Browsing Research Articles (Biotechnology) by Author "Du Plessis, Morné"
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Capacity to control oxidative stress-induced caspase-like activity determines the level of tolerance to salt stress in two contrasting maize genotypes
Keyster, Marshall; Klein, Ashwil; Du Plessis, Morné; Jacobs, Alex; Kappo, Abidemi; Kocsy, Gábor; Galiba, Gábor; Ludidi, Ndiko (Springer, 2013)The response of two maize (Zea mays L.) genotypes, named GR (salt-tolerant) and SK (salt-sensitive), to salt stress (150 mM NaCl) was investigated under controlled environmental growth conditions. Genotype SK experienced ... -
Genome sequences of three vaccine strains and two wild-type canine distemper virus strains from a recent disease outbreak in South Africa
Loots, Angelika K.; Du Plessis, Morné; Dalton, Desiré Lee; Mitchell, Emily; Venter, Estelle H. (American Society for Microbiology, 2017)Canine distemper virus causes global multihost infectious disease. This report details complete genome sequences of three vaccine and two new wild-type strains. The wild-type strains belong to the South African lineage, ...