The Nematology Unit, was awarded the Rhone - Poulenc Award for the Advancement of Nematology in 1999 in recognition of their contribution to Nematology.

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Dr Antoinette Swart
Specialist researcher

Tel: +27 12 808 8279

E-mail: SwartA@arc.agric.za

Research focus: Quarantine nematodes,
free-living nematodes, biosystematics of Aphelenchoides, Anguinidae,
Bursaphelenchidae, Heteroderinae
and Longidoridae.

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Dr Mariette Marais
Specialist Researcher

Tel: +27 12 808 8263

E-Mail: MaraisM@arc.agric.za

Research focus: South African Plant
Parasitic Nematode Survey (SAPPNS),
Nematode Database, soil health,
biosystematics of Dolichodoridae,
Helicotylenchus, Meloidogyninae,
Nacobboderina and, Trichodoridae

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Dr Chantelle Girgan
Junior Researcher and Collections Manager

Tel: +27 12 808 8266

E-mail: JansenC@arc.agric.za

Research focus:  Nematode fauna of
Telperion Nature Reserve, biosystematics of
Pratylenchidae, soil and fresh-water
ecology and free-living nematodes


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 Mrs Adoration Shubane
Senior Technician

Tel:+27 12 808 82

E-mail:  ShubaneA@arc.agric.za

National Collection of Nematodes - support

Research focus: Heteroderidae associated
with carrot production

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Mrs Mavis Haji
Research Assistant

Tel: +27 12 808 8261

E-mail: HajiM@arc.agric.za

National Collection of Nematodes - support

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Dr Esther van den Berg
Research Associate

Tel: +27+12 808 8287

E-mail: VandenBergE@arc.agric.za

Research Focus: Biosystematics of the Criconemtidae, Hoplolaimidae,
Pratylenchidae and Tylenchulidae

Nematode Research

National Collection of Nematodes

South Africa National Survey of Plant-Parasitic Nematodes

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