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Biographical Sketch
Brözel
Biographical Sketch
Volker S. Brözel, Ph.D.
Biology and Microbiology Department
South Dakota State University
Brookings, SD 57007,
Phone: 605-688-6141
Email: [email protected]
Professional Preparation
University of Stellenbosch
University of Pretoria, South Africa
University of Pretoria, South Africa
University of Pretoria, South Africa
Food Science
Microbiology
Microbiology
Microbiology
Appointments
South Dakota State University
University of Pretoria, South Africa
South Dakota State University
Ernst Moritz Arndt University, Germany
South Dakota State University
Ernst Moritz Arndt University, Germany
University of Pretoria, South Africa
University of the Western Cape
University of the Western Cape
University of Pretoria, South Africa
Head, Biology & Microbiology 2011-present
Extra-ordinary Professor
2013 - present
Professor
2009-present
Alfried Krupp Life Science Fellow 03-08/2007
Associate Professor
2003-2009
Visiting Professor
05-12/2002
Associate Professor
1998-2003
Associate Professor
1997
Senior Lecturer
1994-1996
Technical Assistant
1993-1994
B.Sc. 1986
B.Sc. (Hons). 1988
M.Sc. 1991
Ph.D. 1993
Recent publications (out of 69), h index =25
• Elizabeth Rettedal and Volker S Brözel 2015 Characterizing the diversity of active bacteria in
soil by comprehensive stable isotope probing of DNA and RNA with H218O. Microbiology
Open, 4: 208–219
• L. White, K Jothibasu, R.N. Rese, V.S. Brözel and S Subramanian. 2015 Spatio temporal
influence of isoflavonoids on bacterial diversity in the soybean rhizosphere. MPMI 28: 22-29.
• Elizabeth Rettedal and Volker S Brözel 2015 Characterizing the diversity of active bacteria in
soil by comprehensive stable isotope probing of DNA and RNA with H218O. Microbiology
Open, In press
• Patricia Costaglioli, Christophe Barthe, Stephane Claverol, Volker S. Brözel, Michel Perrot,
Marc Crouzet, Marc Bonneu, Bertrand Garbay and Sebastien Vilain. 2012 Evidence for the
involvement of the anthranilate degradation pathway in Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm
formation. Microbiology Open 1: 326 - 339
• Rettedal E, Clay S, Brözel VS 2010 GC-clamp primer batches yield 16S rRNA gene amplicon
pools with variable GC clamps, affecting denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis profiles.
FEMS Microbiol Letts: 312: 55 – 62 & 317: 107
• Rettedal E, Vilain S, Lindblom S, Lehnert K, Scofield C, George S, Clay S, Kaushik RS, Rosa
AJM, Francis D, Brözel VS. 2009. The growth promotant antibiotic chlortetracycline alters
weanling piglet ileal microflora. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 75: 5489 – 5495.
Biographical Sketch
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Liebeke M, Brözel VS, Hecker M, Lalk M. 2009 Chemical characterisation of soil extract as
bacterial growth media for environmental systems biology approaches. Appl. Microbiol.
Biotechnol. 83: 161 – 173.
Vilain S, Pretorius JM, Theron J, Brözel VS. 2009. DNA as an adhesin: Bacillus cereus
requires extracellular DNA to form biofilm. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 75: 2861 – 2868.
Luo Y, Vilain S, Voigt B, Albrecht D, Hecker M, Brözel VS. 2007. Proteomic analysis of
Bacillus cereus growing in liquid soil organic matter. FEMS. Microbiol. Letts.271: 40 – 47.
September SM, Els FA, Venter SN, Brözel VS. 2007. Prevalence of bacterial pathogens in
biofilms of drinking water distribution systems. J. Wat. Health. 5: 219 – 227.
Vilain S, Luo Y, Hildreth M, Brözel VS. 2006 Analysis of the life cycle of the soil saprophyte
Bacillus cereus in liquid soil extract and in soil. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 72: 4970 – 4977.
Vilain S, Brözel VS. 2006 Multivariate approach to comparing whole-cell proteomes of
Bacillus cereus indicates a biofilm-specific proteome. J. Prot. Res. 5: 1924 – 1930.
Synergistic Activities
• Actively involved in broadening participation of groups underrepresented in science in
South Africa between 1994 and 2003. Specifically I trained 1 PhD and 9 MSc coloured and
black students, and supervised the honors research projects of 11 coloured and black
students (as classified by National Research Foundation of South Africa).
• Member of professional organizations (American Society for Microbiology), and vice
president of the ASM’s North Central branch for 2006/7. President of ASM’s North Central
Branch, 2013. ASM Region V coordinator (2013 – 2015, 2016 - 2018). Member of Sigma Xi.
• Ad hoc reviewer for various journals including Microbiology, Journal of Proteome Research,
Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Journal of Bacteriology, Environmental Microbiology and
Molecular Microbiology.
• External examiner for various theses, dissertations and reviewer for National Research
Foundation of South Africa, Water Research Commission of South Africa and National
Science Foundation, USA.
Collaborators & Other Affiliations (last 5 years)
Collaborators & Co-editors: S. Subramanian, D Clay, S Clay, D Francis, R. Kaushik, M.
Hildreth, South Dakota State University, USA; S. Vilain,
University of Bordeaux III, France, S.N. Venter, J Theron, and E.
Steenkamp, University of Pretoria, South Africa.
Graduate Advisor:
TE Cloete, University of Pretoria, South Africa.
Thesis advisor:
Ph.D. students: P. Gouws, J. Hawumba, L. Coetzer, B. Steyn. E.
Rettedal, K. Hill, G Nande-Kafle., T. Seale, L.J. White. M.S.
students: B. Pietersen, Z. Dawood, E McLoud, J. Weyers, N.
Africander, R Mokgatla, T. Manie, C. Leonard, R. MacDonald, J.
Smith, A. van Schalkwyk, S. Diergaardt, M. Meiring, L. Burke, F.
du Plessis, M. Pretorius, Y. Luo, A. Christie, A. Hoese, K.
Lehnert, U. Waack, T. Seale, S. McCrae, R.B. Schmid, LJ White, B.
Dahal., T. Deutscher, D. York, N. Alshibli, Amrit Koirala.