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Publications 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 erytreaeScientific 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: ClosteroviridaeJOURNAL 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 gariepinusJournal 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.

​Publications 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 noxiaSouth 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 gratillaMarine 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. tecunumaniiJournal 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 taurusAfrican 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 patensScientific 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 Africa1Genome / 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.​

​Publications 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 pantherinumMitochondrial 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.

Publications 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 midaeMarine 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 coliFEMS 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.

​Publications 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, BESTER-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, BESTER-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, BESTER-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, BESTER-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, BESTER-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, BESTER-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.

Publications 2015

  • BESTER-VAN DER MERWE AE, GLEDHILL K. Molecular species identification and population genetics of chondrichthyans in South Africa: current challenges, priorities and progress. African Zoology 2015; 50(3):205-217.
  • BITALO DN, MADUNA SN, DA SILVA C, ROODT-WILDING R, BESTER-VAN DER MERWE AE. Differential gene flow patterns for two commercially exploited shark species, tope (Galeorhinus galeus) and common smoothhound (Mustelus mustelus) along the south-west coast of South Africa. Fisheries Research 2015; 172:190-196.
  • COLLING J, TOHGE T, DE CLERCQ R, BRUNOUD G, VERNOUX T, FERNIE AR, MAKUNGA NP, GOOSSENS A, PAUWELS L. Overexpression of the Arabidopsis thaliana signalling peptide TAXIMIN1 affects lateral organ development. Journal of Experimental Botany 2015; 66(17):5337-5349.
  • FISHER RG, SMITH DM, MURRELL B, SLABBERT R, KIRBY BM, EDSON C, COTTON MF, HAUBRICH R, POND SLK, VAN ZYL GU. Next generation sequencing improves detection of drug resistance mutations in infants after PMTCT failure. Journal of Clinical Virology 2015; 62:48-53.
  • GLEDHILL K, KESSEL ST, GUTTRIDGES TL, HANSELL AC, BESTER-VAN DER MERWE AE, FELDHEIM KA, GRUBER SH, CHAPMAN DD. Genetic structure, population demography and seasonal occurrence of blacktip shark Carcharhinus limbatus in Bimini, the Bahamas. Journal of Fish Biology 2015; 87:1371-1388.
  • GOOSEN NJ, DE WET LF, GORGENS JF. Comparison of hydrolysed proteins from different raw materials in diets for Mozambique tilapia Oreochromis mossambicus. Aquaculture International 2015; 23:1165-1178.
  • JOOSTE AEC, MOLENAAR N, MAREE H, BESTER R, MOREY L, DE KOKER WC, BURGER JT. Identification and distribution of multiple virus infections in Grapevine leafroll diseased vineyards. European Journal of Plant Pathology 2015; 142:363-375.
  • LLOYD JR, KOSSMANN JM. Transitory and storage starch metabolism: two sides of the same coin? Current Opinion in Biotechnology 2015; 32:143-148.
  • MALAN-MÜLLER S, KILIAN S, VAN DEN HEUVEL LL, BARDIEN-KRUGER 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 2015; 170(1):1-17.
  • MAREE H, PIRIE MD, OOSTHUIZEN K, BESTER R, REES DJG, BURGER JT. Phylogenomic Analysis Reveals Deep Divergence and Recombination in an Economically Important Grapevine Virus. PLoS ONE 2015; 10(5):e0126819.
  • MIRIMIN L, KITCHIN N, IMPSON ND, CLARK PF, RICHARD J, DANIELS SR, ROODT-WILDING R. Genetic and Morphological Characterization of Freshwater Shrimps (Caridina Africana Kingsley, 1882) Reveals the Presence of Alien Shrimps in the Cape Floristic Region, South Africa. Journal of Heredity 2015; 106(6):711-718.
  • MIRIMIN L, ROODT-WILDING R. Testing and validating a modified CTAB DNA extraction method to enable molecular parentage analysis of fertilized eggs and larvae of an emerging South African aquaculture species, the dusky kob Argyrosomus japonicas. Journal of Fish Biology 2015; 86:1218-1223.
  • MOLENAAR N, BURGER JT, MAREE H. Detection of a divergent variant of grapevine virus F by next-generation sequencing. Archives of Virology 2015; 160:2125-2127.
  • NAIDU RA, MAREE H, BURGER JT. Grapevine Leafroll Disease and Associated Viruses: A Unique Pathosystem. Annual Review of Phytopathology 2015; 53:613-634.
  • OBERHOLSTER PJ, JAPPIE S, CHENG P, BOTHA AM, MATTHEWS MW. First report of an Anabaena Bory strain containing microcystin-LR in a freshwater body in Africa. African Journal of Aquatic Science 2015; 40(1):21-36.
  • PEPLER PT, UYS DW, NEL DG. A comparison of some methods for the identification of common eigenvectors. Communications in Statistics-Simulation and Computation 2016; 0:0.
  • PEPLER PT, UYS DW, NEL DG. Regularised covariance matrix estimation under the common principal components model. Communications in Statistics-Simulation and Computation 2016; 0:0.
  • PICONE B, RHODE C, ROODT-WILDING R. Domain repeats related to innate immunity in the South African abalone, Haliotis midae. Marine Genomics 2015; 23:41-43.
  • PICONE B, RHODE C, ROODT-WILDING R. Transcriptome profiles of wild and cultured South African abalone, Haliotis midae. Marine Genomics 2015; 20:3-6.
  • RAMEZANI S, BLIBECH I, TRINDADE REI F, KOEHLER VAN ASCH BJ, TEIXEIRA DA COSTA L. Bactrocera oleae (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Iran: An invasion from the Middle West. European Journal of Entomology 2015; 112(4):713-721.
  • SCHULTZ T, VAN ECK L, BOTHA AM. Phi-class glutathione-S-transferase is involved in Dn1-mediated resistance. Physiologia Plantarum 2015; 154:1-12.
  • SWART BL, VON DER HEYDEN S, BESTER-VAN DER MERWE AE, ROODT-WILDING R. Molecular systematics and biogeography of the circumglobally distributed genus Seriola (Pisces: Carangidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 2015; 93:274-280.

