| Time |
| 07:00-17:00 |
Registration Open (Venue: Conference Centre Foyer) |
| 8:00-8:45 |
Keynote: Biological Consequences of Functional Amyloids in Yeast Adhesins
- Lipke Brooklyn College |
| 8:45-9:30 |
Keynote: Emerging challenges of microbial water quality in South Africa: a clarion call for the review of current guidelines and problem of shortage of skilled manpower in the water sector.
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Okoh UFH |
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Plant 1 |
Industrial 1 |
Medical 1 |
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Venue: Coral
Chair: Carlien Pohl |
Venue: Topaz
Chair: Karl Rumbold |
Venue: Coral
Chair: Carlien Pohl |
| 9:45-10:15 |
Plenary: 40 Monitoring comparative transcriptional changes in a susceptible and tolerant cultivar of cassava infected with South African cassava mosaic virus using next- generation sequencing
- Rey WITS |
Plenary: 168 Engineering yeast expression systems and optimizing cellulase synergy to improve yeast strains for cellulose conversion
-
Den Haan SUN |
Plenary: 200 Are antimicrobial peptides of LAB new age antibiotics? A look at their stability and possible delivery systems
-
Dicks SUN |
| 10:15-10:30 |
68 Elucidation of the role of NOA1 in host response to infection by South African Cassava Mosaic Virus
- Mwaba WITS |
71: Effect of growth rate on the production of a pharmaceutical peptide under regulation of the hp4d promoter in Yarrowia lipolytica
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Govender CSIR |
113: DETECTION OF blaOXA-24/40 CARRYING ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII ISOLATES OBTAINED FROM WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS
- Louw UP |
| 10:30-10:45 |
11 Antibacterial activity and the mode of action of Persea americana Mill. (avocado) seeds extracts on the cell morphology.
- Seanego Fort Hare |
268: The microbial ecology of moderately thermophilic BIOX reactors and the impact of organic carbon and solids loading on community structure.
- Dean UCT |
A molecular analysis of oxalate-degrading intestinal bacteria in black and white South Africans
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Kullin UCT |
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Plant 1 |
Industrial 1 |
Medical 1 |
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Venue: The Pearl
Chair: Lindy Esterhuizen |
Venue: Topaz
Chair: Karl Rumbold |
Venue: Coral
Chair: Carlien Pohl |
| 10:45-11:00 |
62 Isolation and characterization of bacterial endophytes from gnotobiotically grown Marama bean seedlings
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Chimwamurombe University of Namibia |
100: Comparative secretome analysis of Trichoderma asperellum S4F8 and Trichoderma reesei Rut C30 during solid-state fermentation on sugarcane bagasse
-
Marx SUN |
The Identification of Novel Picornaviruses Associated with Acute Infantile Gastroenteritis in South Africa.
- Williams RHODES |
| 11:00-11:15 |
121 Vegetative Growth and Yield Response of Five Amaranthus Cruenthus to Poultry Manure (PM), Arbuscular Mycorrhizal (AM), Combination of AM-PM, and Inorganic Fertilizer
- Nwangburuka ARC |
278: Optimization of UptiBlue-assay for rapid, accurate and reliable determination of IGF-I bioactivity
- Ramadhin UKZN |
Cytokine production by epithelial cells infected with dominat clinical strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in KwaZuluNatal(South Africa)
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Mvubu UKZN |
| 11:15-11:30 |
263 THE EFFECT OF PROCESSING TECHNIQUES ON THE MICROFLORA OF COWPEA LEAVES
- Otun CSIR |
104: Gas Bubbles Exposed inside Fermenting Yeasts
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Dithebe UFS |
Demographic and clinical profile of HIV infected patients accessing care at different health care centers in the Limpopo Province, South Africa
- Samie Venda |
| 11:30-11:45 |
199 Genome based identification and characterization of putative genes specific to
Fusarium circinatum
- Maphosa UP |
85: The over-expression of native Saccharomyces cerevisiae SNARE-genes for increased heterologous protein production.
- van Zyl SUN |
Genetic characterisation of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing E. coli clinical isolates in Port Elizabeth
-
Govender NMMU |
| 11:45-12:00 |
70 Integrated DNA sequences in the cassava genome associated with cassava mosaic begomoviruses: A bioinformatics study
-
Maredza Wits |
43:Isolation of Polyketides Producing Actinomycete Isolates via PCR-Based Genome Screening for PKS Gene
-
Adegboye NWU |
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| 12:00-12:15 |
27 Preliminary Phytochemical Screening and Antibacterial Properties of Crude Stem Bark Extracts and Fractions of Parkia biglobosa (Jacq).
