Phytobacteriology Team

Academic Staff and Research Leaders Total:1

Prof Teresa Coutinho
Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology
Professor

External Research Associates Total:2

Prof Paul Birch
FABI
Associate Professor
Prof Ian Toth
FABI
Associate Professor

Doctoral Students Total:2

Ms Mateka Patience Modiba
Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology
PhD student
Ms Nomakula Zim
FABI
PhD student

Masters Students Total:3

Ms Adri Grobler
Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology
MSc student
Mr Oriah Lekhetho Maffa
Plant and Soil Sciences
MSc student
Ms Nwabisa Ngwentle
Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology
MSc student
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New Publications

Alabi G, Maharaj V, Van der Waals JE, Invernizzi L, Coutinho T. (2026) Managing Brown Rot Disease of Citrus Fruit Using Plant Extracts. Journal of Phytopathology 174:e70254. 10.1111/jph.70254 PDF
Knoppersen RS, Bose T, Coutinho TA, Hammerbacher A. (2025) Inside the Belly of the Beast: Exploring the Gut Bacterial Diversity of Gonipterus sp. n. 2. Microbial Ecology 88:27. 10.1007/s00248-025-02524-1
Coutinho TA, Carstensen G, Venter SN, Chen SF, Tarigan M, Wingfield MJ. (2024) Bacterial community in apparently healthy and asymptomatic Eucalyptus trees and those with symptoms of bacterial wilt. Journal of Plant Pathology 10.1007/s42161-024-01697-x
Liakos C, Cowan D, Kvitko B, Dutta B, du Toit L, van der Waals JE, Derie ML, Lebre P, Ibanez V, Coutinho TA. (2024) The Bacterial and Viral Communities Associated with OnionBacterial Bulb Rot. Phytobiomes Journal 10.1094/PBIOMES-11-23-0121-R PDF
Gush S, Lebre P, Coutinho TA, Cowan DA, van der Waals JE. (2024) Disentangling shifts in the soil microbiome of potatoes infected with Rhizoctonia solani Anastomosis Group 3-PT in search of potential biocontrol agents. Phytobiomes Journal 10.1094/PBIOMES-06-23-0046-R