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SASM 2016
JANUARY 17th - 20th 2016
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
CHAIRPERSON
Prof S Singh
CHAIR OF THE SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
Prof K Permaul
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Prof B Odhav
Prof T Kudanga
Dr S K Pillai
Dr V Mohanlall
Dr F M Swalaha
Dr J J Mellem
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Mrs NK Naidoo
Mrs P Phillips
Mrs S Ranglal
Mrs K Mellem
Mrs R L Mohanlall
TREASURER
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Message from SASM Organizing Committee
It is with great pleasure that we extend a warm welcome to all delegates to the 19th Congress
of the South African Society for Microbiology (SASM).
The Durban University of Technology (DUT) is proud to host this event for the third time in 18
years. On behalf of the SASM Board, We would like to extend to you a heartfelt thanks for
participating in this event. We are confident that all of you will have a wonderful time at this
meeting and will enjoy South Africa’s favourite coastal city, Durban.
This year’s outstanding scientific program will continue to reflect the fact that industrial
microbiology and biotechnology as a discipline is progressing well. With six high level plenaries,
23 keynotes and 133 posters, this three-day event truly serves as an important platform for
networking, knowledge sharing and giving you ample opportunity to select the topics that are
most relevant to your current work and interest.
The conference theme, "Green Living through Science and Technology," fully captures what
industry currently needs to do in the face of evolving energy trends worldwide and to
overcome the technical challenges facing the industry at present. It also clearly highlights the
importance of technological innovation and cooperation between academia and industry at a
national and international level. SASM has always provided a unique setting for combining
science and socializing. This meeting should also give you the opportunity to see old friends
and make new friends. It should serve as a platform for getting acquainted with researchers
from all over the world. We also extend a special welcome to participants who have traveled
from abroad, many of whom are global players. You are encouraged to engage with them to
create a collaborative link for your research.
The successful outcome of any meeting is the result of the dedication and hard work of many
individuals. The Staff and students at the Department of Biotechnology & Food Technology at
DUT are gratefully acknowledged for their efforts in organizing this symposium, and making
this a successful scientific meeting. The generous support of various sponsors, companies, DUT
and the NRF is sincerely appreciated.
We are confident that this event will truly be a fruitful and memorable experience for everyone, and we look forward to extending Durban’s spicy hospitality to all delegates.
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Prof Suren Singh
Chair of the Organising Committee
Prof Kugen Permaul
Chair of the Scientific Committee
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PROGRAMME AT A GLANCE
Sunday
17th January 2016
14:00 – 17:30
Registration
VENUE: AFRICAN SKY
17:30 – 17:45
Welcome and Introduction
Prof S Singh - Chair of the Organizing Committee
Prof J Albertyn - President of South African Society for Microbiology (SASM)
PLENARY SESSION - CHAIR: PROF SUREN SINGH
17:45- 18:45
PL1: Dr Karen E. Nelson – President of the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI)
The human microbiome and implications for health and disease
19:00 – Late
Welcome Cocktail and Beer Fest
Monday
18th January 2016
07:30-08:20
Registration
VENUE: AFRICAN FIRE 1-3
Opening Ceremony
08:20-09:00
Prof S Singh - Chair of the Organizing Committee
Prof J Albertyn - President of South African Society for Microbiology (SASM)
Prof A Bawa – Vice Chancellor (Durban University of Technology)
Prof D Pillay - Deputy Chief Executive Officer (RISA) at National Research Foundation (NRF)
PLENARY SESSION - CHAIR: PROF J ALBERTYN
09:00-09:45
PL2: Prof Russell Terrence Hill - Director of the Institute of Marine and
Environmental Technology. Professor at University of Maryland Centre for
Environmental Science.
Bacterial symbionts in marine sponges: key in nutrient cycling in coral reef ecosystems
09:45-10:30
PL3: Prof Holger Jenke-Kodama - Assistant Professor at the Okinawa Institute of
Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST), Okinawa, Japan.
The biological role of palytoxin: Really a toxin or a modulator of microbial
communities?
Poster session 1
10:30-11:00
11:00-13:00
Tea/ Coffee
Session 1
Session 3
Session 3
VENUE: AFRICAN FIRE 3-4
VENUE: AFRICAN FIRE 1
VENUE: AFRICAN FIRE 5-7
Environmental Biotechnology
Enzyme Technology
Molecular Biology
LUNCH
13:00-14:00
14:00-16:15
16:15-16:45
17:00-18:00
Session 4
Session 5
Session 6
VENUE: AFRICAN FIRE 3-4
VENUE: AFRICAN FIRE 1
VENUE: AFRICAN FIRE 5-7
Industrial Biotechnology
Environmental/ Agricultural
Biotechnology
Medical Biotechnology
Poster session 2
Tea/ Coffee
SASM AGM
AFTERNOON
AT LEISURE
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Tuesday 19th January 2016
07:30-08:30
Registration
VENUE: AFRICAN FIRE 1-3
PLENARY SESSION - CHAIR: PROF KUGEN PERMAUL
08:30-09:15
09:15-10:00
10:00-11:15
PL4: Prof Ashok Pandey - Deputy Director CSIR’s National Institute for
Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Trivandrum.
Production of second generation biofuels from renewable alternative feedstocks
PL5: Prof Liang Tong - Chair of the Department of Biological Sciences
Columbia University
Structure and function of metabolic enzymes
Session 7
Session 8
Session 9
VENUE: AFRICAN FIRE 3-4
VENUE: AFRICAN FIRE 1
VENUE: AFRICAN FIRE 5-7
Agrobiotechnology
Applied Microbiology
Plant Biotechnology
Poster session 3
11:15-11:45
11:45-13:15
Tea/ Coffee
Session 10
Session 12
Session 12
VENUE: AFRICAN FIRE 3-4
VENUE: AFRICAN FIRE 5-7
VENUE: AFRICAN FIRE 5-7
Molecular Biology
Environmental
Biotechnology
Environmental Biotechnology
LUNCH
13:15-14:15
14:15-15:45
Session 13
Session 14
Session 15
VENUE: AFRICAN FIRE 3-4
VENUE: AFRICAN FIRE 4
VENUE: AFRICAN FIRE 5-7
Environmental Biotechnology
Applied Microbiology
Plant Biotechnology
Poster session 4
15:45-16:15
16:15-17:30
Tea/ Coffee
Session 16
Session 17
Session 18
VENUE: AFRICAN FIRE 3-4
VENUE: AFRICAN FIRE 1
VENUE: AFRICAN FIRE 5-7
Industrial Microbiology
Environmental Biotechnology
Enzyme Technology/
Agrobiotechnology
SASM GALA DINNER AND AWARDS EVENING HOSTED BY
19:00-23:00
VENUE: AFRICAN FIRE 1-7
Wednesday 20th January 2016
07:30-08:30
Registration
VENUE: AFRICAN FIRE 1-3
PLENARY SESSION - CHAIR: PROF KARL RUMBOLD
08:30-09:15
09:30-11:00
PL6: Prof Fengyan Bai – Professor in Microbiology at the Institute of Microbiology,
Chinese Academy of Sciences
The origin and domestication of lager beer yeast
Session 19
Session 20
Session 21
VENUE: AFRICAN FIRE 3-4
VENUE: AFRICAN FIRE 1
VENUE: AFRICAN FIRE 5-7
Enzyme Technology/
Industrial Biotechnology
Environmental Biotechnology
Environmental Biotechnology
Poster session 5
11:00-11:15
11:15-12:45
Tea/ Coffee
Session 22
Session 23
Session 24
VENUE: AFRICAN FIRE 3-4
VENUE: AFRICAN FIRE 1
VENUE: AFRICAN FIRE 5-7
Environmental
Biotechnology
Applied Biotechnology
Agrobiotechnology
CLOSING and LUNCH
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LEAD SPEAKER
PLENARY SPEAKERS
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INTERNATIONAL KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
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ORAL PROGRAMME
Sunday 17th January 2016
14:00 – 17:30
Registration
VENUE: AFRICAN SKY
17:30 – 17:45
Welcome and Introduction
Prof S Singh - Chair of the Organizing Committee
Prof J Albertyn - President of South African Society for Microbiology (SASM)
PLENARY SESSION - CHAIR: PROF SUREN SINGH
17:45 - 18:45
PL1: Dr Karen E. Nelson – President of the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI)
The human microbiome and implications for health and disease
19:00 – Late
Welcome Cocktail and Beer Fest
Monday 18th January 2016
07:30-08:20
Registration
VENUE: AFRICAN FIRE 1-3
Opening Ceremony
08:20-09:00
Prof S Singh - Chair of the Organizing Committee
Prof J Albertyn - President of South African Society for Microbiology (SASM)
Prof A Bawa – Vice Chancellor (Durban University of Technology)
Prof D Pillay - Deputy Chief Executive Officer (RISA) at National Research Foundation (NRF)
PLENARY SESSION - CHAIR: PROF J ALBERTYN
09:00-09:45
PL2: Prof Russell Terrence Hill - Director of the Institute of Marine and
Environmental Technology. Professor at University of Maryland Centre for
Environmental Science.