- Aiyegoro ARC |
181: Blooming Algae Offshore
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Ramukhwatho CSIR |
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| 12:15-12:30 |
224 Screening of Ceratotheca triloba plant extracts for antibacterial and anticancer activityNaicker
- DUT |
29: Turning waste into value: crude glycerol and Streptomyces albulus a genomics perspective
- Dodd WITS |
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| 12:30-13:30 |
Lunch in the Exhibition Hall (Venue: Eagle Restaurant) |
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Environment 1 |
Medical 2 |
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Venue: The Pearl
Chair: Doug Rawlings |
Venue: Topaz
Chair: Brian Kullin |
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| 13:30-14:00 |
220: HEAVY METAL-RESISTANT, HYDROCARBON-DEGRADING BACTERIA FROM THE LAGOS AND OLOGE LAGOON IN NIGERIA
- Ajani University of Lagos, Nigeria |
Plenary: Structural Details of Human Tuba recruitment by InlC of Listeria monocytogenes Elucidate Bacterial cell-cell spreading
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Schubert UP |
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| 14:00-14:15 |
286: Characterisation of bradyrhizobia associated with southern African Crotalarieae and Genisteae
- Beukes UP |
149 Characterisation of beta-lactamase encoding Klebsiella pneumoniae subsp. pneumoniae
-
De Jesus UP |
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| 14:15-14:30 |
174: Cloning, expression, purification and characterization of dienelactone hydrolases (TfdEI and TfdEII) from Cupriavidus necator JMP134
- Kumar UKZN |
153 'Rapid identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex from pleural biopsy specimens using two molecular techniques
-
Mohlabeng UP |
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| 14:30-14:45 |
99: Metaviromics of extreme terrestrial habitats: fundamentals and tools
- Van Zyl UP |
157 Impact of the GenotypeMTBDRplus assay on case detection and MDR identification in the Free State, South Africa, 2012.
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Van Der Spoel Van Dijk UFS |
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| 14:45-15:00 |
69: Assessment of the Prevalence of Escherichia coli and Vibrio spp. in the Final Effluents of two Wastewater Treatment Plants in Amathole District Municipality
-
Adefisoye UFH |
158 LABORATORY BASED SURVEILLANCE OF SHIGELLA, ITS SEROTYPE AND RESISTANCE PATTERNS IN JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA
- Zulu UNISA |
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| 15:00-15:15 |
124: Cytotoxity of the metabolites produced by Stenocarpella maydis
- Masango ARC |
279 Amplified growth during co-culture with Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains suggests in vitro trans-complementation
-
Naidoo UKZN |
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| 15:15-15:30 |
239: Are heterotrophic bacteria contributing to the oxidative removal of iron and manganese from borehole water in a biofiltration system?
-
Beukes UKZN |
213 IS THE ANTIMICROBIAL SUSCEPTIBILITY PATTERN OF NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE ISOLATED FROM PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA CHANGING?
-
Osizigbo UP |
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| 15:30-15:45 |
Tea & Coffee in Exhibition Hall (Venue: Eagle Restaurant) |
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Environment 2 |
OMICS |
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Venue: Topaz
Chair: Sakirdeen Ajani |
Venue: The Pearl
Chair: Karl Rumbold |
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| 15:45-16:15 |
Plenary: 132: Biodiversity and evolution of magnetotactic bacteria
- CEA/CNRS/Aix-Marseille University, France |
Plenary: Mchunu1: Carbon utilization profile of a thermophilic fungus, Thermomyces lanuginosus, using Phenotype and DNA microarray
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Mchunu DUT |
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| 16:15-16:30 |
242: The influence of L-carnitine on oxidative stress resistance in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae requires the transcription factor Yap1p and phosphatidylcholine homeostasis
- Franken SUN |
82: Specific wine yeast interactions revealed by metabolomic and proteomic approaches
-
Divol SUN |
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| 16:30-16:45 |
244: An investigation into the synergistic action of exo-type and endo-type cellulases on the hydrolysis of complex substrates
-
Thoresen RHODES |
108: Assessment of synteny in the genomes of Fusarium circinatum and Fusarium verticillioides
-
Santana UP |
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| 16:45-17:00 |
248: An overview comparison of the influences on the Crocodile River water by tributary rivers that flow through areas polluted by mining-related pollution
-
Mahlanza UP |
289: Metabolomic and proteomic characterisation of hybrid yeasts used for varietal Sauvignon blanc wine production
-
Hart ARC |
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| 19:00 til late |
Casual Dinner (Venue: Wave Pool) |
| Time |
| 07:00-15:30 |
Registration Open (Venue: Conference Centre Foyer) |
| 8:00-8:45 |
Keynote: From cell biology to food security: Trending Interactions
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Goodin University of Kentucky |
| 8:45-9:30 |
Keynote: 112: The bacterial magnetosome, a versatile tool for biotechnological applications.