Publications 2014

  • BESTER R, PEPLER PT, BURGER JT, MAREE HJ. Relative quantitation goes viral: An RT-qPCR assay for a grapevine virus. Journal of Virological Methods 2014; 210 : 67-75.
  • BOTHA A-M, BURGER NFV, VAN ECK L. Hypervirulent Diuraphis noxia (Hemiptera: Aphididae) Biotype SAM Avoids Triggering Defenses in Its Host (Triticum aestivum) (Poales: Poaceae) During Feeding. Environmental Entomology 2014; 43(3) : 672-681.
  • BOTHA A-M, VAN ECK L, BURGER NFV, SWANEVELDER ZH. Near-isogenic lines of Triticum aestivum with distinct modes of resistance exhibit dissimilar transcriptional regulation during Diuraphis noxia feeding. Biology Open 2014; 3 : 1116-1128.
  • CLOETE SWP, OLIVIER JJ, SANDENBERGH L, SNYMAN MA. The adaption of the South Africa sheep industry to new trends in animal breeding and genetics: A review. South African Journal of Animal Science 2014; 44 : 178-188.
  • DANDARA C, HUZAIR F, BORDA-RODRIGUEZ A, CHIRIKURE S, OKPECHI I, WARNICH L, MASIMIREMBWA C. H3Africa and the African Life Science Ecosystem: Building Sustainable Innovation. Omics-A Journal of Integrative Biology 2014; 18(12) : 733-739.
  • DE JAGER L, BURGER NFV, BOTHA A-M. Complete mitochondrial genome of Diuraphis noxia (Hemiptera: Aphididae) from nine populations, SNP variation between populations, and comparison with other Aphididae species. African Entomology 2014; 22(4) : 847-862.
  • DEL ZOMPO M, DELEUZE JF, CHILLOTTI C, COUSIN E, NIEHAUS DJH, EBSTEIN RP, ARDAU R, MACE S, WARNICH L, MUJAHED M, SEVERINO G, et al. Association study in three different populations between the GPR88 gene and major psychoses. Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine 2014; 2(2) : 152-159.
  • DROGEMOLLER BI, NIEHAUS DJH, CHILIZA B, VAN DER MERWE L, ASMAL L, MALHOTRA AK, WRIGHT GEB, EMSLEY L, WARNICH L. Patterns of variation influencing antipsychotic treatment outcomes in South African first-episode schizophrenia patients. Pharmacogenomics 2014; 15(2) : 189-199.
  • DROGEMOLLER BI, WRIGHT GEB, WARNICH L. Considerations for rare variants in drug metabolism genes and the clinical implications. Expert Opinion on Drug Metabolism & Toxicology 2014; 10(6) : 873-884.
  • FIGLAN S, LE ROUX C, TEREFE T, BOTES WC, VISSER B, SHIMELIS H, TSILO TJ. Wheat stem rust in South Africa: Current status and future research directions. African Journal of Biotechnology 2014; 13(44) : 4188-4199.
  • GOOSEN NJ, DE WET LF, GÖRGENS JF, JACOBS K, DE BRUYN A. Fish silage oil from rainbow trout processing waste as alternative to conventional fish oil in formulated diets for Mozambique tilapia Oreochromis mossambicus. Animal Feed Science and Technology 2014; 188 : 74-84.
  • HARBRON J, VAN DER MERWE L, ZAAHL MG, KOTZE MJ, SENEKAL M. Fat Mass and Obesity-Associated (FTO) Gene Polymorphisms Are Associated with Physical Activity, Food Intake, Eating Behaviours, Psychological Health, and Modeled change in Body Mass Index in Overweight/Obese Caucasian Adults. Nutrients 2014; 6 : 3130-3152.
  • HAUSER ND, DYER RA, PEPLER PT, ROLFE DA. An observational audit of pain scores post-orthopaedic surgery at a level two state hospital in Cape Town. Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia 2014; 20(2) : 110-116.
  • HEKIM N, COSKUN Y, SINAV A, ABOU-ZEID AH, AGIRBASLI M, AKINTOLA SO, AYNACIOGLU S, BAYRAM M, BRAGAZZI NL, DANDARA C, et al. Translating Biotechnology to Knowledge-Based Innovation, Peace, and Development? Deploy a Science Peace Corps - An Open Letter to world leaders. Omics-A Journal of Integrative Biology 2014; 18(7) : 415-420.
  • HOFFMAN LC, JONES M, MULLER M, JOUBERT E, SADIE A. Lipid and protein stability and sensory evaluation of ostrich (Struthio camelus) droëwors with the addition of rooibos tea extract (Aspalathus linearis) as a natural antioxidant. Meat Science 2014; 96 : 1289-1296.
  • KOLKER E, OZDEMIR V, MARTENS L, HANCOCK W, ANDERSON G, ANDERSON N, AYNACIOGLU S, BARANOVA A, CAMPAGNA SR, CHEN R, et al.. Towards More Transparent and Reproducible Omics Studies Through a Common Metadata Checklist and Data Publications. Omics-A Journal of Integrative Biology 2014; 18(1) : 10-14.
  • MADUNA SN, ROSSOUW C, ROODT-WILDING R, BESTER-VAN DER MERWE AE. Microsatellite cross-species amplification and utility in southern African elasmobranchs: A valuable resource for fisheries management and conservation. BMC Research Notes 2014; 7(352) : 1-12.
  • MIRIMIN L, KERWATH SE, MACEY BM, BESTER-VAN DER MERWE AE, LAMBERTH SJ, BLOOMER P, ROODT-WILDING R. Identification of naturally occurring hybrids between two overexploited sciaenid species along the South African coast. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 2014; 76 : 30-33.
  • MOORE SW, ZAAHL MG. Tissue specific somatic mutations and aganglionosis in Hirschsprung's disease . Journal of Pediatric Surgery 2014; 49(2) : 258-261.
  • NCHABELENG T, CHENG PH, OBERHOLSTER PJ, BOTHA A-M, SMIT WJ, LUUS-POWELL WJ. Microcystin-LR equivalent concentrations in fish tissue during a post-bloom Microcystic exposure in Loskop Dam, South Africa. African Journal of Aquatic Science 2014; 39(4) : 459-466.
  • OBERHOLSTER PJ, CHENG PH, BOTHA A-M, GENTHE B. The potential of selected macroalgal species for treatment of AMD at different pH ranges in temperate regions. Water Research 2014; 60 : 82-92.
  • OZDEMIR V, DOWNEY RA, LIN BR, DOVE ES, OZKAN B, WARNICH L, FERGUSON LR. Special Issue "OMICS IN AFRICA": Power to the People - Moving 21st Century Integrative Biology from Lab to Village to Innovation Ecosystems. Omics-A Journal of Integrative Biology 2014; 18(7) : 399-401.
  • OZDEMIR V, ENDRENYI L, AYNACIOGLU S, BRAGAZZI NL, DANDARA C, DOVE ES, FERGUSON LR, GERACI CJ, HAFEN E, KESIM BE, KOLKER E, LEE EJD, LLERENA A, NACAK M, SHIMODA K, SOMEYA T, SRIVASTAVA S, TOMLINSON B, VAYENA E, WARNICH L, YASAR U. Bernard Lerer: Recipient of the 2014 Inaugural Werner Kalow Responsible Innovation Prize in Global Omics and Personalized Medicine (Pacific Rim Association For Clinical Pharmacogenetics). Omics-A Journal of Integrative Biology 2014; 18(4) : 211-221.
  • RHODE C, MADUNA SN, ROODT-WILDING R, BESTER-VAN DER MERWE AE. Comparison of population genetic estimates among wild, F1 and F2 cultured abalone (Haliotis midae). Animal Genetics 2014; 45 : 456-459.
  • ROUX A, LAMBRECHTS H, ROODT-WILDING R. Development of an experimental laboratory fertilization protocol for the South African abalone, Haliotis midae (Linnaeus 1758). Invertebrate Reproduction & Development 2014; 58(1) : 42-48.
  • SARDAS S, ENDRENYI L, GURSOY UK, HUTZ M, LIN BR, PATRINOS GP, STEUTEN LMG, WANG W, WARNICH L, OZDEMIR V. A Call for Pharmacogenovigilance and Rapid Falsification in the Age of Big Data: Why not First Road Test Your Biomarker. Omics-A Journal of Integrative Biology 2014; 18(11) : 663-665.
  • SCHULTZ T, VAN ECK L, BOTHA A-M. Phi-class glutathione-S-transferase is involved in Dn1-mediated resistance. Physiologia Plantarum 2014; pp.12284.
  • SELALA MC, BOTHA A-M, DE KLERK LP, DE KLERK AR, MYBURGH JG, OBERHOLSTER PJ. Using Phytoplankton Diversity to Determine Wetland Resilience, One Year After a Vegetable Oil Spill. Water Air and Soil Pollution 2014; 225 : 1-11.
  • TRUTER JC, VAN WYK JH, OBERHOLSTER PJ, BOTHA A-M, 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 2014.
  • TRUTER JC, VAN WYK JH, OBERHOLSTER PJ, BOTHA A-M. The impacts of neutralized acid mine drainage contaminated water on the expression of selected endocrine-linked genes in juvenile Mozambique tilapia Oreochromis mossambicus exposed in vivo. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 2014; 100 : 209-217.
  • VAN ECK L, DAVIDSON RM, WU S, ZHAO BY, BOTHA A-M, LEACH JE, LAPITAN NLV. The transcriptional network of WRKY53 in cereals links oxidative responses to biotic and abiotic stress inputs. Functional & Integrative Genomics 2014; 14(3) : 351-362.
  • VAN HEERDEN CJ, BURGER P, VERMEULEN A, PRINS R. Detection of downy and powdery mildew resistance QTL in a 'Regent' x 'Redglobe' population. Euphytica 2014; 200 : 281-295.
  • VENTER E, MANSOOR CV, SIBISI P, BOTHA A-M. Potassium phosphate induces tolerance against the Russian wheat aphid (Diuraphis noxia, Homoptera: Aphididae) in wheat. Crop Protection 2014; 61 : 43-50.
  • WESSELS E, BOTES WC. Accelerating resistance breeding in wheat by integrating marker-assisted selection and doubled haploid technology. South African Journal of Plant and Soil 2014; 31(1) : 35-43.

