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​​​​Publikasies 2020

  • İLBAğı H, PANAILIDOU P, GAGIANO MC, PIETERSEN G, MALIOGKA VI, KATIS NI, CITIR A. First report of grapevine virus L in grapevine in Turkey. JOURNAL OF PLANT PATHOLOGY 2020; 439(1):s42161-020-00668-2, 1 page.
  • AJENE IJ, KHAMIS F, BALLO S, PIETERSEN G, VAN ASCH B, SEID N, AZEREFEGNE F, EKESI S, MOHAMED SA. Detection of Asian Citrus Psyllid (Hemiptera: Psyllidae) in Ethiopia: A New Haplotype and its Implication to the Proliferation of Huanglongbing. Journal of Economic Entomology 2020; 113(4):1640-1647.
  • AJENE IJ, KHAMIS F, VAN ASCH B, PIETERSEN G, RASOWO B, EKESI S, MOHAMED SA. Habitat suitability and distribution potential of Liberibacter species (“Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus” and “Candidatus Liberibacter africanus”) associated with citrus greening disease. Diversity and Distributions 2020; 26:575-588.
  • AJENE IJ, KHAMIS F, VAN ASCH B, PIETERSEN G, RASOWO B, OMBURA FL, WAIRIMU AW, AKUTSE KS, SÉTAMOU MF, MOHAMED SA, EKESI S. Microbiome diversity in Diaphorina citri populations from Kenya and Tanzania shows links to China. PLoS One 2020; 15(6):0235348, 17 pages.
  • AJENE IJ, KHAMIS F, VAN ASCH B, PIETERSEN G, SEID N, RWOMUSHANA I, OMBURA FL, MOMANYI G, FINYANGE P, RASOWO B, TANGA CM, MOHAMMED S, EKESI S. Distribution of Candidatus Liberibacter species in Eastern Africa, and the First Report of Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus in Kenya. Scientific Reports 2020; 10:3919, 10 pages.
  • AJENE IJ, PIETERSEN G, VAN ASCH B. Mitochondrial genetic variation reveals phylogeographic structure and cryptic diversity in Trioza erytreae. Scientific Reports 2020; 10:8893, 10 pages.
  • BALET SMN, GOUS P, FOX GP, LLOYD JR, MANLEY M. Characterisation of starch quality from barley varieties grown in South Africa. FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL 2020; 55:443-452.
  • BESTER R, BURGER JT, MAREE HJ. Genomic characterisation of a newly identified badnavirus infecting ivy (Hedera helix). Archives of Virology 2020; 165(6):1511-1514.
  • BESTER R, MALAN SS, MAREE HJ. A Plum Marbling Conundrum: Identification of a New Viroid Associated with Marbling and Corky Flesh in Japanese Plums. Phytopathology 2020; 110(8):PHYTO-12-19-0474-R, pages.
  • BESTER R, MAREE HJ. First Report of Plum Bark Necrosis Stem Pitting-Associated Virus in Japanese Plums in South Africa. Plant Disease 2020; 104(11):3087, 1 page.
  • COOK G, COETZEE B, BESTER R, BREYTENBACH JHJ, STEYN C, DE BRUYN R, BURGER JT, MAREE HJ. Citrus tristeza virus isolates of the same genotype differ in stem pitting severity in grapefruit. Plant Disease 2020; 104(9):2362-2368.
  • CORNELISSEN S, HEFER CA, REES DJG, BURGER JT. Defining the QTL associated with chill requirement during endodormancy in Malus × domestica Borkh. Euphytica 2020; 216(8):122, 12 pages.
  • DALE KUYS RC, ROODT-WILDING R, RHODE C. Genome-wide linkage disequilibrium in South African abalone, Haliotis midae, and implications for understanding complex traits. Aquaculture 2020; 523:735002, 11 pages.
  • DU PREEZ PH, BREEDS K, BURGER NFV, SWIEGERS HW, TRUTER JC, OBERHOLSTER A. DNA Methylation and Demethylation are Regulated by Functional DNA Methyltransferases and DnTET Enzymes in Diuraphis noxia. Frontiers in Genetics 2020; 11:fgene.2020.00452, 18 pages.
  • FUCHS M, BAR-JOSEPH M, CANDRESSE T, MAREE HJ, MARTELLI GP, MELZER MJ, MENZEL W, MINAFRA A, SABANADZOVIC S, CONSORTIUM W. ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Closteroviridae. JOURNAL OF GENERAL VIROLOGY 2020; 101(4):364-365.
  • HUNTER EW, STANDER MA, KOSSMANN JM, CHAKRABORTY S, PRINCE S, PETERS SW, LOEDOLFF B. Toward the identification of a phytocannabinoid-like compound in the flowers of a South African medicinal plant (Leonotis leonurus). BMC Research Notes 2020; 13(522):1-6.
  • JENKINS SF, ISHENGOMA E, RHODE C. A temporal assessment of family composition and genetic diversity in a commercial cohort of Dusky Kob, Argyrosomus aponicus, across the production cycle. Aquaculture 2020; 516:734640, 7 pages.
  • KLEIN JD, VAN DER MERWE AE, DICKEN ML, EMAMI-KHOYI A, MMONWA KL, TESKE P. A globally threatened shark, Carcharias taurus, shows no population decline in South Africa. Scientific Reports 2020; 10:75044-2, 8 pages.
  • KUNERT K, OBERHOLSTER A, OBERHOLSTER PJ, YOCGO R, CHIMWAMUROMBE PM, VORSTER J, FOYER CH. Factors facilitating sustainable scientific partnerships between developed and developing countries. Outlook on agriculture 2020; 49(3):204-214.
  • LANGLEY JR, CORNWALL MK, POWELL CM, COSTA C, ALLSOPP E, VAN NOORT S, GUILBERT E, VAN ASCH B. First report of the lace bug neoplerochila paliatseasi(Rodrigues,1981)(Hemiptera: Tingidae) infesting cultivated olive trees in South Africa, and its complete mitochondrial sequence. Zootaxa 2020; 4722(5):443-462.
