Divine Shyntum
Functional characterisation of the Type VI secretion system in Pantoea ananatis.
Supervisors: Prof. T. Coutinho
Prof. S. Venter
Dr. Lucy Moleleki
Ian Toth
Tania Weller-Stuart
Investigating the role of motiltity in the survival and pathogenicity of Pantoea ananatis.
Supervisors: Prof. J. Theron
Prof. T. Coutinho
Annie Chan
De novo genome assembly and metabolic pathway reconstruction of Pantoea ananatis LMG20103.
Supervisors: Prof. S. Venter
Prof. T. Coutinho
Gina Shina
Investigating the taxonomy of Pantoea species and determining the genetic diversity of Pantoea ananatis using the multigene approach.
Supervisors: Prof. T. Coutinho
Prof. S. Venter
Gabrielle Castensen
Investigating the realtionship bewteen Pavetta spp. and bacterial endophytes located within leaf nodules on this plant as well as identifying and characterising the nodule-forming bacterial endophytes.
Supervisors: Prof. T. Coutinho
Prof. S. Venter
C. van der Merwe
Siphathele Sibanda
Determining the role of quorum sensing systems in the virulence of Pantoea ananatis.
Supervisors: Prof. T. Coutinho
Prof. J. Theron