Publications 2013

  • Alessandrini M, Asfaha S, Dodgen TM, Warnich L, Pepper MS  (2013) Cytochrome P450 pharmacogenetics in African populations. Drug metabolism reviews 45(2):253-275
  • Bester-van der Merwe AE, Blaauw S, Du Plessis J, Roodt-Wilding R  (2013) Transcriptome-wide Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) for abalone (Haliotis midae): validation and application using Goldengate medium-throughput genotyping assays. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 14(9): 19341-19360; doi:10.3390/ijms140919341)
  • Botes WC, Bitalo DN (2013) Identification, evaluation and optimization of a minimum simple sequence repeat marker set for triticale breeding. Journal of Applied Biology & Biotechnology 1(4):16-23
  • Botha A-M (2013) A coevolutionary conundrum: the arms race between Diuraphis noxia (Kurdjumov) a specialist pest and its host Triticum aestivum (L.). Arthropod-Plant Interactions 7:359-372
  • Del Zompo M, Deleuze JF, Chillotti C, Cousin E, Niehaus DJH, Ebstein RP, Ardau R, Mace S, Warnich L, Mujahed M, Severino G, Dib C, Jordaan E, Murad I, Soubigou S, Koen L, Bannoura I, Rocher C, Laurent C, Derock M, Biguet NF, Mallet J, Meloni R (2013) Association study in three different populations between the GPR88 gene and major psychoses. Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine doi:10.1002/mgg3.54
  • Dodgen TM, Hochfeld WE, Fickl H, Asfaha S, Durandt C, Rheeder P, Drogemoller BI, Wright GEB, Warnich L, Labuschagne CDJ, Van Schalkwyk A, Gaedigk A, Pepper MS (2013) Introduction of the AmpliChip CYP450 Test to a South African cohort: a platform comparative prospective cohort study. BMC medical genetics 14(1):1-15
  • Drogemoller BI, Plummer M, Korkie LJ, Agenbag GM, Dunaiski A, Niehaus DJH, Koen L, Gebhardt S, Schneider N, Olckers A, Wright GEB, Warnich L (2013) Characterization of the genetic variation present in CYP3A4 in three South African populations. Frontiers in genetics 4:17
  • Drogemoller BI, Wright GEB, Niehaus DJH, Emsley RA, Warnich L (2013) Next-generation sequencing of pharmacogenes: a critical analysis focusing on schizophrenia treatment. Pharmacogenetics and genomics 23(12):666-674
  • Le Maitre NC, Botes WC (2013) Molecular and genetic study of wheat rusts. African Journal of Biotechnology 12(42):6068-6075
  • Manley M, McGoverin CM, Snyders F, Muller M, Botes WC, Fox GP (2013) Prediction of Triticale Grain Quality Properties, Based on Both Chemical and Indirectly Measured Reference Methods, Using Near-Infrared Spectroscopy. Cereal Chemistry 90(6):540-545
  • Maree HJ, Almeida RP, Bester R, Chooi KM, Cohen D, Dolja VV, Fuchs MF, Golino DA, Jooste AEC, Martelli GP, Naidu RA, Rowhani A, Saldarelli P, Burger JT (2013) Grapevine leafroll-associated virus 3. Frontiers in microbiology 4:82
  • Mirimin L, Ruiz Guajardo JC, Vervalle J, bester-van der Merwe AE, Kerwath SE, Macey B, Bloomer P, Roodt-Wilding R (2013) Isolation and validation of microsatellite markers from a depleted South African sciaenid species, the dusky kob (Argyrosomus japonicus), by means of the FIASCO/454 approach Conservation Genetic Resources DOI 101007/s12686-013-9922-8
  • Oberholster PJ, Botha A-M, Chamier J, De Klerk AR (2013) Longitudinal trends in water chemistry and phytoplankton assemblage downstream of the Riverview WWTP in the Upper Olifants River Ecohydrology & Hydrobiology 13(1):41-51
  • Oberholster PJ, Dabrowski J, Botha A-M (2013) Using modified multiple phosphorus sensitivity indices for mitigation and management of phosphorus loads on a catchment level Fundamental and Applied Limnology/Archiv für Hydrobiologie 182(1):1-16
  • Oberholster PJ, Genthe B, Hobbs P, Cheng PH, De Klerk AR, Botha A-M (2013) An ecotoxicological screening tool to prioritise acid mine drainage impacted streams for future restoration Environmental Pollution 176: 244-253
  • Ozdemir V, Borda-Rodriguez A, Dove ES, Ferguson LR, Huzair F, Manolopoulos VG, Masellis M, Milius D, Warnich L, Srivastava S (2013) Public health pharmacogenomics and the design principles for global public goods–moving genomics to responsible innovation Current pharmacogenomics and personalized medicine 11(1):1
  • Panton NA, Strickland NJ, Warnich L, Zaahl MG (2013) Iron homeostasis in porphyria cutanea tarda: mutation analysis of promoter regions of CP, CYBRD1, HAMP and SLC40A1 Journal of clinical pathology, 66(2):160-161
  • Rhode C, Vervalle J, bester-van der Merwe AE, Roodt-Wilding R (2013) Detection of Molecular Signatures of Selection at Microsatellite Loci in the South African Abalone (Haliotis midae) using a Population Genomic Approach Marine Genomics 10:27-36
  • Selala MC, Botha A-M, De Klerk AR, De Klerk LP, Myburgh JG, Blettler MCM, Oberholster PJ (2013) Effects of Vegetable Oil Pollution on Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Assemblage in a Freshwater Wetland and Its Use as a Remediation Tool Water, Air, & Soil Pollution 224(9):1-15
  • Truter JC, Van Wyk JH, Oberholster PJ, Botha A-M (2013) The impacts of neutralized acid mine drainage contaminated water on the expression of selected endocrine-linked genes in juvenile Mozambique tilapia Oreochromis mossambicus exposed in vivo Ecotoxicology and environmental safety 100:209-217
  • Vervalle J, Hepple J, Jansen S, Du Plessis J, Wang P, Rhode C, Roodt-Wilding R (2013) Integrated Linkage Map of Haliotis midae Linnaeus Based on Microsatellite and SNP Markers Journal of Shellfish Research 32(1): 89-103

