Browsing Research Articles (Microbiology and Plant Pathology) by UP Author "Makhalanyane, Thulani Peter"

Browsing Research Articles (Microbiology and Plant Pathology) by UP Author "Makhalanyane, Thulani Peter"

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  • Agulhas Current properties shape microbial community diversity and potential functionality 
    Phoma, Sandra; Vikram, Surendra; Jansson, Janet K.; Ansorge, Isabelle J.; Cowan, Don A.; Van de Peer, Yves; Makhalanyane, Thulani Peter (Nature Publising Group, 2018-07-12)
    Understanding the impact of oceanographic features on marine microbial ecosystems remains a major ecological endeavour. Here we assess microbial diversity, community structure and functional capacity along the Agulhas ...
  • The draft genome sequence of Hymenobacter sp. CRA2 isolated from Nama Karoo shrub land soils from South Africa 
    Kabwe, Mubanga Helen; Govender, Nerissa; Vikram, Surendra; Bezuidt, Keoagile Ignatius Oliver; Makhalanyane, Thulani Peter (Elsevier, 2017-06-08)
    Here we report the draft genome sequence of Hymenobacter sp. CRA2 isolated from the Nama Karoo shrub land soils of the Northern Cape, South Africa. This genome is approximately 5.88 Mb long and the assembly comprised 45 contigs.
  • Draft genome sequence of Massilia sp. KIM isolated from South African grassland biome soils 
    Vikram, Surendra; Govender, Nerissa; Kabwe, Mubanga Helen; Bezuidt, Keoagile Ignatius Oliver; Makhalanyane, Thulani Peter (Elsevier, 2017-06-10)
    Massilia sp. are aerobic, Gram-negative, rod-shaped bacteria that are found in air, water, and soils. Here we describe the draft genome sequence of Massilia sp. KIM, isolated from the South African grassland soils. The ...
  • The gut mycobiota of rural and urban individuals is shaped by geography 
    Kabwe, Mubanga Helen; Vikram, Surendra; Mulaudzi, Khodani; Jansson, Janet K.; Makhalanyane, Thulani Peter (BioMed Central, 2020-08-17)
    BACKGROUND : Understanding the structure and drivers of gut microbiota remains a major ecological endeavour. Recent studies have shown that several factors including diet, lifestyle and geography may substantially shape ...
  • Increased temperatures alter viable microbial biomass, ammonia oxidizing bacteria and extracellular enzymatic activities in Antarctic soils 
    Barnard, Sebastian; Van Goethem, Marc W.; De Scally, S.Z. (Storme); Cowan, Don A.; Jansen van Rensburg, Peet; Claassens, Sarina; Makhalanyane, Thulani Peter (Oxford University Press, 2020-04)
    The effects of temperature on microorganisms in high latitude regions, and their possible feedbacks in response to change, are unclear. Here, we assess microbial functionality and composition in response to a substantial ...
  • Islands in the sand : are all hypolithic microbial communities the same? 
    Lebre, Pedro H.; Bottos, Eric; Makhalanyane, Thulani Peter; Hogg, Ian D.; Cowan, Don A. (Oxford University Press, 2021-01)
    Hypolithic microbial communities (hypolithons) are complex assemblages of phototrophic and heterotrophic organisms associated with the ventral surfaces of translucent minerals embedded in soil surfaces. Past studies on the ...
  • Microbial nitrogen cycling in antarctic soils 
    Ortiz, Maximiliano; Bosch, Jason; Coclet, Clement; Johnson, Jenny; Lebre, Pedro H.; Salawu-Rotimi, Adeola; Vikram, Surendra; Makhalanyane, Thulani Peter; Cowan, Don A. (MDPI, 2020-09)
    The Antarctic continent is widely considered to be one of the most hostile biological habitats on Earth. Despite extreme environmental conditions, the ice-free areas of the continent, which constitute some 0.44% of the ...
  • Pathogen infection influences a distinct microbial community composition in sorghum RILs 
    Masenya, K.; Thompson, G.D.; Tekere, M.; Makhalanyane, Thulani Peter; Pierneef, Rian Ewald; Rees, D.J.G. (Springer, 2021-06)
    AIMS: The rhizosphere microbiome substantially affects plant health, yet comparatively little is known regarding the foliar community dynamics. Here, we examine the relationship between the microbiota and their response to ...
  • Phages actively challenge niche communities in Antarctic soils 
    Bezuidt, Keoagile Ignatius Oliver; Lebre, Pedro H.; Pierneef, Rian Ewald; Leon-Sobrino, Carlos; Adriaenssens, Evelien M.; Cowan, Don A.; Van de Peer, Yves; Makhalanyane, Thulani Peter (American Society for Microbiology, 2020-05-05)
    By modulating the structure, diversity, and trophic outputs of microbial communities, phages play crucial roles in many biomes. In oligotrophic polar deserts, the effects of katabatic winds, constrained nutrients, and ...
  • A reservoir of ‘historical’ antibiotic resistance genes in remote pristine Antarctic soils 
    Van Goethem, Marc W.; Pierneef, Rian Ewald; Bezuidt, Keoagile Ignatius Oliver; Van de Peer, Yves; Cowan, Don A.; Makhalanyane, Thulani Peter (BioMed Central, 2018-02-23)
    BACKGROUND : Soil bacteria naturally produce antibiotics as a competitive mechanism, with a concomitant evolution, and exchange by horizontal gene transfer, of a range of antibiotic resistance mechanisms. Surveys of ...
  • Roadmap for naming uncultivated Archaea and Bacteria 
    Murray, Alison E.; Freudenstein, John; Gribaldo, Simonetta; Hatzenpichler, Roland; Hugenholtz, Philip; Kampfer, Peter; Konstantinidis, Konstantinos T.; Lane, Christopher E.; Papke, R. Thane; Parks, Donovan H.; Rossello-Mora, Ramon; Stott, Matthew B.; Sutcliffe, Iain C.; Thrash, J. Cameron; Venter, S.N. (Stephanus Nicolaas); Whitman, William B.; Acinas, Silvia G.; Amann, Rudolf I.; Anantharaman, Karthik; Armengaud, Jean; Baker, Brett J.; Barco, Roman A.; Bode, Helge B.; Boyd, Eric S.; Brady, Carrie Louise; Carini, Paul; Chain, Patrick S.G.; Colman, Daniel R.; DeAngelis, Kristen M.; De los Rios, Maria Asuncion; Estrada-de los Santos, Paulina; Dunlap, Christopher A.; Eisen, Jonathan A.; Emerson, David; Ettema, Thijs J.G.; Eveillard, Damien; Girguis, Peter R.; Hentschel, Ute; Hollibaugh, James T.; Hug, Laura A.; Inskeep, William P.; Ivanova, Elena P.; Klenk, Hans-Peter; Li, Wen-Jun; Lloyd, Karen G.; Loffler, Frank E.; Makhalanyane, Thulani Peter; Moser, Duane P.; Nunoura, Takuro; Palmer, Marike; Parro, Victor; Pedrós-Alio, Carlos; Probst, Alexander J.; Smits, Theo H.M.; Steen, Andrew D.; Steenkamp, Emma Theodora; Spang, Anja; Stewart, Frank J.; Tiedje, James M.; Vandamme, Peter; Wagner, Michael; Wang, Feng-Ping; Yarza, Pablo; Hedlund, Brian P.; Reysenbach, Anna-Louise (Nature Research, 2020-06-08)
    The assembly of single-amplified genomes (SAGs) and metagenome-assembled genomes (MAGs) has led to a surge in genome-based discoveries of members affiliated with Archaea and Bacteria, bringing with it a need to develop ...