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Browsing Research Articles (Paraclinical Sciences) by Title
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Bosman, Anna-Mari; Oosthuizen, Marinda C.; Venter, Estelle Hildegard; Steyl, Johan Christian Abraham; Gous, Tertius A.; Penzhorn, Barend Louis
(BioMed Central, 2013-05-01)
BACKGROUND: Although reported sporadically from various countries, feline babesiosis appears to be a significant
clinical entity only in South Africa, where Babesia felis is usually incriminated as the causative agent. ...
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Farrell, Maxwell J.; Govender, Danny; Hajibabaei, Mehrdad; Van Der Bank, Michelle; Davies, T. Jonathan
(NRC Research Press, 2019)
Bacteria are essential components of natural environments. They contribute to ecosystem functioning through roles as mutualists and pathogens for larger species, and as key components of food webs and nutrient cycles. ...
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Abubakar, Rukayya Hussain; Madoroba, Evelyn; Adenubi, O.T. (Olubukola Tolulope); Morar-Leather, Darshana; Fasina, Folorunso Oludayo
(Academic Journals, 2017-07)
Pigs are ungulate animals of the genus Suis and family Suidae. They are globally spread but restricted
in certain countries due to religious and cultural beliefs. Pork serves as an important source of protein
(38% of ...
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Jambalang, Alexander Ray; Buys, E.M. (Elna Maria); Botha, Francien Susanna
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2017-11)
Food safety is an important public health issue and governments across the world are intensifying their
efforts to improve the quantity, quality and the safety of national food supplies. Bacteria, especially
Salmonella ...
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Williams, June Heather; Bester, Lynette; Venter, Linda; Pretorius, D.; Greyling, F.
(South African Veterinary Association, 2011-12)
Zoo animals, including tigers, have been reported to suffer from barbiturate intoxication, with pentabarbitone being most commonly recorded. Clinical signs range from mild ataxia to general anaesthesia with recovery over ...
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Fabregas, María C.; Ganswindt, Andre; Fosgate, Geoffrey Theodore; Bertschinger, Hendrik Jan; Meyer, Leith Carl Rodney
(Springer, 2019-10)
Changes in group composition are not exclusive to zoos and conservation breeding centers. The recent increase in poaching of African rhino species has accelerated the arrival of orphan calves at rehabilitation centers. ...
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Mphahlele, Malose J.; Maluleka, Marole M.; Aro, Abimbola Obemisola; McGaw, Lyndy Joy; Choong, Yee Siew
(Informa Healthcare, 2018)
A series of 2-arylbenzo[b]furan–appended 4-aminoquinazoline hybrids were prepared and evaluated for
cytotoxicity in vitro against the human lung cancer (A549), colorectal adenocarcinoma (Caco-2), hepatocellular
carcinoma ...
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Heinrich, Michael; Jalil, Banaz; Abdel-Tawab, Mona; Echeverria, Javier; Kulić, Zarko; McGaw, Lyndy Joy; Pezzuto, John M.; Potterat, Olivier; Wang, Jia-Bo
(Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-09-13)
BACKGROUND : Research on medicinal plants and extracts derived from them differs
from studies performed with single compounds. Extracts obtained from plants,
algae, fungi, lichens or animals pose some unique challenges: ...
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Oberholster, Paul Johan; Myburgh, Jan G.; Ashton, Peter J.; Coetzee, Jan J.; Botha, Anna-Maria
(Elsevier, 2012-01)
Concentrations of total Aluminium (Al) and Iron (Fe) were determined in Lake
Loskop over a period of four month in 2009 in samples of phytobenthos,
phytoplankton, macroinvertebrates, amphibians and fish. The highest ...
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Aderogba, Mutalib Adeniran; Madikizela, Balungile; McGaw, Lyndy Joy
(Elsevier, 2019-11)
Please read abstract in the article.