Publications 2012

  • BESTER R, JOOSTE AEC, MAREE HJ, BURGER JT (2012) Real-time RT-PCR high-resolution melting curve analysis and multiplex RT-PCR to detect and differentiate grapevine leafroll-associated virus 3 variant groups I, II, III and VI. Virology journal 9(1): 219
  • BESTER R, MAREE HJ, BURGER JT (2012) Complete nucleotide sequence of a new strain of grapevine leafroll-associated virus 3 in South Africa. Archives of Virology doi 10.1007/s00705-012-1333-8 
  • BESTER-VAN DER MERWE AE, D'AMATO ME, SWART BL, ROODT-WILDING R (2012): Molecular phylogeny of South African abalone, its origin and evolution as revealed by two genes, Marine Biology Research 8:727-736
  • COETZEE B, KAGEE SA, TOMLINSON MR, WARNICH L, IKEDIOBI O (2012) Reactions, beliefs and concerns associated with providing hair speciments for medical research among a South African sample: A qualitative approach. Future Virology 7(11): 1135-1142
  • DAVIDS AH, CLOETE SWP, BESTER-VAN DER MERWE AE, MUCHADEYI FC, SLABBERT R, DZAMA K (2012) Genetic variation within and between three ostrich breeds estimated using microsatellite markers. South African Journal of Animal Science 42:156-163
  • ESPACH Y, MAREE HJ, BURGER JT (2012) Complete genome of a novel endornavirus assembled from next-generation sequence data. Journal of Virology 86(230): 13142 doi 10.1128/ JVI.02538-12
  • KOEN L, NIEHAUS DJH, WRIGHT GEB, WARNICH L, DE JONG G, EMSLEY RA, MALL S (2012) Chromosome 22q11 in a Xhosa schizophrenia population. South African Medical Journal 102:165-166
  • LAMPRECHT RL, MAREE HJ, STEPHAN D, BURGER JT (2012) Complete nucleotide sequence of a South African isolate of Grapevine fanleaf virus. Virus Genes doi: 10.1007/s11262-012-0765-2
  • MEIRING TL, SALIMO AT, COETZEE B, MAREE HJ, MOODLEY J, HITZEROTH II, FREEBOROUGH MJ, RYBICKI EP, WILLIAMSON A-L (2012) A Next-generation sequencing of cervical DNA detects human papillomavirus types not detected by commercial kits. Virology journal 9(1): 164
  • MOORE SW, ZAAHL MG (2012) Intronic RET gene variants in Down syndrome–associated Hirschsprung disease in an African population. Journal of Pediatric Surgery 47:299-302
  • OBERHOLSTER PJ, ASHTON PJ, BOTHA A-M, KLEYNHANS CJ (2012) Phytoplankton yield changes after enrichment in microcosm experiments: Applications for predicting progressive eutrophication in a mesotrophic lake, South Africa. African Journal of Biotechnology 11(90): 15678-15689
  • PANTON NA, STRICKLAND NJ, HIFT RJ, WARNICH L, ZAAHL MG (2012) Iron homeostasis in porphyria cutanea tarda: mutation analysis of promoter regions of CP. CYBRD1, HAMP and SLC40A1. Journal of Clinical Pathology 82: 33–45
  • PEPLER PT, UYS DW, NEL DG (2012) Predicting mortality and length-of-stay for neonatal admissions to private hospital neonatal intensive care units: a Southern African retrospective study. African Health Sciences 12(2): 166-173
  • RHODE C, HEPPLE J-A, JANSEN S, DAVIS T, VERVALLE J, BESTER-VAN DER MERWE AE, ROODT-WILDING R (2012) A population genetic analysis of abalone domestication events in South Africa: Implications for the management of the abalone resource. Aquaculture doi:10.1016/j.aquaculture.2012.05.012
  • SANDENBERGH L, ROODT-WILDING R (2012) Investigation of the autofluorescence of various abalone (Haliotis midae) tissues and the implications for future use of fluorescent molecules. Journal of Shellfish Research 31(3): 785-788
  • SLABBERT R, HEPPLE J, FRANCHINI P, BESTER-VAN DER MERWE AE, ROODT-WILDING R (2012) Microsatellite marker development in the abalone Haliotis midae using pyrosequencing (454) and their application: Characterisation in silico analyses and linkage mapping Genetics and Molecular Research 11(3): 2769 – 2779
  • STRICKLAND NJ, MATSHA T, ERASMUS RT, ZAAHL, MG (2012) Molecular analysis of Ceruloplasmin in a South African cohort presenting with oesophageal cancer. International Journal of Cancer 131:623-632
  • VAN RENSBURG C, MOORE SW, ZAAHL MG (2012) RET Promoter variations in Familial African Degenerative Leiomyopathy (ADL): First report of a possible genetic –environmental interaction. Pediatric Surgery International, 28(12): 1235-1238
  • VAN TUYLL VAN SEROOSKERKEN AM, DROGEMOLLER BI, TE VELDE K, BLADERGROEN RS, STEIJLEN PM, POBLETE-GUTIERREZ P, VAN GEEL M, VAN HEERDEN CJ, WARNICH L, FRANK J (2012) Extended haplotype studies in South African and Dutch variegate porphyria families carrying the recurrent p.R59W mutation confirm a common ancestry. British Journal of Dermatology 166:261-265
  • VISSER M, STEPHAN D, JAYNES JM, BURGER JT (2012) A transient expression assay for the in planta efficacy screening of an antimicrobial peptide against grapevine bacterial pathogens. Letters in Applied Microbiology 54:543-551
  • WRIGHT GEB, NiIEHAUS DJH, VAN DER MERWE L, KOEN L, KORKIE LJ, KINNEAR CJ, DROGEMOLLER BI, WARNICH L (2012) Association of MB-COMT polymorphisms with schizophrenia-susceptibility and symptom severity in an African cohort. Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry 39(1):163–169