Bacterial symbionts in marine sponges: key in nutrient cycling in coral reef ecosystems
PL3: Prof Holger Jenke-Kodama - Assistant Professor at the Okinawa Institute of
09:45-10:30
Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST), Okinawa, Japan.
The biological role of palytoxin: Really a toxin or a modulator of microbial communities?
Poster session 1
10:30-11:00
11:00-11:30
Tea/ Coffee
Session 1
Session 2
Session 3
VENUE: AFRICAN FIRE 3-4
VENUE: AFRICAN FIRE 1
VENUE: AFRICAN FIRE 5-7
Environmental Biotechnology
Enzyme Technology
Molecular Biology
Chair: Dr Hafizah Chenia
S1.O1
Chair: Dr Feroz M Swalaha
S2.O1
Chair: Prof Florian F. Bauer
S3.O1
16S Amplicon sequencing:
Unravelling microbial diversity from
environmental samples
Overexpression of native Saccharomyces cerevisiae SNARE
genes increased heterologous
cellulase secretion
Development of a high throughput cell
-free metagenomic screening platform
Prof Ashwani Kumar
Dr Harisingh Gour Central University,
Sagar, India.
S1.O2
11:30-11:45
Biodegradation of
2,4-dichlorophenol by bacteria
indigenous to contaminated
groundwater and activated sludge
samples
Dr Riaan den Haan
University of the Western Cape
S2.O2
S3.O2
Cutinolytic activity from the
phytopathogen Pseudomonas
syringae pv. maculicola
Dr Matsobane Tlou
University of Johannesburg
Differential gene expression of the
mtp gene in M. tuberculosis complex
clustering strains: an insight into the
hypoxic response in planktonic and
biofilm cultures
S2.O3
Mrs Natasha Naidoo
University of KwaZulu-Natal
S3.O3
Ms Boitumelo Setlhare
University of KwaZulu-Natal
S1.O3
11:45-12:00
Assessing microbial activity on pyrite
concentrate mineral surface during
bioleaching
Mr Didi Xhanti Makaula
University of Cape Town
Prof Marla Trindade
University of the Western Cape
Design of smart hydrogels for
use as support matrices for
immobilisation of cellulases in
saccharification of
lignocellulose
Mr Vutlhari Lovemore Mahlale
University of Limpopo
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Development of a cassava mosaic
disease (CMD) resistant cassava
through enhanced post-transcriptional
gene silencing
Ms Helen Walsh
University of the Witwatersrand
12:00-12:15
12:15-12:30
12:30-12:45
S1.O4
S2.O4
S3.O4
Desulphurization flotation for the
selective removal of pyrite from coal
discards using microorganisms
Non-productive binding of
cellulases onto lignocellulosic
hydrolysate inhibitors
Mr Winfull Msipa
University of Cape Town
Mr Sizwe Mhlongo
University of Stellenbosch
Development and optimisation of
real-time polymerase chain reaction
assays coupled with high-resolution
melt curve analyses for the detection
of Cryptosporidium parvum and Ascaris
lumbricoides
S1.O5
S2.O5
Identifying the primary source tracking
markers for the detection of faecal
contamination in harvested rainwater
Screening for acetyl xylan
esterases from a hot desert
metagenome
Ms Monique Waso
Stellenbosch University
Ms Fiyinfoluwa Adesioye
University of Pretoria
S1.O6
S2.O6
Analysis of microbial species within
tank bioleaching systems
Comparing the biodegradation
of bisphenol-a using fungal and
bacterial laccases
Dr Robert Huddy
University of Cape Town
S1.O7
12:45-13:00
A search for potential bacterial
bioindicators of heavy metal
contamination in the upper crocodile
river
Mr Cornelius Mahlanza
University of Pretoria/Agricultural
Research Council
Mr Alaric Prins
Cape Peninsula University of
Technology
S2.O7
An evaluation of the effects on
the non-catalytic
galactomannan binding ability
of β-mannosidases on their
activity and synergism with a
mannase during
galactomannan hydrolysis
Mrs Marile Lombard
Stellenbosch University
S3.O5
Minimum inhibitory concentration
determination of quaternary
ammonium compounds in bacteria
harbouring QAC resistance genes
Ms Marisa Coetzee
University of the Free State
S3.O6
Sequences enhancing cassava mosaic
disease symptoms are associated with
South African cassava mosaic virus
infection
Prof Chrissie Rey
University of the Witwatersrand
S3.O7
Integrated genomics, RNA-seq
transcriptomics and biochemical
network analysis of Kluyveromyces
marxianus reveals genetic
programming
Mr Du Toit Schabort
University of the Free State
Ms Mariska Thoresen
Rhodes University
LUNCH
13:00-14:00
14:00-14:30
Session 4
Session 5
Session 6
VENUE: AFRICAN FIRE 3-4
VENUE: AFRICAN FIRE 1
VENUE: AFRICAN FIRE 5-7
Industrial Biotechnology
Chair: Prof James C du Preez
Environmental/ Agricultural
Biotechnology
Chair: Prof Carlien Pohl-Albertyn
S4.O1
Chair: Dr Eric O Amonsou
S5.O1
S6.O1
Enzymes bridge agricultural
output to industrial products
Treatment options in a post antibiotic
era
Prof Zheng Xiang Wang
Tianjin University of Science &
Technology
Prof Robert Bragg
University of the Free State
Stimulating the development of the
South African bioeconomy sector
through the CSIR biomanufacturing
industry development centre
Dr Daniel Visser
CSIR Biosciences
14:30-14:45
14:45-15:00
Medical Biotechnology
S4.O2
S5.O2
S6.O2
Consolidated bioprocessing for the
hydrolysis and fermentation of raw
starch