  • LANGLEY JR, VAN DER WESTHUIZEN CS, MORLAND G, VAN ASCH B. Mitochondrial genomes and polymorphic regions of Gonimbrasia belina and Gynanisa maja (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae), two important edible caterpillars of Southern Africa. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES 2020; 144:632-642.
  • LE ROUX ML, BURGER NFV, VLOK NM, KUNERT K, CULLIS CA, OBERHOLSTER A. Wheat Line “RYNO3936” Is Associated With Delayed Water Stress-Induced Leaf Senescence and Rapid Water-Deficit Stress Recovery. Frontiers in Plant Science 2020; 11:fpls.2020.01053, 21 pages.
  • MADUNA SN, HULL KL, FARRELL ED, BOOMER JJ, VERISSIMO A, MARINO IAM, MAZZOLDI C, ZANE L, WINTNER SP, CHESALIN MV, DA SILVA C, GUBILI C, MARIANI S, VAN DER MERWE AE. Historical biogeography of smoothhound sharks (genus Mustelus) of Southern Africa reveals multiple dispersal events from the Northern Hemisphere. SYSTEMATICS AND BIODIVERSITY 2020; 18(7):633-645.
  • MAREE HJ, BLOUIN AG, DIAZ-LARA A, MOSTERT I, AL RWAHNIH M, CANDRESSE T. Status of the current vitivirus taxonomy. Archives of Virology 2020; 165(2):451-458.
  • MHELEMBE KG, KRIEL JH, BESTER C, ROODT-WILDING R, LOUW ED, TOBUTT KR. Molecular characterisation of apple accessions with respect to aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid synthase gene (ACS1) polymorphism. HORTICULTURAL SCIENCE 2020; 47(1):69-79.
  • MOSTERT I, VISSER M, GAZENDAM I, CLOETE M, BURGER JT, MAREE HJ. Complete genome sequence of a novel polerovirus in Ornithogalum thyrsoides from South Africa. Archives of Virology 2020; 165(2):483-486.
  • OMEJE VO, LAMBRECHTS H, BRINK D. Use of Pawpaw (Carica papaya) Seed in Tilapia Sex Reversal. Reviews in Agricultural Science 2020; 8:232-244.
  • POWELL CM, CALECA V, KNIPE M, RHODE C, ALLSOPP E, VAN ASCH B. DNA-Based Identification of Larvae Offers Insights into the Elusive Lifestyles of Native Olive Seed Wasps in South Africa. African Entomology 2020; 28(2):433-446.
  • POWELL CM, CALECA V, RHODE C, DA COSTA LT, VAN ASCH B. New mitochondrial gene rearrangement in Psyttalia Concolor, P. humilis and P. lounsburyi (hymenoptera: Braconidae), three parasitoid species of economic interest. Insects 2020; 11(12):11120854, 22 pages.
  • PRINS R, STEFFENSON BJ, CASE AJ, BOSHOFF WHP, AGENBAG G, PRETORIUS ZA. Assessments and perspectives on stem rust resistance in South African malting barley. AUSTRALASIAN PLANT PATHOLOGY 2020; 49:679-690.
  • RHODE C, BADENHORST R, HULL KL, GREENWOOD MP, VAN DER MERWE AE, ANDERE AA, PICARD CJ, RICHARDS C. Genetic and phenotypic consequences of early domestication in black soldier flies (Hermetia illucens). Animal Genetics 2020; 51:752-762.
  • SANUDI T, BRINK D, RHODE C, ROODT-WILDING R. Population genetics of the Cichlid Oreochromis shiranus in Malawi. Conservation Genetics 2020; 21:91-108.
  • STEYN LJ, BIERMAN A, BURGER NFV, OBERHOLSTER A. Partial characterization of the X chromosome of Diuraphis noxia (Hemiptera: Aphididae). ENTOMOLOGICAL SCIENCE 2020; 23:86-94.
  • VAN DEN BERG MF, OBERHOLSTER A, BIERMAN A, OBERHOLSTER P. Assessing Domestic Wastewater Effluent with a Battery of Bioassays after Treatment with a Specific Consortium of Microalgae and Different Flocculation Methods. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution 2020; 231:257, 15 pages.
  • VAN DEN BERG MF, OBERHOLSTER A, BIERMAN A, OBERHOLSTER PJ. Harvesting Microalgal Biomass from a Cultured Algae-Based Wastewater Pond System. Journal of Environmental Engineering (Japan) 2020; 146(12):04020133, 11 pages.
  • VAN DEVENTER R, RHODE C, MARX M, ROODT-WILDING R. The development of genome-wide single nucleotide polymorphisms in blue wildebeest using the DArTseq platform. GENOMICS 2020; 112(5):3455-3464.
  • VAN STADEN M, GLEDHILL KS, GENNARI E, MCCORD M, PARKINSON MC, WATSON RGA, RHODE C, VAN DER MERWE AE. Microsatellite development and detection of admixture among three sympatric Haploblepharus species (Carcharhiniformes: Scyliorhinidae). Aquatic Conservation-Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 2020; 30(12):aqr.3406, 15 pages.
  • VAN STEENBERGE MW, VANHOVE MPM, CHOCHA MANDA A, LARMUSEAU MHD, SWART BL, KHANG’MATE F, ARNDT A, HELLEMANS BAS, VAN HOUDT JKJ, MICHA JC, KOBLMÜLLER S, ROODT-WILDING R, VOLCKAERT FAM. Unravelling the evolution of Africa’s drainage basins through a widespread freshwater fish, the African sharptooth catfish Clarias gariepinus. Journal of Biogeography 2020; 47(8):1739-1754.