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Ginet CNRS |
| 09:30-09:45 |
Tea / Coffee in Exhibition Hall (Venue: Eagle Restaurant) |
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Virology 1 |
Environment 3 |
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Venue: Topaz
Chair: Robert Bragg |
Venue: The Pearl
Chair: Anthony Okoh |
| 9:45-10:15 |
Plenary: Cross-kingdom re-assortment of viruses via insects
-
Dorrington RHODES |
Plenary: 35: Minor differences in sand physicochemistry lead to major differences in bacterial community structure and function after exposure to synthetic acid mine drainage
- Welz CPUT |
| 10:15-10:30 |
34 The isolation and genetic characterisation of a novel South African Phthorimaea operculella granulovirus (PhopGV)
-
Jukes RHODES |
221: Bioflocculant Production by Brachybacterium sp. and Cellulomonas sp. Consortium and Media Optimization through Surface Response Model
-
Nwodo UFH |
| 10:30-10:45 |
51 RNA packaging by Helicoverpa armigera stunt virus: understanding the molecular mechanisms by which RNA viruses packaged their genomes
- None RHODES |
204: ANTIMICROBIAL AND ANTI-BIOFILM PROPERTIES OF COMMERCIALLY-AVAILABLE BUCHU, OLIVE LEAF, PEPPERBARK AND SUTHERLANDIA EXTRACTS
- Kajee UKZN |
| 10:45-11:00 |
67 Screening of transgenic cassava expressing mismatched South African cassava mosaic virus movement protein (BC1) for virus resistance
-
MoraloWits |
5: 1-Aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate deaminase activity as a marker for identifying plant-growth promoting rhizobacteria in cultivated soil
-
Khantsi NWU |
| 11:00-11:15 |
127 Investigating the role of non-structural protein, p130 in the viral life cycle of Providence virus (Tetraviridae:Carmotetraviridae)
-
Peter RHODES |
128: Application of conventional multiplex PCR and real-time multiplex PCR to detect virulent Escherichia coli genes in surface water sources.
-
Ndlovu SUN |
| 11:15-11:30 |
198 Identification of antigen-specific serological cross-reactivity among survivors of Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever
-
Rangunwala UFS |
106: Annotation and comparative analysis of three Ceratocystis mitochondrial genomes
- Naidoo UP |
| 11:30-11:45 |
252 IDENTIFICATION OF LINEAR B-CELL EPITOPES IN THE CAPSID, NS4A AND DOMAIN III REGION IN THE E GLYCOPROTEIN OF YELLOW FEVER VIRUS
- Smouse UFS |
37: ISOLATION AND GENETIC CHARACTERISATION OF A BACULOVIRUS FOR THE CONTROL OF DIAMONDBACK MOTH
-
Abdulkadir RHODES |
| 11:45-12:00 |
257: Use of recombinant domain III protein for detection and differentiation of flaviviruses in the Free State province
-
Mathengtheng UFS |
52: Assessment of the microbial quality of the Kat River and Fort Beaufort abstraction water and the prevalence of Escherichia coli pathotypes in the surface waters
- Nontongana UFH |
| 12:00-12:15 |
277 IDENTIFICATION OF HPV-11 VARIANTS ASSOCIATED WITH RECURRENT LARYNGEAL PAPILLOMATOSIS BASED ON LCR-E6 SEQUENCE DATA, SOUTHERN AFRICA
-
Makatsa UFS |
55: Characterization of a bioflocculant produced by Micrococcus species isolated from sediment of Algoa Bay in Eastern Cape Province
-
Okaiyeto Kunle UFH |
| 12:15-12:30 |
285 PREPARATION OF A DNA-LAUNCHED REPLICON ENCODING THE ED-lll PROTEIN OF YELLOW FEVER VIRUS
- Viljoen UFS |
61: The effect of carbon input on the soil microbial community in the central hyper-arid Namib Desert
-
Armstrong UWC |
| 12:30-13:30 |
Lunch in Exhibition Hall (Venue: Eagle Restaurant) |
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Plant 2 |
Environment 3 |
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Venue: The Pearl
Chair: Chrissie Rey |
Venue: Topaz
Chair: Rosemary Dorrington |
| 13:30-14:00 |
Plenary: 123 Bacterial taxonomy for the unintentional taxonomist.
