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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...