  • WELGEMOED T, PIERNEEF RE, READ DA, SCHULZE SE, PIETERSEN G, BERGER DK. Next generation sequencing reveals past and current widespread occurrence of maize yellow mosaic virus in South Africa. European Journal of Plant Pathology 2020; 158:237-249.
  • XONTI A, HUNTER EW, KULU NN, MABOEEI PM, STANDER MA, KOSSMANN JM, PETERS SW, LOEDOLFF B. Diversification of health-promoting phytochemicals in radish (Raphanus raphanistrum) and kale (Brassica oleracea) micro-greens using high light bio-fortification. Functional Foods in Health and Disease 2020; 10(2):65-81.​

​Publikasies 2019​

  • AJENE IJ, KHAMIS F, MOHAMMED S, RASOWO B, OMBURA FL, PIETERSEN G, VAN ASCH B, EKESI S. First Report of Field Population of Trioza erytreae Carrying the Huanglongbing-Associated Pathogen,'Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus', in Ethiopia. Plant Disease 2019; 103(7):1766.
  • ALDRICH DJ, BESTER R, BURGER JT, MAREE HJ. Characterisation of different GLRaV-3 variant infections by determining virus concentration ratios and miRNA expression profiles. Vitis - Journal of Grapevine Research 2019; 58:79-86.
  • BIERMAN A, OBERHOLSTER A. An EnSpm interspersed repeat identified in Triticum aestivum and implicated in resistance to Diuraphis noxia. South African Journal of Plant and Soil 2019; 36(1):1-9.
  • BORGOHAIN P, SAHA B, AGRAHARI R, CHOWARDHARA B, SAHOO S, VAN DER VYVER C, PANDA SK. SINAC2 overexpression in Arabidopsis results in enhanced abiotic stress tolerance with alteration in glutathione metabolism. Protoplasma 2019; 256:1065-1077.
  • BOSHOFF WHP, PRINS R, DE KLERK C, KRATTINGER SG, BENDER CM, MAREE GJ, ROTHMANN L, PRETORIUS ZA. Point Inoculation Method for Measuring Adult Plant Response of Wheat to Stripe Rust Infection. Plant Disease 2019; 103:1228-1233.
  • BREET E, KIDD M, MCGREGOR NW, STEIN D, LOCHNER C. Suicide ideation and attempts in obsessive-compulsive disorder. Annals of Clinical Psychiatry 2019; 31(2):192-199.
  • BRINK M, RHODE C, MACEY BM, CHRISTISON KW, ROODT-WILDING R. Metagenomic assessment of body surface bacterial communities of the sea urchin, Tripneustes gratilla. Marine Genomics 2019; 47:100675.
  • COETZEE B, DOUGLAS-SMIT N, MAREE HJ, BURGER JT, KRUGER K, PIETERSEN G. Draft Genome Sequence of a "Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris"-Related Strian (Aster Yellows, Subgroup 16Srl-B) from South Africa. Microbiology Resource Announcements 2019; 8(17):e00148-19.
  • FIRTH DC, O NEILL B, SALIE K, HOFFMAN LC. Monitoring of organic pollutants in Choromytilus meridionalis and Mytilus galloprovincialis from aquaculture facilities in Saldanha Bay, South Africa. Marine Pollution Bulletin 2019; 149:110637, 10 pages.
  • HAM H, OBERHOLSTER A, KANZLER A, DU TOIT B. In vivo interspecific pollination success between Pinus radiata. P. maximinoi, P. oocarpa and P. tecunumanii. Journal of Forest Research 2019; 30(3):817-826.
  • HULL KL, ASBURY TA, DA SILVA C, DICKEN M L, VERISSIMO A, FARRELL ED, MARIANI S, MAZZOLDI C, MARINO IAM, ZANE L, MADUNA SN, VAN DER MERWE AE. Strong genetic isolation despite wide distribution in a commercially exploited coastal shark. HYDROBIOLOGIA 2019; 838:121-137.
  • KLEIN JD, VAN DER MERWE AE, DICKEN M L, EMAMI-KHOYI, A, MMONWA KL, TESKE P. Genomic resources for the spotted ragged-tooth shark Carcharias taurus. African Journal of Marine Science 2019; 41(1):115-118.
  • KLEIN JD, VAN DER MERWE AE, DICKEN ML, MMONWA KL, TESKE P. Reproductive philopatry in a coastal shark drives age-related population structure. MARINE BIOLOGY 2019; 166:Article number: 26, 16 pages.
  • KUGURU GDN, GENNARI E, WINTNER SP, DICKEN M L, KLEIN JD, RHODE C, VAN DER MERWE AE. Spatio-temporal genetic variation of juvenile smooth hammerhead sharks in South Africa. Marine Biology Research 2019; 15(10):568-579.
  • LE ROUX ML, KUNERT K, VAN DER VYVER C, CULLIS CA, OBERHOLSTER A. Expression of a small Ubiquitin-Like Modifier Protease Increases Drought Tolerance in Wheat(Triticum aestivum L.). Frontiers in Plant Science 2019; 10(266):1-15.
  • LLOYD JR, KOSSMANN JM. Starch Trek: The Search for Yield. Frontiers in Plant Science 2019; 9:Article 1930.
  • MDODANA NT, JEWELL JF, PHIRI EE, SMITH ML, OBERLANDER KC, MAHMOODI S, KOSSMANN JM, LLOYD JR. Mutations in Glucan, Water Dikinase Affect Starch Degradation and Gametophore Development in the Moss Physcomitrella patens. Scientific Reports 2019; 9:15114, 19 pages.
  • OBERHOLSTER A, KUNERT K, MALING'A J, FOYER CH. Defining biotechnological solutions for insect control in sub‐Saharan Africa. Food and Energy Security 2019; 3:1-21.
  • OBERHOLSTER PJ, MADLALA T, BLETTLER MCM, AMSLER ML, EBERLE EG, OBERHOLSTER A. An eutrophication index for lowland sandy rivers in Mediterranean coastal climatic regions of Southern Africa. River Research and Applications 2019; 35(4):414-429.
