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