Contributor: Erika du Plessis
Background
Erika du Plessis
Erika du Plessis is a Scientist at the CSIR BioSciences business unit.
Research interests
Her research focus is the expression/secretion of heterologous enzyme genes in gram-positive host strains, specifically Bacillus subtilis, Lactobacillus plantarum and Lactococcus, as well as the construction of vectors for the over-expression of genes of interest.
Other relevant information
She has published five articles in international scientific journals and presented numerous lectures at International and National conferences.
Contact information
Erika du Plessis, Tel: +27 12 841 2192, Fax: +27 12 841 2185