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Jambwa, Prosper; Makhubu, Fikile Nelly; Matope, Gift; Fouche, Gerda; McGaw, Lyndy Joy
(Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-01-13)
There has been burgeoning interest in plant-based feed additives following restrictions
placed on the use of antibiotic feed additives in many countries. Phytogenic feed additives
are recommended to have a range of useful ...
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Moyo, Phanankosi; Kunyane, Phaladi; Selepe, Mamoalosi A.; Eloff, Jacobus Nicolaas; Niemand, Jandeli; Louw, Abraham Izak; Maharaj, Vinesh J.; Birkholtz, Lyn-Marie
(BioMed Central, 2019-03-08)
BACKGROUND : Optimal adoption of the malaria transmission-blocking strategy is currently limited by lack of safe and
efficacious drugs. This has sparked the exploration of different sources of drugs in search of ...
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D'Souza, Michelle L.; Van der Bank, Michelle; Shongwe, Zandisile; Rattray, Ryan D.; Stewart, Ross; Van Rooyen, Johandre; Govender, Danny; Hebert, Paul D.N.
(Elsevier, 2021-04)
Reflecting their species richness and ecological diversification, insects play a central role in terrestrial ecosystems
but difficulties in species-level assignments have restricted large-scale analysis of their community ...
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Magagula, Sabelo; Petzer, Inge-Marie; Famuyide, Ibukun Michael; Karzis, Joanne
(Cambridge University Press, 2023-02)
The research described in this Research Communication addresses the hypothesis that intramammary infections with Streptococcus uberis (S. uberis) are associated with biofilm formation, which limits antibiotic efficacy. ...
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Henley-Smith, Cynthia Joan; Botha, Francien Susanna; Hussein, Ahmed A.; Nkomo, Mpumelelo; Meyer, Debra; Lall, Namrita
(Frontiers Media, 2018-04-10)
The use of complementary and alternative medicine from plants in South Africa, as
in the rest of the world, continues to increase. Heteropyxis natalensis, known as the
Lavender tree, is indigenous to South Africa and is ...
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Ramavhale, Tryphina T.; Mahlo, Salome M.; Eloff, Jacobus Nicolaas
(AOSIS, 2024-05)
BACKGROUND : ‘U wela’ also known as ‘Divhu’ in ‘Tshivenda’ is a sexually transmitted infection caused by a combination of fungal and bacterial microorganisms that affects males because of unprotected sexual encounters with ...
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Abdalla, Muna Ali; McGaw, Lyndy Joy
(Frontiers Media, 2018-05-17)
South Africa has a long history and strong belief in traditional herbal medicines. Using
ethnobotanical knowledge as a lead, a large number of South African medicinal plants
have been discovered to possess a wide spectrum ...
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Arukwe, Augustine; Rosbak, Randi; Adeogun, Aina O.; Langberg, Hakon A.; Venter, Annette; Myburgh, Jan G.; Botha, C.J. (Christoffel Jacobus); Benedetti, Maura; Regoli, Francesco
(Public Library of Science, 2015-06-18)
In the present study, the biotransformation and oxidative stress responses in relation to
chemical burden in the liver of male and female Nile crocodiles—Crocodylus niloticus—
from a commercial crocodile farm passively ...
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Zeiler, Gareth Edward; Meyer, Leith Carl Rodney
(BioMed Central, 2017-08-16)
BACKGROUND : In mammals, homeostasis and survival are dependent on effective trans-membrane movement of ions
and enzyme function, which are labile to extreme acid-base changes, but operate efficiently within a narrow ...
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Van den Heever, Linda; Smit-Robinson, Hanneline; Naidoo, Vinny; McKechnie, Andrew E.
(Elsevier, 2019-06)
Poisoning, including secondary lead poisoning, is cited as the single most important cause of vulture mortalities in Africa. To evaluate the prevalence of lead poisoning among South Africa's Gyps vultures compared to other, ...