Comparison of two closedcoupled solar pasteurization
systems for the treatment of
roof-harvested rainwater
Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella
typhimurium effects on CACO-2 cells
pretreated with bioengineered
probiotic Lactobacillus casei expressing
listeria adhesion protein in simulated
intestinal fluid
Mrs Rosemary Cripwell
University of Stellenbosch
Mr Brandon Reyneke
Stellenbosch University
S4.O3
S5.O3
Effect of non-regulated pH on the
dynamics of dark fermentative biohydrogen production with
suspended and immobilized cell
culture systems
Physiological responses of
carboxyphilic microalgae to
elevated carbon regimes
Ms Joelle Penniston
University of KwaZulu-Natal
Ms Virthie Bhola
Durban University of Technology
Dr Mapitsi Thantsha
University of Pretoria
S6.O3
Cocktails of probiotics pre-adapted to
multiple stress factors are more robust
under simulated gastrointestinal
conditions than their parental
counterparts and exhibit enhanced
antagonistic capabilities against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus
Dr Moloko Mathipa
University of Pretoria
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15:00-15:15
S4.O4
S5.O4
S6.O4
Filamentous fungi as an alternative
source of safe natural pigments
Ms Caryn Hobbs
University of Cape Town
Isolation and identification of
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon
-degrading bacteria in artificially
polluted soil
Coexistence of free-living amoebae
and bacteria in selected water
distribution systems of Johannesburg
hospitals
S4.O5
Ms Rosina Makofane
Agricultural Research Council
S5.O5
Mr Petros Muchesa
University of Johannesburg
S6.O5
Engineering bacteriophage resistance
Polycyclic aromatic
in Geobacillus thermoglucosidasius
hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria
towards a robust platform for biofuels isolates as potential soil fertility
15:15-15:30
production
enhancers
Mrs Leonardo van Zyl
University of the Western Cape
S4.O6
15:30-15:45
Enzymatic saccharification of
pre-treated banana pseudostem and
fermentation of the hydrolysate to
ethanol
15:45-16:00
17:00-18:00
In vitro assessment of Bacillus
isolates as a potential probiotic
feed additive for Tilapia
Assessment of Human
Immunodeficiency Virus Type-1
Subtype C drug resistance mutations
in North West Province, South Africa
S6.O6
Ms Lorato Modise
North West University
S4.O7
S5.O7
S6.O7
Isolation and bioactivity
characterization of endophytic
bacteria from indigenous Kigelia
africana
Simultaneous enhancement of
phenolic compound degradation by
Acinetobacter strain V2 via a
step-wise continuous acclimation
process
Ms Zanele Nkosi
University of KwaZulu-Natal
S4.O8
S5.O8
Dr Vikas Sharma
University of Kwa-Zulu Natal
S6.O8
Lab-scale assessment and adaptation
of wastewater for cultivation of
microalgal biomass for biodiesel
production
Utilization of shrimp shell waste
for the recovery of bioactive
compounds
Analysis of tropane alkaloids in field
grown, plant cell, and hairy root
cultures of Datura stramonium
Mr Luveshan Ramanna
Durban University of Technology
16:15-16:45
Mrs Shantelle Claasen
University of Cape Town
Cloning, expression and
characterization of cyanate hydratase
from the thermophilic fungus
Thermomyces lanuginosus SSBP
Mr Bibhuti Ranjan
Durban University of Technology
16:00-16:15
Ms Maryam Bello-Akinosho
Agricultural Research Council/
University of Pretoria
S5.O6
Ms Yourisha Pillay
Durban University of Technology
Mr Lesetja Legodi
University of Limpopo
Changes in nasopharyngeal
microbiota profiles preceding and at
the onset of pneumonia in South
African infants : a pilot study
Ms Nosihle Dlamini
Durban University of Technology
Poster session 2
SASM AGM
AFTERNOON AT LEISURE
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Ms Farnaaz Ally
Durban University of Technology
Tuesday 19th January 2016
07:30-08:30
Registration
VENUE: AFRICAN FIRE 1-3
PLENARY SESSION - CHAIR: PROF KUGEN PERMAUL
08:30-09:15
PL4: Prof Ashok Pandey - Deputy Director CSIR’s National Institute for
Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Trivandrum.
Production of second generation biofuels from renewable alternative feedstocks
PL5: Prof Liang Tong - Chair of the Department of Biological Sciences
09:15-10:00
10:00-10:30
Columbia University
Structure and function of metabolic enzymes
Session 7
Session 8
Session 9
VENUE: AFRICAN FIRE 3-4
VENUE: AFRICAN FIRE 1
VENUE: AFRICAN FIRE 5-7
Agrobiotechnology
Applied Microbiology
Plant Biotechnology
Chair: Dr Heinrich Volschenk
S7.O1
Chair: Prof Marla Trindade
S8.O1
Chair: Prof Robert Bragg
S9.O1
The role of FLO-genes in
controlling population
dynamics in microbial
ecosystems
The biology of chaotropicity
Members of the genus
Bradyrhizobium are root
nodulating microsymbionts of
indigenous and exotic legumes in
South Africa
Dr John Edward Hallsworth
Queens University, Belfast
Ireland
Prof Florian F. Bauer
Stellenbosch University
10:30-10:45
S7.O2
S8.O2
Proteomic characterization of
wine yeasts for the expression
of arginases involved in urea
formation during fermentation
Identification of secretory M.
