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Bacteriophage levels and associated characteristics in selected temperate water systems
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)
Bacteriophages are studied in an effort to establish the viral safety of water as well as gather information as to what source of faecal pollution is dominant in a water system. The aim of this study was to determine ...
Characterization of Clostridium spp. isolated from selected surface water systems and aquatic sediment
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)
Clostridium are ubiquitous in nature and common inhabitants of the gastrointestinal track of humans and animals. Some are pathogenic or toxin producers. These pathogenic Clostridium species can be introduced into surface ...
Genetic studies of Busseola fusca (Lepidoptera : Noctuidae)
(North-West University (South Africa), 2017)
Genetically modified (GM) Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) Berliner (Bacillales: Bacillaceae) crops
have been adopted widely in many countries around the world due to its success in reducing
pest damage to crops and the ...
Antimicrobial resistant bacteria and genes in selected surface water bodies of the North West Province
(North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)
It has recently been established that apart from the over or misuse of antibiotics, metal pollution in the natural environment may also contribute to antibiotic resistance even when antibiotics are absent. The Wonderfonteinspruit ...