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Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
School of Biological Sciences
Microbiology and Plant Pathology
  
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Environmental biotechnology

The use of micro-organisms to inhibit pollution is researched. Emphasis is placed on water pollution with special reference to waste water, industrial waste water, industrial effluent cooling water and water supply

Research Output
Research articles in refereed specialist journals

Bingham J, Javange S, Sabeta C, Wandeler AI, Nel LH: 2001. Report of isolations of unusual lyssaviruses (rabies and Mokola virus) identified retrospectively from Zimbabwe. Journal of the South African Veterinary Association/Tydskrif van die Suid-Afrikaanse Veterinêre Vereeniging, 72(2), pp 92-94.

Cloete TE, De Bruyn EE: 2001. The effect of culture media on antigenic expression in sulphate reducing bacteria. Current Microbiology, 42, pp 305-309.

Cloete TE, Jacobs L: 2001. Surfactants and the attachment of Pseudomonas aeroginosa to 3CR12 stainless steel and glass. Water SA, 27, pp 21-26.

Cloete TE, Oosthuizen DJ: 2001. SEM-EDA for determining the phosphorus content in activated sludge EPS. Water Science and Technology, 43(6), pp 105-112.

Cloete TE, Oosthuizen DJ: 2001. The role of extracellular exopolymers in the removal of phosphorus from activated sludge. Water Research, 35, pp 3595-3598.

Cloete TE: 2001. Cholera outbreaks in South Africa part of an ongoing global pandemic. SA Water Bulletin, 27(1), pp 1213.

Van Heerden J, Ehlers MM, Cloete TE: 2001. Biolog for the determination of microbial diversity in activated sludge systems. Water Science and Technology, 43, pp 83-90.