• Transient biolistic transformation in maize leaves 

  Schmidt, Thomas (University of Pretoria, 2014-07)

  Transient transformation approaches show promise for rapidly assessing specific genes and gene constructs in live tissue. This is especially true in the case of plant leaf tissues, which are hard to culture and provide ...
• Insight into three putative Cercospora zeina effector genes and the role they play in virulence 

  Lombard, Brigitte (University of Pretoria, 2014)

  Maize (Zea mays) is globally considered as an important cereal crop, and a major staple food in developing countries such as Africa (WARD et al. 1999). In South Africa, maize is considered the most important grain crop as ...
• Molecular diversity of the maize pathogen Cercospora zeina in South Africa 

  Muller, Mischa Francesca (University of Pretoria, 2014)

  Cercospora zeina is the causal agent of a foliar disease of maize called grey leaf spot (GLS) in southern Africa (Meisel et al, 2009). Maize is the most important food crop in sub-Saharan Africa and the Americas. Consequently ...
• Expression feasibility of recombinant enterokinase in nicotiana benthamiana 

  Maema, Obakeng Goitseone (University of Pretoria, 2014-06)

  Enterokinase (EK) is the main enzyme used to cleave proteins that are produced in fusion format in the expression host. Recombinant bovine and human EK are widely used in cleavage of fusion proteins, because natural enzymes ...
• An Assessment of the Anatomical and Genetic Diversity of Themeda triandra Forssk 

  Ntshangase, Sinethemba Nombulelo (University of Pretoria, 2021)

  Themeda triandra Forssk. (Poaceae) is a polymorphic species, with some forms that grow to heights of over 2m and others that grow only up to 30cm. They have leaf colours varying from yellow-green to blue-green and even ...
• Vegetation and flora of the Kosi Bay Coastal Forest Reserve in Maputaland, northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa 

  Lubbe, Richard Andrew (University of Pretoria, 1996)

  The vegetation of the Kosi Bay Coastal Forest Reserve was classified by means of Braun-Blanquet and TWINSPAN procedures. Twelve major plant communities were identified, occurring along a gradient from the inland fresh ...
• Calpurnia aurea (Aiton) benth extracts reduce quorum sensing controlled virulence factors in Pseudomonas aeruginosa 

  Cosa, Sekelwa; Rakoma, Jostina R.; Yusuf, Abdullahi Ahmed; Tshikalange, Thilivhali Emmanuel (MDPI Publishing, 2020-05-13)

  Pseudomonas aeruginosa is the causative agent of several life-threatening human infections. Like many other pathogens, P. aeruginosa exhibits quorum sensing (QS) controlled virulence factors such as biofilm during disease ...
• Antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory effect of southern African plants against Propionibacterium acnes 

  De Canha, Marco Nuno (University of Pretoria, 2014-04)

  Twenty southern African plants were selected based on traditional use. The ethanol extracts were tested for their antimicrobial activity against P. acnes (ATCC 11827) [Propionibacterium acnes (Gilchrist) Douglas and Gunter ...
• Antimycobacterial, immunomodulatory and hepato-protective activities of quinones and organosulphur compounds 

  Oosthuizen, Carel Basson (University of Pretoria, 2014-04)

  Tuberculosis is one of the world’s deadliest diseases. It is caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Two groups of samples: Quinones and Garlic polysulfide mixtures were assessed for their antituberculosis ...
• Cultivation studies on two commercially important plants; seasonal variation of Ceratonia siliqua and propagation trials on Athrixia phylicoides 

  Singh, Smeetha (University of Pretoria, 2014-04-30)

  The use of plant extracts or derivatives in the field of medicine, nutraceuticals and cosmeceuticals has occurred for a long time. This is due to the diversity of compounds present in plants. The cosmetic industry has a ...
• Evaluating the anticancer and antioxidant activity of Southern African plants and their mechanism of action 

  Twilley, Danielle (University of Pretoria, 2014)

  Ethanol extracts of twenty Southern African plants were prepared and tested for their in vitro cytotoxic activity against various cancerous and non-cancerous cell lines. The cancerous cell lines included human melanoma ...
• Ethnobotanical database development and screening of medicinal plants in villages under the Jongilanga Traditional Council, Mpumalanga 

  Mophuting, Boikanyo Calvin (University of Pretoria, 2015)

  Ethnopharmacological relevance: Medicinal plants still play an integral part in the livelihood of people in the rural areas. The aim of this study was to document information about the medicinal plants used by Shangaan ...
• Molecular responses of maize to its foliar pathogen, Cercospora zeina 

  Korsman, Jeanne Nicola (University of Pretoria, 2015)

  The defence response of maize (Zea mays) to its foliar pathogen, Cercospora zeina, is not well characterized at the molecular and genetic level. C. zeina causes grey leaf spot (GLS), and high infection levels result in ...
• Antibiofilm activity of South African plant extracts against Mycobacterium spp. and their mechanism of action using Mycothiol reductase 

  Gasa, Nomasomi (University of Pretoria, 2015)

  Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease, mostly affecting lungs or abdominal area. The causative agent of TB is a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis; it is the second leading cause of death in the world. Plants ...
• Functional characterisation of the Cercospora zeina crp1 gene in pathogenesis 

  Liversage, Johan (University of Pretoria, 2015)

  Blue light and the perception thereof plays a fundamental role in the survival of all organisms in changing environments. Cercospora zeina, is the causal agent of grey leaf spot (GLS) disease of maize plants in Southern ...
• Anti-inflammatory potential of selected medicinal plants used in the treatment of sexually transmitted infections and 1H NMR-based metabolomics of Lannea schweinfurthii 

  Lawal, Fatimah (University of Pretoria, 2020)

  Inflammation and pain are major clinical signs of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) such as gonorrhoea, chlamydia, trichomoniasis, bacterial vaginosis and more recently, Mycoplasma genitalium. Delayed treatment of ...
• An investigation into the systematics and population diversity of Tylosema (Leguminosae) 

  Masters, Lizo (University of Pretoria, 2020)

  Tylosema esculentum, T. fassoglense, and T. angolense are legume species found across southern Africa that produce highly nutritious seeds and tubers. These species have significant agricultural potential but are severely ...
• Effector identification from the susceptible Exserohilum turcicum – Zea mays interaction 

  Human, Maria Petronella (University of Pretoria, 2019)

  Exserohilum turcicum is the hemibiotrophic causal agent of Northern leaf blight of maize and sorghum. Despite the global importance of this yield-limiting pathogen, knowledge regarding genes contributing to disease development ...
• Genome-wide transcriptome analysis of cassava challenged with Ugandan cassava brown streak virus (UCBSV) 

  Amuge, Teddy (University of Pretoria, 2019)

  Cassava is staple to millions in Africa, yet cassava brown streak disease (CBSD) greatly threatens cassava production. This study reports the mechanism of cassava’s resistance to CBSD using Ugandan cassava brown streak ...
• Towards developing a metabolic-marker based predictive model for Phytophthora nicotianae tolerance in citrus rootstocks 

  Sakupwanya, Masiyiwa Ngoni; Labuschagne, Nico; Loots, Mattheus Theodor; Apostolides, Zeno (Springer, 2018-07)

  Root rot of citrus trees caused by Phytophthora nicotianae is responsible for severe economic losses in citriculture. Use of resistant rootstocks is an effective method of managing this problem, however, breeding and ...

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