tuberculosis biomarkers using phage
display
Mr Rodney Hart
Agricultural Research Council
Mr Thamsanqa Chiliza
University of KwaZulu-Natal
S7.O3
10:45-11:00
Effect of non-saccharomyces
yeast and lactic acid bacteria
interactions on malolactic
fermentation and wine flavour
S8.O3
S7.O4
11:00-11:15
Ms. Relebohile Ellero
North West University
Ms Ramadimetja Asnath Mashiane
Agricultural Research Council
S9.O3
CSIR Biosciences
Mr Andre Meyer
Agricultural Research Council
S8.O4
S9.O4
Epidemiological link between exposure RAPD profiling of Bacillus spp. with
and risk of soil transmitted helmints
biocontrol potential and their
infection: a case for appropriate ova effects on mineral composition of
detection methodologies within the
tomato
Gates project
Mrs Caroline Ajilogba
Mr Isaac Dennis Amoah
Durban University of Technology
North-West University
Poster session 3
11:15 -11:45
11:45-12:15
Diversity of cultivable bacterial
endophytes associated with husk,
stem, seeds and leaves of Bt and
non-Bt maize plants
Reduction in total protein to increase
Performance of soil alteration
the sporulation efficiency in a Bacillus
index three (AI3) comparing
spp
contrasting apple soil management
practices
Mrs Ghaneshree Moodley
Mr Heinrich du Plessis
Agricultural Research Council
The effect of closantel on
faecal phosphorus, calcium and
magnesium in boer goats
grazed at Molelwane farm,
Mafikeng
Dr Ahmed Idris Hassen
Agricultural Research Council
S9.O2
Tea/ Coffee
Session 10
Session 11
Session 12
VENUE: AFRICAN FIRE 3-4
VENUE: AFRICAN FIRE 1
VENUE: AFRICAN FIRE 5-7
Molecular Biology
Plant Biotechnology
Environmental Biotechnology
Chair: Dr Daniel Visser
S10.O1
Chair: Dr Roshini Govinden
S11.O1
Chair: Dr Ashira Roopnarain
S12.O1
Enzymatic production of
prebiotic xylooligosaccharides
from agricultural by products
Management of Phytophthora
infestans and Verticillium in
potato production - The
Canadian perspective
Multiple metal tolerant
bioaccumulating mine tailing bacteria isolated from North West
Province, South Africa
Prof Gefu Wang-Pruski
Dalhousie University
Prof Olubukola Oluranti Babalola
North-West University
Prof Eva Nordberg Karlsson
Lund University
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12:15-12:30
S10.O2
S11.O2
S12.O2
Metabolic fluxes in
Kluyveromyces marxianus:
regulation and comparison with
other yeasts
Comparison of microRNA
populations in South African
cassava mosaic virus infected
tolerant and susceptible
landraces
High rate nitrogen removal
through a stable an
ammox-nitrification process in a
bench scale CSTR at low
dissolved oxygen concentrations
Ms Sarah Rogans
University of the Witwatersrand
S11.O3
Mr Jashan Gokal
Durban University of Technology
S12.O3
Isolation of antibacterial
compounds from Senna italica
leaves against bacteria which
infect wounds
Deciphering the effect of
elevated temperatures on
Antarctic soil microbial
community structure and
function
Mr Du Toit Schabort
University of the Free State
S10.O3
12:30-12:45
12:45-13:00
Bioactive compound discovery
from actinobacteria in the
genomics era
Dr Marilize Le Roes-Hill
Cape Peninsula University of
Technology
S10.O4
S11.O4
Ms Storme de Scally
University of Pretoria
S12.O4
Evaluation of high recombinant
protein secretion phenotype
of Saccharomyces
cerevisiae segregants
Small RNA and methylation
defence responses in susceptible
and tolerant landraces of cassava
infected with South African
cassava mosaic virus
Detection of carbapenem
resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae
in a municipal wastewater
treatment plant in Stellenbosch,
South Africa
Prof Chrissie Rey
University of the Witwatersrand
Mr Ntsako Sibanda
University of Limpopo
13:00-13:15
S10.O5
S11.O5
Mr Sinethemba Yakobi
Cape Peninsula University Of
Technology
S12.O5
Efficient extracellular expression
of α-Amylase from Bacillus
licheniformis AS08E in
Escherichia coli using bacillus
signal peptide
Developing screening protocols
for aerobic endospore-forming
bacteria as biocontrol agents of
cucurbit powdery mildew
Isolation and identification of
bacillus and bacillus-related
bacteria from hot springs
Limpopo, South Africa
Ms Heather Tredgold
University of KwaZulu-Natal
Ms Jocelyn Jardine
University of Johannesburg
Dr Jetendra Kumar Roy
Durban University of Technology
LUNCH
13:15 - 14:15
14:15 -14:45
14:45 -15:00
Session 13
Session 14
Session 15
VENUE: AFRICAN FIRE 3-4
VENUE: AFRICAN FIRE 1
VENUE: AFRICAN FIRE 5-7
Environmental
Biotechnology
Applied Microbiology
Plant Biotechnology
Chair: Mr Deepak Maharaj
Chair: Prof Tukayi Kudanga
Chair: Dr Naser Feto
S13.O1
S14.O1
S15.O1
The use of bacteria and fungi in
biobeneficiation of iron ore
minerals
Aminoglycoside resistant
bacteria from surface water and
sediment
The antibacterial activities of some
plant derived triterpenes
Dr Rasheed Adeleke
Agricultural Research Council
Prof Carlos Bezuidenhout
North-West University
Dr Dambudzo Penduka
University of Zululand
S13.O2
S14.O2
S15.O2
The isolation and
characterization of novel natural
product pathways from bacteria
associated with a marine sponge
Influence of Pseudomonas
aeruginosa on eicosanoid
production by Candida albicans
Impact of Bt maize planted under
local field conditions on soil
microbial communities and enzyme
activities
Mr Ruan Fourie
University of the Free State
Ms. Deidre Van Wyk
North-West University
Prof Marla Trindade
University of the Western Cape
15:00 -15:15
Ms Annastasia Lekganyane
North-West University
S13.O3
S14.O3
S15.O3
Developing a bioremediation
strategy for lead contaminated
water using the
metallochaperone PbrD
Evaluation of cloning protocols
for a functional metagenomics
study of antibiotic resistance in
aquatic systems
Evaluation of fungal and mycotoxin
contamination of maize consumed
in the North West province of South
Africa
Ms Vidya Keshav
University of the Witwatersrand
Mr Roelof Coertze
North-West University
Ms Theodora Ekwomadu
North-West University
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15:15 -15:30
15:30 -15:45
S13.O4
S14.O4
S15.O4
Investigating the presence of
microbial pathogens in the
Umhlangane river, Durban,
South Africa
Biosynthesis, optimisation and
characterisation of gold
nanoparticles using fungal
extracts
Ms Verona Marie
University of KwaZulu-Natal
Ms Ruqsar Ismail
University of Kwa-Zulu Natal
The antibacterial activities of
crude extracts of Platycarpha
glomerata against skin and
wound infection implicated
bacteria
S13.O5
S14.O5
Determination of water quality
and yeast resistant patterns in
Schoonspruit and Crocodile
river in the North West
Province
Gas bubble formation in
Rhizopus oryzae
Ms Susanna Saaiman
University of the Free State
Poster session 4
15:45 -16:15
Tea/ Coffee
Session 16
Session 17
Session 18
VENUE: AFRICAN FIRE 3-4
VENUE: AFRICAN FIRE 1
VENUE: AFRICAN FIRE 5-7
Industrial Microbiology
Chair: Dr Riaan den Haan
Environmental Biotechnology
Chair: Prof Chrissie Rey
