Investigation of South African estuarine microbial species and genome diversity

dc.contributor.advisor	Cowan, Don A.
dc.contributor.author	Kaambo, Eveline
dc.contributor.other	Dept. of Biotechnology
dc.contributor.other	Faculty of Science
dc.date.accessioned	2013-08-27T14:09:48Z
dc.date.available	2007/08/06 13:11
dc.date.available	2007/08/06
dc.date.available	2013-08-27T14:09:48Z
dc.date.issued	2006
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11394/2015
dc.description	Magister Scientiae - MSc	en_US
dc.description.abstract	A study of the microbial diversity in sediments of the Great Berg River estuary is carried out using modern molecular phylogenetic methods. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of (pollution by) the effluents of the fish industry on the composition of the microbial community in the sediments. The diversity in microbial groups of sediment samples that received wastewater from the local fishing industry was investigated by a PCR-DGGE (polymerase chain reaction-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis) approach and compared to an unaffected site.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	University of the Western Cape	en_US
dc.subject	Microbial ecology - South Africa	en_US
dc.subject	Great Berg River	en_US
dc.subject	Soil microbiology - South Africa	en_US
dc.subject	Pollution	en_US
dc.subject	Environmental aspects	en_US
dc.title	Investigation of South African estuarine microbial species and genome diversity	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US
dc.rights.holder	University of the Western Cape	en_US
dc.description.country	South Africa