Research Leader: Dr. Sanushka Naidoo

 

Student	Project	Aim of Project
Msc
Liesl van der Linden	Studies of the genic basis of reststance in a Arabidopsis thaliana ecotype against a Ralstonia solanacearum isolate from Eucalyptus	To characterize the genetic basis of resistance in a resistant Arabidopsis thaliana ecotype to a bacterial wilt isolate from Eucalyptus.
Therese De Castro	Investigating the role of the candidata defense response gene, peroxidase against Ralstonia solanacearum in Arabidopsis ecotype Kil-0	Conduct a functional study to determine if the AtPERX gene identified in A. thaliana confers resistance against R. solanacearum isolate from Eucalyptus trees.
Ronishree Naidoo	An investigation into the interaction between a susceptible Eucalyptus hybrid and Ralstonia solanacearum	Investigate and charaterize the interaction between a commercially propagated eucalyptus clone and R. solanacearum. . A susceptible interaction will be profiled, as this will allow us to understand the responses induced in Eucalyptus by this pathogen.
Febe Wilken	Transcript profiling of the compatible interaction between Eucalyptus and Phytophthora cinnamomi	Identify differentially expressed genes during a compatible interaction between Eucalyptus and Phytophthora cinnamomi
Katrin Fitza	Molecular Basis of induced resistance in Pine	Understand the molecular basis of induced resistance by identifying hosts transcriptional changes responding to the inducer in pine.