  • O'CONNELL KS, MCGREGOR NW, EMSLEY RA, SEEDAT S, WARNICH L. The potential role of regulatory genes (DNMT3A, HDAC5 and HDAC9) in antipsychotic treatment response in South African schizophrenia patients. Frontiers in Genetics 2019; 10:Article no: 641, 9 pages.
  • O'CONNELL KS, MCGREGOR NW, MALHOTRA A, LENCZ T, EMSLEY RA, WARNICH L. Variation within voltage-gated calcium channel genes and antipsychotic treatment response in a South African first episode schizophrenia cohort. PHARMACOGENOMICS JOURNAL 2019; 19:109-114.
  • OMEJE VO, LAMBRECHTS H, BRINK D. Hepatic and Haemato-biochemical Alterations in Juvenile Mozambique tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus) on Pawpaw (Carica papaya) Seed Meal. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE 2019; 11(8):20-30.
  • OMEJE VO, LAMBRECHTS H, BRINK D. Hormonal Profile and Reproductive Parameters of Pre-vitellogenic Mozambique tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus) on Pawpaw (Carica papaya) Seed Meal. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE 2019; 11(2):524-532.
  • POWELL CM, CALECA V, SINNO M, VAN STADEN M, VAN NOORT S, RHODE C, ALLSOPP E, VAN ASCH B. Barcoding of parasitoid wasps (Braconidae and Chalcidoidea) associated with wild and cultivated olives in the Western Cape of South Africa1. Genome / National Research Council Canada = Genome / Conseil national de recherches Canada 2019; 62:183-199.
  • READ DA, FEATHERSTON J, REES DJG, THOMPSON GD, ROBERTS R, FLETT BC, MASHINGAIDZE K, PIETERSEN G, KIULA B, KULLAYA A, MBEGA ER. Characterization and detection of maize-associated pteridovirus (MaPV), infecting maize (Zea mays) in the Arusha region of Tanzania. European Journal of Plant Pathology 2019; 154:1165-1170.
  • READ DA, FEATHERSTON J, REES DJG, THOMPSON GD, ROBERTS R, FLETT BC, MASHINGAIDZE K, PIETERSEN G, KIULA B, KULLAYA A, MBEGA ER. Diversity and distribution of Maize-associated totivirus strains from Tanzania. VIRUS GENES 2019; 55:429-432.
  • READ DA, FEATHERSTON J, REES DJG, THOMPSON GD, ROBERTS R, FLETT BC, MASHINGAIDZE K, PIETERSEN G, KIULA B, KULLAYA A, MBEGA ER. Molecular characterization of Morogoro maize-associated virus, a nuclearhabdovirus detected in maize (Zea mays) in Tanzania. Archives of Virology 2019; 164:1711-1715.
  • STEYN M, OBERHOLSTER PJ, OBERHOLSTER A, GENTHE B, VAN DEN HEEVER-KRIEK PE, WEYERS C. Treated acid mine drainage and stream recovery: Downstream impacts on benthic macroinvertebrate communities in relation to multispecies toxicity bioassays. Journal of Environmental Management 2019; 235:377-388.
  • TEIXEIRA DA COSTA L, POWELL CM, VAN NOORT S, COSTA C, SINNO M, CALECA V, RHODE C, KENNEDY RJ, VAN STADEN M, VAN ASCH B. The complete mitochondrial genome of Bactrocara biguttula (Bezzi) (Diptera: Tephritidae) and phylogenetic relationships with other Dacini. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES 2019; 126:130-140.
  • VAN ASCH B, VERSFELD WF, HULL KL, ROETS F, MATHEUS TI, BEYTELL PC, DU PREEZ P, SLABBERT R, RHODE C. Phylogeography, genetic diversity, and population structure of Nile crocodile population at the fringes of the southern African distribution. PLoS One 2019; 14(12):e0226505, 20 pages.
  • VAN DER MERWE AE, MADUNA SN, HULL KL, BELL JL, ROSSOUW C, WINTNER SP. Evidence for multiple paternity and confirmation of an Indo-Pacific origin of blacktip shark Carcharhinus limbatus occurring in South Africa. African Journal of Marine Science 2019; 41(3):281-289.​​

​Publikasies 2018

  • BREEDS K, BURGER NFV, OBERHOLSTER A. New Insights into the Methylation Status of Virulent Diuraphis noxia (Hemiptera: Aphididae) Biotypes. Journal of Economic Entomology 2018; 111(3):1395-1403.
  • BRINK M, DALE KUYS RC, RHODE C, MACEY B, CHRISTISON KW, ROODT-WILDING R. Genetic diversity and population connectivity of the sea urchin Tripneustes gratilla along the South African coast. African Journal of Marine Science 2018; 40(2):149-156.
  • GOOSEN NJ, DE WET LF, GORGENS JF. Effects of formic acid in abalone diets that contain ingredients derived from fish processing by-products. Aquaculture International 2018; 26:857-868.
  • HILLS PN, KOSSMANN JM, LLOYD JR, PHOLO M, COETZEE B, MAREE HJ, YOUNG PR. Cell division and turgor mediate enhanced plant growth in Arabidopsis plants treated with the bacterial signalling molecule lucmichrome. PLANTA 2018; 248(2):477-488.
  • KUGURU GDN, MADUNA SN, DA SILVA C, GENNARI E, RHODE C, VAN DER MERWE AE. DNA barcoding of chondrichthyans in South African fisheries. Fisheries Research 2018; 206:292-295.
  • LERM B, KENYON C, SCHWARTZ I, KROUKAMP H, DE WITT RN, GOVENDER NP, DE HOOG GS, BOTHA A. First report of urease activity in the novel systemic fungal pathogen Emergomyces africanus: a comparison with the neurotrope Cryptococcus neoformans . FEMS Yeast Research 2017; 17(7):fox069, 10 pages.