 Publications 2011

  • BESTER-VAN DER MERWE AE, ROODT-WILDING R, VOLCKAERT FAM, D'AMATO ME (2011) Historical isolation and hydrodynamically constrained gene flow in declining populations of the South African abalone, Haliotis midae. Conservation Genetics 12:543-555
  • COETZEE B, BURGER JT (2011) Viroom van 'n wingerd - 'n in-diepte analise van wingerdvirusse. Wynland 1:85-86
  • DROGEMOLLER BI, WRIGHT GEB, NIEHAUS DJH, EMSLEY RA, WARNICH L (2011) Whole-genome resequencing in pharmacogenomics: moving away from past disparities to globally representative applications. Pharmacogenomics 12:1717-1728
  • DU PREEZ J, STEPHAN D, MAWASSI M, BURGER JT (2011) The grapevine-infecting vitiviruses, with particular reference to grapevine virus A. Archives of Virology 156:1495-1503
  • FRANCHINI P, VAN DER MERWE M, ROODT-WILDING R (2011) Transcriptome characterization of the South African abalone Haliotis midae using sequencing-by-synthesis. BMC Research Notes 4:59
  • GOOSEN NJ, GÖRGENS JF, DE WET LF, CHENIA H (2011) Organic acids as potential growth promoters in the South African abalone Haliotis midae. Aquaculture 321:245-251
  • IKEDIOBI O, AOUIZERAT B, XIAO Y, GANDHI M, GEBHARDT GS, WARNICH L (2011) Analysis of pharmacogenetic traits in two distinct South African populations. Human Genomics 5:265-282
  • JOOSTE AEC, PIETERSEN G, BURGER JT (2011) Distribution of grapevine leafroll associated virus-3 variants in South African vineyards. European Journal of Plant Pathology 131:371-381
  • KAMAL SM, WARNICH L, FERGUSON LR, SRIVASTAVA S, RAY S, AVARD D, JOLY Y, LE HUYNH M, PAGE M, MASELLIS M, DOVE ES, GURWITZ D, OZDEMIR V (2011) Forward Look: Tenth Anniversary of the Human Genome Sequence and 12st Century Postgenomics Global Health - A Close Up on Africa and Women's Health. Current Pharmacogenomics and Personalized Medicine 9:148-155
  • LÖTZE E, SADIE A, THERON KI (2011) Development of a Pre-Harvest Prediction Model for Ripening of 'Forelle' Pears (Pyrus communis L.). Acta Horticulturae 909:693-698.
  •  MANLEY M, SNYDERS F, MCGOVERIN CM, FOX GP, MULLER M, KIDD M, BOTES WC (2011) Evaluation of the compositional and functional quality of South African triticale (x Triticosecale Wittmack) cultivars. South African Journal of Plant and Soil 28:201-210
  • MCGOVERIN CM, SNYDERS F, MULLER M, BOTES WC, FOX GP, MANLEY M (2011) A review of triticale uses and the effect of growth environment on grain quality. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 91:1155-1165
  • OBERHOLSTER PJ, BOTHA A-M (2011) Dynamics of phytoplankton and phytobenthos in Lake Loskop (South Africa) and downstream irrigation canals. Fundamental and Applied Limnology 179:169-178
  • OBERHOLSTER PJ, MYBURGH JG, ASHTON PJ, COETZEE JJ, BOTHA A-M (2011) Bioaccumulation of aluminium and iron in the food chain of Lake Loskop, South Africa. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 75:134-141
    O'KENNEDY MM, CRAMPTON BG, LORITO M, CHAKAUYA E, BREESE WA, BURGER JT, BOTHA FC (2011) Expression of beta-1,3-glucanase from a biocontrol fungus in transgenic pearl millet. South African Journal of Botany 77:335-345
  • PRETORIUS A, KAUR M, WAMALWA M, FEBRUARY MF, ESSACK M, BAJIC VB, REES DJG (2011) Functional Analysis and characterization of the Human RBBP6 promoters based on a combination of molecular biology and in silico approaches provide additional eveidence for RBBP6 role in apoptosis. GSTF Journal on Bioinformatics and Biotechnology 1:1-13
  • RHODE C, ROODT-WILDING R (2011) Bioinformatic survey of Haliotis midae microsatellites reveals a non-random distribution of repeat motifs. Biological Bulletin 221:147-154
  • STEPHAN D, SLABBER C, GEORGE G, NINOV V, FRANCIS KP, BURGER JT (2011) Visualization of plant viral suppressor silencing activity in intact leaf lamina by quantitative fluorescent imaging. Plant Methods 7:25.
  •  STRICKLAND NJ, MATSHA T, ERASMUS RT, ZAAHL MG (2011) Molecular analysis of Ceruloplasmin in a South African cohort presenting with oesophageal cancer. International Journal of Cancer doi: 10.1002/ijc.26418
  • VAN DER MERWE M, FRANCHINI P, ROODT-WILDING R (2011) Differential growth-related gene expression in abalone (Haliotis midae). Marine Biotechnology 13:1125-1139
    WARNICH L, DROGEMOLLER BI, PEPPER MS, DANDARA C, WRIGHT GEB (2011) Pharmacogenomic research in South Africa: Lessons learned and future opportunities in the rainbow nation. Current Pharmacogenomics and Personalized Medicine 9:191-207
    WRIGHT GEB, NIEHAUS DJH, KOEN L, DROGEMOLLER BI, WARNICH L (2011) Psychiatric genetics in South Africa: cutting a rough diamond. African Journal of Psychiatry 14:355-366