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Bull USDA, US |
Plenary: 208 Disease Control in a Post-Antibiotic Era - Bacteriophage Therapy
- Bragg UFS |
| 14:00-14:15 |
169 Development of a reporter system for the analysis of Xylophilus ampelinus Type III Secreted effectors
-
Nyembe ARC |
41 Transcriptional alterations in model host, Nicotiana benthamiana, in response to infection by South African cassava mosaic virus
-
Rey Wits |
| 14:15-14:30 |
9 Emergence of new root nodule bacteria from members of the beta-Proteobacteria group
- Hassen ARC-PPRI |
56 Comparison of microRNA populations in South African cassava mosaic virus-infected tolerant and susceptible cassava cultivars
-
Rogans Wits |
| 14:30-14:45 |
276 Antibiotic producing Streptomyces spp. inhabit the infructescences of Protea spp. in South Africa
-
Human UP |
136 Design and Delivery of TALE'Nucleases in the treatment of chronic Hepatitis B
-
Nicholson Wits |
| 14:45-15:00 |
94 Phylogeny of fungal root endophytes associated with Erica chamissonis and Erica caffra and in-vitro assessment of fungal activity against plant pathogenic fungi.
-
Bizabani RHODES |
Late appl Genetic identification of two sweet potato-infecting begomoviruses in South Africa
-
Esterhuizen UJ |
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Breakaway sessions |
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| 15:15-17:00 |
Microbiology education (Venue: Quartz)
-
Chenia UKZN |
limited space, by application only, please apply to Cheniah@ukzn.ac.za |
| 15:15-17:00 |
Mentoring up and down the ladder of success (Venue: Coral)
-
Bull USDA, US |
limited space, by application only, please apply to Carolee.Bull@ARS.USDA.GOV |
| 15:15-17:00 |
SASM GENERAL MEETING (Venue: Topaz)
- SASM Ordinary and Corporate Members are invited |
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| 19:30 for 20:00 |
Gala Dinner |
| Time |
| 07:00 - 16:00 |
Registratio Open (Venue: Conference Centre Foyer) |
| 8:00-8:45 |
Keynote: 161: The wine microbial consortium and its evolution during spontaneous fermentation
- Setati SUN |
| 8:45-9:30 |
Keynote: 22: Modern bioenergy and its potential role towards enabling a sustainable future for southern Africa
- van Zyl SUN |
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Molecular Biology |
Medical 1 |
Food |
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Venue: The Pearl
Chair: Chrissie Rey |
Venue: Topaz
Chair: Wolf-Dieter Schubert |
Venue: Coral
Chair: Evodia Setati |
| 9:45-10:15 |
Plenary: MIQE Guidelines: minimum information for publication of quantitative Real-Time PCR experiments
-
Tobollik Roche Germany |
Plenary: Characterisation of Old Yellow Enzymes from Cryptococcus neoformans
-
Pohl UFS |
Plenary: 176: Biopreservative activity of bacteriocins of lactic acid bacteria isolated from spontaneously fermented milk (Amasi)
- Moyo NUST |
| 10:15-10:30 |
Zhang1: Cloning and characterisation of chitinases from Thermomyces lanuginosus SSBP.
- Zhang DUT |
21 EVALUATION OF ESX SEQUENCE & PROTEIN PROFILE VARIATIONS WITHIN MTB CLINICAL & LABORATORY ISOLATES
-
Sukkhu UKZN |
176: Biopreservative activity of bacteriocins of lactic acid bacteria isolated from spontaneously fermented milk (Amasi)
- Moyo NUST |
| 10:30-10:45 |
19: Molecular identification of fungi associated with leaf lesions on Marama bean seedlings in Namibia
-
Takundwa University of Namibia |
44 A New Nanotechnology for Microbiology
- Swart UFS |
65: Characterization of Lactobacillus fermentum Kh09, a bacterioncin producing strain isolated from sour milk (madila).
