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Browsing Veterinary Science by UP Author "Van Heerden, Henriette"
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Goolab, Shivani; Roth, Robyn L.; Van Heerden, Henriette; Crampton, Michael C. (Frontiers Research Foundation, 2015-10-28)Bacterial lipoproteins possess diverse structure and functionality, ranging from bacterial physiology to pathogenic processes. As such many lipoproteins, originating from Brucella are exploited as potential vaccines to ...
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Oloso, Nurudeen Olalekan; Adeyemo, Ismail Adewuyi; Van Heerden, Henriette; Olubunmi Gabriel Fasanmi; Fasina, Folorunso Oludayo (MDPI, 2019-06-06)Salmonella is among the pathogens on the high global priority lists for monitoring for studies on the discovery of new antimicrobials and understanding of how antimicrobial resistance (AMR) develops. AMR in connection ...
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Basson, Lizanne; Hassim, Ayesha; Dekker, At; Gilbert, Allison; Beyer, Wolfgang; Rossouw, Jennifer; Van Heerden, Henriette (AOSIS Open Journals, 2018-06-26)Anthrax, caused by Bacillus anthracis, is endemic in the Kruger National Park (KNP). The epidemiology of B. anthracis is dependent on various factors including vectors. The aims of this study were to examine non-biting ...
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Ndumnego, Okechukwu Chinazo; Köhler, Susanne M.; Crafford, Jan Ernst; Van Heerden, Henriette; Beyer, Wolfgang (Elsevier, 2016-10)The Sterne 34F2 live spore vaccine (SLSV) developed in 1937 is the most widely used veterinary vaccine against anthrax. However, literature on the immunogenicity of this vaccine in a target ruminant host is scarce. In ...
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Chitura, T.; Shai, K.; Ncube, I.; Van Heerden, Henriette (ALÖKI Applied Ecological Research and Forensic Institute Ltd., 2019-02)The aim of this study was to investigate the occurrence and diversity of pathogenic bacteria in the environment at a livestock farm in Limpopo Province. Environmental samples were collected from three sampling locations: ...
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Buys, Angela; Craford, Jannie; Van Heerden, Henriette (BMC, 2020-10)BACKGROUND: An overall increase in poaching of white rhinoceros results in captive breeding becoming a significant component of white rhinoceros conservation. However, this type of conservation comes with its own difficulties. ...
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Ochai, Sunday Ochonu; Crafford, Jan Ernst; Kamath, Pauline L.; Turner, Wendy C.; Van Heerden, Henriette (Frontiers Media, 2023-07-11)Disease monitoring in free-ranging wildlife is a challenge and often relies on passive surveillance. Alternatively, proactive surveillance that relies on the detection of specific antibodies could give more reliable and ...
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Steenkamp, Pieter Johan; Van Heerden, Henriette; Van Schalkwyk, Ockert Louis (Public Library of Science, 2018-01-18)The spores of the soil-borne bacterium, Bacillus anthracis, which causes anthrax are highly resistant to adverse environmental conditions. Under ideal conditions, anthrax spores can survive for many years in the soil. ...
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Chisi, Songelwayo L.; Marageni, Yoanda; Naidoo, Prebashni; Zulu, Gloria; Akol, George W.; Van Heerden, Henriette (AOSIS Open Journals, 2017-02-28)The diagnostic sensitivity (DSe) of the Rose Bengal test (RBT), the complement fixation test (CFT), the serum agglutination test (SAT), the competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (cELISA) and the indirect ELISA ...
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Esterhuizen, Lindy L.; Mabasa, Kenneth G.; Van Heerden, Schalk Willem; Czosnek, H.; Brown, J.K.; Van Heerden, Henriette; Rey, Marie E.C. (Wiley-Blackwell, 2013-02)The whitefly Bemisia tabaci cryptic species complex contains some important agricultural pest and virus vectors. Members of the complex have become serious pests in South Africa (SA) because of their feeding habit and ...
