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Overview

Thomas C. Victor is affiliated with Stellenbosch University in South Africa and focuses on research within Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work addresses topics including microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants, enzyme-mediated dye degradation, toxic organic pollutants impact, pesticide and herbicide environmental studies, analytical chemistry methods development, effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals, and microbial community ecology and physiology.

Their recent publications highlight a diverse range of studies primarily related to microbial degradation and environmental treatment processes. Notable papers include:

  • Effects of biological pre-treatment of lignocellulosic waste with white-rot fungi on the stimulation of 14C-phenanthrene catabolism in soils, 2021, International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation
  • Novel laccase from Xylaria polymorpha and its efficiency in the biotransformation of pharmaceuticals: Optimization of operational conditions, comparative effect of redox-mediators and toxicity studies, 2022, Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces
  • Co-biomass degradation of fluoranthene by marine-derived fungi; Aspergillus aculeatus and Mucor irregularis: Comprehensive process optimization, enzyme induction and metabolic analyses, 2022, Arabian Journal of Chemistry
  • Impact of organic amendments on the development of 14C-phenanthrene catabolism in soil, 2020, International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation
  • The impact of enhanced and non-enhanced biochars on the catabolism of 14C-phenanthrene in soil, 2020, Environmental Technology & Innovation

Frequent coauthors who have contributed significantly alongside Thomas C. Victor include:

  • Kirk T. Semple
  • Paul Olusegun Bankole
  • C.N. Ibeto
  • Chidinma A. Tennison-Omovoh
  • Seun Owolabi Adebajo

Their research has been published repeatedly in key scientific journals such as:

  • International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation
  • Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces
  • Arabian Journal of Chemistry
  • Environmental Technology & Innovation
  • The Science of The Total Environment

Thomas C. Victor's work spans multiple subfields within environmental science, focusing extensively on pollution, health toxicology and mutagenesis, plant science, analytical chemistry, and ecology. These subfields support their academic interest in understanding the mechanisms and effects of pollutants and toxic compounds as well as advancing microbial and enzymatic methods for environmental remediation.

Best Publications

  • Exogenous Reinfection as a Cause of Recurrent Tuberculosis after Curative Treatment

    A van Rie;R Warren;M Richardson;T C Victor

  • Genomic analysis identifies targets of convergent positive selection in drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis

    Maha R Farhat;B Jesse Shapiro;Karen J Kieser;Razvan Sultana

  • Patients with active tuberculosis often have different strains in the same sputum specimen.

    Robin M. Warren;Thomas C. Victor;Elizabeth M. Streicher;Madalene Richardson

  • Drug resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

    Rabia Johnson;Elizabeth M Streicher;Gail E Louw;Robin M Warren

  • Emergence and spread of extensively and totally drug-resistant tuberculosis, South Africa.

    Marisa Klopper;Robin Mark Warren;Cindy Hayes;Nicolaas Claudius Gey van Pittius

  • A Recently Evolved Sublineage of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing Strain Family Is Associated with an Increased Ability to Spread and Cause Disease

    M. Hanekom;G. D. van der Spuy;E. Streicher;S. L. Ndabambi

  • Analysis for a Limited Number of Gene Codons Can Predict Drug Resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a High-Incidence Community

    A Van Rie;R Warren;I Mshanga;A M Jordaan

  • Mannose-binding protein B allele confers protection against tuberculous meningitis.

    Hoal-Van Helden Eg;Epstein J;Victor Tc;Hon D

  • Reinfection and mixed infection cause changing Mycobacterium tuberculosis drug-resistance patterns.

    Annelies van Rie;Thomas C. Victor;Madalene Richardson;Rabia Johnson

  • Rifampicin Reduces Susceptibility to Ofloxacin in Rifampicin-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis through Efflux

    Gail E. Louw;Robin M. Warren;Nicolaas C. Gey van Pittius;Rosalba Leon

  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing genotype: a template for success.

    M. Hanekom;N.C. Gey van Pittius;C. McEvoy;T.C. Victor

  • Emergence of increased resistance and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis despite treatment adherence, South Africa.

    Alistair D. Calver;Alecia A. Falmer;Megan Murray;Odelia J. Strauss

  • The role of IS6110 in the evolution of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

    Christopher R.E. McEvoy;Alecia A. Falmer;Nicolaas C. Gey van Pittius;Thomas C. Victor

  • Energy Metabolism and Drug Efflux in Mycobacterium tuberculosis

    Philippa A. Black;Robin M. Warren;Gail E. Louw;Paul D. van Helden

  • Genotypic diversity of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) in South Africa

    C K Mlambo;R M Warren;X Poswa;T C Victor

  • Transmission of a Multidrug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strain Resembling “Strain W” among Noninstitutionalized, Human Immunodeficiency Virus—Seronegative Patients

    Annelies van Rie;Annelies van Rie;Robin M. Warren;Nulda Beyers;Robert P. Gie

  • Predicting Extensively Drug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Phenotypes with Genetic Mutations

    Timothy C. Rodwell;Faramarz Valafar;James Douglas;Lishi Qian

  • Spoligotype Signatures in the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex

    E. M. Streicher;T. C. Victor;G. van der Spuy;C. Sola

  • Isoniazid-Induced Transient High-Level Resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis

    Miguel Viveiros;Isabel Portugal;Rosário Bettencourt;Thomas C. Victor

  • gyrA mutations and phenotypic susceptibility levels to ofloxacin and moxifloxacin in clinical isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

    Frederick A Sirgel;Robin M Warren;Elizabeth M Streicher;Thomas C Victor

Frequent Co-Authors

Robin M. Warren
Robin M. Warren Stellenbosch University
Paul D. van Helden
Paul D. van Helden Stellenbosch University
Nulda Beyers
Nulda Beyers Stellenbosch University
Erik C. Böttger
Erik C. Böttger University of Zurich
Peter R. Donald
Peter R. Donald Stellenbosch University
Sebastien Gagneux
Sebastien Gagneux University of Basel
Nalin Rastogi
Nalin Rastogi Institut Pasteur
Ben J. Marais
Ben J. Marais University of Sydney
Christophe Sola
Christophe Sola University of Paris-Saclay
Douglas B. Young
Douglas B. Young Imperial College London

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