Ojo, A. O., Castillo, J., Cason, E. D., & Valverde, A. (2023). Biodegradation of chloroethene compounds under microoxic conditions. Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1002/bit.28630 

Karabelo Moloantoa, Zenzile Khetsha, Mokgaotsa Mochane, John Unuofin, Abdon Atangana, Errol Cason, Esta van Heerden & Julio Castillo (2023) Evaluating the effects of pH and temperature on sulphate-reducing bacteria and modelling of their effects in stirred bioreactors, Environmental Pollutants and Bioavailability, 35:1, DOI: 10.1080/26395940.2023.2257388  

Devan M. Nisson, Clifford C. Walters, Martha L. Chacón-Patiño, Chad R. Weisbrod, Thomas L. Kieft, Barbara Sherwood Lollar, Oliver Warr, Julio Castillo, Scott M. Perl, Errol D. Cason, Barry M. Freifeld & Tullis C. Onstott Radiolytically reworked Archean organic matter in a habitable deep ancient high-temperature brine. Nat Commun 14, 6163 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-41900-8 

Abdulsalam, R.A.; Ijabadeniyi, O.A.; Cason, E.D.; Sabiu, S. Characterization of Microbial Diversity of Two Tomato Cultivars through Targeted Next-Generation Sequencing 16S rRNA and ITS Techniques. Microorganisms 2023, 11, 2337. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11092337  

Rothmann C, Rothmann L, Viljoen B, Cason ED. Application of solid-state fermentation using mushrooms for the production of animal feed. J Basic Microbiol. 2023 Jul 14. doi: 10.1002/jobm.202300218. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37452386. 

Castillo, J., Alom, J., Gomez-Arias, A., Cebekhulu, S., Matu, A., Cason, E., Valverde, A., 2023. Bacterial communities shift and influence in an acid mine drainage treatment using barium carbonate disperse alkaline substrate system. Sci. Total568 Environ. 885, 163526. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.163526 

Balogun, F.O.; Abdulsalam, R.A.; Ojo, A.O.; Cason, E.; Sabiu, S. Chemical Characterization and Metagenomic Identification of Endophytic Microbiome from South African Sunflower (Helianthus annus) Seeds. Microorganisms 2023, 11, 988. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11040988  

Moloantoa KM, Khetsha ZP, Kana GEB, Maleke MM, Van Heerden E, Castillo JC and Cason ED (2023), Metagenomic assessment of nitrate-contaminated mine wastewaters and optimization of complete denitrification by indigenous enriched bacteria. Front. Environ. Sci.  11:1148872.doi: 10.3389/fenvs.2023.1148872 

MG Kinghorn, ED Cason, V Ducrocq, FWC Neser. Comparison of random regression test-day models for production traits of South African Jersey Cattle.  Proceeding of 12th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production (WCGALP) Technical and species orientated innovations in animal breeding, and contribution of genetics to solving societal challenges. 2022. 2749-2752. https://doi.org/10.3920/978-90-8686-940-4_666 

ED Cason, J Alom, J Barnard, M Fair, PD Vermeulen, FWC Neser. Preliminary investigation into the association of members of the rumen biome with production traits in Afrikaner cattle. Proceeding of 12th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production (WCGALP) Technical and species orientated innovations in animal breeding, and contribution of genetics to solving societal challenges. 2022. 2069-2072. https://doi.org/10.3920/978-90-8686-940-4_498 

DA Januarie, ED Cason, FWC Neser. Genetic characterization of the indigenous Sanga cattle of Namibia. Proceeding of 12th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production (WCGALP) Technical and species orientated innovations in animal breeding, and contribution of genetics to solving societal challenges. 2022. 932-935. https://doi.org/10.3920/978-90-8686-940-4_219 

Harris, R.L., Vetter, M.C.Y.L., van Heerden, E. Cason, E.D., et al. FISH-TAMB, a Fixation-Free mRNA Fluorescent Labeling Technique to Target Transcriptionally Active Members in Microbial Communities. Microb Ecol 84, 182–197 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00248-021-01809-5 

Tonjock Rosemary Kinge, Soumya Ghosh, Errol D Cason, Marieka Gryzenhout. 2022. Characterization of the Endophytic Mycobiome in Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) from a Single Location Using Illumina Sequencing. Agriculture. 12(3): 333. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture12030333 

Karabelo M Moloantoa, Zenzile P Khetsha, Esta van Heerden, Julio C Castillo, Errol D Cason. 2022. Nitrate Water Contamination from Industrial Activities and Complete Denitrification as a Remediation Option. Water 14(5):799.  