  • MADUNA SN, VAN WYK JH, DA SILVA C, GENNARI E, VAN DER MERWE AE. Evidence for sperm storage in common smoothhound shark Mustelus mustelus and paternity assessment in a single litter from South Africa. Journal of Fish Biology 2018; 92(4):1183-1191.
  • MCGREGOR NW, DIMATELIS JJ, VAN ZYL PJ, HEMMINGS SMJ, KINNEAR CJ, RUSSELL VA, LOCHNER C, STEIN D. A translational approach to the genetics of anxiety disorders. Behavioural Brain Research 2018; 341(1):91-97.
  • MCGREGOR NW, THOMPSON NS, O'CONNELL KS, EMSLEY RA, VAN DER MERWE L, WARNICH L. Modification of the association between antipsychotic treatment response and childhood adversity by MMP9 gene variants in a first-episode schizophrenia cohort. PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH 2018; 262:141-148.
  • NIEMANDT M, ROODT-WILDING R, TOBUTT KR, BESTER C. Microsatellite marker applications in Cyclopia (Fabaceae) spesies. South African Journal of Botany 2018; 116:52-60.
  • NTLADI SM, HUMAN JP, BESTER C, VERVALLE JA, ROODT-WILDING R, TOBUTT KR. Quantitative trait loci (QTL) mapping of blush skin and flowering time in a European pear (Pyrus communis) progeny of 'Flamingo" x 'Abate Fetel'. Tree Genetics and Genomes 2018; 14(70):2-24.
  • OBERHOLSTER PJ, CHENG PH, OBERHOLSTER A, HOBBS P, HILL L. Assessment of selected macroalgae for use in a biological hybrid system for treating sulphur in acid mine drainage (AMD). JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYCOLOGY 2018; 30(1):1367-1370.
  • O'CONNELL KS, MCGREGOR NW, LOCHNER C, EMSLEY RA, WARNICH L. The genetic architecture of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder and autism spectrum disorder. Molecular and Cellular Neurosciences 2018; 88:300-307.
  • O'CONNELL KS, SWART M, MCGREGOR NW, DANDARA C, WARNICH L. Pharmacogenetics of Antiretroviral Drug Response and Pharmacokinetic Variations in Indigenous South African Populations. OMICS-A JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE BIOLOGY 2018; 22(9):589-597.
  • OMEJE VO, LAMBRECHTS H, BRINK D. Effect of Pawpaw (Carica Papaya) seed meal on sex determination, growth and survival, of Oreochromis mossambicus Fry. ISRAELI JOURNAL OF AQUACULTURE-BAMIDGEH 2018; 70:1494, 12 pages.
  • OVENDEN ES, MCGREGOR NW, EMSLEY RA, WARNICH L. DNA methylation and antipsychotic treatment mechanisms in schizophrenia: Progress and future directions. Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry 2018; 81:38-49.
  • PEPLER PT, UYS DW, NEL DG. Regularized covariance matrix estimation under the common principal components model. COMMUNICATIONS IN STATISTICS-SIMULATION AND COMPUTATION 2018; 47(3):631-643.
  • QUANSAH E, MCGREGOR NW. Towards diversity in genomics: The emergence of neurogenomics in Africa?. GENOMICS 2018; 110:1-9.
  • STRYDOM E, PIETERSEN G. Development of a strand-specific RT-PCR to detect the positive sense replicative strand of Soybean blotchy mosaic virus. JOURNAL OF VIROLOGICAL METHODS 2018; 259:39-44.
  • STRYDOM E, PIETERSEN G. Diversity of partial RNA-dependent RNA polymerase gene sequences of soybean blotchy mosaic virus isolates from different host-, geographical- and temporal origins. Archives of Virology 2018; 163:1299-1305.
  • VAN HEERDEN CJ, BURGER P, PRINS R. Microsatellite-based DNA Fingerprinting of Selected Grapevine Cultivars. South African Journal of Enology and Viticulture 2018; 39(1):58-66.
  • VAN STADEN M, GLEDHILL KS, RHODE C, VAN DER MERWE AE. The complete mitochondrial genome and phylogenetic position of the leopard catshark, Poroderma pantherinum. Mitochondrial DNA Part B-Resources 2018; 3(2):750-752.
  • VEIKONDIS R, BURGER P, VERMEULEN A, VAN HEERDEN CJ, PRINS R. Confirmation of the Effectiveness and Genetic Positions of Disease Resistance Loci in 'Kishmish Vatkana' (Ren1) and 'Villard Blanc' (Ren3 and Rpv3). South African Journal of Enology and Viticulture 2018; 39(2):185-195.
  • XU J, ZHANG Y, ZHANG P, TRIVEDI P, RIERA N, WANG Y, LIU X, FAN G, TANG J, CUBERO J, PIETERSEN G, ET AL . The structure and function of the global citrus rhizophere microbioma. Nature Communications 2018; 9:Article number: 4894, 10 pages.​

Publikasies 2017

  • BESTER R, BURGER JT, MAREE H. Differential expression of miRNAs and associated gene targets in grapevine leafroll-associated virus 3-infected plants. ARCHIVES OF VIROLOGY 2017; 162:987-996.
  • BESTER R, BURGER JT, MAREE H. The small RNA repertoire in phloem tissue of three Vitis vinifera cultivars. Plant Gene 2017; 10:60-73.
  • BESTER R, BURGER JT, MAREE H. Transcriptome analysis reveals differentially expressed small RNAs and genes associated with grapevine leafroll-associated virus 3 infections. PHYSIOLOGICAL AND MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY 2017; 100:220-236.
  • BESTER R, PEPLER PT, ALDRICH DJ, MAREE H. Harbin: a quantitation PCR analysis tool. BIOTECHNOLOGY LETTERS 2017; 39:171-178.
