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Understanding the epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis and management of SARS-CoV-2
(SAGE, 2020)The emergence of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in December 2019 has resulted in over 20 million cases and 741,808 deaths globally, affecting more than 200 countries. COVID-19 was declared a pandemic on 11 March 2020 ... -
UniQ-Typer ™ Y-10 genotyping in South African populations: novel alleles, sequence variation and allelic ladder updates
(Elsevier, 2019)DNA profiling the male specific region on the Y-chromosome is fundamental to forensic practise. It is recognised as a powerful tool for sexual assault investigations for resolving the male DNA components, for familial ... -
Unique aliphatic amidase from a psychrotrophic and haloalkaliphilic nesterenkonia isolate
(American Society for Microbiology, 2011)Nesterenkonia strain AN1 was isolated from a screening program for nitrile- and amide-hydrolyzing microorganisms in Antarctic desert soil samples. Strain AN1 showed significant 16S rRNA sequence identity to known members ... -
Use of the mcherry fluorescent protein to optimize the expression of class I lanthipeptides in escherichia coli
(BioMed Central Ltd, 2023)Background: Lanthipeptides are a rapidly expanding family of ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified natural compounds with diverse biological functions. Lanthipeptide structural and biosynthetic genes ... -
The use of ultraviolet radiation as a non-thermal treatment for the inactivation of alicyclobacillus acidoterrestris spores in water, wash water from a fruit processing plant and grape juice concentrate
(CUT Free State, 2013)Alicyclobacillus acidoterrestris is a non-pathogenic, spore-forming bacterium that can survive the commercial pasteurisation processes commonly used during fruit juice production. Surviving bacterial endospores germinate, ... -
Using multiplex amplicon pcr technology to efficiently and timely generate rift valley fever virus sequence data for genomic surveillance
(MDPI, 2023)Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a febrile vector-borne disease endemic in Africa and continues to spread in new territories. It is a climate-sensitive disease mostly triggered by abnormal rainfall patterns. The disease is ... -
Variability in Responses to Phoma medicaginis Infection in a Tunisian Collection of Three Annual Medicago Species
(Korean Society of Plant Pathology, 2023)Spring black stem and leaf spot, caused by Phoma medicaginis, is an issue in annual Medicago species. Therefore, in this study, we analyzed the response to P. medicaginis infection in a collection of 46 lines of three ... -
Venom proteomic analysis of medically important Nigerian viper Echis ocellatus and Bitis arietans snake species
(Elsevier, 2021)Snakebite envenoming remains a neglected tropical disease which poses severe health hazard, especially for the rural inhabitants in Africa. In Nigeria, vipers are responsible for the highest number of deaths. Hydrophili ... -
Water deficit-induced changes in phenolic acid content in maize leaves is associated with altered expression of cinnamate 4-hydroxylase and p-coumaric acid 3-hydroxylase
(MDPI, 2023)The amino acid phenylalanine is a precursor to phenolic acids that constitute the lignin biosynthetic pathway. Although there is evidence of a role of some phenolic acids in plant responses to pathogens and salinity, ... -
Whole-genome sequencing of African swine fever virus from wild boars in the Kaliningrad region reveals unique and distinguishing genomic mutations
(Frontiers Media, 2023)Since the first report of outbreaks of African swine fever (ASF) in Georgia in 2007, the disease has expanded into Europe, Russia, and Asia, spreading rapidly via contact with infected animals including domestic pigs and ... -
Whole-genome sequencing of African swine fever virus from wild boars in the Kaliningrad region reveals unique and distinguishing genomic mutations
(Frontiers Media, 2023)Since the first report of outbreaks of African swine fever (ASF) in Georgia in 2007, the disease has expanded into Europe, Russia, and Asia, spreading rapidly via contact with infected animals including domestic pigs and ...