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Browsing Research Articles (Paraclinical Sciences) by Title
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Grobler, A.; Van Wyk, Abraham Erasmus (Braam)
(National Botanical Institute, 2010)
E1ephanlorrhiza rangei was first described by Harms
(1913) from a specimen, Range 455, collected in January
1908 at Naute in the Keetmanshoop District, southern
Namibia.
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Botha, C.J. (Christoffel Jacobus); Ackerman, L.G.J. (Louis); Masango, Mxolisi Goodwill; Arnot, L.F. (Luke)
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2020-03-05)
Diplodiosis is an important neuromycotoxicosis of ruminants in South Africa when grazing on
harvested maize fields in winter. It is believed to be caused by mycotoxin(s) synthesised by
Stenocarpella (Diplodia) maydis. ...
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Nel, Rudolf; Henning, Alischa; O'Dell, Nicolize
(Wiley, 2021-09)
Congenital peritoneopericardial diaphragmatic hernia was diagnosed in a 2-week-old sable antelope (Hippotragus niger) calf with subsequent fatal acute heart failure. Histopathological examination of the lung, liver and ...
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Venter, Marietjie; Human, Stacey; Van Niekerk, Stephanie; Williams, June Heather; Van Eeden, Charmaine; Freeman, Frank
(Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2011-08)
In 2010, lineage 1 West Nile virus was detected in
South Africa in the brain of a pregnant mare that succumbed
to neurologic disease and in her aborted fetus, suggesting
an association with abortion in horses. All West ...
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Cenci-Goga, Beniamino T.; Karama, Musafiri; Sechi, Paola; Iulietto, Maria Francesca; Grispoldi, Luca; Selvaggini, Roberto; Ceccarelli, Margherita; Barbera, Salvatore
(Elsevier, 2018-05)
This study evaluated the effect of a novel formulation for starter culture associated with specific ripening conditions (NoNit™ technology) vs. a commercial» starter on the fate of selected pathogens and hygiene indicators ...
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Dabrowski, J.M.; Dabrowski, Jacqueline; Hill, L.; MacMillan, P.; Oberholster, Paul Johan
(Wiley, 2014)
Concentrations of pollutants were measured in water, sediment and algal samples collected along a
longitudinal gradient from a stretch of the Olifants River, South Africa, that receives AMD from the
Klipspruit River. The ...
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Lane, Emily P.; Brettschneider, Helene; Caldwell, Peter; Oosthuizen, Almero; Dalton, Desire L.; Du Plessis, Liza; Steyl, Johan Christian Abraham; Kotze, Antoinette
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2016-06-09)
An outbreak of feline panleukopaenia virus (FPLV) infection was diagnosed by pathology,
electron microscopy and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in vaccinated captive-bred subadult
cheetahs in South Africa. Subsequent to ...
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Van Boom, Kathryn Merle; Schoeman, Johan P.; Steyl, Johan Christian Abraham; Kohn, Tertius Abraham
(Wiley, 2023-10)
The domestic dog (Canis lupus familiaris) species comprises hundreds of breeds, each differing in physical characteristics, behavior, strength, and running capability. Very little is known about the skeletal muscle composition ...
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Munhenga, Givemore; Brooke, Basil D.; Spillings, Belinda; Essop, Leyya; Hunt, Richard H.; Midzi, Stephen; Govender, Dhanashree (Danny); Braack, L.E.O.; Koekemoer, Lizette L.
(BioMed Central, 2014-01-24)
BACKGROUND: Knowledge of the ecology and behaviour of a target species is a prerequisite for the successful
development of any vector control strategy. Before the implementation of any strategy it is essential to ...
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Jordaan, Philip R.; Steyl, Johan Christian Abraham
(NISC (Pty) Ltd and Informa UK Limited (trading as Taylor & Francis Group), 2021)
Following a fire event, an abnormally high number of Chamaesaura macrolepis (Cope 1862) road mortalities were observed on two sections of tar road south of Maputo Special Reserve, Maputo Province, Mozambique. Although most ...