  • BIERMAN A, OBERHOLSTER A. A Review of Genome Sequencing in the Largest Cereal Genome, Triticum aestivum L. Agricultural Sciences 2017; 8:194-207.
  • BURGER NFV, OBERHOLSTER A. Genome of Russian wheat aphid an economically important cereal aphid. Standards in Genomic Sciences 2017; 12:90, 12 pages.
  • BURGER NFV, VENTER E, OBERHOLSTER A. Profiling Diuraphis noxia (Hemiptera: Aphididae) Transcript Expression of the Biotypes SA1 and SAM Feeding on Various Triticum aestivum Varieties. JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY 2017; 110(2):692-701.
  • DALE KUYS RC, VERVALLE JA, ROODT-WILDING R, RHODE C. Genetic association analysis of candidate loci under selection with size in the South African abalone. AQUACULTURE INTERNATIONAL 2017; 25:1197-1214.
  • DIFFORD GF, VLOK AC, RHODE C, BRINK D. Heritability of growth traits in South African Abalone (Haliotis midae L.) using the 'internal reference' method. AQUACULTURE 2017; 468:451-457.
  • FIGLAN S, MAKUNGA NP. Genetic transformation of the medicinal plant Salvia runcinata L. f. using Agrobacterium rhizogenes. SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY 2017; 112:193-202.
  • HAM H, OBERHOLSTER A, KANZLER A, DU TOIT B. Climate as possible reproductive barrier in Pinus radiate (D.Don) interspecific hybridisation. Annals of Forest Research 2017; 60(2):263-278.
  • JOOSTE TL, VISSER M, COOK G, BURGER JT, MAREE H. In Silico Probe-Based Detection of Citrus Viruses in NGS Data. PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2017; 107(8):988-993.
  • KOOPMAN TA, MEITZ-HOPKINS J, VAN DER MERWE AE, TOBUTT KR, BESTER C, LENNOX CL. Genetic diversity and gene flow of four South African Venturia inaequalis (apple scab) populations. PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2017; 107(4):455-462.
  • MADUNA SN, VAN DER MERWE AE. Molecular research on the systematically challenging smoothhound genus Mustelus: a synthesis of the past 30 years. African Journal of Marine Science 2017; 39(4):373-387.
  • MASOABI M, LLOYD JR, KOSSMANN JM, VAN DER VYVER C. Ethyl Methanesulfonate Mutagenesis and In Vitro Polyethylene Glycol Selection for Drought Tolerance in Sugarcane (Saccharum spp.). Sugar Tech 2018; 20(1):50-59.
  • MCGREGOR NW, DIMATELIS JJ, VAN ZYL PJ, HEMMINGS SMJ, KINNEAR C, RUSSELL VA, STEIN D, LOCHNER C. A translational approach to the genetics of anxiety disorders. BEHAVIOURAL BRAIN RESEARCH 2018; 341:91-97.
  • NDIMBA RJ, CLOETE K, MEHLO L, KOSSMANN JM, MTSHALI C, PINEDA-VARGAS CA. Using ICP and micro-PIXE to investigate possible differences in the mineral composition of genetically modified versus wild-type sorghum grian. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms 2017; 404:121-124.
  • NDIMBA RJ, KRUGER J, MEHLO L, BARNABAS AD, KOSSMANN JM, NDIMBA BK. A Comparative Study of Selected Physical and Biochemical Traits of Wild-Type and Transgenic Sorghum to Reveal Differences Relevant to Grian Quality. Frontiers in Plant Science 2017; 8:fpls.2017.00952, 7 pages.
  • NIENKEMPER-SWANEPOEL J, VON MALTITZ M. Investigating the Performance of a Variation of Multiple Correspondence Analysis for Multiple Imputation in Categorical Data Sets. JOURNAL OF CLASSIFICATION 2017; 34:384-398.
  • OBERHOLSTER A, KUNERT K, CULLIS CA. Cysteine proteases and wheat (Triticum aestivum L) under drought: A still greatly unexplored association. Plant, Cell and Environment 2017; 40:1679-1690.
  • OBERHOLSTER PJ, CHENG PH, OBERHOLSTER A, HOBBS P, HILL L. Assessment of selected macroalgae for use in a biological hybrid system for treating sulphur in acid mine drainage (AMD). JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYCOLOGY 2018; 0:0.
  • OBERHOLSTER PJ, OBERHOLSTER A, HILL L, STRYDOM WF. River catchment responses to anthropogenic acidification in relationship with sewage effluent: An ecotoxicology screening application. CHEMOSPHERE 2017; 189:407-417.
  • OBERHOLSTER PJ, SOMERSET VS, TRUTER JC, OBERHOLSTER A. The interplay between environmental conditions and filamentous algae mat formation in two agricultural influenced South African rivers. RIVER RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS 2017; 33(3):388-402.
  • OVENDEN ES, DRÖGEMÖLLER BI, VAN DER MERWE L, CHILIZA B, ASMAL L, EMSLEY RA, WARNICH L. Fine-mapping of antipsychotic response genome-wide association studies reveals novel regulatory mechanisms. PHARMACOGENOMICS 2017; 18(2):105-120.
  • PEPLER PT, UYS DW, NEL DG. Discriminant analysis under the common principal components model. COMMUNICATIONS IN STATISTICS-SIMULATION AND COMPUTATION 2017; 46(6):4812-4827.
  • PICONE B, RHODE C, ROODT-WILDING R. Identification and characterization of miRNAs transcriptome in the South African abalone, Haliotis midae. Marine Genomics 2017; 31:9-12.
  • RHODE C, VAN DER MERWE AE, ROODT-WILDING R. An assessment of spatio-temporal genetic variation in the South African abalone (Haliotis midae), using SNPs: implications for conservation management. CONSERVATION GENETICS 2017; 18:17-31.
