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Artificial neural networks: applications in the drinking water sector
O'Reilly, G.; Bezuidenhout, C.C.; Bezuidenhout, J.J. (IWA Publishing, 2018)Artificial neural networks (ANNs) could be used in effective drinking water quality management. This review provides an overview about the history of ANNs and their applications and shortcomings in the drinking water sector. ... -
Bacterial community composition of an urban river in the North West Province, South Africa, in relation to physico-chemical water quality
Jordaan, K.; Bezuidenhout, C.C. (Springer, 2016)The aim of this study was to determine the impacts of anthropogenic disturbances on bacterial community composition in an urban river (Mooi River). Physico-chemical analysis, bacterial enumeration and 454-pyrosequencing ... -
Biodiversity and antibacterial screening of endophytic fungi isolated from Pelargonium sidoides
Manganyi, M.C.; Kumar, A.; Bezuidenhout, C.C.; Ateba, C.N.; Regnier, T. (Elsevier, 2018)To investigate the biodiversity of endophytic fungi isolated from indigenous Pelargonium sidoides plants using morphological and molecular techniques and also screen isolates for antibacterial activities. In the present ... -
Cytochrome c oxidase I and cytochrome b gene sequences indicate low genetic diversity in South African Busseola fusca (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) from maize: short communications
Peterson, B.; Bezuidenhout, C.C.; Van den Berg, J. (ESSA, 2016)The African maize stem borer, Busseola fusca, feeds on a limited number of host plant species (Calatayud et al. 2014), which include crops such as maize, pearl millet and sorghum. This pest occurs throughout sub-Saharan ... -
Efflux pumps genes of clinical origin are related to those from fluconazole-resistant Candida albicans isolates from environmental water
Monapathi, M.E.; Bezuidenhout, C.C.; Rhode, O.H.J. (IWA Publishing, 2018)Efflux pumps coded for by CDR1, CDR2, FLU1 and MDR1 genes could be responsible for the observed resistant phenotypes in azole-resistant Candida albicans from environmental water. This was demonstrated for clinical isolates. ... -
An integrated insight into the response of bacterial communities to anthropogenic contaminants in a river: a case study of the Wonderfonteinspruit catchment area, South Africa
Jordaan, K.; Bezuidenhout, C.C.; Comeau, A.M.; Khasa, D.P. (PLoS, 2019)Bacterial communities in human-impacted rivers and streams are exposed to multiple anthropogenic contaminants, which can eventually lead to biodiversity loss and function. The Wonderfonteinspruit catchment area is impacted ... -
An overview of mechanisms of Cry toxin resistance in Lepidopteran insects
Peterson, B.; Bezuidenhout, C.C.; Van den Berg, J. (Oxford Univ Press, 2017)Arthropods have the capacity to evolve resistance to insecticides and insecticidal traits in genetically modified crops. Resistance development among Lepidoptera is a common phenomenon, and a repertoire of resistance ... -
Triclosan resistant bacteria in sewage effluent and cross-resistance to antibiotics
Coetzee, I.; Bezuidenhout, C.C.; Bezuidenhout, J.J. (IWA Publishing, 2017)The purpose of this study was to identify triclosan tolerant heterotrophic plate count (HPC) bacteria from sewage effluent and to determine cross-resistance to antibiotics. R2 agar supplemented with triclosan was utilised ... -
Water quality and antifungal susceptibility of opportunistic yeast pathogens from rivers
Monapathi, M.E.; Bezuidenhout, C.C.; Rhode, O.H.J. (IWA Publishing, 2017)Yeasts from water sources have been associated with diseases ranging from superficial mucosal infections to life threatening diseases. The aim of this study was to determine the water quality as well as diversity and ... -
Whole-genome sequence of Salmonella Enterica subsp. Enterica Serovar Typhimurium strain WG49 and Escherichia coli strain WG5 used in South Africa for phage detection in water samples
Bothma, L.; Gonzalez-Ibeas, D.; Mienie, C.; Bezuidenhout, C.C.; Adeleke, R. (American Society for Microbiology, 2018)Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Typhimurium WG49 is widely used for enumeration of F-specific RNA (F-RNA) coliphages in water. Escherichia coli WG5 is broadly used for the detection and enumeration of somatic ...