PROMEC Unit

Publications 2008

1. De Meyer EM, de Beer ZW, Summerbell RC, Moharram AM, de Hoog GS, Vismer HF, Wingfield MJ (2008). Taxonomy and phylogeny of new wood- and soil- inhabiting Sporothrix species in the Ophiostoma stenoceras-Sporothrix schenckii complex.  Mycologia, 100: 647-661 (Indexed. Impact factor 1.861).
2. Eloff JN, Katerere DR, McGaw LJ.(2008). The biological activity and chemistry of the Southern African Combretaceae. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 119: 686-699 (Indexed. Impact factor 2.049).
3. Gamieldien K, Maritz GS (2008). Influence of maternal nicotine exposure during gestation and lactation on lactase dehydrogenase isoenzyme profile and transcript levels in developing neonatal rat lung.  Pathophys, 15: 1-8.
4. Gelderblom WCA, Marasas WFO, Lebepe-Mazur S, Swanevelder S, Abel S (2008). Cancer initiating properties of fumonisin B1 in a short-term rat liver carcinogenesis assay. Toxicology, 250: 89-95 (Indexed. Impact factor 2.9).
5. Joubert E, Richards ES, Van der Merwe JD, De Beer D, Manley, Gelderblom WCA (2008). Effect of species variation and processing on phenolic composition and in vitro antioxidant activity of aqueous extracts of Cyclopia spp. (honeybush tea). J Agric Food Chem, 56: 954-963 (Indexed. Impact factor 2.322).
6. Joubert E, Gelderblom WCA, Louw A, de Beer D (2008). South African herbal teas: Aspalathus linearis, Cyclopia spp. and Athrixia phylicoides - a review. J Ethnopharmacology, 119: 376-412 (Indexed. Impact factor 2.049).
7. Katerere DR, Stockenström S, Shephard GS (2008.) HPLC-DAD Method for the determination of patulin in dried apple rings. Food Control, 19: 389-392 (Indexed. Impact factor 1.579).
8. Katerere DR, Eloff JN (2008). Anti-bacterial and antioxidant activity of Hypoxis hemerocallidea (Hypoxidaceae): Can leaves be substituted for corms as a conservation strategy? SA J Bot (Indexed. Impact factor 0.6480).
9. Manikandan P, Vismer HF, Kredics L, Dóczi I, Marasas WF, Bhaskar M (2008). Corneal ulcer due to Neocosmospora vasinfecta in an immunocompetent patient. Medical Mycology, 18:1-6. (Indexed. Impact factor 2.005)
10. Rheeder JP (2008). Guidelines on the application of good agricultural practices GAP) and the HACCP system in mycotoxin prevention and control in South Africa. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, South African National Departments of Health and Agriculture. (Not indexed).
11. Shephard GS (2008). The impact of mycotoxins on human health in developing countries. Food Addit Contam, 25: 146-151. (Indexed. Impact factor 2.045)
12. Shephard GS (2008). General Referee Report: Mycotoxins. J AOAC Int, 91: 1B-19B. (Indexed. Impact factor 1.352)
13. Shephard GS (2008). Risk assessment of aflatoxins in food in Africa. Food Addit Contam, 25: 1246-1256 (Indexed. Impact factor 2.045).
14. Shephard GS. Determination of mycotoxins in human foods. Chem Soc Rev 2008; 37: 2468-2477. (Indexed. Impact factor 13.69).
15. Shephard GS. Instant insight: Is your food safe to eat? Chemical Science 2008; 5: C85. (Not Indexed).
16. Van der Westhuizen L, Shephard GS, Rheeder JP, Somdyala NIM, Marasas WFO (2008). Sphingoid base levels in humans consuming fumonisin contaminated maize from rural areas in the former Transkei, South Africa: A cross sectional study. Food Addit Contam Part A, 11: 1385-1391 (Indexed. Impact factor 2.045).

 Book Chapters

1. Gelderblom WCA, Riedel S, Burger H-M, Abel S and Marasas WFO. Carcinogenesis by the fumonisins: mechanisms, risk analyses and implications. In: Siantar DP, Trucksess MW, Scott PM, Herman EM (Eds). Food Contaminants, Mycotoxins and Food Allergies. ACS Symposium Series 1001, 2008: 80-95 (Not indexed. Book Chapter).
2. Marasas WFO, Gelderblom WCA, Shephard GS, Vismer HF. Mycotoxins: A global problem. In: Leslie JF, Bandyopadhyay R. Visconti A (eds). Mycotoxins: Detection Methods, Management, Public Health and Agricultural Trade. CABI, Wallingford, UK 2008: 29-39 (Not indexed. Book Chapter)
3. Shephard GS, Vismer HF. Effects of processing on the mycotoxin content in fruit juice. In: Barkai-Golan R, Paster N (eds). Mycotoxins in Fruits and Vegetables. Elsevier, Amsterdam, The Netherlands 2008: 335-349. (Not indexed. Book Chapter)      

Manuscripts in Press

1. Botes A, Boekhout T, Hagen F. Vismer HF, Swart J, Botha A (2009) Growth and sporulation of Cryptococcus neoformans variety grubii on woody debris. Microbial Ecology (Indexed. Impact factor 2.558, in press)
2. Gelderblom WCA, Gamieldien K, Joubert E (2009). Black and other teas. In Chemoprevention of Cancer and DNA Damage by Dietary Factors. Knasmuller S, DeMarini DM, Johnson I T, Gerhauser C. (Eds). Wiley-VCH Germany (In press).
3. Joubert E, Gelderblom WCA and De Beer D (2009) Phenolic contribution of South African herbal teas to a healthy diet. Natural Product Commun, (In Press).
4. Katerere DR, Vismer HF, Rheeder JP, Stockenström S, Thembo KM, Shephard GS (2009). A preliminary survey of mycological and mycotoxin contamination of African traditional herbal medicines sold in South Africa. Human and Experimental Toxicology. (Indexed. Impact factor 1.335).
5. Katerere DR, Faber M, Shephard GS (2009). Infant malnutrition and chronic aflatoxicosis in Southern Africa: Is there a link? Int J Food Safety Nutr Pub Health (Not indexed).
6. Marnewick JL, Van der Westhuizen FH, Elizabeth Joubert E, Swanevelder S, Swart P, Gelderblom WCA (2009). Chemoprotective properties of rooibos (Aspalathus linearis), honeybush (Cyclopia intermedia), green and black (Camellia sinensis) teas against cancer promotion induced by fumonisin B1 in rat liver. Food Chem Toxicol (In press).
7. Shephard GS, Berthiller F, Dorner J, Krska R, Lombaert GA, Malone B, Maragos C, Sabino M, Solfrizzo M, Trucksess MW, Van Egmond HP, Whitaker TB (2009). Developments in mycotoxin analysis: an update for 2007 - 2008. World Mycotoxin Journal.
8. Steyn PS, Gelderblom WCA, Shephard GS, Van Heerden FR (2009). Mycotoxins with special focus on aflatoxins, ochratoxins and fumonisins. General and Applied Toxicology. Wiley, Chichester, UK. (Not indexed. Book chapter)