  • STRYDOM L, JEWELL JF, MEIER MA, GEORGE GM, PFISTER B, ZEEMAN S, KOSSMANN JM, LLOYD JR. Analysis of genes involved in glycogen degradation in Escherichia coli. FEMS MICROBIOLOGY LETTERS 2017; 364(3):fnx016, 7 pages.
  • TEKEU H, NGONKEU EML, DJOCGOUE FP, ELLIS A, LENDZEMO V, HESS LS, MOULIN L, KLONOWSKA A, DIOUF D, BOTES WC, BENA G. Genetic Diversity of Cameroonian bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivars revealed by microsatellite markers. African Journal of Biotechnology 2017; 16(36):1832-1839.
  • TRUTER JC, VAN WYK JH, OBERHOLSTER PJ, OBERHOLSTER A, MOKWENA LM. An evaluation of the endocrine disruptive potential of crude oil water accommodated fractions and crude oil contaminated surface water to freshwater organisms using in vitro and in vivo approaches. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY 2017; 36(5):1330-1342.
  • VAN DER MERWE AE, BITALO DN, CUEVAS M., OVENDEN J, HERNANDEZ S, DA SILVA C, MCCORD M, ROODT-WILDING R. Population genetics of Southern Hemisphere tope shark (Galeorhinus galeus): Intercontinental divergence and constrained gene flow at different geographical scales. PLoS One 2017; 12(9):e0184481, 20 pages.
  • VAN DER VYVER C, PETERS SW. How do plants deal with dry days?. Frontiers for Young Minds 2017; 5:Article 58, 9 pages.
  • VISSER M, COOK G, BURGER JT, MAREE H. In silico analysis of the grapefruit sRNAome, transcriptome and gene regulation in response to CTV-CDVd co-infection. Virology Journal 2017; 14:200, 10 pages.
  • WOOD LE, DE GRAVE S, VAN HEERDEN CJ, DANIELS SR. Complete mitochondrial genome of the freshwater prawn Palaemon capensis (Crustacea: Palaemonidae). Mitochondrial DNA 2017; 2(2):742-743.

Publikasies 2016

  • COOK G, VAN VUUREN SP, BREYTENBACH JHJ, BURGER JT, MAREE H. Expanded Strain-Specific RT-PCR Assay for Differential Detection of Currently Known Citrus Tristeza Virus Strains: a Useful Screening Tool. JOURNAL OF PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2016; 164:847-851.
  • COOK G, VAN VUUREN SP, BREYTENBACH JHJ, STEYN C, BURGER JT, MAREE H. Characterizatio of Citrus tristeza virus Single-Variant Source in Grapefruit in Greenhouse and Field Trials. PLANT DISEASE 2016; 100(11):2251-2256.
  • DALVIE S, KOEN N, MCGREGOR NW, O'CONNELL KS, WARNICH L, RAMESAR R, NIEVERGELT CM, STEIN DJ. Toward a Global Roadmap for Precision Medicine in Psychiatry: Challenges and Opportunities. OMICS-A JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE BIOLOGY 2016; 20(10):omi.2016.0110.
  • DE KLERK AR, OBERHOLSTER AP, VAN WYK JH, DE KLERK LP, OBERHOLSTER A. A Watershed approach in identifying Key abiotic ecosystem drivers in support of river management: a Unique Case Study (loaded wrong author oberholster waiting for HR to update system) . Water, Air, and Soil Pollution 2016; 1:227: 176.
  • DE KLERK AR, OBERHOLSTER AP, VAN WYK JH, TRUTER JC, SCHAEFER LM, OBERHOLSTER A. The effect of rehabilitation measures on ecological infrastructure in response to acid mine drainage from coal mining( loaded wrong oberholster waiting on HR to load pj oberholster). ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING 2016; 95:463â€"474.
  • DE KLERK AR, OBERHOLSTER PJ, VAN WYK JH, TRUTER JC, SCHAEFER LM, OBERHOLSTER A. The effects of rehabilitation measures on ecological infrastructure in response to acid mine drainage from coal mining. ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING 2016; 95:463-474.
  • DE LANGE WJ, OBERHOLSTER A, OBERHOLSTER AP. Monetary value of the impacts of filamentous green algae on commercial agriculture: Results from two geographically different case studies (author Oberholster PJ must still be rectified by HR). Water SA  2016; 42(3):449-455.
  • DE LANGE WJ, OBERHOLSTER A, OBERHOLSTER PJ. Monetary value of the impacts of filamentous green algae on commercial agriculture: Results from two geographically different case studies. Water SA  2016; 42(3):449-455.
  • DE LANGE WJ, OBERHOLSTER A, OBERHOLSTER PJ. Towards tradable permits for filamentous green algae pollution. Journal of environmental management 2016; 179:21-30.
  • DRÖGEMÖLLER BI, EMSLEY RA, CHILIZA B, VAN DER MERWE E, WRIGHT GEB, DAYA M, VAN HELDEN EG, MALHOTRA A, LENCZ T, ROBINSON DG, ZHANG J, ASMAL L, NIEHAUS DJH, WARNICH L. The identification of novel genetic variants associated with antipsychotic treatment response outcomes in first-episode schizophrenia patients. Pharmacogenetics and Genomics 2016; 2016(26):235-242.
  • GOOSEN NJ, DE WET LF, GORGENS JF. Rainbow trout silage as immune stimulant and feed ingredient in diets for Mozambique tilapia (Oreochromis Mossambicus). AQUACULTURE RESEARCH 2016; 47:329-340.
  • LE ROUX ML, OBERHOLSTER A, VAN DER VYVER C. Somatic embroyegenises and cryopreservation of South African bread wheat(Triticum aestivum l.)genotypes. SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY 2016; 106:78-88.
  • LYET A, SLABBERT R, VERSFELD WF, LESLIE AJ, BEYTELL PC, DU PREEZ P. Using a Binomial Mixture Model and Aerial Counts for an Accurate Estimate of Nile Crocodile Abundance and Population Size in the Kunene River, Namibia. African Journal of Wildlife Research (formerly: South African Journal of Wildlife Research) 2016; 46(2):71-86.