Enzyme Technology
Agrobiotechnology
S16.O1
S17.O1
Chair: Dr Pamela Welz
S18.O1
Engineering a fungal
β-fructofuranosidase
Analysis of the microbial
community associated with a
bioprocess system for
bioremediation of thiocyanate
and cyanide-laden mine water
effluents
Dr Heinrich Volschenk
Stellenbosch University
S16.O2
Bacteria-yeast competition: a
novel tool to improve industrial
yeast strains
16:45 -17:00
Mr Nerve Zhou
Lund University
Dr Robert Huddy
University of Cape Town
S17.O2
Screening of heavy metal
resistant bacterial from an
abandoned gold mine tailings
and soil in Krugersdorp, South
Africa
Mrs Muibat Omotola Fashola
North-West University
17:00 -17:15
Development of PCR assay for
accurate identification of
macergens in exportable
vegetables of South Africa
Ms Rhoda Aremu
North-West University
Mr Mzimkhulu Monapathi
North-West University
16:15 -16:45
Ms Wendy Mthembu
University of Zululand
S15.O5
Production and applications of a
metagenomic thermo-alkali-stable
xylanase
Prof Tulasi Satyanarayana
Department of Microbiology,
University of Delhi
S18.O2
Biochemical and serological
characterization of lactic acid
bacteria isolated from rainbow
trout (Onchorhyncus mykiss)
farmed in Lesotho and South
Africa
Mr Vuyokazi Kutu
DAFF
S16.O3
S17.O3
S18.O3
Bioprocess development for
hydrogen production by dark
fermentation using waste
sugarcane leaves
Novel streptomycete
antimicrobial compounds:
activity against pathogens from
domestic rainwater harvesting
(DRWH) systems
L-2-Haloacid dehalogenase from
Ancylobacter aquaticus UV5:
sequence determination and
structure prediction
Mr Preshanthan Moodley
University of Kwa-Zulu Natal
Ms Kim Durrell
Cape Peninsula University of
Technology
Dr Ajit Kumar
University of KwaZulu-Natal
SASM GALA DINNER AND AWARDS EVENING HOSTED BY
19:15-23:00
SEPERATIONS
23
Wednesday 20th January 2016
07:30-08:30
Registration
VENUE: AFRICAN FIRE 1-3
PLENARY SESSION - CHAIR: PROF KARL RUMBOLD
08:30-09:15
PL6: Prof Fengyan Bai – Professor in Microbiology at the Institute of
Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
The origin and domestication of lager beer yeast
Session 19
Session 20
Session 21
VENUE: AFRICAN FIRE 3-4
VENUE: AFRICAN FIRE 1
VENUE: AFRICAN FIRE 5-7
Enzyme Technology
Industrial Biotechnology
Environmental Biotechnology
Environmental Biotechnology
Chair: Prof Ademola Olaniran
Chair: Dr Ahmed Idris Hassen
Chair: Dr Mapitsi Thantsha
09:30-10:00
10:00-10:15
10:15-10:30
10:30-10:45
S19.O1
S20.O1
S21.O1
Microbial enzyme engineering
using computational
approaches: applications and
prospects
Current status, hurdles and
future prospects of biogas
digestion technology in Africa
Bacterial nitrogen fixation in sand
bioreactors treating wastewater
with a high carbon to nitrogen
ratio
Prof Pratyoosh Shukla
Maharshi Dayanand University,
Rohtak, India
Dr Ashira Roopnarain
Agricultural Research Council
S19.O2
S20.O2
S21.O2
Novel applications of thermostable
phytase and chitinases from
Thermomyces lanuginosus
The effects of cryptococcal
3-hydroxy fatty acids on
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Dr Adarsh Puri
Durban University of Technology
Mr Bonang Michael Mochochoko
University of the Free State
Evaluation of epiphytic growth on
some selected filamentous
bacteria in activated sludge by
SEM and TEM
S19.O3
S20.O3
Non-saccharomyces yeast and
acetification bacteria in
balsamic-styled vinegar production:
a biochemical process analysis
Unravelling microbial
involvement in Namib desert
fairy circles using a multi-omic
approach
Ms Ucrecia Hutchinson
Cape Peninsula University of
Technology
S19.O4
Mr Riegardt Johnson
University of Pretoria
Genomic and transcriptomic
analysis of Streptomyces albulus
CCRC 11814 for the production of
value products from biodiesel
derived glycerol
S20.O4
Bioprospecting of multiple
hydrolytic enzymes from
rhizosphere bacterial antagonists
for biodegradation of
macromolecules
Dr Naser Feto
Vaal University of Technology
11:00-11:15
Ms Thobela Conco
Durban University of Technology
S21.O3
Antibiogram of environmental
isolates of Acinetobacter
calcoaceticus
Dr Anthony Adegoke
Durban University of Technology
S21.O4
Sampling and screening of
Investigating the quorum sensing
hydrocarbon degrading Bacillus
inhibitory and anti-virulence
species
potential of seaweed-associated
bacteria
Ms Monique Smit
CSIR Biosciences
Mrs Amanda Dodd
University of the Witwatersrand
S19.O5
10:45-11:00
Dr Pamela Welz
Cape Peninsula University of
Technology
Ms Carrie Jacobs
University of KwaZulu-Natal
S20.O5
S21.O5
Comparison of droplet digital
PCR and quantitative PCR for
detection of Salmonella in
sediments
Disentangling the drivers of
taxonomic and functional
community structure in the
Southern ocean
Dr Gulshan Singh
Durban University of Technology
Poster session 5
Tea/ Coffee
24
Ms Sandra Phoma
University of Pretoria
Session 22
VENUE: AFRICAN FIRE 3-4
Session 23
VENUE: AFRICAN FIRE 1
Session 24
VENUE: AFRICAN FIRE 5-7
Environmental Biotechnology
Applied Biotechnology
Agrobiotechnology
Chair: Prof Faizal Bux
Chair: Prof Carla Bezuidenhout
Chair: Dr Rasheed Adeleke
S22.O1
S23.O1
S24.O1
“Health related water
microbiology – a South
African and international
perspective”
Recent advances of feed enzymes and its application
Screening of Escherichia coli
isolated from wild herbivores and
farm animals for multidrug
resistance and presence of
resistance genes
Prof. Xiuyun Ye
Fuzhou University
Thor Axel Stenstrom
Durban University of
Technology
Ms Tracy King
University of Kwa-Zulu Natal
11:30-11:45
11:15-11:45
S24.O2
Antimicrobial and anti-biofilm
activities of seaweed-associatedactinomycetes against
aquaculture pathogens
Ms Xolisa Phiri
University of KwaZulu-Natal
11:45-12:00
12:00-12:15
S22.O2
S23.O2
S24.O3
Application of metagenomic
analysis to characterise
microbial communities
involved in biological
sulphate reduction for ARD
bioremediation
Evaluation of activatory/
inhibitory effects of various
substrate pre-treatment byproducts and wash liquors on
a mannanolytic enzyme consortium
Occurrence and distribution of
superantigen toxin genes in
staphylococci recovered from bovine intramammary infections and
close human contacts
Dr Robert Huddy
University of Cape Town
S22.O3
Mr Samkelo Malgas
Rhodes University
S23.O3
Ms Tracy Schmidt
Allerton Provincial Veterinary
Laboratory
S24.O4
Cryptococcal 3-hydroxy fatty
acids protect cells against
amoeba phagocytosis
Media and physiochemical
optimisation for enhanced
phycocyanin production in
Cyanothece sp
Culture-dependent and PCR-DGGE
analysis of bacteria community
dynamics during fermentation of
the Nigerian soy-daddawa
Ms Lynda Madu
University of the Free State
S22.O4
12:15-12:30
Statistical process control for
improved monitoring of
purification processes: a case
study in the North West
province
Mrs Trisha Moghany
Durban University of
Technology
S23.O4
Gas bubble formation in fermenting and non-fermenting