Gilmore T Pambuka, Tonjock Rosemary Kinge, Soumya Ghosh, Errol D Cason, Martin M Nyaga, Marieka Gryzenhout. 2021. Baseline Data of the Fungal Phytobiome of Three Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) Cultivars in South Africa using Targeted Environmental Sequencing. Journal of Fungi. 7(11): 978. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof7110978 

Rachel L Harris, MCL Vetter, Esta van Heerdeen, Errol Cason, Jan-G Vermeulen, Anjali Taneja, Thomas L Kieft, Christina J DeCoste, Gary Laevsky, Tullis Onstott. FISH-TAMB, a Fixation-Free mRNA Fluorescent Labeling Technique to Target Transcriptionally Active Members in Microbial Communities. Microb Ecol (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00248-021-01809-5 

Asuncion de los Rios, Isaac Garrido-Benavent, Alicia Limón, Errol D Cason, Gilliam Maggs-Killing, Don Cowan, Angel Valverde. Novel lichen-dominated hypolithic communities in the Namib Desert. Microb Ecol (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00248-021-01812-w 

R. Purtschert, R. Yokochi, W. Jiang, Z.-T. Lu, P. Mueller, J. Zappala, E. Van Heerden, E. Cason, M. Lau, T.L. Kieft, C. Gerber, M.S. Brennwald, T.C. Onstott. Underground production of 81Kr detected in subsurface fluids. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. Volume 295, 2021, Pages 65-79, ISSN 0016-7037, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2020.11.024. 

Coetzer, W.G., Coetzee, L.M., Cason, E.D. et al. A Preliminary Assessment of Skin Microbiome Diversity of Zebrafish (Danio rerio): South African Pet Shop Fish. Indian J Microbiol 61, 81–84 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12088-020-00900-8 

Ruan Fourie, Errol D Cason, Jacobus Albertyn, Carolina H Pohl, Transcriptional response of Candida albicans to Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a polymicrobial biofilm, G3 Genes|Genomes|Genetics, Volume 11, Issue 4, April 2021, jkab042, https://doi.org/10.1093/g3journal/jkab042 

Valverde, A., Cason, E.D., Gómez-Arias, A. et al. Pollution shapes the microbial communities in river water and sediments from the Olifants River catchment, South Africa. Arch Microbiol 203, 295–303 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00203-020-02035-2 

Cason, E.D., Mahlomaholo, B.J., Taole, M.M., Abong, G.O., Vermeulen, J-G., deSmidt, O., Vermeulen, M., Steyn, L., Valverde, A. & Viljoen, B. 2020. Bacterial and fungal dynamics during the fermentation process of Sesotho, a traditional beer of Southern Africa. Frontiers in Microbiology 11: art 1451. DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.01451 

Kuloyo, O., Fourie, R., Cason, E., Albertyn, J & Pohl, C.H. 2020. Transcriptome analyses of Candida albicans biofilms, exposed to arachidonic acid and fluconazole, indicates potential drug targets. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics 10: 309-3108. DOI: 10.1534/g3.120.401340 

Naidoo, Y., Valverde, A., Cason, E.D., Pierneef, R.E. & Cowan, D. 2020. A clinically important, plasmid-borne antibiotic resistance gene (ß-lactamase TEM-116) present in desert soils. Science of the Total Environment 719: 137497. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.137497 

Grobler, R., de Witt, F., Cason, E.D., Einkamerer, O.B., Josling, G.C., O’Neill, H.A., Fair, M.D., Baloyi, J.J., MacNeil, M.D. & Neser, FWC. 2020. Training the next generation of animal scientists for South Africa. Animal Frontiers 10:10-17. https://doi.org/10.1093/af/vfaa017  

Gryzenhout, M., Cason, E.D., Vermeulen, M., Kloppers, G.A.E., Bailey, B., & Ghosh, S. 2020. Fungal community structure variability between the root rhizosphere and endosphere in a granite catena system in Kruger National Park, South Africa. Koedoe 62: a1597. https://doi.org/10.4102/koedoe.v62i2.1597 

Vermeulen, M., Cason, E.D. & Swart, W.J. 2020. The rhizobiome of herbaceous plants in Clovelly and Sterkspruit soils of the Stevenson–Hamilton supersite. Koedoe 62: a1596. https://doi.org/10.4102/koedoe.v62i2.1596.