  • MADUNA SN, DA SILVA C, WINTNER SP, ROODT-WILDING R, VAN DER MERWE AE. When two oceans meet: regional population genetics of an exploited coastal shark, Mustelus mustelus. MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES 2016; 544:183-196.
  • MALAN-MÃœLLER S, KILIAN S, VAN DEN HEUVEL LL, BARDIEN S, ASMAL L, WARNICH L, EMSLEY RA, HEMMINGS SMJ, SEEDAT S. A systematic review of genetic variants associated with metabolic syndrome in patients with schizophrenia. SCHIZOPHRENIA RESEARCH 2016; 2016(170):1-17.
  • MIRIMIN L, KERWATH S, MACEY B, LAMBERTH SJ, COWLEY PD, VAN DER MERWE AE, BLOOMER P, ROODT-WILDING R. Genetic analyses of overfished silver kob Argyrosomus inodorus (Scieanidae) stocks along the southern African coast. FISHERIES RESEARCH 2016; 176:100-106.
  • MIRIMIN L, MACEY B, KERWATH S, LAMBERTH SJ, VAN DER MERWE AE, COWLEY PD, BLOOMER P, ROODT-WILDING R. Genetic analyses reveal declining trends and low effective population size in an overfished South African sciaenid species, the dusky kob (Argyrosomus japonicas). MARINE AND FRESHWATER RESEARCH 2016; 67:266-276.
  • NUSSLEIN K, DHANKHER OP, XING B, SMITH-DOERR L, SACCO T, MAATHUIS F, PAREEK A, PRASAD PV, OBERHOLSTER A, FOYER CH, KUNERT K, CULLIS CA, DUMONT MG, CHEN B, LU L. Food security needs social-science input. NATURE 2016; 535:37.
  • OBERHOLSTER AP, HILL L, JAPPIE S, TRUTER JC, OBERHOLSTER A. Applying genotoxicology tools to identify environmental stressors in support of river management( loaded incorrect oberholster waiting for HR to load PJ Oberholster). CHEMOSPHERE 2016; 144:319-329.
  • OBERHOLSTER PJ, DE KLERK AR, DE KLERK LP, CHAMIER J, BOTHA A. Algal assemblage responses to acid mine drainage and steel plant wastewater effluent up and downstream of pre and post wetland rehabilitation. ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS 2016; 62:106-116.
  • OOSTHUIZEN K, COETZEE B, MAREE H, BURGER JT. First Report of Grapevine Syrah virus 1 in South African Grapevines. PLANT DISEASE 2016; 100(6):1252.
  • PEPLER PT, UYS DW, NEL DG. A Comparison of some methods for the selection of a common eigenvector model of the covariance matrices of two groups. COMMUNICATIONS IN STATISTICS-SIMULATION AND COMPUTATION 2016; 45:2917-2936.
  • ROHRICH CR, DRÖGEMÖLLER BI, IKEDIOBI O, VAN DER MERWE L, GROBBELAAR N, WRIGHT GEB, MCGREGOR NW, WARNICH L. CYP2B6*6 and CYP2B6*18 Predict Long-Term Efavirenz Exposure Measured in Hair Samples in HIV-Positive South African Women. AIDS RESEARCH AND HUMAN RETROVIRUSES 2016; 32(6):aid.2015.0048.
  • ROSSOUW C, WINTNER SP, VAN DER MERWE AE. Assessing multiple paternity in three commercially exploited shark species: Mustelus mustelus, Carcharhinus obscurus and Sphyrna lewini. JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY 2016; 89:1125-1141.
  • ROUX A, LAMBRECHTS H, ROODT-WILDING R. Laboratory-scale evaluation of the potential of chemical containment for farmed abalone larval escapees. African Journal of Marine Science 2016; 38(2):275-278.
  • SANDENBERGH L, CLOETE SWPVDM, ROODT-WILDING R, SNYMAN MA, VAN DER MERWE AE. Evaluation of the OvineSNP50 chip for use in four South African sheep breeds. South African Journal of Animal Sciences 2016; 46:89-93.
  • SWART BL, VAN DER MERWE AE, KERWATH SE, ROODT-WILDING R. Phylogeography of the pelagic fish Seriola Ialandi at different scales: confirmation of inter-ocean population structure and evaluation of southern African genetic diversity. African Journal of Marine Science 2016; 38(4):513-524.
  • TRUTER JC, VAN WYK JH, OBERHOLSTER AP, OBERHOLSTER A, DE KLERK AR. An In Vitro and In Vivo Assessment of Endocrine Disruptive Activity in a Major South African River(loaded incorrect oberholster waiting for HR to update pj oberholster). Water, Air, and Soil Pollution 2016; 1:227: 54.
  • TRUTER JC, VAN WYK JH, OBERHOLSTER PJ, OBERHOLSTER A, LUUS-POWELL WJ. The expression of selected genes linked to metabolic homeostasis in obese pansteatitis-suffering Mozambique tilapia, Oreochromis mossambicus (Peters). JOURNAL OF FISH DISEASES 2016; 39:69-85.
  • TRUTER JC, VAN WYK JH, OBERHOLSTER PJ, OBERHOLSTER A, MOKWENA LM. An evaluation of the endocrine disruptive potential of crude oil water accommodated fractions and crude oil contaminated surface water to freshwater organisms using in vitro and in vivo approaches. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY 2016; 9999(9999):1-13.
  • VISSER M, BESTER R, BURGER JT, MAREE H. Next-generation sequencing for virus detection: covering all the bases. Virology Journal 2016; 13:s12985-016-0539-x.
  • VISSER M, BURGER JT, MAREE H. Targeted virus detection in next-generation sequencing data using an automated e-probe based approach. VIROLOGY 2016; 495:122-128.