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Matsheka UB |
| 10:45-11:00 |
50: In silico predicted Babesia bovis antigens are indicative of potential candidate diagnostic antigens
- Modibedi UFS |
102 Bacterial vaginosis and genital mycoplasmas in pregnant antenatal clinic attendees
- Redelinghuys UP |
250: The impact of yeast and lactic acid bacteria interactions on malolactic fermentation and wine flavour
- Du Plessis ARC |
| 11:00-11:15 |
111: Mating type markers reveal unexpected patterns of sexual compatibility in Leptographium sensu lato
-
Duong UP |
115 GENETIC DIVERSITY OF CLINICAL METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS STRAINS IN THE PRETORIA REGION IN SOUTH AFRICA USING spa, agr and MLST TYPING
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Salawu UP |
Performance Evaluation of New Molecular Technology for the Detection of E. coli O157 in Food
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Mare 3M |
| 11:15-11:30 |
150: Optimizing recombinant expression and purification of an aspartic protease from Metschnikowia pulcherrima
-
Theron SUN |
118 CAPSULAR TYPES AND SUB-TYPES OF GROUP B STREPTOCOCCUS IN COLONISED PREGNANT WOMEN AND NEONATAL INVASIVE DISEASES AT Dr GEORGE MUKHARI ACADEMIC HOSPITAL, PRETORIA.
Chukwu UNISA |
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| 11:30-11:45 |
202: The characterization of three Arabinofuranosidases identified from a compost-derived metagenomic library
-
Fortune UWC |
120 A clinical analysis of C. difficile infection at Groote Schuur Hospital
-
Brock UCT |
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| 11:45-12:00 |
266: Characterization of C. albicans deletion mutants of genes expressed during PGE2 production
- Motaung UFS |
142 Mucin degradation by clinical isolates of Bacteroides fragilis from Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town
- Davidson UCT |
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| 12:00-12:15 |
163: Mitochondrial recombination suggests hybrid speciation within the Gibberella fujikuroi species complex.
-
Fourie UP |
147 Clostridium perfringens as a possible cause of enteritis in ostrich (Struthio camelus) chicks in the Western Cape Province, South Africa
-
Keokilwe UP |
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| 12:15-12:30 |
271: Heterologous expression and substrate specificity of
Aspergillus terreus CYP505E3
- Kuloyo UFS |
148 Characterisation of zoonotic Gram-positive bacteria prevalent in slaughtered pigs and abattoir workers in Gauteng, South Africa
-
Schoonraad UP |
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| 12:30-13:30 |
Lunch in Exhibition Hall (Venue: Eagle Restaurant) |
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Environment 4 |
Industrial 2 |
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Venue: Topaz
Chair: Riaan den Haan |
Venue: The Pearl
Chair: Pamela Welz |
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| 13:30-14:00 |
Plenary:Antimicrobial resistance in the Environmental Microbiology setting
-
Bezuidenhout NWU |
Plenary: The unravelling of the enzymatic machinery of a thermophilic fungus
- Singh DUT |
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| 14:00-14:15 |
216: Metagenomic and culture dependent discovery of bioactive compounds from South African endemic marine sponges.
-
Black UWC |
178: A Uniquely South African Microalgal Isolate - Powering Brains Since 2010
-
Smit CSIR |
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| 14:15-14:30 |
179: A Meta-phylogenomic Approach to Investigate Functional Diversity of the Surface-Associated Microbiome of Splachnidium rugosum.
-
Nyman UWC |
262: ACCLIMATIZATION OF SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE TO ELEVATED TEMPERATURE AND ETHANOL
- Hayangah UKZN |
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| 14:30-14:45 |
4: Quantitative Detection and Characterization of Human Adenoviruses in the Buffalo River in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa
-
Chigor University of Nigeria |
129: Increasing the Scale of Peroxidase Production by Streptomyces sp. strain BSII#1 Musengi UP, please change the speaker institution from UP to CPUT
- Musengi UP |
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| 14:45-15:00 |
155: Status and molecular identification of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AM fungi) on rehabilitated gold and uranium mine tailings
- Buck WITS |
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| 15:00-15:15 |
16: Expression of a recombinant PbrR metalloregulatory protein for immobilization on multi-walled carbon nanotube screen printed electrodes
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Molatji UJ |
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| 15:15-15:30 |
144: Synergistic actions of various GH family mannan-degrading enzymes on galactomannan substrates
- Malgas RHODES |
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