 Publications 2010

  • BOTHA-OBERHOLSTER AM, SWANEVELDER ZH, LAPITAN NLV (2010) Transcript profiling of wheat genes expressed during feeding by two different biotypes of Diuraphis noxia. Environmental Entomology 39:1206-1231
  • COETZEE B, FREEBOROUGH MJ, MAREE HJ , CELTON J, REES DJG, BURGER JT (2010) Deep sequencing analysis of viruses infecting grapevines: Virome of a vineyard. Virology 400:157-163
  • COETZEE B, MAREE HJ , STEPHAN D, FREEBOROUGH MJ, BURGER JT (2010) The first complete nucleotide sequence of a grapevine virus E variant. Archives of Virology 155:1357-1360
  • DROGEMOLLER BI, WRIGHT GEB, NIEHAUS DJH, KOEN L, MALAN S, DA SILVA DM, HILLERMANN-REBELLO R, LA GRANGE AM, VENTER M, WARNICH L (2010) Characterization of the genetic profile of CYP2C19 in two South African populations. Pharmacogenomics 11:1095-1103
  • DU PREEZ J , STEPHAN D, BLIGNAUT M, STANDER C , VIVIER MA, GOSZCZYNSKI DE, BURGER JT (2010) The characterisation of virus-based vectors for functional genomic studies in Grapevine. Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research 16 (Supplement S1): A68
  • ENGELBRECHT M, JOUBERT J, BURGER JT (2010) First report of Aster Yellows phytoplasma in grapevines in South Africa. Plant Disease 94: 373
  • FRANCHINI P, SLABBERT R, VAN DER MERWE M, ROUX A, ROODT-WILDING R (2010) Karyotype and genome size estimation of Haliotis midae: Estimators to assist future studies on the evolutionary history of Haliotidae. Journal of Shellfish Research 29:945-950
  • JOOSTE AEC, MAREE HJ, BELLSTEDT DU, GOSZCZYNSKI DE, PIETERSEN GJ, BURGER JT (2010) Three genetic grapevine leafroll-associated virus 3 variants identified from South African vineyards show high variability in their 5'UTR. Archives of Virology 155:1997-2006
  • LEHMENSIEK A, BESTER-VAN DER MERWE AE, SUTHERLAND MW, KRIEL WM, POTGIETER GF, PRINS R, PLATZ G (2010) Polulation structure of South African and Australian Pyrenophora teres isolates. Plant Pathology 59:504-515
  • MARAIS GF, BADENHORST PE, EKSTEEN A, PRETORIUS ZA (2010) Reduction of Aegilops sharonensis chromatin associated with resistance genes Lr56 and Yr38 in wheat. Euphytica 171:15-22
  • MARAIS GF, BEKKER TA, EKSTEEN A, MCCALLUM B, FETCH T, MARAIS AS (2010) Attempts to remove gametocidal genes co-transferred to common wheat with rust resistance from Aegilops speltoides. Euphytica 171:71-85
  • MARAIS GF, KOTZE L, EKSTEEN A (2010) Allosyndetic recombinants of the Aegilops peregrina-derived Lr59 translocation in common wheat. Plant Breeding 129:356-361
  • MAREE HJ, GARDNER HJF, FREEBOROUGH MJ, BURGER JT (2010) Mapping of the 5' terminal nucleotides of Grapevine leafroll-associated virus 3 sgRNAs. Virus Research 151:252-255
  • MOORE SW, ZAAHL MG (2010) Chasing the ubiquitous RET proto-oncogene in South African MEN2 families: implications for the surgeon. South African Journal of Surgery 47:28-32
  • MOORE SW, ZAAHL MG (2010) Familial associations in medullary thyroid carcinoma with Hirschsprung disease: the role of the RET-C620 "Janus"genetic variation. Journal of Pediatric Surgery 45:393-396
  • MUSEE N, OBERHOLSTER PJ, SIKHWIVHILU L, BOTHA A-M (2010) The effects of engineered nanoparticles on survival, reproduction, and behaviour of freshwater snail, Physa acuta (Draparnaud, 1805). Chemosphere 81:1196-1203
  • OBERHOLSTER PJ, ASHTON PJ, FRITZ GB, BOTHA-OBERHOLSTER AM (2010) First report on the colony-forming freshwater ciliate Ophrydium versatile in an African river. Water SA 36:315-322
  • OBERHOLSTER PJ, BOTHA A-M (2010) Use of remote sensing and molecular markers to detect toxic cyanobacterial hyperscum crust: A case study on Lake Hartbeespoort, South Africa. African Journal of Biotechnology 9:8791-8799
  • OBERHOLSTER PJ, MYBURGH JG, ASHTON PJ, BOTHA A-M (2010) Responses of phytoplankton upon exposure to a mixture of acid mine drainage and high levels of nutrient pollution in Lake Loskop, South Africa. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 73:326-335
  • ROODT-WILDING R, SWART BL, IMPSON ND(2010) Genetically distinct Dutch-domesticated Clarias gariepinus used in aquaculture in southern Africa. African Journal of Aquatic Science 35:241-249
  • SLABBERT E, VAN HEERDEN CJ, JACOBS K (2010) Optimization of Automated Ribosomal Intergenic Spacer (ARISA) for the estimation of microbial diversity in fynbos soil. South African Journal of Science 106:52-55
  • SLABBERT R, HEPPLE J, VENTER A, NEL S, SWART L, VAN DEN BERG NC, ROODT-WILDING R (2010) Isolation and segregation of 44 microsatellite loci in the South African abalone Haliotis midae L. Animal Genetics 41:332-336
