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Iwu, Chidozie Declan; Du Plessis, Erika Margarete; Korsten, Lise; Nontongana, Nolonwabo; Okoh, Anthony Ifeanyi (MDPI, 2020-08-07)This study was undertaken to evaluate the antibiogram fingerprints of some Enterobacteria recovered from irrigation water and agricultural soil in two District Municipalities of the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa ...
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Chidamba, Lizyben; Korsten, Lise (Springer, 2015-07)The objective of this study was to investigate the risks associated with the use of roof-harvested rainwater (RHRW) and the implication of pigeons as the most likely source of contamination by testing for antibiotic resistance ...
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Duvenage, Stacey; Rossouw, Werner; Villamizar-Rodriguez, German; Du Plessis, Erika Margarete; Korsten, Lise (Academy of Science of South Africa, 2021-11)The presence of Staphylococcus spp. has increasingly been reported in food products and poses a public health threat. The aim of this study was to determine the diversity of Staphylococcus spp. and the antibiotic resistance ...
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Gomba, Annancietar; Chidamba, Lizyben; Korsten, Lise (Mary Ann Liebert, 2016-09)Foodborne disease outbreaks involving fresh produce have increased in recent years. The risk of infection from contaminated food is worsened by the increased prevalence of antibiotic-resistant strains. This study evaluated ...
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Duvenage, Stacey; Korsten, Lise (Elsevier, 2017-08)Peaches are popular, nutritious and widely consumed. Being a tree crop, it is considered a low risk fruit, with no direct water contact, and no previous foodborne disease outbreaks associated with its consumption. However, ...
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Jongman, Mosimanegape; Korsten, Lise (Wiley, 2017-08)Foodborne disease outbreaks associated with fresh produce irrigated with contaminated water are a constant threat to consumer health. In this study, the impact of irrigation water on product safety from different food ...
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Brill, Malick; Sivakumar, Dharini; Thompson, A. Keith; Korsten, Lise (Taylor and Francis, 2014-06)Avocados are a popular subtropical fruit of high economic importance, and the European Union is the biggest importer of the bulk of the fruit coming from countries such as South Africa, Chile, and Israel. The fruit is ...
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Boatemaa, Sandra; Barney, McKenna; Drimie, Scott; Harper, Julia; Korsten, Lise; Pereira, Laura (Elsevier, 2019-10)BACKGROUND : The recent listeriosis outbreak in South Africa brought food safety concerns to the fore in terms of both policy and practice. These concerns encompass both health and nutrition aspects, as well as the economy, ...
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Jongman, Mosimanegape; Chidamba, Lizyben; Korsten, Lise (Wiley, 2017-10)AIMS : To investigate the influence of irrigation water microbial quality on leafy green vegetables produced in commercial and small-scale farms as well as homestead gardens using pyrosequencing. METHODS AND RESULTS : Next ...
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Bill, Malick; Chidamba, Lizyben; Gokul, Jarishma Keriuscia; Labuschagne, Nico; Korsten, Lise (Elsevier, 2021-01)Soil microbiomes play an integral role in agricultural production systems. Understanding of the complex microbial community structure and responses to conventional compared to organic cropping systems is crucial for ...
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Nazareth, Siyoum A.; Surridge-Talbot, A.K.J. (Angela Karen Joanna); Korsten, Lise (Academy of Science of South Africa, 2010-10)Commercial producers of white button mushrooms utilise a casing material to cover the spawn run compost, which stimulates the mushrooms’ reproductive stage. Certain bacteria in this casing are responsible for this ...
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Carmichael, Patricia C.; Siyoum, Nazareth Afewerki; Chidamba, Lizyben; Korsten, Lise (Wiley, 2017-11)AIMS : To determine fungal communities that characterize table grapes during berry development. METHODS AND RESULTS : Two agro-ecologically different table grape commercial farms (site A and B) were used in this study. ...
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Ratshilingano, Muneiwa T.; Du Plessis, Erika Margarete; Duvenage, Stacey; Korsten, Lise (Elsevier, 2022-01)Leafy green vegetables have increasingly been reported as a reservoir of multidrug-resistant pathogenic Enterobacteriaceae, with Shiga toxin–producing Escherichia coli frequently implicated in disease outbreaks worldwide. ...
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Sivakumar, Dharini; Van Deventer, Francois Johannes; Terry, Leon Alexander; Polenta, Gustavo Alberto; Korsten, Lise (Wiley, 2012-03)BACKGROUND: Postharvest application of fungicide prochloraz and hot-water dip are commercially practiced to control postharvest diseases in mangoes. Owing to the increasing consumer demand for organically produced fruit, ...
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Arrebola, Eva; Sivakumar, Dharini; Bacigalupo, Romina; Korsten, Lise (Elsevier, 2009)Bacillus amyloliquefaciens PPCB004 was selected as a potential antagonist to control Botrytis cinerea, Penicillium expansum and Rhizopus stolonifer on peach fruit. The HPLC data of PPCB004 indicated the lipopeptides iturin ...
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Van der Merwe, Venessa; Collignon, Stacey; Korsten, Lise (IWA Publishing, 2013)Rain-, ground- and municipal potable water were stored in low density polyethylene storage tanks for a period of 90 days to determine the effects of long term storage on the deterioration in the microbial quality of the ...
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De Bruin, Willeke; Rossouw, Werner; Korsten, Lise (Wiley, 2016-04)Decay and quality loss severely affect the marketability of fresh zucchini. Zucchinis are easily damaged during harvesting, - handling and - storage and no commercial treatment is currently available that can protect the ...
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Rossouw, Werner; Korsten, Lise (Wiley, 2017-02)Microbial dynamics on commercially grown white button mushrooms is of importance in terms of food safety assurance and quality control. The purpose of this study was to establish the microbial profile of fresh white button ...
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Meyer, Linda; Jacobs, Rene; Kotze, Jan M.; Truter, Mariëtte; Korsten, Lise (Academy of Science of South Africa, 2012-03)Strict quarantine measures for the export of South African citrus fruit to European and US markets require the development of sensitive and accurate detection methods for the pathogen Phyllosticta citricarpa – a fungus ...
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Chakwiya, Alinesi; Van der Linde, E.J.; Chidamba, Lizyben; Korsten, Lise (Springer, 2019-07)Cladobotryum species and strain diversity of isolates collected from cobweb symptomatic Agaricus bisporus or infected casing soil were investigated due to increased incidences of the disease in the South African mushroom ...
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