Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
School of Biological Sciences
Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology
Brözel, VS
MSc PhD(Pret) - Associate Professor
NRF Rating: C2
Contact Details
Research Interests
Research Output
Contact Details:
Telephone number: 012 420 3262
Fax number: 012 420 3266
E-mail address: vsbrozel@postino.up.ac.za
Research Interests:
Bacterial pathogens in water
Biofilm physiology
Research Output:
Research articles in refereed specialist journals:
Oosthuizen DJ, Steyn B, Theron J, Cosette P, Lindsay D, von Holy A, Brözel VS: 2002. Proteomic analysis reveals differential protein expression in Bacillus cereus during biofilm formation. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 68 (6), pp 2770-2780.
Hawumba JF, Theron J, Brözel VS: 2002. Thermophilic protease-producing Geobacillus from Buranga hot-spring in western Uganda. Current Microbiology, 45, pp 144-150.
Lindsay D, Brözel VS, Mostert JF, von Holy A: 2002. Differential efficacy of a chlorine dioxide-containing sanitizer against single species and binary biofilms of a dairy-associated Bacillus cereus and a Pseudomonas fluorescens isolate. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 92, pp 352-361.
Mokgatla RM, Gouws PA, Brözel VS: 2002. Mechanisms contributing to hypochlorous acid resistance of a Salmonella isolate from a poultry processing plant. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 92, pp 566-573.
Lindsay D, Oosthuizen M, Brözel VS, von Holy A: 2002. Adaptation of a neutrophilic dairy-associated Bacillus cereus isolate to alkaline pH. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 92, pp 81-89.
Mcleod ES, MacDonald R, Brözel VS: 2002. Distribution of Shewanella putrefaciens and Desulfovibrio vulgaris in sulphidogenic biofilms of industrial cooling water systems determined by fluorescent in situ hybridisation. Water SA, 28 (2) / Apr, pp 123-128.
Chapters in books:
Cloete TE, Brözel VS: 2002. Biofouling: Chemical Control of Biofouling in water systems. In Enclycopedia of Environmental Microbiology, Vol 2, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., pp 601-609.
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