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Jordaan, Philip R.; Steyl, Johan Christian Abraham; Hanekom, Catharine C.; Combrink, Xander
(SpringerOpen, 2020-01-21)
BACKGROUND : Even though fire has been used extensively as part of conservation management in South Africa, its
impact on the life history and mortality of fossorial reptiles is poorly documented. We conducted post-fire ...
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Jordaan, Philip R.; Steyl, Johan
(Societas Europaea Herpetologica, 2023-09)
Variation in fire behaviour has been suggested to affect faunal species differently depending on their physical condition and functional traits. Following a management burn in the Munywana Conservancy, KwaZulu-Natal province, ...
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Jordaan, Philip R.; Van der Goot, Annemieke C.; Muller, Hermann P.; Steyl, Johan Christian Abraham
(Societas Europaea Herpetologica, 2019-11-12)
Despite a well-practiced fire management paradigm within southern African conservation areas, little research has been conducted on the effect of fire on native reptile diversity (Parr and Chown, 2003; Branch, 2014) however ...
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Hlokwe, Tiny Motlatso; Michel, Anita Luise; Mitchell, Emily P.; Gcebe, Nomakorinte; Reininghaus, Bjorn
(Wiley, 2019-11)
Bovine tuberculosis (bovine TB) caused by Mycobacterium bovis has become endemic in some wildlife populations in South Africa. The disease has been reported in 21 wildlife species in the country. In this study, we report ...
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Adebayo, Salmon A.; Shai, Leshweni J.; Eloff, Jacobus Nicolaas
(Elsevier, 2017-01)
OBJECTIVE : To investigate the anti-inflammatory activity of different fractions and glutinol
(isolated compound), using nitric oxide synthase and cyclooxygenase (COX) inhibition
as an indication of anti-inflammatory ...
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Oberholster, Paul Johan; Jappie, S.; Cheng, P.H.; Botha, A.M.; Matthews, M.W.
(Taylor and Francis, 2015-03)
In South Africa, little is known about the production of microcystin by the genus Anabaena Bory. In April 2012, during a
cyanobacterial bloom event in Theewaterskloof Dam, Western Cape province, the plankton was sampled ...
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Makhafola, Tshepiso Jan; Eloff, Jacobus Nicolaas
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2012-01-23)
New measures to control infections in humans and other animals are continuously being
sought because of the increasing resistance of bacteria to antibiotics. In a wide tree screening
survey of the antimicrobial activity ...
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Magozwi, Douglas Kemboi; Dinala, Mmabatho; Mokwana, Nthabiseng; Siwe-Noundou, Xavier; Krause, Rui W. M.; Sonopo, Molahlehi; McGaw, Lyndy Joy; Augustyn, Wilma A.; Tembu, Vuyelwa Jacqueline
(MDPI, 2021-05)
Plants of the genus Euphorbia are widely distributed across temperate, tropical and subtropical regions of South America, Asia and Africa with established Ayurvedic, Chinese and Malay
ethnomedical records. The present ...
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Omokhua-Uyi, Aitebiremen Gift; Abdalla, Muna Ali; Leonard, Carmen M.; Aro, Abimbola Obemisola; Uyi, Osariyekemwen O.; Van Staden, Johannes; McGaw, Lyndy Joy
(BioMed Central, 2020-07)
BACKGROUND: Urinary tract infections (UTIs) caused by opportunistic pathogens are among the leading health
challenges globally. Most available treatment options are failing as a result of antibiotic resistance and ...
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Omokhua-Uyi, Aitebiremen Gift; Madikizela, Balungile; Aro, A.O. (Abimbola); Abdalla, Muna Ali; Van Staden, J.; McGaw, Lyndy Joy
(Elsevier, 2023-07)
Tuberculosis (TB) is currently rated as the 13th leading cause of mortality and the second leading cause of death after COVID-19, and above AIDS. Existing challenges relating to the development of multidrug-resistant strains ...