriculture, horticulture, and natural and plantation forests. This affects attainment of some of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to transform ...
-
(University of Pretoria, 2021-12-17)The malaria causing parasite, Plasmodium falciparum, remains one of the deadliest organisms globally. Underlying its unique and complex biology that is divergent from other higher-order eukaryotes, lies a weak spot: its ...
-
(University of Pretoria, 2024-06)A serious factor hampering global maize production is grey leaf spot disease. Cercospora zeina is the causative pathogen in Africa, but population genomics analysis of C. zeina is lacking. The literature was reviewed for ...
-
(University of Pretoria, 2022)This thesis, Comparative genomics of Listeria species isolated from the meat processing chain in South Africa, explores the applications of Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) of meat products isolated from food and food processing ...
-
(University of Pretoria, 2023-11)Lumpy skin disease (LSD), an economically significant disease of cattle and, to a lesser extent, water buffalo, is caused by the poxvirus, lumpy skin disease virus (LSDV). Vaccination with an attenuated strain of LSDV is ...
-
(University of Pretoria, 2020-03)The global demand for poultry products is continuously growing, therefore the poultry industry requires fast growth and high stocking densities to enhance production efficiency. These conditions impact negatively on ...
-
(University of Pretoria, 2021)Plasmodium falciparum is not only the most predominant human malaria parasite species in Africa but is additionally responsible for causing the most severe cases of the disease. This species’ ability to modify the host’s ...
-
(University of Pretoria, 2023-09-01)Nature has long provided valuable pharmaceuticals, with many effective antibiotics originating from soil and plants. Yet, rising antibiotic resistance and repeated rediscovery of known compounds have redirected natural ...
-
(University of Pretoria, 2019-09)Biological control is an important management tool to deal with the rapidly increasing number of invasive pests of plantation forests globally. It is important to consider the genetic diversity of both the pest and biological ...
-
(University of Pretoria, 2020-02)South African forests have become fragmented due to both historical events and current human activities. Fragmentation may have increased population differentiation by reducing the gene flow between plants isolated in ...
-
(University of Pretoria, 2021)The renewed focus on global malaria eradication necessitates the discovery and development of novel strategies to block the transmission of the Plasmodium parasites that remain a burden to the health and socio-economic ...
-
(University of Pretoria, 2021)African horse sickness (AHS) is a non-contagious disease causing severe illness and mortality in infected horses, and is listed as a notifiable disease by the World Organisation for Animal Health. The orbivirus African ...
-
(University of Pretoria, 2023)In this thesis, “Fungal community interactions in the Eucalyptus grandis phyllosphere”, the promovendus used molecular approaches in a novel and powerful way to analyse the diversity and functions of Eucalyptus-inhabiting ...
-
(University of Pretoria, 2021)South Africa is targeting malaria elimination (halting malaria transmission within the country’s border) by 2023. However, hotspots of stable residual malaria transmission pose a threat to this goal. Whilst several factors ...
-
Genome assembly, annotation and comparative analysis of the maize fungal pathogen Cercospora zeina (University of Pretoria, 2019-06)The fungal pathogen Cercospora zeina causes Grey leaf spot (GLS), a devastating yield-limiting foliar disease of maize. GLS negatively impacts food security, especially in sub-Saharan Africa where maize is a staple food ...
-
(University of Pretoria, 2023)In this thesis entitled "Genome-based systematics of Bradyrhizobium and its species", the genus Bradyrhizobium from a genome-based perspective, focusing on the evolutionary relationships of Bradyrhizobium species and their ...
-
(University of Pretoria, 2022-03)Eucalyptus species are commercially grown for their desirable growth, wood properties as well as a potential source for biofuel production making it a highly valuable commodity in the forest industry. However, this species ...
Now showing items 1-20 of 42