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Ledwaba, Betty; Mafofo, Joseph; Van Heerden, Henriette (American Society for Microbiology, 2014-09)This is a report of whole-genome sequences of a Brucella abortus strain and two Brucella suis strains isolated from bovine in Zimbabwe. These strains were selected based on their origin and data obtained when using multiplex ...
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Lekota, Kgaugelo Edward; Hassim, Ayesha; Van Heerden, Henriette (Elsevier, 2020-02)This report presents genomic data on sequence reads and draft genomes of Bacillus anthracis isolates from anthrax outbreaks in animals in an endemic region of South Africa as well as genotyping of the strains using ...
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Jauro, Solomon; Ndumnego, Okechukwu C.; Ellis, Charlotte; Buys, Angela; Beyer, Wolfgang; Van Heerden, Henriette (MDPI, 2020-10-09)Sterne live spore vaccine (SLSV) is the current veterinary anthrax vaccine of choice. Unlike the non-living anthrax vaccine (NLAV) prototype, SLSV is incompatible with concurrent antibiotics use in an anthrax outbreak ...
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Ndumnego, Okechukwu Chinazo; Koehler, Susanne M.; Crafford, Jan Ernst; Beyer, Wolfgang; Van Heerden, Henriette (Nature Publishing Group, 2018-11-16)Anthrax is primarily recognized as an affliction of herbivores with incubation period ranging from three to five days post-infection. Currently, the Sterne live-spore vaccine is the only vaccine approved for control of ...
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Jauro, Solomon; Ndumnego, Okechukwu C.; Ellis, Charlotte; Buys, Angela; Beyer, Wolfgang (MDPI, 2020-07-10)The Sterne live spore vaccine (SLSV, Bacillus anthracis strain 34F2) is the veterinary vaccine of choice against anthrax though contra-indicated for use with antimicrobials. However, the use of non-living anthrax vaccine ...
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Ledwaba, Maphuti Betty; Ndumnego, Okechukwu C.; Matle, Itumeleng; Gelaw, Awoke K.; Van Heerden, Henriette (AOSIS OpenJournals, 2020-03-04)Bovine brucellosis in South Africa is caused mainly by Brucella abortus biovar (bv.) 1 and less frequently by B. abortus bv. 2. Bacterial isolation is regarded as the gold standard for diagnosis of Brucella species; ...
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Glover, Barbara; Macfarlane, Malcolm; Bengis, Roy; O’Dell, Jacques; Van Heerden, Henriette; Abernethy, D.A. (Darrell) (MDPI, 2020-09-29)In this study, Brucella melitensis infection in sable antelope (Hippotragus niger) was investigated on two wildlife ranches in South Africa over a 12-year period in order to determine the origin of the outbreaks and the ...
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Kolo, Francis Babaman; Fasina, Folorunso Oludayo; Ledwaba, Betty; Glover, Barbara; Dogonyaro, B.B. (Banenat); Adesiyun, Abiodun Adewale; Katsande, Tenda C.; Matle, Itumeleng; Gelaw, Awoke K.; Van Heerden, Henriette (BMJ Publishing Group, 2018-06-09)No abstract available.
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Phillips, Sonia M.; Dubery, Ian A.; Van Heerden, Henriette (Springer, 2013-10)The identification and molecular characterisation of two lipin-like gene copies (GhLIPN) in cotton, Gossypium hirsutum, an allotetraploid derived from two progenitor diploid Gossypium species, is described. Sequence analyses ...
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Ledwaba, Maphuti Betty; Gomo, Calvin; Lekota, Kgaugelo Edward; Le Flèche, Philippe; Hassim, Ayesha; Vergnaud, Gilles; Van Heerden, Henriette (Public Library of Science, 2019-05-20)Brucella abortus and B. melitensis have been reported in several studies in animals in Zimbabwe but the extent of the disease remains poorly known. Thus, characterizing the circulating strains is a critical first step in ...
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