Screening of Rhizosphere Bacteria and Nematode Populations Associated with Soybean Roots in the Mpumalanga Highveld of South Africa [PDF]
Microorganisms, 2021 Soybean is among South Africa’s top crops in terms of production figures. Over the past few years there has been increasingly more damage caused to local soybean by plant-parasitic nematode infections.
Gerhard Engelbrecht +3 more
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The phylogenomic landscape of extended-spectrum β-lactamase producing Citrobacter species isolated from surface water [PDF]
BMC Genomics, 2023 Background Citrobacter species are Gram-negative opportunistic pathogens commonly reported in nosocomial-acquired infections. This study characterised four Citrobacter species that were isolated from surface water in the North West Province, South Africa.
Lee-Hendra Chenhaka +4 more
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Wastewater treatment works change the intestinal microbiomes of insectivorous bats. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2021 Mammals, born with a near-sterile intestinal tract, are inoculated with their mothers' microbiome during birth. Thereafter, extrinsic and intrinsic factors shape their intestinal microbe assemblage.
Calvin Mehl +6 more
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Complete Genomic Analysis of VRE From a Cattle Feedlot: Focus on 2 Antibiotic Resistance [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020 Practices in intensive animal farming such as the extensive use of antimicrobials have significant impacts on the genetic make-up of bacterial communities, especially on that of human/animal commensals.
Frank Eric Tatsing Foka +3 more
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A Reverse Theorem on the ·-w* Continuity of the Dual Map
Journal of Function Spaces, 2015 Given a Banach space X, x∈𝖲X, and 𝖩Xx=x*∈𝖲X*:x*x=1, we define the set 𝖩X*x of all x*∈𝖲X* for which there exist two sequences xnn∈N⊆𝖲X∖{x} and xn*n∈N⊆𝖲X* such that xnn∈N converges to x, xn*n∈N has a subnet w*-convergent to x*, and xn*xn=1 for all n∈N.
Mienie de Kock +1 more
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Rebel responses to disasters in conflict zones: a case study of Cyclone Mocha in Myanmar. [PDF]
DisastersAbstract Populations in conflict‐affected contexts face overlapping drivers of disaster risk. This article explores the intersection of disasters and armed conflict through an analysis of the role of non‐state armed groups, focusing on the Arakan Army (AA)'s response to Cyclone Mocha in Myanmar's Rakhine State in 2023.
Kim K.
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Marine outfall discharges contribute to coastal microplastic pollution and the spread of antimicrobial resistance. [PDF]
PLoS ONEMicroplastics are widespread in marine environments, with significant contributions from land-based wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). A desktop study was conducted on regulatory framework for marine outfalls in South African coastal cities.
Raeesa Bhikhoo +4 more
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Possible role of l-carnitine in improvement of metabolic and hepatic changes in hyperuricemic and hyperuricemic-Fructose-supplemented rats. [PDF]
Physiol Rep, 2019 Hyperuricemia has detrimental metabolic and hepatic effects. Artificial fructose supplementation worsened such effects, while l‐Carnitine was efficient in ameliorating these hyperuricemia and/or excess fructose‐induced hyperuricemia effects, through its anti‐inflammatory, antisteatotic, and antioxidant properties.
El-Kafoury BMA +4 more
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Combining physicochemical properties and microbiome data to evaluate the water quality of South African drinking water production plants. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2020 Anthropogenic activities in catchments used for drinking water production largely contaminates source waters, and this may impact the quality of the final drinking water product. These contaminants may also affect taxonomic and functional profiles of the
Tawanda E Maguvu +7 more
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Assessment of the 2017 post-market environmental monitoring report on the cultivation of genetically modified maize MON 810. [PDF]
EFSA J, 2019 Abstract Following a request from the European Commission, EFSA assessed the 2017 post‐market environmental monitoring (PMEM) report on the cultivation of Cry1Ab‐expressing maize event MON 810. Like previous years, partial compliance with refuge requirements is reported for Spain.
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) +3 more
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