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Don A. Cowan
Researcher at University of Pretoria
Publications - 391
Citations - 18828
Don A. Cowan is an academic researcher from University of Pretoria. The author has contributed to research in topics: Metagenomics & Hypolith. The author has an hindex of 61, co-authored 389 publications receiving 16119 citations. Previous affiliations of Don A. Cowan include University College London & University of Waikato.
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Exploring Viral Diversity in a Unique South African Soil Habitat.
Jane Segobola,Jane Segobola,Evelien M. Adriaenssens,Tsepo L. Tsekoa,Konanani Rashamuse,Don A. Cowan +5 more
TL;DR: Novel phage sequences were detected in metaviromes from the Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve, presenting an opportunity for future studies aimed at targeting novel genetic resources for applied biotechnology.
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Antarctic psychrophiles: models for understanding the molecular basis of survival at low temperature and responses to climate change
TL;DR: How cold temperatures affect the physiology of microorganisms is summarised and the molecular mechanisms of cold adaptation revealed by recent biochemical and genetic studies are focused on.
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PCR-based detection of non-indigenous microorganisms in ‘pristine’ environments
TL;DR: It is concluded that despite these limitations, PCR and related technologies offer enormous scope for assessment of both natural and non-indigenous microbial distributions.
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Microbial responses to solvent and alcohol stress.
TL;DR: A review of the more common cell responses to solvents with particular focus on alcohol tolerance, and the use of lignocellulosic materials, currently a waste product of the food and agriculture industries, which could be used in conjunction with a catabolically suitable production strain.
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Recent Progress in Understanding the Mode of Action of Acetylxylan Esterases
TL;DR: In this paper, the Slovak Academy of Sciences grant agency VEGA 2/0037/14, by The Slovak Research and Development Agency under the contract No. APVV-0602-12, by grant 214613 from the Norwegian Research Council and by the FP7 project Waste2Go under contract 308363 with European Commission.