Browsing Department of Microbiology by Author "Faculty of Science"
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Differentials and disparities in the costs of major hospital procedures in South Africa: A structural analysis from the perspective of the supply side
De Koker, Louise (University of the Western Cape, 2007)The aim of this study was to examine the extent to which providers' practices affect the cost of hospital procedures incurred by patients. The spsecific objective was to explore the magnitude of variations and statistically ... -
Differentiation between Quinolone Resistant and Sensitive Isolates of Campylobacter jejuni by a Multiplex PCR Assay
Ebrahim, Nazneen (University of the Western Cape, 2006) -
Functional analysis of the mouse RBBP6 gene using Interference RNA
Pretorius, Ashley (University of the Western Cape, 2007)The aim of this thesis was to investigate the cellular role of the mouse RBBP6 gene using the interference RNA (RNAi) gene targeting technology and also to understand the relevance of two promoters for the RBBP6 gene. -
An in vitro study on the immunotoxicity of South African beer
Neethling, Michelle (University of the Western Cape, 2008)Traditionally brewed beers are of cultural and economic importance to many African nations. The presence of mycotoxins in African beer is a topic that needs to be addressed, since most African countries have a climate of ... -
New algorithms for EST clustering
Ptitsyn, Andrey (University of the Western Cape, 2000)Summary: Expressed sequence tag database is a rich and fast growing source of data for gene expression analysis and drug discovery. Clustering of raw EST data is a necessary step for further analysis and one of the most ... -
Purification and characterisation of plasmodium falciparum Hypoxanthine phosphoribosyltransferase
Murungi, Edwin Kimathi (University of the Western Cape, 2007)Malaria remains the most important parasitic disease worldwide. It is estimated that over 500 million infections and more that 2.7 million deaths arising from malaria occur each year. Most (90%) of the infections occur in ...