Browsing Philosophiae Doctor - PhD (Biotechnology) by Author "Trindade, Marla"
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Biological approach to improving the evaporation rates of mine wastewater desalination brine treated in evaporation ponds
Moyo, Anesu Conrad (University of the Western Cape, 2021)The disposal of brine effluent from inland wastewater desalination plants is a growing global problem with adverse economic and environmental implications because of the substantial cost associated with its disposal and ... -
Development of a high throughput cell-free metagenomic screening platform
Nevondo, Walter (University of the Western Cape, 2016)The estimated 5 × 10³⁰ prokaryotic cells inhabiting our planet sequester some 350–550 Petagrams (1 Pg = 1015 g) of carbon, 85–130 Pg of nitrogen, and 9–14 Pg of phosphorous, making them the largest reservoir of those ... -
Development of a novel high throughput method for identifying phage-host pairs in an extreme environment
Olonade, Israel Temiloluwa (University of the Western Cape, 2017)There are approximately 10³¹ bacteriophages in the biosphere, outnumbering bacteria 10:1, hence, the dynamic and specific nature of phage-host interactions exerts significant influence on microbial communities. Bacteriophages ... -
Engineering Parageobacillus thermoglucosidans as a robust platform for bioethanol production
van Zyl, Leonardo Joaquim (University of the Western Cape, 2018)Parageobacillus thermoglucosidans is a promising “platform” organism to use in the production ofa range of useful metabolites with demonstrated ability to produce ethanol, isobutanol and polylactic acid for bio-degradable ... -
Investigating the antimicrobial potential of Thalassomonas actiniarum
Pheiffer, Fazlin (University of the Western Cape, 2020)bioassay guided isolation approach was then used to isolate the high molecular weight antibacterial compound (50kDa-100kDa) from T. actiniarum fermentations. With common protein isolation, purification and detection methods ... -
Investigating the antimicrobial potential of Thalassomonas actiniarum
Pheiffer, Fazlin (University of Western Cape, 2020)The World Health Organisation predicts that by the year 2050, 10 million people could die annually as a result of infections caused by multidrug resistant bacteria. Individuals with compromised immune systems, caused by ...