  • SLABBERT R, PRINS N, BRINK D (2010) A microsatellite panel for triploid verification in the abalone Haliotis midae. African Journal of Marine Science 32:259-264
  • SWANEVELDER ZH, SURRIDGE AKJ, VENTER E, BOTHA-OBERHOLSTER AM (2010) Limited endosymbiont variation in Diuraphis noxia (Hemiptera: Aphididae) biotypes from the United States and South Africa. Journal of Economic Entomology 103:887-897
  • TIMM AE, GEERTSEMA H, WARNICH L (2010) Population genetic structure of economically important Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) in South Africa: a comparative analysis. Bulletin of Entomological Research 100:421-431
  • VAN DEN BERG NC, ROODT-WILDING R (2010) Parentage assignment in Haliotis midae L.: a precursor to future genetic enhancement programmes for South African abalone. Aquaculture Research 41:1387-1395
  • VAN DER MERWE M, AUZOUX-BORDENAVE S, ROODT-WILDING R, NIESLER C (2010) Investigating the establishment of primary cell culture from different abalone (Haliotis midae) tissues. Cytotechnology 62:265-277
  • VAN ECK L, SCHULTZ T, LEACH JE, SCOFIELD SR, PEAIRS FB, BOTHA A-M, LAPITAN NLV (2010) Virus-induced gene silencing of WRKY53 and an inducible phenylalanine ammonia-lyase in wheat reduces aphid resistance. Plant Biotechnology Journal 8:1023-1032
  • WRIGHT GEB, NIEHAUS DJH, DROGEMOLLER BI, KOEN L, GAEDIGK A, WARNICH L (2010) Elucidation of CYP2D6 genetic diversity in a unique African population: Implications for the future application of pharmacogenetics in the Xhosa population. Annals of Human Genetics 74:340-350

 Publications 2009

  • DU PLESSIS N, KIMBERG M, ZAAHL MG, SADIE A, VENTER M, VAN DER MERWE L, LOUW A, WARNICH L (2009) Functional analysis of the 5' regulatory region of the 5-aminolevulinate synthase (alasi) gene in response to estrogen. Cellular and Molecular Biology 55:20-30
  • GEBHARDT GS, BRUINERS N, HILLERMANN R (2009) A novel exonic variant (221delT) in the LGALS13 gene encoding placental protein 13 (PP13) is associated with preterm labour in a low risk population. Journal of Reproductive Immunology 82:166-173
  • KEYSER RJ, VAN DER MERWE L, VENTER M, KINNEAR C, WARNICH L, CARR J, BARDIEN S (2009) Identification of a novel functional deletion variant in the 5'-UTR of the DJ-I gene. BMC Medical Genetics 10:1-10
  • LA GRANGE AM, LE ROUX NJ, GARDNER S  (2009) Biplot GUI: Interactive biplots in R. Journal of Statistical Software 30:1-37
  • LIEBENBERG A, FREEBOROUGH M, VISSER C, BELLSTEDT DU, BURGER JT (2009) Genetic variability within the coat protein gene of Grapevine fanleaf virus isolates from South Africa and the evaluation of RT-PCR, DAS-ELISA and immunoStrips as virus diagnostic assays. Virus Research 142:28-35
  • MARAIS GF, BOTES WC (2009) Recurrent mass selection for routine improvement of common wheat: A review. In Lichtfouse et al. (eds) Sustainable Agriculture Reviews 1:85-105.
  • MARAIS GF, BOTES WC (2009) Recurrent mass selection for routine improvement of common wheat: A review. In Organic Farming, Pest Control and Remediation of Soil Pollutants, 85-105
  • MARAIS GF, MARAIS AS, GROENEWALD CW (2009) SCAR markers that specifically tag chromosomes 2D of wheat and 2J1d of Thinopyrum distichum. South African Journal of Plant and Soil/ Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif vir Plant en Grond 26:129-131
  • MARAIS GF, MARAIS AS, MCCALLUM B, PRETORIUS ZA (2009) Leaf rust and stripe rust resistance genes Lr62 and Yr42 transferred to common wheat from Aegilops neglecta Req. ex Bertol. Crop Science 49:871-879
  • MOORE SW, ZAAHL MG (2009) Clinical and genetic differences in total colonic aganglionosis (TCA) in Hirschsprung's disease. Journal of Pediatric Surgery 44:1899-1903
  • MURUGANANTHAM M, MOSKOVITZ Y, HAVIV S, HORESH T, FENIGSTEIN A, DU PREEZ J, STEPHAN D, BURGER JT,  MAWASSI M (2009) Grapevine virus A-mediated gene silencing in Nicotiana benthamiana and Vitis vinifera. Journal of Virological Methods 155:167-174
  • PARATHYRAS J, GEBHARDT GS, HILLERMANN R, GROBBELAAR N, VENTER M, WARNICH L (2009) A pharmacogenetic study of CD4 recovery in response to HIV antiretroviral therapy in two South African population groups. Journal of Human Genetics 54:261-265
  • SLABBERT R, BESTER AE,  D'AMATO ME (2009) Analyses of genetic diversity and parentage within a South African hatchery of the abalone Haliotis midae Linnaeus using microsatellite markers. Journal of Shellfish Research 28:369-375
  • VENTER M, WARNICH L (2009) In silico promoters: modelling of cis-regulatory context facilitates target prediction. Molecular Medicine 13:270-278