yeasts
Ms Evodia Yolander Kgotle
University of the Free State
Mrs Guzéne O'Reilly
North-West University
S22.O5
12:30-12:45
Mr Obinna Ezeokoli
North-West University
S24.O5
Evaluating the accuracy of viable
bacillus spore enumeration
Mr Justin Smith
CSIR Biosciences
S23.O5
S24.O6
The effects of
antimitochondrial drugs on
Cryptococcus neoformans and
Cryptococcus gattii
Process development for the
production of a B. subtlis isolate used in bioaugmentation
Inherent capsid stability of foot and
mouth disease viruses have
evolved under stringent and
selective constraints
Mrs Adepemi Ogundeji
University of the Free State
Ms Prisha Naicker
CSIR Biosciences
Mrs Elizabeth Botha
Agricultural Research Council
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SASM 2015 POSTERS
Venue: African Heritage
Poster
Number
Presenter
Affiliation
Title of Research Paper
P1
Ms Angelique du
Preez
University of
Pretoria
Pantoea ananatis strains from different niches: a flagellin glycosylation
island comparison
P2
Mr Anthony Otigbu
University of
Fort Hare
Assessment of antibacterial activity of an indigenous honey
P3
Ms Lesley-Anne
Caine
University of
Fort Hare
P4
Mr Charles Hunter
University of
KwaZulu-Natal
Antimicrobial resistance and phylogenetic profiling of Escherichia coli
isolated from raw cow's milk in tow commercial dairy farms of the
Eastern Cape province, South Africa
MALDI-TOF MS: a robust screening method for profiling and grouping
aerobic endospore-forming bacteria as candidate biocontrol agents
P5
Mr Lethukuthula
Ngobese
University of
Kwa-Zulu Natal
Constitutive FLO1 overexpression in S. cerevisiae strains bearing deletions in cell wall biogenesis related genes
P6
Mrs Dikonketso
Matjuda
Analyses of the impacts of bacteriological seepage emanating from pig
farming on the natural environment
P7
Mrs Keletso
Mashile
Agricultural
Research
Council
North West
University
P8
Ms Sarisha Singh
University of
KwaZulu-Natal
Pyrolysis/GC-MS profiling to identify carbon and nitrogen influence on
polyhydroxyalkanoate production by Bacillus thuringiensis
P9
Ms Sarisha Singh
University of
KwaZulu-Natal
Screening for polyhydroxyalkanoate production by bacteria isolated from
sludge and effluent obtained from a paper mill
P10
Ms Munangiwa
Tshivhase
University of
Limpopo
Evolutionary engineering of Xylose fermenting yeasts isolated in the
Kruger National Park, Limpopo Province
P11
Mrs Kousar
Hoorzook
University of
Johannesburg
Comparison of optimised in-house DNA extraction method to available
commercial water testing kits using quantitative real-time PCR
P12
Mrs Kousar
Hoorzook
University of
Johannesburg
Factors affecting absolute quantitative real-time PCR from water
samples
P13
Mrs Kousar
Hoorzook
University of
Johannesburg
Single step 11 gene M-PCR for the detection of diarrhoeagenic E. coli in
clinical and environmental water sources
P14
Mr Olufemi
Akanbi
University of
Fort Hare
P15
Ms Kamini
Govender
University of
KwaZulu-Natal
Isolation and identification of selected pathogenic bacteria from farmed
and wild dusky kob (Agyrosomus japonicus) harvested from Eastern Cape
Province of South Africa
Over-expression of FLO11 encoded mannoprotein in Saccharomyces
cerevisiae
P16
Mr Archie Phiri
University of
Limpopo
Microbial and chemical dynamics during Marula fermentation
P17
Ms Wendy
Langenhoven
ARC InfruitecNietvoorbij
Detection of tumourigenic Agrobacterium in soil and plant material in
Western Cape vineyards
P18
Ms Sonam
Baliram
Evaluation of phosphate solubilising microorganisms isolated from
garden soil for their ability to solubilise rock phosphate
P19
Mr Tshimangadzo
Ndiitwani
Agricultural
Research
Council-ISCW
University of
Johannesburg
P20
Ms Nkateko
Masingi
University of
Limpopo
Anoxybacillus sp., a thermophilic β-glucosidase producing bacterium
isolated from a hot spring in Zimbabwe
P21
Dr Sarina
Claassens
North-West
University
Phospholipid fatty acid vs metabolomics analysis for profiling of
microbial communities
P22
Mr Mashudu
Mukhuba
Agricultural
Research
Council
Comparison of commercially available DNA extraction kits for the
isolation of bacterial and archaeal DNA from various stages in the
anaerobic digestion process
Serotype diversity and reassortment between human/animal rotavirus
strains in the North West Province, South Africa
MOTIF search, a sequence-based approach to identifying tertiary alcohol
ester hydrolases from bacterial genomes
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P23
Ms Sannie Katlego
Mashigo
Agricultural
Research
Council-ISCW
Stockpiled soils from coal mines in Mpumalanga region: impacts on
biological characteristics of the soil
P24
Ms Nondumo
Makhanya
Mr Callote Dube
University of
KwaZulu-Natal
University of Fort
Hare
Agricultural
Research Council
University of Fort
Hare
University of the
Witwatersrand
North-West
University
North-West
University
Cloning and expression of a putative M. tuberculosis secretory protein
P25
P26
P27
P28
P29
P30
Ms Nompumelelo
Nyembe
Mr Kingsley
Ebomah
Mr Don Mvududu
Dr Lubanza
Ngoma
Ms Keitiretse
Molefe
P31
Ms Mellisa
Naidoo
P32
Mr Siphelele Sibisi
P33
Mrs Nazia Shaikh
P34
P35
Mrs Lucretia
Govender
Mr Ayodeji Osunla
P36
Ms Nikita Nankoo
P37
Ms Morongwa
Mathipa
University of
KwaZulu-Natal
University of
KwaZulu-Natal
University of Fort
Hare
University of the
Witwatersrand
University of
Limpopo
P38
Dr Charles Emeka
Obiukwu
Imo state
University, Nigeria
Identification of efflux pump activity in fish-associated flavobacterium spp
isolates
Lipophilic extractive profiles of eucalyptus species used in dissolving pulp
production in South Africa: effects of storage
Physicochemical and microbiological qualities of water and soil samples
from groundnut oil producing industry
Structural characterization of the cell-to-cell movement and replication
proteins of South African cassava mosaic virus
Assessing the influence of mining activities on the bio-physicochemical
quality of surface and ground water for human use in the Tubatse
Municipality
Models on the kinetics of phenol utilization in ammonium phosphate
supplemented phenol laden refinery effluent
P39
Dr Charles Emeka
Obiukwu
Dr Charles Emeka
Obiukwu
Mrs Toyin
Adelowotan
Mr Ayodeji Idowu
Imo state
University, Nigeria
Imo state
University, Nigeria
University of
Pretoria
University of Fort
Hare
Physiological Response of Periophthalmus papillio as Biomarker of Aquatic
Ecosystem Pollution
In-vitro antimicrobial studies of local Nigerian spices against enteric
pathogens
Comparison of the MLST Typing and CC M-PCR Assay Workflows for the
determination of the Sequence Types of Staphylococcus aureus isolates
The effect of temperature and distance on poliovirus titer from clinical
specimens of acute flaccid paralysis cases in Nigeria
P43
Mr Maropeng
Charles Monyama
UNISA
Group B streptococcus colonization in pregnant women at Dr. George
Mukhari Hospital, South Africa
P44
Mr Oluwatayo E.
