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The virulence and antimicrobial resistance of Salmonella spp. isolates from rodents inhabiting chicken farms in Mafikeng, South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)
Rodents are known to carry a number of zoonotic pathogens of importance causing both human and animal diseases. Rodents inhabiting poultry houses have been shown to carry disease causative agents for salmonellosis, fowl ...
16SrRNA-based bacterial community profiling of Haemonchus contortus infecting Dohne Merino sheep using next generation sequencing
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)
Gastrointestinal parasitism causes major economic losses in most livestock species including small ruminants’ production throughout the world. The control of gastrointestinal nematode (GIN) parasites is mostly based on ...
Molecular detection of bovine pathogens and microbiota harboured by Stomoxys calcitrans occurring in South African feedlots
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)
Stomoxys calcitrans are biting flies commonly known as stable flies. They belong to the family Muscidae which is composed of 18 described species under the genus Stomoxys with a cosmopolitan distribution. Stomoxys spp. are ...
Development of DNA-based assays for the detection of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in environmental samples and amphibians
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)
Chytridiomycosis is an emerging infectious disease affecting amphibians on a pandemic scale. The disease causing organism, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, has been recorded on a global scale to be the top causative driver ...
Molecular characterization of protozoan parasites and Ehrlichia in domestic animals from uMkhanyakude district of KwaZulu-Natal
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019-05)
Protozoan and ehrlichial diseases are a major threat to domestic animals in tropical and sub-tropical regions of Africa. Economically important animal diseases in sub-Saharan Africa include theileriosis, babesiosis, ...