 Publications 2008

  • BESTER AE, ROODT-WILDING R, WHITAKER HA (2008) Discovery and evaluation of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) for Haliotis midae: a targeted EST approach. Animal Genetics 39:321–324
  • BOTES, WC, TSUPKO Y, DIX R, DE GROOT S, SAUL H (2008) Breeding for biofuel production. In Proceedings of the 11th International Wheat Genetics Conference, Brisbane, Australia
  • GEISSBUEHLER V, HILLERMAN R, CZARNIECKI J, GEBHARDT SG, FORST S, EBERHARD J, MOSER R (2008) Third trimester plasma neurokinin B levels in women with and without preeclampsia. Journal of Maternal Fetal Neonatal Medicine 21:95-100
  • GOSZCZYNSKI DE, DU PREEZ J, BURGER JT (2008) Molecular divergence of grapevine virus A (GVA) variants associated with Shiraz disease in South Africa. Virus Research 138:105-110
  • KLEINERT A, VENTER M, KOSSMANN J, VALENTINE AJ (2008) Role of PEPc isoforms in phosphate-deficient nodules. In Book Series: Current Plant Science and Biotechnology in Agriculture, Vol. 42: Biological Nitrogen Fixation: Towards Poverty Alleviation through Sustainable Agriculture. Proceedings of the 15th International Nitrogen Fixation Congress and the 12th International Conference of the African Association for Biological Nitrogen Fixation. (Dakora et al, Eds). Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg
  • MALERI M. (2008) Site selection and production performance of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) cage operations in small farm reservoirs: the Western Cape experience, South Africa. Aquaculture Research 40:18-25
  • MARAIS GF, McCALLUM B, MARAIS AS (2008) Wheat leaf rust resistance gene Lr59 derived from Aegilops peregrina. Plant Breeding 127:340-345
  • MAREE HJ, FREEBOROUGH MJ, BURGER JT (2008) Complete nucleotide sequence of a South African isolate of grapevine leafroll-associated virus 3 reveals a 5'UTR of 737 nucleotides. Archives of Virology 153:755-757
  • MOORE SW, ZAAHL MG (2008) Multiple endocrine neoplasia syndromes, children, Hirschsprung's disease and RET. Pediatric Surgery International 24:521-530
  • MOORE SW, ZAAHL MG (2008) A review of genetic mutation in familial Hirschsprung's disease in South Africa: towards genetic counseling. Journal of Pediatric Surgery 43:325-329
  • MOORE SW, SIDLER D, ZAAHL MG (2008) The ITGB2 immunomodulatory gene (CD18), enterocolitis, and Hirschsprung's disease. Journal of Pediatric Surgery 43:1439-1444
  • NIEHAUS DJH, DU PLESSIS SA, KOEN L, LATEGAN BH, STEYN J, OOSTHUIZEN PP, WARNICH L, EMSLEY RA (2008) Predictors of involuntary movement in an African schizophrenia population. Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical NeuroScience 20:317-326
  • RHODE C, SLABBERT R, ROODT-WILDING R (2008) Microsatellite flanking regions: a SNP mine in South African abalone (Haliotis midae). Animal Genetics 39:329
  • ROUX A, SANDENBERGH L, ROODT-WILDING R (2008) Preliminary investigation to determine the cytotoxicity of various cryoprotectants on southern African abalone (Haliotis midae) embryos. Cryobiology 57:308–311
  • SLABBERT R, RUIVO NR, VAN DEN BERG NC, LIZAMORE DL, ROODT-WILDING R (2008) Isolation and Characterization of 63 Microsatellite Loci for the Abalone, Haliotis midae. Journal of the World Aquaculture Society 39:429-435
  • THAN NG, ROMERO R, HILLERMAN R, COZZI V, NIE G, HUPPERTZ B (2008) Prediction of Preeclampsia - A Workshop Report. Placenta 29S:83-85
  • TIMM, AE, WARNICH L, GEERTSEMA H (2008) Morphological and molecular identification of economically important Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) on deciduous fruit tree crops in South Africa. African Entomology 16:209-219
  • TIMM AE, GEERTSEMA H, WARNICH L (2008) Population Genetic Structure of Grapholita molesta (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in South Africa. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 101:197–203
  • TOFA, KC, GEBHARDT S, REBELLO G, GEISSBUEHLER V, MOSER R, STOLK M, HILLERMAN R (2008) Altered circulating neurokinin B (NKB) levels are not due to sequence variants in the encoding genes. European Journal of Obstetrics Gynecology and Reproductive Biology 140:135-136
  • TOMLINSON M, SWARTZ L, WARNICH L (2008) Genetic research, behavioural science, and child adolescent mental health in South Africa: An important new agenda. Journal of Child and Adolescent Mental Health 2:73-81
  • VAN DER MERWE M, ROODT-WILDING R (2008) Chromosome number of the South African abalone Haliotis midae. African Journal of Marine Science 30:195-198
  • WHITE EJ, VENTER M, HITEN HF, BURGER JT (2008) Modified cetyltrimethylammonium bromide method improves robustness and versatility: the benchmark for plant RNA extraction. Biotechnology Journal 3:1424-1428

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