Research and Publications:
Sporatec’s methods is based on research conducted in the lab of Prof Karin Jacobs in the Department of Microbiology and Dr. Shayne Jacobs in the Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology at Stellenbosch University.
Interesting research articles about soil microbiology:
Soil bacterial communities associated with natural and commercial Cyclopia spp.
Microbial diversity and community structure in Fynbos soil
Rhizobial diversity and function in rooibos (Aspalathus linearis) and honeybush (Cyclopia spp.)
Soil biota in a megadiverse country Current knowledge and future research directions in South Africa
The diversity of Trichoderma species from soil in South Africa with five new additions
The impact of crop rotation on soil microbial diversity – A meta-analysis
The soil bacterial communities of South African Fynbos Riparian Ecosystems