Abioye
Mr Taiwo Fadare
University of Fort
Hare
University of Fort
Hare
University of
Ibadan, Nigeria
University of
Pretoria
University of
Pretoria
Agricultural
Research Council
University of Fort
Hare
The synergistic effects of n-hexane fraction of Parkia biglobosa (Jacq.) bark
extract and selected standard antibiotics on bacterial isolates
Microbiological assessment of air in some selected saw mill and furniture
factory environments in Osun State, South Western Nigeria
Essential oil constituents and in vitro antimicrobial activity of the roots of
Mondia whitei (hook. F.) skeels
The role of desert insect microbial symbionts on the Carbon Cycle
P40
P41
P42
P45
P46
P47
P48
P49
P50
Dr Idayat
Gbadamosi
Ms Philippa
Franzini
Ms Leticia Mosina
Mrs TovhowaniRamulongo
Mrs Thando
Mrwetyana
Durban
University of
Technology
University of
KwaZulu-Natal
In vitro study on H. pylori-urease inhibition by active solvent extracts of
South African honey
Twitching motility and development of a biofilm assay for Xylophilus
ampelinus
Assessment of the quality indices of the Nahoon and Eastern beaches in
Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
Screening of CMM6 and AMM2 transgenic cassava lines for resistance to
cassava mosaic disease
Screening of Endophytic Bacteria towards the Development of Cottage
Industry: An in Vitro Study
Determination of factors that influence reproductive conditions in cows in
the rural farms of the Ngaka Modiri Molema district of the North West
Province
Profiling of unknown bacterial cultures isolated from tissue culture
plantings using phenotypic microarray
Investigating biosurfactant production by sponge-associated bacteria and
assessing their potential anti-biofilm activity
Cloning, Purification and Crystallisation of a bi-functional Paenibacillus
mucilaginosus exoglucanase
Immune dampening and refocusing of a SAT2 foot-and-mouth disease
vaccine strain
Shark liver, a potential source of antimicrobial agents
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P51
Mr Khumisho
Dithebe
Ms Thobeka
Mhlongwe
University of the
Free State
Stellenbosch
University
Intracellular gas bubbles in yeasts
P53
Mr Julius Hellmuth
P54
Dr Osuolale YinkaTitilawo
Dr Osuolale YinkaTitilawo
Mr Casper Brink
University of the
Free State
University of Fort
Hare
University of Fort
Hare
Stellenbosch
University
Agricultural
Research Council
University of the
Free State
University of the
Free State
Stellenbosch
University
University of the
Free State
Stellenbosch
University
University of the
Western Cape
University of the
Free State
Agricultural
Research Council
University of the
Free State
University of
Pretoria
Rhodes University
Evaluating ERIC-PCR as a molecular typing method of Avibacterium
paragallinarum
Fingerprints and prevalence of multidrug resistant Escherichia coli
pathovars in selected surface waters in Southwest Nigeria
Essential oil constituents and in vitro antimicrobial activity of the root of
Mondia whitei (hook. F.) Skeels
The development of a microbial growth promoting mixture for commercial
Aspalathus linearis (rooibos) plants
Aerobic fermentation as an alternative to reducing ethanol levels in
winemaking
Gas bubble formation in the genus Saccharomyces.
P52
P55
P56
P57
P59
Dr Nwabisa
Mehlomakulu
Mr Lukas Marthinus Du Plooy
Mr Wico Sander
P60
Ms Kayla Lawson
P61
Ms Jeanette Van
Niekerk
Ms Tersia
Conradie
Ms Mapula
Maropola
Ms Bianca
Pieterse
Mr Rodney Hart
P58
P62
P63
P64
P65
P66
P67
P68
P69
P70
Ms Nicole
Kennedy
Mr Andries van
der Walt
Ms Ntombifuthi
Shezi
Ms Cornelia Liani
Meyburgh
Mr Oluwasegun
Kuloyo
University of the
Free State
University of the
Free State
Entomopathogenic fungi associated with invasive wasps in the Western
Cape region
Investigation into the effect of fatty acids on the yield of rotavirus infection
The microbial communities associated with a honey bee (Apis mellifera)
hive
Diagnostics of Beak and feather disease virus
Sunny side up: using an antioxidant producing bacterium to enhance pigmentation in egg yolks of laying hens
Screening for magnetotactic bacteria in marine, freshwater and desert
sediments of Namibia and South Africa
The role of cytochrome p450 in the production of prostaglandin E2 by
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Characterisation and evaluation of novel Saccharomyces cerevisiae hybrids
for the production of aromatic Sauvignon Blanc wine production
Determination of QAC resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains from
mastitis samples
Microbial community ecology of two Namib Desert fairy circle biotopes
Bio-prospecting a soil metagenome library for carbohydrate active
esterases
Novel yeast-based expression system for the production of subunit
vaccines
Substrate characterization and heterologous expression of the selfsufficient CYP505E3 from Aspergillus terreus
P71
Ms Elke Coetsee
University of the
Free State
Long range PCR to detect HP2 and MU-like phages
P72
Ms Ji-Yun Lee
P73
P75
Ms Nthabiseng
Zelda Mokoena
Ms Precious
Letebele
Ms Shanice Adams
P76
Mr Godfred Tanih
University of the
Free State
University of the
Free State
University of the
Free State
University of the
Western Cape
University of Fort
Hare
P77
Ms Victoria
Ontong
Mr Raimondo van
Vuuren
Mr Relebohile
Matobole
Mr Wouter van
der Westhuizen
Bacteriophage lambda endolysin expression for avian pathogenic
Escherichia coli treatment
The influence of Candida albicans phenotypic plasticity on expression of
virulence factors
Differential metabolomics and transcriptome analysis of Kluyveromyces
marxianus on xylose and glucose as carbon substrates
Heterologous expression of a siderophore from a Pseudoalteromonas spp
associated with a marine invertebrate
Incidences, species distribution and antimicrobial resistance of Enterococcus spp isolated from faecal and water samples from three commercial
farms in Amatole districts Eastern Cape, South Africa
Actinomycetes: keeping rooibos plants healthy naturally
P74
P78
P79
P80
University of the
Western Cape
University of the
Western Cape
University of the
Western Cape
University of the
Free State
Characterising a novel DNA polymerase from Namibian metaviromes
Elicitation of secondary metabolite expression from marine sponge isolates
from Algoa Bay, South Africa
Development of an ISS-based avian pathogenic Escherichia coli vaccine in
Escherichia coli and Yarrowia lipolytica
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P81
Dr Thabiso
Motaung
Ms Londiwe
Khumalo
Ms Nontobeko
Mvubu
Ms Nontando
Hadebe
University of the
Free State
University of the
Western Cape
University of
KwaZulu-Natal
Durban University
of Technology
The pheromone exporter, HST6p, controls stress responses and morphogenesis in C. albicans
Assessment of pigmented halophilc bacteria for the improvement of reject
brine evaporation rates
Canonical pathways, networks and transcriptional factor regulation by
clinical strains of M. tuberculosis in pulmonary epithelial cells
Isolation and characterization of prebiotic oligosaccharides from algal
extracts and their effect on gut microflora
P85
Ms Langutani
Khambani
Isolation and characterization of rhizobacteria for the production of
siderophores and their in-vitro antagonistic activity on selected
phytopathogens
P86
Ms Elizabeth
Famewo
Mr Goitsemang
Makete
Ms Christiana
Mojisola Owoseni
Ms Ziyanda
Dlamini
Agricultural
Research CouncilPlant Protection
Research
University of Fort
Hare
Agricultural
Research Council
University of Fort
Hare
Agricultural
Research Council
ARC InfruitecNietvoorbij
ARC InfruitecNietvoorbij
University of Fort
Hare
University of the
Western Cape
The use of chromogenic media (candida) for the screening of wine related
yeast species
Identification of acetic acid bacteria in spontaneous Sauvignon Blanc,
Pinotage and Merlot fermentations
Cultured and Wild Dusky Kob (Argyrosomus japonicus), a reservoir of
human pathogenic vibrio species
Bioactive actinobacteria associated with Aspalathus linearis
University of
Pretoria
Characterization and pathogenicity of Enterobacter species associated
with bacterial blight and die-back of Eucalyptus seedlings and cuttings
University of
KwaZulu Natal
University of Fort
Hare
North-West
University
Control of bacterial contamination in prawn hatcheries using a phagebased solution
Isolation and screening of cellulolytic microorganisms from decaying lignocellulosic biomass
Molecular comparison of intraspecific variation in the bacterial strains
resident in the rhizoplane and rhizosphere of Bambara nut (Voandzeia
subterranea l. Thouars)
P82
P83
P84
P87
P88
P89
P90
Mr Justin Hoff
P91
Mr Justin Hoff
P92
Mr Justine Fri
P93
Ms Maria
Catharina
Grobbelaar
Ms Khumbuzile
Nokwanda
Bophela
Mr Matthew van
Wyngaard
Ms Ziyanda
Mmango
Ms Motlagomang
Khantsi
P94
P95
P96
P97
Phylogenetic analysis of bacterial populations of Perna perna l. in Algoa
bay, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa: implications for public health
Isolation and identification of potential probiotic bacteria from South
African Saanen goats milk
Chlorine Inactivation of E.coli Isolates from Selected Wastewater
Treatment Plants in the Eastern Cape Province
Efficacy of probiotic bacteria in management of post weaning diarrheal
syndrome on weaned piglets
P98
Ms Agnes Mohapi
North West
University
P99
Ms Kgomotso
Setsetse
North West
University
Epidemiological survey of salmonella contamination on beef carcasses in
abattoirs and beef products in the North West Province, Republic of South
Africa
Determination of microbial contaminants of infectious dog-to-dog bite
wounds presented at Dale Beighle Veterinary Hospital
P100
Ms B Bagheri
P101
Mr Koos Mmutle
P102
Ms Tintswalo
Mgiba
Mr Motlapele
Mutle
Mr Isaac
Mosimane
Mr Molatlhegi
Sethaiso
Stellenbosch
University
North West
University
North West
University
North West
University
North West
University
North West
University
Employing controlled multi-starter fermentation, a new perspective in
yeast dynamics
Effect of dose variations of rabies vaccine on canine antibody titre
response
Cryptosporidium infection in sheep and goats around Mafikeng, South
Africa
Determination of quarterly subclinical mastitis using different screening
methods in dairy cattle
Serological prevalence study of bovine viral diarrhoea in communal farms
around Mafikeng
Identification of general coliform bacteria from milk collected from
lactating cows amongst selected farmstead of Mafikeng villages
Agricultural
Research Council
(ARC)
Characterization of cell death caused by diplodiatoxin and dipmatol, mycotoxins of Stenocarpella maydis
P103
P104
P105
P106
Dr Mxolisi
Masango
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P107
Mr Nerve Zhou
Lund University
P108
Mr Njom Henry
Akum
University of Fort
Hare
Adaptation through chromosomal rearrangements in adaptively evolved
Lachancea kluyver
Prior infection of wheat with rust induces resistance to Russian wheat
aphid
P109
Ms Asisipho
Nkohla
University of Fort
Hare
Isolation and screening of cellulolytic and xylanolytic bacteria from
lignocellulosic biomass from Alice Town
P110
Ms Robyn Visser
Marine actinomycetes as a source of novel antimicrobial agents
P111
Ms Shandre Weels
P112
Dr Robyn Roth
Cape Peninsula
University of
Technology
Cape Peninsula
University of
Technology
CSIR Biosciences
P113
Ms PF Mhlanga
P114
Ms Selisha Naidoo
P115
Mrs Shima
Abdulgader
University of Cape
Town
P116
Ms Shivani Goolab
CSIR
P117
Dr Atheesha Singh
P118
Ms Tanzelle
Oberholser
Dr Thabiso Eric
Motaung
Ms Yeshona
Sewsunker
Ms Ashira
Chanderman
Mr Johnson
Zininga
Mr Melvin
Makolomakwa
Ms Alveera Singh
University of
Johannesburg
University of
Pretoria
University of the
Free-State
University of
KwaZulu-Natal
Durban University
of Technology
Durban University
of Technology
Durban University
of Technology
Durban University
of Technology
P119
P120
P121
P122
P123
P124
University of
Kwa-Zulu Natal
University of
KwaZulu-Natal
Determining antimicrobial properties of phenolics detected in peat
samples
Co-expression of sulfhydryl oxidase and disulphide isomerase result in the
production of soluble CRM197 in Escherichia coli
Antimicrobial and antioxidant properties of fungal endophytes from Kigelia
africana
Revival and characterization of endospore-forming bacteria from an
ancient sediment core obtained from the Mfabeni peatland, South Africa
Longitudinal prevalence and antibiotic susceptibility of nasopharyngeal
carriage of Staphylococcus aureus in healthy infants and their mothers in a
birth cohort in the Western Cape
The use of bacterial cell surface display as a brucellosis antigen delivery
system
Surviving the acid barrier: responses of Vibrio cholerae O1 and O139 to
simulated gastric fluid
Root associated microorganisms in crop productivity
Phenotypic switching in Candida albicans influences prostaglandin E2
production
Does the volume matter? An insight into modelling and optimization of
biohydrogen production across scales
Production, Purification and Characterization of phytase from Enterobacter
spp. ACSS
Screening and Production of a thermo and acid stable Phytase producer
Batch and fed-batch production of phytase from Thermomyces
lanuginosus
Antimycobacterial and molecular docking studies of pentacyclic
triterpenes isolated from leaves of Buddleja saligna
P125
Mr Arumugam
Nanthakumar
Durban University
of Technology
Exploring lignocellulosic biomass of South African crops for
xylooligosaccharide production
P126
Mr Diimiseni
Nekhumbe
Durban University
of Technology
Comparative study of cyanate hydratase production by different strains of
thermophilic fungus Thermomyces lanuginosus
P127
Ms Leeantha
Naicker
Mr Abeen
Chetram
Ms Vuyokazi
Belewa
Durban University
of Technology
Durban University
of Technology
Nelson Mandela
Metropolitan
University
University of
Kwa-Zulu Natal
Antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of piperidine derivatives
Agricultural
Research Council
Durban University
of Technology
Cape Peninsula
University of
Technology
Administration of probiotics in pigs and their effect on weight gain
P128
P129
P130
Mr Njabulo Nene
P131
Mr Sydwell Langa
P132
Ms. Evashnee
Rampersad
Mr Monde Thabi
P133
In vitro pharmacological screening of novel 1,2,4 triazole derivatives
Mode of inhibition of Tulbaghia violacea on Aspergillus flavus
Development of semi-defined molasses as a standardised laboratory yeast
culture medium
Creation of a xylanase deficient strain of Thermomyces lanuginosus by
recombinant DNA technology.
Oxidation of phenolic compounds from rooibos (Aspalathus linearis) :
improving antioxidant potential
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